Everyone fantasizes about wielding tremendous magical power, commanding civilizations as a brilliant mage, stealing empires undetected as a masterful rogue, or claiming absolute dominance on the battlefield as an unstoppable warrior. Yet when catastrophe strikes, survival depends entirely on what's available—firearms, blunt weapons, bare fists, or perhaps an ordinary shovel. Darenzo's ordinary existence shatters when a global broadcast reverberates across humanity. This announcement doesn't simply alter his circumstances; it fundamentally transforms the lives of every person inhabiting Earth. His reality has become ground zero for an experiment of mysterious origin. Fresh off his shift at the scrap yard, Darenzo faces impossible questions in this remade world. Will he discover the strength to thrive within this transformed reality? Can he maintain his sanity as creeping madness threatens to consume him? Only through perseverance and time will these answers surface. [Target: 2 chapters weekly, with exceptions announced for scheduled breaks or emergencies](Cover art created by the talented ssddx, inspired by fanart from cthulupillar) This novel participates in The Writer's Pledge