Devolution: The Ascension of Humanity

He raised the barrel of the gun to his head and pulled the trigger.

before he could even process the deafening bang of the gun, he lay dead in the instant.

His eyes peeled open

"H-Huh? What was that dream?"

"..."

"Well I guess it's a sign to finally commit to it" He mused to himself

"BANG"

Following the events of his dream, he'd resolve himself, and once again took his own life.

But then, his eyes fluttered open.

His trembling hand reached for his face, feeling the warm, steady stream of tears tracing down his cheeks.

“I’m… crying?”

Every time Exnil dies, he awakens 24 hours earlier—alive, tormented, and remembering everything. Is he dreaming? Cursed? Or is reality itself unraveling?

S.A.G.E.—the System of Advanced Genetic Engineering—has catapulted humanity into god-like realms, humans manipulate the "God Particle." Blurring the lines between science and magic, Elements bend to human will.

But traveling back in time? No, it was a realm humanity had yet to reach.

"What's happening to me??? I'm not a clockwork magician, Hell, not even a grand clockwork magician can do this... I can't even use magic, how is this possible?"