Reborn: Apocalypse Novel

When a mysterious artifact grants Micheal Care a chance to relive his past, the ordinary swordsman of Humanity's Last Army receives an unexpected second chance. Humanity had one goal: traverse the mystical 7 Layers and ascend to Heaven. They failed. Slaughtered by superior alien races in a harsh new reality, humanity's grand quest crumbled to dust. Now, stripped of any divine blessing or chosen-one status, Micheal must rely on fragmented memories of the future to catch up with humanity's mightiest warriors and forge a new path forward. Can he transform from a middling swordsman into the savior his world desperately needs?