Double Apocalypse, Sister’s Curse Begins

The scorched apocalypse arrived, bringing with it the Beastbound System.

Those with the highest SAT scores could claim the most powerful beast first. My younger sister and our parents forced me to give up the snow python, so I had to spend all my points on a fire fox instead.

The heat apocalypse soon ended, only to be followed by eternal frost. The three of them didn’t survive the frozen wasteland and turned into ice statues.

But the fire fox had always desired my sister. After her death, he plotted against me and got me killed.

This time, reborn with my past life’s memories, Sophie Jensen rushed again to snatch the fire fox. Perfect—that’s exactly what I wanted.

When I opened my eyes, I was sitting in front of my computer, checking my SAT results.

In my last life, just two days after the results came out, the apocalypse descended. The Midwest turned from scorched desert to frozen tundra as Earth’s temperature spiked higher and higher. People died in waves. Then, the System appeared, granting survivors a glimmer of hope.

The Beastbound System allowed everyone to bind with one beast. The higher your SAT score, the greater the chance of choosing a noble bloodline beast. Low scores meant taking whatever others left behind.

I didn’t even bother checking my score this time. I already knew from my last life. I had always done well academically, unlike my younger sister.

There were only two children in our family, but Mr. and Mrs. Jensen always favored Sophie.

I never argued over such petty matters, choosing instead to focus on my studies. My grades had always been top of the state.

Sophie, however, had been spoiled since childhood. Despite her poor grades, she always won our parents’ affection.

So in my past life, when it was time to choose my beast, she colluded with our parents to steal the snow python from me.

I knew this scene would repeat itself.

Sure enough, before long, my bedroom door burst open.

Sophie stormed in with our parents at her side.

“Clara, did you check your scores yet?” she asked bluntly.

“I did. I’m the state’s top scorer.”

Jealous hatred flickered in Sophie’s eyes.

Seeing her like that gave me a twisted sense of satisfaction. She loved looking down on me at home, flaunting the way our parents adored her. Yet here she was, forced to beg me sweetly for the beast.

My parents lit up at my words.

“Really? We knew our Clara would ace it. Top of the state!”

“That’s right. We’re so blessed. What a lucky break for the Jensen family.”

Their praise only made Sophie’s face twist with disdain.

“That doesn’t matter anymore. With the apocalypse here, grades can’t keep you alive. Survival is all that matters now.”

I sighed at her desperate attempt to douse my joy.

“But good grades mean I get first pick. Doesn’t that guarantee my survival?” I yawned, sounding utterly unconcerned.

Her face darkened. She realized she hadn’t come here to start trouble, but to take something.

Her expression shifted again and again, like a performer changing masks.

“Clara, you haven’t chosen your beast yet, have you?”

“Not yet. I just saw my score.”

“Then which one do you want?”

“That’s none of your business. They’re all top bloodline beasts. Any of them will do to protect me.”

At my words, her expression turned venomous.

“Clara, open the selection panel. I want to see what the top beasts look like.”

With her score, she’d never get near a top beast.

Mr. and Mrs. Jensen immediately revealed their bias again.

“She’s right, Clara. Show us the options.”

“You know Sophie’s grades aren’t great. Just let her have a peek.”

The three of them practically drooled as if they could already claim what was mine.

I opened the selection page.

Two images projected into the air: a massive white python coiled quietly in the snow, and a proud fire fox sitting tall on a rock.

The moment Sophie saw the fox, her eyes lit up.

While mine burned with fury.

In my past life, Sophie had immediately set her sights on the snow python.

Together with our parents, she begged, threatened, and coerced me until I handed it over.

That left me with the fire fox, which cost me every last point I had. I had nothing left for survival gear.

Sophie, on the other hand, gained a top-tier snow python for free—and never spared me a single point to keep myself alive.

“Clara, could you give me the fire fox?”

Her different choice shocked me. That’s when I realized: Sophie had also been reborn.

Otherwise, why would she pick a fire beast, knowing the heat wouldn’t last long and eternal frost was coming?

I laughed.

“Why should I? It’s my priority choice. Why should I give it to you?”

“Clara! Sophie’s your sister. Can’t you let her have it?”

“That’s right, Clara. She’s your only sister, and she’s younger than you. What’s the harm in protecting her?”

I nearly laughed out loud. Was I not also their daughter?

“All my life I’ve had to give way. She’s younger, but I’m older—why can’t she yield to me for once? Even a child in Sunday school knows to share. And I earned my beast through years of hard work. Why should I give it up?”

For a moment, I had wondered if they might change, if I could give them one last chance as my parents. Clearly, that was pointless.

Sophie bit her lip in anger.

“Clara, are you trying to kill me? My grades aren’t good, and in this heat I can’t take some cold-blooded snake. Can’t you help me just this once?”

If I hadn’t seen her cruelty in my past life, I might almost have believed her.

Back then, she never spent a single point on the snow python. She let it wither, never evolve, until it finally died.

When the eternal frost came, she abandoned it entirely.

Even a top-tier beast had been wasted in her hands.

She and our parents eventually froze to death.

Meanwhile, with no points left, I had to throw myself into deadly system games to earn enough to feed the fire fox.

And while I struggled for him, Sophie seduced him.

In the end, the fire fox I had nearly died raising betrayed me. He left me in the snow to be torn apart by feral beasts.

Now, watching her lust after the fox again, I almost wanted to oblige her. Let’s see how she manages to raise this gold-devouring monster without me.

I instantly chose the snow python.

The moment I confirmed, the projection vanished.

A slender white snake appeared, coiling around my arm.

The temperature in the room dropped by ten degrees at once.

Sophie exhaled in relief when she saw I hadn’t picked the fire fox.

“Clara, I don’t have enough points for the fox. Can you use yours to get it for me?”

“No way. If I spend my points on him, I’ll have nothing left to survive.”

I tapped the little snake’s head. Its beady eyes blinked as its pink tongue flicked across my cheek.

I let it slither freely over me.

“My points could be split with you. That way our family would have two top-tier beasts. We’d all survive!”

What a tempting promise. In my past life, I believed it—and nearly died for it.

She never gave me a single point back then.

Finally, I said: “Fine, Sophie. Transfer all your points to me first. Whatever’s missing, Mom and Dad can cover. I’ll hold them as our family’s reserve fund for survival.”

“No!”

She refused instantly.

And our parents echoed her without thinking.

“So you expect me to spend all mine, but not you? Do you want me to run out of points and die?”

“Of course not. You’re my sister. I’ll help you.”

I was done looking at their hypocritical faces.

“If you want the fire fox, pay for him with your own points. Otherwise, I’ll abandon him and let someone else claim him.”

Sophie panicked but still resisted.

Only when I moved to click “abandon” did she break, transferring all three of their points to me.

With their resources in hand, I made the trade for her.

Then I shoved all three of them out of my room.

Sophie clutched the fox in her arms, thrilled with her prize.

She had no idea what kind of cost it would take to raise him.