Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday - Chapter 116

Chapter 116: Thought Creation

Grace furrowed her brow in concentration, her hands curling into fists at her sides. She tried to do as she was told, but for the first time in a long while, she was feeling at a complete loss about something.

While Rune’s directions sounded simple, she felt like he had asked her to do the impossible. She couldn’t even recall what exactly she did when she threw him down the building.

Letting out a deep exhale, she tried to calm herself down and focused on moving the cushion. If her power was to control things with her thoughts, then what she needed to do to move the cushion was just to think of it, right?

With that conclusion in mind, she thought about the cushion moving. At the very same time, she tried to focus on the warmth that she could still feel lingering within her. It wasn’t easy – to focus on two entirely different places, but she still tried to do it anyway.

For a moment, nothing happened. Neither the warm feeling within her responded, nor the cushion moved. Then, just as she was about to give up, she felt a faint surge of energy ripple through her.

She closed her eyes, focusing further on that energy, and she felt it growing with each passing second. A sound of some sort made her open her eyes seconds later, and a gasp escaped her lips when she saw the cushion wobbling in the air, hovering a few inches off the ground.

“I did it,” she whispered to herself, staring at the cushion.

“You did. And you will only get better with practice.” Rune said as he moved to stand next to her, a proud smile was playing on his lips as he looked at her.

As the cushion dropped back onto the floor, Grace turned to face the young man beside her. The only sound she was able to hear was that of her pounding heart which was due to a mix of exhilaration and nervousness. “Thank you,” she said softly.

Surprising her, he stepped closer and his expression turned serious while still carrying a kind touch to it. “I’m not sure exactly for what you are thanking me, but if it’s about helping you with your power, then I barely deserve it. With or without my help, you will learn to harness your power to its full potential.”

The sincerity in his words hit Grace harder than any of the punches she had thrown at him during the training. Without thinking, she reached out and laced her fingers through his.

Rune’s eyes widened slightly, but he didn’t pull away. Instead, he tightened his grip and brushed his thumb over her knuckles in a comforting gesture.

“You are not alone in this,” he said in a low but firm voice. His icy-blue eyes staring into her deep green orbs as he added, “Whatever happens next, I’ll face it together with you.”

Grace felt a lump rise in her throat at his words. She had spent so long relying on herself, guarding her heart and keeping people at arm’s length. But recently… some people had managed to slip past her defenses without her even realizing it.

Or maybe she knew it and yet she allowed them… and Rune… he was one of these people – a complete stranger who was becoming more and more important to her with each passing day.

“Rune…” she began, but her voice faltered, forcing her into silence.

Before she could have pulled herself together to start speaking again, Rune leaned in and his lips brushed against hers in a kiss that was both tender and electric.

Though she wasn’t anticipating it, she still welcomed the sweet distraction, kissing him back and allowing herself to enjoy his familiar taste.

When they finally pulled apart, he rested his forehead against hers, causing his warm breath to fan her skin.

“Let’s continue your practice.” He suddenly stated, pulling away from her entirely, almost making her feel cold as his warmth left her.

Taking in a deep breath, she nodded her head in approval of his suggestion. Now that she had tasted her power, she was more than eager to find out what else she could do with it. She needed to find out exactly how unique and strong her power was.

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[Power: Thought creation]

[Level: 1]

Grace stared at the digital screen for a minute before turning her attention toward 2025 who was hovering right next to her, also staring at the screen that was showing her stats.

“That’s such a… unique power, I must say.” The little creature finally spoke when it felt her gaze fixed on it.

“I never heard about this power in the previous timeline.” Grace stated, not really making it sound like a question even though she was seeking answers that she knew she could get from 2025.

The little creature looked at her for a moment or two before answering, “That’s because it doesn’t belong to the previous timeline. This power belongs to the current timeline, and so far, you are the only person who have unlocked it.”

Saying that, it flew closer to the screen and tapped on it, opening a new screen that was filled with lots of information.

“Thought creation is powerful and it has a total of twenty levels. With each level, it will grow stronger. You are currently on level one and at this level, you can only move objects, or anything in particular, with your thoughts.”

Thinking about what she just learned for a moment, she asked, “If this power only allows me to control things… or beings… with my thoughts, then why is it called thought creation?”

2025 appeared extremely proud as it revealed, “That’s because even when you are thinking about moving an object, that’s a creator of your thoughts. Most importantly, you can do more than just controlling things with this power. Once you will grow stronger, you will be able to create things using this power.”