Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday - Chapter 44

Chapter 44: Rune

“What have you… done?” Davian asked as he returned from checking the empty warehouse that was filled with thousands of crates of medical supplies just minutes ago.

Grace kept her gaze fixed on the sky above as she replied with a shrug. “I have stored them in a safe place. Let’s head home before the rain returns.”

She tried to step toward the car, but even before she could have taken more than a step, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her back to stand in front of him. His eyes were filled with questions as he looked at her and asked, “How do you know it’s going to rain again?”

“Well… didn’t you receive the alert notification of rain and thunderstorms?” Grace asked while looking at him with raised eyebrows. Something felt slightly odd about his question, or maybe he was just on edge because she just devoured all his supplies without any proper explanation.

Who wouldn’t feel weird after seeing so many supplies disappearing into thin air within minutes?

Davian let out a small sigh and finally released her hand. “Right. I…” He was struggling to find words to speak his mind, but a moment later, he finally asked, “Are you really not going to tell me… what you did to all those supplies?”

Grace turned her full attention to him as she answered, “I will if one day I feel like trusting you enough to share my biggest secret. Till then, please trust me with the management of those supplies.”

Slowly, he nodded his head, accepting her condition. “Alright. You were meant to handle those supplies from the get-go. I will not pry into this matter any further.”

Once they had a mutual understanding between them about the matter, they finally climbed into the car and headed back to Greenstone Residential Area.

It was around eleven late at last night when Davian took her to the first warehouse, and currently it was already quarter past six in the morning as they headed back to their apartments after collecting all the supplies from all twenty-eight warehouses.

It was around seven in the morning when they finally arrived at the apartment building, and by then, the rain had started again. While it hadn’t rained too crazily in the Sunspire City in the past twelve hours, the condition in the other cities around the country was far different.

Grace stepped out of the elevator on the 21st floor while Davian and his men headed to 22nd floor. She entered her apartment and the first thing she did was to send a message in the group chat to let her team know that she was back and going to bed.

After not sleeping throughout the night, she was feeling extremely tired. She didn’t even bother changing and just got rid of her clothes and slipped under the covers completely naked. The moment her head hit the pillow, she was fast asleep.

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Unit 2102 –

Rune suddenly moved to a sitting position on the couch as soon as the jade ring on his left index finger started glowing.

“She’s back.” He whispered and a barely-there smile suddenly curved the corners his lips.

“Is it Ms. Blackwood? Is she finally back?”

“She was away for the entire night. I wonder where she went with those people.”

Sweet, cheerful voices suddenly filled the previously silent living room as small, white jelly-like creatures suddenly appeared there. They jiggled as they surrounded Rune who had closed his eyes and was deep in concentration.

“Are you following her?” One of the creatures asked as it came to rest on Rune’s left shoulder. It was so small, almost the size of a button. Yet, its eyes were round and big as it stared at Rune’s face in amazement, waiting for a response.

“She’s in the elevator.” Rune whispered as he followed Grace who just stepped into the elevator with a group of men who seemed to be living on the top-most floor of the building. He was surprised to see that she knew them.

He followed her as she stepped out of the elevator on the 21st floor and headed toward her apartment. Instead of stopping there, he continued to follow her as he was curious about her.

“What is she doing now?” Another one among the small creatures asked.

“She just sent a message to her team, and now she’s heading into her bedroom.” Rune informed as he watched Grace taking off her shoes and socks before getting out of the jacket. He loved how her hair fell down her back once she freed them from their confinement.

“What now?”

“Now she’s taking off-”

The rest of the words never made it out past his lips and he quickly opened his eyes. There was pure shock, almost a horrified look, covering his face as he stared at the thin air in front of him while the image of Grace Blackwood taking off her sports bra kept playing in his head.

“What did she take off? Why did you stop mid-sentence?” The creature sitting on his shoulder demanded.

“I… I don’t know what she’s doing. Just go away and let me rest.” Rune said while shaking off the creature that was sitting on his shoulder.

The little creature joined the others of his group, but didn’t leave Rune alone like the man wanted. Instead, it decided to remind him about the important matter. “Stop resting already. You have wasted enough time. Since she’s back, don’t you think it’s time for you to start with your plan?”

“I know what I have to do. Now get lost before I decide to kill you all.” Rune threatened as a small dagger, with patterns covering it and surrounded by a golden glow, appeared in his hand.

That was more than enough to earn him the peace he wanted as all the little creatures immediately disappeared from the living room. He finally let out a sigh and let the dagger disappear from his hand.

His blue eyes were fixed on the vine covered ceiling above as he whispered – “Ms. Blackwood, it’s time for us to meet again.”