Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday - Chapter 60

Chapter 60: The Black Rain

“What in the-”

Grace just stared at the small magical window that Davian just opened in thin air, right in front of her very eyes as if it was a random everyday occurrence. She could see a part of her kitchen through that magical window.

Her gaze shifted from the portal to the man and then back to the portal. She struggled to pull herself together, and as she did, she quickly asked, “You still have your powers?”

In response, Davian nodded his head. “For some reason, I still have access to my powers even after returning to the past. I can still open portals, can manipulate time and memories, can create illusions, and can still control element of water.”

All Grace could do was sit there and stare at the man as she took in the big reveal. She might have continued sitting there in a trance if not for the sudden notification that she heard in her head.

[Congratulaions!]

[Team member Davian King Parker’s worth just increased]

[Additional Points: 2 Million]

[Total Points: 9,436,555]

“Are you alright?” Davian asked when he noticed her looking slightly lost.

“Huh?” Grace stared at him in trance for a moment before she quickly shook her head and smiled at him. “It’s good to know that you still have access to your powers. Does it mean you don’t have to get into the rain again?”

For the first time ever, she found him looking lost about something as he slowly shook his head and replied, “That’s something I can’t figure out. Since I have my powers, getting into the rain doesn’t make any sense. But at the same time, I can’t help but wonder what will happen if I will go into the rain. Will my powers grow stronger?”

He had a good point, but before the two of them could have discussed it any further, Grace got a response from 2025 through their shared mindlink.

[Stop him from going into rain again or he might end up becoming one of those zombies.]

“You can’t go into the rain!” She blurted out so quickly that even she was left stunned for a moment. She cleared her throat and then tried to make him understand. “I mean… maybe you shouldn’t take the risk. There’s no confirming that nothing would go wrong if you will step into that rain with your current powers.”

She wasn’t sure if her words were enough to convince him from giving up on the idea of stepping into the Shadow Rain again, but if she had to reveal about 2025 in order to stop him, then she was ready to do it.

He was such a great partner, she couldn’t possibly lose him like this, right?

Surprisingly, he agreed immediately without any question. “Then I’ll stay inside and try to help you all.”

“Just like that? You are going to give up just because I told you to?” She asked, surprised at the trust he was showing in her.

Davian smiled at her as he replied, “As partners, I should trust you. I can feel that you know for sure that going into the rain will do no good for me. Even though you will not tell me how you know it, I will still trust you. Besides being partners, you are also the woman I like. Trusting you is what I should do.”

Everytime he so easily confessed his feelings for her, she felt completely speechless. She quickly stood up and collected the dirty dishes to take them to the sink. It was like she wanted to run away from him and his confessions.

Unfortunately for her, he followed after her and joined her in washing the dishes. They worked in complete silence, but it didn’t feel awkward at all. Instead, Grace found herself relaxing after a few moments.

Her thoughts returned to the Shadow Rain. In her previous life, the Shadow Rain arrived after an entire month of continuous rain. For two days, there was no rain and everyone started believing that the catastrophe had finally ended. But they were soon proven wrong when a black rain suddenly started on the evening of the second day.

This black rain, known as Shadow Rain, lasted for merely half an hour, but it was more than enough to turn the entire world upside-down. The droplets were thick and black. They dampened the visibility and light, creating an unnatural darkness.

Those who were caught in this rain felt overwhelming despair and experienced vivid visions of their worst fears. Some went mad, some died instantly from the fear that gripped them, while others caught a never-before-seen disease that ended up turning them into flesh-eating zombies after a period of three long months.

Yet, there was a small portion of people who got soaked into the Shadow Rain and survived it, eventually gaining access to different types of superpowers. Just like the disease took a while to show its true colors, the powers also took a while to come out.

During her previous life, Grace was hiding inside a building when Shadow Rain happened. Thus, she neither caught the disease, nor went mad, but she also failed at her only chance of gaining any sort of superpowers.

On the other hand, both Davian and Daniel were out in the rain, and they both gained powers. These superpowers was one of the biggest reasons behind Daniel’s victory in the powershift. Once he earned his powers, it became easier for him to influence the people of the outer circle.

She made the mistake of hiding in her previous life, but she was ready to face the rain this time. Waking up superpowers was not just important, but actually necessary if they wanted to survive in the apocalypse.

These superpowers wouldn’t only help them in dealing with those zombies, but also the monster beasts that would attack the earth during the third year in the apocalypse. No human could survive for long against those monsters and hiding wasn’t a solution.

She and Davian finished washing the dishes, and before he took his leave, she reminded him to meet her again the next evening so that they could cook more food to store.