Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday - Chapter 95

Chapter 95: Is The World Ending?
The moment Grace walked through the Porta and stepped into the living room of her apartment, two strong hands grabbed her shoulders and she was pulled to stand in front of the man who had concern filled in his eyes.

“Are you alright?” Davian asked as his eyes searched her from head to toe as if to make sure she was safe and sound.

Grace nodded her head, feeling a warmth blooming within her after seeing him worrying about her. It was such a rare experience for her to have someone constantly showing this much care for her.

Davian visibly relaxed and let go of her shoulders. He gave her one last look before his focus shifted to Dr. Kian who was silently standing there.

“Ms. Blackwood, we need to talk.” Dr. Kian spoke as he stepped closer but stopped a few feet away from the duo.

“Talk about what?” Davian asked, his body instinctively shifting to shield Grace while he glared at the other man.

Dr. Kian was silent for a moment or two as he stared back at Davian, but then he shifted his attention toward the portal, that was still there in the living room, and answered, “About this and certain other things?”

Though he was answering Davian’s question, his gaze shifted to Grace who was silently witnessing this exchange. Noticing that Davian was to respond, she reached out to hold his arm, stopping him immediately.

As the man turned to face her with questioning eyes, she gave him a soft nod. Realizing her intentions, he just let out a sigh and then spoke, “I’ll then leave it to you.”

Grace nodded her head and watched as Davian closed the portal before living. The moment her apartment door closed behind him, she told Dr. Kian to take a seat. “Want some wine?” She asked.

“Yes, please.” Dr. Kian answered, realizing that some alcohol might help him handle what he was going to find out. His head was still buzzing with the memories of what he saw previously. Nothing really made sense, and yet, he experienced and witnessed everything personally.

Grace returned from the kitchen minutes later, holding a classic wine bottle and two wine glasses. “It’s a strong one.” She warned as she poured the wine in the glasses before handing one of them to him.

“Strong is exactly what I want.” Dr. Kian replied as he accepted the glass and swirled the wine before taking in its rich aroma.

The two were silent as they took their first sips of the wine, enjoying its taste and letting it do wonders to their tongues and minds. Several long minutes of silence passed between them before Grace finally decided to speak. “You might want to learn about all the unbelievable things you say tonight.”

Dr. Kian didn’t respond immediately, but when he finally did seconds later, he decided to just nod positively.

Grace took another sip of wine, thinking about just how much she wanted to share with him. It wasn’t just about her own secrets, but Davian’s secrets as well. Shifting her full attention on Dr. Kian, she spoke, “Before answering your questions, there’s something I want to ask first.”

Listening to her words, Dr. Kian shifted his gaze toward her. “What is it?” He asked, staring into her beautiful deep green eyes that never failed to pull him in like a magnet. He loved them. He had loved them from the very moment he saw them looking at him in trance during their first meeting.

“After seeing all that you saw tonight, do you want to leave?” Grace finally asked the question and watched as a small smile immediately made its way to his lips.

Dr. Kian locked his gaze with hers as he replied, “If I wanted to leave, I would have when we were in the Capital City. I’m already yours now, Ms. Blackwood, and I have no plans of leaving your side.”

Grace couldn’t help but inhale deeply when she heard his reply. The way he called himself hers, took her by complete surprise. Quickly pulling herself together, she nodded her head and took another sip of the wine.

She closed her eyes and took in another deep breath, hoping that she was making the right decision and wouldn’t end up regretting it later. When she opened her eyes, she found Dr. Kian looking at her as if he was trying to see what she was thinking.

Before she could have started speaking, he did. “If you can’t talk about it, then you don’t have to. I want to know about it because I’m unable to understand how all those things happened in the first place, but I’m not pressuring you to reveal anything to me that you don’t want to.”

Grace watched him in silence for a few more seconds before she let out a sigh and decided to reveal everything from the very beginning. She started from the day she woke up in her office after dying. She told him all about her previous life and how he was the one who created the System 2025 and merged it with the magical space.

By the time she finished, Dr. Kian’s expression had changed over ten times in that span. He was completely silent and there was no telling what was going on in his head.

“You… don’t believe it?” She finally asked when he remained silent even after certain long minutes had passed.

He let out a deep sigh and shook his head while replying honestly. “I don’t want to… but everytime I want to deny, I end up recalling everything that I saw and experienced tonight. After traveling through a portal, watching a car appearing in front of my eyes out of thin air, and all those medicinal supplies vanishing… how can I deny that there’s no such thing as magic.”

He became silent again and his expression shifted to that of seriousness as he asked, “Is the world really going to end?”