Apocalyptic Rebirth: With a repairman system space, she rises again. Chapter 779: A looted tomb

An hour later, the giant doors of the Council Chamber groaned open without warning and murmurs could be heard coming from the inside.

"Where is he?" Councilman Tzar grumbled, checking his watch. "The King calls an ergency session and then makes us wait? This is a power play. We should all walk out right now otherwise; other leaders of different kingdoms and empires will start thinking that they can walk all over us."

"He’s intentional," Zevran said, sitting at the high table. She looked as polished as ever, though her eyes were darting toward the entrance every few seconds. She adjusted her silk collar, trying to maintain her ’ice queen’ persona. "He wants us nervous." And she was nervous.

The Glacis King was one of Sunshine’s biggest backers. He is undoubtedly here to look into the death of that bitch. I hope I cleaned up everything properly. All that remains is to get rid of Cobra. Zevran thought.

Suddenly, the heavy thud of boots echoed in the hallway and the doors were opened. The King didn’t just walk in, he invaded. He was flanked by thirty elite Glacian guards, all ard with pulse rifles held at the ready. The council mbers gasped, so half-rising from their seats.

"What is the aning of this military display?" lvin asked, standing up.

Zevran sneered at the King as he approached. "Your Majesty, this is a hall of peace, not a barracks or your palace. We will end our relationship with you over this."

The King didn’t answer. He simply stared at her until she looked away. He reached the center of the floor and stepped aside. "Wait outside and tell my friends to co in,"

The army walked back out, then Sunshine and the rest walked in.

The silence that followed was deafening. It was the kind of silence that happens right before a bomb goes off. Zevran’s face went from pale to a ghostly, sickly green. Her jaw literally dropped. Across the table, Commander lvin’s eyes bulged.

"Sunshine Raine?" lvin stamred. "But... the reports said... we thought you were..." They had been told her repairman system was inactive and she had died. How was she alive? "Aren’t you....

"Dead?" Sunshine finished for him, her voice ringing clear through the hall. "Sorry to disappoint, Commander. I’m a bit harder to kill than a rumor."

"She survived," the King said, his voice echoing with pride. "And she has quite a story to tell about why she was hunted in the first place."

Zevran shifted in her seat, her fingers drumming a frantic rhythm on the table. "This is... wonderful news, of course. But why the soldiers? Why the dramatics? We should end this eting right now because it is a gross abuse of our repairman laws."

Commander lvin frowned. Why was Zevran so restless?

"I am here because of the Raine Vault, commander lvin. That is why I called for this eting. I asked you to look into it yourself, did you?" The King said, ignoring Zevran

lvin looked at Sunshine, then at the King. "Your Majesty, that was weeks ago and I did ask my subordinate to look into it. I assud the inheritance has been processed because I was told it was." He turned to Sunshine. "Have you not received your grandfather’s assets yet?"

Sunshine shook her head slowly. "Not a single bronze coin. Not a single heirloom."

The entire room turned to look at Zevran. She was the head of the Vault Committee.

"Well?" the King barked. "Speak!"

Zevran stuttered, her usual eloquence failing her. "The... the vault manager, Grit... he was very slow. Incompetent, really. And now, complications have arisen because... well, unfortunately, Grit passed away recently. Suicide."

"You an you murdered him!" Nine shouted from the back of the room.

The chamber erupted.

"Nine Rathunn!" Tzar scread, he looked out for his kin, but this accusation was beyond, even he could not save him.

"Guards, remove this insect!" another mber yelled.

Zevran stood up, her face flushed with fake indignation. "I will not stay here and be insulted by low repairn! This council has dignity!" She started to move toward the side exit.

"SIT!"

The King’s voice was like a physical weight. Zevran stopped in her tracks.

"I am not one of your subjects, King," she hissed, trying to reclaim her power. "You do not command ."

Commander lvin, who was starting to look very suspicious, stood up. "Actually, Zevran... sit down. If there’s an accusation of murder and theft, we clear it here. Trying to leave is futile because the guards will stop you."

Zevran slowly backed up and sank into her chair, her eyes darting around like a trapped animal.

"My vault has been tampered with," Sunshine accused

"Sunshine," lvin said, his voice softer. "You’re claiming soone tampered with a Raine vault even though you have not accessed it! That’s a bold claim. In case you are not aware, the managers require DNA and proof of relationship. This is in addition to approval forms from my office."

"Unless," Sunshine said, stepping forward, "the person has administrative override. That person is Zevran."

Councilman Plies slamd his fist on the table. "This is outrageous! Zevran is a pillar of this organization! I demand we check the vault right now. If it is intact, I want this earthling arrested for slander!"

"Fine by ," Sunshine said.

The King pointed at Vortan. "Vortan will go. Along with councilman Tzar and a drone team to provide a live feed. My trust in this council is currently zero, so I need to see the vault with my own eyes."

The council took it as a challenge, reacting imdiately. lvin gave instructions and giant screens on the walls flickered to life. lvin contacted the vault departnt personally and sent off those who would be going as witnesses.

A drone followed Vortan and Tzar down into the deep subterranean levels where the Vaults were kept. In no ti, they reached Vault R 2541, The Raine vault.

Vortan placed the bypass key in, and the heavy circular door began to rotate. He entered three passwords that lvin had given him straight from grandpa Raine’s private file that only he could access. It hissed as the vacuum seal broke. The door swung open.

The room was massive. According to the list provided by the vault manager r that followed them, it was designed to hold mountains of gold, tech, crates of rare minerals, research papers, dried herbs, pearls, wines and gadgets Maximus had tinkered with and found worthy of saving for his next of kin to continue working on.

It was almost empty!

A few stray bars of gold lay on the floor, looking lonely in the vast, echoing space. It looked like a looted tomb.

Back in the council chamber, Commander lvin stood up so fast his chair toppled over. "Impossible..."

Zevran slamd her hands on the table, her voice shrill. "How?! Soone has robbed it! We must launch an investigation imdiately!"

"No need for an investigation," Sunshine said, pointing to Zevran. "I’ll give you the summary: Theft. Murder. Attempted murder. Treason. You stole from , you killed Grit because he knew too much, and you sold my location to the Noxians so I’d never co to claim what’s mine."