Preface

"Don't cry Edward...be strong." She whispered hoarsely, stretching out her hand to wipe away the tears that were running down my cheeks. I grabbed both of her pale, weak hands and pressed them tightly to my chest. She was fighting to stay alive and say her last words and she didn't have much time left, she was slowly fading away...

"You..you can't leave me! Stay! I don't know what to...i..i, can't do it..." I choked on my tears, struggling to finish my sentence.

She was dying, but her glare was strong and demanding when she spoke to me,

"You can do it. I know you can! Wipe away those tears and man up! You must do everything you can, to save the world, your people need you..."

"How?" I sobbed,"How? I don't know what t-to do. I've already tried everything i could."My hands were shaking uncontrollably as i tried my very best not to lose control and scream. "Jasper, Emmett!" I roared,"Get in here!"

She shook her head slowly, closing her eyes."It's too late...there's nothing you can do...
let me be...why not let me rest in peace?" Her voice was getting fainter and fainter,"You will make it, and i know it...i can see it."

I shook my head frantically,"I don't care! You can't leave! I'm not good enough, you saved our people once, and you could save them again! I can do nothing!" I nearly growled at her,"If you will leave, i won't let myself last long either, you can't leave me to this torture."

Esme's eyes snapped open when she heard my words,"Don't you dare say that again! Do you want me to rest in peace or do you want me to get damned to hell and worry forever?" She was enraged, choking and coughing on her blood.
I watched in horror and agony, watching her die, knowing that i couldn't do a thing. Not a thing. I cried and rocked her gentley in my arms,telling her i was sorry, and not good enough, over and over again, while she gasped violently, struggling to breathe. My mother, the strongest and bravest person i've ever met, was dying in my arms.
Suddenly, she went limp, her eyes closed and she fell silent. My eyes widened in panic. I shook her frantically,"No you can't! I don't...Alice, get a doctor, now!" I screamed. I shook Esme, begging her to stay with me, crying harder and harder. I heard Alice and Rosalie yell orders to servants, nurses and doctors. shouts and pounding footsteps could be heard everywhere. "The doctor will arrive in 3 minutes." Rose called, her voice strained and terrified.
"Could you tell him to hurry up, there's no time!" I roared.
Alice came bursting into the room,"Esme! Edward, what's wrong with her? Esme!" She cried, tears streaming down her face as she rushed by her side. Nurses and healers filed in, carrying emergency medical equipment and arranging them around the bed. Alice sat beside her and took took her hands, holding them tightly. "Don't worry Esme, it'll be over soon...you.. you'll be f-fine." She choked out.
"Nothing's going to happen to her." I hissed. But tears were pouring down my face. I was stupid, so stupid. What kind of son was i, who couldn't even save his own mother?
I wasn't going to let anything happen to her.
Through all of the chaos and noise, i could still Esme's small, weak, voice. A voice i would recognize anywhere, at anytime.
"It's no use, there's nothing you can do...you can't protect me from everything..."
Her voice was soft and hoarse.
"No, NO!" I roared, shaking her violently. I had forgotten her fragileness.
"YOU WILL BE FINE, DO YOU HEAR ME?"
She flinched at my roughness, but she still managed a small smile.
"Sorry, Edward, i can't help you anymore..." Her face was a mask of ancient sadness, but there was a new edge to her voice, happiness.
Furious, I gasped and choked on my tears, not be able to say anything, it hurt so much to watch her die, i wasn't going to let it happen. Yet she was making it so difficult for me.

"Promise one thing...don't d-do an-anything strupid or reckless, promise, for me."
I shook my head, refusing to accept the idea of loosing her.
Using all of her strength, she rasped her last words.
"Help me take revenge...Ed-" Then she was gone.
My whole body froze, I could feel all of the blood draining from my face. My insides felt empty, completely empty. My mother was gone.
"Esme," I whispered, still frozen. "ESME!" I screamed again.
I howled like wolf, holding her lifeless body in my arms. But i was no longer be able to cry, i had no tears left. I felt like there was no meaning for me to stay alive anymore.

Alice and Rosalie rushed in and fell on to their knees when they saw what just happened, crying wailing, and screaming her name, a huge lake of water formed on the floorboards, and their clothes were drenched with tears. A few more tears escaped from my eyes. I looked into those eyes-for the last time, and gentley pushed down both of her eyelids.
"Don't worry," I whispered, "I will take revenge."
That was the least i could do for her.