Prelude:

This Is War

This was it; there was no turning back. No more trying to relive the days when the only thing that mattered was whether or not I'd maintain a 4.0 GPA. No more worrying about whether or not I'd be accepted into everyday society or if I'd fall in love and have kids. Over the past few years my worries have changed from the regular worries of a teenage girl to the worries of a rare vampire human hybrid; worries of one day living this immortal life without looking over my shoulder and expecting to find someone trying to kill me. Living my everyday life worried whether or not I'd find my friends and family murdered has been enough stress to send me to where I am right now; The point of no return.

Standing here in this Alaskan Tundra knowing that even more lives would be lost wasn't even the hard part. It was more the fact that those same lives would be lost because of me. All of them say they are here for their own reasons, but I know better. They are all here in support of me, to fight alongside me, for the same reasons I fight. There was no trying to convince them to leave, for their minds were set; as was mine. This war was final breaking point however. I will fight to the death in order to ensure that this evil is stopped & I will not give up until that happens.

I looked to my right, and to my left; analyzing those who stood by me. Those who were ready to fight by my side were my inspiration and I felt the fire burn deep within. the fight within each one of them was strong too and it made me hopeful; hopeful that not as many lives would be lost as expected. This war wasn't just about the revenge I was seeking, nor was it just about me. This war was about all of us, our families and friends. This war was to ensure that we would be able to live on without worry after this. Living the immortal life without the worry of "disobeying" the Volturi's law; If not for me then more so for them. My future was still unknown so to say that this was for me was kind of incorrect. There were bigger things I was fighting for now.

The wind picked up suddenly and I caught their scents. The air was full of it and they were all different. I focused in on what was about to come from the far away opening of the tundra. Visually my eyes were now the best they have ever been due to the new diet, however I couldn't see them just yet. I looked around to the people surrounding me and they had just caught the scents as well. This only meant my smells were stronger. Suddenly the rumbling underneath my feet caught my attention; They were close now. I looked back towards the opening of the tundra and saw them. At first it was just their leader followed by about ten others behind him. The others behind me began to growl and hiss in anticipation, but slowly shut up as they then saw the rest of the army come in.

They came in from all sides, in a horse shoe formation. Deep milky crimsoned and black eyes with the completely white concrete looking skin were all I could see. Hundreds after hundreds, they continued to circle in and stand behind their fearless and evil leader. More and more came in and only confirmed the one thing I had feared this entire time; we were out numbered. This didn't seem to faze those who stood behind me however. They moved in closer to me and stood their ground; heads held high and ready to fight. I didn't bother to glance at them for I was too focused on the enemy. I felt my powers surrounding my body however I didn't take grip of them just yet. Once I had hold of them, there was no letting go again.

Both sides stood about 50 yards away from each other; no words being spoken. At this point, after all that's happened words were pointless. We all knew what needed to happen next, this had to end. I scanned the entire army that stood in front of me searching for the one person I really wanted to fight and couldn't find him anywhere. I knew he was close for I smelled him, but where exactly was unknown. I felt the eyes of the leader staring at me so I glanced back at him. His chin length hair floated across his face as the wind blew. It had definitely gotten longer since I last seen him a few months ago, but not long enough to cover his evil smile. Seeing his hair like this made the similarities between him, Noah and myself even more noticeable. The fact that Noah and I were related to him made me shutter.

My focus was disturbed when my target suddenly appeared. With the roaring sound of thunder he landed on the ground ten feet in front of the leader. The frozen dirt crumbled underneath his feet as he stood up. my hands shook with anger and the rage inside of me screamed to be unleashed. i didn't move from where I stood but he began to pace back and forth. His hands shaking, teeth exposed and eyes red with hatred. I could tell he was reading my strength levels and was more then ready to take me on. This was the moment he was waiting for; this was what he intended on unleashing the day he…

My thoughts stopped just then when he began to roar like a vicious beast at his army. The vampires began to spread out even more now and I knew right then what was happening. Blue sparks of electricity began to engulf his hands and arms. I felt the rage from his body and it only ignited mine more. The leader suddenly lifted his body off the ground and began to levitate over the tundra. He would play as the watcher as his goons did the dirty work. But one thing I've learned about him was that he would pick and chose the victims he wanted to attack. I glanced back at Lysander who was still going back and forth screaming. The people who stood behind me all stared in confusion not knowing what was about to happen next, but I knew. He had just instructed his army to move on to the attack, and they did just that. From a complete stand still to a full on charge, the army of undead was making their way towards us, including Lysander. This was it, the time was now; Just like that, without any warning… the war had begun.