Summary: In the final battle between the Volturi and the Cullen's, the end was not peacefully resolved. Caius, having no regarde for the reputation of his brothers, jumps into action. Aro and Marcus, not willing to see their brother die, help him wage war against the Cullen's. Who will be lost? Who will win? And who will be added to the collection? Welcome, to the Battle Royal!
Disclaimer: Yo! Welcome to the story! This is the first chapter of the (hopefully) first post breaking dawn release story! I hope you enjoy it, because I really wanted a battle. Didn't you? Anyways, I hope you think I do a good job. Review to let me know how I'm doing. At this time, I'd like to say that I do not own breaking dawn, sad as that is. This is my disclaimer for the whole story. Enjoy!
BPOV
Irina's jaw jerked up, her shoulder's squared.
"No, I have no complaint against the wolves, or the Cullen's. You came here today to destroy an immortal child. No immortal child exists. This is my mistake, and I take full responsibility for it. But the Cullen's are innocent, and you have no reason to still be here. I'm so sorry," she said to us, and then she turned to face the Volturi witnesses. "There was no crime. There is no valid reason for you to continue here."
Caius raised his hand as she spoke, and in it was a strange metal object, carved and ornate. This was a signal. The response was so fast that we all stared in stunned disbelief while it happened. Before there was time to react, it was over. Three of the Volturi soldiers leaped forward, and Irina was completely obscured by their gray cloaks. In the same instant, a horrible metallic screeching ripped through the clearing. Caius slithered into the centre of the gray melee, and the shocking squealing sound exploded into a startling upward shower of sparks and tongues of flame. The soldiers leaped back from the sudden inferno, immediately retaking their places in the guard's perfectly straight line.
Caius stood alone beside the blazing remains of Irina, the metal object in his hand still throwing a thick jet of flame into the pyre.
With a small clicking sound, the fire shooting from Caius's hand disappeared. A gasp rippled through the mass of witnesses behind the Volturi.
We were too aghast to make any noise at all. It was one thing to know death was coming with sheer, unstoppable speed; it was another thing to watch it happen.
Caius smiled coldly. "Now she has taken full responsibility for her actions."
His eyes flashed to our front line, touching swiftly on Tanya's and Kate's frozen forms. In that instant, it was all over. From the very beginning, we never had a chance. Edward's eyes widened as he realized what would happen, but was too far away to do anything.
"NO!" he yelled, whipping around and lunging at Tanya. But it was too late. Tanya and Kate had already lunged at Caius. I saw Jane turn her beatific smile on them, which instantly
turned into a scowl when they didn't drop mid-leap. Caius smiled as well, and suddenly, two members of his guard, Corin and Santiago, stepped forward to meet the two distraught women, immediately grabbing them. They both struggled against their captors, Kate shocking hers and Tanya twisting violently in Corin's arms. Kate broke free and turned around to attack Santiago. With a wild shout, Garret rushed forward into the fray.
"For freedom!" he yelled, running into the crowd, straight at Caius. The battle cry was echoed on our side, the wolves and vampires rushing at their opposing force. And with that, the entire field was thrown into complete chaos.
A/N: Alright, how did I do? I know it's not wicked, or long, but the next chapter will be way better, I promise on Edward's fabulous undead heart. Ok, now I need opinions. Who should die on each side? (You can use the Vampire Index at the back of Breaking Dawn if you can't remember everyone. That's how I came up with the two guard's names.) Can't wait for your reviews!!
