Chapter 10:
The corpses had hollowed out stomachs, and were drenched in blood. One came after me, and I grabbed its neck and smashed its head into the ground. I looked up to see Kate and Daniel still trying to contain Matty, and the other Sins attacking the corpses.
"Mason you go! You're the fastest!" Veronica shouts.
I freeze for a moment. "Hurry! We can take care of these things, you have to go!" Kate yelled as she tried to hold Matty down.
I looked forward down the alleyway the women had ran. I took one more breath before I left my clan to take care of Matty and the corpses.
I race down the dark alley, making sure not to lose her scent. The women smelt of fresh and old blood. She was trying to louse me, but I wouldn't let her. How have I not caught her by now? I tried to keep thoughts like that out of my head, and only focus on not letting the witch escape. I keep my pace and then I spot her, cornered in between two buildings and a metal fence.
I race after her with every intention of smashing her face in the fence, but she turned around, and I was frozen in place. I felt my whole body freeze, like my blood was ice.
"What? Can't move? I'm not surprised, you fell right into my little trap." She used the dagger to point at the ground where I stood. Around my feet was a large pentagram, outlined in blood.
I tried to speak, but I couldn't.
"Speechless I see, well that's a shame. The screaming is my favorite part." She says as she walks closer to me, twirling the dagger in her fingers. I have to do something, she's going to kill me!
There's one thing I can try. But I've only practiced it once with Lucas. I can drop my shield and use my offence powers, but it only really works with vampire powers, I barely scratched Lucas last time. I have to try it, now!
She gripped the dagger tightly and raised it over her head, "Your name was Mason right? I usually don't bother learning my victim's names, but I'll make an exception for you." I dropped my shield and focused my offence power on her spell. I stared into her eyes as she brought her dagger down. She kept a murderous look until the final second, and then her eyes changed to shock and terror. The witch was frozen in place, and I could move again.
I stayed in the pentagram to keep the magic between us from breaking. She tried to move, but it was futile. She was stuck in her own spell. I have to act fast, I don't know how much longer I can keep this up. I take a half step closer, the look in her eyes was pure terror. I was more than willing to kill her a moment ago, and I still am, but I don't know how I feel about it now.
"The only way to stop what you've already done is for me to kill you." I say in a calm tone. She looked like she was trying to scream.
"I've never actually killed someone, and believe me even if I wanted to I wouldn't find any pleasure in doing this." I say as I grip her throat in one hand. I continue looking into her terrified eyes as I crush her throat in one grip. I feel her skin tear and her neck bone snap. She was dead.
The witch went limp, the only thing keeping her up was my grip on her neck. I released her squished throat, and she fell in a pool of blood on the pavement. I stare at her, and then my blood soaked hand. I don't feel saddened, guilty, or anything, and I'm not so sure if that's a good thing.
"Her blood smells dreadful." I turn around to a familiar voice, and see four figures in the shadows. "Are you with the witch?" I ask. "Absolutely not, we would never associate with an inferior low life like her." The voice that spoke was a girl's.
The four figures walked forwards towards me, and I couldn't believe my eyes, the Volturi. Jane, Alec, Dimitri, and Felix. "Well if it isn't the little Cullen brat." Demetri said with a sneer.
I kept calm. "Would I be right to assume you were here for her?"
"We had come to investigate the murders in England, but when we learned it wasn't the cause of a vampire, we decided it was not our problem to deal with it." Jane said with a small smile.
I guess if it's not risking the vampire secret to the world these bastards don't give a damn. "Well, I've dealt with the problem now, so I guess we can all go." I pull out a lighter, and throw it while lit on the witch's body. She burned instantly.
"What a waste. Couldn't you have stabbed her with the dagger, and made her a servant?" Alec asked.
"When she died so did her power, the dagger is as useless as her now." I say as I watch the bright flames.
"You've grown into quite the dark one. Aro would love to see you, Edward Jacob." Jane said, her red eyes gleaming in the fire's light.
"Not interested, and I prefer Mason." I try to keep my normal tone of voice from breaking.
"Well, maybe we could pay you a visit sometime, and your beautiful sister?" Alec said matching the same smile as his twin sister.
"Thanks, but maybe another time? Get back with me in a hundred years or so."
"Now Mason, it isn't wise to disrespect your elders." Jane said.
"Forgive my rudeness." I say with a smile. Out of all the members of the Volturi Jane always seemed like the worst to me.
"You know we stayed long enough to watch the fight you and your group of ...friends were having." Jane noted.
I could feel my anger start to bubble again, "They have nothing to do with this. You said it yourselves, if it has nothing to do with vampires then it's none of your business." I say angrily.
"Oh, but it does Mason. Because a half vampire seems to be the leader of them. Aro will be most intrigued to hear, and see, what the sweet little son of Bella and Edward Cullen has been up to." Jane said.
How am I supposed to get out of this? I have to leave before this gets even worse.
"I think we're done here." I begin walking back to my team.
"Alright Mason, but just so you know we're not done here. The Volturi will be paying a visit to that little Alaskan town very soon, and I don't think we will be leaving empty handed this time." Jane said before she and the other four disappeared back into the shadows.
I stand there alone, the flames from the witch were beginning to die. Jane's words kept echoing in my head. The Volturi are going after my family, and my friends. I'm not going to be able to protect everyone alone. I can't keep my secrets from my family now, I have no choice. I have to tell my family about the Sins.