Chapter 9: Illusions

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Chapter 9: Illusions

I was once again greeted by the soft light of the dawn flowing into my room. Edward and I had been up a little later than last time and I ended up sleeping in a just a little bit longer then I normally would have.

I could feel Edwards strong form pressed up against my back as his cool skin rested against mine. I felt a smile spread across my face as the past nights actions caught up with me. Edward and I were engaged, and we would be married. Granted that it wouldn't be for a while didn't hinder my excitement.

Edward let out a soft chuckle as he saw my smile turned me so I was on my back and looking up at him.

"Good morning, love." He said sweetly. His musical voice woke me the rest of the way up and I pushed myself onto my elbows so I could capture his lips in a kiss.

"Morning." I said once we broke apart. We stayed like that for a few moments, neither of us wanting to leave our cocoon of solitude and greet the upcoming doom that was on its way. Here we could at least pretend that it was only us in the world, and there was nothing that could break us apart. It was a nice illusion, one I longed for.

Of course it was short lived as Emmett barged in, his face excited and animated for the upcoming training. He was determined to win back his pride form losing to me the other time. I didn't have the heart to tell him that he would do even worse today because it would be both me and Alex attacking him.

"Come on you two. I don't want to have to sit down there and listen to you two go all lovey dovey with each other. I get enough of that with Esme and Carlisle, and I don't need it form you two!" He bellowed, practically jumping up and down on the spot from excitement. If I wasn't too busy hiding my face in Edward's chest I might have laughed at how he resembled Alice at the moment.

"Emmett!" Three shrill voices called up, being Rosalie, Esme and Carlisle. With a quick solute to the two of us he ran back down stairs. I could hear the sharp sound of Rosalie's hand connecting with his head.

Reluctantly the two of us parted. Edward went back to his room to change out of the pajamas Alice had forced him into and got ready for the training. I myself put on my normal workout clothing which consisted of another pair of yoga pants and a simple tank top. I pulled up my hair again, putting it in another pony tail.

Alex was waiting for me out in the hall way, also dressed in sparring clothing. He wore a pair of dark sweatpants and a muscle shirt that was a size too big. He greeted e with a nod and we made our way down stairs to where the others were waiting. The others were also wearing similar clothing; I was guessing the same ones they used for hunting.

I turned around as I heard Edward come down the stairs. He was shirtless with a pair of tight fitting sweatpants. All logical thought seemed to leave me and he smiled smugly, knowing the effect he had on me.

The sound of someone clearing their throat brought me back to the present and I turned to find the rest of the family with amused expressions on their faces as the looked at me knowingly. I felt my face light up and shifted uncomfortably.

"So…" I said, trying to find a dignified way out of this predicament. "Who's up for training?"

I grimaced as the others started to laugh and I made my way out into the back yard. And like last time, I started my steps for warm up. And also like last time, I had an audience. I was able to block them out of my thoughts as I performed the calming movements and was able to get through my routine without being distracted.

I ended with a quick double back hand spring before I fully faced the others. Alex, knowing his job came over to my side to help with the demonstrations, and faced the others as well.

Now on familiar ground, I was more confident with being the center of attention, and began to explain what we would be practicing this time.

"Well, as I said yesterday there will be more than one opponent at a time when they decide to attack. As you all experienced it was quite difficult to take just one down. Now you will have to cut your concentration in half to be able to fend off another opponent. And in some cases you might even be faced with taking on three at once. The trick is to not get cornered or surrounded by them. If you find yourself in that predicament, then try to find an opening, or worst case, jump over them to safety.

"The main cause of fatality with this predicament is being speared from behind while you're facing another Fey. You need to keep all of your senses open and be on constant alert all around you as you're fighting."

I paused to make sure the others were following me. Once I was sure they understood I moved on.

"Now in order to provide an accurate demonstration I'll need your help Carlisle." I said, turning to face the man who was like a father to me.

He stepped forwards without question and waited expectantly for me to explain.

"Since you have the most control, and have been fighting your natural instincts long enough, you are the best one to simulate a member of the fey, therefore the most accurate to use in a demonstration." I explained.

He nodded in understanding and stood by Alex who then turned to face me.

"Ok, I want you both to come and attack me. No holding back, and try your best to rely on thought and not instinct. Coordinate your attacks with each other to try and take me dawn as fast as you can. I will proceed to try and take you both out while remaining 'alive'."

They both nodded in agreement and took their defensive crouches. In preparation I changed. My heart came to a stop and my eyes darkened as the monster in me came out to play. I felt the tips of my newly elongated fangs curve over the edge of my lip and crouched down to defend myself.

I watched as Alex and Carlisle split up and began to circle me on opposite sides. I backed up to keep them both in site waiting to see who would take the first attack. It was Alex who finally ran up to me. I avoided his charge but was taken down as Carlisle barreled into my side. Bringing up an arm to block his blows I slipped out of his grip and cleared his grasp.

Alex lunged at my said and I narrowly avoided it, brining my fist up to strike his face. He rocked back onto his heels at the force of the blow. Carlisle had gotten to his feet and took a shot at my back, taking me by surprise. Seeing that they had gotten me into a corner, I jumped clear of them, landing a few feet away.

Before I had fully landed both of them had started to charge at me. I speedily lunged out of the way and brought my leg up into the air to connect with their faces. Alex fell to the ground while Carlisle only stumbled. I brought up my arm to block the blow aimed for my chest and used it as leverage to bring his body in close and dispatch him with a swift kick to his stomach. I tossed his form onto Alex who was just getting to his feet. I flew after him and ended up on top of the two males, pinning them to the ground by their throats.

I was breathing heavily, as were they. I eased up on my hold and helped them up onto their feet. Alex was smiling, used to being pummeled by me on a daily basis. Carlisle was somewhat surprised but I could see the pride he had for me in his eyes. I looked back over at the rest of the family and realized how far away we had moved. We were a good couple feet away from where we had started.

I could see the surprise, eagerness and calculating expressions on their faces. Emmett looked somewhat hesitant, finally seeing how difficult it would be. Carlisle joined the others near the house and stood by Esme, who wrapped her arms around him.

"And that is what it will be like in the battle." I said, smiling slightly at the looks on their faces.

"Now, in order for you to get the hang of it, Alex and I will be the opposing fey, and we will attack each of you individually until you can subdue us both. And once everyone is able to take both of us down without a problem, we will move onto three against one, with the help of Carlisle, if it's alright with him?" I looked at Carlisle at that last part and he nodded his head in agreement.

"Perfect." I said happily. "So who wants to go first?"

I was surprised when Emmett didn't immediately bound forward and demand a 'real' challenge from us. Well, he was the first one to volunteer but he was hesitant, something I was not used to.

"Ok Emmett, in order to make this look more real, I'm going to produce an illusion over Alex and myself so we look like the real things, with horns, tusks, wings and all." He nodded in agreement and I proceeded to overlap Alex's and my appearances with that of a Fey.

Alex was no longer the hansom black haired man with red eyes, but a dangerous male Fey with the look of murder in his eyes. His hair was the color of blue bells, roughly cut and tousled. His form was somewhat green, with a purple/blue aura surrounding him. He had three tusks pointing out of his face, one on each corner of his mouth and on in the middle of his forehead. His spine was covered with spikes and he had sharp claws for fingernails. His eyes were shadowed with power and as black night. Over all a pretty gruesome picture.

I myself was quite the sight. My long brown hair was now short and a vibrant green. My skin was rougher and slightly green. I kept my fangs and had clawed fingers, as well as armored spikes running up my arms and legs. My back was slightly humped with a large spike on each shoulder, curving forwards like that of a rams. My aura flared power with vibrant purples, blues, and green. I was that of a royal Fey, while Alex was merely an enforcer. I had decided to use theses statuses for training because they were some of the strongest. If they could take us down, then they would be able to take on the lesser Fey without breaking a nail.

I saw Emmett shift uncomfortably as he took in our new forms. The other Cullen's seemed to have similar reactions, clearly upset with how we looked. I could understand how they felt. The first case I had dealing with the fey were not the most pleasant. The one I remembered the most was basically a skeleton with spikes and hair. I had nightmares for weeks, and Ivan never let me forget it.

"Ok Emmett, whenever you're ready." To make the illusion as believable as it could be, I layered my voice making it appear hollow and magical, and thick with power. I saw Alice shudder and Esme's eyes go wide. Apparently they still weren't used to how realistic I could make everything seem.

Emmett nodded and I saw as he stopped fighting the very thing they all tried to keep hidden. His eyes darkened she he let his vampire side take over. From fighting me the other day I told the others about how they should let them be taken over, and they proved to do much better afterwards.

Nodding to Alex I signaled for the attack. We swarmed him, Alex going high, myself going low. I took out his legs, letting my spikes 'cut' his legs. Combining illusion and the simulation of pain, I was able to make it feel like a real blow and he cried out. Alex lashed out and his fist aimed for Emmett's face. He blocked the blow and sent Alex flying. I sprinted around, disentangling myself from the kicks he was aiming at my body. I circled around till I had his back. I launched myself in the air, but Emmett caught the movement and turned around catching my form. He used the power from my jump to send my flying into a tree.

Alex took this opening and tackled Emmett to the ground. Emmett, remembering my guidance tried to get back up and move out of the close range fighting. Using his feet he pushed Alex off of him and rolled away and got to his feet.

I cut off his retreat by shoulder checking him from behind, bringing him to the ground. I was able to wrap around him, locking his arms around his back and avoiding his moving legs. Alex came over but Emmett lashed out, catching him unaware. His foot landed square in his face, shattering the tusks and crushing in his face. Luckily it was only the illusion and not Alex's real face. The illusion crumbled, signaling the 'death' of the Fey, and one victory for Emmett.

Alex, sulking, went over to join the others and to watch the fight. Emmett continued to struggle, jarring my attempts at subduing him. Quick like a cat, he freed his arm and grabbed hold of one of the spikes on my shoulder, snapping it off. I jumped back, knowing this was what any injured Fey would do.

Emmett got to his feet and faced me, the snapped off spike still held in his hand. The combination of illusion and the fake feelings I was projecting into his brain made it seem real and he could use it. He charged at me, and we met in a clash. I used the spikes on my arms to ward off the blows from the club and lashed out with my own claws.

We sparred for what might have been hours but in reality only lasted a few minutes. Finally, I was able to rip the shoulder spike out of his hand and used my forearm to bash the side of his head. The blow left him a little disoriented and I used it to my advantage. I swept his legs out from under him and pinned him to the ground, my arm across his chest and my legs pinning his to the ground.

We stayed like that for a few moments until his eyes bled back to his normal gold. I swiftly got off of him, letting my illusion fall to pieces. He seemed to fully relax as I returned to normal and got to his feet.

"That," He said, starting to smile, "Was amazing! I never knew you could do stuff like that. It all felt so real!" He exploded. I was surprised by this, expecting him to be upset that he lost.

"I mean, that shoulder thing, I could actually feel it in my hands." He continued. I laughed at his excitement.

"Emmett, you did really well." I congratulated him. "You were able to take out Alex, who was as powerful as a second in command. I didn't expect you to take out a royal but you nearly did."

He grinned at me and I couldn't help but smile back. He returned to the others, and I could tell by his strut that he was proud of himself.

"So," I said to the others. "Who's next?"

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