Author's Note: I do not own Twilight.

Only one or two chapters left! So sad.

Enjoy the battle!

Ch. 21

Leah's POV

"Damn him." I mutter when I realize what happened.

I walk around the Vault hall, alternating between feeling furious and between swooning. I wish I could stay furious at him. That would make everything so much easier. But as hard as I try to stay raging at him, I keep thinking about the kiss.

Ugh. I really don't need this right now.

Eli's POV

As I run back to the room of the battle, I attempt to shake the thoughts out of my head so that I can focus on the battle.

But as hard as I try, I keep thinking about what happened in the "Vaults." The impulse that I acted on, though I should no by now not to act on impulse. Impulse is what got me into this mess. The impulse, no the compulsion I felt all those years ago to turn a girl named "serpent" into a vampire.

I burst through the doors, immediately leaping into the fray, easily taking the heads of two vampires who attempt to attack me.

I run up to a large semicircle of guards that are protecting Nukpana, the only thing keeping Alec and Jane from incapacitating enemy vampires. I easily tear my way through, alternating between engulfing them in flames, lifting them, and ripping their heads off. I reach Nukpana quickly, and I am about to leap at her when she whirls around to face me.

"Bella! Shield Eli!" Edward calls.

My head explodes in pain, but soon it is gone, and I quickly take out Nukpana, nodding to the members of the Voltouri guard.

Now the fun can really begin.

I find Tylla and fight beside her.

"You don't need to do this," she says.

"Why not?" I ask.

"This is why."

The vampire she was just fighting crumbles to the ground. It doesn't appear as though he is in any pain, but yet he sunk to the ground, allowing Tylla to destroy him in about five seconds flat.

"What did you do?"

"I shattered his bones," she says innocently.

"And how is this possible?"

"I'll explain later."

The fight continues, and then the moon shines through the windows. Tonight is the night of the full moon.

"Somebody do something with the werewolf!" I yell.

Too late. The humanoid form of the werewolf has already replaced the human form. In his eyes, the maniacal light shines through. He moves about a step before a large wolf tackles him to the ground.

"Damn it, Leah," I mutter.

Soon the only vampires left standing are Hecate and Sera, as well as an almost complete Voltouri, the Cullens, and I. The Voltouri had some very heavy losses, including Dimitri, Alec, Felix, and Jane.

I quickly tae in the numbers of the Cullens, shocked when I notice that two people are missing. I scan the room. Still no sign of them.

I see that Leah managed to beat Fen. I smile to myself, but glare at her when she looks over at me. At least our expressions match.

We quickly circle Hecate and Sera, and I see Tylla enter the circle to face them.

"How could you, Tylla?" Sera asks, pretending to be heart broken.

"If the world was launched back into the terror and chaos that existed before the Voltouri, then everything would change." She leaves it at that. I trust that she knows what she's talking about.

"Yes, it would. For the better." Sera says.

Tylla sighs and steps back into our ranks, shaking her head sadly. Alice walks over to me.

"Are you ready for what has to happen here?" She whispers. Then she walks back to her spot next to Jasper.

"I hope I am." I say to myself. Of course I know what she means. Of course I know that it is going to be one of the hardest things I'll ever have to do, one of the hardest goodbyes I'll ever have to make.

I flash forward into the center, facing Sera.

"Eli," she whispers, her bottom lip trembling. She obviously knows what is about to happen. "Please. Don't."

I step forward, slowly, bracing myself for what I am about to do, forcing myself to do it.

"I have to." And then I rip her head off, throwing it into the still burning fire pit.

I walk away, and the others quickly finish what I started.

Author's Note: Yay! The serpent is now truly dead. I almost miss her.

What will happen between Eli and Leah when they finally return to Forks?