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Without further ado, here is the final chapter of Blood and Power....

CHAPTER 18

EPOV

"Nothing like a full moon, chilling wind, and a good fight, huh?"

I turned to see the eldest of the Ipswich coven members beside me, his eyes set straight in front of us. He was correct. The moon was full and round with light, shadowing us with at least a glimmer of hope. The wind had picked up in an eerie manner that told me it had nothing to do with Mother Nature herself.

"You know, she's in love with you. Haven't seen that smile since…," he paused mid-sentence and cleared his throat hesitantly before continuing. "…since our mother was alive."

I nodded. It was hard for them to speak of Renee Danvers, something I understood very well. I too lost my parents, my only biological relatives before I became a cold, heartless creature. For years, I wandered this earth with only my vampire family to keep me sane. That was until the angel known as Isabella Danvers entered my existence. "I love her too. More than anything in this universe."

He nodded as if confirming my feelings for his sister. "Good. So you know that if you hurt her in any way, I won't hesitate to rip you a new one?"

Despite the threat, I smirked. It showed true bravery and love for him to threaten a vampire. But I was so glad that my angel had protectors for when I was away. Although I would never hurt Bella, I took his words to my un-beating heart. "I would willingly let you."

The silver Mustang halted in front of a rundown barn of some sort. Pieces of paint were peeling here and there and parts of the roof had fallen in. I threw Caleb a curious look and he shrugged. "This…," he ushered towards the monument in front of us with a wave of his hand. "…used to be a courthouse ages back. It's the old Tibit's barn. Hasn't been used in a while."

"What makes you think that they'll be here?"

"A feeling," he muttered just as the rest of our cavalry arrived. He pulled his cell out of his pocket and dialed a number. A voice picked up on the receiving line that I instantly recognized as Bella. My mood picked up and an eager grin spread across my face. I must have looked childish because Caleb chuckled at my reaction before continuing to speak with Bella. After my angel wished her brother a happy birthday and Sarah gave her own personal message, Caleb closed the phone and turned to all of us.

Emmett whistled lowly. "Look at this place. If someone would have told me we'd be playing with barn animals, I would have saved room for dinner."

Caleb looked disturbed while the rest of us sighed at my brother's stupidity. "I feel the energy. Complete negative," Caleb informed. "There here."

We broke into small groups so that we would have the advantage of attacking from any side. Caleb, Carlisle, and I took the front while Emmet and Jasper preoccupied the left side where they would enter through a large window. Esme and Rosalie took the right side where another window awaited.

Although I should have been more focused on the fight that would soon take place, my mind wandered with worry to Bella. I knew that my love could hold her own in a battle, but it did nothing to ease the emptiness of not having her near.

"Get your head in the fight, Edward," Jasper ordered firmly through his mind. Always the military soldier. I took my brother's advice and shook my head to clear my thoughts so only thoughts of destroying Chase and his savage accomplices lingered. The worry of Bella left me and anxiousness to get back to her consumed me.

We advanced inside the building which was rusty and unstable with age. If the fight became too much, I knew this monument would surely collapse. I eyed my surroundings, seeing nothing but follicles of hay and other pieces that were attached to this place. Although I couldn't see or smell them, I knew our enemies were here.

"Have you come prepared to die?" a malicious voice taunted, echoing through the dark, wooden walls. A female cackle followed suit.

Our eyes roamed rapidly around, trying to find some evidence of where our foes could be. All of a sudden, a dark silhouette of a sleeping form appeared front and center before us. The scent was familiar.

As if moved by God himself, the moon casted it's shimmering light through the window over the motionless body. "SARAH!" Caleb shouted as realization dawned on all of us. He tried to make a run towards her. Immediately fire surrounded the very place Sarah now floated over. I watched closely. She seemed fine. No signs of fear or pain. In fact, she appeared to be in a deep slumber.

Another laugh echoed through the dark and Chase appeared within the following second. My eyes narrowed at this bastard. He wore a smirk like the cocky son of a bitch he was as he stood in front of the flames. "Happy Birthday, Caleb. You're finally up in the big leagues," he said with dripping sarcasm.

Caleb growled, a sound that could resemble any vampire. He was trembling with his rage. I could understand why. If it were Bella in Sarah's place, nothing would be able to stop me from causing destruction.

My father being the coolest and calmest, stepped forward and placed a gentle, restraining hand on Caleb's trembling shoulder, yet his eyes were fixed solely on the enemy. "If we can avoid fighting, we will," Carlisle started. "Just release the girl."

A gust of wind blew in and suddenly James and Victoria appeared on either side of Chase. "I don't think that's going to happen," James mocked, his eyes dark and a sinister smirk on his face.

"Well we're not opposed to the alternative either," another voice boomed. Emmett and Jasper had joined us; something I had failed to notice. I glanced to my right to see that my mother and sister had already entered as well.

Chase chuckled. "You think the numbers are in your favor?"

"I wouldn't be expecting the rest of your posse to join," James informed with a cold laugh.

"It's funny because I could say the same about your dark haired friend," a chirpy voice joined in.

We all glanced up to see Alice leap from the left window and landed gracefully below. A sly smile was on her pixie face. Jasper looked instantly relieved and wasted no time in wrapping his arm around his wife's waist as she took her place beside him.

Wait! If Alice was here, then where was Bella?

"She's fine, Edward," my small sister informed me through her mind. I let out a breath and shifted my eyes back to the front.

"What do you mean?" Victoria hissed.

"I mean," Alice began with a sweet smile. "He doesn't play too well with fire."

Chase stepped forward, countered by Caleb. We were all tense, anticipating what was next to come. Chase sneered and made the first move without even moving. The Earth shook and rumbled as what appeared to be a huge shockwave was sent towards us. Caleb lifted his hand and an even larger force field appeared in front of us, blocking the attack.

"We have to take out James and Victoria," Jasper thought.

"Chase is what's giving the other two strength. Maybe by eliminating their source, we will be ale to defeat them in their own game," Carlisle's mind voiced.

I agreed with both my brother and my father. Without Chase, we would be able to destroy the other two vampires without any interference.

"How are we supposed to get the poor girl out of here?" Esme thought.

I had almost forgotten that one of my angel's new friends was still a factor. None of us could walk through fire without combusting into flames. It was nearly impossible.

"5, 4, 3, …," a voice interrupted my thoughts.

Why the hell was Alice counting down?

That's when we saw it.

Well… more like saw her.

My angel.

She floated down from the ceiling through an opening that hadn't appeared there before. We all watched in awe. She caught us staring and placed a finger on her lips to quiet us since the enemies were unaware of her arrival.

So that's what Alice was waiting for!

Bella landed gracefully on the pedestal where Sarah lay floating between the flames. Her eyes drifted to Alice and she nodded as if confirming something. I watched with anxiousness, waiting to run and hold her in my arms.

"What is she going to do?" Rosalie thought; however her tone was not hostile, merely curious.

My family and I watched, making sure Chase, Victoria, and James didn't take notice any notice of Bella. How was it they couldn't sense her?

She must have put a sensory protector around herself for this particular reason. She closed her gorgeous, chocolate colored eyes and appeared to be concentrating. Slowly and painfully I watched as fire engulfed her slender form bit by bit.

She was revving herself up, preparing. Her eyes popped back open and met with mine. I'm sure my eyes were dark and filled with love and worry. She gave me a small, sweet smile before walking through the flames surrounding Sarah. I almost jumped out of my skin and moved forward to stop her but my sister's voice interrupted me.

"No, Edward. She knows what she's doing. Why else would she cover herself with fire?" Alice informed.

I blew out an unneeded breath. It was amusing how much I inhaled air when I didn't even need to breathe. Bella did that to me. She made my breath catch and my dead heart pound every time without even trying.

Alice was right though. Bella was an intelligent girl. She was the only one of us who wouldn't be affected by the fire. Only she could save her friend and the person meant for her brother.

Through the fire we could see Bella trying to maneuver Sarah's body out of the fire. Once she realized it was near impossible with the flames in the way, she went to work on vanquishing the fire. I watched in awe as she waved her small, dainty hand over the cackling flames as they slowly relinquished bit by bit. James and Victoria were still too dense and wrapped up in the protection field Caleb had built in front of us, but Chase seemed more aware.

Slowly, yet somewhat maliciously, he spun around. His pitch black eyes connected with my Bella's. My sweet love didn't seem the bit phased. She was all the more determined.

I was already preparing to charge at Chase and kill him before he laid a deathly hand on Bella. Just as he was getting ready to launch his attack, he was hit from behind with what seemed like a shockwave. I turned to see Chase looking more deadly.

Impressive.

"There are two women you never fuck with. One is Sarah," Caleb stated with a hard tone. "And the other is Bella."

Chase snarled and leaped off the platform, taking a more noticeable battle stance. Chase countered the act. James followed to back up his "son" while Victoria stalked towards my Bella. I snarled warningly at the bitchy redhead letting her know that if she touched one hair on Bella's head, I'd make her suffer before she left this world completely.

My family was ready. Emmett cracked his knuckles and gave James an evil smirk. Jasper's mind was in full battle mode, going over strategies to make this quick and painful. Carlisle and Esme, the least violent of us all, were even looking for this to be done with. I took a stepped forward to make my way to Bella but was blocked by the bitchy redhead. I snarled once more which caused James to snap his attention towards me.

His cold, blood red eyes met mine for a minute until it was broken by Jasper, Emmett, and Alice all surrounding him. I was thankful for my siblings; no doubt in my mind that they would make sure the job was done. I felt a familiar presence at my side and turned to see Rosalie, her eyes a dark, determined topaz color. "Let's get this done with," she said firmly to which I gave a simple nod. Although she would deny it in a human heartbeat, my eldest sister was slowly starting to warm up to my angel.

We advanced on Victoria like the predators we were destined to be. My eyes quickly flickered to my own personal angel but she was busy simmering down the fire. One arm was firmly wrapped around her unconscious friend's waist while a hand held tightly onto the other girls. Before I could blink, she vanished into thin air with Sarah in tow.

A fight between vampires was like an aggressive dance; quick, coordinated, and graceful. When your "partner" strikes, you counter that strike with your own move. Humans might have found this beautiful in a way. But to us, it was all about the kill.

Rosalie and I fought Victoria, gaining bits and pieces of her. To my surprise, she was actually skilled in the art of combat. If she wasn't, I would have ripped her apart by now. Through my mind, I could see the battle with James quite vividly. Jasper and Emmett were enjoying themselves and were so close to finishing the job. Carlisle, Alice, and Esme were trying to help Caleb, but it was nearly impossible. Chase was not just a vampire, but a magical being as well. He contained more power than any living person on this Earth. Even Caleb had to put effort behind his newly ascended gifts.

A loud piercing roar broke through the tense air. In my mind, I could see the now ripped up corpse of James.

"NOOOOOOOOO!" Victoria wailed. "James!"

Jasper and Emmett tossed the pieces into a fire that Alice had kindled and as they did so, Victoria turned and ran at lightning speed.

"Wait, here," I ordered Rosalie. "I'll go." I took off like a bat out of hell after Victoria. I was the fastest of my family so gaining speed on her was not a problem to me. Yet just as I was about to pounce on her, she vanished. I sniffed the air where her scent lingered.

However, she was nowhere to be found.

I returned back to the old courthouse where my family awaited. They were circling around Chase, preparing to kill. Caleb and Chase were still sending magic each other's way.

"She escaped?" my father questioned. I nodded shamefully. I shouldn't have let Victoria escape that easily. If she ever came back with recruits to finish us all off, it would be my fault and my fault alone.

"You may have numbers and ascension on your side, but you forget that I've been playing this game longer than you have!" Chase spat.

"Maybe," Caleb replied with a small smirk. "But you don't have the power of fire on your side." He nodded behind Chase and we all turned to see my love, my angel standing on the now empty platform with a cute smirk on her face.

"Bon voyage," she said, before her whole body was engulfed in flames. She waved a hand at Chase who soon mirrored her as he too was covered from head to toe in the same element.

But unlike Bella, he was every bit affected by it as he combusted into pieces, screaming and cursing.

"Bella!" Caleb called. I turned to see the panic-stricken face of my love.

"Caleb!" she called, her frightened voice breaking me. "I can't stop!"

"What do we do?!" I yelled to my father and her brother. There was no way I was going to lose my Bella to herself! I moved towards her but was stopped by her dainty hand raised in the air.

"No, Edward. I can't…I won't hurt you," she said sadly. I felt punched in the stomach. I didn't care if the flames surrounding her ate at my flesh. All I needed was her in my arms. We would vanish together. Her eyes were so full of pain and sadness as well as regret and shame.

"Bella breathe," her brother instructed. "Try to concentrate on staying calm."

"I…I can't," she stuttered. "Everybody leave."

"What?" Various murmurs echoed around the room including my own. There was no way in hell I was leaving.

"I said leave NOW!" she shouted. "I need to push it to it's farthest in order for me to consume it."

My family was hesitant but followed orders. Caleb and I weren't so obedient. "Bella, I can't leave you. I need to be here for back up."

"Caleb, only I can handle this. It's not something you can just out with water."

Caleb sighed and bowed his head before slowly apparating out. I stood alone, staring at the only female I've ever been in love with.

"Please, Edward. Please," she pleaded.

"Bella,"

"I'll be fine, Edward. I just need to do this."

Knowing that I wouldn't be able to win this time, I allowed my body to turn away and wait outside with the others.

A/N: So I know what most of you are probably thinking. About damn time, right? I know, I know! My life has been one busy hell hole but that's no excuse. It was wrong of me to keep you all waiting. Anyways, this is the final chapter! What do you guys think? Yay? Nay? There will be an epilogue which will be posted much quicker since I've aleady started writing it.

Also, there is something you all should know. Most of you will probably hate me when the epilogue is posted because it's not what you expect. But bare in mind that I am writing a sequel which will be out soon since I've been working diligently on that as well. So don't fret my loves! This is NOT the end! Never the end!!!

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