Twilight Saga Eclipse Fanfiction

Transitionals: Eclipse

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of the other books in the Saga, they belong to Stephenie Meyer. I do use some phrases dialogue and some descriptions from the book, though, they all belong to her.

I won't take up too much of your time I know you all are excited to learn more, so this Chapter I am dedicating to everyone who is still reading this series. Thank you for your Patience.

Chapter 8

Edward stared down at the book in disbelief. "Ley lines are real?"

"Yes, but the myths and stories created by the Human and Mythical worlds are crude compared to the real deal." I took the book from Edward's hand and glanced over the words.

Rohl took over the explanations while I read. "The Ley lines wrap around the planet underneath the ground, with the raw magic of the Other world running within them."

I watched silently, letting Rohl do all of the explaining.

"With every century, another line is added, causing the wrapping around the planet to be stronger; and as the Ley lines become stronger so does the magic the people from the other world has."

Panic flashed in Edward's eyes startling me. "If the Undermining destroys the Ley lines and manages to destroy the magic what would happen to all of your magic." He turned impatiently from Rohl to me.

I took his hand to calm him but Rohl answered before I could.

"Our magic was given to us from the magic of the Other world. It is not connected though, our magic runs in our DNA. If the Other world magic is destroyed, we would still have ours, and could still pass it on to our descendants."

That helped relax Edward, thankfully; but only for a moment. "If the Undermining were able to destroy the Ley lines, would that make all of your powers weaker?"

It would seem Edward had figured that out from Rohl's words.

"Yes," Rohl paused, drawing in a shaky breath, "it would hurt the rebellion greatly."

Edward's head shook from side to side slowly, as if he was trying to figure out some difficult problem. "I don't understand, wouldn't the Undermining be affected as well?"

Rohl got up and took the book from me. He didn't move to put it back on the shelf though. Instead, he stood in front of Edward and me, his gaze holding steady. "Come, let me show you how the Ley lines work."

Edward got up, a bit eagerly and helped me to my feet. We followed Rohl out of the living room into a small room off to the side. I hadn't even noticed it was there, the door was so well hidden from view.

Rohl moved to stand behind the mahogany desk; the only piece of furniture in the small room. "At the beginning of each century a new Ley line is created, everyone born in that one-hundred years is connected to that one line. They share its strength. Any lines that come after our births gives us strength."

Placing the book on the desk, he used his magic to bring out the image of the book.

Sometimes I was envious of the people who could use the magic of the other world. They could manipulate it in a way that allowed their powers to be far greater than the others. Then again that was the point. I had always been jealous of Toby's powers, but as he pointed out, it was difficult to master the magic of the other world. It took him years of hard discipline and practice before he had his amount of control with his own magic.

"Bella?" Rohl pulled me out of my thoughts, and I blushed; embarrassed at being caught in thought.

I waved for him to continue, keeping my focus on the golden lines hovering in the air. I scooted closer to Edward and he wrapped his arm around me, giving me a curious glance.

He decided against asking whatever was on my mind, though.

Rohl tapped on one of the many overlapping lines. "The Ley lines stretch across the entire planet and they lay on top of each other. There are hundreds of ways to think of the Ley lines, but I like to consider them like a ball of rubber bands."

With a sweep of his hand, the lines formed themselves into a ball. Glowing a vibrant gold, the image looked exactly like a rubber band ball.

"The proper way of removing each band is to start with the one on top until you get to the last one; or to be more exact, the first one. The one that started it all." Rohl plucked at each line until he was left with the one remaining from the very middle of the ball.

He took the final line and glanced up at us. "This pattern is how the Undermining must destroy the Ley lines. If the lines are destroyed out of order, they become stronger." His voice turned grim. "If the Ley lines gain enough strength, no one will be able to stop the magic, and it will inevitably self-destruct, taking the entire planet with it."

Edward's grip tightened around me, then relaxed.

I glanced up at him with surprise. I expected to see worry but he was actually quite calm.

"So thinking of self-preservation, the Undermining won't try to get rid of the Ley lines out of order?" He asked thoughtfully.

"You've got it. But have you figured out how the Undermining will be affected by their plans?" Rohl kept his voice even, but there was a challenge in his eyes.

I glanced up at Edward, curious if he could figure it out with only the information he'd been given so far. I highly doubt I would have pieced all of the pieces together the way they needed to be if I hadn't already known the answer.

Edward met Rohl's piercing gaze and thought long about it. His eyes dropped to the desk eventually. "You said every century a new line is added, right?"

Rohl nodded for him to continue.

"When the Ley lines add another they become stronger and so does your kind?"

I smiled, urging him to continue. I realized that Rohl was obviously guarding his thoughts, otherwise, Edward would already know.

Edward stared at the desk, thinking hard. "So there has been a new Ley line added recently?"

My grin widened enthusiastically.

"Now that there… is a new Ley line your magic is stronger." He muttered to himself. "So you're strengthened by two Ley lines? And Anna and Cissy are strengthened by one?"

"That's right," I told him proudly.

Edward released my hand, his gaze was set on Rohl. "If that's the case then destroying the Ley lines will take away the strength you all get from them. Wouldn't the more Ley lines you're connected to mean the more strength you'll lose?"

Rohl shook his head. "No, but I can understand how you'd come to that conclusion." Flipping the pages of the book he pulled another image from it.

"That first Ley line is the important one. Its magic is connected to you, the others just strengthen you."

"But it isn't connected to you," Edward clarified.

I nodded. "Since you're not connected to it, the strength it gave you can't be taken away when it's gone. It's a gift."

Edward thought over this for a moment, then he got it. "Destroying the Ley lines only affects the one you are connected too."

I nodded, letting the rest sink in for him.

He didn't disappoint me. "So the more Ley lines you're connected to the better."

Rohl closed the book solemnly. "And since the Undermining has more of the older generations. If they destroy the Ley lines they'll be less affected by it than us."

He shook his head gravely. "On top of that, they have been trying to gain allies where ever they can."

I nodded. "We know that. They are starting to work with the very groups of people they have been out to kill for centuries."

"So what can we do?" Edward asked. He glanced around the small room with a shake of his head. "There has to be something."

Rohl nodded before meeting our gaze. "We need to prepare for war. Protecting the Ley lines must be the first priority, but there is no doubt in my mind that this war is at our doorstep. Who knows when the first battle will begin?"

A shiver crept down my back. "Phoenix will be hit first. It's their backyard, their playground."

"They shouldn't the Rebellion clear out? All of Toby's trusted friends don't they work within or around Phoenix?" Edward rested a hand on my shoulder, and he waited for me to turn to him. "If it's as bad as you two say it is, maybe…"

I took his hand in mine. "Phoenix has a strong pull to our kind. Every continent has a section of land that acts as a doorway to the other world. You don't have to use magic or gifts to transport yourself to the other world like we had to, to get here."

"The City of Phoenix as that area for North America." Rohl gestured to me than himself. "Our kind only has to step into Phoenix, think of the other world and we're there. No matter where you are in the city? And it doesn't even matter if one of your kind or the humans are around. We could vanish from right beside you and you wouldn't even comprehend it."

Edward gazed at Rohl in shock. "That's why so many of the Rebellion live in Phoenix."

"So they can get to the other world quickly," I finished for him.

Rohl ushered us out of the room. "We knew that one day we'd have to tell the Rebellion what Blue Skies is really about, and that time is now. But we will have to be careful. Only tell people who you can really trust Bella." He paused and rested a hand on my shoulder. "And please, let me know if there is something I can do to help you or Toby's girls."

The conversation had turned to a very dangerous route. I couldn't talk with Rohl about my family. That wouldn't end well.

His other hand came to rest on my opposite shoulder so we were facing each other. "I don't know how much Toby ever told you…"

"He made sure that I would be informed. He was very thorough." I fought back my emotions and straightened under his hold. "Toby left quite a bit of information for me, in fact, I'm still going through it."

Rohl released me with a nod. "So you know that he had reason to believe that the Undermining, wanted his girls?"

My anger flared and I had to pause to control it. "I do know that, he wasn't clear why though."

"Neither am I. Cissy has a rare enough power, but they have their own connectors, and Anna's gift is nothing compared to what they have." Rohl clasped his hands behind him, shaking his head.

He shook his head and glanced back up at me. "I'm sorry to bring this up Bella, but, giving the circumstances… do you know if there's a chance if the rest of your family survived?"

I bit my lip, he had finally asked the question I was hoping he wouldn't. I bowed my head and closed my eyes. I felt Edward's arm wrap around my shoulder but I ignored his comfort.

"I see," Rohl bowed his head then. "I am terribly sorry."

He showed us to the door where he pulled me into another bone crushing hug. "Call if you ever need me, Bella."

As we walked through the apartment building and out into the sunlight I could feel Edward's eyes on me. He didn't say anything until we had been transported back to the bench, back to the city of Jacksonville.

"Are you alright?" He grasped my shoulders and had me meet his gaze.

I did my best to give him a smile. "No, I'm not, but I'm trying. They wouldn't want me to waste my life wishing for them to be here. All I can do is take it day by day, soon it will get easier, and maybe one day…" I couldn't bring myself to finish.

Edward sensed correctly that I wanted to change the subject. He stuck his hand in his pocket and pulled out his stone from Phil. "I love this little thing."

A giggle escaped my lips. "It must be nice not sparkling in the sunlight."

Edward bent forward, pressing his forward against mine. "Come on, let's go home."

I nodded. "Okay, but first, I need to talk to Phil and Gi. They're family and they need to know about Blue Skies."

Edward smiled and nodded in agreement. "Alright, but then we are getting on a plane to go home."

"Agreed."

Author's Note

Hey everyone, I really hope you guys liked this chapter.

Just a heads up I'm skipping over talking with Phil and Gi, because next chapter Bella and Edward are going to give the same talk with Charlie and the Cullens.

So who guessed that the Ley lines were the only myth that the was accidentally told by the Other world? Did anyone see that coming?

What were your thoughts about Rohl? Did you like him, did you not? Would you like to see more of him?

Interesting fact about Rohl, he is a special character I created for one reason and one reason only. Since then he grew into a really cool character, that I absolutely love.

If you can guess the original reason why I created Rohl, I will dedicate a chapter to you, and anyone who has a fanfiction account I will send a PM (Private Message) a short preview of a scene that will be in Transitionals: Breaking Dawn. Guesses can be in the form of Reviews or PMs.

I really hope you all like this chapter, and I would like to thank you all for your patience.

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