Renesmee Cullen and the Locket of Michael

Chapter 7: Complete Chaos

The weather grew warm as April came around. The grass was very green, the trees were blooming and Renemee hunted at night like usual only she brought Willow and Angel along. "Do you always hunt in the Forbidden Forest?" Willow asked as they walked through the thick woods toward the lake. Renesmee nodded, found her prey and crouched down like a cat. "Ooh, kinda reminds me of Miss Kitty Fantistico back in college."

"Miss Kitty who?" Angel asked looking confused. Willow explained that, back in college, she and her old friend Tara adopted a cat named Miss Kitty Fantastico. "Ah. Renesmee, be careful, okay?" But Renesmee was gone in a flash and was now drinking deep from a deer she caught. "I didn't know vampires like her could go that fast."

"You should see Alice," Renesmee said after finishing her hunt. "I barely caught up with her when she hunted back in Forks." Angel laughed and followed behind her and Willow until Renesmee stopped dead in her tracks, her ears perked. There was a large bull walking on two hooves and carrying a large weapon. "GET SOME HELP! NOW!" Renesmee shouted and Angel and Willow ran off as the bull swiped at Renesmee, who dodged the attack and countered with a right-hook to its jaw. The bull roared with anger, its red eyes narrowed. "You don't want to mess with me, you big bully!"

"Oh, I think I do, my dear," the bull said in a gravelly voice and smiled showing its sharp fangs. Seeing the fangs, Renesmee realized she was dealing with a Moloch vampire. "I have been watching you for some time now and you have become a worthy adversary."

"And you're becoming quite stupid," Renesmee retorted. "I'm not your average girl, you know." The bull's eyes widened slightly and started laughing when she pulled out her wand. "I'm a vampire, a human and a witch all at once. You dealt with the vampire part of me, but now it's time you dealt with the witch." She concentrated on the bull's chest and cried, "VERMILLIUS!"The Moloch vampire shrieked and covered its eyes when the large orb of green energy Renesmee conjured exploded and an electric charge shot through his body and ran in another direction. Renesmee ran out of the woods, grabbed Angel and Willow and they headed back to the castle.

"I just fought a Moloch!" Renesmee told Rose in the common room late that night. "I was hunting with Willow and Angel and a Moloch attacked me. I used some martial arts Mr. Giles taught me, then I used the Vermillius spell Professor Lupin had us practice during the first week of school." Rose was surprised that both the Moloch vampires were real and that her best friend actually fought one in person. "The Moloch said it's been watching me for some time and I've become a worthy adversary."

"What if your locket has enough power to take the Moloch out?" James asked from the stairway and Renesmee turned to stare at him with a puzzled look. "Think about it, Nessie. The Moloch is after the locket for something, right?" She nodded. "What if he's trying to destroy it so you don't put the Sword of Angels together?"

"That might explain things," said Rose, "but how are we going to protect the locket from destruction? Uncle Harry sure won't be able to go up against a powerful vampire like that and neither will Dad. I guess Renesmee's the only one who can stop it."

"But," Renesmee said grinning, "we have to find out who the vampire is so I can kill him." It hit her like a ton of bricks. "Albus was acting weird lately. When the portrait of Professor Snape talked bad about your dad, James, Albus didn't even retort. And there's also the fact that Albus was acting totally weird at dinner the other night. He even said that Scorpius Malfoy was talking with Professor Marlowe early this morning and not breaking eye contact."

James, trying to figure out where all this was going said, "Are you saying my little brother is under the thrall of a Moloch vampire?"

"Not a Moloch, James, the Moloch." Renesmee corrected him. "When I went hunting one night, Albus came after me and, when I asked where he was going, he said he had to talk with Professor Longbottom about an essay."

"That's odd," James said tapping his chin, "Albus is dead dreadful at Herbology." Renesmee nodded. "You didn't answer my question. D'you think that Al is being controlled by Moloch?"

"Definitely and we'll use this information against Moloch." Renesmee said nodding. "At first I thought Scorpius was under Moloch's thrall, but I was wrong. I think it's time I told Mr. Giles, Spike, Angel and Willow about all of this. They need to know." Without another word, Renesmee headed toward the library and was going to tell Mr. Giles what happened in the forest but Angel and Willow had already explained. "So, what do you think, Mr. Giles? Does this sound really weird or what?"

"Yes, Miss Cullen, it certainly does sound weird, but I think we had this all wrong." Mr. Giles said uncertainly. "You see, a Moloch vampire only kills for fun, but I believe it was a Ba'al who sought out his prey-you-and killed Professor Macmillan months ago. The Moloch may just be a decoy to single you out." He opened the book Angel showed her and read the passage about the Ba'al. "The Ba'al are greedy vampires and, when they see something shiny like a coin or a piece of jewelry, they will attack." He closed the book and said, "The Moloch that attacked you in the forest tonight may just be a decoy for the Ba'al to find and kill you himself. Professor Marlowe may be a Moloch vampire, but I am dead sure the Ba'al is the leader, probably the brains behind the operation as well."

"What if all three vampires are working together, Giles?" Angel asked. "What do we do?"

"We get rid of the bloodlines before anyone else dies in this castle, Angel," Mr. Giles said with a wry grin. "There is one sure way to kill each of the bloodlines. The best way to kill a Ba'al is to chop off its head, place its body within a sealed case and bury the head deep into the ground. To kill a Moloch, you cut off its head, burn the body and scatter the parts into an ocean or river and to kill a Belial vampire is a bit more horrific than the other two. You must hang the Belial by its feet, drained of blood and its throat must be cut by a sword made of silver. The only sword I know made of silver is the sword of Godric Gryffindor, which was made by goblins over two thousand years ago." Mr. Giles flicked his ash wand and the book flew back into its place on a shelf.

"I'll keep those methods in mind, Mr. Giles," Renesmee said nodding, "and for now, I'm going to bed. I could use some sleep." Before she left, however, she hugged Angel, then Spike and headed out the door leaving the two older vampires stunned. When Renesmee entered her dormitory, she was completely surprised to see Albus going through her trunk. She drew her wand and said, "Albus Severus Potter, what are you doing in my trunk?" Albus closed the trunk quickly and turned to face her. "Answer me!"

"I...I needed your notes for Potions and you weren't around so..." Albus stammered.

"I don't keep my notes in my trunk, Albus," Renesmee said angrily. "They're in my school bag with my Potions book!" She pulled Albus out of the girls' dormitory by his arm and slammed him against a wall. "Trust me, Albus, you don't want to get on my bad side. I am the daughter of a vampire and a human and I can hurt you if I have to. The next time I see you near my trunk, I will hurt you." Albus gulped, opened the door to the boys' dormitory and ran inside. Renesmee slammed the girls' dormitory door shut and, with a flick of her wand, locked the trunk and cast a few protection spells around it. "What is with him?" she seethed. "I'm going to have a talk with James, then I'm going to talk with Angel tomorrow."