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My only excuse is that I postponed putting up this chapter because I wanted to post it up at the same time I posted up my new story.
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Chapter 21: The Fight Begins

3rd POV

Suddenly, two loud shrieks emitted themselves into the woods.

Nyte opened his eyes to the sound and was shocked to see that his captor has disintegrated. The second shriek had come from Victoria.

"How did… how – " she stuttered, looking quite shocked.

Nyte grinned evilly to himself. My elements are back, baby! He took a defensive crouch and began to growl at Victoria. With a snap of his fingers, the two other vampires flew towards him. Nyte grabbed a hold of them and they disintegrated just like his previous captor had. Dimitri and Ritz were immediately at his side, taking on the same crouching position. Evil thinking clouded Nyte's eyes and mind, making him the true Prince of Death he really was. The family hardly ever saw this side of Nyte, so when Dimitri and Ritz realized this, they knew that Victoria is going to be in some really deep shit. Victoria began to look left and right, backing away with panic and fear dancing in her eyes.

"There's no one to pick up the slack for you anymore. So bring it on… bitch," Nyte licked his lips and pounced on Victoria. She started to run away but Nyte wasn't going to let her go that easily. "No one, and I mean no one messes with my family and threatens my mate," he roared.

Dimitri looked at Ritz and tipped his head towards the house, telling Ritz to go get some reinforcements. Ritz nodded and sped back to the house. Dimitri continued to follow Nyte. Dimitri, however, still does not have any access to his elements. Dimitri didn't like the feeling of being helpless but he figures that if anyone was to kill Victoria easily, Nyte would be their best bet. He could see a blur of black and red in fron of him. He sped up and was able to catch up to Nyte, who was still in his clouded thinking.

Ritz was stopped by a few of the Pack, but after realizing who he was, the Pack let him go. Ritz arrived at the house in a record of twenty seconds. Slamming the front door open, Ritz was met by multiple pairs of worried eyes.

"Ritz!" Nix exclaimed, throwing herself into her mate's arms. Ritz took a moment to bury his face into Nix's hair, smelling her comforting scent wash over him before turning back to the matter at hand.

Finally realizing that he was not along, Xen's eyes widened in panic and terror. "Where's Nyte? Where is he?" she shrieked.

"And Dimitri?"

"There's no time to explain. We need to go, now!" He said hastily. The family and the Pack knew fully well that they were not ready. However, whether or not they were ready, the fight was now. Everyone get ready and stood, ready to follow Ritz. "Sam, tell the others to stay where they are and to follow us once we pass them," he ordered. Sam nodded and phased along with the rest of the Pack. Ritz finally turned to Bella. "We need you Bella. You're the most important person in this fight. You are never to be alone. Do you understand?" Ritz demanded.

Bella looked over at Flame and linked their fingers together. Flame gave her a nod. "Understood," she replied. Flame took a deep breath and relished in the feeling of Bella's touch. He never wanted to lose her.

"Angel," Damien said, "Tell the wolves that no matter what they need to be surrounding all of us. If we have any chance of staying under Bella's shield, they need to be around us so that Bella can use them as guidelines for her shield."

Angel nodded and proceeded to do just that. With that last statement, everyone sped out of the house, following Ritz. While they were running, Xen sped up to meet Ritz's pace.

"Where is he?" she whispered.

"Him and Dimitri are following Victoria," Ritz answered, loud enough for Zephy to also hear. "DImitri doesn't have any of his elements but Nyte does. He's going to be alright, Xen. He's kind of in Death mode right now," he explained. Xen nodded in understanding before moving to run by Zephy's side.

Brown and green streaks flew past the Environs and the Pack. The wind was blowing hard into their faces, causing a rather uncomfortable prickling sensation. The wolves' fur blew along the wind but their paws thudded against the dirty ground. They managed to regroup with Jacob, Paul, Leah, and Embry quickly. After regrouping with them, Damien and Zephy led the group, using the earth and wind as their guides.

Along the middle of the group, Flame and Bella were running side by side with their hands still linked together. Flame just couldn't find it in himself to let go of Bella just yet. He wanted to feel the security that he feels when he is near her. Even with her hair blowing all over her face, Flame still thought that she looked beautiful. As if sensing his thoughts, Bella turned to him and squeezed his hand, giving him a small smile.

"We'll be okay," Bella assured him. He nodded and leaned over to kiss her. Even though it only lasted about a second, it felt like it meant everything to the bother of them. They shared one more loving look before facing their fate.

They all caught sight of Nyte and DImitri's figures in front of them. The two were in a crouched position and the family and the Pack could hear their growls. The group immediately stood by DImitri and Nyte.

Zen had sighed in relief. She cautiously took hold of one of Nyte's hands. Nyte whipped his head to face her, his currently blacked-out eyes glaring into hers. Zen nearly flinched at the sight of his eyes but managed to contain herself.

Xen gave his hand a gentle squeeze and whispered, "I never got to that I love you." The black in Nyte's eyes began to recede, returning Nyte's eyes back to normal. Nyte staggered back a bit, breaking him out of his reverie. Upon noticing Xen, Nyte threw his arms around her, hugging her to him. Xen began to break out into sobs.

"Shhh…" Nyte cooed. He pulled back and looked into her eyes. "I love you too," he whispered, "I'm okay. We're okay." Xen nodded and gripped Nyte tighted to her.

To their left, Zephy and Dimitri were also reuniting.

"Awww… isn't that sweet?" a voice taunted them, "Already saying you're goodbyes?"

"Lilith," Damien whispered, not believing the sight in front of him, "You're supposed to be dead." The woman, Lilith, let out a harsh laugh.

"And you're supposed to be extinct," she retorted.

"Who is she?" Bella whispered to Flame. Flame gave her a very worried look.

Lilith whipped her head to look at the child who had the audacity to disgrace her. "Who am I? Who am I?" she mocked with rage. "I am Lilith, the Creator of vampires! How dare you not know who I am?" she yelled.

Bella, the brave soul, simply shrugged as if she didn't care. This only fueled Lilith's anger. "You, Elementals, are not more superior than me! I rule over you! I am the mother of all vampires!" she declared.

As if on cue, about five hundred vampires emerged from behind her. "You're the Shield," Damien finally realized.

Lilith put a nasty grin on her face. "Of course, I offer my services to any of my children in need," she replied. Suddenly, a questioning look came upon her face. "Speaking of which, where is my beloved Victoria?"

At this question, Nyte smirked. "Dead," he deadpanned, also intending the pun. "You see? One touch from me and she disappeared just like that. Would you like me to do the same to you?" he asked, his eyes darkening at the thought.

"You're elements don't work on me, boy," Lilith snarled back. Nyte met the eyes of the Pack, his family, and lastly, Bella, who gave him a nod.

"Wanna bet?" he growled.

Nyte took the first attack and the others followed after him. Nyte zoomed past the vampires, his hands grabbing as many of them as he could. By the end of the first ten seconds, he'd already killed as many as fifteen vampires. By his side, Xen summoned lightning and made it collide with the ground. An explosion sounded out. A good twenty vampires that surrounded the collision flew back. Flame immediately lit up the vampires that were knocked to the ground. He had also surrounded a group of vampires by a ring of fire. Zephy summoned a tornado that tore through a large group of vampires heading their way.

"Nice," Flame grinned.

"It's my specialty," Zephy replied with a smirk.

Terra and Dimitri fought side by side, using the earth to trap the vampires while Nyte disintegrated them. Long, sturdy vines curled out from beneath the ground and latched onto a vampire's legs. Soon, another vine curled around its arms, making is immobile. Nyte sped past them and by the time Terra and Dimitri blinked, the vampire was gone. Ritz and Nixie were also fighting together. They would freeze the vampires while Jenny and Damien crushed the, effectively blowing the vampires up into pieces. Ritz had turned around and froze a vampire's leg, immobilizing it. He angrily tore off its head and chucked it towards Flame. And so, a head on fire was flying through the battlefield. Nyte would have made a joke about it if only the situation wasn't so serious.

Angel, on the other hand, was using a different strategy. He would force the vampires to fight each other. It made it easier for him to rip their heads off. Surprisingly, Angel was fighting along with the wolves. They kept communication through their minds, warning each other and giving out pointers.

The Pack was attacking the vampires in a circle formation, always making sure that they were surrounding every single one of the Environs. Jake emitted a long growl before attacking a vampire that looked closely like Edward Cullen.

Jake trapped the vampire beneath him, tearing away its head away from his body. He felt satisfaction in that particular kill. The wolves continued to dismember as many vampires as they could. This was the most action they've received in almost a year and they planned to milk the battle for all that it's worth.

Bella was also fighting but she stayed near Flame. Just as he was worried about her, she was worried about him. Bella did a combination of things that everyone else was doing. She would kill them with one touch, like Nyte was doing, freeze her opponents, tie them up, put them on fire, etc. However, Bella put most of her energy in keeping the Shield over the family and the Pack. Thirty minutes into the fight, they had already managed to kill more than two thirds of the army. Bella looked to where Lilith was and saw her panicking. Quickly, Lilith escaped into the shadows.

No! Bella screamed to herself. She took a glance at Flame's direction. Screw it! Right when Flame wasn't looking, Bella took after Lilith.

Bella used her Earth element to keep track of Lilith. When they were about a mile away from the fight, Lilith suddenly turned around and snarled at Bella, her sharp fangs showing. Bella took a step in Lilith's direction, challenging her.

"You're not getting away," Bella hissed, "I refuse to let you."

"You and your family's elements may work on those vampires even if they're under my Shield, but they'll never work on me," Lilith growled.

Bella smirked, skirting around Lilith. "Who said anything about using my elements? I plan on killing you the old-fashioned way," she snarled before attacking.

"Bella? Are you okay?" Flame called out, looking over his shoulder while he put several vampires on fire. No one answered him so he turned around quickly. Bella was nowhere in sight. Flame's eyes widened at the realization that Bella was missing. "Shit! Bella? Bella?" he yelled with unadulterated anger running through his very bones. If Lilith does anything to her… He let out a loud snarl and before he knew it, his whole body was on fire. He tore through the remaining vampire in a rampage. He'd rip the vampires' heads off, ultimately setting it on fire at his touch. The others steered clear of him. They knew that Flame was a man on a mission. After going through a massive crowd of vampires, Flame immediately started searching for Bella. He just wished he wasn't too late.

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