Hey guys! Sorry for leaving you at such an agonizing cliffy last chapter, so I'll just get straight to it. Important note at the bottom! Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight. This chapter's song is called Viva La Vida by Coldplay…

It was the wicked and wild wind

Blew down the doors to let me in

Shattered windows and the sound of drums

People couldn't believe what I'd become

Revolutionaries wait

For my head on a silver plate

Just a puppet on a lonely string

Oh who would ever want to be king?

Forks, Washington, 2008
Isabella Marie Whitlock Mason Cullen POV

I grunted when Victoria slammed my head against the tree's trunk. Her snarling echoed over the snow covered meadow, making forest creatures scurry away. I growled, sounding more like a mountain lion than a vampire. Nevertheless it was quiet terrifying and Victoria even flinched.

Using her distracted state as an advantage, I grasped her upper arms and hauled her body over my head and into another tree. She landed near the top and perched herself on one of the branches, her face flashing down in fury to meet mine.

I launched myself at the tree and shoved it with all my might, creating a loud groaning sound before the stump snapped and the tree toppled over, taking down other willowing plants in its process.

Victoria skidded out from underneath the mass of green and whipped around to charge at me. I ran towards her and we collided in the center, though her force was more powerful than mine and I stumbled backwards and landed on the ground.

I knew from my time in the wars that being pinned down was vital. If I remained down for more than three seconds, I could very well lose my head. Because three seconds was all this rage filled vampire needed to make me ash.

I fisted my hand and launched it towards her face. I pounded in her flesh repeatedly until her hand shot out and attempted to wrap around my neck to gain access for a bite. I uttered a massive snarl and flipped us so that she was now beneath my shaking body.

The rage and adrenaline coursed through me like electrolytes would for a heart. It gave me a sense of power and endowment to see fear flash in her vibrant eyes. I leaned in closer and unclenched my teeth, letting loose a feral hiss right before her eyes. I bathed in her terror, for it encouraged the fight within me.

I fisted her long strands of curls and pulled her head up. I then shoved her face into the rock lying next to us, satisfied when I heard her scream of pain and the loud crack of her face literally chipping off. She snarled and unexpectedly punched me so hard; I flew backwards into the snow.

She was by my side in a second and had her long fingers wrapped tightly around my neck. Her hand was shaking in terror, rage, and vigor. I could easily detect the spider web strewn from her left eye to her center chin, the damage I inflected when I planted her face in that ice coated rock.

I snarled in her face and her teeth clenched near my ear. I grabbed her arm with both my hands and pried her claws from my splintering neck. I fell from midair and landed silently on my feet, my hands still clasping her arm.

I twisted it painfully until I heard the sound of shredding metal. Victoria shrieked loudly, making the mountain near us shake. I was slightly worried about an avalanche, not that it would cause damage to either of us. I just didn't want to lose this bitch.

I stumbled backwards and looked at my right arm. My fist was still wrapped tightly around the dismembered limb. I had torn off her right arm, making this fight differ for my benefit.

A sickeningly sweet smirk danced around my lips as I submerged my humanity and stalked forward towards my prey.

"You little bitch!" Victoria snarled as she glared up from underneath her long black lashes. I narrowed my eyes at her and lowered my voice, "Honey, I've been called plenty worse by my own sisters."

Victoria screamed and charged me. I giggled in anticipation and crouched, awaiting her fury. A sudden burst of confidence filled me, considering I had already torn off one of her limbs.

Victoria threw a fist at my face and I leaned back to avoid the hit. I knocked her body to the ground and quickly crawled on top of her. I clawed at her already disarrayed face, creating more indents and scars. She did nail me a few times and I now have a bruise on my left cheek from when she punched me and a bite mark nearing my shoulder.

"You've got spunk, kid. I like a good challenge." She sadistically chuckled, her eyes flashing with vengeance and violence. I gasped slightly when I saw her eyes quickly turn black. The rage building beneath her irises made her eyes turn the color of hard coal. I visibly was shaken. She looked like the fucking minion of the anti-Christ!

"Trust me" I snarled in her face as she tightened her hold around my forearms. I bashed her face once more into the snow and spoke in a teasing tone, "You're just a wannabe newborn leader. I've had to put up with the real deals, and even they're just a bunch of cowards."

"Oh really?" She sneered and reached back to grab a fistful of my hair and rip my body from hers. I flew backwards into a tree but quickly rushed back into action by charging at her and grasping her raised fist. "I seemed to take down your husband easier than your leaders attempted to."

I froze as shock hit my like…like an angry vampires fist. I flew into another tree but this time remained down for a few seconds. My other leaders? Kara and Maria? Why would they hurt my husband? Edward….

NO!

A shriek ripped through my lungs, making the snow from the mountains billow down and cascade towards us. A small tremor wracked the earth and my body shriveled in on itself. Victoria stopped moving and just stood in front of me, obviously thrown off from my loud howl of pain. She was unsure of what to do, thinking I had possibly just given up out of my grief.

Suddenly I shot from the ground and had Victoria by her neck in the air, though she was taller than me. Her feet dangled from under her and her hands clasped around my arms, trying to pry them away. I just tightened my firm grip.

"What did you do?" I screamed, shaking her roughly. Her eyes found mine and they squinted in both pain and determination. She didn't answer me, only laughed in my face. I had enough of this fight. I needed to end her sorry existence…now. Right now.

I lifted her as high as my arms could reach and hurled her body back down to the ground, creating a crater in the soft snow. I lifted both my hands over my head, feeling the power rage inside of me with furious vitality.

Victoria squirmed on the ground in distress and tried to wiggle her way away from me. My head shot back down towards her and at the same time I slammed my hands back down to my sides.

I watched in utter satisfaction and slight fascination as a huge wave of purple mist flew from my fingers and tackled the prey before me. The power knocked her head into the ground and made her back arch in agony as she let loose a brutal cry of pain.

My shield wrapped tightly around her form, matching each curve and lift of her ice cold skin. Once I had it firmly wrapped around her, I clenched my fists at my side and simply watched.

Her body began to crumble under the pressure. Fragments of milky white skin turned slightly red and then fell to the ground in ash. First her limbs severed off and started their deformation as they turned to tiny pieces of a puzzle.

I saved her head for last, enjoying her screams of agony and wide black eyes full of terror. I knew how sadistic I was acting, but like I had said before- my humanity submerges whenever I was locked in a heated battle. It would return to me when her ashes carry on in the wind.

I walked towards her and slowly knelt down beside her face. The snow crunching beneath my feet as I lowered myself to face her. I didn't flinch at all, simply watched with a blank face.

I gently pulled my hand out and let it morph through the shield. It didn't hurt me at all, and I gently laid it on her hair. I softly moved a few strands away from her face and sighed.

"You messed with the wrong vamp." My voice was gently but had a definite evil tone. Her eyes widened and she drew in a shuddering breath. "Rot in hell bitch." I hissed, then my hand completely fisted and her head turned to ash instantly. I drew out my lighter from my back pocket and flicked it to life. I threw it on her remaining torso and watched as the flames caught with her shredded clothing and created the deathly inferno. She turned to ash soon after and the messy black spots spewed over the clean snow.

Victoria was dead, but I knew the war was yet to be over. The sickening feeling inside of me was screaming abort mission. I had to get back to the main fields so I could help my family and find my Edward.

I stood in once fluid motion and launched off towards the clearing. My feet were a blur and my legs looked like a jaguar's as they worked on auto pilot. Tress, snow, ash, and smoke surrounded me. I didn't pay much attention to my surroundings. I just pumped my legs harder until I finally reached the battle field. Another perk of being a vampire. I would never fall fatigue to asthenia.

I flew into action as soon as my feet were planted on the turf of war. My eyes widen slightly when I took in the abhorred controversy. It appeared that a numerous amount of newborns were destroyed, but there was still a fair amount to call this a war.

From the far side of the field, I could see the cloaked figures dancing around and demolishing red eyed children from left to right. They did this with such grace; it was almost like watching a ballet. The dance of death.

My eyes vigorously scanned the sea of bodies. I let out a low sigh of relief when I saw that none of my family member were killed…hurt, yes, some more than others, but nevertheless alive. Rosalie winced every time she threw a punch with her right hand, possibly broke her wrist.

Emmett looked to have received quite a few bites and a small crack nearing his left bicep. Alice was shockingly unharmed, though she did wince whenever she dismembered a corpse. Carlisle was joined at the hip with Esme, neither hurt…physically. I knew killing others was painful for them, but they were determined to keep our family safe. I loved them so much…

I saw Jasper locked in a very heated battle with a black haired girl. She snarled with such disdain and ardent that I knew this sadistic devil was none other than Maria. The way her body maneuvered when she was replacing a blow with her own made me visualize a cougar. Fluid and quick motions that melted together in one beautiful yet vital strike.

From the way she moved closer to his ear and hissed at him and the mask of cockiness and pleasure she withheld, I could tell she was attempting to seduce him. She still hasn't learned her lesson, and I bet if Alice wasn't busy with the newborns she would have punctured Maria's eyeballs out with her sharp manicure.

I noticed another movement almost in sync to the right of them. To my absolute relief and abrupt horror, I found Edward locked in a duel with Kara. They were hissing, snapping, snarling, and growling at each other like wild animals. An animalistic demeanor crossed Kara's face when Edward got a bite out of her shoulder. His own eyes were black with rage and his hands were visibly shaking in anger.

I felt a severe wave of protectiveness and possessiveness crash over me. I dug my heels into the ground and launched off towards my boys, the only thought on my mind was getting to them and keeping them safe. Newborns launched at me when they saw me approaching their leader.

I didn't stop running.

A Chinese girl ran towards my side and I quickly flipped her away while keeping my grip on her neck, tearing her head off. Another girl flew directly at me and I punched her so hard, my hand went through her head. I could sense another behind me and I let them catch up without stopping.

Once they were in close proximity, I grabbed them from behind and tossed them over my head at an oncoming newborn. The force behind my throw made them both crumble to dust. I would have been amazed if I hadn't have been so set on reaching the love of my existence and my last 'living' relative.

My feet were barely touching the ground when I collided with Maria. She had been on top of Jasper and looked like she was about to strike. I tumbled to the side with her and we both crashed into Kara. The three of us flew into a tree and slumped to the ground.

I flew off the ground and grasped a fistful of Maria's hair, pulling her head into the tree. It quickly dismantled and Maria was left with a web similar to Victoria's. "You little cunt!" She screamed at me. Finally someone seemed to get it, I've been called bitch too many times that I almost took it as a compliment. The C word however…that kind of stung. Oh well, it was Maria after all.

She charged at me, her hands reaching in front of her to grasp my neck. A pale strong hand shot out and wrapped around her neck like a vice. A feral growl rolled deep from within their chest. I smirked at her when I saw the slight panic fleet across her once anger features.

"What did you just call my sister?" Jasper snarled in her face, making her flinch. I mocked her by giving her a small wave and then Jasper threw her into another tree. Their battle was reborn and soon they were clawing at each other. I was snapped back to my surroundings when a hand shot out and hit my right cheek.

My face flew to the left and I took in a sharp intake of unneeded air. My body was suddenly thrown back to the ground below me and I looked up to see Kara smirking predatorily down at my squirming form. A flash of Victoria and I locked in battle flew to my mind. I was now in her position, but I knew my outcome would hopefully be different. With that in mind, I shot my fist forward and smirked as it collided with Kara.

I knew our fight wouldn't be real unless there was some trash talking. "Before you came along we were hungry. Now we are fed up." I landed another blow to her face but she managed to maneuver so that she had access to my left shoulder blade. She leaned in to bite it but instead lifted her head to meet my eyes. I narrowed mine and was about to knock her off me when she pushed her hands down on my collar bone.

I screamed in agony when I felt the bone snap and my left arm sag to the side. She prepared to rip it off but I flipped us and used my right arm to wrap around her neck. I tightened my grasp and tried to up root her head while shifting my weight to keep her body down.

"Fuck off." I spat at her, clenching my teeth through the pain. I noticed Edward looked terrified as he watched from the side. His brows drawn and his lips were in a tight line, as if he was thinking about what to do. I made direct eye contact with him and threw my head towards the battle.

His frown turned to one of sadness and desperation. He didn't want to leave me. My heart swelled at the thought, but I reluctantly shook my head. He needed to help our family, and I didn't trust the intention of the Volturi either.

He waited a few more seconds, staring at me in this position while walking towards me. "No Edward, you need to help the others." I whispered weakly through my pain. He drew in a shaky breath and widened his eyes when he noticed my protruding bone from where Kara had snapped it.

"Bella!" He gasped in horror and was at my side in an instant. He looked at it and then his eyes turned black. His face was stone hard and quite frankly terrifying. He grasped Kara's hair and ripped her from my grasp. He shoved her face into the snow and repeatedly bashed it against the cold hard ground.

I rushed towards them, already feeling my bones click together and heal. I lightly placed my hand on Edward's shoulder. His head turned towards mine with a look of worry. "Edward please. I need to do this myself." He looked back at Kara and glared at her. Then he stood up and kissed my forehead. Before leaving he whispered, "As long as you're safe, so will I be."

And then he was off, probably to go help his sister in need. I pounced on top of Kara and rapidly punched her face. I heard the crack and tear each time my fist collided with her bones. It was gratifying to say the least.

Kara flipped us and snarled at me. "Isabella when will you learn? You're my inferior. A simple mouse to a vulture. A prey to a predator." Her tone was sinister and it triggered more rage within my already boiling veins.

"I don't consider you a vulture. I consider you something a vulture would eat." I spat at her and smirked when a pissed expression crossed her face. Her face contorted into a mask of pure evil and vengeance. "I'll never forget the first time we met – although I'll keep trying."

I laughed in her face and lifted my knee to my chest. I launched it forward and kicked her rib cage so hard; I heard the air leave her lips. "I almost asked Carlisle to help me with that situation, though there is no vaccine against stupidity." She growled and clawed at my face. I managed to move to the side and topple over her head.

We landed next to each other and quickly attempted to get to our feet. Sadly, both of us were trying to grasp the other around the next, so we ended up chocking each other on our knees. I let my head fall to the side and sunk my teeth into her hand. She shrieked and let go as my venom invaded her system.

I plowed her into a giant boulder and hunched my shoulders over so she couldn't escape. She snarled at me and snapped, "Me stupid? Ha! If ignorance is bliss than you must be the happiest person alive!"

"Pardon me, but you've obviously mistaken me for someone who gives a damn." I snarled at her and grabbed her forearm. I wrapped my legs around her waist and flipped us so that I was on top of her and she was punching my chest.

I winced when she hit my healing collar bone but kindly reciprocated the wound by taking her right hand from her wrist. She wailed aloud as the searing mist of torture hit her nervous system. The bad thing about being an injured vampire is our nervous systems are like a live wire. One tap and suddenly we feel demolished.

"Well someone's feisty, Bella" Kara said through her clenched teeth, eyes wide with sheer wrath and affliction. "Did you sprinkle a little extra shit in your deer this morning?" Ha. Nice comeback…bitch.

I growled in her face to which she lunged forward to bite my nose. I tilted my head away from her and tried to free my legs from our tangled mess. "It may be a wise idea to grow up a little." I said in a mocking tone, giving her the once over look.

She snapped at me and I felt her teeth enclose around my right shoulder. I flinched in pain and grabbed her head with both hands to pry her from my bones. It stung like a bitch but at least she didn't break anything or worse, tear my arm off.

"I would ask you how old you are but I know you can't count that high." She giggled like a maniac. I froze and gave her a strange look, then let out a loud hyena like fit of laughter. "You do realize you're far older than I am? Or did that thought just cross your mind. Huh…Must have been a long and lonely journey." Kara screamed in frustration and gathered enough strength to hoist both of us back to our feet. She plowed her right leg into my chest and I flew backwards into the snow. A few newborns scurried near me but Kara was by my side in an instant, crouching low in front of me.

"Don't fucking touch her! She's mine to diminish." Her voice showed her hysteria and the newborns thought wisely and ran off. Good for them. I flipped off the ground and managed to throw Kara a few feet backwards. She snarled and turned to face me. I smirked as I stalked slowly towards her. Her eyes never strayed from mine, nor did they lose their murderous fury.

"If you are going to be two-faced, Kara…" I spoke slowly and with a controlling vigor I didn't know I possessed. It fueled the fire within me. "At least make one of them pretty." I stopped walking just a few feet in front of her and tilted my head to the side, smirking innocently at my culprit.

Her shoulders shook as she visibly burned with a storming wrath I had long awaited. Bring it bitch. You ruined my life, now I'm about to end yours…painfully…

Her eyes averted from mine and a wide grin formed on her face. I struggled not to turn around and see who she was inviting to come play. I sensed another presence behind me and was about to whirl around and finish them off, but it seems someone else got there before me.

A long wave of blonde flew past me and tackled the small girl to the ground. I saw her snarling down at the not-so-new newborn. Bree. I smiled largely and my heart filled with pride in my sister. Rosalie was massively protective of her family, and this just goes to show.

The perplexed minion of my once leader fell easily to the ill-tempered and irate rage of my sister. I turned my head slowly back to face a devastated and slightly interrogated Kara. When she saw me staring and smirking at her, she lost it.

And idea formed in my head just when she was a few steps away from me. I quickly threw out my arms and let my wings expand to their full length. It felt good to stretch and I tilted my head to loosen the 'kinks' in my neck.

Kara's resolve wavered as she came to an abrupt halt in front of me. I let my shield bubble out around me, though she couldn't see it. I slowly let it creep towards her until I saw her flinch and stare around in wonder and terror. My shield morphed around her and, like Victoria, I clenched it tightly to her frame.

"You can't terrorize me, Kara" I snarled as I stalked forward, swaying my hips with each step. What could I say? I lived for the theatrics. Her eyes finally changed demeanor when she noticed the vitality and essential strength that protruded from me.

"You're…stronger…than we thought….Isabella…" She managed to gasp out in a raspy voice. I had subconsciously tightened my shield around her neck and she was straining against the hold, tilting her face towards the sky and leaning backwards.

"You don't have to tell me, I already knew that." I replied in a monotone. The fear the emitted from her was enticing the sadist with me. I was suddenly torn from my torturous ways when I heard the loud battle cry of yet another fallen soldier. This time was different…I knew the voice.

I slowly turned my body, staring at the scene to my left. Nobody else heard it, but it sounded like a thousand armies erupted in catastrophe right next to my ear. And slowly…a smile formed on my blood stained lips.

Maria was dead. Killed by Jasper himself.

I saw my brother standing over her mangled corpse. Slowly, his head lifted and his eyes locked with mine. I stared back at him and saw his eyes slowly divert to Kara, who was still hanging in the air wrapped in my shield. Then he looked back at me and a large smile slowly crept upon his features.

And with that image in my mind, I fisted my hands together and heard the last battle cry of Kara until her corpse fell to the ground with a dull thud. I never lost eye contact with Jasper.

We were finally free. Now I know we had been for a few decades, but this made it official. And I never felt better.

I slight laugh burst from my lips and I saw Jasper's grin widen. I quickly whirled around to face the crowd and saw that our family was watching us, all with large grins on their faces. It appears all the newborns were dead, and everyone seemed to be just fine.

We did it.

We had won.

It was over.

"Oh…my god…" I whispered to myself. Alice's eyes were wide as if her actual sight preserved her and this was all some misled vision. "We won!" Emmett yelled to the high heavens. And then it hit. Cheers erupted from all around us, our family running to meet in the middle of the field.

Jasper and I gripped each other's hands as we ran to meet them, and once we did I flew into my mates arms. "Edward!" I giggled when I felt his body collide with mine with such force that we actually fell backwards into the snow.

He chuckled from beneath me and moved the hair from my face. "Bella…." And then we were kissing. Our lips had smashed together with such a fiery passion, the forest could have been set aflame and I still wouldn't know.

"You better savor this kiss now Mr. Mason because after we have our celebration with the family, we'll be having our own little party in our room…" I trailed off seductively. Edward's eyes widened and darkened with lust. He knew whenever I called him 'Mason' it mean I was ignited with enticing pleasure. It felt wrong to call him Cullen in bed because…well think about it. Our family is the Cullen clan. It just weirder me out slightly.

"As long as you're the host Mrs. Mason." He purred in my ear and then attacked my ear lobe by sucking on it sensually. I moaned and arched my back, not surprised to be met by his arousal. I heard Carlisle's warm chuckle and looked up to see the family looking at our PDA with smirks.

I bit my lip bashfully and grasped Edward's hand. He helped me to my feet and wrapped me in his arms. I practically melted into his side, mirroring the position of Alice and Jasper. Rose and Emmett were holding each other's hands and Carlisle had his hand placed loving on Esme's shoulder.

A low chuckle of malice broke us from our euphoric moment and I froze in terror at the sound. I closed my eyes and willed myself not to believe I had been so stupid…but I had. We seemed to have forgotten one of our more vital guests.

"Well well, what have we here? Young Isabella…you appear to be more than meets the eye…hhhmmm…" Aro smiled sadistically, his papery like skin crinkling around his cheek bones. I winced slightly when I noticed his milky red eyes were narrowed towards mine.

That's when I realized my wings were still out for display. "And let's hope you're not a threat." Caius said in a clipped tone as he glowered at us. The rest of the guards surrounded them like pieces of a chess set guarding the kings of the board. And in this case, they were.

"You have a lot of explaining to do, old friend." Aro said in clear disdain as he locked eyes with Carlisle. Our father figure stepped forward, as if to shield us from their view, and nodded hesitantly.

"And as for young Isabella…we will have to have a trail. From what we've noticed, she is clearly capable of taking down an army or two." His cold voice drifted towards me like a venomous snake.

I shrunk back into my mate's tight grasp and felt his chest vibrate in fury. Oh no! Edward don't! I silently begged for this day to be over.

In the back of my mind I heard something.

The silent battle cry of a war ended.

But when would it ever really be over?

Happy no one died…yet? Hhhmmm…it seems they've solved most their problems (and personally I loved the trash talk/seductiveness) but I want to know what y'all are thinking! Hhhhmmm….poor Bella and her turmoil. ALSO: I'm going away on a small family vacation but will be back Thursday, so sorry if my next chapter is delayed!