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Chapter 22:

Another few years had passed and Mystlon and Leyria were older. Their younger brother too had grown, but was still quite young compared. Something was in the air and it was hard to pinpoint, though both older siblings knew they had been gifted for this reason. The time was for them to use their powers and then defeat all the evil witches. They were both aware that such a feat would drain them of their powers. They would no longer have the raw powers gifted them.

For Mystlon this proved to be a blessing in thought, he would still be more understanding of the other species, but at the same time he would no longer feel torn between all of his abilities and feelings. As for Leyria she loved to be part of a bigger world and would mourn the loss, however, she would never forget what had been gifted her and what she had felt in that time. She would cherish the memories forever. They both would still hold portion of power from their parents, but it was more vague and would be harder to grasp and use. Hopefully it would not be much use of it at all in a promising future.

Derek noticed the change just as his children and it resonated in Bella. She tried to not let it show – her worry – but he felt it, for she was part of him. They were not blind and their own powers gifted from the creator had been acting up a bit lately. The witches were coming, though they were not aware that the more normal families had been evacuated and that now warriors took up the houses in town, even more so than before. There were no humans, and the ones passing through were easily steered another way. The town houses also held elves and fairies to a certain extent. The merfolk had to stay close due to the pool that was easily accessible. Of course the other rulers had not sent all their best warriors, but they had sent some and that was more than enough and they could not ask for more. Years had taken to coax the witches towards this location. To make them come in large groups instead of one and another. Now they were all coming. And at increasing speed at that. How they stayed undetected from human technology was a mystery itself considering their numbers. Lives would be lost. As if this had not been going on for too long and already claimed enough life.

Mystlon stood and stretched, his muscles clearly showing. It was no surprise that his physical body was more similar to Derek's as he now had started to get older. He was no longer a youngling, even if he was still young, but he was nearing his years where his body would stop changing for a while in search for his mate. And if a mate never showed, he would start to age, but slowly.

Leyria was at her last years of being what was considered youngling. She had certainly inherited her mother's height and slender body with just the right curves to make unmated males stare. To count in human years she was in her late teens, but yet still close to young adult as her brother was. It did not mean her mind fawned over males and who could be her possible mate. As she knew her powers soon would be more lost, she had taken it on herself to spend more time with those elements. Her aunt Alice calling her more of a pixie than vampire, and that was something considering her height. It was truth to Alice's words though, as she did dance around in the garden with fairies and she helped the plants thrive, or even when she took the longest of swims in the pool and played with the water. She also loved Edward and his mate Amethystra's daughter, Eliza – after Edward's mother Elizabeth. The little one was part vampire and part mermaid and the combination was fascinating. She liked to see how the little one changed in saltwater into a being with a tail on pure instinct. She was a part of two worlds, just as she and Mystlon were from several due to their powers.

Eliza was just a few months younger than their younger brother Pandros, though it was already clear that they shared a special bond when they played together. Eliza took a lot after her mother, though her hair color was certainly from Edward. For Pandros he shared both eye and hair color with his mother, though it was clear whom the father was. Leyria did love her youngest brother dearly, but she found the little girl more fun. Pandros was more of a normal youngling and shared in the power of his parents, but would never have the same experience as Mystlon and herself. And in Mystlon's case he could not wait for their little brother to get older so he could teach him how to fight. Males, Leyria thought and rolled her eyes while she walked away from the main Cullen residence after visiting.

Bella's feelings poured through the children and she stopped. There was a warning. One to hurry. Leyria picked up speed, and not before long she saw Mystlon come running towards her, Hellon hot on his heels followed by Jasper.

"Hurry!" Mystlon yelled.

Leyria barely looked behind to see a dark cloud looming in the distance, and it was moving fast. Houses that she could see started to empty of warriors and she knew then what was truly happening. It was now it was all going to end, in one way or the other.

Bella's dread was well hidden, but not enough for her mate, she knew that as he gave her a loving look. Hopefully one that would ease her pain if just a little. She knew her children would now be put to the front lines and it scared her immensely. She had known fear a long time, fear for her family and fear for her subjects. For she had grown as a person since she first had met Derek. Her family had expanded and she had gained so much since finding her true mate. Now she could lose many.

Tanya stood beside her and then her father beside her again. They were happy too with the life they led, they had also gained much in the years and their love had only deepened. It pained Bella to think that now might be when they would be torn apart if things did not go as well as they hoped. For lives would be lost.

Everyone was at the ready and the dark cloud of witches came closer as they almost sparkled with spells they were chanting at the ready.

Mystlon and Leyria started to glow. It was not time quite yet to unleash their powers, but it was almost. They were so very very close now. They could make out faces that they knew they would be part of ending. They could see the rage and viciousness. There was no light within them. Not even a sliver of hope that they could be saved. The worst of it all was that it was so many of them. For there would always be evil in the world, but how could the creator let this happen? So many tainted hearts and souls.

Hellon stood to Derek's right and he stood beside Mystlon. Power surged through him, but he had to wait until Mystlon and Leyria had done their part. Alice had gone over several possibilities with them earlier that week, and a lot depended on timing. He saw Hellon narrow his eyes. His arm went up and warriors were at the ready. Derek looked at Mystlon and Leyria. They were watching him. He could see fear, determination and love clearly reflecting in their eyes, but he could also feel it strongly. "Almost now," he said, his voice steady.

Alvana stood behind Leyria, ready to catch her when her powers had been used, just as Treylon stood at the ready behind Mystlon. They all had their duties today.

Hellon's whisper was barely heard, yet Mystlon and Leyria took hold of what felt like their cores and pulled at it. They dragged it quickly and with power and determination that caught all off-guard.

The brightest of light in so many colors erupted from both Mystlon and Leyria and Bella had to close her eyes for a second. It had gone straight forward and up in the meaning to destroy. She registered her children collapsing and Treylon as well as Alvana hurried away with her two unconscious children. She felt Pandros whom was staying safe with Tritania, he was awake and happy, none the wiser of what was going on. It took another moment for the light to fade but such a large number had dropped from the enemy that it was hard to see how many were left. They were scattered and almost in a daze. She pushed her own powers through the bond towards Derek and then he too let out a surge, just of shadow and dark that surprised the enemy once more. A quarter of the witches were left and then they attacked.

Tanya fought her way towards Charlie with teeth and nails and pure strength as she ripped whomever she caught apart. She had been wounded and her left arm was now barely holding on to her shoulder. Magic. She grimaced as she saw that Charlie was in worse shape. The witches were thinning out; however, their magic was strong. Screams tore through when one lost their mate and she could only price herself lucky for now that she was still alive, and had Charlie. She saw Irina cry out in outrage as Laurent went up in flames. Then she tore the witch apart. She would be broken from such a loss. She saw Rosalie and Emmett fighting back to back in a way that surprised her. Bella had been lost to her eyes just as Derek, but she knew they were still fighting. She could feel it.

Alice dodged yet another attack and made her way towards Jasper. It was no stopping her mate as he tore through the enemy. The vision hit her so abruptly that she barely had time to focus and twirl around a witch. First it had been Laurent and now Naiyda was lost too. Chalai's enraged magic outburst lit up the closest witches and then they were all trapped in vines. She grimaced. He too lost when he was ambushed from behind. Jasper turned in time to impale a dagger into an enemy that had tried to sneak up on her. "I knew there was one there," she said and took his hand.

Carlisle was tending to the wounded that had been brought to the hospital. Last word was that the enemy had started to retreat. Though their own forces would not let them. It was no longer an option. He was grateful for Esme's help as she took charge over the other vampires, elves and mermaids that had decided to help out with the wounded. They would fight if it was absolutely necessary. Some of the wounds were not too severe, but high magic use had drained them. Some wounds were unsalvageable. He met Esme once every ten minutes to hear how the situation was. He treated the most severe himself. So many lives would go lost. He knew that both he and Esme would mourn the ones they would not be able to save.

Edward was relieved that Amethystra and Eliza were safe and that only he was out in the field. He was missing a hand and had been told to go to the hospital. He could find the hand later and reattach it. He grimaced. The pain was bad enough without it, but he could imagine reattaching it would not be so painless either. He had seen Alice's visions as well as if they had been his own. He knew whom was lost and who was still fighting.

"Yours?" he heard a voice. Derek. Edward turned. Derek was holding a hand that seemed very familiar.

"Thanks," he said and put it against his wrist. He felt the venom start to work at once and pain shot through his arm. It felt like losing it all over again.

"Get safe, they are trying to leave, it will soon be over," Derek said. Bella came up behind him, covered in blood and grime, just as he was.

"Go to your child and mate," Bella said with a tired smile.

"What of you, you too have children," Edward said and still refused to move.

"I am going too; Carlisle need to stich my right leg. Nothing too serious," Bella answered.

Derek gave her a look. "Not only your leg. You have quite the tear on your back as well."

Bella rolled her eyes. "I'm not the only one with wounds." Plus they both knew that the two of them healed faster than most.

"True, but you are not as trained as I am."

Edward was quite sure it was not the smartest to have this sort of conversation in the open. There had been at least one or two witches that had hidden and suddenly would surprise one. But if Bella was going to the hospital at least he could make sure they both got there safely.

Derek closed his eyes after Bella hopped along, getting support from Edward's good side. He could not feel that many were left. His power had weakened, and in one way he was relieved. The downside was that he could not pinpoint how many they were now. Bodies littered the ground and he used his last bit of strength to set fire to them all while he put protective barriers around the houses and the ones that were still around searching. Then there were dark.

Bella sat by Derek's side with Pandros in her arms. He still breathed slowly. The battle was over and had cost almost more than what it had been worth. She still felt their own power, though it was much less overwhelming than it had ever been. Mystlon and Leyria sat on the other side of the bed. Weary, but safe. They had been drained. Now they were rested and content as they could be. Worry for their father taking up most of their thoughts.

Derek blinked and felt his mate and children very close and then he saw them. They were all there. Healthy and alive. He could no longer feel any wounds, not his own and not Bella's. How long had he been unconscious?

"Just a few days," Bella answered him aloud.

"How…" He was not sure what to say.

"Irina lost Laurent and went back to Denali. We lost Chalai and Naiyda. Most of us suffered wounds, though Treylon lost his left leg and he won't exactly be growing that back."

"How?"

"He was careless," Mystlon answered. "After he had gotten me back he went out again and a witch in hiding took him by surprise. After that he was sent straight to Carlisle."

"He lost a lot of the battle, he won't be happy."

"Oh, he isn't. But you should see Alvana. She's still furious with him. At least he is alive."

"And Hellon?"

"He and Emmett are comparing how many witches they got. And bragging about it."

"The merfolk has left," Bella then said. "They went with words of gratitude, though also sorrow as they have people to mourn. They hope to meet in a few years so we might write down an agreement of sorts."

Of sorts? Derek thought.

Bella nodded. If we see evil arise we stop it before something like this can ever happen again.

Derek nodded too.

"Please stop doing that," Leyria complained, although it was with a smile.

"The elves wanted to see that you were ok before they leave. And the fairies will be coming and going for a little while." Bella handed Pandros over to him and he took let his son rest on his chest.

"Aren't they adorable?" Leyria gushed.

Mystlon snorted.

Years later:

The great war of species as it was later called had taken many lives in the unseen world. It had also created friendships where no one expected it. It had proved that they could come to an understanding as different species in one world that was almost a bit small to hold them all when it was so many humans. It had also proved the possibilities for mates across species in a larger scale.

Derek and Bella left their roles to the Volturi with true promises of visiting more often. The Volturi kings and queens were no longer only seated in Volterra but moved around and truly saw their people. Marcus in this case had found his soulmate again, for her soul had found her way back into this world. She was just a different type of vampire after all. The transition of rulers had been easier than expected. The people more willing.

Charlie and Tanya stayed with their family while Kate and Garrett went back to Denali to Irina. They would at times visit Denali, but such a large part of their family was now in one place. They traveled around for a few years as well, nevertheless, they always came back.

Treylon decided to get a wooden leg, mostly for the fun of it and remembering about the old days, until Alvana threatened to divorce him somehow unless he got a proper prosthetic. He was a vampire, not a pirate. They had also been gifted with twins.

Emmett and Rosalie adopted two younglings whom had lost their parents in the GWS.

Alice and Jasper lived in a separate house in the town. It was nice to be able to have a bit of alone time when having such a large family.

Hellon and Tritania had recently learned that she was pregnant and could expect a surprise very soon.

Mystlon eventually found his mate in a mermaid, just as Leyria mated with an elf. They lived close to their parents and the large residence as family mattered to all of them. Pandros decided to become a doctor and learned from Carlisle as much as he could. His mate sharing his passion.

Life was coming together for all of them as time passed. The world a safe place as could be. Bella and Derek shared in happiness and love, but most important of all, they lived.

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