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“Are you ready, Edward?” Carmen asked. She steadied the
camera and looked at the computer screen.
“Not really,” he replied grumpily.
“Well, too bad,” she snickered. “It’s almost three and we’ve
got almost all of the creatures logged in.”
“Fuck,” he sighed, scrubbing his face and smoothing out his
speech. “Okay, let’s get this done.” He rolled his head and straightened his
shoulders. He arched a brow, tightening his jaw and his emerald eyes glittered
under the lights of the camera. With a harsh nod, Carmen pressed the button.
“Good afternoon. My name, my human
name, is Edward Cullen. Recently, something was awoken in my body and I felt
power swelling through my veins. I thought that I was going crazy. Hell, I was
admitted into a psychiatric facility, placed on medications and shunned by my
human family. What I believed to be insanity was something more …” He waved his hand, allowing snowball to grow and he sent it
skyward. The glistening snow began falling in the room and the temperature
quickly dropped. “My ancestry is royal … My father, a fae warrior, was your
last leader and unfortunately lost his life in a battle protecting the world
from evil. Before he died, he bound all magic, including mine.”
With a flourish, he pulled the snow back in and gripped the
podium. “Since my diagnosis, thanks to the doctors at Heritage Farms
Psychiatric Facility, my powers have only grown until they started to move past
the magical bindings placed upon our kind. I thought I had a circulation
disorder … instead, I’m the male version of Elsa from Frozen. So, don’t piss me off. I’ll send the world into the next
Ice Age.”
I giggled and I could see comments rolling in from the
livestream. People were happy with his candor and dry humor. Some were
concerned about his use of laughter, but were willing to hear him out.
“Now, I knew nothing of this world until a week ago. I was,
well, am an attorney. I was never a
fighter and I certainly never believed in magic. And yet, I’m standing before
you, almost ten feet tall, able to create a blizzard to end all blizzards and
shapeshift into any animal I desire. Based off my lineage, I’m to lead you all
against the dark creatures of this world and end the long-standing battle
between good and evil, light and dark, heaven and hell …” He paused, looking
down and drawing a breath. He blinked up, staring back into the camera. “I’m
learning. As quickly as I can, but I’m learning. From my training this morning,
I’m a quick study. Now, what does this mean for all of you?
“It means that you all need to prepare to go to war with Aro
and his minions of dark creatures. We cannot allow this darkness to spread like
a cancer all over the world. I’m preparing to meet with leaders of other
magical creatures to discuss our options. On this website, there is information
about how to practice and hone your powers. Focus your attention on building up
your stamina, your strength. Everyone
will need to stand and fight. Men, women, elves, fae, shapeshifters, mages and
witches. Like us, these dark creatures are spread all over the world, but they
are all linked to Aro, as his ancestor was the one who used dark magic to
create this evil.
“I’m giving anyone with powers authority to end any dark
creature seen practicing magic out in the open. Our secret must remain that way
… a secret. That’s paramount. According to my research, these dark creatures
have the same strengths, and the same vulnerabilities as us, with the exception
of vampires. They are light sensitive and will burst into flames in the
sunlight, causing them to turn into ash.” He smirked. “Perhaps, with the help
of my mate, we can have plenty of sunny days.” He blinked over to me, holding
out his hand.
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