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54 | CRIMSON |

Huilen pursed her lips, placing her hand on his shoulder supportingly. "And I will fight for you, nephew."

"Thank you." Rory offered them smile, before she spun around to kick away one of the guard's who tried to grab her.

The guard skidded a few feet into the snow, but got back up, her ruby eyes trained on Rory. However, Rory didn't have to go after the guard as Nahuel launched himself at the vampire.

It turned out Nahuel fought like his namesake, a jungle cat striking everyone down who came close to him or his aunt. She didn't have a chance to be grateful for their help as her attentions focused on her family who were warding off more of the guard.

Rory narrowed her eyes at Demetri. He was following after Jacob, Renesmee, and Santiago. Rory was determined to go after him. She knew Jacob could take care of Santiago—but Demetri infuriated her. She snarled and sped ahead, leaping across the snowy field to tackle the tracker. The two rolled into the snow, exchanging a few punches and attempts to bite at each other.

"You." He hissed, rising to his feet. The damned mind controller had him travel all around the fucking world with Santiago for company, all while she went about breezily.

Rory smirked. "How did it feel to forget how to track someone?"

"You tried to make me into a fool," he growled as they circled each other, the two true wolves of the battlefield.

"I didn't try—I did," Rory snapped. "Now—"

"Not so fast," In an unexpected move, Demetri pulled her into a chokehold, preventing her from looking into his eyes and seeing him, two important factors Rory needed to control someone's mind. "I know your tricks, bitch," Demetri hissed as he cut off the oxygen to her body.

She tried to yank his hands off her throat. She couldn't think, couldn't breath. She could feel her neck crack from the force. Control him. She couldn't. There wasn't enough oxygen in her to fuel a command. She wasn't strong enough. He shoved her to the ground where he kneeled on her chest, continuing to choke her into the snow.

All around her, her family struggled against the Volturi's forces. Jasper was fending off three guards on his own. Alec grappled with Chelsea, knowing she was the key keeping the guard loyal to Aro. Carlisle had his head ripped off, in her crying state, Esme was struggling to fight off a Volturi witness. Two guards were beating Edward down. Tanya, Garrett Kate, and Faith were overwhelmed by a group of vengeful guards after having ripped apart and set Caius aflame. Emmett was surrounded by a crowd of vampires, which he threw and threw and threw, but they kept coming. Rose and Alice fought off guards attempting to take Alice away. Bella was being chased by Afton and other vampires.

The pack were tearing up vampires left and right, but there were so many. Their other allies weren't doing so well either, some had already lost limbs or were being mercilessly beat by the emotionless guards. Siobhan, Randall, and Mary were already in flames, there was no return for them.

Benjamin looked around and knowing the action would damn him and save everyone, he punched the ground, parting the earth into two, a ravine filled with magma at its depths.

Aro, secure in the center of a protective fold of guards, stared at Benjamin's feat in amazement. His ruby eyes gleamed and he descended.

With the opening of the ravine, it gave the Cullens and their allies an advantage. They were getting back up, regaining motivation and pushing back the enemy. The wolves picked cloaked vampires with their teeth and tossed them into the lava. Alice and Rose outsmarted the three guards trying to take Alice away and shoved them into the ravine. Leah bit the head off the vampire accosting Esme. Edward was saved by Bella throwing a guard at the pair standing over him like a bowling ball. Alec kicked Chelsea to the ground and Sam tore the vampire keeping the guard loyal to the Volturi's head off.