An elder man, a hybrid and a vampire waited for me by the door. I bowed to show my respect. The man asked for a few moments of my time. I did and he bowed to show pride and love. I escorted him to the throne room. He introduced himself as my great grandfather Nikola Petrov. He said that he has been keeping an eye on me. But he felt that he needed to keep a distance. He came here of all places because this is the only sanctuary left in the world. He would like to introduce me to my distance relative. He was introduced as Edward Petrov. He was a hybrid too. He was a man in his thirties, tall and well built. He was afraid and wary. But the surprising thing is he has been a hybrid at the same time as me.
Bane walked in requesting my presence. Apparently someone found a hoard of zombies. He was redirecting it towards Central. I told him to move my family to the safe zone. I ran out the front gate. I used x-ray vision to see the zombies pooling by the edge of the forest. I asked the guards to open the door. The werewolves and the vampires tailed not far behind to watch what I do. I ran about fifty flights of stairs. Past Cain and some werewolves and Batou and my babies. I yelled, "Open the gate" the werewolf controling the door flipped the switch as he grinned knowingly. I skipped down the stairs as the gate was open to its widest. I ran towards the middle of the courtyard as I took a deep breath. An entourage came to observe my actions. Those who knew what I was about to do stuffed their fingers in their ears. The others stared dumbfounded but followed regardless. I jumped to a full stop and let out a shriek of death. The walls have been designed to enhance my scream so it magnified ten folds as it reached the zombies. They fell dead the moment my voice reached them. Those who had never known me were speechless while the other roared in laughter.
I ran out breath but these things kept coming so finally I had enough and I changed into full beast mode. I really let it rip. I kept going till there were none left. As I changed back to myself one of my guards wrapped his coat me. I thanked him as I asked security to check if this was some decoy. One of the night raiders said this wasn't their first rodeo. They said that they have found someone trying to sneak in. The surrounding area is being searched by werewolves. I had sensed a trap so I ran as quickly as I could. Somewhere along the way I changed into a white wolf and got to the area in question. There were quite a few people laying in wait. The man in a wheelchair said to remain calm as the werewolves can sense them. I connected with the werewolf in the control room to show her where these people are hiding and a small spout popped up silently and gassed them. These people slowly fell face first unconscious.
I turned around and returned to the front courtyard. The guard was waiting for me with his coat but before he had a chance Oleg wrapped his coat around me. I changed back to myself and was carried back like I was a baby. A change of clothes later I walked back to the throne room as the night raiders had finished handing in their report. The newbies were confused but the council looked livid. Oleg was swearing like a sailor. Roland stormed off to somewhere while the rest of security looked like they wanted to throw up. When I asked nicely a stern faced Ducain reluctantly said that the old man in the wheelchair was Link. I think my lunch came up my esophagus to say hello. Cain asked very politely who is this Link? I pressed my hand on his head and showed him the entire history. Cain and the others were livid that this man had the audacity.
Link was escorted to the room and his daughter was not far behind. The old man took a breath as he gazed at me. "You look gorgeous dear" I snarled and he raised his hands. He asked me very nicely if he could get a royal pardon. To which the council said is not possible. The daughter asked nicely but I remained quiet. I asked the security to remove them as I would like to get through the rest of the day in relative peace. As far as the pardon goes he is denied. Link asked very politely to be changed back into a werewolf but was told Kuze that the serum was designed for Jayden so they have no clue whatsoever to reverse it. Link gave everyone a sour face as he was escorted out. The daughter asked why he was changed to human Link replied humans barged in stolen vials meant for disposal and he got injected by one of these things. Once they left the room Katya and Lola hurried to wipe their memories.
Once that was taken care of the rest of the day began. First came the disciplinary actions. There were a few rogue werewolves which meant I had to fight them. The council gave the guilty verdict and I screamed in agony. The werewolves changed immediately and started ripping out their chests. My scream ended when they pulled out their hearts. The same for vampires. The audience stared in shock. Once the bodies were dragged off the rest of the meeting commenced. I wanted to pretend I was Chemistry class and pass out but in the end had to be the voice of reason. Twice I had to stand up and stomp my foot for everyone to stop acting like a bunch of rabid dogs. I raised my hand and the council members shut up immediately. I nodded and asked them to address the elephant in the room.
The werewolves said that the night raiders are those who hunt werewolves. I smiled, "I didn't allow the night raiders to remain for the annihilation of werewolves. Their investigation is to the point and extremely blunt. I assume that they can use their skills to stop the trouble that is plaguing. There are humans who have discovered that we are united while they are divided. So these people have decided that they will split us into two. The night raiders assignment is to find these disturbers of peace and arrest these menaces. To ensure a peaceful and prosperous society. If the werewolves are apprehensive about the fragile that has existed for the past few hundred years. I can disband the group and assign a new group with both sides working side by side to handle the situation. Would that be pleasing to everyone?"
The werewolves were delighted so I turned to the vampires and they concurred. I immediately disbanded them and ordered the council members to find the best of their investigators and form a unified investigative unit to get me results. This earned a round of applause from the audience. The next question was how to reach the Umbrella fortress since it has been abandoned. Crepuscule and Pearl resembled a ghost town. Rebuilding will take time. The routes can't be trusted so I said to start getting the resources. When the troublemakers are arrested the path to these places will be made accessible. Both sides concurred and the rest of the meeting went smoothly. When the meeting adjourned I asked for a glass of blood. Cain came to congratulate me for being neutral. The others were surprised that I refused to be one-sided.
I happily pulled the headpiece and put it on the table and stared out the window. The windowpane is guerilla glass. I happily tapped it. Oleg chuckled, "That is the glass that you designed to ensure vampires can enjoy daylight without getting baked." Cain's significant other came voluntarily and stood by me. Nothing happened to her. Cain stared at me with amazement. The others happily explained my contribution to both sides including the coin which both sides use as currency and the unified language both written and spoken. I blurted out that my next endeavor is sign language. To which both sides said they will send their linguists to assist me. The members of the night raiders joined the new team and were working with werewolves to hunt down the disturbers of the peace. Their first trip landed them in Eventide. Soren won't be happy when he wakes up to rule.