"Humans"

*Solveig*

I walk into the living room to meet my parents, and they are arguing with Amrafel and Caliope about what they need for some sort of ritual that I still don't understand. They mentioned a summoning, and I don't understand why they can't just call them.

Seth told me that these creatures, the arcane ones, are hidden between doors, or portals. And since they haven't interacted much lately with those in our realm, then they need to be summoned and brought to us.

I sit quietly next to my mother and wait for what they have to tell us.

"Tonight I can call the vampyr one, tomorrow morning I will call the others," Amrafel says.

"Is there any particular reason why you choose that order?" My father asks, voicing the same question that probably all of us are asking ourselves.

Amrafel nods. "Midnight is good enough time to call upon him, it has enough night hours for him to adjust, and then will bring the light again for him to start interacting. He has been dormant the longest. Your Goddess has already interacted with you before, at your previous battle, so she isn't going to be difficult to bring. And the nature spirit is already among us, you met her as Isilwen, the night elf that roams freely the different realms."

I see my mother nod and smile. "So she was a high deity after all... so powerful and yet so poised, so calm and collected. We had the chance to have her at our side in the same battle we encountered our Goddess... I wonder why she kept her real identity hidden."

"Because her job is to aid, not to take over and win. We are not supposed to intervene on your behalf, we are supposed to guide you and help you. She did quite a lot..." Amrafel adds and my mother smiles again and nods.

Aeneas, my father's friend and also a vampyr is listening closely. "I heard many things about our 'Father'... that he chose to step aside and set us free... But I feel like there is more into that story, we were never told, and for the most part we simply did not care to know more..."

Again Amrafel nods. "He had seen what you all had become and was not so pleased. Do not take it personally, but he saw your ancestors murder each other to gain more power, and betrayal was too much for him. After one of his children tried to murder him, he decided to leave you all alone."

I see the anger in Aeneas' face, and I understand his pain. He is right to be upset. "I am not proud of my own people, but I wish I could avenge him right now," He added as his mate, the strange but beautiful woman, holds his hand.

Amrafel continues. "Our past is something that many of us have, to remind us of the mistakes made and what has to be avoided. Let the story guide you to serve and help him better."

Aeneas agrees quietly, and I see everyone nodding as well. He is right, if we let the past drive us without learning from the mistakes to guide us, then we will end up being consumed by the emotions they bring in us. I know enough of the previous wars that they all fought together, to understand they can't let the negative emotions guide them.

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*Meadow*

I am on my wolf form waiting patiently at the edge of the woods while we wait for the humans to arrive. I am still uncomfortable about them joining our forces, but then I remember when I was once one of them, and I know there are more chances of a common peace if they feel like we are letting them be a part of it.

The one who leads the five-men group is Russel, an ex-marine who became part of the Global Peace Committee created after the big war. He has shown great interest in aiding us, but I think he is not prepared for what is coming. Thanks to Caliope, though, we will be able to help him catch up on the events. Her ability to share the events directly into the minds of any creature is still fascinating.

He walks a bit rapidly between the trees, and the other four men follow him closely; they are all wearing comfortable clothing, as per my request, and I am glad they listened. We need to hurry as it gets darker and I nod at them and make them follow me, and when we arrive, Amra and Caliope are waiting for us.

"Greetings," Russel says politely and exchanges a handshake with them. I heard that this simple human gesture took the longest for Amra to learn since he didn't understand the need to do it, but a quick history lesson taught him it is a sign of willing trust, and so he started to do it with those who initiated it.

"Welcome, and thank you for joining us," Caliope says politely, knowing well they are here because of their own constant insistence. "You were informed of what has been happening, haven't you?"

Russel nods. "Yes, we are aware of what has happened but we are still supposed to learn more I believe."

Caliope nods and proceeds to inform them of what will happen and how she will show them everything, I leave them with her as I walk away and head to the area where Caleb waits for me.

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*Xavier*

For the first time in, I don't even remember how long, I see Ian calm. I still can't digest properly what the hell happened with Lucifer, but apparently, it is a girl now, and that made Ian feel better. I don't get it, why would it bother him if Lucifer was a boy or a girl. We can't argue with what our mates are to us, any sex or race they are.

Zana leans on me and I hold her. Dana is standing next to me, she is a bit restless. We are all waiting for them to finish their meeting with the humans, and I understand why it worries her. 'It will all be fine... they are unarmed, no hearing devices, and they are surrounded by a mix of creatures that could snap their heads in a blink of an eye if they decide to do something bad...'

Dana laughs at my words, which makes me happy. She finally sits at my side as well and I feel so lucky and blessed to have them both.

Zana sighs and tangles her fingers with mine. She is so cute and shy, I feel like protecting her all the time, from everything, and everyone. Including her sister sometimes.

Finally, there is some movement; they leave the main house and I can see the humans very concerned with what they saw. Yeah, they now know why we didn't need them. Whatever is coming our way, is so big that even most of us are restless about it.

My father walks towards Aeneas but reaches out to me mentally. 'Son, I want you to please keep your eyes on the humans... they wanted to use nuclear weapons and we kindly rejected the idea... I don't want any surprises, humans are unpredictable...'

I nod to my father and take the task seriously. It is so typical of them to try to solve everything with nukes, but this is not a battle to be won by those weapons; this is a battle that needs to be won with strategy and preparation.

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*Meadow*

I nervously watch as the humans leave and Caleb goes to consult with Aeneas about his God. As if we already didn't have a tense enough atmosphere, now we need to worry about the humans and their damn "Nuclear option".

I take Sol's hand in mine and we both comfort each other, there is something in her that always focuses my attention; she is my own creation, my joy, and my treasure, she is a part of me and yet such a mystery to unravel. Whatever powers she holds, are still a threat to herself, and I vow to protect her with my life. What kind of mother would I be if I let her go to such a battle when her life is in danger? And I know we are all in danger, but to rely on her when we don't understand what she is, that is a mistake I am working on preventing. I look forward to the arrival of our Goddess to get answers to many questions.

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