Chapter 86

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A harsh grasp left Aro's as he quickly let go of Alice's hands, Dorothea was prompt to stand in between them with her usual sweet child-like grin as she dips her head, "So, did you win?"

Aro had a frightened look on as this transaction reminds him of the vision Alice gave him, the same action before Dorothea charged after him. "Now you know. That's your future. Unless you decide on another course."

Alice spoke up giving Aro a firm look as his eyes still kept on Dorothea's confused look, "Would you like to confirm it?" Dorothea reaches out her hand for Aro to see but seeing how he looks like a scared puppy as he subtly took a step back made Dorothea curious about just what had occurred.

Dorothea might be gifted with a supreme capability that can be used anywhere but one flaw is that she can never presume what Aro saw through Alice only afterward when she goes through Alice's mind but now that isn't important.

Other than Aro's startled look, Dorothea wasn't inconsistent with the anxious and concerned look delivered behind her by Edward and Alice. The two must witness something tremendous that happened to her or she did something in the vision, which is the only thing Dorothea can assume from their gaze.

"We cannot alter our course. The child still poses a grave threat." Caius spoke up seeing Aro's wavering look, not wanting to back over with their tails between their legs.

Dorothea turns her focus to Caius now, knowing Aro won't speak until he calms down his emotions a little. Releasing her powers from the man so he can start rambling with his hand gesture that Dorothea always finds mesmerizing to watch other than his short temper.

"But what if you were sure she could remain concealed from the human world? Could we live in peace?" / "Of course. But that cannot be known."

Dorothea let Edward talk through Caius but after Caius summoned the question Dorothea has been suffocating to hear since the start of the battle, she grew a cheek smile while clapping frantically.

This action caused Jasper to break his tough act for while. "Actually, it can." Right after Dorothea spoke, everyone can see two more witnesses, walking in from the woods, they come and stand next to Alice and Jasper, both giving Dorothea a smile and nod while the girl replies similarly.

"I've been searching for witnesses around but it went unfortunate until Thea had her own witnesses from the Ticuna tribes of Brazil and asked me and Jasper to seek for them." The Cullens had given each other questioning looks, asking themselves how Dorothea knew of such people.

"We have enough witnesses." Aro gave Dorothea a glance as the girl just gave him a pleading look to listen. "Let him speak, brother,"

"I'm Nahual. I am half-human, half-vampire. Like the child." The male witness walks up to them and beside Dorothea, not fearing the Volturi the less. Dorothea gave him a beam while mentioning him to introduce himself.  "A vampire seduced my mother, who died giving birth to me. Dorothea was there for my early childhood as she witnesses my birth along with my aunt, Huilen who raised me as her own. I made her immortal."

Dorothea nods her head along with every word like a proud mother making Nahual roll his eyes at her. "How old are you!" Everyone turns to Bella who screams out across the field as she embraces her child.

Dorothea knew she was curious due to being afraid her daughter would perish in normal human age. "A hundred and fifty years." Nahual and Dorothea turn back to Aro seeing he has composed himself and is ready to investigate the half-breed man.

"At what age did you reach maturity?" / "I became full-grown seven years after my birth. I have not changed since then."

"And your diet?" / "Blood, human food. I can survive on either." The Volturi started murmuring, all having diverse viewpoints on this while Dorothea yielded Nahual a thumbs up and ask the man to step back for now.

"These child is much like us." Marcus bestowed eye contact with Dorothea, feeling exultant as she had stood up to the Volturi for her coven and won. "Regardless, the Cullens have been consorting with werewolves. Our natural enemies." Dorothea groans at this, whining a minute at Caius who scorns her.

Dorothea puffs out her chest as she faces Caius with no waver, "That is not what we have waged for. As the game state, if I can explicate to you there is negative danger, which I have. Therefore, I won. As for the wolves, there is no legislation against bonding and interacting with wolves merely that our species recognizes them as enemies."

Aro thought for a while, scanning the battlefield and noticing the firm and sharp eyes of vampires ready to attack if he objects before his eyes landed on Dorothea who in return gave him a waiting look for his next actions.

Aro sighs and countless things flash in his mind, particularly the vision Alice had inflicted on him, he could just verify it with Dorothea but discerning her confident and steady look, terrifies him for his swift yet torturous death.

So, Aro turns and addresses his army, "Dear ones, there is no danger here. We will not fight today. Our dear princess won this contest fair and square and as I wage, I shall not disturb any of you who stands in this field."

Some of the Volturi look disappointed, including Caius and Jane, but they all listen to Aro and hastily leave. Aro looks at Alice, Jasper, and Dorothea, "Such a shame. Will I be seeing you for your next visit?"

"I never miss a visit to my hometown and first family. You know that!" Aro gave a pleased hum at Dorothea's reply before turning around and joining in with his army on leaving.

Dorothea took this occasion to break her confident character, and storm into Jasper's arms who gladly hook her, making her let out a pearl of giggles. Jasper had put them into a long-needed kiss as he twirls them. It seems she wasn't the only one as many had embraced their partner with relief from being chained.

"We have them on the run. Now is the time to attack." / "Not today not ever now." / "You're all fools! The Volturi might be gone. But do you really think they would keep their words?!"

The Cullens and their witnesses didn't listen so, Vladimir and Stefan leave in anger as everyone else rejoices in the fact that they did not have to fight the Volturi.

Dorothea had gone up to Nahual and Huilen pulling them into a group hug, Huilen chuckled at the gesture while Nahual groan. "Thank you for coming. Now you can freely move. I apologize for the sudden visit and for having you disappear until now."

"Oh, honey. We know you are only doing it to keep my nephew safe. I should be thanking you here." Nahual nodded, agreeing with her aunt while he took a look around the field, finally marking the large numbers of vampires and wolves. "When you say that one day. I'll be saving countless vampires out there from being born. I wasn't expecting this at all."

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