The Phantom Wolf

Chapter 118 (Was It Enough?)

*3rd Person POV*

Recovering quickly, Cauis shouted at her, "Who do you think you are?!"

Aro stared at Pearl with intrigue, making no move to calm his raging brother.

Pearl stared at the blonde king with a threatening gaze, then answered him in a cold voice. "My name is Pearl McCarty, and you just tried to murder my cousin for no reason."

Cauis growled and Pearl responded with one of her own. The hybrid's growl was much more prominent than the king's, and it resulted in a surprised silence sweeping over the Volturi and their witnesses. The deep authoritative sound sent a shiver down the blonde king's spine, and many of the Volturi witnesses took an involuntary step back, once they registered the commanding presence.

With the aggravated king now stunned into silence, Pearl walked back over to Bree and Alistair, taking her previous position between the two.

Aro stepped forwards, staring at Pearl, and asked in a suspiciously polite tone. "Who might you be? We certainly haven't met before."

Instead of answering the king's question, Pearl responded with one of her own. "Why should Irina be killed when she's broken no law? The main laws are quite clear: don't reveal ourselves to humans, and don't create an immortal child. As you can see, those laws were not broken today. You and your followers have no reason to still be here." She finished.

"Agreed. No laws have been broken. But can we say that there is no danger. For the first time in our history, humans pose a threat to our kind. Their modern advances have given birth to technology that could destroy us. Never has it been more important to maintain our secret. Only the known, is safe. Only the known, is tolerable. And we know nothing about what this child might become. We could avoid a fight today, only to die, tomorrow. Should we take that risk?" Aro turned and addressed his followers, trying to sound sincere in his concern, in order to convince them to agree with him.

Pearl growled and pulled away from Bree, stepping forwards to address the delusional king once more. "That's a bullshit excuse and you know it!" She yelled, successfully redirecting Aro's attention onto her. With everyone's eyes now on the older hybrid, Pearl continued, "Vampires are, and will always be, stronger than humans. Humans can't hope to measure up to us. Whether they are advanced in technology, or not. Are you seriously saying that our kind could really be destroyed by a lower life form? Are you forgetting our immense capabilities? The power to read minds, to inflict pain with a single glance, to manipulate emotions and to control the elements. Not to mention our unparalleled strength and speed. Humans have no hope of achieving such power, unless they become one of us. The only thing that can threaten us, is those apart of the supernatural world. Renesmee is half human, and half vampire. She poses no more a threat to us, than any other vampire or shifter who stands here today."

Marcus, the third Volturi king, looked to take Pearl's words to heart, whereas his brothers just seemed to get angrier by the second. Just as Aro was about to argue with Pearl, she snapped at him. "You're just grasping at straws because you want a fight! You just want to add some more gifted vampires to your army. You don't care about the law! The only thing you care about is acquiring more power!" She firmly accused the Volturi kings.

Aro stared at Pearl with a dark gaze. His anger was palpable, and everyone noticed. But Pearl wouldn't back down from her stance, her deep growl swept over the snow covered field, her alpha presence, pushed for the Volturi to submit to her.

Pearl's growl was only silenced, by the appearance of two more vampires.

Alice and Jasper emerged from the tree line, and headed directly towards the Volturi. Aro gasped in delight upon seeing the seer. Seemingly forgetting what Pearl had just accused him of. And although his attention was diverted, many members of the Volturi still let their thoughts linger on what Pearl had said.