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Chapter 27 - Battle of the newborn army

The air felt still, the only noise was the occasional growling of the wolves. The Cullens stand on the battlefield, waiting as the newborn army rushes forward. Japser saw this and he didn't like this at all it reminded him the war he had fought when he was still a human. He ahoped that none of those under his command would die. The newborn were coming near not even bothering with a formation, Jasper sighed, he really didn't like this at all.

Jasper gave the signal and the Cullens rushed forth into battle, luring the newborns to the place where the Quileutes awaited. Led by Jasper, the Cullens, the nomad vampires and the Quileutes were fighting together with expert teamwork, allowing them to overwhelm the newborns who, despite greater numbers, fought blindly and recklessly.

Victoria observing the battle briefly from afar understood that she'll have little to no chance in winning this war and decides to rush off.

The newborns are being decimated mercilessly. they are cornered and their heads are ripped off.

A newborn who is afraid and deeply uncertain about what she's been ordered to do along with seeing the newborns being killed every minute, she starts to run, only to be cornered by Carlisle and Esme. The two look at each other, sensing Bree's terror and uncertainty they become reluctant to kill her like the others.

Victoria rushes near the mountain camp, she had noticed Edward was not on the battlefield, and also knew that he wouldn't leave Bella's side, meaning once she found him, she'd find Bella. She's managed to track Edward to the campsite. Edward realizes Victoria is close, and not alone as he heard their thoughts. He urges the wolf with him to hide for ambush.

Riley slowly walks out of the trees to confront Edward. Edward uses his ability and tries to reason with Riley, appealing to his logic, explaining Victoria's intent on avenging James and caring for nothing else, and she chose Riley to be her second in the newborn army only because Riley is a Forks native and knows the town and area well. Victoria arrives on the scene and pleads gently to Riley about her love for him and her warnings about Edward's mind tricks.

Riley's desire for Victoria ultimately wins out over his logic and he rushes to attack. The wolf intercepts him and tears off his hand. Seeing the odds start to turn against her, Victoria begins to flee. Needing to keep her from escaping again, Edward calls out to her and taunts her about his killing James. Victoria starts to blaze with furious anger and she leaps at Edward in a rage. They fight and Edward throws her into a tree, which she begins to climb. Getting Bella to one side, Edward pushes the tree down and leaps at Victoria.

The wolf becomes distracted by the sound, and Riley kicks him viciously, knocking him unconscious. He joins the fight between Edward and Victoria, and turns the tide. Seeing Riley and Victoria working together and poised to kill Edward, Bella scrabbles desperately in the snow. She finds a rock with a sharp edge and cuts her arm, letting her blood flow freely. Both vampires quickly smell her blood and are struck with blood frenzy, breaking their concentration and allowing Edward to turn the tide of the battle again. Seth recovers and seizes Riley, dragging him away. He cries desperately to Victoria, but she finally reveals her true nature and abandons him to try and feed on Bella, who stands before her unflinching. Edward intercepts Victoria grapples with her then succeeds in ripping her head off and killing her.

Seth growls urgently and Edward understands that they are needed on the battlefield. He burns Victoria's body and they rush to regroup with the Cullens and the Quileutes.

Alice has seen the approach of Simon and Jane, but she is not happy as they won't be coming to help they would be coming with Volturi to judge. As Edward, Bella and the wolf arrive, Carlise urges the Quileutes to hurry away, because he knows the Volturi will not honor a truce with them.

As the Quileutes start to go away a newborn that had survived and was lurking in ambush. This last newborn is tougher than his brethren as he is about to overpower one the wolves another one joins the battle, but even then the newborn is able to maneuver around and grab the wolf from behind in a crushing bear hug that shatters the right side of his rib cage.

The Quileutes finally finish the newborn off in anger as they hurt a member of their pack. The pack rushes to the injured. Carlisle determines the extent of his injuries. He tells them that the wolf powers will allow his body to heal very rapidly, but because Carlisle cannot go with the Quileutes to treat him immediately, this will cause his bones to begin to mend out of proper alignment-- this means when he will arrive to treatment, Carlisle must re-break them in order to set them properly. He promises to meet the pack as soon as possible. Quickly Quileutes tribe, all in human form now, gently lift him and carry him away.