Chapter 167: The Emergency Council

We flew to Geneva. Me. Cole. Sarah. Maya. Nina. The core team. The ones who always fought.

Luna stayed home. Protecting her babies. Thomas and baby Margaret. Family first.

Young Thomas came with us. Guardian apprentice. Needed to attend. Required by Guardian law.

We arrived at Council headquarters. Massive building. Full of people. Supernatural leaders from everywhere.

Wolves. Vampires. Witches. Hybrids. Everyone. Hundreds of leaders. Thousands of representatives.

"What's happening? What's the threat?" I asked The Elder. She looked terrified. Really terrified.

"Wait for the meeting. Aria will explain. It's better if everyone hears together." The Elder was shaking.

We entered the main chamber. Huge room. Filled with seats. Like the United Nations. But for supernatural beings.

Aria stood at the center. Mei beside her. Two Guardians. Last ones alive besides young Thomas.

"Thank you for coming. All of you. I know this was sudden. Urgent. Scary." Aria's voice echoed. Magically amplified. "But the threat is real. The danger is immediate. The time is now."

A screen appeared. Showing space. Stars. Darkness.

"For thousands of years Guardians have protected Earth. Protected balance. Protected life. But we weren't just protecting from threats on Earth. We were protecting from threats beyond Earth." Aria paused. Let that sink in.

"Beyond Earth? You mean aliens? Space threats? That's science fiction." Someone shouted. Disbelieving.

"It's reality. Earth isn't the only planet with supernatural beings. There are others. Many others. Across the galaxy. Across the universe." Mei spoke now. Calm. Serious. "And one of those civilizations is coming here. Coming to conquer. Coming to eliminate. Coming to take over."

The room erupted. Shouting. Denying. Panicking.

"Order! Let them speak!" The Elder commanded. Silence fell.

"They're called the Dominion. Ancient civilization. Millions of years old. They conquer planets. Harvest resources. Eliminate native populations. They've destroyed thousands of worlds. Billions of beings. Countless civilizations." Aria showed images. Destroyed planets. Dead worlds. Empty systems.

"Why now? Why Earth? Why us?" Cole asked. Practical. Focused.

"Because Earth is unique. Only planet with this much supernatural diversity. This much power. This much potential. The Dominion wants to study us. Experiment on us. Use us. Then eliminate us." Mei explained. "They've been watching Earth for centuries. Waiting for the right moment. That moment is now."

"When? When are they arriving?" I demanded.

"Six months. They're already traveling. Already approaching. Already preparing." Aria looked at everyone. "In six months the Dominion fleet arrives. Three thousand ships. Millions of soldiers. Technology beyond our comprehension. Power beyond our imagination."

"We can't fight that. We can't win against that. We're doomed." Someone cried. Despair spreading.

"No. We're not doomed. We're prepared. We have a plan." Aria pressed a button. New images appeared. Battle plans. Defense strategies. Weapons designs.

"Guardians have been preparing for this for thousands of years. Building weapons. Creating defenses. Training forces. We knew the Dominion would come eventually. We've been getting ready." Mei showed the plans. Complex. Detailed. Possible.

"We have six months to unite every supernatural being on Earth. Every wolf. Every vampire. Every witch. Every hybrid. Everyone. We train together. We build together. We fight together." Aria looked determined. Fierce. Hopeful.

"And we have something the Dominion doesn't expect. Something they've never encountered. Something that makes us unique." Mei looked at me. At young Thomas. At Luna Triad.

"The prophecy. The bloodline. The power that combines all supernatural types. Luna Triad and their descendants. You're the key. You're the weapon. You're the hope." Aria explained.

Everyone looked at me. At us. Expecting. Hoping. Needing.

"Wait. You're saying I'm supposed to fight aliens? Space invaders? Millions of them?" I was overwhelmed. Scared. Confused.

"Not just you. All of us. Together. United. As one." Aria walked toward me. "But yes. Luna Triad leads. Like always. Like everything. Like destiny."

Through the bond Sarah and Maya felt my panic. My fear. My doubt.

"Can we win? Really? Against this?" Sarah asked. Honest. Direct.

"I don't know. Maybe. If we're perfect. If we're lucky. If we're united." Aria admitted. "But if we don't try we definitely lose. We definitely die. We definitely go extinct."

"Then we try. We fight. We do everything we can." I stood. Decided. Committed. "Six months. We prepare. We unite. We get ready."

"And Luna? Your daughter? She's part of this?" Cole asked. Protective father.

"She's the most powerful. Most important. Most necessary." Mei confirmed. "She needs to come. Needs to train. Needs to lead."

"She has two babies. One infant. She can't fight." I protested.

"She doesn't have a choice. None of us do. The Dominion doesn't care about babies. About mothers. About families. They'll kill everyone. Including Thomas. Including baby Margaret. Including all children. Unless we stop them." Aria was harsh. But truthful.

I called Luna. Explained everything. The Dominion. The threat. The need.

"I'm coming. Derek will watch the babies. I'll fight. I'll lead. I'll save them by winning." Luna didn't hesitate. Brave. Strong. Stupid. Perfect.

The next six months would be hell. Training. Preparing. Building.

Fighting aliens. Space invaders. The Dominion.

After everything we'd survived. After every battle. After every war.

This was the big one. The final one. The everything one.

We'd win or humanity ended. Supernatural beings extinct. Earth conquered.

No pressure. Just everything.

I was forty six. Too old for this. Too tired. Too done.

But I was Luna Triad. And Luna Triad never quit.

Never. Ever.

Even against aliens. Even against impossible odds. Even against the end of the world.

We'd fight. We'd try. We'd give everything.

And maybe. Just maybe. We'd survive.

One more time. One last time. One final time.