Jared

I brushed past his comment on pizza. "If the people my ancestors came from would annihilate an entire species as well as all the other life on this planet based on the actions of a small group among them, " I stood and faced Sterling. "Then I'm not a member on that people."

"Orders are orders," Sterling backed up slightly. "The other choice is you come back with me."

"Damn your orders," I slammed my fist into the wall next to my computer. "You never have to obey an order that is unlawful or that is not good. Those are both."

"Then what are you going to do to fix this?" He asked.

"I'm going to master my powers, that's what." I knew he would have no idea what that meant. "Once that's done, this will not be such a slaughter once the war starts."

"What do you mean?" Sterling seemed confused. "War has started, they are after you everywhere."

I laughed, "They are after our powers. Once they realize that is futile they will resort to more extreme measures and that is when war begins. Every death, every voice silenced, we'll all feel it. Leave me Sterling I have to fix this before Kimberly dies, I only have a few more hours."

I was staring at the screen when I saw the connection, the solution was so simple, so profound. The blood she'd been given from Ivar was incomplete, she needed my blood to correct the error, at least my blood that had been slightly modified.

I called her back in and gave her the shot, "Rest now. You'll be fine in the morning." I crossed the room and prepared to leave.

"Thank you."

I nodded at her and walked out.