Chapter 6
Alexander left wihtout a task, but gave him lots to think about. Like he didn’t alreayd have enough. He’d known there were so many other paths he would have taken the world if he’d been given the opportunity. There would never have been an issue of humans having to choose a vampire to turn them upon their deaths. They could have had that option, but it would never had been forced upon them. He would not have eradicated the states, cities, and towns. He would have left all the political structure the same, just made it so that there was a human and Vampire leader in each position, making it so that each had a voice in what was taking place. they would have had to work as a team to make changes.
“Javis,” Elijah picked up the remote and pointed it towards the television that sat in the alcove of his office. “He’s at it again.”
Great. Not even a complete day had passed since he made a speech and he was alreayd making another one.
“Twenty deaths stolen every five mintues. What does this mean for their soul? I do not know. That is a personal view. That there is my entire point., these twenty people either chose to ignore the law of contractual death or wished to die like all people are supposed to. Just like people who we vote into congress were supposed to have a legal brithcertificate. Jarvis Anderson the 4th falsified his , becaue when he was born such did not exist. This alone should null and void all his actions among the world, but he snuck in like the monster he is and rewrote the law so he had toatl control. He does not deserve anyone to offer up their last breath to him or one of the monsrers like him. He derseves . . . I am unsure, but his kind has no right to lease us. Take back what is and has always been ours.”
Man had the balls the size of a thousand year old tree in the middle of the oldest forest. Had to give him that. He also knew his facts.
“Are those facts correct?” Elijah groaned and shook his head. “I mean, I know you do not steal our souls, but are there that many who refuse to accept you or one of your people as their Sire each minute.”
“Not sure the actual numbers, but there are quite a few who still refuse to enter into a contractual death.
“How many people die every minute. On average. Do you know?”
“Never want to.” Guess he’d have to figure out that fact and find out just how much of a major issue twenty-five refusing each minute would be. Sounds like a lot, but the mere thought of twenty-five people dying every minutes was heartwrenching. Made him thankful for his immortality.
“Guess, I’m tracking those facts down, aren’t I?” Elijah moaned. “What I talk myself into having to unearth.”
“You do get yourself into some pickels.” Javis let his head rest back as the news station replayed Enapay’s first speech. “Do you have an opnion on what I need to do about this guy?”
“You always do what is best in the end.”
“You really think that?”
Elijah came over and sat down beside him. “You have been put in a hard position by your leaders. You were chosen for a long assignment that would ential many, many twist and turns throughout it’s journey, but I’m sure you were the best to face it. Do I think that your leaders have made the right decision at every point and turn?” He wobbled his hand back and forth, then shrugged. “But that’s typical. No one is going to make the perfect decision their entire life. And your kind live forever, so you are bound to make some major screwups. Mulitple ones.”
“Does that mean you think . . . Taking on this assignment wasn’t a screwup, but . . . There have been many decisions made that I would have done differently. Why did I not?”
“You were told how to handle it and you did as directed. That’s what you where supposed to do. Do you deserve fault for that? No. It’s like wiht the military soilders. We send them in to do the dirty work and their actions are not to be put on their shoulders. It is on the ones who made the decisions. You are no different than them. Just a solider in a higher ranking spot than most.”
Twisted as that explanation sounded, it made a lot of sense. Yet, it felt like an execuse to soothe his aching soul.
“What I think . . .” Elijah pointed at the television screen as the newstation began replaying Enapay’s second speech. “That man is hell bent on making a point. One many are going to agree with. Go flockign to him. Want to join him in his cause, even if he has not said one thing about them doing so.”
Elijah was right. People whow disliked the Vampires would hear him providing them with facts taht could eliminate the stronghold teh Vampires had on the world. They would race to join in him in gaining control over the ones they viewed as their enemy. So far, Enapay had maid very mild statements against the Vampires. In the long run at least. Monsterious beings. Aliens. Those were all mild compared to some of the reactions that came about when he brought the Vampires existence to life. There’s been some lynch mobs formed, which went further to prove Alexander’s point that they should never have made themselves known to the humans. Javis was sure he could have avoided those kind of reactions if the right plan had been devised, but him sneaking in among the authorative ranks of goverment and making changes that restructured the entire layout of the United States only riled up most of the people to start with. It had taken him lots of traveling and press conferences and show of great acts to bring people over to his view of Vampires being just like any other human. A fact that stuck in his craw each time he had said it. They were far from being similar to humans.
“It is going to take a hidden harsh act to bring this to a resoultion isn’t it?” As much as he hated the idea of having to hang something over anyone’s head, which he’d known from the frist word that left Enapay’s mouth that he would have to, he would do so.
“Sure it is, but it’s been done before.”
“Sucks doing so.”
“Mateo is the best at his job. He will make it less painful for you.” Elijah slapped his leg. “He always has. Just give him some time. Until then . . . take in advice as it come and bide time with other work. Not like running the country is an easy job.”
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