"Is this the right ce?" As stood near a river with the others. Other than his own group, there was no one in sight, especially the people they were here to meet.


    "That''s correct. It was decided that we''ll be meeting here," Lilith affirmed.


    "Are we early or are theyte?" Lucius also asked.


    "They arete," Lilith answered. "Even though it''s said that Witches are supposed to be quite punctual, in reality, that''s not the case. Then again, I think it''s because they are also preparing."


    "I called all the Witch n leaders here. Most probably, before getting here, they are meeting somece else so they coulde in a group for protection."


    Even though Lilith wasn''t a hundred percent sure as to what was keeping the others dyed, she could take a few educated guesses.


    "I wouldn''t me them." As walked closer to the river. "They should be quite scared of this meeting as well, at least ining alone. However, that doesn''t change the fact. They''ll have to work with us if they want to seed and survive. If they don''t, then it''s their wish."


    Before getting here, Lilith had already made sure that there weren''t any traps here that could be ced by witches in advance.


    "What if they betray us ande here with the forces of the Empire?" Lancaster also thought of a reason that could be behind this dy. "That could also dy them. If the Witches made a deal with the Empire instead of us, we might havended in a trap."


    "They won''t do it," Lilith refuted the possibility. She didn''t believe the Witches would go to the Empire, at least not before listening to what their side had to say first. And even if they did, that could be handled when the time came. For now, they had to focus on the task at hand.


    "They areing." As was just about to sit near the river when he heard some movement. He was just a fraction of a second faster than Lucius and the others, who also sensed some movement.


    They all looked in the same direction, noticing leaders of nearly twenty Witch nsing together. All the leaders didn''te alone either. Each of them was apanied by one more person from their n behind them.


    Most of these people wereplete strangers for As, but there was one he recognized. In the group of twenty, there was an old white haired woman who looked like she was in her seventies. Behind that woman, there was a youngdy in her twenties.


    He remembered the young woman that he met in Carlisle''s City. He had even worked together with her for a brief period of time before everything went south and he lost himself to the Blood Urge.


    After thest time he saw her, he hadn''t expected to see her again. At least not in a ce like this.


    The young girl also recognised As in the distance. She was already informed that the person she had met before wasn''t an ordinary Vampire as she had initially assumed. Instead, As was a Progenitor.<novelnext></novelnext>


    All the Witches dropped five metres away from As'' group, slightly surprised to see three Progenitors before them. They had expected to see As and Lilith only, but there were two more Progenitors and two Royal Wolves?


    Almost none of them recognized who Vor really was. However, from his mark, it was clear to them that Vor was a Royal Werewolf and a powerful one at that.


    The old Woman named Alisi stepped forward. After the Franc n was destroyed, and the leader of another n killed, her n was the strongest. She was also the temporary leader of this group.


    "Castiel, Lucius and An. I''ve heard a lot about you three," The old woman greeted the three Progenitors first. "It''s good to see you."


    "You forgot to add Lord before our names." An frowned. "We are much older than you, little girl. Don''t you think it''s a bit disrespectful for you to address us with our names?"


    Even though he was on quite good terms with As and Lucius now, showing his good side, for others he was still a Proud Progenitor.


    He was also much older than the old woman who dared address them with their direct names.


    The old woman''s face twitched. Even though An was right that he was older, it didn''t mean she couldn''t address them with their names. Now she was supposed to be the leader of the Witches.


    "May I ask why you all called us here?" she asked, changing the topic. "We were told that you wanted to talk about something important. And seeing how many significant people are here, it does seem to be important."


    "That''s right. We called you here to discuss something with you," Lilith agreed. "I''m sure you already heard the announcement recently? There are people in our world who have waged a war on earth."


    "We need your help in taking them down, because if we can''t, the earth will be destroyed along with your ns and everyone you care about. So this war is as much ours as it is yours," she stated.


    "Aren''t they here to capture him though?" The old woman asked, ncing at As. "If they catch him, they will have no reason to attack anyone else, likest time."


    "That''s where you''re wrong," As chimed in. "This time, their intentions aren''t limited to me. This time the person who is leading them wants to set an example by destroying this world. The only reason they aren''t doing it directly is because they want to catch me first."


    "In other words, it''s not that my presence is keeping this world in harm''s way. Instead, my presence is what''s protecting this world by preventing them from destroying this world directly," he further rified. "As long as they don''t catch me, they will keep destroying and killing whatever and whoever they can find. But as soon as they catch me... They will be much more direct in destroying earth."