SWNOVELS Chapter 1 ~ Any More Questions?
All day. All day long, the air strikes are coming. Evander has been fielding calls from all the supernatural groups in our realm. All of them are concerned, naturally. He is having everyone gather at eight p.m. to join a conference call with Draco. It’s time to initiate the battle plan that has been in place for centuries.
Draco is getting ready for a press conference.. as Colleen and Jacob, Draconium’s resident reporters have been filming live all day. The witches have deflected bombs every few hours. Everyone in Draconium is covered in glitter.
The phone rang and Evander answered it. Councilman Thompson snarled into the phone “What did you do?” Evander laughed “You automatically assume it is something I have done? Tell you what, Thompson.. you and your merry band of traitors join the Humans! Hicks is already in their pocket. WE are being attacked and you have the BALLS to ask what I did?”
Thompson responds “The humans wouldn’t attack without provocation.. it must be something you or the King has done.” Evander responded “You’re right. We rescued all the supernaturals the humans held in captivity.. treating them as lab rats.. science experiments.. guinea pigs. We SAVED our species from cruel and unusual conditions.. so yes! We prevented illegal actions against our people. Had you bothered, you would have been allowed the evidence of the human’s crimes against us.”
He hung the phone up, and Adrianna crawled into his lap. “I want to address the public. I am the reason this is happening, and I want them to know what I am now, because of the humans.” Evander immediately started to disagree.. instead, he said “Let’s go talk to Dad.”
They walked into the conference room where Draco was setting up, and Adrianna asked to speak to him. He sat and took her hand “How can I help?”
She smiled and said “I would like to sit in on this press conference. I want everyone to realize what the humans are doing. Maybe tell my side. Then everyone can decide what to believe.”
Draco didn’t hesitate.. “I think that is a great idea. Do you have a photo of you.. before the humans kidnapped you?” She nodded and ran to get it. Evander said “I’m worried, Dad. If she does this, she will become the poster face of this conflict. Some will love her.. many will hate her.”
Draco said “No, son. Every war needs a catalyst. She can be that.. a lot of humans are unaware of what is happening! We have to make her story known.. Shit like this has been happening for years. If she can end this conflict sooner, than she will feel vindicated, instead of responsible.”
Colleen walked in and said “Ten reporters are here. We need to get this show on the road.. The president has scheduled a press release for eight this evening. Ours will go out four hours before hand. I have the edits ready of the F16’s flying over.. dropping bombs.”
Draco looked at Evander “Make sure our people are safe.. inside.. those bombers are going to step up their game.”
Evander nodded, walking out to find Erik and his mother. He wants to make sure the bunkers are ready.. he has a feeling they are going to need them all.
Draco sat Adrianna beside him.. waiting on the cameraman’s cue to begin speaking. On the three two one signal, Draco sat up straighter.
“Hello again. As many of you know. I am King Draco Arconium. My message this afternoon is to inform you the United States have attacked my Kingdom. Without provocation.. and with no declaration of war. Beside me, is my daughter by marriage.. She wants to speak to you all.. to explain why this is happening. Adrianna? Tell them your story.”
“Thank you for allowing me to speak. My name is Adrianna Mosley-Arconium. At the age of thirteen, my birth pack was attacked by humans. I was abducted.. ad taken to an underground laboratory. There.. I was experimented on, daily. I was injected with DNA of all supernatural species.
I was born a highborn pure blood wolf. Now, I am a mix of many species.. this photo.. This was me. I had blond hair and blue eyes.. if you look at my eyes now.. you will see three different colors. My hair.. this.. red.. blue.. and purple.. are permanent. I can’t even dye it away.
I was tortured.. beaten.. injected with steroids and other drugs.. to see how I would react. When I first got there, there were a few hundred like me.. all being treated the same as me.
When I escaped, there was only fifteen survivors.. I rescued them before I destroyed the place. I don’t know why I survived.. but I do know my DNA has been altered forever. I also know their purpose in doing what they’ve done, was to weaponize me.. and use me to kill supernatural people.”
A reporter in the back asked “How do we know you didn’t dye your hair to look like that.. wear contacts.. as propaganda to make us believe you?”
She smiled and stood “I have proof.. and I will show you.” She balanced a fireball in her palm.. tossing it into the air, she snapped her fingers.. changing it to a bubble.. snapping them again.. she froze it to a ball of ice. Then she summoned the wind.. it raced through the room and out the window. Closing her eyes, she forced her fairy wings out of her back.. drawing her body into a small sprite, she flitted to a bookshelf and perched on it. Then transformed back to her original form and Draco placed his shirt over her.
She asked “Any more questions?