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abilities, tops.  It’s been a losing battle.  Till me.”  Using the same finger, I cut the base into a sort of rectangular shape.  “But now we have this whole manmade wear and tear on the barriers of space and time thing. The Large Hadron Collider. Our never-ending search for information and power has finally impacted the fence that keeps the demons of Hell at bay.  Now they can come through in physical form—complete in their unholy glory.” The little block of glass was now roughly humanoid shaped.  I set it down and picked up the open-ended cylinder that had been a glass. “And guess what?  Halloween is approaching.  A friend recently pointed out that the barriers naturally thin at that time of year.  How do you think that’s gonna go?” I traced an arched triangle into the glass—sort of a dolphin fin shape.  It fell out of the cylinder.  “My business is about to see its busy season—possibly the first and last at the same time.”  Turning the glass, I cut the same shape out of the other side.  Holding the first one up to the little glass man, I focused my aura on a spot on his back, pressing the triangle against it. The glass flowed together.
    “So to answer your question, I’m okay with it.  I’d prefer to go about my business without civilians knowing any different.  I’d prefer you to leave my friends and family alone.  If you choose to take this route, be aware it will flow both ways.  None of you will survive unscathed.  If it gets too crazy, we’ll leave.  My charge is really the whole planet, not just the United States.  At some point, I need to travel anyway.  Tanya is right: China and Russia will absorb us without a second’s thought.  Did you know that I have a grandmother of sorts in China?  Me either. She’s one of the vampire Elders and she wields enormous influence over there.  The politicians in that country understand what they’re dealing with and wisely leave her alone.  Similar to Russia, where Tanya’s family is from.  So foreign travel might be nice. We’ll let you deal with demons on your own.”  The other triangle got the same treatment, the glass melding together.
    “I see,” she said.  “And what about the last part?  The threat of turning me into a vampire?  You would let her do that?”
    “Let her? Have you met her?  I didn’t let her join this meeting—look how well that worked out.  But it’s a good warning for you.  Vampires and weres don’t play by our rules.  They have their own and they follow them strictly to keep the general population unknowing.  If the federal government chooses to reveal them, then all bets are off.  Be prepared for civil unrest on a scale never seen in this country, ever.  And then be prepared for the retaliation.  You called them monsters for a reason.  Who knows, maybe you’ll end up one and if you do, you’ll work for us.”
    “Okay, well on that happy note, I’d say it’s time to wrap this up,” Darion said, looking at his watch.  “We’re not accomplishing much more today, so let’s all leave while the floor is still clean of blood, shall we?”
    I stood up, turning to leave.  Alexis spoke behind me.  “Mr. Gordon, this doesn’t end anything.  The government simply cannot leave you free and unchecked.  There will be actions taken.”
    “Ms. Bishop, before you go back to the evil plots blackboard, do me a favor.  Borrow some footage from Nathan here—study that other threat we’ve been talking about.” Director Stewart didn’t look up; he was still studying the glass figure I had in my hand.  I looked back at Bishop.  “Then picture your friends and family right in the middle of one of those portal openings.  See how you feel about me then,” I said, setting the little winged glass man down on the table in front of her.
    Finishing my turn, I took Tanya’s elbow and we walked out of the room, stepping into a hall of screaming mini-cheerleaders.  We turned the