What a commotion was being caused below. Jack, of course, had BioPILOT monitor the entire area, and it had immediately alerted him the moment Magnus had appeared on the scene, in plain view no less. And then the monkey spoke as if it were an educated man, with the right to speak. The ideas he preached nearly made Jack laugh. Of course SOLDIER wanted to wipe out vampires. Was the boy stupid? It was the simple idea of racism. Two groups might live together, but Vampires were too different from humans, too alien, to ever be accepted. Black people had been seen as little better than monkeys simply for having a different color of skin. Vampires fed on human blood, and feared the holy cross. There could never be any lasting balance. One side or the other would strike, and wars would start. This is why treaty after treaty had been broken, the Blood Compact only being the latest of such treaties. However, such arguments would not sway the crowd.
A BioHIVE Drone flew out from one of the hangar bays of Terebithia, hurtling down towards the ground. It was black, like Terebithia itself, armored for many situations, a smaller version of Terebithia's gravitron drives keeping it afloat. As it approached ground level, eigt long silver metallic legs extended, and it rested on them. It was usually best to save energy whenever possible. "This is Jack speaking from the 'giant eyesore.' " Jack almost growled at this. Nobody insulted his baby. "I would remind you of the things SOLDIER stand for. SOLDIER was never meant to create some form of balanced society, no military force could do that. SOLDIER exists as a military-funded protection agency, trained specifically to take down vampires, in case they become a threat."
"Three months ago, an Oldblood by the name of Dresden led a group of two hundred vampires, and slaughtered many villages in the southern areas of Callifornia. The Blood Compact, the treaty SOLDIER had created to keep peace between the two races of man and vampire, was broken by your kind. Just yesterday you led a strike against this very base, killing dozens of our men, and just now, one of your vampires destroyed our armory in order to cripple us." Jack worked hard to keep the smug tone out of his voice, and succeeded. Had he not been a scientist, he could have been an actor, or a politician. "More than four hundred here are dead by your hand, family and friends. Indeed, SOLDIER does not want peace, or balance. SOLDIER wants to take down you, and those who side with you, against the citizens of the United States. No friends will aid you, because those of political power are those that do not want to kill all us humans. You stand alone, not against the monkeys you accuse us to be, but against brave men and women, who risk their lives for the safety of others."
The drone turned it's body to Rhyss, it's large red lense focusing on him. "As a vampire, it is understandable that you might side with Magnus. However, the fact that you are alive proves that SOLDIER is not against vampires, or Olbloods. We are not a group of psychotic killers, who wish to exterminate your race without reason." Well, not all of us, Jack thought to himself, as he recalled his last meeting with the superiors of SOLDIER when he'd presented Saya. "We fight Oldbloods like Magnus, Dresden, and Gabriel, those that kill humans without thought just to feed. As senior SOLDIER officer on the scene, I am willing to forgive you for near treason because of your natural allegiance. However, if you want to join with Magnus's band of killers, go ahead." As expected, there were hostile stares towards the vampires. Many of those here had lost friends and family to the vampires, and the wounds from the explosion were fresh and raw. Jack had gotten his story in first, and any counter Magnus would offer would be ignored. He also had evidence to show Mithias's presence on the scene, as well as Martin, in case solid proof was required. He had the crowd in the palm of his hand.
