I’m on spring break. I decided to re-read Luminosity by Alicorn. (link) It’s a rational take on Twilight.

Anyhow, it got me to thinking. What would I do, if I had the wealth of the Cullens, and I was a twilight vampire.

First of all, Forbes estimated Carlisle Cullen’s fortune at 34.1 Billion on their fictional 15. (link)

I’d hire PMCS to teach me military tactics. Not just military tactics, but guerilla military tactics. Urban Warfare. Sabotage. That kind of thing. Then I would buy munitions. 12 Gauge shotguns are easy to come by, and fairly inexpensive. I’d get roughly two-hundred of these, with the purchases spread out over five or ten years or so across different assumed names it wouldn’t be hard to get away with. I’d also be buying dragon’s breath rounds. Basically they transform shotguns into flame throwers.

I’d also be buying Glocks or a similar gun with incendiary rounds.

While doing this I would start buying supplies. Namely Napalm or the ingredients to make it. I’d be gathering barrels of this stuff at a time. I’d also buy night vision googles, and flash bangs. My line of thinking with those is that if vampires have enhanced senses, then flashbangs would completely cripple them. I’d also be buying black BDUs as I figured out sizes.

While this was going on, I’d buy a massive tract of land in the middle of nowhere. Then I’d visit the homeless, the destitute, people who would be easily missed.

I’d offer them a job. Then I’d cart them off to my wilderness retreat. Then I’d turn them. Afterwards I’d train them in hand to hand combat, and the tactics the PMCS had taught me. Oh sure, I would need a lot, but ten or fifteen people a year, for ten years, would not be missed. If Riley from Canon twilight managed it, I could too. Oh sure, I’d need to feed them. But I’d be buying cattle to stock my nonexistent ranch in the middle of nowhere. I would promise these people money, over six figures a year to ensure their loyalty. If I had doubts about any of them, I’d simply burn them. In ten years, I’d have an army of loyal, obedient trained super soldiers.

Then I’d go to Volterra in the dark of the night. Which, while it wouldn’t give me a tactical advantage, it would assist me in keeping me the masquerade, if you will.

Then I would unleash hell.

I’d lead with my flashbangs and napalm. Then I’d bring in the dragon’s breath rounds and the ones armed with the incendiary rounds. Yes, they have an and experience, keep in mind I’d have a force of over one hundred armed with incendiary ammo against a creature that has repeatedly been stated to be highly flammable. Meyer gives the Volturi a number of thirty-four, maximum. (link) It would be severe overkill. Even with their soldiers attacking, I’m fairly certain that the Volturi would fall. I’d finish the mop-up and take over their assets.

From there I’d offer immortality to celebrities, scientists, and influential politicians for political and social favors. Eventually, I’d create a ruling social class with me as their god emperor. Sure I’d keep humans around, as cattle, or servants or entertainment. But I’d slowly issue in an age of peace and advancement.