User blog comment:Xean/New Moon Giveaway/@comment-1703338-20091120022045

Cullens or Volturi? Both have great benefits and not so great. Volturi is extremely powerful, no one dares to take them on either due to respect or fear. They have many talented vampires with extraordinary gifts. They pretty much reign over all vampires. They keep law and order and of course profit. With any whose powers are beyond them, they do what they want and come up with a reason that is suitable for others. They can murder other vampires and get away with it for centuries. Joining the Volturi would have many advantages. However there would be corruption, with corruption is always the concern of watching your back, hoping not to offend one of higher power, etc. Would the power be worth the paranoia, the fear,etc? Cullens are powerful as well, but not close to that of the Volturi. Their power lies within the family style life. The bond they have built due to the lack of human blood. They also have talented vampires with the amazing powers. They tend to live more of an human life, with super abilities. A life most of us humans see as perfect if it was able to be achieved. Think about it....... you and your family never worrying about the typical human stresses. Sure death would be plausible, but as rare as an Indian tiger carrying a bamboo on its back ready to pounce on you. Yes, they deal with the thought on a few occasions throughout the books, look how they stood together. A family hand in hand ready to fight till the death for the ones they love. A family that sticks together closely. Which ones of us out there would not love to have a family like that. We all dream of one and barely anyone of us come close to having it. I would choose the Cullens because I would want a family that would be there and be ready to defend if ever needed. I would want a family like the Cullens with or without the abilities, with or without the vampire blood. Just a family that is ready, close, supportive and loved. Cullens for me.