August 5th, 1820
She sits alone in her bedroom as the twilight night provides a little moonlight in her bedroom, she brushes her curled locks with a wooden brush when her window is opened and he steps in gently closing it behind him. She gets up off her stool to see his blonde locks clinging to his face, he must have ran here.
"Did you run here my lord" she asks?
"Yes I did my lady. The soldiers were very hard to get pass tonight" he says.
"There has been a string of murders in the land not far from here, people slaughtered and blood shed" she says as he takes off tail coat leaving on his shoes and thick shirt.
"What is it that you know about these slaughters" he asks stepping closer to her.
She shakes her head as she runs her fingers over his face.
"Nothing my lord, other than what I have tell you to be true" she states.
"Stop calling me your lord, I am not" he says.
"What shall I call you then" she asks?
"Nik" he states before crashing his lips on hers.
Her arms move around his neck tugging at his brown curls as he places his hand on her stomach pushing her towards the soft, bed. His fingers pull at the string of her corset gown pulling it apart, once it is removed she turns around so her back is against his chest as he kisses down her neck. Her eyes close in pure bliss as his face changes, feeling the veins grow under his eyes and his fangs scrap against her skin.
"To you I belong" she says grabbing his hand and resting it around her stomach.
He growls and turns her around slamming her down on the bed as he feels his control slipping, his face back to normal as he kisses her passionately and tugging up her gown as she works on loosening the string on his stockings.
-X-
It is in the early morning when she wakes up seeing the bed beside her is empty, she climbs out of bed pulling on her nightgown before walking over to the window looking out. She gasps as she sees soldiers, children and women slaughtered outside all over. Her bedroom door is opened and she jumps to see her friend and maid, Jewel with a lantern in the doorway.
"Come we must go" Jewel says grasping her hands and leading her out into the hallway where she sees her friends and servants lying on the floor covered in blood.
"Where are we going" she asks as they head into the main study, Jewel closes the door and locks it as they hear footsteps and screaming.
She sets the lamp down and walks over to where the carpet is and pulls it back revealing a secret door. She pulls it open and urges Phoenix over as the door knob is jiggled.
"Come child you must hurry" she whispers.
Phoenix is helped down the secret doorway and then given the lantern and a silver locket with a red ruby on it.
"This will protect you, you run until you see an exit and then run some more. Do not look back" Jewel says before closing the door and covering it up as the door is opened.
Phoenix hears yelling and then Jewel's blood curling scream, she holds the lantern up she makes her way through the dirt canal. Once she reaches an exit, she sets the lantern down and climbs out seeing that she is now in the woods behind her home. She grabs the lantern and puts the necklace around her neck watching as it glows. She turns around and starts running on her barefeet when she can't run anymore and she slumps down in a tree, feeling chilling she puts her hands together and chants.
A fire appears before her and she reaches out putting her hands over it, looking up as she hears a noise behind her she lowers her hand and the fire dies instantly. Turning around she looks up to see a man with blonde hair like Nik's with blood covering his mouth and his eyes red with black veins beneath them.
"You reak of my bastard son" he snarls.
"Nik is your son" she asks standing up cautiously stepping back slowly.
"No he is the result of an horrid affair my wife had" he snarls.
Phoenix throws her lantern at him and turns around to run when he appears in front of her wrapping his hand around her neck, she gasps placing her hand on his making him hiss. She chants weakly and he groans as his head feels heavy and blood leaks out his ears, he leans forward biting down on her neck making her go dizzy. Her eyes closes when he throws her against a tree where she hits her head and rolls on her side. Mikael then runs away at an inhuman speed as she coughs softly, she holds on to the necklace in her hand.
Virtus lux lunae lapidem
post obitum inmortalitate sine illo valent.
( Power of the moon and light of the stone, immortality comes after death is gone).
Phoenix head drops to the ground as soon as the spell is finished and her heart stops beating.
A week later...
Klaus and Rebekah are coming back into town to see the damage Mikael has done, they are trudging in the woods when they come across a body. Nik instantly drops next to the body and lifts her up on his lap, he pushes her hair out her face to see two holes on either side of her neck.
"Nik" Rebekah says.
She hears a whoosh sound and looks to see it is Elijah who she pulls into a hug.
"Are you two alright" he asks?
"We are fine" Rebekah says.
They turn to face Klaus when they see his shoulders shaking and know that he is crying.
"Niklaus, do you know this young lady" Elijah asks?
Klaus slowly closes her eyes before leaning down pressing his lips against hers once more before placing her hands neatly on her lap. He stands up and they see tears on his face.
"Were you too having an intimate affair" Rebekah asks?
"She was mine" Klaus says.
"She couldn't be no older than seventeen" Rebekah asks?
"We loved one another despite our age difference and now our father has killed her" Klaus growls.
"And he will pay but not while you are in going through a rush of emotions because he will sense that and use it against you" Elijah says.
"Then I will no longer have these emotions" Klaus says.
"What is that you wish to do brother" Elijah asks?
Klaus closes his eyes and when he opens them again, they are red and empty; it's like looking into an empty shell.
"What have you done" Rebekah asks?
"I turned off my emotions" Klaus states and walks away leaving them standing there.
"You seen his blood lust after he changed, imagine it now" Rebekah says to Elijah.
"That is why, we must stop him" Elijah says and they follow behind their brother.