Once upon a time….
There was King, he ruled a mighty kingdom and had a strong army. What more could a King want he thought. But he was lonely, he had no family and no love in his life. Until one day, he met a beautiful woman whose eyes shined with love. The King wanted her and her love for if she loved everyone surely, she could love the loveless. He kept her in his kingdom and they married.
The Queen was a witch, but she abandoned her craft when she fell in love with the King. The Queen had originally came for the power that lurked in this city, but once she had met the King she abandoned her magic and hid it. For the Queen knew, he did not tolerate magic in his kingdom.
Many years passed, and the kingdom flourished under the couples' reign and everybody was happy. Except the King, he had love in his life and the Queen had become his family but he was without the children ad heir he desired and he began to despise the Queen.
He hated her, why could she not give him children. The Queen soon noticed the King's distance and left. She had to heal herself, she knew she was barren and would continue to be without the magic she had given up so long ago. The Queen returned to the kingdom and begged the King to let her in. She then spoke of how she had been healed and promised the King within the year he would have a child. If not, he could kill her and move on.
The King agreed and within the year, a beautiful baby girl was born. They called her Freya and she was the most beautiful baby alive. From the moment, he held her the King loved her with all his heart, he spent every minute he could doting on her. The Queen did care for her first born, for she was the proof she needed to prove that she could produce children, young Freya had saved the Queen's life. However, as time passed the Queen noticed that many in the kingdom did not see her first born as a gift, but as a failure for she was not a boy. She ignored them and enjoyed having a child until the day came when the King cared more for the Princess and not the Queen.
She was outraged, first her gift to the world was perceived as a curse and now the King loved her more than the Queen. The Queen had a second child, a baby boy. His name was Finn, and the Queen hoped that this child would replace Freya in his heart and that she could be removed from their lives. Unfortunately, for the Queen, the King did care for his son but still loved the Princess the most.
The Queen had no choice, she locked the Princess away using her gifts and told the King and Prince she was kidnapped by her sister, Dahlia. A sister who had been dead for many years.
The Kingdom mourned and the King's heart was broken, never to be healed. The Queen however had hope, she had another child on the way and hoped that this son wouldn't be a failure. The Queen's third child, was another baby boy. They called this Prince, Elijah. The King did look at this son favorably but he could not replace Freya in his heart.
The King refused to give up and sent his greatest knights to find his daughter. The Queen killed them all and showed the bodies to the King. He was infuriated that he could not find her and began isolating himself and took long trips away from the kingdom.
The Queen became lonely, she had a husband who despised her for her "sister's actions" and two sons that were very busy and ignored her. Her loneliness did not last forever though, A Duke from a neighboring country was visiting trying to create a treaty. He looked upon her with kindness, which she had not felt in many years. The Queen fell in love with him, but he could not stay. He revealed the truth of his nature, he was a werewolf and he had to return to his pack. The Duke asked she return with him, but she could not leave.
In was in the months that followed, were her darkest days. She with child but it was not the King's child. It was the Duke's and he would be a werewolf. The Queen panicked and decided to not reveal the child's true parentage and she returned to magic once again, she would make the child weak. So, her secret would stay safe and the King would not kill her or the Duke.
The King was away in the final months in her pregnancy and in this she exchanged letters with the Duke, who wished he could keep the child. When the child was born, it was a baby boy and she wrote a letter to the Duke. They agreed to call their son, Niklaus. The King finally returned and saw their son and decided to stay.
The Queen continued to have children with the King, to make up for her one-time mistake. The Queen also practiced her craft in secrecy and taught both Finn and Freya, who were very gifted. Freya however was very angry and the Queen decided to bind her to the Tower, using magic. She would be forced to stay there until the Queen released her. The Queen's next child was another boy, and they named him Kol.
It was many years before her next child, it was her baby girl since Freya and they called her Rebekah. The Queen did not do anything this time, for this time she loved the baby girl and rejoiced her birth. For Rebekah was nothing like Freya.
Her final child was a baby boy called Henrik. He was small and fragile, The Queen and King often worried for his health and he spent a majority of his life indoors with his sister, Rebekah.
Their family lived in peace and lies, Freya was locked up a tower where the Queen hid her, Finn practiced magic with his mother in secret and the rest of their children lived their days in luxury. Enjoying the royal life.
Their happiness lasted for many years, until the day the King and Queens worries for young Henrik became a reality. For young Henrik was killed by a disease. The King and Queen could not bare to lose any more children, even though one of them was not truly lost as the King believed. The Queen revealed her true nature and King convinced her to help.
The first plan was to use magic to turn him into immortal creatures, with few weaknesses. Except the Queen did not want her children wander and leave her, she proposed a different spell. They would all be immortal inside of the Kingdom, impossible to kill and if they left they would be mortal.
The King was not sure of this deal, but agreed on one condition. If the spell was ever broken, they would turn into the immortal creatures that he wanted. They both agreed and gathered their children and every witch they could find. The witches and the children would be put into a deep slumber so the sleep could be completed.
The Queen ripped the magic from the witches and placed it into her spell. She drew runes on their skin and gave them drinks filled with a commoner's blood, a commoner named Tatia. The Queen designed it so if the spell was ever broken they would all die and then turn into new immortal creatures. Her children would live forever, and they would never leave her. For they would not have the chance.
Elijah opened his eyes, his first instinct was to check if his family was alive. There was no one else in the room besides someone he had never seen before, she was a blonde and was wearing rags. He saw his mother standing in front of them. "My son, you are awake. I am so glad." Esther said, warmly.
He tried to stand but found it impossible. He had many questions, where was his siblings? What was happening? Who was this strange girl? He saw the girl, began to open her eyes. "I am sorry my son, you need to rest. You will see the others later and I will explain everything, Good night my little Prince"
Elijah tried to stay awake, he wanted answers and he wanted his full family. Why d..d..i.d…h….nee…..t…o…r.e….t….