Chapter IV

A war is probably the most intriguing puzzle man can ever get his hands on. It does not simply start and abruptly end. The in betweens are very bloody and those dragged into this mess are merely collateral damage. In this game, you either win or lose but you Better hope as hard as you Can that it is the former rather than the latter because the winner takes all.

It has been a year since Regina started to discover the secrets that New Orleans has to offer.

It has also been a year since she moved in with the Mikaelsons.

And it has been a hell of a roller coaster ride.

The stress of the imminent war caught up with the siblings and they have been truly restless.

Just a minute you are dining civilly and the next saucers are flying.

Elijah has Threatened Nik quite sometime and he responds in the same way leaving Rebekah in the sidelines which had prompted the development of her's and Regina's sisterly relationship.

She's divulged a number of secrets that can raze the entire city into burning flames.

And Regina cannot help but empathize.

In turn, she got Herself a sparring partner.

Magic would not ensure her survival which is why Niklaus forced into a serious physical development class under Rebekah, the only part she liked by the way.

It has been a routinely exciting and dreadful not so calm before the storm.

She trains in the morning.

And learn the ways of the clans at war During the evenings.

However, on this one moody Monday morning, Regina woke up feeling very heavy on the inside.

It is as though something malevolent was coming their way but she can't pinpoint what.

She was extra cautious that day which caught the attention of Niklaus.

"Are you alright?" He asked

"I am but there is something that I cannot unravel" she told him

They converged in the sitting room and strategized contingencies because of there one thing that never fails Regina... It's her instict.

"You cannot just Barge into the territory of the witches Klaus! That is suicide!" Shouted Rebekah to the resolved Niklaus

"And what do you propose shall we do? Wait and do nothing?! That Davina Claire has something to do with this predicament we are facing and we should end her!" Niklaus in rage

"Now, now. What Rebekah said is a point that we cannot ignore. However, I agree with Niklaus. We cannot let this impending doom to break out on us. We must use the element of surprise in our advantage and we might just be able to apprehend the Claire witch and have one enemy down" Elijah interjected, calmly.

"And how do you suppose we do that?" Regina enquired

"You my dear, is out ammunition-" Elijah said before Niklaus cuT him

"I forbid putting her in further danger than she currently is in!"

"Well it is not your decision to make, is it?" Regina sassily replied coupled with a cross arm and a raised eyebrow.

"Regina you have to understand that this is no joking matter! Your life could be endangered!"

"More endangered than it currently is?! Niklaus, I don't need saving if that is what you are thinking! I am thE bloody Evil Queen for Pete's sake! Danger is my second name. And if peril would be inflicted, it will not be to me but to those puny little bastards who dare cross you! And my decision is final Nik. I will no longer hide in the shadows. It's time they get a glimpse of who they are facing against. Both the werewolves and the witches"

Regina said with finality in her tone that not even the Hybrid King can sway.

...

The witches were not really that hard to find, what with their fondness of the cemetery And the dead.

The siblings gathered the vampires under their wing regrouped into four, Marcel, the family's trusted one leading the fourth group.

Marcel's and Rebekah's were sent to the bayou where the werewolves resided while Nik's and Elijah's were headed to the witches.

The sun was setting and moon started rising and it was then that the first strike began.

Niklaus entered front while others were in camouflage.

Except Regina.

Who was tailing Nik.

The moon continued to rise and was enveloped by red hue which signified one thing: this is going to be a massacre.

Klaus continued walking towards a mausoleum lit by candles and symbols which prevented him from entering.

"Little witches come out come out wherever you are! The inevitable will fall upon your heads and you cannot do anymore hiding especially at this hour" he taunted and just then he was restricted by an invisible force raised above a second platform tomb.

"Ahhh here they are" he continued in provoking despite of his current position

Figures started to fill the empty space just as the lady named Davina showed herself out of her hiding place.

"What can I help you with Niklaus?" She asked smirking

"Your death" he sneered and His bindings tightened.

"Shame it's more likely to fall on you" she replied and Regina took her cue.

Making an entrance is her forté.

And right now, she's going to get all the attention.

She started to clap her hands slowly in mock applause.

"Congratulations! Now are you done with him?" She said in a mocking tone while still surrounded by darkness but nevertheless emitting the stimulant of the rasp of her voice representing malice at its finest form.

"And who the heck are you?!Show yourself!" Shouted Davina which made her smirk.

"Gladly" she replied and with the flick of her hand she was revealed in the opposite direction of the regent witch, surrounded by her flames that Complimented her and highlighted the fear that she wants to invoke.

"Who are you and what do you want?!" Questioned a male witch just below the platform from where Davina was standing.

"I have many names. All of which represent me" she said while walking around the space with the flames dancing in her feet.

"Maybe you should give me a new one. Hey Klaus! You bored?"

He merely snorted.

"Then let the show begin" she said she snap her finger and revoked Davina's hold on Klaus.

The girl was shocked.

She was by far the strongest witch in this city being a harvest girl but how come that this mysterious woman who came waltzing in demolished her control?

In a glimpse of an eye Niklaus was behind her and whisphered "and now you'll know just how far ahead we are of you... Little witch"

Just then the vampires attacking and turned what initially started as a calm

discord into a frenzy.

The witches started to mutter their incantations just as the vampires lunged towards their necks, biting, snapping whatsoever.

Niklaus was laughing.

This was child's play.

However, there is nothing more painful than toppled down pride.

Davina Claire was furious.

How dare they Create a bloodbath?

She advanced towards Regina and raised her hand and muttered her spell which through Regina backwards.

Regina brushed herself up and started throwing her fireballs towards the raging girl.

She was playing with her.

Once again, Davina Said something gibberish but this Regina was ready.

She wasnt called the Evil Queen for nothing.

She didnt cast the dark curse if she wasnt powerful.

And they havent even witnessed her in a full fledge battle.

Regina felt a force coming towards her which she parried with her own magic while throwing a blast towards the girl.

She continued her rows of magic until the girl tried to block them by anOther series of chants.

She was good.

But Regina was better.

The queen sent a wave of purple Magic towards her and rendered her motionless, suspended in the air with an elevated pressure in her neck.

One snap is all it would take for the Queen to take her life but instead the she was approached by the latter and everyone including a bloody Klaus stared.

"Sometimes I wonder why little girls like you put up such a fight against Me. I dont know if i am to be amazed by your courage or irritated by your stupidity for facing an adversity beyond your capacity but alas I never really discovered the answer to that" she taunted anyone to come near her but everyone was still as a statue and noise delivered the chaos just stopped which resulted in a tense silence.

Everyone is watching Regina's next move.

Regina on the other hand was certain not kill the girl yet, she may be useful if her loyalty may be swerved.

As she stood in front of the girl she lowered her down and without a second thought plunged her hand in the girl's chest and pulled out a heart, red and black swirling like a helix.

"My my... Look at your heart dearie... Darkness has definitely tasted you and as what my former mentor says, it likes the taste of you. It will continue on eating out the light until one dark day you realize you're too far gone"

Regina laughed against the silence and turned to her shocked audience.

"I can crush this heart and turn it into dust but I won't. You want to know why? Because you are not even worthy to be called opponents. You are merely children running around with your gibberish speeches trying to drag down an experienced adult. I hope this occurrence has taught you a lesson: Never ever cross an adversary way stronger than you are" she said in her most scary tone and dropped Davina's body from her magic causing it to fall on the ground just as she dropped the heart she was holding Making the girl clutch her chest in pain.

She continued to walk away, traipsing as though nothing happened leaving everyone on site wondering

"Just how powerful is she?"