"What do you mean if it kills Phoenix and destroys her body" Klaus asks the elder witch?
"This Shadow is a witch born centuries ago to two Native American witches K'Tsi and N'Karu, only the birth itself nearly killed its mother K'Tsi. Their baby named J'allah Apak'che was born with eyes black as night, she was drawing from the magic of her mother throughout the entire pregnancy. Born a powerful witch, she was drawn to magic. When she was ten J'allah slaughtered her entire village, or so she thought. Five witches escaped and they trapped her soul in an abyss, an abyss only a witch from her bloodline can access" Vincent says.
"Phoenix is her ancestor" Freya says.
"Correct. She unknowingly opened the abyss at her first attempt to bring back your family, when she miscarried your first child" Vincent explains.
"Why wait now? Why wait until Phoenix is near her due date" Elijah asks?
"She had to wait until Phoenix was weaker, when her magic can be influenced. She had to wait for your son to feed off her magic just like J'allah did K'Tsi" Vincent says.
"How do we kill J'allah? Why can't we just banish her back to the abyss like her family did" Kol asks?
"That spell was powerful and took five witches of that tribe to complete. Phoenix and your son are the last of that tribe, banishing her will only weaken her. Until she able to come back, as long as your son lives she can come back through his blood. No. We have to kill her once and for all" Vincent says.
"How do we kill a witch as powerful as her" Rebekah asks?
"Witches can't be vampires and witches with Phoenix being the only exception. There is a weapon, an athame her village created with the dirt of their land and the blood of the Apak'che tribe. We can use that weapon to kill her but we can't take the risk of her jumping into another body, we have to permanently lock her into Phoenix's body like Finn did and kill her" Vincent says.
"That would mean killing Phoenix's soul indefinitely" Hayley says.
"One life is not greater than the life of an entire city, of families and friends" Vincent states.
"Where is this athame " Marcel asks?
"Hidden in the ancestral burying ground. Specifically where Genevieve tried to sacrifice Hope" Vincent says.
"I'll go get it" Marcel volunteers, he glances at Rebekah out the side of his eye pausing his foot steps.
"I'll go with you" Rebekah says rolling her eyes, Elijah steps forward and places a gentle hand around her elbow.
"I'll be safe and fast brother" she says and places a kiss to his cheek before walking out with Marcel.
-X-
Rebekah and Marcel walk in an awkward silence as they pass grave sits, he exhales harshly and turns to face her.
"So after two centuries of being in love, this is what we have come to" he asks?
"Let's just get the athame so we can go" she says walking ahead of him.
"What happened in the past that have led up to you being barely able to look at me" he asks to her back side, she pauses and looks at him with anger.
"I wake up from a dagger nap to find out that you have tried to kill everyone I love" she yells at him.
"Your brother tore my heart out my body, tossed my body over a bridge and I didn't see you once shed a tear" he yells.
"I mourned the man I thought I knew" she yells at him.
"Well I'm sorry I must have missed that while you trying to curse me" he growls.
"I asked you to come with me! Seven years ago I asked you. But you didn't love me as much as you love New Orleans" Rebekah says as tears fill her blue eyes, Marcel looks at her and his feels remorse and guilt.
"Ok well I'm here now Rebekah. I'm fighting for us! What else do you want me to do" he yells at her with his arms out?
"Seven years too late" she says and shakes her head, turning around she sees a crack in the stone foundation that was once almost her niece's sacrificial home. Using her vampire speed she rushes over and runs her finger across it, Marcel appears beside her and looks over her shoulder. She punches into the stone allowing it crumble at their feet, reaching inside she pulls out a long, Cherry red wood box with a Latin engraving on it.
Lifting the box open, she sees an old silver handle with a symbol of two crescent moons and a full moon in the middle of them. In the middle of the full moon is a pentacle with a blue stone in the middle, along the blade are carvings of Latin symbols.
"You think this is it" Marcel asks?
"It has to be. Let's her back" Rebekah says closing the lid before walking away.
-X-
Klaus is standing in the balcony of his room looking over the city he has grown to call home, his hands gripping the railing.
"Brother. Rebekah and Marcel are on the way back" Elijah says stepping into the room behind him.
"For centuries I have been seen as this heartless, sadistic, evil, bastard son born of an affair between our mother and a wolf chief. Seen as lesser to your or Rebekah in the eyes of Mikael, always having to proof myself equal to you. My daughter was born and finally a light was shone in my dark world, I was able to see the happiness that you have always wanted for me. Now I have to kill the mother of my unborn son, the love of my life to protect my family, Hope, my son and this city. Every evil deed I have done, this is the consequence for it. This is a cross I have to bare for all of my sins, for my redemption" Klaus says; his voice wavering when he feels Elijah's hand come down on his shoulder.
"No brother this is our cross to burden. We have to do this decision to protect our city, our family. You are not alone in this Niklaus" Elijah says and turning his brothers body to face him.
Normal blue eyes are now filled with sorrow and pain, tears threatening to fall.
"Brother I am not sure this is a cross that we can share" Klaus says, Elijah eyebrows furrows before Kol appears in the room.
"It is time" he says, Klaus face hardens and he walks out of his room leaving Elijah questioning him.
Elijah and Kol make it downstairs to see Phoenix's body is laying on the table and her hands are cuffed together in front of her, magic blocking cuffs. Vincent stands over her head with beads wrapped around his hand, Freya stands beside her with her hands resting on her stomach.
Klaus, Rebekah and Hayley are standing watching; Elijah and Kol join them; Marcel has taken Hope upstairs out of harms way.
Everyone watches as Phoenix eyes open but they are black and she scans across the room.
"You all believe that you can defeat me, J'allah" she growls.
"You will be defeated today" Vincent says as he starts rubbing his hands together.
"Pathetic witches and vampires. You couldn't even stop me from taking over the body of your beloved Phoenix. I can see into her mind, her memories, she is inside screaming for help. Poor little witch" J'allah says throwing her head back letting out a deep evil laugh when her laugh turns into a piercing scream and she lashes out.
"That would be Phoenix's body going into labor, something you have never experienced before" Vincent taunts before closing his eyes and chanting. Freya looks at Vincent and then back at his Klaus, tears fill her eyes before she starts chanting also.
Everyone watches as J'allah lashes out kicking her legs, Rebekah rushes over and checks to see her nephew's head is visible.
"I can see the head" she coos, the lights start flickering as the doors flies open; J'allah eyes flash from black to brown. Before finally setting on brown, they meet Klaus's and his lips part in a shocked gasp.
"Phoenix" he says and steps forward but Elijah stops him.
"Klaus help me. Ahh" she whispers before arching her back up and bearing down on her hips, Elijah turns his head as Kol clenches his eyes shut and covers his ears shaking his head.
The sound of a wailing cry fills the room and everyone freezes as Rebekah wraps the crying baby in a towel and cuts the cord, she rocks side to side shushing the baby.
"It's ok little one. Aunty Bex has you" she coos, Phoenix head drops back on the table as black drains back into her eyes.
"What have you done" J'allah asks looking around the room at everyone.
Klaus steps forward and she looks at him, his eyes barely readable when the athame drops down in his hand.
"You won't kill me. Not when I am the host of the body of your beloved. Wait. I can't hear her screaming anymore, you killed her" she says before laughing maniacally.
Klaus places a hand on her shoulder before grabbing the middle of the cuffs and yanking her up, he stands beside her and wraps an arm around her neck while placing the athame tip against her chest where her heart is.
"You may look like Phoenix but you will never be her" he says and presses the tip closer to where it pierced her skin, she winches as the stone glows slightly.
"But I can pretend to be. All you have to do is take these cuffs off of me and we can leave. You get to have your true love and I get to live" she says softly.
"Klaus. Kill her" Kol says, Klaus raises his head from by her ear and looks at his family to see Rebekah holding his son and Elijah looking at him as if he finally figured it out.
"Niklaus no" Elijah says.
"Take care of my children. Tell them I love them" Klaus says before both he and Phoenix's body are gone in a second.
"What the hell just happened" Hayley asks?
"You guys, Phoenix's amulet is gone" Marcel says rushing out of the room.