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Chapter 26: Difficult Decisions
I watched as the ballroom as well as the mansion began to clear out in the passing hour. I came down the staircase holding my dress up to make it easier to get around. I looked and I didn't see any of the originals around but I did come across my sister.
"Hey, where have you been?" Carly asked.
"I can't talk about it now, where's Spike?" I asked.
"I don't know, I just saw him go outside, why what's wrong?" Carly asked again as she could tell I was worked up over something.
"I did something that I shouldn't have and I need to stop it" I said as I started to walk away from her.
"Like what?" Carly asked as she ran behind me.
"I agreed to help Esther and I gave her some of my blood, she linked all of the originals so whatever happens to one of them, will happen to all of them" I said.
"I thought this is what you wanted" Carly said confused.
"I thought so too but I have to find Spike before they start the ritual" I said as I then ran out of the mansion leaving Carly and into the cold night air. I had no idea where to begin to look, they had a huge estate and I doubt calling Spike would help my cause at all, so I just started going into the woods hoping that I would find someone, anyone soon before it's too late.
In the middle of the wilderness Esther, Spike and Finn were preparing the circle.
"I'm so thankful you agreed to help me" Esther said to Spike.
"You don't need to thank me, a life free of Klaus is certainly one to look forward too, what needs to be done when they get here?" Spike asked.
"They don't even need to be here, I will begin the spell and you will join me and our magic will become linked in the circle and once it is done, Finn will enter and we will stake him in the heart and then all of my children should feel the same effects no matter where they are and this nightmare that has lasted for centuries will finally be over" Esther said as she finished preparing.
Spike then stepped into the circle and joined hands with Esther, they both closed their eyes, focused all of their energies and began to chant the spell.
Finn simply watched as Esther and Spike progressed and the fire surrounding the circle grew immensely but in that moment he wasn't the only one who was watching.
"Mother, we have some company" Finn said as he observed the rest of his siblings.
Esther opened her eyes and saw Klaus, Kol, Rebekah and Elijah, she then released Spike's hands as he continued to keep the spell maintained.
"I knew you couldn't be trusted" Klaus said with anger.
"You all know this has to be done, you don't honestly think you can continue to live the way you do" Esther said.
"Figures Finn is the traitor" Kol said.
"Your elder brother understands the sacrifice that needs to be made, he is saving humanity by doing so" Esther said.
"But why would you do this to us? Your our mother, your the one who made us, your supposed to love us" Rebekah said sounding hurt.
"I'm sorry but when I made you all I didn't realize what you would become, I went against nature when I did this and I am before anything else, a true servant of nature" Esther said looking each of her children in the eye.
"You may be a servant of nature but you are also a mother, maybe you should have never become one to begin with" Elijah said as he stepped forward.
"You all are abominations, you all have done things that are shameful and revolting, I've seen it all from the other side, heard the cries of innocent humans as well as the anguish of witches, and other vampires. Even you Elijah, you pretend to be this nobleman but you know you are exactly like your siblings in every way and it's going to stop for the greater good" Esther said.
"You think we are going to just stand by and let you kill us?" Klaus said as he tried to lunge toward her but felt he couldn't move.
"You don't have a choice Niklaus, the spell is already at full power, all of you are frozen where you stand" Esther said as she went back inside he circle to join Spike.
"How did this happen?" Klaus asked as he started to feel pain travel throughout his body.
"The way it began, it started with a doppelganger and ended with one" Esther said as she went back to aiding Spike in the spell.
The looks on both Elijah and Klaus' face were ones of hurt and disappointment, especially for Elijah.
"Natalie has done this?" Elijah questioned at loud lowly to himself, feeling completely stunned.
"That doppelganger wench is going to suffer!" Rebekah cried out as she started to feel the pain as well.
Each of the originals went down one by one as they held their hands in pain, the power of centuries of witches were being channeled from that circle causing them great pain so they wouldn't be able to move.
I continued to run through the woods, finding nothing so far but I could then smell a fire burning not too far away so I changed my direction and headed for it, I hoped it was where Spike and Esther would be. I started to feel myself gasp for air as I had been running. In the corner of my eye I saw a large fire burning in the shape of a circle and heard chanting, I found them, I just hope I'm not too late to stop this.
Each of the originals continued to cry out in pain as the spell only gained more power. Rebekah, Kol, and Klaus started to loose consciousness as Elijah tried his best to fight it. I finally came close enough to see what was happening, I saw the bodies of all of them on the ground and I saw Elijah struggling to breath, his face was starting to lose color and he even began to cough up blood as he held his head.
Finn then entered the circle and took Esther's hand. "It's time" Esther said as I heard her from where I stood by a large oak tree. Finn positioned himself underneath Esther as she then reached for a large blade and examined it before she went to plunge it into Finn's heart.
Spike's eyes were closed as he continued, I saw that each of the originals bodies were beginning to slowly mummify and Elijah was falling to his knees and ultimately dying. He looked awful, the sound of his cries hurt me, he was inches away from dying for good and I know I had agreed to do this and I know what I said about wanting him out of my life after what he had done to me but I never wanted him dead, no one deserves to die like this. He saved my life and Carly's, I just can't let this happen even if it means Klaus continues to live...
I then removed myself from hiding behind the oak tree and stepped in Esther's vision as I called out to Spike to try to break his concentration.
"Spike please stop this! Don't do this please!" I cried out as I felt tears form in my eyes. I fell to the floor as I ran toward them and tore my dress as well as tore the skin on my knee and I felt the sting of the damp dirt on my new wound.
Spike heard me and opened his eyes as he looked up and stopped chanting. "Natalie, what are you doing?" he asked from he circle.
"Please, please stop it..." I whispered from the ground.
"What are you talking about?" Spike asked as he completely lost his concentration in that moment and Esther could feel the magic leaving the air.
"No, my brothers and sisters don't leave me, we need you intercession, your power" Esther said as she struggled to maintain the connection after Spike had left the circle to come to my side. Klaus, Kol and Rebekah immediately started to awaken as the spell had been broken, they each fled the moment they got to their feet due to their weakened condition and once the fire went out surrounding the circle, Finn grabbed Esther and they fled together as well. It was now just myself Spike and an unconscious Elijah left in the wilderness.
"What did you do Natalie, Klaus is running free again, there is no way we can try to pull this over again" Spike said as he got me on my feet.
"I don't care, we will find another way somehow to get rid of him but please help me take Elijah back home" I said. Spike didn't ask any questions, he was confused in my change of attitude but he didn't argue, we both took an arm of Elijah's and placed it over our shoulder's. We made our way back to Spike's truck and we placed Elijah in the back seat.
"I'll drop you both off first, then I'll come back for Carly" Spike said.
"Keep her at your place tonight" I said as I looked out the window.
"I really hope you know what your doing and that you made the right decision" Spike said as he began to drive.
"Yeah I hope so too" I said as I thought about what I had just done.
We got to my building and we brought Elijah upstairs, we placed him on my bed and I went to get a warm washcloth and I started to wipe the dirt and blood off his face before I even undressed or tended to the wound on my knee. Spike was standing behind me watching me as I moved.
"I'll be fine, I'm going to wait until he wakes up, you don't need to worry, I can handle him if anything happens" I said looking over my shoulder.
"Call us if you need anything, but before I leave I'm going to bind your home to make sure you won't get any unexpected visits from Klaus or the rest of his family for a few days" Spike said.
"Thank you" I said as I watched him walk out of my room. I then sat next to Elijah, it felt strange to be on the other side of this situation. It is usually me who is passed out for days on end with Carly and Spike waiting next to me. I never realized how slow time can pass and how excruciating it can be.
I heard the front door close and lock behind me as Spike left, I undressed carefully and cleaned my knee and then sat back down next to him, his body was so stiff but the color in his face was starting to come back slowly. "How do I explain this?" I thought as I stared at him. "What do I say to him when he wakes up?" I was unsure of what to do since as of late every time we speak, it is an argument or a fight but I just couldn't let him die tonight, even after everything, the feeling I got when I saw him in so much pain like that literally inches from death was one I never want to feel again, I have at least a few hours before he wakes up to think of what to say. I gently leaned over and placed my hand on his cheek and pushed some strands of his hair off his forehead, he was cold as ice but slowly getting better.
"Don't make me regret this Elijah, I'm as shocked as your going to be that I did this after everything I have said to you and all the hurt I felt but for whatever reason, I just couldn't let you go" I said aloud as I got comfortable and waited.
authors note: reviews will be much appreciated. Natalie couldn't watch Elijah die, she went back on her promise to Esther and saved him. She broke Spike's concentration so the spell became void, each original ended up escaping. What does this mean for Natalie and Elijah? Klaus knows that Natalie tried to kill him after he spared her and he isn't going to be happy about that at all. The next chapter Natalie and Elijah are going to have to figure out where their relationship goes from here, if it continues at all. And the group is now going to have to find another way to get rid of Klaus. Keep reading to see what happens!
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