Reincarnation 3 – Chapter 13

Cassern

Theo's POV

I wake up with a pain in my neck… I sigh, why did I speak Henrik like that. Everything's been really hectic lately with finding my Mother has been alive for centuries, having another Aunt, and Rebekah nearly being taking over by an unhinged witch. Mother's potion wore off about a week ago, so she should be awake by tomorrow and hopefully in a different country. Oh, and how could I forget, my precious Baby Sister is back in the public eye. Thanks to Hayley's marriage to Jackson, Hope has a werewolf army to protect her now, hopefully Father doesn't do anything to muck it up.

The next day I take a stroll through the French Quarter, when I start to feel like I'm being watched… in fact, I believe the entire Quarter is watching me. I stop, it seems that they are pointing me to a certain direction so I follow it. They're leading to St. Anne's Church… I really hate this place, so many bad things happened here. I feel a powerful presence inside the church, the same presence I've been running from for centuries. I enter the church and see a woman standing at the Alter she has dark brown, piercing eyes, and strong features… so, this is her "Hello, Child." She greets. I furrow my eyebrow, I'm hardly a child but I guess compared to her "Hello, Great Aunt Dahlia." I greet back. Dahlia smiles "Oh, you have manners. Unlike your Mother." She tells me, I glare at her "Release my Mother from your control and I'll willing come with you." I state.

Dahlia smiles ready to accept my offer but we are interrupted "There's no need to give yourself to this Harpy, Son." Klaus calls out, I turn around and see him and… Mikael. "Ah, you've arrived." Dahlia said, suddenly dozens of controlled humans start to file in "Let us begin." She adds. Klaus and Mikael look around at the controlled humans surrounding them "We are well-met. So be it. Are you ready?" Mikael asks Klaus, "I was born ready." He said to Mikael smirking. Klaus and Mikael begin to fight Dahlia's controlled minions. They fight fiercely and ferociously, snapping and biting necks "You're not going to help them?" Dahlia asks, "What is this spell your using over these people?" I ask her instead. She smiles at my curiosity "It's called Kenning. I usually use it to watch my enemies from afar but never to this extent." She explains.

I nod understanding then I turn around to lunge at her but I'm telekinetically throw back, Father catches me. Dahlia looks at me disappointed "Shame." She says. Her Minions start to attack me, I fight them off with magic and my vampiric abilities. I magically throw minions left and right then I speed around snapping necks, and tearing out throats with my hands. Klaus and Mikael roar out a battle cry as we finish off the last of her minions… ahh, I really liked this suit got blood all over it. We advance towards Dahlia as she slow claps dramatically "Quite the operatic performance!" She taunts smiling at us "Though, that is the thing with these tragedies. In the end, all the heroes—" She continues thrusting her hands out pushing me away telekinetically from Klaus and Mikael then she clenches her other hand in a fist causing both Klaus and Mikael to groan in pain as there muscles tense up "—die." She finishes.

Dahlia pulls them towards her and starts to desiccate them, I get up after being thrown and speed towards her but she tenses up my muscles stopping me in my tracks "You struggle with such passion. All in defense of those you love. An honorable quality." She compliments as she slowly walks toward us "One I had not anticipated, given the reputation that proceeds you." She adds. We all struggle against Dahlia's magical prowess "Still, a bit too late." Dahlia said. Father is able to stand up and tries to lunge at Dahlia but she waves her hand sending him backwards across the church knocking him unconscious. Dahlia turns to me "And you, sweet child. Come with me and those you love will be left alone to live out their lives in peace." She tells me. I glare at her "And my Sister?" I ask her, "She'll come too." Dahlia answers. I shake my head "No." I tell her adamantly "I'm the first born, not her. Take me, please." I beg trying to reason with her.

Dahlia smiles down at me cupping a side of my face with her hand "Sweet child. She's a Mikaelson witch. She'll be better off without them and so will you." She said, I growl my eyes flashing ember with black veins. I lunge at her but she gives me a mystical migraine "Insolent child!" Dahlia sneers. "Enough!" A new voice calls out, it's Freya. Dahlia is surprised to see her "My Freya. You do realize that this so-called family of yours is simply using you for your power?" She asks rhetorically, Freya glares at her venomously "No. You're the one that used me for a thousand years! No more!" She spits furiously. Dahlia becomes enraged "So be it!" She exclaims and starts to choke Freya telekinetically, "Nooo!" Mikael shouts furiously lunging for Dahlia. He tackles her and stabs her with a sharp piece of wood "Stay away from my Daughter!" He bellows.

Behind me I notice Uncle Elijah entering the church and reviving Father with his blood. Dahlia throws Mikael off of her "Don't you know I'm too powerful to kill?" She taunts. Elijah speeds towards her only to be instantly thrown back into the church aisle. Klaus picks up a blade rising to his feet and vam-speeds towards Dahlia, jumping up in the air to charge at her but Dahlia vanishes making him crash into the Alter. Klaus gets up alarmed, it seems he lost the blade he was using. I look around… where did she go? A few minutes go by with Freya tending to Mikael and Klaus and Elijah are pacing around the church, I'm standing impatiently my arms crossed over my chest. Suddenly, I feel a familiar presence and turn to face them "We all have weaknesses. You came here to exploit mine. And in doing so, you lost the one thing you could have used against me." Dahlia say holding up the blade. "The weapon you created, now rendered useless." She says and drops it into a basin, flames burst out of it destroying the blade.

Dahlia sighs out of boredom "Now that we've disposed of that trinket, perhaps we can focus on the issue at hand? After all, I seek only that which is owed to me, nothing more." She said glancing at me "Give me the Boy and his Sister, and you all may live. Deny me, and well… you've had a taste of my power. I can't imagine you hunger for more." She adds then vanishes, leaving us all in various emotional states.

I'm back at the Compound, everyone's arguing about what to do next. I go upstairs to check on my Sister and find Uncle Henrik making goofy faces at her, she's smiling and giggling at him. I clear my throat "Uncle." I call out, "She's so adorable." Noah comments. "Can we talk?" I ask him, Noah nods "Not here, though." I tell him, he sighs and rolls his eyes. We go home, Noah grabs a cooler going to the kitchen, he opens the fridge and starts to pack blood bags into the cooler "So, what did you want to talk about?" He asks. "I-I'm sorry, I shouldn't have taken that tone with you and I sincerely apologize for that." I tell him. Noah shrugs his shoulders "Okay." He says as he continues to pack blood bags into the cooler "Is that all?" He asks me "Uh, yeah." I say a little confused by his behavior. He starts to leave "Henrik." I call out, he doesn't answer "Noah." I call out again "Yes." He said, finally answering. I see… "Where are you going?" I ask, "Back to Kade." He answers, "Oh." I say then Noah leaves without saying bye.

I sigh confused, frustrated, and tired pinching the bridge of my nose "Well, that was melodramatic." A familiar voice says, it's Moira. I turn around to face her "Mother, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in another country by now." I tell her. She rolls her eyes "I couldn't possibly leave my Son to the same fate as me. I mean for you to give yourself to Dahlia for my freedom." She tells me shaking her head. My eyes widen "How do you know that?" I ask her, "I used that Kenning spell that Dahlia is so fond of, to watch you from afar. Though I use it on animals, birds mostly." She explains. I sigh "Mother, I was going to give myself to her, learn her weaknesses and kill her but after that display of power she demonstrated… I don't think she has any." I tell her honestly.

Moira smiles "Oh, Little Red, you're so much like me. I thought she didn't have any weaknesses as well but she does. Freya figured it out but there's one ingredient that she's wrong about." She explains. "What ingredients?" I ask her, "Well, her weakness requires three ingredients. Soil from her homeland, Viking ashes, and the blood from the one she loves most. It can be fashioned into a weapon or some kind of spell, maybe." She explains. "But, it's the last ingredient, blood of the one she loves most. Freya foolishly believes it is her but it's not. I know love and Dahlia doesn't love her she cares for Freya like a burden. Dahlia only needs her power, us for power." She continues. I think about this information for a moment "So, if not Freya then who?" I ask, "That's the million-dollar question." Moira says. She pulls out a book and hands it to me, I take it "What is this?" I ask her "Dahlia's cookbook, playbook, grimoire… whatever witches call them these days. It's a copy of most of her spells." She tells me. I open the book skimming through it "I think they still call them grimoires, atleast I do." I comment. Mother sighs exhausted "Well, I hope you figure out the third ingredient. I'll be doing the same. Bye." She says as she leaves. I read a few page of the grimoire, Dahlia's spells are intricate, detailed, and complex. She's a true master of her craft, I really wish I could learn from her but she's too far gone. All she wants is power and she's willing to use my Sister and I to do it.

A couple day go by and I haven't figure who's blood we should be using instead of Freya's. I go to the Compound to see how everything's going. I find Father in his art room, he's painting "Father, you're painting." I say with a little smile, Father has a plan in the works. "That I am, Son. Did you need something?" He asks. I shake my head "No. Just checking in. Let me know when I can be of use." I tell him. "Of course. Where's Henrik?" Klaus asks, "He's at a friend's house." I tell him. Klaus stops painting and turns to face me "Is it that witch friend that shares the same ability as him?" He asks, I nod "I meant to pay him back for sapping my energy like that, but I suspect if I were to retaliate. I would have Henrik to deal with." He said, I chuckle because he's right. Henrik is rather protective of that Rogue, though I don't know why "Well, I'll leave you to paint, Father. Bye." I tell him and leave.

A few hours later I come back to the Compound to check on Father, I hear him screaming. I vamp-speed into the Compound to find Elijah… shoving a dagger into my Father's chest… it's desiccating him "Father!" I shout. I rush Elijah pushing away from Father, I try to pull the dagger out but I'm stopped by Elijah, he grabs from behind "Nephew! It had to be done!" He exclaims his arm wrapped around my throat. I elbow him in the stomach and punch him in his abdomen then his face. I telekinetically push him away. I turn back to Father about to pull that dagger out when suddenly my brain is on fire by pain affliction spell, it's Aunt Freya and Rebekah "Sorry, Nephew." Rebekah say sincerely. I growl thrusting my hands out telekinetically pushing them both away, it stops their spell then I vamp-speed away.

I escaped far away enough so they won't come after me… what just happened? A dagger that works on Father? How? Why? I aimlessly wonder around New Orleans until I reach the cemetery. I walk to a tomb and find Dahlia "Theodore, my child." She greets pulling me into a hug. Overwhelmed by emotions I start to sob quietly into her shoulder "Shh, it's all right." She says soothingly. I tell her what happened moments ago. Dahlia start to prepare a spell for Father and I to enter her mind, she's gonna tell us her life story. I will be a willing participate… Father, not so much. She casts her spell and I enter her mind Father wakes up with a gasp "Dahlia. Theo?" He said confused looking down at his chest wound. Klaus stands to his feet "What have you done to me?!" He shouts frustrated. "Father, please. Calm down. We're in Dahlia's mind, she has a proposition for you. You just have to watch and listen." I explain to him, he nods, "Fine." He said conceding.

Father and I watched and listened to her story and in doing so we learned something. The person she loves most and ultimately broke her heart… Esther, I should've known. Her blood is needed in order to kill Dahlia, but right now are going to accept her deal. We are going to burn a lot of bridges in order to save Hope from Dahlia's grasp, even if it means aligning with her to do so… sorry, Uncle.