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Kol threw open the door to the mansion pulling Marie in with him as he collapses to the floor. Kol gasped – he was exhausted, Kol held onto Marie to his chest she was still out cold. Damn it, I need to regain my strength… Kol clutched Marie, glancing over her seeing the unfinished symbol upon her head. Kol breathed sitting up having Marie in his lap he leaned himself on the wall too exhausted from escaping desiccation.
"Kol!"
Kol looked up seeing Rebekah running down the staircase, "Oh finally, one of you is home." Kol leaned back his head breathing heavily feeling the desiccation setting in.
Rebekah held onto his shoulders looking him over seeing him holding tightly to Marie. Marie was greyer than Kol, black veins were visible all over her body, "What happened to you two?"
Kol shook his head, "Get us blood… I can barely breathe." Rebekah nodded frantically flashing in the kitchen Kol sighs I was hoping for more lively blood…
Rebekah came back with blood bags Kol grabbed them, ripping them open and devouring them. Rebekah took Marie from his lap, Rebekah gave Kol a worried look because Marie didn't move. Rebekah force fed the blood into Marie's mouth, she breathed out a sigh of relief seeing the carving in Marie's head was slowly disappearing as she healed.
Kol sighs feeling the desiccation being pushed aside. Kol noticed Rebekah giving him a glare to explain himself, "Some witch that knew sacrificial magic attacked us. Apparently, he's good friends with Nik and he was brought back from the dead from the Harvest."
Rebekah's eyes widened, "A witch was more powerful than both of you?"
Kol narrowed his eyes in annoyance, "He merely took us by surprise, plus he got a hold of your sweet brother Elijah and was using him as a totem." Kol blankly remarked.
"Where is Elijah?" Rebekah asked giving Kol a serious look.
Kol shrugged, "How should I know? Marie is the one that sensed the witch channeling Elijah. But we got bigger problems, the one that attacked us wasn't the only one. There were four Harvest girls, so there has to be four resurrected pissed off witches all wanting to put their claws into Nik."
Rebekah stood up taking Marie with her Kol groans as he forced himself up to follow his panicked sister. Rebekah put Marie down on the couch Kol fell onto the couch by Marie's feet, he laid his head back damn I need more blood.
"We need to tell Nik." Rebekah said in a panicked tone and kept pacing.
Kol shouted, "Can you stop with the bloody pacing?! You need to get me and Marie at our full strength because those witches are coming for us Rebekah. One witch did this to us, imagine all four?"
Rebekah stopped nodding, she needed to focus she was the only defense Kol and Marie had if they were attacked. "What you need me to do?"
"First off get me some real food. Then we need to find a way to get Marie to wake up, luckily, he wasn't able to finish the symbol, or she will be channeled too." Kol remarked while he moved over to have Marie's head in his lap, he stroke her face trying to get her to at least move.
The front door opened, Rebekah took a protective stance in front of Kol and Marie while Kol held onto Marie ready to make a getaway. Klaus turned noticing Rebekah, Klaus's eyes fell on Kol then to Marie, Klaus flashed kneeling down glaring over her.
"What did you do?" Klaus growls at Kol noticing he was also a tint of grey.
"Why is everyone assuming I was the reason for this? The bloody witch attacked us because of you!" Kol remarked glaring back at Klaus.
Rebekah kept her stance noticing Klaus wasn't alone, "Why is she here?"
Kol gazed over, his eyes darkened, "Rebekah she's another one."
"She is with me." Klaus responded before Rebekah can attack Genevieve.
Kol narrowed his eyes then sneers, "Tell me love how was the afterlife?" Kol growls in pain as he held onto his head. Rebekah flashed at Genevieve slamming her to the wall, breaking the pain she was inflicting on Kol.
Rebekah narrowed her eyes slamming the woman on the wall again, "Why did the ancestors bring you back? Why not the poor girls that were sacrificed?"
Kol remarked, "You are lucky I'm weak witch or I would have killed you much slower this time."
Genevieve glares at Kol then looked at Rebekah, "A witch named Celeste brought us back, she used the power of the Harvest to resurrect us instead of the girls. But this witch only brought three of us, I didn't realize she was the fourth witch to be resurrected she had been possessing bodies for centuries."
Klaus was still infuriated that the witch Elijah brought home all those centuries ago would be a force to be reckoned with even after death. Klaus gazed at Marie, he felt a sprang of guilt, he would have never thought Celeste was powerful enough to survive by body jumping.
Rebekah's eyes widen, "Celeste? The witch Elijah was messing around with?" Klaus nods, Kol allowed Klaus to take Marie so he can stand to study the resurrected witch.
"Why are you telling us this? This woman brought you back to life, why go against her?" Kol asked suspiciously.
Genevieve remarked, "I wasn't supposed to come back, I will not be a pawn for a witch's revenge."
Kol smirked cheeky, "So you aren't bent on vengeance?"
Genevieve gave him a glare, "Don't push me."
Klaus looked upon Marie, "Do you know how to help her?"
Kol held out his hand before Genevieve can move, "Do anything else and you would have wished you had stayed dead." Klaus peered at Kol in slight bewilderment, he never seen Kol so openly protective. Kol would act upon his protectiveness of Marie through actions, he'd never flatly stated his threats. Klaus wondered if being inside a human body made Kol's humanity to resurface because Kol always hid himself with his usual mischievous persona.
"Kol please, the only person she would want to harm is you." Klaus remarked, Kol gave him a glare as he let the witch pass.
Genevieve kneeled down placing her hand over the unfinished carve, Genevieve muttered a healing spell reversing the damaged the unfinished sacrificial magic inflicted.
Marie opened her eyes tiredly the color returning to them, Marie's body slowly became less greyed. Marie looked around noticing her father, Kol, Rebekah, and a woman Marie was sure she had seen before. Marie sat up, Klaus pushed her down, "Easy love take your time."
"Elijah, Tunde has him that's why he's so powerful." Marie gasped wanting to sit up.
"You and Kol barely got out. We cannot just run in there and rescue him." Rebekah scowled until Marie finally settled down.
"We have to do something, the longer he has him the more powerful he gets. We just need to get Elijah and then Tunde wouldn't be able to channel him anymore." Marie urged.
Kol glanced over at her, "We aren't at full capacity Marie." Marie sighs nodding.
Klaus patted her hand, "Don't worry sweetheart help is on the horizon."
Kol finally drank enough to where he was at full strength again. He watched Genevieve cautiously, he was still not convinced she would help them with the gracious of her heart. Kol leaned on the wall near her, "So what do you get out of this?"
Genevieve looked at him slightly, "Why do you assume people want something? I just want to help my community."
Kol smirked but his eyes didn't hold the same expression, "Because when it comes to my family people try hard to reap whatever they can profit from us. But most of them find death before they gain what they were desiring. I lived long enough to understand people do things in order to gain something. So, what are you planning on gaining with us by allying yourself?"
Genevieve stared at him, "Peace amongst the factions, I am hoping with helping your family alliances can be made. I hear there is a curse on the werewolves you want to break –."
Kol sneered at her, "I don't care if the werewolves are stuck as dogs for the rest of their lives, Niklaus is obsessed with that curse. The only thing I want is for this bloody feud with the factions to stop so I can finally enjoy myself."
"Then we have something in common to have peace amongst each other." Genevieve responded.
"Here's the thing love, peace is never enough, one faction will get tired and eventually want to eliminate the competition until no threat is left. One way or another the feud will stop, just depends on how." Kol remarked.
"That is a sad way of thinking of life." Genevieve responded noticing Kol grinned at her comment.
"Life can be full of disappointments." Kol answered. He turned to see Klaus and Marie heading to the room he was in; Marie's tone was back to it had always been.
"Let's get started." Klaus remarked, everything was in order every game piece was in its position ready to strike.
Tunde could sense something was stirring, the other witches were out and about making preparations on creating a weapon that can put down an Original. Tunde gazed at Elijah, he only met the brother once when he was murdered, the man wiped out his followers while Klaus forced him to watch.
"I must say I would have never thought the dead still hold grudges." Klaus remarked, Tunde smirked it's the man he wanted to see.
"You should have thought of that before making enemies." Tunde responded throwing his hand out making Klaus cringe in pain.
Klaus smirked, "What's the point in that if I eliminate all my enemies?" Tunde turned around just as Kol sucker punched him making him throw back into the wall.
Marie raced to Elijah noticing there was a boundary, she rambled through her knowledge of breaking boundary spells. If it is a powerful spell, there needs to be a powerful substance to erupt the spell. Marie bit into her hand, nothing is more powerful than the blood of a witch. Marie dripped her blood over the edge of the symbol, it sizzled as the boundary became weaker.
Kol was thrown back by Tunde just as Klaus was grabbed in a neck hold by Tunde. Klaus struggled to break free as Tunde muttered a spell that took away his strength. Klaus's eyes widened just as Tunde pulled out his blade, "For my family." Kol flashed at Tunde just to be knocked back a barrier.
Marie winced as the boundary finally broke releasing a surge of power. Marie quickly grabbed a hold of Elijah throwing him out of the symbol. Tunde's strength diminished, Klaus could feel his grip lessen, but Klaus couldn't move with his own strength diminishing. Kol broke through the barrier, grabbing the blade and forcing it down on Tunde right through the neck.
Kol smirked in triumph, "You're welcome." Klaus rolled his eyes, closing his eyes as he regained his strength. Kol let Tunde drop with a gushing thump, the blood pooled onto their shoes.
Rebekah came out of her hidden position to help with Elijah, Marie glanced over him placing her hand over the craved symbol. Marie muttered a counter spell to diminish the sacrificial magic upon Elijah, because he couldn't die, for the sacrificial magic was incomplete allowing Elijah to be an endless battery. Marie bit her hand again dripping her blood into Elijah's mouth to create a stronger effect with the counter spell by adding blood magic. She breathed out heavily, she wasn't prepared on how much magic it took. Klaus and Kol came to Marie after being determined that Tunde was dead. Klaus noticed Marie on the break of collapsing, Marie gasped as the spell broke, Klaus scooped her up before she could fall. Marie gave him a shaky "thank you" Klaus nods keeping her in his arms until she felt strong enough.
Klaus muttered to her, "I told you to not overdo yourself sweetheart."
"I couldn't leave him like this." Marie breathed.
Kol remarked, "Too bad he didn't feel the same way when he desiccated you…" Marie ignored Kol as she stood on her own. Klaus peered at Kol giving him a slight agreed nod, but even though Elijah used Marie as a bargaining chip it amazed Klaus how Marie can quickly forgive him. Klaus put a comforting hand on Marie as the wait for Elijah to awaken.
Marie gazed around, "The other witches are coming."
Kol narrowed his eyes gazing at Genevieve, "It's your time to choose which side you are on."
Klaus nervously looked down at Elijah, "Marie you should take him."
"No, I want to stay and end this." Marie replied, putting on her brave face to hide her exhaustion.
Rebekah picked up Elijah, "Don't worry I got him." Klaus nods as Rebekah took Elijah to safety.
Genevieve stepped away from them just as the other two witches entered the warehouse. Klaus's eyes widen noticing the one tan woman that had survived Davina's attempted kidnapping this woman is Celeste? No wonder, I thought I saw an apparition around the witch I should have remembered what Celeste looked like and would have put two to two together faster.
"My, my what do we have here?" The tanned woman cooed. Marie stepped forward noticing the mixed auras around the woman she is the one that is possessed and is the ring leader.
Kol grins at the woman, "Celeste I presume? I must say it would have been a pleasure if we met centuries ago."
Celeste turned to Kol, "I can't say the same. I hear you are a psychotic maniac."
Kol winks at her, "Depends who you ask love." Klaus rolled his eyes at Kol's stupidity to flirt, although it seems Celeste didn't mind. Klaus sighed leave it to Celeste's demise of being attracted to brown eyed and haired men.
Klaus mocked, "If this is your plot of your revenge, I have to say I'm not really impressed."
Celeste smirked at Klaus, "Oh but you will." Klaus cringed as Celeste rushed her energy at him, Kol and Marie stepped in. Marie forced flames around them in order to break the connection Celeste had on Klaus. Kol gazed around muttering at Klaus, "Where's the help?"
On queue rowdy crowd came with great speeds. The three witches gazed around, Marcel came from behind, "We have uninvited guests in our city, lets show them out." Vampires swarm the building, making the witches exhaust their magic to defend themselves.
Kol grinned at the confrontations, his eyes fell on Genevieve as she fought against the vampires that surrounded her. Kol smirked as she slayed the vampires around her, "I knew it would come to this. I did warn you witch."
"I led you all here in order to finish this feud." Genevieve respond sending magic onto Kol.
He growls in pain, but he fought through it, "You're right, this feud will end – too bad you won't be a part of it." Kol was able to grab onto the star dark object and chuck it at Genevieve. She gasped as large gashes displayed over her body. Kol sneered at her, "I always go by my promises. Hoped this was all worth it." Kol turned around noticing the last two resurrected witches magic wavering. Kol smirked as the older witch was beheaded by Marcel.
Marcel stood next to Klaus as they faced Celeste, "Thanks for giving me the heads up on the resurrected witches. The girls would be resurrected when the magic returns?"
Klaus nods, "That's what my daughter and Kol believes." Marcel narrowed his eyes as one witch remains.
Celeste smirked at them, Klaus narrowed his eyes suspiciously, "You have lost, this petty revenge is over."
Celeste laughed, "Oh Klaus, my revenge is to take something precious as you did to me." Klaus narrowed his eyes as Celeste turned her gaze on an exhausted Marie, "What perfect body to jump into other than a powerful being that is already vulnerable for possessions and is the one thing you care about?" Klaus snarls flashing at the witch. Marie's eyes widen in horror as the witch stared at her just as she stabbed herself. Marie backed away seeing the spirit before her, her eyes were a ghostly white, Marie gasped as the energy rushed through her.
"Marie!" Kol and Klaus were by her side as she fell to the floor. Marie was gasping as if she was fighting off the possession.
Klaus urged, "Come on love."
Marie gasped feeling herself becoming suffocated by the other presence. Marie's eyes became hazy one second, she is seeing Kol, Klaus, and Marcel huddling over her while the other is in the dead world inhabited by the spirits. Marie narrowed her eyes not again! I will not be manipulated! Marie screams erupting her magic over the dead world.
Marie could sense Celeste cloaking her. Marie's eyes grew gold, "Come out!" Marie gasped as she emerged from cold water, she coughed gasping out for air. Marie gazed up seeing Celeste as she pushed Marie under the water, Marie thrashed hearing Celeste's voice as a whisper, "Your father destroys lives, takes everything that is precious, now it's my turn!" Marie stopped thrashing glaring up at the ghostly image of the woman, Marie focused her energy and released it in one blast shattering the surrounding world creating darkness. Marie's feet hit the ground to discover they were in her family cabin when she was a child. Marie scowled at the witch, "This is my body, I already made a deal with the spirits and you are breaking that deal. They don't like being crossed nor like people cheating death." Celeste turns as angry whispers grew as the cabin door opened leading to darkness. Marie gritted her teeth in nervousness as Celeste screamed, she was dragged into the door by ghostly hands as the whispers grew. Marie stepped away from the door noticing the familiar cold blue eyes within the darkness, "Stay away from me Esther."
The eyes glowed brighter, Marie stared at them as the surrounding area became cold. Fog surrounded her, Marie froze in fear being reminded of her human life, her human fears – the cold blue eyes boarded into her as she was surrounded by coldness and darkness. A child's laughter was echoing around her, ending in cries of terror. No… Marie shook her head, no she will not be tormented by this demonic woman again. Marie's eyes glowed gold she pushed past the fear the woman had created in her "I'm more powerful now, nothing is holding me back." Marie thrust her hands erupting an energy wave collapsing death's grip on her.
Klaus watched in panic, Marie's body became ice cold, her breathes became heavy as if she couldn't breathe. Marcel ushered his men out to watch the cemetery to see if the theory was true – killing the resurrected witches would bring the four girls back. Kol and Klaus looked at each other, both of them were out of witch allies and to perform an exorcism takes a powerful witch.
Marcel came back as the crowd was gone, Klaus gazed up at him, "Do you have any allies within the witch community?"
Marcel shook his head, "If the theory is right I will have Davina back –."
Kol snapped losing his neutral mood, "It will already be too late. Marie is barely holding off the bloody spirit." Klaus gazed over his daughter only allowing his sadness to show when he turned away from the other vampires. He brought this on her, if Celeste overpowers Marie, then his daughter will be trapped in that spirit world. Klaus narrowed his eyes, the sadness was pushed aside with rage if Celeste thinks she has won I would force every witch to exorcise her and if they all fail I will eliminate every blasted witch on this planet until all the spirits are cowering under me.
The three men became startled as Marie breathed out a scream forcing a wave of energy that flung them back. Klaus's eyes widen in horror, fearing Marie was lost. Marie sat up breathing heavily looking around frantically as if she was unsure if her surroundings were real. Klaus held his breath as her eyes faced him, he let out a sigh, a relief seeing her brown eyes. The three men cautiously walked to her, worried that any fast movement would startle her.
Marie smiled weakly at them, "Well I have to say exorcising myself was a first…"
Kol smirked at her, "Gave us a little scare darling."
Marie gave them an apologetic look, she noticed Klaus looking more shaken then the others. Marie addressed him, "I'm sorry I scared you."
Klaus kneeled next to her hugging her, "Don't need to apologize love, this isn't your fault." It's mine… Klaus couldn't say the last words, at much as he hated to admit it. Marie smiled at him slightly as he helped her stand up and Klaus wrapped his arm around her.
Kol glanced at her, "How do you feel?"
Marie disregarded the flash of cold blue eyes that is burnt in the back of her head as she managed to smile at him, "I actually feel like I can finally hold my own."
Kol grins, "Finally, you have no idea the pain it is to find witches that are powerful enough to exorcise spirits. I would have been annoyed if I had to go out and search." Marie laughed nudging him slightly in the rib.
Marcel smiled at her lightly, "I'm glad this day went well for all of us."
Marie peered at him smiling happily, "I feel a shift of magic in the air, think this day got better." Marcel's eyes widen in hope as he flashed away.
Elijah gasped as he took a breath of fresh air, he weakly glanced around noticing Rebekah's worried face hovering over him. Rebekah sighs in relief, "You are all right, you are home now."
Elijah sat up only to grimace in pain, "What happened?"
Rebekah worried look deepened, "The resurrected witches attacked you, Papa Tunde made you a sacrificial object to channel power. You don't remember?"
Elijah glanced away from her worried eyes, he tried to push aside the returning guilted memories of his past that occurred when he was neutralized. Elijah mutters, "I remember many things that I wish I could forget."
Before Rebekah could press him more, the door open as Klaus and Kol brought in a slightly pale Marie. Rebekah sighs can I have one break before another family member is on a break of death?
Kol gave a once over of Elijah, "You look like shit."
Rebekah scowled at him remarking sarcastically, "Kol, aren't you one for reassuring words."
"I try." Kol smiled at her cheekily.
Rebekah glanced at Marie, "You don't look too good either."
Klaus reassured Rebekah, "Everything is fine, we all just need a breather."
Kol rolled his eyes, "Now you want to relax and enjoy the city. It had to take vengeful witches to make you see passed the stupidity of ruling."
Klaus ignored Kol, knowing he wanted to strike a nerve. Klaus couldn't help but smile to see his family was at peace away from harm.
Marie clutched Elijah's hand reassuringly, "I'm glad you are safe." Elijah shied away from her smile, it was too soon for him to smile at her.
The front door opened, and the noise of bulky suitcases were heard shuffling in. Marie peered up, her eyes became wide, she smiles largely flashing into a group hug throwing off the red head and brunette.
"Finn! Sage!" Marie laughs hugging them tighter. Sage laughs giving Marie a hug, Finn smirks at his niece lightly as he notice his siblings' stares.
Kol looked at his siblings in bewilderment, "Did I miss the whole pardon bit of trying to kill all of us?"
Klaus remarked in annoyed tone, "No."
Marie gleefully beamed at the couple, "What are you two doing here?" Marie smiled at her father, "We can set the past aside?"
Klaus thought darkly Not a chance with that traitor. Klaus forced a smile, "We have similar interests at the moment that needs attention." Marie gave in a confused look as she turned back to Sage and Finn.
Sage narrowed her eyes at Klaus. Klaus gave her a sneer, "Surprised you can handle staying under one roof."
Sage responded flatly, "I can say the same to you."
Klaus hummed, "Sage, you have always been arduous." Sage rolled her eyes, she peered at the other siblings noticing an awkwardness amongst them.
Kol smirked around the room, "Feels like old times. Hopefully the intent of murder can be avoided this time."
Marie could sense the tension she pulled Finn and Sage along, "Here let me show you your room."
As Marie and the couple left Kol raised an eyebrow at his other siblings, "Tell me, after saying how much you loathe them what made you push aside your feelings?"
Klaus rolled his eyes, "Because he knows Esther's secrets, if she is a part of the dark presence we felt in that witch prison, he will know."
Kol mused over Klaus's irritable demeanor, "Think it's wise to bring him back into her clutches?"
Klaus narrowed his eyes darkly, "If Finn is stupid enough to go back to her, I will put him down myself."
Kol smirked at Klaus amusedly, "Well, so much for a family reunion…"
A family reunion! Let the awkward mingling begin!
I just watched the Finale of The Originals and I have to say I have some mixed feelings on it... I guess it finishes Klaus's redemption arc, but I felt Elijah's death was useless. I found it sad that the writers made it seem like Elijah didn't have a life of his own, it made it seem as though his whole life purpose was to make Klaus a better man - come on a thousand years of life and he can't have some happiness? With Klaus too, he finally get to be with his daughter after years of Hayley having her and what does he do? I read some angry comments on how they could put the Hollow darkness within Aurora (the useless red head that is in a sleeping spell in the basement) and everyone goes home happy and alive. But I guess in the Vampire Diaries universe somebody has to live alone after a tragedy - never giving the chance of a happy ending like Bonnie. Overall I'm just happy the finale actually focused on the family and their ties since the past season it has been moving away from that aspect.
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