Freya screamed in pain as Kol chucked the star dark object at her making her bleed with dozens of cuts crossing over her body. When Klaus was playing interested little brother to Freya, to Kol's displeasure he set up a witch proof torture room in a cellar on the property of the mansion his family stayed in. Kol found his old dark objects many were useful for imprisonment, one of his favorites was a circular dark object that prevented a person from leaving the circle once they entered, while another feed off witch's powers. The shackles on Freya drained her magic and restrained her to the wall, while the large dark object surrounded her just in case she happened to break free from the magical shackles.

Freya glared at the vampires, "How dare you do this to me, I am your sister –."

Kol shook his finger grinning at her, "By blood perhaps, but to earn the title? No. You see we don't care much on automatically be a family based on blood relations, we had to earn a place in our family amongst each other."

Klaus adds sneering, "Blood means nothing to me. I've already killed my blood before what makes you any different?"

Freya stared at them, "I thought you would be happy to have me as a part of your family."

Kol laughed manically oh she was so gullible. "Oh really? Because you are the oldest and a witch? Yeah we would have been thrilled if it was under different circumstances and it being a thousand years ago."

"You see I gave you a chance to come clean, but you left out the most important part of gaining my trust. You left out Dahlia, and what troubles you two are plotting against my family." Klaus growls.

Freya's eyes widen, she smirked glaring at them, "You cannot stop her she will destroy everything in her path until she gets that little girl of yours."

Klaus narrowed his eyes picking up Tunde's blade, he thrust it in her stomach making her scream. "Tell me why you came here, why Dahlia is so intrigued by my Marie."

Freya spat blood up, "Our mother could not conceive children, so she turned to Dahlia taking any price she gave. Dahlia wanted every first born in each bloodline from Esther and her future children." Klaus's blood boiled we always have darkness on our doorstep because it's Esther's doing.

Kol smiled at her mockingly, "So she took you, and that is why you are jealous of us because we actually grew up with a family. The dark presence that lingered from your magic I could sense that jealousy and rage."

Klaus froze his eyes growing darker, "You came for Marie in order to make for petty payback?"

Freya gazed at Klaus staring into his now golden eyes, "Dahlia was promised the first born, if she has the next first born from her bloodline she will finally let me go. It is a shame you couldn't have anymore children. You could had done what mother did, keep having more children to forget about the one you lost."

Klaus snarls stabbing her again this time twisting the blade, "I am nothing like Esther. I care and love my child, I will do anything to protect her even if I had to burn down this whole bloody world. Tell me witch, how much torture did Dahlia inflict on you to twist your mind to think we would hand over her?"

Freya stared at him, "If you care about your own wellbeing, give Dahlia what she wants."

Klaus narrowed his eyes, "I don't think you understand me. If Marie was still a human child or a vampire I will always protect her and care more on her wellbeing, then my own."

Kol chimed in, "That's what family is all about, sacrificing our own lives to save the ones we love. Guess you don't have much of that experience of that true loyalty and devotion."

Klaus gave Kol a fast glance noticing he held a serious look, it seems Kol would be willing to die again if it means to save the rest of his family. Klaus wouldn't let that happen, this time he will protect everyone in his family to prevent the pain that came with death – it even pained him when Kol died and he couldn't bare if more deaths follow.

Klaus glares at Freya, "Hear me witch, when someone comes after my family I take pride in snuffing out that threat. Do your worse sister, I promise you no one will mourn you."

Marie sat on the roof of the mansion she hugged her legs staring towards the echoes of the screams below the earth that her sensitive ears picked up. Why can't we have peace? It would make every species' lives better if we were left alone. Marie sighs making an effort to cut out her keen hearing. Marie frowns seeing Rebekah on the balcony, she turned and climbed up the roof to sit next to her. Marie gazed at Rebekah in sadness, "Why every witch in our family wants to kill us? I would have loved to have someone to practice magic with… Finn was a good teacher, but it's not the same when one tells you how something should be done and another is to show you."

Rebekah sighs wrapping an arm around her niece, "You know I've always wanted a sister… but here comes my lost sister and I realized I already had one." Rebekah hugged Marie in comfort.

Marie smiled at Rebekah, "Sometimes I feel like you are my sister as well, but you always were like a mother to me." Rebekah held back proud tears, ever since she was human she wanted to be a mother – to have children of her own. But she did help raise Marie, Rebekah shaped Marie into the woman she is now, and it gave Rebekah pride to know Marie regards this.

Rebekah kissed the top of Marie's head, "We had a good life, I think it would serve all of us good if we don't dwell on what could have been if Freya been in our family."

Marie nods sighing, "I honestly thought we would have a peaceful life after Mystic Falls, Kol almost got away from the chaos but came right back."

Rebekah shrugs as she watched the sunset, "I knew Kol couldn't stay away from chaos, he enjoys it too much."

Marie shook her head, "Maybe before he died, he was serious with being done with my father's quest for domination. He was truly concerned about making enemies and just wanted to live in peace."

Rebekah gazed at the area where the screams came from, "It seems like Kol is finally growing out of his immaturity."

Marie nods thinking about the spirit world and what people Kol had met on the other side, "He just needed something to push him."

Rebekah asked, "And how are you?"

Marie frowns, she didn't want anyone to be worried about her. "I'm just slightly shaken up with having another ancient witch aiming to gain me as a weapon." Marie narrowed her eyes, "I don't like being seen as an object to be used, it is like I am only regarded because of my power rather as a person."

Elijah stood in the shadows watching his brothers torturing their threat. He gazed at her he could see so much similarities to Esther and Rebekah, for Freya was indeed related to them. Elijah stepped out of the darkness, "Enough Niklaus, Kol. Give her time to think things over."

Kol narrowed his eyes at Elijah, "Who's side are you on?"

Elijah peered at the three of them, "I just want to understand where she has been the past thousand years."

Kol rolled his eyes laughing, "Catching up on sibling bonding? Didn't perceive you as the pathetic type Elijah."

Klaus narrowed his eyes at Elijah, Klaus knew that Elijah wouldn't be foolish in endangering their family. Klaus put a hand on Kol's shoulder, "Come, let's give him time alone with his lost sister." Kol stared at Klaus in slight bewilderment as Klaus ushered Kol out of the room.

Elijah peered at Freya with a frown, "I am sorry we had to meet like this."

Freya smiled lightly, "It was a shame I couldn't meet you when you were born."

"Yes, I have heard what happened to you. Finn barely remembers the event." Elijah responded.

Freya's eyes brighten, "Finn remembers me?"

Elijah nods, "He does, but he is too ashamed to come visit you for he did not wish the fond memories of you to be destroyed by what you have become."

Freya frowns gazing down, "He should put that view and look at himself. Look what you all have become."

Elijah gave her a sad smirk, "Oh we do, especially Finn. But as the centuries go on we learned to accept what we have become and did in order to survive."

Freya looked at him as if she was shocked by his words, "As I."

Elijah gave her an interested look, "Like I told my brothers, I wanted to know more about you. I want to know how it is possible that you were able to survive so long with that woman."

Freya gazed away shyly, "You are the first to wonder on my wellbeing."

Elijah slightly pitied the woman, but everyone has a past and it is the own person's responsibility on how they choose to move on from it, "And it is a shame you lived in such negligence."

Freya watched Elijah as he dragged a chair close to her, "I was a tool to strengthen Dahlia's power, she connected us to make our power grow. She had this conception of her family's bloodline is pure with powerful magic and she believed every first born would be gifted with this power. Dahlia wanted to create a coven out of our first-born children after me. She grew angry when she heard you were all turned to creatures that could never die nor have children." Freya held Elijah's gazed she smiled slightly, "Dahlia was furious she took it out on me, pushing me to have children – but I destroyed my ability to bore children in order to spite her."

Elijah frowns but Marie was born the day we were turned, why hadn't she known about Marie? Elijah eyes narrowed his eyes remembering Ayanna placed the protection seal upon Marie's skin when she was a baby in order to protect her from her family, it may even protect her from Dahlia's gaze.

"But Dahlia felt Marie's magic, she knew that distinctive magic for it was the same as Esther's. Dahlia was very intrigued by finding out she wasn't able to sense the little girl and she been tracking her ever since."

Elijah stared at Freya, "Then why hasn't Dahlia attempted to take Marie when she was a child?"

Freya smiled at Elijah, "Because Marie was always surrounded by all of you, and Dahlia was determined to become stronger to snatch her. She was close a few times…"

Elijah stared at Freya in shock, he couldn't imagine Marie being taken away from them when she was a mere child. It would have destroyed all of them, he didn't know what would have become of them. When Marie died at the age of 15, Klaus was in so much grief he slaughtered a whole village and killed the werewolves that murdered her. If Marie was stolen from them he was sure all of them would destroy everything in their path until she was back in their protective arms. Elijah narrowed his eyes, "When did she found out about Marie?"

Freya smirked, "When little Marie ran away from the mean boys."

1006 A.D.

Dahlia glares at Freya as she became very rebellious in her practices, it seems she was desperate in finding that family of hers again – but Dahlia felt Esther's life being snuff out and that of her children. Dahlia couldn't sense the remains of their magic, meaning they were gone from this plane, but she did feel a shift in nature – darkness suffocating the light.

"They are gone, you need to stop obsessing over the family you were never a part of. I know you had felt them disappear as I." Dahlia scowled at her niece.

"But I cannot believe they are dead, how can they be?" Freya exclaimed, she was sure she could feel a small part of her family in the universe even if it was so small.

Dahlia glares at the pathetic girl, "Do not trick your mind in unrealistic hopes, focus on your practices."

Freya threw up her hands, "No, I am done in your quest for unlimited power."

Dahlia drew her hand to her magically pulling Freya towards her, Dahlia's eyes darken as she pushed energy onto the girl inflicting pain, "Listen to me girl, I was promised every descendant from your siblings, but because they are gone, like Esther, I can only be given what I was owed from you."

Freya gasped as Dahlia let her go, Dahlia shook her head, "Come along we need more supplies."

Dahlia hated going into villages, the people reminded her too much of the time her and her sister were captured by the Vikings. She rather be away from civilization, but the needs of survival prevented her from her comfort in the shadows.

Dahlia settled west from the location Esther had settled down to raise the rest of her six children. Dahlia stayed close waiting Esther's other children produce an heir of their bloodline power. But it seemed Esther took her life and the rest of her children, for Dahlia cannot sense them anymore, it was like an empty space that was ripped out of her sights – ripping her sister's family from the face of the earth.

Dahlia and Freya came up to the village in search for spices, the village was known to nomads for the different items the village displaces as travelers ventured in the area. Dahlia scowls at Freya, "Behave yourself." Freya walked away as Dahlia gazed at the different vendors, but a little scuffle caught her eye.

A little girl around the age of four with light brown hair and brown eyes was pushed by one of the boys of the group of three. Dahlia watched as the little girl looked hurt and confused as to why she was treated badly in a small voice she asked, "What did I do?"

The boys started to laugh at the girl causing the girl to shy away from their faces as one replied, "You stepped on our ground, believing you can just take away our supplies." Dahlia narrowed her eyes I've always hated children for their intolerance can easily be influenced.

The little girl spoke so quietly Dahlia could barely hear her over the other noises, "Why can't we share?" Dahlia blinked in surprise by how innocent the little girl was, how she could muster a civilized solution. Dahlia watched as the boys yelled, "Go, nobody wants you here." And kicked dirt onto the girl, Dahlia almost moved to confront them until she felt a surge of power as the little girl ran away into the woods. Dahlia turns staring after the little girl, that power – it's Esther's, how couldn't I sense another descendant? Dahlia followed the pulsing power that the girl gave off, Dahlia stared in amazement seeing a white wolf comfort the girl. Fog surrounded the child and she vanished – Dahlia's eyes widen, so much power she possess, which child of Esther's bore her? I must have her… Dahlia closed her eyes as she vanishes following the power the little girl was letting off. Fog surrounded her, it was deep and cold in the distance she can sense the little girl, but she can also sense multiple presences amongst them. That's were Dahlia heard the whispers in the wind, "Marie…" Dahlia turns around hearing the girl scream as the spirits angrily muttered together. Dahlia narrowed her eyes I must have her! Dahlia ran after the child as she screamed calling out desperately, "Kol! Rebekah!" Dahlia was about to cast a spell on the child to contain her until Dahlia was engulfed by white, she was thrown back. Dahlia narrowed her eyes as a ghostly figure stood over her, the skeleton formed to back to a human with piercing blue eyes. Esther! Dahlia hissed seeing her sister.

"The child is mine. You cannot have her." Esther responded giving her sister a sinister grin.

"You promised me every first born – that child is rightfully mine, you do not have any claims." Dahlia scowls at the ghost.

"Try if you must, but I have plans for that girl and fate is in my favor." Esther smiles, darkness surrounds them only leaving Esther's cold blue eyes glowing in the dark and finally vanishing.

Dahlia gasped as she was thrown back into the living plane, she vanishes just as little Marie was picked up by a man with dark hair.

Dahlia stared at the fire in thought, Freya had sensed the child as well, but Dahlia was the one to pursue her. It baffled her how well hidden the child was – she believed it was Esther's doing but the man that carried Marie away… She never sensed that presence before, the man was coated with dark magic, but he didn't connect with nature as if he was rejected by it, some sort of demonic creature that walked amongst them. Dahlia's eyes widen, Esther turned her children into something abnormal no wonder I couldn't sense their presence anymore…

Dahlia turns to Freya, "It seems your mother cared more about her other children than you – she made them untouchable by death. It also seems she cares more about her granddaughter to shield her from my senses, such a pity, my dear, my sister did not see the potential you have…"

Freya froze, her whole manner changed as Dahlia expected. Dahlia wanted Freya to understand her hate towards her sister – now Freya will have the same, she would even loath her siblings because they were deemed savable.

"The little girl would be your freedom." Dahlia persuaded Freya eyes widen she nods her head in understanding. If this child is so important to Esther than she must truly be special…

Elijah narrowed his eyes, he remembered that day, Kol and Rebekah convinced Klaus to let them take Marie to the market. Marie disappeared from Rebekah's watch and Kol found her miles away from the village, she was scared to death with her encounter with spirits and had reoccurring night terrors. It horrified him that Dahlia was there, if it weren't for Kol, Marie would have been taken.

Elijah glared at Freya, "Why are you still alive? That incident happened over a thousand years ago."

Freya sighs, "Dahlia hunted Marie down, although she was cautious because she learned what kind of demons you all were – ones that feast on the life of others. Dahlia lost track of your movements when you left the New World, but she was able to track the child from the darkness that resides in all of you. When Marie was killed, Dahlia thought all was lost for she felt the light being snuff out within her, but her power burned brighter then ever before when she turned. Dahlia decided we had to live as long as Marie in order to have her, she created a spell that allows us to harness our magic if we sleep for a hundred years and able to use this magic for the year we were awake."

Elijah scowls, "It seems Dahlia is a very patient woman."

Freya smirked, "Oh yes especially if she is able to connect herself to Marie, then she will truly be immortal."

Elijah shook his head, "Dahlia shouldn't underestimate Marie, she is no longer a naïve child."

Freya smiles, "Oh Dahlia can be very persuasive, is Marie the sort to do anything to protect the people she loves?"

Marie sat on the couch with Rebekah and Sage, Finn sat on the arm holding Sage's hand as the other brothers held serious gazes.

Elijah noticed Klaus and Kol was waiting for him to tell him about the information he gathered. "It seems Dahlia had an agreement with Esther to have every first born – she had been pursuing Marie since the day she discovered her during the time Rebekah and Kol lost her in the market place in the New World."

Klaus glares at Kol and then Rebekah, of course that one time he thought he can trust his siblings to care for his child was the day one of their family's threats spotted her. Marie sighs, "Don't blame them, it was a long time ago, you should blame me."

Klaus narrowed his eyes, "The only person I blame is Esther for she is the cause for all of our misfortune."

Elijah continued, "Dahlia is aiming to gain immortality by using Connective magic on Marie to share their abilities. She and Freya stayed alive this long due to conserving their magic at the cost of living one year and sleeping for a hundred."

Klaus gazed at Elijah, "If immortality is what she wants why not become a vampire?"

Marie sighs, "She fears losing the ability to perform magic, what she does know is that I am her loop hole."

Elijah nods, "And she will do just about anything to have you."

Klaus glares, "She will have an army upon her if she dares enter this city."

Elijah gazed at Klaus in concern, "She is powerful, the magic she stored away in her century of slumber makes her one of the most powerful witches we would have ever encounter –."

Klaus snarls, "Don't lecture me on your cowardliness of magic. I am willing to put all my cards on the table – she cannot be more powerful than death."

Kol glanced at Elijah curiously, "Connective Magic seems similar to a linking spell, if something were to happen to Freya you would think the same would happen to Dahlia?"

Klaus's eyes widen he smirked darkly, "Let's send a message then."

Rebekah remarked, "I would have thought she would have succumbed to the injuries you inflicted on her."

Kol rolled his eyes, "You pity her sister? Her wounds heal even without her ability to use her magic, it seems Dahlia is healing her."

"If she cares about her, I think she would do anything to get her power magnifier back." Klaus adds.

Elijah warns him as he looked at Marie, "Do not assume this woman would care, I fear she will get to Marie through us."

Marie gazed away as eyes fell on her, during her encounter in the dream she could feel how powerful this woman – it scared her more than Esther's power. Marie was worried for she knew her family would do anything to ensure her safety and it would result them to be struck down. Marie responded softly, "I don't want any of you to risk your lives for me – I cannot watch any of you die –."

Everyone in the room objected, Klaus being the loudest. He glared at his daughter, "Don't you dare give yourself up for a mere expectation of an enemy. I did not raise a quitter, do not underestimate any of our skills sweetheart."

Marie shied away from her family's eyes, "I just don't want to lose any of you. I will not bare it – I barely got Kol back, I can't go through that again." All that pain and the never ending fear of not having the ability to bring him back – she didn't know what price she will take in order to raise any other fallen family members, but she will take it anyway just to have them back…

Klaus was able to catch her gaze, he gave her a serious look, "Marie, you are not the caretaker of this family, do not be foolish in sacrificing yourself in order to protect us." That responsibility was bestowed on him and Elijah, Marie shouldn't be subjected to try to resolve conflict with comprises – that was a martyr way out and he will not have Marie choose such fate.

Klaus smirks at Freya, "It seems like you take my family as cowards, we will not scurry under other beings. We are the Original Vampires. We do not make comprises with lesser beings to prevent feuds, oh no sweetheart, we conquer them. I will be sure to let Dahlia know this, it was naïve of her to link herself to you." Klaus slit Freya's throat as she gasped blood poured over her body, Klaus watched steadily as it took her longer to heal. Klaus grins it seems fatal spots are a bit more challenging to Dahlia. Klaus slit her wrists so deep her nerves were sliced. Klaus was interested by how skilled the witch was to heal without muttering spells, he had to give it to Dahlia she was indeed skilled, but can she heal without her ability to use your hands? Klaus watched in an indifferent mask as Freya cries in pain as she slowly healed again.

Klaus tilt his head, "How long do you think it will take Dahlia to deemed you as useless? The only thing you are giving her now is pain… how long will it take until she finally disconnects herself to you?" Freya's eyes grew in horror just as Klaus stabbed her repeatedly in the chest. Klaus sneers at her seeing the healing slowed as if the connection was faltering.

"It's a shame we didn't grow up together – that may have saved you." Klaus whispered in her ear grinning darkly.

"You will need me to stop Dahlia! I despise her more than you do, I will do anything to put her down." Freya pleaded.

Klaus leaned back studying her No. Klaus narrowed his eyes in one swift movement he went to behead her, she screams in pain as she slowly healed but just as the healing started it stopped and her head slid off. Klaus inhaled glaring at the corpse, just as he suspected Dahlia had deemed Freya as a lost cause for additional power. If this woman can disregard her thousand-year-old power boost so easily, it made him wonder how much importance his daughter would mean to the hag once she obtained immortality. Klaus kicked the head out of his way as he glares towards the cellar's exit if it is a war you want, then a war you shall get.

Klaus never lets any threat live! Let the war come... Let me know your thoughts in the comment section below!