Chapter 4 : Down to the bottom
Elijah sat in a leather armchair a glass of whiskey in his hand. Closing his eyes, he was trying to regain his usual calm before the awakening of his brother. 'It should not been long now' he thought sighting. Apart from the couch where Nicklaus was currently lying, he had taken his frustration out on the living room of their Mystic Falls' home. This kind of reckless behaviour was more his brother's style but what he had learned left him very upset.
-"You snap my neck!'' Nicklaus exclaims angry once awoken;
-"Should I had let Theresa done it instead of me while the Hollow were consuming you?" Elijah answers a hint of sarcasm in his voice. His brother hum, ignoring his response:
-"At least we still have our powers." now in a sitting position he could take the glass that his brother had poured for him "What happen?" he says gesturing to the broken furniture on the ground after his first gulp;
-"I was angry." Elijah answers simply and the hybrid arches an eyebrow at him then states with his game face on:
-"Tell me everything."
Flash back
The hybrid was on the ground, his neck in an odd angle.
-"Once your brother is awake, you will meet the same issue unless you put a lock on his powers, it will weaken his supernatural abilities but it seems better that letting him go mad don't you think?." Theresa explains smoothly...'almost arrogantly' thought Claire 'but not quiet'. The woman emanates nothing but control and authority.
-"I am familiar with the concept but how would you suggest we proceed? Do you happen to know a witch willing to help us?" Elijah was irritated by now, 'if it was this simple to tame the Hollow, his brother would not have the need to sacrifice himself.' he thought;
-"Mister Mikaelson...I thought you knew...we are alone here." Theresa explains, honestly surprised by the original vampire's question;
-"A..alone?" Elijah repeats stunned;
-"Before the other side collapsed, we had been able to go anywhere we had wanted on earth, walking among the living without them noticing, remaining with the dead we had chosen as long as they were supernatural in the first place. Certainly they had been special places like magical prisons and secret dens for witches but apart from that, we had been free. Then the other side fell apart and my daughter and I found yourself restrain in the premises of Mystic Falls." Theresa clarifies;
-"That can be true..." Elijah whispers to himself, grasping what left of the bar for support, making the wood whines under the strength of his fingers.
-"See for yourself; try to go out of the city for starters." Claire cuts the discussion short.
End of the flash back
-"Have you?" asks the hybrid;
-"Yes and there is nothing beyond Mystic Falls, only darkness without stars or moon, or even ground for that matter. They were right." his brother says in a tired manner;
-"It explains the state of our living room, I am afraid your date with Haley is compromise." Nicklaus reasons, his voice playful;
-"As you once told me 'please don't'..." his brother replies darkly;
-"Very well what about the lock?" the hybrid consents;
Flash back
-"What about the lock?" he asks the ladies in front of him. Surely they anticipated his return -once he carried his brother to their Mystic Falls' home and vamped around the city to assess their new predicament- since they stayed at The Grill.
-"What about it?" Claire replies annoyed. She was not like her mother; she has to battle her temper to stay as composed as her. A long time ago one of her comrade told her that she was fire under ice; the image had stuck in her mind.
-"How could you propose such a thing since you are no witches, I can sense it." Elijah points out cleverly;
-"Very good Mister Mikaelson, I suppose the years told you well. I am certainly not a witch but a demon and as one I have more than one trick up my sleeve." Theresa answers smirking as she makes her eyes flash yellow in a different way that Nicklaus could Elijah notices. Indeed her pupils formed vertical slit like felines. On one hand, Claire was impressed by her mother control: to do such a trick was very hard for their kind ; on the other hand, she was walking on thin ice since their plan was to make allies and not enemies.
-"A demon? what were you doing in the other side ? Don't you belong to hell?" Elijah answers naively this time. Vampires ignored demons since they were convinced to be the scariest predator out there. 'How they were wrong!' thought Theresa but in this case, their lack of knowledge was a blessing.
-"To be exact I am a hybrid half demon half human, I belong here; but my lineage is not the point here. I can do some magic with my blood, just a few spell nothing major. Do you want our help or not?" Theresa responds using a bored tone again;
-"How can I trust you, why do you want to help?" Elijah asks suspicious;
-"We are forced to cohabit in the same little town; it is in our interest to not let your brother wander destroying and screaming at things. Beside what are you worrying about? We are already dead..." Claire reasons, feeling her patience growing thin. She died in the fifties and the Other Side fell apart in 2014. Since that time, she had lived with Theresa in this fake town. She love her but at some point she was aching for something new. Anything. She was starting to regret her wish right now since the providence brought her the Mikaelson!
End of the flashback
-"Let me guess, you said yes!" Nicklaus screams beyond himself;
-"Yes. She made a point: we are already dead, lock up in this absurd little town...without any hope. If you not pleased with the outcome feel free to go to her." His usually well composed brother snaps and left. He sight, once again he had to take matter in his own hand.
Ending song: Dorothy – Down to the bottom
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