Klaus P.O.V
When I was told that Star was with child I stood frozen on the spot unable to move, this was something I never in my thousand years expected to hear. That the woman I had given my heart to over 500 years ago was carrying our child, it was far too much to take in, even for someone such as myself. From finding out that Star had some witchery been placed on her that turned her in human form, to finding out that I'm not only going to be a father to one child but two. This was impossible I needed to find out for myself, I pushed pass the nurse who had told me the information went in search to find Star. I could hear Damon calling me to calm down, but there was nothing that was going to calm me down right now, these witches are playing a very dangerous game with me. To have the life of my unborn child in the hands of Sophie Devereaux is one thing. To have them play with the life of my wife's is something that they will all truly regret, I will kill each and every one of them. I don't care if they are mothers, children I will end the line of these witches, their blood will be flowing down the streets of New Orleans.
I found the room that Star was in as she laid on the bed she looked half dead, her skin was pale as white as snow her plump lips were a shade of purple. She had wires attaching her to some kind of monitor, I walked over and touched her hand it felt as cold as ice. I held my tears back as I want to be strong for her, and believe that Star will be okay I closed my eyes to try and gain some composure. I could hear the steadiness of Star heart beating away, but it wasn't as strong as it should be. This was all my fault she was in this state, because of what I am, because they want to control me. My hands were tied now they had Star life in their hands, if I choose to seek vengeance to spill there blood upon the streets the cost of all of that will be Star life. My focus went to another sound I could hear I focused and it was a tiny rapid heartbeat.
"It's really in there." I heard Damon speak from behind me. I was not in the frame of mind to hear his sarcastic comments. "Star finally getting the one thing she dreamed of." I turned to look at him as he stood at the foot of the bed looking at Star with sorrow in his eyes.
"Damon. This can't be possible." He walked over to the other side of Star and looked down at her. "Having a child with the wolf I could barely comprehend. With both of us being the same. But—" Damon interrupted me.
"With Star being who she was. Let not forget she's human now, it's impossible?" He looked directly at me. "None of this is good Klaus." He looked back down at Star and caressed her cheek. "Somehow she carrying your child." He moved his hand away from her.
"This is the work of those bloody witches. I'm going to make each and everyone them pay." I looked down at my lifeless Star. I wanted to head to the witches cauldron and massacre the whole lot of them, I was having a battle within myself as I knew that Star would not want me to do that.
"Your focus right now Klaus is her. Nothing else." Damon spoke firmly as he looked at me. "Once we know what going on, and that we know that Star okay. There will be hell to be paid. You won't be doing it alone." I nodded in agreement. This was a side to Damon Salvatore I hadn't seen before, I've seen him care for his brother and for Elena I have never seen this side to him towards Star he cared for her deeply.
I had been at the hospital for two days not leaving Star side, she still hadn't woken which concerned the doctors as she should of woken hours after her surgery. This worried me further as on two occasions over the last two days we had nearly lost Star, her heart was weak barely able to keep her going, but that tiny heart beat in her wombs was strong as ever. Rebekah and Hayley had visited they were both left rather speechless with the news that now Star is human and with child. Rebekah kept reassuring me that Star will fight through this that she had lived over a thousand years not to be beating by whatever witchery been placed upon her. That what was keeping Star strong, and still here with us was, because of the love she has for me. Rebekah words kept echoing in my mind, but I couldn't continue to sit at Star bedside and not do anything I needed answers, and sitting here not going to give me them.
As hard as it was to leave Star there alone I made my way to Rousseau, my questions will be answered and I will find out what they have done to Star. I wanted to know why they attack Hayley and Star in the Bayou, and I plan to get my answer from Sophie. I was pacing in the back kitchen of Rousseau's, when Sophie comes in with some produce I grabbed her and vamp-ran us back to the mansion. She looked a little startled to see me, but of course I wasn't alone Rebekah wanted to know answer too along with Hayley. I would have rather done this alone but they did insisted as felt I would do something to harm Sophie, I would harm her if they were there or not.
"We had a deal! You protect my unborn child, I dismantle Marcel's army. And whilst I've been busy fulfilling my part of the bargain. It seems that you witches are not satisfied having holding my unborn child to ransom. Now my wife!" Sophie appeared to be frighten with my action I did not care, Sophie along with the other witches will pay for this. "You allowed Hayley and Star to be attacked, and almost killed by a gaggle of lunatic witches. Now my wife is fighting for her life in a hospital bed. Unable to consume vampire blood to heal her!" Sophie looked at me completely horrified, and she needed to be frighten because if she doesn't give me answers heads will roll. "Let's not forget the most vital part shall we—" I began to approach Sophie, and she kept stepped back looking frighten until she was unable to go further as her back was against the wall. "—somehow Star is not only fighting for her life, but also for the life of child that growing with in her! Care to explain how Star is human has become pregnant with my child!" The rage that was building inside of me hadn't even hit the surface yet, no it was still simmering under the surface waiting to explode.
"I had nothing to do with it, I swear. Hayley and I are linked, remember? She dies, I die." Sophie spoke with fear in her voice, I could hear her heart accelerating. "Whatever been done to Star wasn't done by any of the witches in the Quarter. No witch in this city is that powerful to turn a vampire into a human. Not even Davina." I refuse to believe that this wasn't the work of the witches of the quarter, I grabbed Sophie by the throat she started to gasp for air. "Kl-Klaus I swear to you. I know nothing of what going on with Star." Suddenly I'm pushed away by Rebekah.
"Nik you need to stop." She spoke firmly. "You kill Sophie will lead to you killing Hayley and your unborn child." Rebekah turned to Sophie who was still grasping for air. "I need answers. Who attacked them last night? Why is my sister in-law miraculously human not forgetting with child? Answer me!" Rebekah wants to play the soft approach that won't work with these witch, I went to attack Sophie but Rebekah stopped me. "Niklaus please." Rebekah looked at me with pleading eyes this was something far too close to my heart I couldn't lose Star, and the child she is carrying. "I'm just as concerned for the wellbeing of Star, and the child she's carrying." With listening to Rebekah words I back away, I walked over and poured myself a large scotch, but this rage within was not going to simmer down until I know what going on.
"They are a faction of extremists. Sabine stupidly told them about some vision she had about the baby. I have no idea of what going on with Star or how she pregnant. It was seen that there would be only one child." The more Sophie denied that she was unaware of what was happening with Star, the more fuel was added to my rage.
"Lies!" I threw my glass in her direction Sophie duck as it hit the wall. "What kind of vision?!" If there was only meant to be one child then how could any of this be happening? If it was foreseen as one how could there be two? Star was with child I could hear its tiny heart beating it was real it was growing inside her.
"She has them all the time. They are totally open to interpretation. I'm guessing she's wrong on this one. It's clearly been proven there not just going to be one baby Mikaelson." I stood there while I listened to this nonsense. What had this Sabine foreseen about the child growing within Hayley?
"Well, how, may I ask, was this particular vision interpreted?" I kept my tone as calm as I could, throwing my weight around wasn't achieve much.
"Pretty much that your baby or should I say now babies. Would bring death to all witches." I felt a smile creep up on my face as I heard Sophie words, death to all witches that something I'm going to immensely enjoy.
"Ah, well. I grow fonder of these children by the second." I hadn't taken to fatherhood well when I first heard of Hayley unexpected surprise, now knowing that I'll be a father not to one child but two it was overwhelming. To hear that my children will bring death to all witches I felt like a proud father already, as from the moment the witches knew of my first miracle child they have used her against me. Now with their sorcery they place upon on Star, my children will make them pay for the hurt and misery they had inflicted upon their mothers and father.
"Sophie, look, I promised Elijah that I would protect the Mikaelson miracle babies whilst he tries to win your witch Davina's loyalty. Why don't you tell me just how extreme this faction is?" I was taken by surprised that Elijah knew of my other child, also that he was trying to win the little witch over. Elijah and his words will have Davina eating out of the palm of his hand that's the thing about my brother he always knew what right words to say. They don't call him noble for no reason.
"Elijah's talking to Davina?" Sophie appeared to be rather surprised with the revelation, I know she has been wanting to get her hands on the little witch for some time.
"Yeah. As we speak, I imagine." Rebekah spoke with frustration in her voice, she as I wanted to get to the bottom of all this as much as I did. Sophie can continue denying that the witches have nothing to do with Star condition there something telling me that an utter lie this reeks of their poison magic.
"I'm guessing she'll have plenty to say about that crowd." Well it seem as if there a little history between Davina and the witch of the French Quarter.
"Do tell." Sophie looked at me for a moment. Then she glanced around the room then took a sit, she knew she couldn't run so she better tell us why would Davina speak ill of them.
"I... wasn't always an advocate for the witches."
Flash Back – New Orleans 8 Months Ago
I had returned from my travels I just needed to get away from New Orleans, it was getting all intense with elders expecting so much, not forgetting my family expectations too. I just needed a break. I was away for nearly over a year seeing pretty much the whole of South America. On my return I got my job back at Rousseau's, it was your typical Friday night the place was full. I was dancing to music behind the bar as the crowd cheers.
"Woo, drink up everybody! This is how they party in Rio!" I shouted to the crowed before I poured liquor straight into my mouth from the bottle.
Present Day
"My sister was devoted, like our parents, and our upbringing was very strict, which drove me nuts. The minute I turned 21, I left the Quarter to travel... and play."
Flash Back—New Orleans 8 Months Ago
The night was crazy and everyone who came here knew they were going to have a great night, I poured alcohol into a girl's mouth and kisses her after she drinks it. But, I wanted to be a chef, so that the reason I came back to Rousseau's. As I looked up I saw Jane-Anne enters Rousseau's.
"Oh, Jane-Anne!" I rushed over and Jane-Anne smiles we hugged as we haven't seen each other since I left we didn't end up on great terms either.
"Welcome home, Soph. Can we go someplace to talk?" When Jane-Anne wanted to talk in private I knew it was something serious.
"Just tell me." I didn't want her to kill my buzz, that was something that Jane-Anne was a pro at.
"The elders called a vote. We're moving forward with the Harvest." I couldn't believe that it was happening, as far as I knew with Christianna skipping town the harvest couldn't be complete.
"What? Is Christianna back?" For them to be going ahead with this did that mean that Christianna had returned home? Last I saw of her she was hell bent not to be part of it and left.
Present Day
"What the bloody hell is a Harvest? Who the bloody hell is Christianna?" Rebekah was asking all the right questions. I have never heard of the witches speak of such thing.
"It's a ritual our coven does every three centuries, so that the bond to our ancestral magic is restored. We appease our ancestors, they keep our ancestral power flowing." This is all very interesting why has this only been spoke of now?
"And why haven't I heard of this?" Sophie slightly jumped at the sound of my voice then regained her composure.
"Because a Harvest always seemed like a myth. A story, passed on through generations like Noah's ark, or the Buddha walking on water. The kind some people take literally, and some people don't." Sophie sighed. "Christianna Claire was a special kind of witch. She was born from the two most powerful bloodline the Claire's, and she is granddaughter of Katherine Schneider Cary, who was known as Katherine Biss when she moved to New Orleans. Christianna Grandmother was one of the Salem witches who were due to trailed but escaped, she was the real deal. Katherine held power within her that no one had ever seen before." The name sounded very familiar to me I recalled hearing of such as witch with impeccable power, some would even say she was as powerful as my mother. "With Christianna being from those two bloodline. She held a very unique quality which occurred once every 300 years. A quality that is required for the harvest"
Flash Back—New Orleans Three Years Ago
I was working a shift at Rousseau on a Saturday night, I wasn't pleased but of course my parents wouldn't allow me to have a normal life. Like always it was busy I collected the glasses and served food. Jane-Anne had left earlier and of course I was left to do the cleaning up. I was in the back kitchen tidying up when I heard someone banging on the front door. I thought it was some drunk wanting another drink, so I went to tell them that we were closed.
"We're closed!" I shouted so they could hear, but the person continued to bang on the door, so I went over to open it. "I told you we're…." As I opened the door there stood Christianna in tears looking like a nervous wreck. "Christi what's happened?" She walked in wiping away her tears.
"They lied to me Sophie. They lied to me about everything." Christianna spoke through her tears, I had no idea of what she was talking about.
"You're scaring me Christi. Who lied? What are you talking about?" I watched Christi ran her hands through her hair while she cursed under her breathe.
"The harvest. They lied about my part in it all. I'm not meant to stand with the elders help with the ritual. I'm part of it." I felt confused right now I knew for sure that Christi wouldn't have been one of the girls to be chosen she wasn't of age.
"But you're…." I was about to talk but Christi got in there.
"I'm not one of the four." She paused as her eyes began to fill up once again "I'm the final sacrifice."
Present Day
"After that night no one saw Christianna again, she left town never to be heard of. Ruby her aunt tried a locator spell, but Christianna powers where intense and shielded her to not be found." Sophie looked upset as she spoke of this Christianna that is very unusual name not very common in these parts. "Everything changed after she left Davina was a complete mess…."
"Davina? Why would Davina be upset about this Christianna leaving?" Rebekah inquired, this story seemed to be long and tedious and my patient was wearing thin.
"Davina and Christianna were cousin. Well more like sisters, Davina idolized her, and from that day she was never the same girl" So Davina lost an older sibling figure, and turned against the witches due to what they were going to do to this Christianna. After hearing this I'm going to make certain that I get Davina on side she going to make fine ally.
"That was when Davina hatred towards the witches happened?" I couldn't help but be smug about that as Davina was truly a force not to be reckon with.
"No. The story for that a little different."
Flashback – Harvest 8 Months Ago
Some of the young witches are standing and kneeling in a row outside a farmhouse, an Elder Bastiana stood there holding a knife. Bastiana makes a small cut on the first girl, Monique's hand.
"To be reborn, we must sacrifice." Bastiana spoke as she held Monique hand.
"To be reborn, we must sacrifice." Monique repeated back to Bastiana, she smiled and moves to Abagail.
"To be reborn, we must have faith." Bastiana spoke as she cuts Abagail.
"To be reborn, we must have faith." Abagail repeated, Bastiana continued to the next girl Cassei
"Do you have faith in the Harvest?" Bastiana cuts the Cassei hand with the knife that was the point I just arrived as Bastiana was on the third girl. I didn't approve of any of this, and with discovering that Christianna hadn't returned to New Orleans. If they went ahead with the harvest it would be for nothing.
"Not for a second!" I yelled as I approached them I wasn't going to have my niece to be any part of any of this.
"Sophie!" Monique was surprised to see me there breaking up this sick ritual.
"What are you doing?" I demanded towards Bastiana as even she knew they could not go ahead with none of this.
"Saving the community you renounced." She had to put in her comment about me leaving.
"You're all ridiculous." I turned to my niece. "Monique, seriously?" She looked a little frighten to see me, she needed to be as my sister was stupid to allow her only child to be a part of this.
"My mom told me I had to." Jane-Anne was just as stupid to allow this to happen to her daughter knowing it wasn't possible.
"Yeah. Well, your mom and I are gonna have words." I grabbed hold of Monique and dragged away from the madness.
Present Day
"They had the girls of our community preparing for months. Four would be chosen for the Harvest. They said that it was an honour, that they were special. The harvest couldn't be completed without the final sacrifice." I watched as Sophie sat there recalling the memories this this so called harvest, there was a definite fear in her eyes about it all. What had happened from that one ritual to occur the outcome of today?
"Was it?" Rebekah questioned as Sophie looks guilty, but before she can say anything. My cell phone rings I looked at the screen to see it was Marcel.
"Marcel. Bit early in the day for you, isn't it?" I didn't expect to be hearing from him as our last encounter he assured me my brother return, which has not happened yet.
"I know, I make this look easy, but I still have an empire to run." Marcel spoke with amusement in his voice, he did love to remind me how he had control of this city. Well he may have risen, but this 'king' will soon fall.
"Rather you than me. All that responsibility seems like such a bore." I walked towards the bar to pour a drink I didn't have time for all of this to be listening to about some ritual and now Marcel informing me how he running MY city.
"Well, this might spice things up. I just heard about a bunch of dead witches out in the bayou. The kinda damage a werewolf might do, only there was no full moon. I have an informant out there I need to meet and I would love for you to go with me." I looked across the room to where they were sitting, my sister was obviously listening on our conversation.
"Dead witches in the bayou. Sounds like less of a problem, and more like a cause for celebration." I needed to stop Marcel investigating, if he continued he will eventually find out that Hayley and Star were there. Then let's not forget that Hayley is a werewolf who carrying my child that the witch have seized to ransom while Star's life in the balance. They had leverage over me, and if he was to come to know of this Marcel will do the same.
"Well, something killed them. And may still be out there. And with your blood the only cure for a werewolf bite, I would love for you to accompany me." I was put in quite the predicament right now, I did not want to be traipsing in the swamps of the Bayou. I needed to be here finding out what had happened to Star, but if I didn't go and stop Marcel gaining further information of dead witches then that might be worse.
"Oh, why not? Haven't been to the bayou in ages. I'm on my way." I tried to keep my voice pleasant Marcel could not know of any of what was happening right now, between Damon and I we had compelled all the nursing staff not to leak information of Star condition.
"Peace out, brother." I hung up the phone. Sophie got up from her seat looking horrified.
"You can't go out there now. I need to gather the witches' remains and consecrate them. If I don't get to them before sundown, we'll lose the link to their magic." Sophie was tiring my patient I did not care about their link to link their magic. What was important was to protect my growing family.
"Those witches tried to kill Hayley. They put Star in the hospital. If I was you I wouldn't be making any kind of demands to me. I'd prefer for Marcel's informant not to find anything that would lead him back to us, to her, or to... you know." I pointed at Hayley's stomach. "That." I needed to get to that informant before he handed any kind of information over to Marcel, he can't know about my involvement with the witches of the quarters. How we plan to knock him off his reign, and most important of all the life of my unborn children and their mothers.
"You are all class." The little wolf did not seem to understand that the action from last night will cause a war, I needed to keep it in my control because if there is any blood spilled it will be from my hands.
"Stay put." I pointed over at Sophie. "And save the rest of your story 'til I return." I walked out the room and got my cell phone out, I searched for Damon name and called him after a few rings he picks up. "Has there been any changes?" Damon had informed me that he was going to stay with Star while I dealt with getting the information of how this happened.
"Still nothing. They can't explain why she's not come around yet. Do you think it's some kind of witchy spell?" This wasn't normal for her be out this long she had to be under some kind of spell.
"I wouldn't put it pass them." I got into my car. I wasn't in the right frame of mind to be dealing with Marcel right now, as much as I wanted to find who had done this to Star I wanted to be the one by her side.
"Well that doctor Fitz is going to be running test in next hour or two. To see what going on. Maybe Science can give us answers of why she not awaking." I tried to keep my composure as in this moment in time I felt like my world was slowly falling apart I did not know what was worse Star to be in some kind of deep slumber? Or that the lives of my children were at threat. Either one of them I had to do everything in my power to save them all.
"Well unfortunately I'm going to have to clear up the mess from last night. Call me once you know anything." The one thing I have learnt from today is that family is where your life begins and the love never ends. My family was increasing and I will do my up most to love and protect each and every one of them.
Star P.O.V
My head felt a little fuzzy as I open my eyes a bright light was blinding me, I covered my eyes and got myself up from the ground. I began to look around and it didn't look familiar I started to think about last night how I came to Bayou with Hayley and Agnes. Then those witches were after Hayley and we escaped, I tried to think more about what happened and it all seemed like a blur. Well I must still be in the Bayou somewhere and Nik must be going out of his mind with worry, I went to go in my pocket to get out my cell and dialled his number. There wasn't connecting I looked at the screen and it had no service that would be typical, well it looks like I'm going to be walking until I can actually get hold of anyone. So I started to walk in a direction hoping to get to some kind of road, as I began to look around it really didn't look like the Bayou. The Bayou was a swamp there would be water around I haven't seen no water just huge meadow around me. Why this place seem familiar? Like I had been here before? I think I'm officially losing my mind, maybe it's something to do with becoming human? Whatever it was I need to focus on getting home, I need to get the hell out of this clothes, soak in hot bath tub that's all sounds very appealing right now.
"Well if it isn't Ophelia. My, my, haven't you grown." I heard a female voice from behind me, I turned around to see some unknown woman with long dark hair with a devious smile on her face. "I surely didn't expect to see you here." She spoke assumed as she circled around me.
"Lady I don't know how you know me, but can't talk, I need to get home." I tried to get pass her, but I couldn't move, I tried to take another step and my legs wouldn't move. What the hell was going on?
"Not so fast Ophelia, this has been overdue." She stood there with a smirk, hardly any one called me Ophelia how the hell did she know that was my name. "I see you've adapted your father's attitude." Who the hell is this woman? "Maybe I should make an introduction as the last time we cross paths you were only a child." I looked at her intensely trying to remember if I knew her, then it all came to me who she was.
"Qetsiyah?" A huge grin appeared on her face. How was it possible for her to be here? She dead. She died like 2000 years ago, how was it possible for her to be here? She took her life after encasing my father in the tomb.
"These days I prefer to be called Tessa." She spoke with amusement in her voice. "Well look at this." She looked at me from head to toe with disgust. "The creation of Amara and Silas. How's the last two thousand years treated you?" She asked with a playful smile. It was all down to her the reason why I had lived for that long, all because she could punish my father. That for him to be awaken my blood had to be spilled, all because she was a woman scorn.
"Yeah that didn't exactly work out for you did it?" She want my father to take the cure for immortality so when he would die he wouldn't be united with my mother, but he chose to stay and learn more about his daughter instead.
"Mhmm. That what you think?" I began to frown at her while she stood there with a mischievous look on her face. "You see you always have to have a backup plan. You know if plan A don't succeed there always plan B. How is human life treating you? Let's not forget that little bundle of joy you're carrying." I had no idea what she was talking about, knowing her she trying to play mind games with me.
"Bundle of joy? What the hell are you talking about? You are seriously one crazy psychotic bitch." She stood there glaring at me not liking anything I just said, wellI didn't care what I had told 'offended' her. She needed to stop with these mind games and leave me and my parents alone.
"The child of the hybrid, and Unum praeditos was always on the cards it was all about timing to allow it to happen." I felt that I could move once again as Tessa began to walk away from me. Was she trying to tell me I was pregnant with Niklaus child? But how?
"So you tell me that and now walk away!" She stopped in her tracks and turned to me, I wanted answers how could she just say all that and just leave.
"Well of course I should explain how the impossible happened—" She spoke with amusement while smirking. "With that annoying doppelgänger Elena feeding you her blood threw my plans off course, you were never meant to be a vampire it wasn't part of your fate. You thought that spilling your blood to awaken Silas would finally put you at rest, but that was not what we had planned for you." My head felt like it was going to explode right now, I didn't know what to believe right now. "Once your life would have been taken the spell I placed upon you would have been broken, reverting you back to being human." I stood there speechless "Well I say human you will never truly be human. Not with what growing inside you—" Tessa pointed to my stomach. "—Your son will help his true ancestors the travellers to be rid of spirit magic once and for all, seizing the existence of witches." I refused that any of this was happening I couldn't be carrying Nik child it was impossible, and then to be told that my 'son' going to be destroying magic? I was about to speak when a man attacked Tessa biting into her throat I screamed as he savagely drain her of her blood. Every part of me wanted to run, but I was frighten I gathered my courage and ran as fast as I could. Suddenly I was face to face with the vampire who had attacked Tessa.
"I think you and I need to have a chat." He spoke in a British accent. My heart felt like it was going to jump out of my chest. Who was this man?
"Who are you? What do you want?" I tried to keep my fear under control. He pulled out a handkerchief from his pocket, and began to wipe away the blood from his mouth.
"How rude of me. I'm Mikael." I felt my world stop as I heard his name. I knew who he was as I had heard storied from Nik and Rebekah about their father, he was dead Nik had killed him. If he is dead did that mean I was too?
Klaus P.O.V
All I kept thinking on my drive to the Bayou was how hell bent the witches are to get what they want. I began to reflect on the story of how this harvest the witches were determined to do, Sophie was adamant that it couldn't be completed without this Christianna. Why would the witches continue if they did not know the whereabouts of the final piece? These thoughts were boggling my mind I needed to think of the matter at hand. To stop Marcel from finding out what actually happen in the Bayou last night, and once my work is done there I'm going to have to interrogate a few witches to finally get some answers. As I got to the location where Marcel wanted to me my cell phone began to ring I saw that it was Rebekah calling.
"What's the matter Rebekah? You cross that I'm out with your ex?" I knew Rebekah still had those longing feeling towards Marcel not matter how much she tried to deny them.
"What is all that dreadful hillbilly ruckus in the background?" She was referring to the loud noise of motorcycles as this so called men were showing off their masculinity. It was a real eye roller to watch.
"According to the dreadful signage, it's Big Auggie's Bayou Bar." Why on earth would Marcel want to meet here? Well I will just have to endure it for now.
"Well, order up a few rounds of moonshine and steer clear of the dead witches for a few. The witch is on a burial mission, your baby mama is on a spirit quest, and I'm keeping Elijah's promise to keep her safe, so stall, please?" Rebekah hangs up the phone. How the bloody hell could she allow them to do that! Doesn't she realize I have enough going on? All she had to do was keep the witch and the wolf at the house, it seems Rebekah can't even uphold a simple task. I entered the bar trying for the umpteenth time today to keep my composure.
"Everything okay?" Marcel inquired as I approached the bar, nothing was okay but I had to continue with this charade.
"Oh, just the usual. Temperamental sister. So, where's your informant?" I needed to try and get to this informant before he get to Marcel. Now with the witch determined to get the remains I needed to make even more certain that nothing would come back.
"Tomas? He's out sniffin' around. Grab a drink, and then we'll chase him down." I took a sit next to him. Well this will be giving me the opportunity to gather some more information, also why my brother return had not happened.
"Well, I suppose it will give us a chance to talk things over, like why you haven't returned Elijah. Maybe your young witch has grown partial to his company. She must get so bored." Marcel looked at me while shaking his head, he didn't like when I would question about Davina. Marcel was extremely protective over the little witch a little too over protective.
"You never stop, do you?" He spoke with slight amusement to his voice.
"You never answer, do you?" I asked while looking at him before I drained my drink.
"Why're you so curious about Davina?" There was something about this one girl that got all the witches in the quarter shaking in fear to have something that powerful by your side would be an impeccable weapon to have.
"If I had a 16-year-old, all-powerful witch at my beck and call, you would wonder about her, too." Marcel looked at me for a long moment, he knew I was right. That if I held such a weapon he would want to know as much as possible.
"You're never gonna get her." Marcel spoke firmly towards me with an edge of threating tone, I couldn't push Marcel at the moment I needed to keep this all friendly until I have what I came here for.
"Okay, okay. I'll ask the harmless questions, then. How did you meet her?" That was a question I was intrigued to find out. Why would Davina turn on her own to side with Marcel? It seems as if it's wasn't to do with her cousin, Marcel broke me out of my thoughts with his laughter.
"That might surprise you. This was eight months ago, before I banned the witches from using magic. Relations between vampires and witches weren't what you'd you call friendly, by any means, but let's just say we were a little less... divided. In fact, some of us were getting along just fine."
Flashback—New Orleans 8 Months Ago
Sophie Deveraux and I had a kind of thing going on after one long night of great sex we continued in the shower. Sophie back then was very different she was wild and she knew how to truly please a man, once we were done I went back into my room and laid on my bed. Sophie walks in and dries herself off beside me.
"Ugh, it's so screwed up, I'm dealing with whacked-out, militant witches." Sophie didn't agree with a lot of stuff that went down with the witches.
"Hey, you witches all got a little crazy in you." I spoke to her with a grin while Sophie shook her head. They were they always had some kind of scheme up there sleeve.
"And my sister has really gone off the deep-end this time." Jane-Anne was loyal to the witches a true follower.
"Jane-Anne's got martyr written all over her, that's for sure." Sophie looked at me concerned now.
"They've got every 16-year-old girl in our coven dying to be one of the four chosen for this crazy-ass ritual. That can't even be completed" Sophie spoke with frustration.
"Anything I can do to help?" I would do anything to rile up the witch's even stop them doing some crazy ass ritual.
"No, you've caused enough trouble with them." Sophie seemed kind of adamant for me not to get involved.
"What, little old me?" I teased. Sophie starts to giggle.
"You're a dick. You always stir it up with the witches. Which is why this—" She kisses me "—stays between us" That was the deal neither one of us would let our little dirty secret out.
Present Day
"You and Sophie? You hypocrite. You torture those witches, and yet there you were, getting positively Romeo and Juliet with Sophie Deveraux." This was something that truly surprised me never in a million years I would have thought of those two between the sheets. Sleeping with the enemy that's very interesting.
"Oh, hey hey hey, it wasn't like that. It was a... mutually satisfying hook-up." So if Sophie was so worried about this harvest ritual, and she brought it up with Marcel. Why didn't she get him to stop it?
"So, if Sophie didn't turn to you, her secret vampire lover, in her hour of need, what did she do?" As this story was appearing to getting a little more interesting, there seems to be a few sides to this story.
"She did what any good girl do. She went to her priest."
Flashback—New Orleans 8 Months Ago
Sophie, Father Kieran, Jane-Anne, Bastiana and Agnes are in the St. Anne's Church. They were there to discuss about this ritual where these innocent girl involved. Sophie was hell bent to stop it all especially that her niece Monique had a part to play.
"You've never cared about witch business, Sophie. And now, you have the gall to reveal our private dealings to an outsider." Bastiana was not best pleased with Sophie going to the father Kieran about witch business.
"You have to find another way." Father Kieran protested as he thought of their ritual as barbaric.
"You think we do this lightly? The vampire presence in the Quarter is growing stronger, we need more power to fight them off. Harsh times call for harsh measures." Bastiana continued to protest.
"This is a little more than harsh, Bastiana." Sophie was not going to back down from this she believe all of this was morally wrong.
"You don't understand, because you don't believe. You've never believed. But I believe enough to put everything on the line for this. And being chosen for the offering – it's an honour." Jane-Anne was not best pleased with her sister actions.
"It's not going to happen, Jane-Anne. The ritual can't be completed without the final sacrifice. You and the coven are putting all four those girls life in danger for nothing." Sophie raised her voice to her sister.
"What you are planning to do is not only wrong; in my city, it's illegal." Father Kieran was going to have four young girl being part of something that would lead to their deaths.
"In your city full of vampires?" Jane-Anne half shouted back to him.
"The vampires and the human faction have an arrangement, just like we have with you all. Protect the locals, protect our homes, we look the other way. What you are planning goes too far." What the witches had planned was something that will truly shake it city of New Orleans.
"We are simply taking what we need. Our connection to our ancestors weakens over time. You sow, and you reap; that's the way the Harvest works." Bastiana was not going to back down she and the other elders were not going to stop this.
"I am the only ally the witches have in this town! Do you really wanna face Marcel without me? Because that is what you'll be dealing with if you go through with the Harvest." Father Kieran threaten them. Sean O'Connell hears the argument and comes out to investigate.
"Everything okay in here, Uncle Kieran?" He asked while looking at each of them with worrisome look.
"We're just finishing, Sean. Right?" Father Kieran glares at the witches "I believe I've made myself clear."
"We'll take this matter to the elders." Agnes responded then turns to Sean and grasps his hand in hers "Continue your studies, Sean. Your uncle is an excellent role model." She smiles. Sean nods, and as Agnes turns to leave, she mutters a hex under her breath.
Present Day
"The witches were furious with Kieran. Sophie tells me that the witches put a hex on his nephew Sean, made it seem like he was slowly losing his mind in order to distract Kieran, while they kept planning for the Harvest." If there is anything that is truly evil upon this earth it was those witches they would go to any length to complete this ritual no matter what the cost is.
"So they attacked Kieran's nephew?" I asked for confirmation. Marcel nodded.
"Yeah. Kid wasn't the same after that, ended up going postal, killing all his fellow seminary students, all of them, and then himself." Marcel sips his liquor, while I downed all of mine in one gulp. None of this was helping right now, but it gave me a sense of clarity that even though Sophie had denied that the witches have no involvement in Star condition. Marcel story has told me otherwise they will go to extreme length to get what they want. That was proven with Hayley and the child but now with Star too. I refuse to believe it, I needed to have some kind of leverage over the witches as Marcel did. Only problem is that getting to Davina is not going to be that simple.
Star P.O.V
I stood there frozen as Mikael watched me intensely I felt frighten I knew I couldn't run because he would be able to grab me even if I took one step. This was the man who had tormented Niklaus for the better half of a thousand years, this was the man who was hell bent in killing him. He always referred to Nik as abomination due to his mother affair with a werewolf, none of that was Nik fault he didn't ask to be who he was. None of that seemed to matter in their eyes Nik was something that should be put down due to him becoming a hybrid. Between Nik mother and father they wanted to destroy him and his siblings. What kind of parents would do that? It was there choice to turn them to save them, none of them asked for this life to be cursed with the lust for blood for the sun to burn there skin to have eternal youth.
"You're not quite what I expected." Mikael broke me out of my thoughts. "Such beauty to be wasted on a vial creature." I knew he was referring to Nik I wasn't going to have him talk about Nik like that he isn't what Mikael thinks of him. Beneath the exterior Niklaus was a good man I had seen it many times, he wasn't the monster that Mikael claimed he was.
"Don't speak of him like that!" I raised my voice at him. "You know nothing of him—" Mikael interrupted me.
"His a monster, an abomination that should not be allowed to walk the earth!" He raised his voice at me and I took a step back in fear he might attack me.
"It's not like you can hurt him. You're dead." I tried to keep my voice steady. I knew Mikael was dead Nik had seen to that by driving the white oak stake into his heart. My only fear right now was I dead? "Am I—" I began to say but I was to frighten to finish.
"Dead?" He spoke smugly. "Not quite." He began to pace. "You Star, are a very unique young lady. The daughter of Silas—" He turned to me with a smirk ."—A true traveller. Who with child." His eyes advert to my stomach before he looks back up. "You must understand Star, I cannot allow for that child to be born." I began to back away from him as he was starting to worry me with his crazy talk. "That child growing inside you, is spawn from true evil." He began to approach me slowly as I kept taking steps back. "With a father like Niklaus he will turn your child into something that human world has never seen." I began to shake my head in disagreement as the tears began to roll down my cheeks, Nik wouldn't do that he wouldn't turn his child into some evil weapon.
"No! You know nothing. Nik wouldn't do that!" In one swift movement he grabbed me by my throat, I could feel him squeezing my wind pipe as I began to grasp for air.
"Why? Because of the love he has for you?" Mikael mocked. "Niklaus knows nothing of love. His greed for power will always be his true love. You my dear are a passing fancy. Another who bores his child." He began to loosen his grip as he began to scream in pain dropping to the floor. "Arrrgh." He continued to yell as she tried to get up from the ground. "I told you, I would deal with this" Mikael screamed I looked and there was a woman stand a few feet from where we standing.
"Your tactic are a little barbaric Mikael." He was about to speak when the scenery around us changed, I knew where we were Lafayette cemetery in New Orleans. "I do apologies for my husband behaviour." This woman was clearly Esther what was she planning on doing to me?
"What you're going to kill me and my child?" I yelled at her as she continued to approach me.
"No dear Ophelia. You're already cursed and soon to be damned. Come. There much to be discussed." She began to walk further into the cemetery. All I wanted was to get out of this nightmare be home with Nik, I didn't even know what was real right now. What the hell did she mean by I'm cursed and damned? My whole life been a curse. The only time it's hasn't felt like that since moving to New Orleans with Nik. Now I'm told that I am damned too?
Klaus P.O.V
This story about this harvest ritual. Ruthless the witches were to get what they wanted to hex a young man who had nothing to do with it, none of this would have happened in my time. Everyone knew of their place no one would try to defy another fraction because they knew the consequences. New Orleans is a shamble all that work my siblings and I had done, to turn it into a city that people idolized was destroyed. Well it appears I will have my work cut out for me. Once it's all mine again but I will bring out of the ashes and let this city rise and shine as it once was. I had walked out of the bar as I just received a disturbing phone call from my dear sweet sister informing me while on their quest that I told them not to go on. They had come face to face with Marcel informant and my stupid sister lost him, didn't they understand that today of all days I didn't need this. Was their aim today was to see me explode, to start tarring people to shreds? I'm trying to be level headed I'm trying to do this in the right manner, because I know any moment Star will awake. I just can't bare the thought of seeing that look of disappointment on her face, of her knowing what carnage I've caused in my moment fury.
"Let me understand this: against all logic, you and Hayley went to the bayou, where you ran into a man you think may be Marcel's informant, and then you lost him?" My level of tolerance was wearing thin right now.
"Yes, and now that we've established that I am a failure as a sister, and a friend, and an Original, you should probably know he's on his way to Marcel right now to rat me out. Skinny guy in a hurry, looks like he saw a ghost." I knew Rebekah was trying her best it didn't help matters when she allowed the witch and little wolf to take control. Well if I needed to fix this mess I need Rebekah help.
"I'll handle it, but I'll need a distraction." I knew Rebekah will be able to keep Marcel entertain while I'll dealt with the informant.
"I'm on my way." She hangs up. I entered the bar again.
"Your sister again?" Marcel looked at me spuriously.
"She craves attention. So come along, you were just getting to the juicy bits." I took a seat and poured another drink, as I looked up Marcel didn't seem best pleased.
"I can't joke around about this. I've done a lot in my day, but I do have a rule about kids." That was one thing Marcel truly believed since his up bring was something that no child should have gone through. I could understand why Marcel took all this rather personal with Davina.
Star P.O.V
I began to follow Esther even though every part of me was saying this was bad idea she hadn't spoken a word considering 'we have matters to discuss'. There wasn't anything to discuss especially with her. Nik had spoken of her to me before he told me that he was the one who killed her that Esther had supress his true nature of his werewolf side. In a fit of rage he tore out her heart Nik had harboured the guilt of killing his mother for nearly a thousand years. She was brought back from beyond the grave with only one intension plotting to destroy her children for the mistake of turning them into vampires. With knowing not only her children would die but there whole sire line. What kind of mother was this woman?
"Can I ask why you brought me here? Let me guess, you're going to tell me that this so called miracle child is evil blah blah blah. Save it I've heard it from enough dead folks today." I was tired of all of this now they kept talking about me being with child when I knew that wasn't possible. This is some crazy nightmare I'm having and any moment I would wake up. None of this could actually be true. Right? I looked over at Esther. She stood there with a smirk upon her face as she stares at me.
"Ophelia you don't know the half of what I am about to tell you, but believe me you will understand everything." I'm pretty sure it's was going to involve something to do with this child being pure evil I do not believe that any child in born evil.
"Oh please do tell…" My voice dripped with sarcasm. "Everyone just wants to keep telling me things. So Esther spit it out." I spoke abruptly then gave Esther a fake smile I had no reason to be nice to this woman not after half of the things I have heard of her. I didn't owe her any kind of respect.
"My son Niklaus is an abomination, and has been since the day that he was conceived. With my failure to end the lives of my children Niklaus has been able created not just one but two further abominations." Esther touches my stomach I felt overwhelming sensation come over me. "You have to understand that I can't allow this pregnancy to continue." I felt light headed and I could hear a strange sound around me like a rapid heartbeat. "His heart quite strong. That's very interesting." I backed away from her. Was that sound I was hearing…. It's was my baby heart? What the hell was she doing to me?
"Don't you touch me?" I wasn't going to let her talk about Nik like his some kind of monster I will not let Esther call his child an abomination. "Nik not an abomination! How can you even say that about your own son? You went with another man! You betrayed your husband! You made the mistake, and now Nik has to pay the price! You don't deserve to be a mother! You will not stop me from having this child. Do I make myself clear?" All I was feeling was rage right now I will not have people dictate to me and I will not be bullied into something.
"That is a choice that I have regretted Ophelia. You don't understand. That child." Esther points at my stomach. "If he is permitted to live will bring nothing but death, and destruction to everyone that you care about. Its existence goes against nature, and anything that goes nature must be destroyed." She slowly began to approach me. "The witch's spirits knew we had to stop you to become your true nature they couldn't allow you carry the child of Niklaus. It was foreseen Niklaus shall have a daughter by a wolf and a son by Unum praeditos. One will be pure of heart the other will be filled with evil that this world has never seen." Esther stopped walking and looked at me with a sorry expression. "The son that you are carrying is that evil. You say you love my son Niklaus—" Her eyes adverted to my stomach for a moment "—You see your child as a gift, but he is a curse laid upon you." Why was she telling me this? How can she say that an innocent child could be curse? "Your son will bring an end to the man you love, the man who still hold little of his humanity. You allow that child to be born you will lose Niklaus forever." I stood there listening to every word she had spoken, they kept repeating back to me you allow that child to be born you will lose Niklaus forever. "So you have a choice to make Ophelia, Niklaus or the child. You cannot have both." Esther spoke coldly. How could she even ask that? How could I choose between the man who has stolen my heart and a child that was created out of our love?
"How can you stand there and tell me to choose between the man I love, and the life of innocent baby. It's true you are a cold hearten bitch, all of this because you fear that my child will destroy Nik, and this nonsense about spirit magic. Can you be certain that would happen? You see the future as dark for our child, but what if you're wrong! Huh? What if with the right guidance he won't be what you fear? Believe me prophecy tend to be wrong. I'm living proof of that." I could feel myself becoming emotional over all this. Now I knew there was a tiny baby growing inside me something I have longed for a thousand years, and I'm being told to make a choice. I can't live without either of them this little miracle growing inside me is part of each of us, and I refuse to believe it will be evil. "I will not allow you to force me to choose, because there no choice to be made. I will have this child. I will have Nik by my side." Esther stood there looking at me for long moment I hope that she finally get into her head I'm not being force to choose.
"If you think that. Then you are a fool Ophelia. You will have to choose. No matter how much you fight it, it will be either Niklaus or your son. You say you cannot live without the both of them?" She looked up into the sky and began to smirk after a moment she looked at me "You do not want to hear the warning. Then you Ophelia have signed your own fate the consequence of your decision lays upon you." As I watched Esther I could see an evil glint to her eyes she wanted me to be frighten of her warning by threatening me with consequences which may not happen. All Esther was trying to do was frighten me enough to be rid of this child. She knew that I couldn't live without Niklaus.
"Enlighten me. What are these consequences? I means Esther you talk the talk pretty well." I began to approach her to prove I wasn't frighten of her she didn't. All Esther was is an evil manipulative woman who would do anything to get her own way. "You're dead. You're a rotting corps in a casket. You think I'm frighten of you? Of Mikael? Qetsiyah? Your all on the other side stuck unable to do a thing, if you thought you could terrify me with your words of caution. Well then you really underestimated me." I began to walk away from her as I'm not listening to anymore of her crazy talk about my child.
"Well I think it's time for me to show you exactly what I can do." I heard her say from behind me I turned face her as I did I wasn't in the cemetery no longer. I was in a hospital room I looked closely and saw myself laying in a bed barely alive hooked up to monitors. Something caught my eye that was Damon sitting beside my bed holding on to my hand I felt a lump in my throat as I was watching this.
"Star you have to pull through this" Damon spoke with sorrow as he looked at me on the bed "I'm not ready to lose you. None of us are ready. Ju-Just wake up. You hear me. Wake up Star" I could see tears rolling down Damon cheeks I have never seen him this upset since he spoke to me about this mother's death.
"Touching…" Esther broke me out of my thoughts, she was standing next to my bedside looking down at me. "You think I'm unable to do anything?" Esther spoke darkly before she place her hand on my chest in one movement she punch a hole into my chest. The monitor began to flat line and I began to have an excruciating pain in my chest that I was unable to breath.
"No, no, no, no" Damon began to yell "No you're not doing this Star" He rushes to the door "I need some help in here" Damon screamed at the top of his lungs.
Klaus P.O.V
Marcel enlighten me with what actually happened the night the witches attempted this harvest ritual.
Flashback—New Orleans 8 Months Ago
Bastiana one of the Elders called upon the four elements to bind the past and future magic together Earth, to connect to them to their ancestors. Water, to heal the community. Wind, to carry them to their ancestors and back. Fire, to purify. After all there preparation all four girls knew exactly what to expect for weeks they told them that the magic in the knife they used to cut their palms would put girls to sleep that later at the Reaping they would all be resurrected. They were told when they were awaken, and all be together and more powerful than ever and it was just like as they rehearsed it. All that was left was a little cut on their palms for the blood sacrifice. The first girl stood up to begin the Harvest, but is interrupted when Sophie runs into the cemetery.
"No! Stop! Bastiana, stop! You have to stop, Bastiana, please don't do this!" The elders assumed if they continued with the ritual that Christianna would be drawn to come back, Sophie knew that Christianna would not return even with her strong connection Davina. That those four girls will go through that pain and suffering for nothing. A male witch wraps his arms around Sophie to restrain her, and covers her mouth with his hand. So she couldn't intervene or scream anymore.
"To be born, you must sacrifice. Do you have faith?" Bastiana spoke the words. The girl nods in response, and holds out her hand for the blood sacrifice, instead Bastiana slits the girl's throat, and the young witch falls to the ground. The other three girls start to scream in terror, but they're also restrained so that they can't run away. Davina's mother Ruby stares straight ahead as her daughter screams.
Present Day
"Everyone involved in the ritual knew that that would happen. That the lives of those four innocent girls would be part of the ritual. They lived on the hope that the fear of one of the girls would draw Christianna back." This was barbaric all this. Everything that these witches did to regain their power.
"Davina?" Marcel nodded I'm no saint I've done some evil and vindictive things in my time. This was all just madness.
"Two of the girls died. I wish I got there sooner." Marcel spoke with regret in his voice. He took me by surprised I didn't expect for him to of been the one to have stopped it.
"You're the one who stopped it?" Marcel looked down at his drink.
"Kieran knew every detail from Sophie. After his nephew's massacre in the church, he was so torn up. He left town just before the Harvest. But on his way out, he came to me, and he asked me to stop the Harvest. He knew I didn't want the witches getting any more power. And I do have a rule about people abusing kids, so, I did what he asked. But I was too late."
Flashback—New Orleans 8 Months Ago
My vampires were attacking the Elders. A vampire bites Bastiana and feeds on her until she dies. When her body falls to the ground, so does the magic knife in her hand. Another vampire bites and kills Ruby Davina's mom. Agnes picks up the knife from the ground, and grabs Monique and slits her throat with it. Davina screams, hysterical and trying to break free.
"No, Monique! Nooo! Let go of me! Stop it! Stop it! Let go of me! Stop it!" Davina fights against the guy holding her. I watch her fight against him as she head butts the guy in the face. I killed the man and grabs Davina protectively.
"I got you." I assured her I wanted her to know nothing and no one will hurt her.
Present Day
"There was something about seeing Davina fight. She didn't just go along to the slaughter, you know?" I knew exactly what Marcel meant as I recall the day when I first met him when he was just a child.
"I do... Marcellus." I smiled slightly remembering the day when that little boy entered my life and gave me a form of hope again. With Star death in 1490 for years I lived with the fear of caring for another the day I met Marcel that all changed. I guess you could say he brought back a piece of my humanity.
"I felt like she and I... we were kindred spirits." Marcel spoke sombrely.
Flashback—New Orleans 8 Months Ago
I was still holding Davina while Sophie kneels on the ground holding Monique's body in her lap. Sophie looks up at us she was a wreck seeing her niece in this way Davina holds her hand out toward Monique. A light inside Monique leaked out of her body, and into Davina's outstretched hand, and Sophie and I stared at her in amazement.
Present Day
"You were quite the knight in shining armour, though Davina must realise you owe her as much as she owes you. You never could have banned the witches from using magic without her." Which was true without Davina impeccable power Marcel would not have control.
"She's not exactly besties with them. I'm protecting her. A lot of them would like to get their hands on her to lure her cousin into town to finish the Harvest. If they don't, the other girls stay dead, and they lose their power." The witches seemed really certain that Davina would bring this final piece to Harvest back. So the question here is why hasn't this Christianna come yet?
"And if they you do, you lose yours." I questioned him. Marcel drains his drink.
"And Davina and Christianna loose there life." Marcel spoke with sorrow in his voice at the corner of my eye that Rebekah had entered the bar.
"Isn't this like old times? Just how drunk are you two?" This was perfect timing as I was getting a little concerned that Marcel informant was going to enter at any moment.
"Skating on the razor's edge. I'm gonna use the loo. Back in a tick." I faked slurring my words before I walked outside and saw Tomas perfect timing. "Tomas, I presume. Marcel asked me to find out what you know about the dead witches." He frowned for a moment Rebekah was right he did look like he had seen a ghost.
"I heard they were going after some pregnant werewolf. She was stupid, being out there all alone." Well he had heard quite a bit I think I need to cut this loose end.
"Yeah, she was, wasn't she, yes? It's amazing how gullible some people can be." I chuckled and snaps the vampire's neck I entered the bar again Rebekah was standing at the bar. "That was fast work, Rebekah. Where's Marcel? In there, touching up his lipstick?" No doubt Rebekah was all over him while I dealt with the mess that her, wolf and witch left.
"Credit me with some taste, it's filthy in there. Where'd he go?" She began to search the room.
"He didn't tell you he was leaving?" I questioned her. Rebekah looked at me with a confused expression.
"No. Do you think he realized we were stalling him?" Marcel wasn't that smart to think we were doing that I sat here all bloody day long listening to his stories acting like I was even interested in it.
"No. Unless... he was stalling us." Marcel had been playing me the whole time he was stalling me for a reason and I intend to find out, I left that grotty bar in the middle of nowhere. I was furious and I'm not allowing Marcel to play me for a fool. I arrived back into New Orleans and headed straight to Marcel compound in the quarters, I searched 'his' home and he was nowhere to be seen I knew at some point he had to return and there will be hell to pay. I had spent my whole day holding my composure remaining calm dealing with the mess that been caused, stopping myself from dealing with the most important matter of my unconscious wife. Marcel walks into the courtyard where I was waiting for him up on the top of a cement barrier.
"Taking me on a field trip to distract me. Pathetic. And obvious—I taught you better than that." Marcel smile faded from this face he didn't seem best pleased to see me.
"You taught me to protect what's mine. You will not take Davina from me—end of story." He spoke to me firmly as he walked further into the court yard, well it looks as if he needs another lesson taught one that Marcel will not forget.
"An immutable law of nature, Marcel, is the strong always take from the weak." Which was true and Marcel was weak and I intend to take back what is rightfully mine. That is this city.
"Oh, if you were so strong, you wouldn't have run away from New Orleans like a little bitch, all those years ago." Hearing him defy I wasn't going to stand for it as when I left New Orleans it was to saving my family from the hands of my father. I jumped down from where I was standing and punched down on Marcel.
"You've been playing king with a bunch of children for too long. Don't mistake me for one of your nightwalker lackeys, Marcel. I can take Davina anytime I like." I had only be playing nice due to that attachment I still felt towards him but now it's become a problem, Marcel lunges for me but he's knocked back down by Elijah who has appeared out of nowhere.
"Do forgive me, Marcel. If anyone is to teach my brother a lesson... it's me." Elijah warns Marcel I stared in shock at my brother how did he get out of Davina grip? This did not please me how my brother stopped me from putting Marcel down.
Elijah had demanded that we all gather as he had something to share with all of us I had told him I'd had enough of storytelling for one day. Well my older brother insisted that the information he held will be something I would find rather interesting, my brother knew me too well that I was preparing to do something unredeemable. With force brought me back to the plantation believe I was not best pleased. Elijah had brought all of us in the study to hear this revelation.
"Everything that brought us here to New Orleans was a lie. This story that Sophie Deveraux fabricated, this struggle for control of the French Quarter, this war between vampires and witches, wasn't over territory at all, this was over having both Claire withes." Elijah has been well informed about the ritual "Three months ago Davina felt a force enter the city. The kind of force only to be known by virtute perfecit venefica as known as Christianna Clair." This was interesting but if Davina cousin had returned and she had this impeccable force why hadn't she freed her? "Davina with her magic has searched for her, but as quickly as the force enter it left." None of this was making sense right now how could something like that disappear? "Eight months ago, Sophie Deveraux and her sister Jane-Anne lost everything. Now, four months after that, a young pregnant girl wanders into their restaurant. Suddenly, all hope is renewed. Jane-Anne actually sacrificed her life so that her sister can use you to find Davina. If Sophie Deveraux is successful in capturing Davina she knows that her cousin Christianna will coming running. All this so she can return Jane-Anne's daughter back to life. We thought we'd come here to wage a war for power. This is about family. In order to return her niece to life, Sophie Deveraux will fight to the death. That makes her more dangerous than anyone." As Elijah spoke all the pieces began to fit together.
"Brother I think we may have an upper hand on this dilemma." Elijah began to frown as I got up from my seat and began to walk out.
"Niklaus. What is nonsense?" Elijah demanded I turns to face him I couldn't help but smile as for once since coming back I was going to have the upper hand.
"I'll show you. I won't be long." I left leaving them behind to ponder I began to make my way into the quarters I stood on the corner Bienville Street waiting for my target. Just like clockwork she appeared. "Christianna Claire." Christi turns and looks horrified to hear me call her by her name. "I just want to have a little chat." I grabbed hold of her vamp-speed her to the plantation Elijah and Rebekah are confused to see what I had brought home to them. I'm sure my siblings will be very pleased to hear of what we have in our possession.
"What the bloody hell you doing with the trashy bar maid." Rebekah did not like Christi due to the fact that Marcel had taken a fancy to her I wonder how Marcel will feel to know the young lady he had been trying to woo was the one thing everyone was searching for. Now I would love to see that look upon his face.
"Who the hell….." Christi was about to retaliate towards Rebekah she was fearless just as her younger family member, maybe this is a quality that the Claire witches held.
"Rebekah be nice to our guest." I teased while Rebekah did not look best pleased with Christi behaviour.
"Niklaus what is the meaning of this? Why you bring this poor defenceless girl in our home. Speak Niklaus." Nobel Elijah seemed to have quite the temper on him today, it seems as I need to do a little explaining.
"Brother, Sister, let me introduce to Christianna Claire." They both looked at Christi stunned. "The final piece to the witches little problem. As we know the harvest can't be completed without her blood being spilled. Therefore our leverage." I felt overwhelming sense of joy that I had the one thing that those witches wanted in my grasp.
"No! What? You can't do that." Christi protested with fear in her voice "You can't keep me here prisoner. I swear…." She had been hiding all this time. Members of her community unaware that she was back. She walked the streets and none of them recognised her? That is very powerful magic to be able to cloak herself in such away even from a witch as powerful as Davina.
"Oh you can't threaten me Christianna. You see I've heard the story about the harvest. How you flee the city unable to be found with magic. Which got me thinking that you're magic isn't as powerful due to you cloaking yourself." Christi did not speak she had used all her magic to protect herself from being revealed. That in a moment such as this she didn't have the power to protect herself for such moments as this. "As proven you would made some form of attack on my siblings and myself." I was interrupted by my cell phone ringing. "Take care of her." I walked out of the room answers phone.
"Klaus you need to get down here. Now!" Damon demanded then hung up I stood there frozen as I feared what may have happened I shook that thought away and rushed to the hospital. When I reached Star room a team of medic had just walked out I entered to see Damon standing by Star bed with a fearful look as the doctor examined her.
"Klaus…" Damon could hardly speak my name he shook his head and left the room. The doctor looked at me then my focus went to Star lifeless body.
"Mr Mikaelson." I heard the doctor say snapping me out of my thoughts. "Your wife has had three occurrence of flat lining, this has cause further complications. Her heart has weaken dramatically that it will be unable to function fully. In time Mr Mikaelson your wife's body will shut down. I'm sorry Mr Mikaelson, but there nothing further we can do to help your wife or your child." The doctor left the room. It was happening all over again I was losing her there was nothing I could do to save her I took a final look at Star I held back every emotion I was feeling. I kiss her gently on her lips they still had slight warmth to them, I felt my eyes glaze over as I knew this would be the last time I'll be able to do this.
"Sleep well my queen." One of my tears fell on her cheek as I spoke to her. I will not let Star die in vain I will not let the legacy of the woman I love end like this. I will make each of them pay for that they bestow upon her I will make the street of the French Quarters run with the blood of each and every one of those witches. I perish them all until their existence will come to an end.
Star P.O.V
Laid on the ground there clutching to my chest feeling my heart been in the grips of Esther, maybe I should have agreed to her terms that I should have made my choice. Out of the two who would I of chosen? I have wanted to have a child for a thousand years it was something I have craved, even with wanting something that much there was something far greater I wanted more that was Niklaus. For over 500 years I wondered this earth with the feeling of emptiness from the moment I left him, my true love the man whom had stolen my heart. Many called him a monster an abomination in my eyes he was none of those, Niklaus was my saviour he had given me a purpose to live. I need to stop Esther and tell her I'll give up the child that they have nothing to fear. As much as it will pain me to tell her this the pain will be far greater to lose Nik. I looked over at the bed and there was a group of medic trying to bring me round, but they wasn't not having much success. Esther wasn't going to allow me to leave this was her showing the consequences that in the end I would lose both of them.
"Esther….. Please." I pleaded to her she wasn't reasoning her focus was on my virtually dead corps on that be, I could feel my life fading this was how it was all going to end for me after a thousand years.
"Ophelia. Listen to me." I could hear the voice of my mother, I knew what this meant I was close to seeing her any moment that my life was coming to an end. "You are stronger than this. Don't let the witch do this to you." I could hear her pleads but I knew it was my mind playing tricks on me.
"I gave your daughter a choice. She chose not to listen. Ophelia want to know the consequences." I could feel myself slowing fading even further away as Esther was squeezing my heart and it was getting harder for me to breath. I knew that if I died my baby would perish with me and Nik would be devastated once again. I could hear my mother voice encouraging me to fight I tried to control my breathing so that I didn't slip into the darkness threatening to consume me.
"Ophelia are you listening to me." I opened my eyes there she was my mother, Amara was here with me. You would think that she was Elena or Katherine because they looked alike, but she was original doppelganger they were a mirror image of her. She was my father's true love and that pissed Qetsiyah off who kept her in a tomb for 2,000 years. All because my father broke her heart by falling in love with my mother. "You are the daughter of Silas. The most powerful witch who has walked upon the earth. This evil woman does not have control of you Ophelia. You are your father daughter. You just need to fight. You need to believe in yourself."
"Mom?" I was so happy that I would get to see her again, if I was going to die I would get to be with her. I was so tired and I wanted to give up and welcome death, but when I heard my mom encouraging me to fight. I began to fight back as I wasn't ready to leave Nik or lose my child I am the daughter of Silas and I will not let Esther do this to me I had to fight as my mother told me.
"No!" I heard Esther screamed. I felt something within was giving me more strength, and slowly I felt her hand was losing grip of my heart. "No this is impossible!" Esther spoke with rage. While my mother held me tightly in her arms a part of me knew that it was her that was giving me the strength to fight off Esther.
"Keep fighting Ophelia. See…" Amara turned my head I watched as a bright light appeared from my lifeless body where Esther hand held my heart. I could see Esther was battling with the force coming from within my body, then there was an explosion if bright white light in the room. Amara shielded me from the light I didn't know what happened, but I could hear Esther screaming and then suddenly her screams stopped and Esther was gone. I turned to face my mother who smiled at me.
"Mom what happened?" I stated in wonder. "Where is she? She was just here and now she is gone." My mother smiled and looks at me with wonderment as she caresses my cheek, I had longed for this moment to be with my mother as my last encounter with her wasn't how I wanted it. With the freakish resemblance of Elena I didn't appreciate the short moment I had with her.
"When I was carrying you. I was also told that you were a something that would be brought to this world and cause destruction. That because of your father tenancy to use dark magic that you were a bad omen. They were wrong Ophelia, you brought light into our lives. You gave us hope that we both could be better people after our betrayal to our people." She sigh as she glance over at my body on the bed. "Your son may bring evil as they all told you, but no one is born of evil my sweet Ophelia. You have a chance to be a mother. Which is something you've dreamed of for a thousand years, it is here now. As your mother I'm tell you to listen to your heart on this matter." I felt a strange sensation overcome me as she spoke to me. I tried to keep focus but my vision began to blur I could still hear my mom talking but it seemed at a distance. My eyes felt heavy and I felt myself fall into an- obelisk of darkness.
Klaus P.O.V
All that anger that rage that I had held in all day had finally been realised, after being told that Star was not going to wake from her deep slumber that I wasn't only losing the love of my existence but also the child that we had created together. The one thing I have ever wanted to have with Star and I knew it would never be possible, now miraculously it's had happened. To have something so close in your grasp then to be taken in the same moment I spoke of vengeance of the witches, and how I would not dishonour Star as I knew she would disapprove. That didn't matter now, I'm a man of my words I will show those witches a side of me that they wish they had never brought to the surface. Damon was fully on aboard with there was no hesitation. He looked just as hurt and broken as myself I was losing my wife, my love, my true friend, Damon was losing someone he look as a sister. The blood that will be spilled will be in the honour of the name Star Mikaelson, Damon wasn't fully aware of what I had planned yes I wanted to spill blood down those streets, but I knew of one thing that would hurt the witches far greater. I made my way back to the plantation and searched for Christianna I had found her in one of the guest rooms.
"You're coming with me" My voice was filled with rage as I spoke grabbing hold of her arms. I was going to give those witches a show that they won't want to miss.
"What are you doing?" She spoke with fear in her voice. With my vamp speed I had brought her into the middle of the French quarters, Christi kept screaming and I cover her mouth to stop her.
"I believe I have found what you've all been looking for." I called out to make the witches all aware, Damon looked horrified as I held the girl he had grown quite an attachment to. The witches were all coming out to investigate the commotion.
"Klaus…. Please." Christi pleaded. This young girl had not done nothing to hurt me, this was my only way to get back at the witches for what they had done to me.
"Klaus what the hell are you doing?" Damon tries to attack me with my free hand I strike him sending him flying into a wall.
"You're not in the loop Damon. Christi here very special to the witches of the French quarters." I looked and I could see Christi was crying with fear in her eyes. "Christianna Claire the little witch you've been looking for." I could hear gasps from the crowed as I grabbed Christi by the throat she starts to choke Damon tries to attempt to come closer. "I would not take another step I'll snap her neck." I saw Agnes approach from the crowed. "Just the witch I was waiting for. You and your corrupt coven have gone too far!" I watched and could see that the witches were taken back with my actions. "You are the reason why my wife dying. You want to take something of importance from me I will do the same in return."
"Niklaus stop." I heard Star voice. No this was some kind of witchery they are making me hear her voice, Star was dying there was no way it could be her. "Nik. Please don't hurt Christi." I heard Star pleads and it sounded a lot closer, I turned my heard and there she was. Standing a few feet from me looking all full of life I began to shake my head as I knew this couldn't be her. She slowly began to approach me with caution, she placed her hand onto mine I felt the warmness of her touch. I felt speechless as she removed my hand from Christi throat. Christi drops to the ground Damon rushed to her and grabs her taking her away I was trying to process if it was really her before me I touched her face and it wasn't an apparition she was really here.
"How is this…?" The words wouldn't come out of my mouth Star placed her hands on either side of my face.
"It's not important right now." She gently placed a kiss upon my lips. Sometimes we're tested. Not to show our weakness, but to discover our strengths. If I had learnt one thing from the dastards day is that the love that Star and I have for one another cannot be tore apart even by death. Something that strong is something to truly cherish.
