AN: I'm really sorry for the lateness of this chapter and I really hope it is good enough, I apologize if i disappoint anyone. Anyways, since my first two exams just ended (THANK THE MOFO LORDS!) and my next ones are in a month timing, I had time to do another chapter! It does help that I was rather the insomniac last night...sorry I be rambling. Enjoy
Disclaimer: Yes i know i do not own Vampire diaries or any of these characters.
VIII. "I'm going to give all my secrets away." – OneRepublic
"Lady Caroline. Lord Klaus requests your presence." The servant said
"Thank you Gilbert. Tell him I'll be on my way." Caroline said
"Good evening Caroline. Or shall I say Lady Caroline." Someone said from behind. Caroline turned her head.
"And who may you be?" Caroline asked
"I think you knew my ancestor. I'm a Bennet witch. Natalia Bennet." She introduced curtseying at Caroline
"It is always wonderful to see a Bennet witch but I do not mean to be rude, but what are your purposes of being here?" Caroline asked
"Mystic Falls is in danger. Bad things are happening. Black magic. Demons arising." Caroline's movements ceased at that statement, "We believe that Mystic Falls was built on old burial grounds that we do not yet understand whom they belonged too but all we know those cryptic messages in the caves are telling us a bad omen is coming our way." Natalia explained
"I do feel sorrow hearing upon this but I don't understand what you think I am able to do? I am no longer a witch." Caroline said
"I need your blood. Your bloodline is what we need to seal the crater." Natalia said
"By all means then. Take it."
"I also need the Michelson bloodline."
"I can arrange that do not worry." Caroline says
"You want to what?" Elena asks baffled by Ester's statement
"Don't make me repeat myself darling." Ester simply states
"And why on Earth would you want to do that?" Klaus asks
"The mistake you guys are making is that you are looking at me as if I am the villain." Ester says and Klaus scoffs at her statement.
"You're trying to murder us and you created chimeras. Correct me if I'm wrong but it is usually the villain who is murderous and creates monsters." Klaus states
"Yes and don't argue with him. He knows best." Caroline interjects with a sly smile
"You children do not understand the terror that will be unleashed on this town if I do not destroy it." Ester says
"Enlighten us then." Damon says lounging on the couch
"Yes Ester. We are all very interested as to why you want to eliminate all of our existence now." Stefan says leaning against the fireplace.
"Do you ever wonder why this town has so many supernatural occurrences?" Ester asks
"Oh don't bore us with details Ester. Just get to the point." Klaus shouts out
"Impatient as always I see." Caroline comments
"Caroline should know the story of when Natalia Bennet came to you for help. Centuries ago." Ester says and Caroline's head shoots up
"She was talking about old burial grounds and a seal she needed to lock." Caroline says
"Well the seal is breaking. It is going to open within the next full moon." Ester says but none of them knows how grave the situation is nor did they understand why Ester's face suddenly turns grey. They all look at her skeptically and exchanges shared confused looks between each other.
"What is behind the seal?" Elijah asks
"It's the gate to the underworld. Once it has opened…it would be apocalyptic." Ester answers and now everyone's faces fade to grey once realization on how grave this situation is has dawn on them. All previous troubles they encountered became trivial compared to this.
"The First Evil is coming tomorrow night." Ester says and surely everyone who understood their faces drop as a wave of frantic panic rushes through them.
"I'm sorry. What's the First Evil?" Elena asks
"It is who. It was said in the old times that there were three original evils. Rage, Pain and Terror. They were once Angels who are exiled off heaven but Hell feared them so they were sent deeper down, lower than the pits of hell. This was called the Underworld." Elijah explains
"They ruled the Underworld. Once the seal breaks it will break into three and one by one each Original Evil will escape. The first is Terror the last would be Rage. Once all three unites. They become unstoppable and their powers become unimaginable." Caroline continues the story staring at the roaring fire with vacant eyes. "But they are myths." Caroline adds staring at Ester almost pleading to tell her so.
"They're sadly not child. They're just as real as you and I and they are coming." Ester says.
"So why destroy the whole of Mystic Falls?" Bonnie asks
"This town is built on burial grounds of witches, vampires, werewolves and many more supernatural beings. This whole town is the power source for the Original Evils and it holds the seal. Destroy the town and everything will be fine." Ester says
"So you were going to take out the whole town within a day?" Stefan asks
"I did not comprehend how damaged the seal was and did not know Terror is coming out tomorrow. Now it's too late." Ester replies
"Could we not just stop Terror ourselves? Or fix the seal?" Bonnie asks and Klaus breaks into a dark mocking laugh.
"Such naïve thoughts. To an Original Evil, we are mere dusts on his shoulders. And to fix the seal we need generations of Witches and every original Witch bloodline. One is already extinct." Klaus says
"Admitting defeat darling?" Caroline mocks
"On contrary sweetheart, I like a challenge." Klaus says
"Well there are three witches here. We have the Michelson family, Bennet Family and the Forbes Family." Ester says
"Shall we seal it tonight then?" Caroline asks
"Not in gowns though." Bonnie says flailing around her large black gown
"Fine we'll meet at midnight." Caroline says
They all gather around an old cave up in the mountains. While entering there are cryptic images engraved into the walls and old skeletons lying around in the corners. The grotesque smell of death intoxicated the cave. At the very end they see a large circular seal with various symbols written on it. There are emblems of the witch families plastered on it and a large crack running from the center to the bottom.
Caroline, Ester and Bonnie push everyone aside before setting up the ritual. They connect hands and close their eyes before chanting in a whisper. The whispering got louder and louder and soon a gust of wind enters the cave causing the fire to flicker and their hair to fly crazily. A raging fire abruptly ignites around them causing the others to fall back. The chanting soon became like a battle cry and they notice the blackness overwhelming Caroline's eyes. Suddenly the threatening sound of thunder plays in the background and there is a soft sound of cries of pain emitting out of the seal.
They soon realize that all three of the witches are starting to bleed from their noses and the blackness has never been so dark in Caroline's eyes. Their bodies are shaking rather uncontrollably as their chanting continues. The ground starts to shake and there is a loud scream of rage coming from the seal. The others hold onto something as the starts to become unstable.
"What is going on?" Rebekah asks
"Should we even be here?" Kol adds
"Patience. I'm sure they are almost done." Elijah says
Abruptly, the three are sent flying across the plane by an unknown strong force. Damon and Stefan catch Bonnie but are sent back a few meters themselves while Klaus catches Caroline being sent to the wall breaking it and Elijah and Finn catches Ester being knocked back. They all look at each other with astonishment and the blackness surrounding Caroline's eyes slowly start to fade but very slowly.
"Are you okay?" Klaus asks
"I'm fine." Caroline responds
"It's fading rather slowly love."
"I am fine Klaus. Still sane and humanity is still attached. It's more than you can say." Caroline remarks and Klaus tosses her aside
"Yes you are fine." Klaus says standing up.
Creak. Their attentions avert to the seal where a dark smoke accumulates out of the seal. They all brace themselves when they hear a maniacally laughter echoing through the caves. Suddenly, the smoke soon forms a tall, lean figure. Once substances is added to the form they witness an abnormally think and grey skinned creature with horns from its forehead curling back towards the back of his head. He had blood red eyes and sharp teeth and is wearing a long worn out black cloak. They can hear the bones breaking and the flesh tearing as the body forms.
"Two thousand years and I am finally free from that wretched seal. Soon I and my brothers will reign over this pathetic little world!" He bellows before looking down seeing the people scattered on the ground, "And what is this? Vampires and witches. Have you come to worship me?" He asks
"You're Terror…" Bonnie says softly
"But yes my dear witch. I am Terror. Creature of the dark that brings horror and dismay to everyone's hearts!" Terror says proudly in a sing song voice.
"Look a guy smugger than Klaus." Caroline comments under her breath.
"And what's this? A vampire with a witch's power and a werewolf-vampire hybrid? I'm starting to enjoy my group of minions." He notes
"We are not your minions." Klaus responds irately
"Oh and what are you then?"
"We came to stop you." Ester says
"To stop me?" Terror then breaks into a loud laugh before seeing their stern faces, "Oh you are serious? What foolish beings you are. I know what you all fear the most and I can crush your little, pathetic bodies like a damn dust on the ground. I know all of your fears. The moment I laid eyes on your pathetic forms I know what causes your hearts to tremble in fear." He says as his voice drops into a grim tone sending shivers down their spines.
"You're fear is shocking of them all hybrid." Terror says
Within a moment, Caroline is shot up into the walls and flying wooden pieces are thrown at her. Two pierces both hands, one large piece jabs right through her abdomen while two others go straight through her thighs. She lets out an agonizing scream that echoes throughout the whole cave and Terror just plays an amusing grin. Klaus screams out for Caroline and tries to charge at Terror but he just lifts his hands and Klaus is in the air, choking for air.
"To think someone with such a black heart like yours would only fear his lover's death."
"Do not even think for a mere second that you imbeciles can touch me." Terror says threateningly before sending Klaus crashing to the ground and he can feel his rib cages breaking and the breath being taken away from his lungs
"You are all pathetic." Terror says glaring at all of them
Elena waits for their arrival at the boarding house and then she hears the door swing open. They all walk in bloody, torn and broken. She stands in aghast seeing their current states. Even the Originals look terrified and broken. That's when fear strikes through Elena and it overwhelms her when Stefan gives her a weak look. She's sure that this is the end of what she knew to be her life.
"What happened?" She asks
"Terror." Stefan says pulling out yet another wooden stake from his body
"The man is a dick." Rebekah says placing her shoulders back in place.
"He makes me look like a damn saint." Damon added pouring himself a glass of scotch leaving blood prints on the glass.
"Remind me why we are not leaving this blasted town?" Kol asks breaking his nose to revert it back to its original state but fails
"Because. If we do not stop it then it will devour the world." Elijah says limping towards the couch.
"Did he torture you guys?" Elena asks
"Observant you are." Klaus says sarcastically before pushing back his last dislocated joint
"He did it with pleasure and ease too." Caroline says crashing into the couch that Elijah was already on.
"What are we going to do?" Bonnie asks placing pressure on her wound, "That's one Evil out. How does the second one come out?" Bonnie asks
"Within time. It's something we cannot stop." Ester says