Chapter 22

Marcel had tried to leave but we were bounded by a wall that did not allow us to pass the pillars in the church. Night had fallen and the Hollow was patiently waiting for something, anticipating for my baby. Death for me was inevitable for me, any moment now I could give birth here locked up with the hollow.

I felt warmth run through my legs, I looked down at my dress. I saw blood, my heart was raising. A sharp pain washed over me, a stinging warmth on my spine. A cry escaped my lips, the pain was like nothing I've suffered before.

"Marcel."I groaned, grasping onto the side of the bench.

He grabbed me by the waist, helping me sit down."Elizabeth, hold on. You can't give birth here, Klaus will come and…"

I grabbed his shirt by the fistful."Klaus won't be able to help me, I don't have long."

The Hollow stopped humming."She will die tonight and so will the child."

I cried in pain, furrowing my brows."You promised! You said you would not harm him."I gasped for breath, releasing myself from Marcel's grip toward her."You promised!"

"I promised to protect my vessel, I need power and in turn, your son will die tonight."She paused."It seems the Hybrid and his family are here to witness the death of the queen."

The doors burst open with a whoosh of air. Klaus, Hayley, Rebekah, Elijah, Freya, Vincent, and Baltor. Marcel grabbed me as another wave of pain washed over me, the contractions becoming worse by the seconds. All the voices were muted from my ears, the only thing I could hear was the sounds of my own screams.

Marcel placed me down on the cool ceramic tile."I need you to breath."He looked at the Hollow."Let Vincent in, if the child dies along with her you won't get what you want. In order to complete the sacrifice he needs to be born alive."

I could hear Klaus's voice shouting. The Hollow looked down at me, my sight nearly taking over by white dots. She walked over to me, placing her hands on my swollen stomach. My back arched, another scream escaping my mouth.

Her hand flickered, Baltor ran through the block she had put. He was the least of her concerns because he did not care to save Hope but my child. He knelt down by my side, gently grabbing my upper body holding my head in his hand.

"She's bleeding too much."Marcel told Baltor."She needs to have the baby now."

Klaus shouted."Save her!"

I grabbed Baltor by the hand, crying at the pain."Something isn't right with my baby, he's dying."

He stroked my cheek, his voice sounding so soothing."He will be alright, hold on Bloom. Please, just keep your eyes on me."

"I want you all to save my baby, I'm ordering you!"I yelled, squeezing his hand."Save my baby whatever it takes!"

Baltor looked at Marcel."I'm going to have to cut her open, there's no way the child will survive normal childbirth. She's bleeding too much."His hand trembled in my own."Find a blade in here, some sheets and water."

Marcel stood up disappearing from my view. Baltor removed his jacket off, folding it and placing it under my head. He never left his grip on my hand. Part of me believed Klaus should be here but I wanted Baltor here with me, no one else.

"Save my baby,"I repeated, my chest heaving with exertion."I never read your letter, I wanted to I really did. Promise me you'll protect him."

Baltor nodded."I promise, but you must hold on longer."

Marcel appeared back with a knife, what I made to be white sheets and bucket of water.

I didn't care how I had my baby, I just wanted my baby to be safe. I wanted them to save my baby, nothing else mattered. I could hear myself screaming from the pain, I could hear Klaus and voices that followed. The only thing keeping from giving up was having my son, making sure he survived.

"Save my baby, you have to save my baby!"I heaved."No matter what it takes, save my baby."

Klaus flew across the room, hitting his head against the altar. Baltor held my hand up to his lips pressing a gentle kiss on it before letting go, he grabbed the blade from Marcel's hand. His hand grazed against my leg pulling the dress up, my legs soaking in blood.

I felt every inch of my skin tear apart from the pain. My loud screams piercing through the frigid air. For a brief moment, the screams forming out from my lips did not seem like my own. Darkness clouded my vision, creeping as my strength drained with every contraction. My heartbeat pounding, I could barely hear Klaus screaming for me.

I couldn't help but notice how the beats were growing apart by seconds. I was dying and rapid. Everything in my head was a heavy, a dull blur, unable to understand what was going on around me. The only thing I could process was making sure my child lived.

My friends and family would mourn me. Klaus would grieve, but my child would be safe for a small amount of time. I felt fear for him, for Alexander. Selene would come after him, but in time Baltor would protect my child. Klaus would protect his son because in his veins Mikaelson blood flowed.

I flinched at the cold blade brushing against my skin. Gently but precisely Baltor cut my stomach open, I didn't scream slowly becoming numb to the pain. In the moments that came, I could hear nothing, only the sound of Baltors words.

My own blood covering his hands. Barely making out his face, the sound of his voice prominent."Come back to me! Bloom."He shouted, his hand pressed against my chest.

My hand reached for his face one last time. I couldn't form words out of my mouth, the sensation far too heavy. The icy coldness settling in. The world would finally stop, my pain would finally stop. I was ready for death, I was ready to get the peace I've longed for. And nothingness swallowed the last of my life. My vision went dark…

Disclaimer: I do not own TO or WC

The end has come and for the better. All I can say for now is that there's hope, in this case, Baltor is her hope. The prologue will be updated tomorrow. The sequel will be updated on Tuesday. I hope you all are ready for Dark I will include a summary of all the stories for those who haven't read them all.

Summary:

The story takes after the events of the Millenium Ball, Bloom flees to her parents. From there she leaves to Mystic Falls Virginia where Damon picks her up at the airport. The story takes place in season three of the vampire diaries. throughout it all she starts to feel an attraction toward Damon, as much as saying as she fell for him. The Winx and Specialist come to Mystic Falls to bring her back, ultimately fail to do so. Klaus turns Sky into a vampire in revenge for losing Bloom when he kidnapped her with Stefan.

In the course of it all, she mutually develops an attraction to Klaus as well. Of course, she doesn't act on it, since her main priority is to help Elena save Stefan and save her friends from the Originals. The Originals mother comes back from the dead, where they hold a ball in honor of reuniting as a family. The Original witch Esther invites Both Bloom and Elena to use their blood for a spell that would kill the Originals. By the end of the season Alaric dies, coming back as an original himself, except his life is tied to Elena's and Blooms. One dies, he dies. Due to an accident Bloom ends up at the hospital, Dr. Fell gives her Damon's Blood. She chooses Damon over Sky(Again loved neither, but loved the idea of moving on) After the car crash caused by Rebekah she wakes up a newborn vampire.

Suffers through a process of nearly committing suicide but Klaus stops her, showing her how to feed. With a few bumps on the road, she settles with what she is. The Winx and the Specialist leave Mystic Falls back to Magix. Bloom's vampirism only made her realize Damon was someone she relied on when she broke things with Baltor(It's in the Flashback.) Sometime around before Klaus leaves for New Orleans Bloom and Klaus kiss, developing a friendship with mutual respect for one another. During her graduation at Mystic Falls, high Klaus appears, once again inviting her. Forward to the finale of season 5, Damon and Bonnie die. That's when she realizes she no longer feels anything for Damon, never truly did. Only an attraction full of lust.(By the way, this wasn't in any of the stories, as I never wrote this. But flashbacks are provided.)

After the events of Season 5, Bloom heads to New Orleans where she meets Marcel. There she befriends Hayley who had just recently had her child only a few months back. Slowly but surely Bloom gives into the darkness and desire, making herself a victim to Klaus Mikaelson(I can say she really was in love with him but due to the circumstances of what was happening in this story, ending them was the best thing. He will always be one of her epic loves, just not her soulmate as she thought, nor her epic last love.) In New Orleans she faced to help the Mikaelson's with the witch commotion, protecting the youngest Mikaelson. When Dahlia was no longer an issue, the Strix came. A past love of Klaus suddenly appears. Aurora De Martel and her brother Tristian De Martel.

In the end of it, Klaus sacrificed himself for his family. Leaving Bloom(Elizabeth) to protect Hope along with Hayley. For five years they spent searching for a cure, while Klaus was held a prisoner of Marcel(Like The Originals season 3, he was turned into an enhanced vampire). That all lead to Hayley convincing her to go back to Mystic Falls where she was left to decide on saving her friends or Klaus. In the end, she helped her friends defeat the devil(For further reference in this universe the devil and Lucifer are different entities). In the process she took the vampire cure, becoming human when she killed the devil.

She was brought back from the dead as a true immortal by Vincent, a friend of hers from New Orleans. In reality, the ancestors had nothing to do with her immortality they just helped unlock the strain that ran through her veins since she was born(This will be explained in the sequel, Henry has lots to do with this). Through the whole Part 1, she dealt with turning off her emotions, breaking her engagement with Klaus. Going back to Sky for a few chapters, miscarriages, losing her son Francis, and becoming pregnant once again. And that all leads to part 2...

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the end of Dark Reign. As mentioned before Baltor is the anchor of Dark Prince even if he may or may be there as a physical presence.