Chapter 15 (Thank you for continuing to read my story, really appreciate it guys. Please review if possible:) {SIDENOTE:Don't know if you'll see this, but shoutout to Lilac! I wanna' thank you for your feedback! Honestly It keeps me going!} ! Loooonnggg chapter. Enjoy!
{Three Days later}
The family sits at the table as quietness blankets the area.
Elijah takes the head as the others are variously scattered throughout they're all listening, expecting and waiting.
Klaus stands in the corner, glass in hand. He's struggling to cope, the uneasiness beginning to take root in the pit of his stomach. He slowly takes another sip drowning the feeling in various types of numbing beverages.
Hayley sits with her legs gathered beneath her, eyes puffy and red, all evidence of sleepless and weary filled nights.
They were both in no condition to take the lead at the moment, emotions clouding their judgement and mentality .
Elijah finally breaks the silence whilst having a seat. His hands come together firmly, resting on the table.
"So here's what we do know. Ingrid if that is her identity, came here begging us to help find her descendant, Ezra,"
Klaus' shaking hands angrily grips the glass harder, making it shatter into a million pieces.
Elijah clears his throat, continuing on. "All Whilst here, claiming him to be a long lost child of Niklaus', also shedding light on the nativity spell and its sacrificial properties. It was hand crafted by the ancient Coven of Giza, the very same coven she claimed to make an enemy out of. One things for certain, this women is not who she claims to be. She is not the child-bearer nor a werewolf," he breathes, " Most importantly she has my niece and we have no knowledge of what fate awaits her."
Everyone is still silent. Elijah breaks the ice once again.
"Freya have you had any luck."
"I tried Elijah. Every time I do a locator spell it fails. She's being cloaked, and by someone or something very powerful."
"Keep trying," he looks over to the other side of the table, "Marcel?"
"My guys have their ear to the ground Elijah, if she moves anywhere from the Quarter to the Bayou, we'll know."
Elijah nods.
"I know little about the coven but I have an old friend who may be able to help, he's adept in all things Egyptian necromancy and crafts ."Kol adds.
"The bracelet." Hayley speaks.
Everyone jumps, this is the first time she'd spoken in two days.
"I've used a large amount of her things for a locator spell Hayley. It won't work."
"No it prevents her from doing magic, so she can't be found," she looks at Kol, "The sliver bracelet Davina made. I couldn't find it, when I was searching for clues in her room. "
"The dark object? It was made years ago."
"Couldn't you disable it?"
Freya's eyes go down to the floor. "What makes you think I could perform-"
"The white oak stake."
Everyone's closely listening now.
"You and Davina, disabled it before. Maybe if you disable the bracelet even for just a moment, you could find her."
"Hayley-
"I've got this one Freya even if we could, and that's a big if love, we still might not be able to find her. The dark object just adds to the extra cloak to the smokescreen making it worst. Besides, I and Davina were together. Freya is alone."
"He's right a spell like that would require a mass amount of energy, pushing me to my brink."
"So what?"
It was everyone's turn to look a Klaus now.
"Excuse me-"
He holds out his arms. "What. We need to find my daughter. If you're not interested in being pushed to your limit for your niece, theres the door."
"Klaus stop it,Freya tried to do all she could." Hayley stands.
"But Isn't that your line?" He comes dangerously closer.
"Klaus." Elijah warns.
He continues, ignoring Elijah's verbal caution ," You're so inclined to defend my sister, yet you failed to mention your part in all this. How does one, a hybrid, one of the most powerful creatures in the supernatural realm fall to a wretch and her lackie?"
Everyone's quiet.
Everyone was thinking it. All Klaus did was say it. In three days Hayley hadn't spoken, she hadn't mentioned what happened.
"Klaus." Elijah tries to grab him.
"DON'T." Klaus warns him, "Do not speak for her Elijah she is no mute." His deadly glare falls back on Hayley.
"Hayley!" He yells.
"What do you want me to say Klaus?She overpowered me, I felt helpless as they ripped her away, the one person I live for, that I love."
"I guess just not enough. Huh?"
She smacks him hard across the face.
He stands tall coming closer to her.
"Don't you dare," her voice falters as a tear drops down, "don't you ever question my love for my daughter, or my ability to fight for her. She fooled all of us."
Klaus and Hayley are face to face, inches apart. He's breathing heavily,infuriated. All though he wouldn't admit it, the root of his anger was Hope, he missed his daughter. He needed someone to blame, and unfortunately that was Hayley.
She was smaller,a female, younger in vampire years and human, but she wasn't backing down nor apologizing. His verbal blow was worst than any physical attack she could ever give to him.
"Both of you calm down now, this delicate situation requires a mutual understanding. In order to get your child back you must remain united and work together."
"Precisely. So why should it take her," he points to Haley, "my partner, my cohort in parenthood, constant provoking and two days to tell me what happened to our child. "
"Niklaus she was devastated and silenced-"
"It was selfish and unfair!The minute she found your arms, the minute you two dropped your pretenses and were carnal."
Elijah steps forward.
"She told you. Her lover, Hope's uncle but me I'm the last to know. You seemed so eager to check the underwhelming process of everyone here but not dear hayley, even though she was the last one to see her alive."
Klaus gets up storming out of the room.
"He's hurt." Freya says. She's up and goes after him.
"No." Elijah stops her. "Give him some time."
She nods, agreeingly. When Klaus was reeling the best thing to do was to give him space. The most precious thing in the world had been taken from him, he didn't know how to cope or deal with the situation so as per usual, he lashed out. Something everyone in the room was familiar with.
"Kol please explain,what do you know about this particular coven?"
"I can't explain much, but I'll tell you what I do know. The coven of Giza is a very powerful coven, although I'm pretty sure you already know that from the likes of this situation. They're ancient, ran by not one but three reigning regents. All men, women are still not allowed to practice magic there."
"That much I've heard but I haven't learned why."
"It's an old legend, fable they tell about a very powerful witch. The one regent of early Egypt. Regent Nefertiti, it means beauty has arrived. Which was pretty accurate of someone her stature. Her hair was knotted with beautiful twist and turns, her brown skin was kissed by sunlight. She was beautiful talented and had some similarities to the actual Nefertiti herself."
"Beautiful, and named after the Queen of Egypt, sounds like you knew her." Freya says.
"I didn't but I wish I did,it would've been an honor dear sister."
"Finish the story." Marcel says.
"Patience Marcellus."
He rolls his eyes.
"She was killed, murdered actually. The resistance stormed her home killing her and her family."
"What's this have to do with today?" Hayley asked.
"It was said that she had a daughter, unknown to the twenty covens and supernatural community. It was also said the she bore a child, a baby girl. They searched for her but she was never found. From that day on no women were allowed to practice magic in the Coven of Giza."
"Even if what you're saying is true, it could've been a boy down the line. He could've easily overthrew the resistance." Hayley adds.
Kol shakes his head. "Only females would come through her family line. She cast a spell before she died. Maternity and motherhood being her favorite specialty of spells, She would create spells to help the non fertile or if they misbehaved made them infertile."
"Sounds a lot like me."
"How so?"
"Agnes an old witch,stabbed me with the needle of sorrows a couple years ago, another dark object."
"Nasty little trinket."
Elijah quickly stands, as his hands shoot out to choke Kol.
"What…. are you….. doing brother?" He chokes out.
"Dear Kol,I know you know more that you're letting on, so tell the truth or so help me you'll go back in a box, and this time it'll be me putting you there."
He finally lets go. "Now speak, there is no friend is there? You possess the knowledge of the coven, and you know how to go about killing our foe. Now.. please don't dally the floor is yours."
"You knew that witch Nefertiti, didn't you? Marcel asked.
"Don't all ask at once."
"Speak now, before my hands rest back upon your neck."
"Yes I knew her. How'd you know?"
"You talk about her with a certain twinkle in your eye as if you loved her." Elijah smiles.
"I did."
"Egypt? It's on the coast of the Red Sea." Marcel says.
"Your point is?"
"Marie Alice Claire and Astrid Malchance both witches from the twenties, the first witches you taught Kemiya, aka dark objects. They said you learned it of the coast of the Red Sea. Nefertiti wasn't just your lover, she taught you how to make dark objects."
Kol silent.
Elijah jumps in."Look I'm sorry to hear about your deceased love Kol, but that was over one thousand years ago. Focus on helping your family now. Your niece is missing."
"Of that I'm aware Elijah."
"Well help us get her back. You know Egyptian magic and learned from the best."
"That's just it Elijah, I don't know how. Getting Hope back is one thing, but killing an Egyptian witch won't end well for us."
"Okay then we won't."
"How? Nik is on a murderous path he won't stop until he gets blood."
"Then we do it without him."