𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐀 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐋 ➢ ꜱᴛɪʟᴇꜱ ꜱᴛɪʟɪɴꜱᴋɪ

Ch. 55 - APOTHEOSIS

"Mason had a vanishing twin." Deaton said and Stiles sighed, "Now we've got a vanishing Mason." He said. "What does that have to do with him turning into a 250-year-old French guy? How does that even happen?" Liam asked confused and then an idea popped into Deaton's head. "Hold on... Scott might have something. Mason's twin wasn't entirely gone- that's what made him a genetic chimera. The DNA was still there. Metaphorically speaking, the DNA of Mason could still be inside Sebastien as well."

"How?"

"Life is energy. Energy doesn't just disappear. The Dread Doctors may have found a way to break the rules of the supernatural world, but there are some rules that simply won't break." Deaton said and Liam's expression becomes hopeful at this news. "So, Mason just can't be gone?" He asked and Deaton looked at him, "Somewhere in Sebastien, he has to still exist in some form. A spark of energy, a flicker of memory..." Deaton said and realizing crossed over Stiles's features.

"Hang on... Liam, you said Mason said something right before he turned." Stiles said and Liam nodded, "He said... "That's not my name."" Liam said and Odette's eyes widened. "He finally remembered his name." She said and Stiles nodded sligntly, "Damnatio "memoriae."

"That's what they wanted. They wanted Sebastien to remember his name." Liam said and Deaton looked over at Scott, "Scott, you know the myth of what happens when you call a werewolf by its given name?" Deaton asked and realization crossed over Scott's features. "It turns back to human.."

"What does that mean? Someone can just walk up to the Beast, yell Mason's name, and turn him back?" Liam asked confused and Odette slightly shook her head, "Not someone..." She said and went to finish but all of the sudden felt a burning in her throat making her gasp lightly as her hand flew up to her neck. "Odie? What's wrong? What's happening?" Stiles asked worriedly as he grabbed her arms and she looked at him wide eyed.

"Lydia."

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Odette ran into Lydia's room, where she is sleeping soundly in her bed, her neck bandaged up where Sebastien clawed her. She sighed softly before walking over to Lydia, grabbing her hand, which causes her to stir awake.

"Hey, you all right?" Odette asked worriedly and when Lydia speaks, her voice is a weak rasp due to her vocal cords being affected by her injury. "Did... Did you find something? A solution?" She asked and Odette sucked in a deep breath and looks at her with a saddened expression before nodding.

"Yeah... It was you. It was you, Lydia."

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Odette, Scott, Liam, and Stiles gathered around Lydia's bed as Melissa walks in, looking nervous and with a syringe concealed discretely in her hand. "Lydia, this is gonna have to be just between us, since I can get fired for it." Melissa said, "It's a cortisone shot. It's gonna bring the inflammation down." Scott said and Lydia nodded and held her arm out.

"Not there." Melissa said before she reaches up and gently peels half of the bandage over her throat away so she can see the claw wounds. Lydia groans in pain, clearly not excited about the prospect of getting a shot in her open wound, and both Stiles and Liam start to look woozy.

"Uh, yeah, okay, I'm gonna need to step back." Stiles said and took a few steps back at Melissa turned to Odette, "Hold her hand." She said and Odette nodded before grabbing Lydia's hand. Melissa takes a deep breath and uncaps the syringe before aiming the needle for her wound.

"Okay, here we go." Melissa mumbled and Lydia tightly grips onto Odette's hand as she braces herself, but before Melissa can do anything, Liam's eyes roll back into his head and he faints, collapsing onto the ground in a heap. Scott rushes over to check on him, and Melissa rolls her eyes before turning back to Lydia.