57' 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧
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Elijah walks down the stairs, Kol is gathering weapons. Klaus steps into the hall.
"Freya's tracking your sirelines now. So it won't be long which works for me. I could use a good fight." Kol told his two brothers.
"Well, we do have an advantage. No vampire may enter this stronghold as long as the deed remains in Freya's name." Elijah said.
Kol scoffed, "So what? We hide in here while the enemies mass at the front gate? That never ends well." he said remembering Wakanda.
"Well, if they are so determined to die at our hands, let them come." Klaus said bitter.
Klaus, Kol and Elijah hear a struggle upstairs, they run to the gate. A vampire crowd shows up, closes in on the brothers, Marcel enters the compound.
"Never thought it would come to this. But as always, The Mikaelsons made my choice for me." Marcel said.
"Marcel, how?" Klaus asked in shock.
"How are we in your home? I've friends who can nullify a deed, forclose on a property like that" snaps his fingers "Or did you mean...how am I not a rotting corpse?" Marcel asked
"I thought my friend was dead, and yet here you are. So send these fools away, and let's talk. You and me." Klaus told him.
"Is that relief I hear? Really? If I hadn't been one step ahead of you, I would be at the bottom of the river." Marcel angrily said.
"Marcel, your anger is with me. I'm the one that's responsible for this crime against you." Elijah cut in.
"One thing I learned sticking around this family, Elijah, you take on one of you, you are taking on all of you. These guys, Klaus's sirelings, they're here to bear witness today." Marcel announced.
"Are you planning to put on a little show, Marcellus?" Kol sarcastically asked.
"Damned sure I am. The Fall of The Mikaelsons. And guess what, the show has already started." The vampire grinned.
"You do not want to do this." Kol said to the vampire.
"Where's the little witch who always helped the Mikealson's?" Marcel asked looking around.
Kol clenched his fists at the mention of her.
"You don't get to speak of her." he said.
"What? Already used her for what you needed and killed her off?" Marcel asked.
Even Elijah grew angry, but Kol sped at Marcel.
The two began to fight and the crowd started yelling. Marcel bites Kol, while Elijah and Klaus are watching in horror. Marcel snaps Kol's neck and tosses him away.
"Kol" Klaus said as he watched.
Elijah starts a vicious fight by trying to punch Marcel with vamp-speed, Marcel appears to side step the attack. Klaus jumps into the fight with a right hook, only for Macel to duck & grab his hand.
Marcel then turns to face Elijah in time to kick him away before he can land a punch. The momentary distraction allows Klaus to land a couple of blows. Marcel answers back with a powerful punch, that sends The original hybrid flying into the wall behind him.
Elijah takes over. Marcel bites Elijah's arm. The crowd is cheering. Klaus is watching helplessly. Marcel throws Elijah across the room. Klaus hybrid face appears, as he rises to his feet.
Marcel invites klaus with a gesture for Klaus to bring it. Klaus charges at Marcel with Vamp-speed. Suddenly Rebekah shows up and interferes.
"Stop!" the vampire shouted.
"Rebekah" Marcel said looking at her.
Rebekah looked at Klaus, "Hayley has Hope and Freya. Take our brothers and go now. Marcel will not hurt me." she looks at Marcel "Not, if he knows what's good for him."
Klaus takes his brothers and they leave on vampire speed. Rebekah inspects her wrist with the cursed skull branded on it, she continues to Marcel.
"I've only got a short while before I go mad. So your explanation better be quick and it better be good."
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The Mikaelson brothers burst into the appartment, Kol badly wounded between them.
"Freya!" Klaus shouted for her.
Hayley sees Elijahs wounds, "Elijah"
"Don't. We will deal with it later." he told her.
Kol slumps on the sofa and gasps.
"I am going to die." he says while breathing heavily.
Hope starts crying.
"You're not going to die." Klaus told his youngest brother.
Kol chuckled, "Those words don't sound comforting coming from you brother."
"Look, Lucien engineered his venom from the seven werewolf packs, so maybe, that's the key to a cure." Klaus said.
"Oh great, that's the first piece in a puzzle none of us will be alive to solve. Wanda's gone, I'm poisoned, Rebekah is hexed, and our brothers are bitten. We need three different cures to three different ailments, each of which could take years to find, and none of us will make it through the day." Freya explained.
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"It's my fault she's gone." Kol said as Freya was taking care of him.
"You know that's not true Kol, and she wouldn't have wanted you to blame yourself." Freya told him.
"Just put me out of my misery! At least put me to bloody sleep!" Kol shouted in pain.
Freya's eyes widen at an idea.
Klaus's phone starts to ring, "Nik, it's me. There's an army of your sirelings eager for blood. Marcel has them set to tear apart the city to find you, but after a brief chat, he's considered an alternative. Though I think it might be worse. He wants you to come back here and stand trial for your sins." Rebekah told the hybrid.
"Before a jury of those who hate me the most? Like hell I will." Klaus said.
"If you don't, this mob will hunt you down. And given their current frenzy, I can't imagine they'll show any mercy to you or anyone standing in their way." Rebekah explained to her brother.
Klaus goes to Hayley and Hope, he ponders about Rebekah's words. He goes back to Lucien's living room.
"It's not a trial. This is suicide. Take Hayley, take Hope, get the hell out of the city." Elijah sternly said.
"No. We won't leave here." Hayley argued.
"No! Wanda please don't leave me! No!" Kol shouted delirious.
They all rush to Kol and pin him down.
"There may be a way to save them." Freya suddenly said.
"Then I will move the world to make it so." Klaus truthfully said.
"I need time." the witch told her brother.
"You think I should stand trial before that death-dealing mob?" Klaus asked.
"Well, that's the easy part. In order to save your family, you need to come out of that trial alive." Freya said.
Klaus looked troubled as he realized.
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Freya is writing a spell down, Kol suffers a delirium.
"No! Don't take her from me!" Kol shouted.
"It's getting worse." Hayley said as she watched him.
"Don't hurt her!" Kol yelled.
"Calm down okay? Just breathe Kol." Hayley told the dying Original.
"Wanda's gone. She's really gone." Kol said his breathing getting heavier.
Hayleys eyes began to water slightly, "She's at peace now Kol. It's okay." the hybrid told him.
Kol is panting, restless, Elijah comes over to help. "Brother calm yourself!" he then turns to Hayley, "Are you alright?" he asked her.
"Yeah, I'm fine." she responded.
Freya looks after Kol, Hayley's phone is ringing.
"Rebekah, is it over?" She asked the blonde female.
"Nik found a way to stay alive. Our plan worked. Now it's up to you, Hayley. Make his sacrifice count." Rebekah told her.
"I will but Rebekah there's something you should know about Wanda." Hayley felt her voice grow heavy as she tried to form the words to tell the vampire that her bestfriend was dead.
"What happened? I was wondering why she didn't return with Kol." Rebekah said through the phone.
"Wanda died in her war, Rebekah..." Hayley said.
The other line went silent and you could hear heavy breathing.
"She's gone?" Rebekah whispered.
"She brought Kol back with whatever power she had left." Hayley told her as her voice began to break.
"Then we do this for her too." Rebekah said.
"Hang tight, i'll come for you soon." Hayley told the Original.
Elijah, Kol, Hayley and Freya are gathered around the table. A paper with all names of the siblings is on it.
"Rebekah's dagger, it has her blood." Freya said.
Reciting incantation, all are holding hands, Freya chanting louder and louder untill the Mikaelson spirits are gone, and Hayley stands alone watching them lifeless, Rebekah also falls in Hayley's apartment.
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Hayley looks at the coffins of The Mikaelsons in the back of the truck. She gives a finger kiss to Elijah before she closes the lid.
She steps in the cabin, she puts Hope's safety belt on and starts the engine. There's the letter from Klaus to Hope in sight.
Hayley leaves the city limits of NOLA, driving the truck.
Hayley took a breath as she finally let tears fall at the thought of their lost family member, Wanda Maximoff.
Or so she thought.