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Elijah walked into the front yard together with Klaus, where a crowd of vampires were gathered.
"I thought this lot would've learned their lesson." Klaus said smirking.
"Well, they're not exactly renowned for their genius." Elijah added smirking too.
"So where's the ringleader of this circus? Too afraid to show his face?" Klaus continued.
"I'm here." Marcel said walking out on the balcony confidently.
"And I'm gonna offer you one last chance. To pack your stuff and get the hell out of my town." He continued.
"You'll allow your men to rush into their deaths again?" Klaus asked.
"Look around. Every vampire in the Quarter is coming out. They want their city back, no surrender this time. You're gonna have to kill us all." Marcel said smirking confidently.
"Okay. I think I'll start with you." Klaus said getting agitated.
"Fine. Come get me." Marcel said before flashing away.
"If you don't kill him, I will." Elijah said determined to Klaus.
"He's mine. This won't take long." Klaus said before flashing after Marcel.
"Gentlemen." Elijah started coldly as he unbuttoned his jacket.
"Shall we?" He continued before they all stormed at him.
He defeated almost all of the vampires. Only a few ones were still on their feet.
"Are we done yet?" Elijah asked feeling very confident.
"Wow. Nice job." Jr suddenly heard Francesca say behind him, making him turn around.
"Saved me the trouble of killing all these vampires myself." She continued smirking.
Suddenly he was grabbed from behind by two men, who bit into his neck, making him fall to the ground and loose his consciousness.
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Some time later he woke up and frantically started searching for Aurelia and Hayley in the empty compound, but he couldn't find them anywhere.
Suddenly his search was interrupted by the sound of Cami and Marcel talking in the front yard.
"Marcel! Where are they?!" Elijah shouted through the whole building, storming into the yard, pushing a chair out of his way in anger.
"Where are they?!" He shouted at him again.
Cami stepped in front of Elijah, trying to calm him down.
"He doesn't have them.
Please, I know you don't trust him, but you know I wouldn't lie.
He doesn't have them." She said.
Elijah looked sharply at Marcel. "Someone does." He said.
"Where's my brother?" Elijah asked as he walked closer to Marcel. Anger was written all over his face and his whole body was so tense.
"I left him in the street. He was gonna kill me and then he got jacked up by some witch's spell." Marcel answered, making Elijah think for a moment.
"Genevieve." Elijah said under his breath, as he put the pieces together.
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As Aurelia woke up again, she and Hayley, was dragged into St. Anne's church.
They were kicking and screaming, trying to get out of their grasp.
"Get her down on the floor." Genevieve said to the men, holding Hayley.
"We should take her to the City of the Dead." Monique said.
"We won't make it. The baby is coming now." Genevieve answered.
"No, it's too soon." Hayley said in panic.
"Apparently not." Genevieve added getting ready to deliver the baby.
Genevieve took a step towards Hayley, who was now lying on the floor. Aurelia was held back by some guys, fighting to get out of their grasp.
Monique grabbed Genevieve's hand, and stopped her. "The plan was to induce her when the sacrifice was ready." Monique said.
"I had to subdue her and the trauma caused a placental abruption. So the baby is coming and we'll just have to adapt." Genevieve explained.
"Let me go!" Hayley screamed.
Genevieve walked to her.
"You need to be calm, Hayley." Genevieve said softly.
"Why are you doing this to me?" Hayley said in tears, but got no answer from Genevieve.
"To be reborn, we must sacrifice." Monique explained.
"What the hell does that mean, you psychotic little bitch?" Hayley spat harshly.
"The ancestors demand an offering in exchange for power." Genevieve continued.
"And your child will be a fine offering." Monique added.
"No. No!" Hayley screamed, while Aurelia tried to get away from the men, but they were too strong.
"You will not take my baby. I will kill all of you." Hayley screamed at them.
"No, you won't. And neither will Klaus or Elijah. When your baby is born, we will offer it up to those who came before us." Monique said.
"I'm sorry Hayley. But this is the way it had to be." Genevieve apologized.
"No. No!" Hayley screamed again in tears.
They placed Hayley on a plain surface. She was in a lot of pain while she tried to wiggle out of their grasp. She was screaming and yelling at them.
"Please, let me hold her hand." Aurelia asked pleading, looking over at Genevieve.
She nodded and the men then let her go. She slowly walked to Hayley's side, and held her hand while heavy tears ran down her face. "I'm sorry." Aurelia whispered through her tears, stroking Hayley's hand. Her mind was all over the place as she tried to figure out a way to save the baby.
Suddenly Klaus burst through the door. A man ran towards him but Klaus just ripped his head off and stormed towards them.
The witches raised their hands and started a spell, which lifted Klaus in the air, hanging him on the wall. He tried to get down but he wasn't able to.
Hayley moaned in pain while Aurelia tried to calm her down the best she could.
"I will bring hell to your doorstep." Klaus yelled through the church.
"One last push. Baby's almost here." Genevieve said softly to Hayley.
"I will bathe in rivers of your blood." Klaus yelled again.
"No, no!" Hayley screamed. "It will be okay." Aurelia tried to convince Hayley, even though she was lying to her.
"I can see the baby." Monique said shocked.
"Okay, now push. Gently." Genevieve ordered.
"You will die screaming!" Klaus yelled.
"There." Genevieve said, as Hayley pushed the last time and fell back.
Aurelia felt a tight knot in her stomach as she heard the baby cry.
She looked up at Klaus, who's expression had changed completely. He saw his baby girl for the first time.
It would change his life forever. Aurelia couldn't help but smile, forgetting everything happening around her for a moment as she slowly placed her hand on her belly.
Genevieve took the baby girl in her arms and looked up at Klaus.
"You have a beautiful baby daughter." she smiled.
Hayley sat back up and looked at her baby girl in awe. She was so small and fragile and so beautiful.
"We must start the sacrifice as soon as the moon sets with the morning sky." Genevieve said turning to Monique.
"Please. Please, can I hold her?" Hayley asked weakly. Genevieve stepped closer to her and carefully gave the baby to her.
As soon as Hayley held the baby in her arms, she looked up at Klaus with a proud smile.
Suddenly Monique grabbed Hayley, pulled her back and quickly slid her throat.
"No!" Both Klaus and Aurelia screamed as they watched her body slump back on the table. Aurelia was about to grab Hayley's body, but was stopped when someone grabbed her from behind, pulling her back.
The last thing she heard was the screams from Klaus's lips.
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