-11:48 PM at a castle close from the centre of Seattle-
After 20 minutes of a quiet road trip the three men finally arrived to their destination. The big gates of the castle open automatically when the car started to approach them.
They were waiting for them.
The black golden doors opened they were tall like a skyscrapers, and were hiding one of the most prestigious and historic castle of the Washington States.
The Thornwood castle for the past centuries, nestled on four acres at American Lake and dotted with old growth fir trees, Thornewood Castle has stood. Its fascinating history, however, goes back over decades. The Mikaelson built this castle few years after the creation of the supernatural world
Thornewood Castle is constructed with concrete and steel on a solid three-foot-thick foundation. Exterior walls are brick and concrete with steel reinforcement. The floors are ten inches of concrete. Construction took three years to complete and he had been restored multiple times during his time. It is made of many of the materials, including the brick, oak paneling, oak staircase and the medieval stained glass coming from the castle in England. The red brick facing on the outside of the estate. This castle represented the style of the Mikaelson as his best. The castle offers over 27,000 square feet of living space, graciously arranged under one tile roof and boasts 54 rooms, including 22 bedrooms and 22 baths. They like to think big.
It’s in this castle that all of the generation of Mikaelson growth, anybody in the supernatural world heard about this castle but not a lot of people knew where it was the only information on his location was that it was in the Washington State close from Seattle.
It was not the first time Chuck Bass came at that castle, he remembered approximately 40 years ago going here with his dad it was the first time his dad bring him to a meeting with the Mikaelson family.
The Mikaelson family was more closed to itself, and discreet then the Walsworth family, it was still hard to enter there society.
Soon personal came to open the doors for the gentlemen
Chuck Bass put a feet on the ground in front of the castle. A beautiful fountain was positioned in front of the entrance, in the night the lights were enlighten the beautiful tall castle. Chuck Bass admired it, he admired where stand the history of the supernatural world, the beginning of everything.
He took a step away from the car, Nate Getz and Martin Deeks get out of the car too putting off there sunglasses.
“Follow us now” Nate said severely to Chuck and started to walk by the side of Deeks Chuck followed them without saying a word.
The three tall men in suits walked in the corridors of the castle. The look of Nate Getz and Martin Deeks were still but not Chuck Bass’s. His eyes were traveling around all the places, looking at the paintings hang on the white wall, ancient tapestries hang on the red golden ceilings, they walked on the cold lacked wooden floor, you could see the history in each room, the paintings showing the history of the Mikaelson and Walsworth family, each of them showed different scene of the creation of each supernatural species, you could see Nemeton who was represented by a stump with a sign on it.
This sign, Chuck Bass already saw it but where?
It was intriguing to him.
He saw it, somewhere, no not somewhere on someone, a tattoo…but on who? He didn’t remember.
Walking through the hallways, long deep and dark hallways and they finally arrived.
Nate and Deeks stopped in front of a tall door made of old dark wood.
They both opened the wooden doors slightly putting their hands on both handles and pulling them to open the path.
Chuck Bass stepped in a big office.
The doors quickly closed behind him.
"Mister Bass" said quietly the men standing in front of the old wooden fireplace looking at the hot fire dancing in it.
The men slowly turned around. It was Elijah Mikaelson. Elijah is a very sexy, attractive and handsome man, 5'11" in height, and has a thin but muscular body. He has short dark brown hair, with hazel brown eyes. His facial features are angular - high cheekbones, a strong jawline, and a straight nose. Despite being centuries old, he appears to be in his late twenties or early thirties.
Like always Elijah Mikaelson was wearing an elegant suit, he looked serious and preoccupied.His wardrobe typically consists of a dress jacket, dress shoes, dress pants, shirt and sometimes a tie.
"Take a seat would you" Elijah says to Chuck who was still standing.
Chuck nod and seated on the old office chair in front of the office of Mister Mikaelson.
"How are you doing today dear mister Bass? It's been a long time, am i wrong?" Elijah said quietly with his right hand in one of the pocket of his pants.
"It is actually, the Bass Company is doing well." Chuck Bass answered.
"Good." Elijah said.
Like always Elijah Mikaelson was wearing an elegant suit, he looked serious and preoccupied.
He turned around and walked to the fireplace and put his left arm against the fireplace, looking at it in a serious way he was preoccupied Chuck Bass could feel it.
"You might be wondering why I wanted to meet you on that short notice."
"If I say no I would be lying to you" Chuck Bass said to the man.
He looked at Chuck Bass and then brings his eyes back on the fireplace.
"The Augustine Society. Do you recognize the name?" He asked Chuck Bass.
"Nothing" Chuck answered
"That doesn’t surprise me, because it used to be a secret society, they were well hidden but they use to be secret, not anymore, you should know about the story” Elijah said turning around looking cold as ice.
“I’m listening” Chuck Bass said.
“The Augustine Society…Where to start?” Elijah said quietly before going on “It’s a society only made of humans, it used to be a secret society based in Whitmore College in Virginia. They are known to gather in Whitmore to identify potential candidates for membership.” Elijah explained.
“Ok, but why are they so important” Chuck Bass asked.
“What’s important for us Chuck is that these humans knows about the supernatural world and are especially interested with the vampires and their enhanced sense. The society is made of highly qualified doctors who experiments on vampires and plan to use the product of their research to benefit humanity, such as using vampire blood to cure fatal illnesses. However, in order to accomplish this goal, they capture and torture vampires. And when I heard about this terrible society, I hated it; they locked vampires for years and torture them. So of course my reaction was revenge, because that is what they deserve Mr. Bass am I wrong here?” Elijah asked Chuck, he knew Chuck was the kind of revenge guy he knew he would be by his side to make sure they get pay back.
“No you are not” Chuck Bass said with a small smirk on his lips.
“Good.” Elijah said.
"You’re smart men Mr. Bass you know how the Mikaelson take their revenge and erase a secret society for good" Elijah said coldly leaving an echo in the room, in this hot room only warmed by the fireplace.
"Let me guess it involves blood, hearts ripped out. Well you’re talking to the perfect guy for that" Chuck Bass said devilishly with the smirk of the evil on his face.
"That's the thing I wanted to talk to you about, it’s going to be a little different this time, I don't want only blood and hearts ripped out, not enough I want more, the biggest punishment." Elijah Mikaelson said to Chuck.
Chuck narrow his eyes to Elijah he knew exactly what he was referring to.
"Are you sure?" Chuck asked with a small ton of worries left in his cold voice.
"Yes I am. You listen to the rules you do what they say if you don't there will be consequences and this one, it’s the best for a punishment." Elijah answered firmly.
"But last time" Chuck said before he was cut off.
"We weren't prepared we were still scared of it we couldn't use it, we could have killed our self!" Elijah explained.
"So what changed?" Chuck asked.
"We know more about it, we have the most powerful witches by our side" Elijah said to the men who was seating in front of him. He slowly seated in the chair that was standing in front of the office. They were now faced to face.
"It's that enough? More powerful witches, doesn't particularly means you can control it!" Chuck Bass said coldly.
"If I say I am sure Mr. Bass is that I am sure of my decision, the decision of the Mikaelson family, and if you are overestimate our choice, well that might be a problem for our collaboration, Mr. Bass." Elijah said with a voice who could crack ice at his coldness.
"I am not overestimating your choice, I just wanted to be sure you guys knew the consequences" Chuck Bass said
"We do we…the Mikaelson family are not the kind of people who takes decisions lightly. We are sure. We are going to use Nemeton to take our revenge and we won't change our choice!" Elijah confirmed with a serious tone.
Nemeton….the word could be heard from the room and slwly echoed in the long hallways and the wells furnish rooms of the castle. Nemeton...
Chuck Bass didn't like that idea, there could be victims. Nemeton is a dark…dark place and the most powerful place even created, it was hard to handle all of that power, how could the Mikaelson take that risk.
But Chuck has to surrender, he knows he have to work with the Mikaelson, it's not like he have a choice, you don’t choose they decide, they decide what you do, where you go, who you are, they’ll use you without a slight of pity because they are capable of anything to save the supernatural world. Exactly like the Walsworth.
"Then, what do you want me to do?" Chuck Bass finally asked.
"You know a lot of people Chuck, you have spies all over the world, us too, but we need your help, we need you to find us someone." Elijah answered.
"Find someone for what?" Chuck asked confused.
"Not for what Mr. Bass, I'm looking for someone but not anyone" Elijah said getting up of the comfortable chair.
"Then who?" Chuck Bass asked confused, who are they looking for?
"The person who we are looking for is well hidden and knows how to stay discreet, not a lot of people knows about the person existence, not a lot of people know about the story behind this person, few people knows the real identity of this person, and this person who we are looking for is…the youth of Nemeton. And you're going to help me find it!"