Their Banshee

Side Story 3- Mikael and Esther

~ESTHER'S POV~

I married the love of my life a viking name Mikael. I loved him with all my heart and was happy when he proposed and we got married however I was distraught when I learnt I was infertile. I wanted to have a child with my loving husband so I went to my sister Dahlia for help which she did with the condition that I gave her every first born Mikaelson. At the time I didn't care as I thought at least I'll be able to have children and even if I have up one I'll still be able to have more and just like that I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl who I named Freya Mikaelson.

Everything was good between my husband and I to point where I had my second child and first son Finn. Our family of four was happy as my husband would go hunting with the other men and returned home with the prey giving kisses to the children and myself whenever he departs and returns. However my happiness didn't last as my sister returned one day when Mikael went out further to hunt which took him days to return.

I couldn't do anything as I and my son watched as my sister took my five year daughter away from me. I cried myself to sleep that day as I though how can I be a powerful witch but still not able to protect my children as I watch my only daughter get taken away. I had to make my own son believe his sister died as I didn't want him to accidentally spill to my deeds to my husband.

A week later my husband returned with a large amount of prey expecting to see me and our two children only to receive news from me that our daughter died of an illness while he's away and her body was taken away from my weeping arms. For the first time I saw my husband cry and from that day he wasn't the same man who I fell in love with.

We moved away from our home in Norway to a new place called Mystic Falls where we found out was inhabited by people who some could turn into wolves on the full moon. At that time it was my husband Mikael, Finn, our newly born son Elijah and myself. Even though he wasn't as loving as before, Mikael still did his husbandly duties as I did mine while burying the harsh secret I kept.

Because he was experienced with hunting my husband along with other men were in charge of protecting the villagers every full moon from the men who had changed so they don't hurt anyone if they went beserk and it was during those duties did a meet another witch by the name of Ayana. I started to realize that Mikael was slowly drifting away from me as the frequent kisses stopped and he became harsh. He didn't care where we were and he wasn't afraid of raising his voice and that's when the hitting started.

One day I couldn't take the abuse anymore and decided to run away with my children when I met him Amstel. He talked to me and shared his concern about my treatment at home and what seemed like an innocent relationship turned into an erotic affair when I gave myself to the man under the stars one night. Sadly all good things had to come to an end as Ansel and I parted ways when I found out he was one of the werewolves. I thought I could hide my illicit deeds forever but sadly all things come to light when we least expect it as I Esther Mikaelson found out I was pregnant and didn't know who the father was.

Nine months after I gave birth to the product of my affair Niklaus Mikaelson whom upon being born I found out belonged to Ansel and I could see that Mikael didn't like him either as he looked nothing like my husband and so the hate for the innocent child was born the moment my husband laid eyes on him. The abuse toward me and my other children got worse but not like how he treated Niklaus as he instilled fear into my children. I thought this was it when again I birth to another son Kol then a girl Rebekah and finally my little baby Henrik.

My family did it's best to coexist with my monster of a husband while I too started slowly drift away from my children when tragedy struck. Niklaus and Henrik snuck out of the house which caused them to be attacked by the wolves and the death of my baby. I mourned his death for days when I realized I couldn't face the loss of another child not when I lost Freya and Henrik already so I went against nature and made family into vampires this way they won't get sick and easily die. Sadly things weren't on my side as my digression was revealed when my son Niklaus killed a villager and awakes his dormant wolf gene.

If my husband didn't like him before then now it was worse as my affair was brought to light and husband who couldn't handle this disrespect killed the father of my children and his family and just like that years of pain and sorrow my own son who I blocked his werewolf heritage killed me. I watched on the  other side as my children killed innocent people and created more vampires and my husband who hunted down my bastard child.

Finally I came back to life and decided to put an end to my children by using their mate a young girl who I brought back to life when she died but she killed in the end as I watch hopelessly as I knew my children would kill more innocent people.

~MIKAEL'S POV~

I loved her and when she said to marrying me was one of the happiest day of my life but the best was when she told me I was going to be a father. I held little Freya in my arms as she cried when I welcomed her to the world. Then my son was born and I was really happy to be blessed with such a loving wife and two beautiful children but my world shattered when I found out my little girl died and I wasn't there for her. It was like something snapped inside of me and I knew it wouldn't be the same but I still tried to be there for the woman I loved and my son but deep down I became a monster.

It was like my sanity snapped when I found out little Freya didn't die but Esther gave her up to her sister and lied to me about it. I was so angry to the point I wanted to storm into the house and demand answers to which I did but she kept the story of our daughter dying of a strange disease. I couldn't take the lies and so I distanced myself from the woman I called my wife while still doing my husbandly duties after finding out she was pregnant with our third child so I decided to move away from where we live to get a fresh start as to put the past behind us because I thought I could at least try and forgive my wife but when I looked at her all I could see was little Freya calling my name saying I abandoned her which caused me to distance myself from Esther.

She then gave birth to our fourth child Niklaus who upon birth I realized looked nothing like me and it got me thinking of the rumor about my wife and one of the werewolves which angered me at the thought of my wife moaning under another man and just like that the beast I've been holding back was released from its cage. I mentally and physically abused my children especially that bastard and it got worse after the death of Henrik when we became vampires and found out Niklaus really wasn't my son.

After the death of Esther I spend my years hunting down my children and that abomination in hopes of killing him but sadly I underestimated him and got a white oak pierced through my heart.

~THIRD PERSON POV~

In the darkness we're two souls full of regret one for not being a better mother and the other for not being a better husband and father. The souls were brought out of the darkness and shaped into the form of a man and woman as they looked at their creator a young purple haired girl with green eyes.

"What is your wish?" she asked.

"To be a better mother for my children," answered the woman.

"To love my wife and children unconditionally," the man answered.

"I will give you one change to fix your mistakes but if you fuck it up I will send your souls to hell so it can burn for all eternity," said their savior and just like that Esther and Mikael were revived as they looked at each other with tears in their eyes.

"Mikael/Esther," they said as they ran into each other's arms crying.

"I am sorry for giving our daughter away and lying to you and an having affair,"said Esther.

"I'm sorry for not being a better husband and harming our children."

"Let's go see our children," they said unison as they shared a kiss and followed their savior to the location of their children.