The Other Mikaelson- Book 1

Chapter X

Keira glared at Stefan. "You killed my brother?"

"Actually, Matt Donovan did," Stefan replied. Keira sped towards him and choked him against the staircase wall.

"I will rip you, limb from limb," she growled.

"Keira, let's see what he wants," said Nik without a hint of anger or sadness.

"Damon in exchanged for the last eight weapons that can kill you," said Stefan as Keira reluctantly let him go.

"And how do I know there aren't any more left?" asked Nik.

"Because there aren't."

"Let's be certain, shall we?" Nik walked over to Damon. "Leave."

"No," said Damon.

"Go on, leave!"

"Nik, he's my plaything, not yours!" Rebekah whined. Nik grabbed Damon's throat and compelled him.

"Leave!" he said. Damon began to try and tear his hands away from the traps, which cut into his hands.

"Alright, stop, stop, stop, before you hurt yourself," said Nik after Damon had hurt himself a lot. "Well, seeing that he can finally be compelled. Now. Minus the stake that's in my brother, how many more stakes are out there that can kill me?"

"Eleven," said Damon. Stefan sighed.

"Eleven! Really? So, not eight then," said Rebekah. "You really shouldn't have lied."

"I'll get the other three," said Stefan.

"Yeah, that'll be nice. Or since you lied, maybe I'll just compel your brother to chew out his own tongue. Or maybe I'll compel him to kill Elena's brother, since he did kill mine," said Keira. Nik laughed, and Stefan glared at him hard.

"What is wrong with you?" he snarled.

"What is wrong with you?! Do you really have no appreciation for me? I have given you someone to hate, to loathe, a target for all of your anger; so you don't have to turn it on yourself. I have given your life purpose, as your friend," Nik laughed. "I really think you should be thanking me."

Stefan rushed to Nik and pinned him against the wall with a stake he pulled from his pocket. Rebekah and Keira sighed and pulled him off, throwing him on the ground.

"There's one of you, there's three of us," said Rebekah. 

Nik grabbed the ninth stake. "There. Now you only have to get me the other two, or you both die!" Stefan stared at Damon and stopped glaring.

"This is ridiculous," said Rebekah, watching the brothers. She then walked over to Damon and released him.

"What are you doing?" asked Niklaus.

"I brought him here. I get to release him. My rules now. Bring us the stakes and you both live. Take your brother as a sign of good faith," said Rebekah, before picking up the duffel bag of stakes and walking out.

"Bring us the stakes. All of them. Or I will wage a war against everyone you love. I hope I'm being clear," Nik said. "Sister, come."

In the parlor, Rebekah paced around as the Salvatore brothers left.

"I can't believe Finn's dead," she said. Keira looked down.

"Good riddance. He was an embarrassment, sisters," said Nik. Keira looked up at him.

"He was still our brother, mind your tongue!"

"Fine. Let's all say a prayer for Finn, who slept in a box longer than he lived as a man. He was a lovesick fool. He's better off in death."