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CHAPTER THIRTEEN | THE FEAST OF ALL SINNERS
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THEY LISTENED CAREFULLY TO THE PLAN THAT VINCENT WAS ABOUT TO PROPOSE, AND RILEY KNEW SHE WOULD HATE IT. She knew that whatever he was about to suggested, it was going to be drastic because, as much as she hated it, that was the position they were currently in. They needed a miracle, a hail mary— anything. And, that's what Vincent's plan would be: The only option.
"The Hollow has been haunting New Orleans for centuries." Vincent explained as they all stood in the courtyard. "It's an unending evil. Its appetite for power is insatiable, and that's what's attracted it to those little girls."
"You said there was a way to save them?" Klaus immediately stated.
"There is. But, I'm gonna tell you right now, you are not going to like my plan." Vincent looked between all of them as they remained silent. "Step one: We pull The Hollow outta' Hope. Step two: We find someplace else to put it. But, with the book gone, I need a place that's both powerful and eternal. And, in order to make the transition work, I'm gonna need something that's connected to Hope through blood."
"You need a vampire." Freya slowly began to put the pieces together in her mind. "You wanna put The Hollow into one of my siblings?"
Vincent shook his head. "One ain't gonna cut it. I'm gonna need four of 'em."
"Four?" Riley echoed in complete disbelief as she narrowed her gaze to Vincent. "Why four?"
"Well, 1500 years ago, when The Hollow was first killed, they divided her remains. Four bones, four volunteers, four different locations. That's how we're gonna beat The Hollow now."
"Transfer The Hollow's power into four immortal vampires, and—"
"—And, then just send us on our way?" Rebekah trailed off from her sister with a look of disgust on her face. She couldn't quite believe what she was hearing.
Klaus nodded with a look of understanding. "So the evil is drawn, quartered and seperated for all time."
"And, you have to go your separate ways. And, you have to stay separate for all time." Vincent explained further as Elijah anxiously looked between his siblings. "You can never see each other again. You can never go near each other again. That is the only way that we're gonna beat The Hollow."
"Well, if it will save those little girls, then we will make it so."
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Riley watched as Elijah made a large slice on his palm to collect the blood that Vincent had requested whilst Rebekah sat beside her, placing her head against Riley's shoulder. Freya, however, remained seated at the desk and desperately looking through grimoires for another way.
