A New Chance

The Witches of New Orleans

Marcel POV:

There's only three possible brothers who could compel me. Sadly I can't tell anyone to drink vervain, nor can I take it as well. There has to be a loophole to the compulsion. I will have to give him back his home, Thierry came in, interrupting my thoughts. "What's going on T?" I asked. "We keep finding night walkers drained of blood." He told me, panic on his face.

There's only one supernatural being that I know of that drains vampires blood, Mikael the Destroyer. That means there is more than one Original is in the city, we will be lucky if any of us come out of this alive. When I had sent my day walkers out to collect witches they told me that none of them were familiar. All of them were from out of the city.

I don't want to send in raids, best way to get witches to work for you is to be friendly first. I walked with Thierry and Diego at my side through the streets, trying to suss out potential witches. Joe stepped out of his shop approaching us, "I got some intel, Marcel. Witches have been moving in, a darkness has taken over the graveyard. Vampires can't enter, I've seen unconscious  night walker bodies being dragged in by witches." He told us, stopping us in the street.

"Looks like we won't be getting any help from the witches in the Quarter." Diego said, "We should just go and kill them all, not waste any more vampire lives." Thierry said, we all turned to him. He had grown pessimistic after losing Katie. "How are we supposed to kill them if they are staying within the protected graveyard?" Diego asked him. "They have to go home at some point." Thierry answered, staring at the graveyard.

Hope POV:

Kol and Davina haven't seen each other yet. This time neither of them will have to see each other die. Lexi had come storming into the Heretic house where I was introducing my Coven to Henrik's Coven. "So you all just change address and say nothing?" She said waving her hands in exasperation. "Good to see you too Lexi." Stefan said, sitting with an arm around Valerie.

"What happened to Elena? Weren't you into her before?" Lexi said, trying to antagonize him for not messaging her. "Elena is as interesting as a wet paper bag. Valerie on the other hand is the love of my life." He said looking at Valerie at the end. Abigail had whispered to Monique, "She's old and powerful, not like the Mikaelson family but older than the vampires in the Quarter." She told her, gently grabbing her arm.

"It's not nice to mention a lady's age. But powerful is correct, girls. This is Lexi Branson, friend of the Salvatore's and Mikaelson's." I said mostly to Abigail. "We have had a rather busy year. Welcome to our homes, all the mansions on this street belong to us." I told her giving her a tight hug. "Where's the boyfriend?" Stefan asked playfully.

Immediately following his question, Lee stumbled in pulling his shirt down, looking at his beads that he was putting on. "Oh hey guys." Lee said, kissing Lexi on the cheek. "Did you just flash people for beads?" Oscar asked what everyone was thinking. "I will not confirm or deny such accusations." Lee said smiling.

Damon started laughing making many of us follow. Lexi turned to the rest of the Heretics, spotting two familiar faces. "Nora, Mary Louise, oh my goodness. It's been a lifetime since I've seen you last." She said as they walked toward each other. "It certainly has, this new world is something else entirely." Nora said, smiling.

"That wretched Gemini Coven had us imprisoned. The Mikaelson's and Salvatore's have freed us. Our former Coven Leader is the Salvatore's mother." Mary Louise told her. "Lexi, I know some people who need proper introduction to the party scene." I said looking her way, "Oscar, Malcolm, Beau! Get over here, Lexi is fun personified, learn her ways." I told them.