Power of Artemis

Anscestral

Elijah, Marcel and Klaus have just awoken on the floor of the courtyard after their wounds have begun to heal. Elijah still has blood crusted all over his face, and Marcel's shirt is soaked in blood as well.

"Well, isn't this monumentally awkward." Elijah sighs. Nik pulls out his phone and calls Rebekah.

"Rebekah, where are you?" He asks through his phone.

"I'm with Davina, and she's dying because of your treachery." I hear Rebekah tell him.

"Well, I tried to talk to her, out of respect for Marcel, but she made it quite clear she is not our friend. My apologies if you thought she was yours." Nik says.

"Just tell me how to cure her. Vampire blood isn't working." Rebekah asks and I frown.

"No. It wouldn't. You see, the poison I compelled Timothy to feed her is quite potent. It's just a matter of time for her." Nik exclaims.

"For both of them, you diabolical bastard. They're children. We could've dealt with her fairly." Rebekah growls through the phone.

"There is no dealing with those who threaten us. Davina sealed her fate when she stood against me. This was her choice, not mine." He hangs up. Elijah and Marcel stare at him, angry and horrified.

"Oh, come on. The stench of your judgment is overwhelming. Need I remind you that Davina just bested the lot of us? I did what had to be done. Don't worry, Elijah. I remain as redeemable as ever." Nik says rolling his eyes.
"So you compelled that boy to poison Davina without consulting Marcel or myself." Elijah comments and I smirk.

"You know what the worst part is? It's that you're so predictable, I had to make an alliance with your brother, who I don't even like." Marcel exclaims and Nik becomes unamused.

"Judging by your expression, you have something you'd like to share." Nik comments and I stand up.

"Damn straight, I do. I got a call from Kieran earlier, right after Sabine and some witches almost got their hands on Davina first." Marcel starts.

"So, when you slipped away to allegedly check on your nightwalkers, you were, in fact, colluding with a witch. That's very clever. I suppose I should be proud." Nik smirks.

"Eh, I just wanted to make sure I had a fail-safe just in case, as Elijah expected, you started acting like you." Marcel says.

"Except that now you've involved the witches, who, last time I checked, were enemy to us all, to everything we have, and to our family." I say.

"Davina is Marcel's family, Niklaus, or did that somehow slip your mind as you tried to take her life? You will call Rebekah. You'll tell her that Davina will recover. I do wish the same could be said for that boy." Elijah reminds us. The next day wasn't so good either.Klaus, Elijah, and Rebekah are discussing their current predicament while Elijah looks through an old book about witches throughout the ages.

"The Italians call them strega. The Yoruba of West Africa call them aje, meaning mother. Where my mother was from, they called them häxa, and here we call them witch. Over the centuries, vampires have fought them and fought beside them, bedded them and burned them. Whether adversary or ally, they have been a force to be reckoned with. Their ancestral magic anchors this city. There's never been one all-powerful witch until Davina." Elijah says.