Worlds Colliding (The Vampire Diaries) Book Eight

chapter 15 - Enjoy Life, Not Fear It

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*Note: This quote is from Lindsey to Ryan in 7.04 I Carry Your Heart With Me and 7.19 Somebody That I Used to Know, about how they were so used to living in the darkness that they forgot to live, and Lindsey made him promise that he would always be there to remind her to enjoy life, not fear it. This is a promise that Ryan made good on by proposing to her in 7.08 Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me, and marrying her in 7.20 Kill 'Em All, and everything else after with their marriage and the news of their children. In this chapter, not only does it relate to Lindsey and Ryan, but it relates to everyone.* 

From 1.01 "Pilot", night in the woods, over the fog-covered forest floor.

Lindsey: (voice over) "Previously on Worlds Colliding (The Vampire Diaries)"

From 8.14 "I Can't Do Worse", on the cliff, Cade and Tory were engaging in the psychic war over Cristian's soul while Luke and Kacie stood by Tory's sides. Tory was focusing all of her energy in keeping Cristian there, her magic and psychic powers lashing out to shake the entire cliff and making wind blow chaotically around them, making the storm overhead more dangerous and more closer.

Luke and Kacie both took Tory by the hands, looking at Tory, nodding for her to do what she needed to do to win.

Tory knew what they meant, nodding, siphoning magic from both Luke and Kacie to add to her own power, making the psychic war around them even more dangerous and intense as the cliff shook as if in an earthquake, as thunder and lightning crashed and it started to rain, continuing to siphon power from Luke and Kacie to pull Cristian away from Cade and Hell, screaming in fury and exertion, transforming from the effort it took to fight him. The scream sent out a psychic bomb that attacked Cade so powerfully that he was broken down like every bone in his body was broken from the psychic bomb, breaking his mind before he could break Tory.

Nicola spun closer to slash her sword into all sides of Cade, making him fall to his knees in front of them, standing behind him, pulling his head back furiously, putting the sword to his throat to make him look up at her and Kaylin. Kaylin stood in front of Cade, driving the dagger into his heart, making him gasp in agony. 

Damon and Liv stood in front of Luke, Tory and Kacie, looking at the scene in front of them, looking both protective, angry and in shock. Stefan and Alex ran closer, stopping some distance away. They smiled in relief.

Nicola looked at Cade smugly even though she was still consumed with anger and despair. "I bet you didn't see that coming."

"I told you that I was going to kill you," Kaylin told him. "I keep my promises."

"Go to Hell," Cade told them weakly.

"You first, bitch," Liv told him.

The dagger burned out of Kaylin's hand, setting Cade aflame, making him burn from the inside out. Cade exploded into flame that sent Nicola and Kaylin flying back in either direction.

Nicola was shaking from the events of the night, both from the urges, the bloodlust, the anger... and the devastation and the guilt of what she had done. Tory was recovered enough to slowly and cautiously walk toward her. Nicola pointed the sword at Tory.

Tory closed her eyes, using her psychic powers to help get into Nicola's mind without using magic, since Nicola was immune to magic. Nicola opened her eyes, gasping softly to herself, tears in her eyes, looking as if a weight had been lifted slightly off of her shoulders, even if it was only temporary.