PUPPETS AND PUPPETEERS (TVD and TW crossover) [1]

24) checkmate

(Outfit Above)

"SO WHAT YOU'RE saying is, the Darach is killing using a five fold knot to gain her power?" Maddie asked from the Petrova Mansion as she flipped through the five grimours that were laid out of the table.

She was on a call with Allison, Isaac and Caroline, who were in Chris Argent's Study, and Stiles and Cora who were driving to Derek's apartment to drop Cora off.

"Yes, that's exactly what we're saying." Allison states and Maddie mentally cheered as she found the spell.

"Okay, the five gold knot is an old witch sacrifice. Every time someone is killed more power is left lingering. Most covens do a sacrifice, the Vaet Mae coven did the Celtic knot." Maddie informed but no one seemed to understand what this information had to do with the situation.

"So...?" Caroline trailed off and Maddie rolled her eyes. "So, because she's using a witch ceremonial spell, I can track the magical properties to the Darach." Maddie stated before hearing a awkward silence.

"Oh my god! I can track down the Darach thanks to the information you found today." Maddie dumbed down before hearing a few "ahhhh"s.

"So, I gotta go and track down that spell. I'll call you guys later." Maddie said before hanging up. Flipping through the spells, Maddie felt a drowsiness come over her before she collapsed.

—-

Madeline Gilbert was dying. Not literally. But she was, in a way, dying.

Her Vampire side, as immortal as it was, was still reacting to the scratch. Thankfully, the visions hadn't kicked in yet, so she still had some time.

The recital was on tonight but Maddie couldn't find the strength to go, she couldn't even look like she was fine. Maddie couldn't possibly understand, Isaac scratched her in the same place, on the same hand...but Aiden managed to scratch a vein...

Maddie was in her bathroom, lying in a cold bath as she was burning up badly as she still searched for that damn spell. Maddie didn't tell anyone, she couldn't put more of her shit onto Caroline's shoulders and Stiles was trying to tell his dad everything, Scott was busy trying to figure out who's been killing people, Isaac and Allison were both trying to figure out Allison's dad's role in all this and Lydia is still as fragile as a human which isn't good around a delusional Petrova Hybrid, or even a delusional vampire itself.

Maddie shivered as she closed her eyes and sunk deeper into the ice water that felt so good on her skin at that moment. Images flashed through her brain, a woman dead on a piano, Lydia sitting in a chair, a woman behind her holding a wire to the strawberry blonde's neck as Lydia appeared to be screaming.