Like A Broken Record ✴ (AHS Apocalypse: Mallory x OC) | girl x girl |

✧ Human First, Then A Witch Second ✧

| Mallory's POV |

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Remember, dear. Focus on it. Use it to locate a time and place early in Michael's life.

2015. The day that Michael's guardian grew sick of his murderous antics and threw him out on the streets, leading him to seek out his true destiny as the antichrist.

I ran the motherfucker over.

The apocalypse never happened. We succeeded in turning back time and stopping Langdon's plans, but only I knew of it. There was something incredible about seeing the world restored and the people I loved alive. But there was also something incredibly lonely about carrying this secret, and I felt more emotionally alienated than ever before. Nevertheless, I had a mission to continue.

I joined the coven at Miss Robichaux's Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies. My religious parents had already suspected me to be a devil worshipper after catching me floating in my sleep, and I had always seemed different from everyone else, so it was no shock when I immediately left my family to go to New Orleans and join the coven. Except, unlike last time—when I was confused and scared—this time, I was so excited to be reunited with my sisters and my home.

Cordelia was surprised when I hugged her upon first meeting. She claimed that it felt like we had met before, and that made me smile. There was so much I wanted to say to her, but I had to wait until the time was right. I had known these women for years but needed to act like I was truly meeting them all for the first time. Still, my knowledge and experiences seeped through at certain times. I persuaded Queenie not to travel to the Hortel Cortez, where she would have died otherwise. Nan—one of many underworld henchmen who were very impressed with me—returned Misty Day to the mortal world and hinted to Cordelia that I was to thank, further impressing her. I had this strange new advantage of knowing some aspects of the future and being able to alter people's fates, in a sense.

I followed along with our daily lessons, gradually showing my strong capability for witchcraft. I could feel that my powers were stronger than ever before, despite Cordelia still reigning as Supreme without any sign of fading soon. It seemed that I had carried all of my abilities to this restored timeline, and I wondered how powerful I would truly be when the time came for me to completely rise as Supreme, though I hoped it would not be any time soon.

For now, however, the coven took notice of my power and slowly began to suspect what I was capable of. I earned their trust and quickly regained my place in the sisterhood, with rumors of my potential for future Supreme status circulating rather quickly.

It was amazing to see Zoe and our other sisters alive once again. No one, except me, knew of the tragedy and desolation that had struck our world in another lifetime. However, with the alteration of the past, certain events would not occur. Myrtle would not be resurrected, nor would Madison. I planned to bring them back, but I had to wait for the right moment. Marie Laveau, too, would remain in the afterlife for now. Timothy and Emily would never fall in love, unless by some other circumstances, which I assumed was unlikely—and sad, because they were beautiful together. And I... I just had to learn to live with a broken heart.

Every single night, though, I suffered with vivid nightmares reminding me of the horror and despair that I had just fought to defeat. I saw flashbacks of that forgotten world and witnessed visions, occasionally, of future threats that lie ahead. I knew the Devil wouldn't just give up.

Over time, once I felt that Cordelia trusted me and was confident in my strength, I knew it was time for me to come clean. I could only hope that she would believe me.

I knocked softly on Cordelia's office door, though it was open. I peeked inside to see her sitting at her desk, reading paperwork.

"Oh Mallory, come in," she welcomed warmly, setting the papers down and folding her hands. "What brings you to see me?"