Face of the Dead (TVD/TO)

Chapter 1: The Youngest's Return

In the cold state of New York City, the second oldest of the Original Vampire had to put the search on finding his brother on hold to speak with a witch and his coven. Arriving at an empty cemetery of the Big Apple, the original found himself unable to enter the grounds of the cemetery.

"Do forgive us for your inability to enter the cemetery's grounds," A young male says walking out into the original's view. He had long curly light brown hair, brown eyes, wore casual clothing, and didn't look that much older than 20. "Sacred Grounds prevent vampires from killing us."

"I suppose you're the one that called me here to this big city of New York," He says in a polite manner.

"Yes, I am. Iggy Coulson." The young man says. "And you are Elijah Mikaelson, the noble one of the originals vampires."

"If you don't mind why did you summon me here. I did have to put aside something important just to come here," Elijah tells him.

Iggy smiled at him and stuck one hand his pocket. "The reason of which I summoned you here, is something that you was taken from you and your family long ago before immortality," Iggy says, confusing the thousand-year-old vampire. "I think we can make an understandable deal, I let you in and show you what I mean and if you think that I'm merely pulling your string at the end then feel free to kill me."

"You would put your life on the line to show that you aren't lying to me," Elijah asked him. Iggy smirked at the original and nodded.

"Do we have a deal?"

"Of course, after seeing you having much faith in your reasoning of calling me here," Elijah agrees.

"Come in, Elijah," Iggy says, allowing the vampire in and leading him into the catacombs of the cemetery. "It's not too far, we had to ensure that werewolves or other witches wouldn't be able to break in. Here it is."

Stopping at two grand wooden doors, Iggy held his lantern to it showing Elijah.

"Hopefully you still believe that the reason I've brought you here is still valid when I tell you this, Mr. Mikaelson," Iggy says turning to Elijah. "The only way this door will open is by the blood relative of the name on the door."

Moving the lantern to show the name carved onto a plate of metal on the door, Elijah's eyes widened upon recognizing the name. It was written in Viking translating to 'Henrik Mikaelson'. Looking back at the witch, Elijah had soon pinned him against the wall by the throat.

"This is the reason you brought me here to show me a fake grave of a deceased relative?" Elijah spat at the boy witch.

"I assured you my life that all I told you was nothing but the truth," Iggy tells him trying to loosen the vampire's grip on his throat. "If your blood doesn't open the door, you can kill me. It wouldn't matter if you human or vampire, family blood is all the same."

Releasing the witch's throat, Elijah walked over to the door seeing other things being magically carved into the wood. Looking to Iggy once more, Elijah bites his hand and held it over to bleed into a stone bowl next to the door that was magically linked to the door. Upon the blood sacrifice, the wooden door creaked a bit before opening inwards of the room.

Walking in, Elijah looked around the room to see nothing more than shelves of spellbooks, a table of attempted or unfinished spells, old furniture and a free-standing mirror in the middle of the room with a circle around it.

"Explain," Elijah demanded, turning to the witch, who was still rubbing his sore neck.

"The youngest brother of your family didn't remain dead all those centuries. My coven, The Divine Circle, had revived him after you and your other siblings fled from your father." Iggy explains. "As a result of that Henrik joined our coven."