Love Me Apocalyptic (COMPLETE)

Part 3: In Grief +18

By: eternityunicorn

Elijah sat alone at the piano of the Saint James Infirmary jazz club. The place was empty, just how he preferred it. He played a mournful, sad tune to reflect the emotions swirling inside him. He was completely drained after the chaos, turmoil, and dysfunction his family had endured at the hands of one Aunt Dahlia, a powerful and merciless witch that had sought to kidnap Hope.

His relationship with Niklaus had been fractured, after Elijah had daggered him in order to protect Hope, believing his little brother had gone mad in his quest to defeat their deranged aunt. Then in an act of revenge, the hybrid had taken innocent Gia's life.

He remembered their last encounter from earlier that day. She had come ready to fight, after she had heard about Josephine LaRue's death, a casualty of Dahlia's madness, but he had tried to get her to leave, fearing for her safety. Niklaus had been undaggered and he had wanted to protect her from suffering at his hand.

The last kiss they were to ever share was burned into his mind, as were his declaration of his affections for the beautiful violinist. He had let her go, let her leave the Mikaelson compound, like a fool. He had sent her right into his mad brother's clutches.

Gia's death still haunted him. Her burning body, her screams, her terrified face as she took off the daylight ring Niklaus had compelled her to remove, all of it flashing through his mind on repeat. He swore he would never forgive his brother for taking such an innocent life. Gia hadn't  deserve death. She had deserved to live.

At least, Hayley had escaped unscathed, despite her trying to spirit away Hope from the madness that was the Mikaelson family without Niklaus's consent. She had been terrified of Dahlia and her plans for her daughter, as well as having begun to believe her husband had gone off the deep end with his secretive plans to counteract their foe, of which he had refused to share with anyone else because he refused to trust Freya. His paranoia had caused everyone to act accordingly, fearing the worst, trying to to the right thing.

Yet, despite her perceived transgression, Hayley had only been magically confined to the Mikealson compound or else she would turn into a werewolf should she attempt to leave. She hadn't been sent to the bayou to suffer as a wolf nor torn from her daughter in any way. Truthfully, her punishment was quite lenient, in spite of the rage Niklaus had gone into when he had realized she tried to flee to safety without his approval.

His brother must have really loved her to temper his madness for her - to show her mercy.

Suddenly, a hand touched his shoulder and he immediately tensed under it. He ceased playing, but didn't turn around. In fact, he remained perfectly still.

"Elijah," called Eternity softly, mournfully.

Elijah let out the breath that he had been holding. Anger immediately began to course through him. His hands balled into fists on the piano keys, as he tried to keep it under control.

Where had she been?

In their weeks past meeting with Madame LaRue, the old woman had told them about the Hollow, the spirit of an ancient witch, whom was the epitome of evil. The dark creature had worshipers, whom had done it's bidding since ancient times. These cultists were responsible for great travesties throughout history, such as wars, famines, and destruction all in the name of the Hollow. Furthermore, this evil entity was a master of possession, and it was concluded that the entity no doubt would want to possess Hope, whom was uniquely powerful because of her parentage. All this was according to the elderly witch.

Afterwards, Eternity had sworn to be there for Elijah's niece, swearing her aid to them against the threat the vengeful spirit posed. Then she had vanished soon after, going off to do heroic deeds elsewhere in the greater universe or at least that was his assumption. Either way, she had been gone for weeks, when she should have been there, protecting Hope. She could have easily defeated Dahlia without incident. Everything could have been avoided with her powerful talents.