Love Me Apocalyptic (COMPLETE)

Part 8: In the Heated Night +18

By: eternityunicorn

Elijah stood on the balcony of the Mikealson compound, inside his old room. He stood there, still dressed in his bloodied tuxedo, with a drink in hand. He reflected on the rest of the evening at the Strix party, as he took in the night air.

It hadn't been long after he and Eternity had decided it was time for Tristan to die that the party grew more interesting. Marcel had joined Elijah and the ethereal woman at the bar and quietly, they had devised a plan to help the younger vampire, so that they could deal with the Strix leader without having to worry about him in the process.

Eternity had cast a spell upon Marcel to make his blood poisonous to other vampires. All he had to do was get Mohinder, the man whom had taken his daylight ring, to bite him and the older, stronger vampire would be defeated.

It was immediately after the spell had been cast that Aya and some of the other Strix members came over to lead Marcel away. Of course, Elijah and Eternity followed them.

That was when things became the most entertaining.

At Tristan's prompting, Marcel had given his answer in regards to whom had taken his ring. From there, the younger vampire took on Mohinder, fighting well, but of course was eventually and inevitably overpowered by his older opponent. That is, until the fool bit him, just as they had hoped he would. Poisoned, the ancient Strix member was no more and Marcel became an official member of their organization.

It was here that Eternity made her move, stepping up to Tristan and then announcing to the crowd that if they valued their lives, they would leave, because she was going to kill their leader. There hadn't been any lead up. She had simply and boldly declared her intentions, citing the fact that she had been after Tristan for years and was finally going to end him for the various wrongdoings of he and his people.

None of the Strix had taken her advice to flee and so, a bloody battle had ensued. Elijah had stepped in to aid her, though he knew she didn't need it. Together, they took on the ancient vampires, fighting in perfect unison, side by side. It had been amazingly beautiful and surreal, just like old times.

When the Strix has realized they would not win, they finally took Eternity's advice and began to flee, Aya included. Tristan had made the attempt too, but was stopped by the immortal queen herself and was subsequently killed in a swift execution by decapitation.

That fiendish usurper, one potential threat to Elijah's family, was no more.

Elijah had to smile in victory at that, glad to have had Eternity by his side to aid him. Though, as always whenever he was experiencing positive feelings toward the ethereal woman, he tried to brush them aside, his decision to forgive her be damned.

Speaking of the immortal queen, she came up beside him, staring out over the Quarter with him. She noticed the drink he carried and without a word, reached over and plucked it from his hand, downing the liquid in one gulp. She handed him back the empty glass, while he gazed at her with subtle amusement.

"What a night," she finally said. "We were quite the team back there and now, one of our enemies is vanquished. Though, the dealings with the Strix isn't over. Aya will no doubt seek retribution for the death of her precious leader. So that will be something you will have to deal with soon enough."

"Yes, but that's just fine, since I planned on taking back the Strix anyway," replied Elijah, her use of the words 'our enemies' not lost on him. "They will seek a new leader and I intend on being that person. Speaking of Strix leaders, tell me, what information do you have in regards to Tristan de Martel and why he was here in New Orleans?"