The Originals: Rewritten

Ch.14: Long Way Back From Hell

The witches were gathered in the Lafayette cemetery to say goodbye to Sophie, who, unbeknownst to most, was killed by Monique. Monique was emotionless outside the Deveraux tomb with a candle, as a man layed bricks over Sophie's grave. Elijah appeared and quickly took out three people at vampire speed. Monique wasn't fazed, but some other witches gasped.

"My siblings have been taken. Where are they?"

"You're interrupting my Aunt Sophie's consecration," Monique simply said.

"How did this happen?" he questioned, confused, having not heard of this.

She smiled. "Aunt Sophie was a casualty of war."

"Monique, I recommend you give me what I want. Unless, of course, you'd like me to level this place and everything in it," he threatened.

"That won't be necessary. I have a message for you from Celeste."

She raised her hand toward Elijah and started casting a spell on him. Elijah began to feel uncomfortable and pulled at the collar of his shirt. When he ripped open the top button of his shirt, he saw the name Theresa tattooed on his chest. Monique continued the spell as many more names appeared on him, including the familiar name Sabine.

"To find what you're looking for, follow the path she left behind."

Elijah entered the courtyard of the compound to find Marcel sending out more troops to search the city.

"Anything?" he asked.

"They're putting eyes and ears out everywhere. Daywalkers are working every contact we've got. Cops, dock workers, guys in the Treme... Word is out: anyone trying to earn favor with me gets a lifetime of it if they find them," Marcel replied.

"Good. I need a pen and paper," Elijah replied.

He walked away, and after Marcel paused a moment and rolled his eyes, he followed behind him.

"Hey, am I taking orders from you now, or are we in this together?" Marcel asked.

Elijah started removing his jacket, once in his room.

Elijah was frustrated at him and turned to yelling at him.

"Pen and paper, Marcellus. Now!"

Marcel sighed. "I want her back just as much as you do, you know... The both of them," he reminded him.

When Marcel had left to get the supplies, Elijah began stripping off his shirt as he called out for Katerina to come into the room.

"Katerina!"

"Elijah! You're back. Did you find any..." She stopped when she saw that Elijah was shirtless and covered in tattooed names. "...thing?" She stared at him in confusion. "What is happening?"

"I need you to make a list of these names," he instructed her.

While she waited on Marcel, she began examining the names tattooed across Elijah's shoulders, arms, back, and abdomen.

"Sabine?" she read aloud. "Elijah, what is this?"

"I believe they represent the names of the women Celeste inhabited for the past two centuries."

Marcel came back and gave Katherine the paper and pen.

"It's called a Devinette. It's old school. Kind of a riddle. Witches use them to teach their kids. Solve it, and it disappears," Marcel told Elijah.