𝐀𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 ⎯⎯ 𝘯. 𝘮³

XXIII. UNSTEADY

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𝐀𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑
[ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴡᴇɴᴛʏ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ - 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺]

'if you love me, don't let go'

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"The Hollow has been haunting New Orleans for centuries. It's an unending evil. It's appetite for power is insatiable," Vincent stated with a tone of warning as he looked between each of the Mikaelson siblings that were now gathered upstairs in Klaus' study. "And that's what attracted it to your little girl," the witch spoke, his eyes lingering on Klaus who turned away from his gaze worriedly.

Klaus sighed heavily, "you said there was a way to save her," the hybrid repeated Vincent's earlier words, earning a curt nod from the witch in response. "There is," Vincent assured, his eyes trailing each of the four siblings warningly, "but I'm gonna tell you right now, you are not gonna like my plan," the witch admitted.

Rebekah, Elijah, Klaus and Freya shared a worried look, none of them knowing what the witch had planned but all knowing they would do whatever it took to save Hope. "Step one: we pull the Hollow out of Hope. Step two: we find some place else to put it," Vincent narrated his plan, using hand gestures to accentuate his ideas as the siblings listened intently.

"But, with the book gone, I need a place that's both powerful and eternal. And in order to make the transition work, I'm gonna need something that's connected to Hope through blood," the witch told them, a sense of hesitance in his tone. Klaus, Rebekah and Elijah each frowned as Freya stared at him stunned, realising the plan he had in mind.

"You need a vampire," Freya concluded, taking a step towards her friend with a scowl resting upon her face, "you want to put the Hollow into one of my siblings?" The three remaining Mikaelson's shared a look before turning back to Vincent, waiting for him to explain. "One ain't gonna cut it," Vincent denied, shaking his head as he held one of his hands up, "I'm gonna need four of them."

Freya scoffed, shaking her head in disbelief as Klaus turned his attention towards the floor and Rebekah's face paled in realisation. "Why four of us?" Elijah asked, looking up at Vincent curiously as he kept his tone steady, despite the threat they currently faced. "Well, 1500 years ago, when the Hollow was first killed, they divided her remains," Vincent begun to explain.

"Four bones, four volunteers, four different locations. That's how we're gonna beat the Hollow now," Vincent told them all, earning a heavy sigh from Freya in response. "Transfer the Hollow's power into four immortal vampires," the Mikaelson witch concluded Vincent's plan, earning a curt nod from the witch in response.

Rebekah scoffed, not liking the plan at all as she looked from her siblings towards Vincent, "and just send us on our way," the blonde spoke bitterly. Klaus sighed heavily, lifting his head as he looked back at Vincent, "so the evil is drawn, quartered and separated for all time," Klaus added with a saddened tone, realising what this meant for his family.