Klaus believed she was dead after he sacrificed her on an alter of fire. To stay hidden Elena decides to leave Mystic Falls behind for good, making her way to a small swamp town called Bon Temps in Louisiana to stay with family and try to heal from past trauma in her life. Elena Gilbert's life was about to take an entire different turn when she meets Eric Northman and his maker Godric. She had been in the middle of two Vampires before with the Salvatore brothers but nothing compared to what the two ancient Vampires from an entire different species of vampires made the Petrova Doppelganger feel.