chapter tweleve
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before Alex left the Gilbert house she over heard the conversation downstairs. Caroline was kiddnaped by Alaric at the highschool and Elena had gone to save her, and they needed a witch in order to stop Alaric. they needed to use the desiccation spell Bonnie's mother Abby had used on Mikael, but what they didn't realize is that it used dark magic.
"Ester created a vampire that can't be killed. I want to desiccate him like you did to Mikael," Bonnie said to her mother from the Salvatore's livng room. Alex stood outside the door waiting to make her entrance.
"Bonnie, it's too dangerous. your magic comes from the earth. it's pure. this spell asks you to tap into dark places, places of temptation, places you can't handle"
now was her queue. Alex walked into the home with a smirk, "guess you'll need someome with a bit of darkness in her, then"
Damon stood up, ready to protect his old best friend, "no! no way! you're not getting involved!"
Alex chuckled, "you and Klaus both see me as a little girl... but that's not me. I know every spell in existence, and I have done them all at least once. Bonnie is strong, but she doesn't know this kind of magic. black magic is flowing through my veins right now. I am the perfect witch for the job"
Abby recognized the girl. it had been years, but she knew that face anywhere. the face of a Mikaelson, Mikael's youngest child, and the girl who helped her put her father down. she stepped towards Alex with a look of surprise, "you... you helped me do the spell on Mikael"
Alex smirked, "correct, which means I also know the sacrifice we'll have to make to find a balance"
"what are you talking about?" Bonnie asks.
"call it a... heart to heart situation," the youngest Mikaelson smirked. the young bennet witch then realized what she meant.
"what? what does that mean? Bonnie, Alex, I don't speak witch," Damon presseres them.
"we have to stop a human heart"
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Alex joined Bonnie and Jeremy in the woods. Bonnie mixed hers and the heretics blood and gave it to Stefan, Damon, and Klaus so that when they were able to hold onto Alaric's heart, they could start the spell. Alex walked ahead of the other two to show them exactly where it needed to happen. a spell that strong needed to happen in a space of lots of power, so why not the spot where Alex's mother used dark magic to send her daughter into an immortal 100 year slumber.
they reached the spot and Alex placed her hand on the ground, immediately being able to siphon the energy, "this is where we need to do it,"
Jeremy lays on the ground, while Bonnie and Alex kneel on each side of him him. Alex feels that Klaus has made contact with Alaric's heart, "they made contact. It's happening"
Alex and Bonnie join hands and place them above Jeremy and begin to chant the spell, "Ocoros Mecante, Aleora Subsitos. Ocoros Mecante, Aleora Subsitos. Ocoros Mecante, Aleora Subsitos"
the connection breaks suddenly and they stop chanting.
"what's wrong?" Jeremy asks.
"something happened. the connection broke" Alex spoke in confusion.
"they must've lost the advantage. we'll wait until the connection comes back"
soon thereafter, the connection came back. the witches once again began chanting, and Jeremy dies. as they continue their chants, black veins crawl up their arms and up to their faces. Alex's eyes turn black once again and she inhales as she feels the affect of the black magic course through her veins, the feeling of power being euphoric. alas, the veins creep away as soon as they came. the witches look at each other, knowing the spell was completed, and keep their hands joined as they recite a resurestion spell.
"En Dugas, Tuas, Animos!" they chant. but he doesn't awaken. Bonnie starts to panic and shakes him.
"oh my god! Jeremy!" she yells. Bonnies begins to pound on his chest haphazardly, "Jeremy! Jeremy!"
Jeremy wakes up, inhaling a much oxygen as possible, and props himself up on his elbows. Bonnie places her forehead against his, grateful that he was alive. Alex tries to sneak away but then Bonnie's phone rings. Alex waits, facing opposite of them, and listens in on the conversation.
"it's done. Klaus is dead. we're taking his body to dump him in the atlantic now," she hears Stefan speakn from the other end.
it all made sense now. they used her connection and desiccation spell to stop her brother, not Alaric. they used her. they took her forgiveness and apologies for granted and betrayed her for her magic. Alex turns back to Bonnie and Jeremy, her breathing became quick and heavy as she faced them with a scowl on her face.
Bonnie realized she had heard what Stefan said and her face falls, "Alex wait-"
Alex pushes her hand forward, "Motus," she muttered, and Bonnie slammed against a tree. Jeremy tried to run to her but Alex used another spell on him, making vines come up from the ground and trap him in place.
Alex huffed, but the scowl on her face remained intact, "being the good guy was boring anyways"
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"Elijah, I swear on every dark object I know, if you don't answer the bloody phone and help me get Niklaus, then the slaughter of this entire forsaken town will be on your hands!" Alex ended the voicemail and huffed. neither Rebekah nor Kol answered her phone calls as well, so the youngest Miklaeson now had to deal with the enemies on her own.
the fact that Klaus had hurt her was old news, the people she had hoped to call friends had tried to kill him permenately, so they would face the wrath of Aleksandra Mikaelson.
Alex kicked the door to the Gilbert home opened and all eyes turned to her. Stefan stood defensively, Matt held Elena back, and Elijah sat in his chair unfazed, he didn't even turn his head to face her because he knew it was just sister.
"hello, sister. lovely for you to join us," Elijah spoke calmly. Alex stomped over to them and stopped near the table in which they surrounded, deciding in her mind who to kill first. Elijah stood up and faced her, "violence will not be necessary, Aleksandra. I took care of it"
Alex scoffed, "is that why you neglected to answer my calls? you made a deal with them? they used me to kill Niklaus, Elijah! and blue eyes over there killed Finn!" she stood directly in front of her brothe and pointed to Matt during her last sentence. her teeth clenched as she spoke, "let me tear all of their throats out and lets go get our brother"
Elijah grabs holds her face in his hands, "not today, dear sister," he snaps her neck and catches her in his arms. he nods to the others as a goodbye and vamp speeds out of the house with her over his shoulder.
when Alex wakes up she's in the passenger seat of the car, Elijah driving and Caroline sits in the back, "what's going on?" she asked, holding her neck as the tingling sensation from it breaking slowly fades.
"we're going to meet some friends," Elijah says as they stop in front of the woods. they all get out of the car and Alex scoffs, but decided to stay quiet. they walk further and spot Jeremy and Stefan. Stefan turns to face them and his eyes were glossed over, as if he was about to cry. Alex knew something was wrong.
she stepped closer to Stefan, "what happened?" he didn't respond, except choked on his tears and looked away. he couldn't tell her they were going to die. Alex puts her hand on his face and moves it to make him loook her in the eyes, "tell me, Stefan! what happened?"
a tear fell down his face, "I'm so sorry, Alex. we couldn't stop him" the heretic put the pieces together, but Stefan spoke aloud to tell Elijah and Caroline. Alex stepped away and nearly fell to the ground as her world felt as if she was spinning. Alaric got to Klaus. he was dead, for real. and now came his entire sireline, and that incuded Alex.
"no, no, no, this can't be happening," Alex grabbed her hair in her hands and once again felt a lump in her throat as she began to feel as if she couldn't breathe. tears fell down her face as she let herself fall down to the ground. another one of her brothers was dead, and now she was going to die too.
"no need to be scared, love, I am Lord Niklaus" he says grabbing the young brunettes hand and kissing it. she harshly pulls her hand away with a scowl. usually his grin would turn into a glare, but this was Aleksandra, he could never be angry with her, "I'm the one who saved you," he adds on. the girl thinks for a moment before her eyes widen and she glares at Klaus.
"I remember you... you, y-you murdered my family! oh my god. I died! you stabbed a dagger right through me. h-how am i here if i was dead? you killed me!" she yells, tears threatening to fall but she wipes them away. she then gasps as another memory resurfaces, she looks up at the blonde man, her glare gone, but an indescribably broken look on her face, "you're my brother..."
"Aleksandra..." Elijah approached his sister and knelt in front of her.
"Niklaus is dead, Elijah! this is the end," she sobbed, "I'm going to die too," she looked up at her brother and noticed the tears running down his face. she quickly englufed her older brother in a hug, "I'm sorry I was such a horrible sister," she chuckled sadly though her tears, trying to lighten the mood.
Elijah wiped his own tears and shook his head, "no. you gave our family light. when we finally got you back, you filled the void in all of us. we are nothing without you"
Alex smiled at her brother. she never thought it would end like this, she had so much more to do, she had more people to apologize to... she looked to the side to see a teary eyed Stefan standing alone. she never got the chance to tell him.
she quickly stood up and walked to him. he looked at her in confusion, "I'm sorry for leaving you 145 years ago. I loved you more than anything else, Stefan. hell, I still do. I have loved you for 146 years and I don't know if I'll ever be able to stop. my love for my family kept me from pursuing that. and now we're both going to die again"
Stefan chuckled - in a good way - at her apology and carresed her face in his hands, "you're forgiven, Alex. I forgave you the second I saw you again. I could never hate you for putting your family first. I do that everyday. which is why i'm sorry for betraying you so much. I'm sorry for blaming you for leaving. I understand why you did it, I would do the same"
Alex sighed in relief. leaving Stefan was her biggest regret, and now that burden was lifted off her shoulders. she then reached up and placed a kiss on his cheek, daringly very close to his mouth, "I'll see you on the otherside"
she tried to walk away but Stefan pulled her back, placing a gentle last kiss to her lips. the kiss felt the same as the ones from long ago. he pulled away slowly and they both smiled, "see you on the otherside"
"Aleksandra!" a voice called out. Alex turned and saw her sister Rebekah running towards her.
Alex gasped, not expecting her to come back so soon, and embraced her only sister in a hug, "oh, Bex, you're here," she sobbed.
Rebekah pulled away, the tears in her eyes evident as well, "of course, Alek. always and forever"
Elijah walks over to the two, hugging them both, and then his serious face returns, "Tyler Lockwood is dead, but the rest are still alive. Niklaus turned their bloodline... how is this possible?"
the heretic stopped in her place. Tyler. a boy she met and grew protective over so quickly, who left her for Caroline with no apology, a boy who broke her heart when he left, was dead. and even after that, her heart tugged in sorrow for the loss of him. but it didn't make sense to her...
if he was dead, how was she still alive?
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Alex stood with Rebekah in the woods near the Wickery Bridge. everyone else had left, but the two sisters had a plan up their sleeves. they had to get revenge for Klaus. no more nice guy. Alex picked up her phone and dialed a number.
"Alex?" Stefan answered. hoping that it was her and that she was alive.
"we're alive, old lover. I think a celebration is in order" Alex smirks.
Stefan sighs in relief, "you have no idea how-"
"Elijah spoke to Elena. her and Matt should be arriving back in town any minute"
Stefan stopped in his place at her serious tone, but changes his tone of voice as well and continues to walk, "yeah, he told me that. he also said you all would be long gone out of town by now"
"that's the problem... Elijah says we have to run, that the hunter will keep coming after us, but I don't want to run anymore, Stefan. neither does Rebekah. we have spent our whole lives running. it ends now. tonight"
Stefan stops once again at his car, "what are you talking about? we had a deal"
Alex laughed bitterly, "no, you and Elijah had a deal. Niklaus is dead, Stefan. there is no deal with me on this. If my brothers and sister and I are going to survive, we need to get rid of Alaric. and the only way to get rid of Alaric..."
"Alex, no, don't do this. you're supposed to be . you're supposed to be happy with you family"
"Niklaus is dead. Finneus is dead. my parents are dead. my family is broken" she and Rebekah walked onto the bridge, the sound of Matt's truck becoming louder. she took a deep breath as she stared at the oncoming lights, "goodbye, Stefan"
"Alex! " the heretic ended the called and shut her phone off.
the headlights of Matt's truck approached them quickly, but the sound of tires squeeking signlaed that he was slowing down. Alex smirked, waving as the truck ran off the road and into the lake. the only way to kill Alaric, to save herself and her family, was to kill Elena Gilbert.