chapter thirteen
-
after that night on the bridge, Alex left Rebekah to go off on her own. she'd hadn't been on her own in a long time and felt as if now was the best time. her bloodlust was taking over and growing stronger by the day, and to top it off, the dark magic inside of her was giving her side affects. she would have blackouts, pieces of time being taken away from her. but she would always wake up in the woods, blood covering her hands and face, but no bodies in sight.
she looked through every book she could find on black magic, called old friends, and traveled to different places to find a cure. but no matter what she did and where she went, animal attack cases went up. bodies being torn apart and being sucked dry of blood. she knew it was herself, but she couldn't control it or figure out a way to stop it.
Alex was only out of Mystic Falls for a week, but in that time she had slaughtered enough people in her travels to equal the population of an entire town. sometimes she remembered the killings, either feeding on them or using black magic to give them a long, painful, and excruciating death.
the last time she had done something like this was in 1557. Klaus and Elijah were on the hunt to find Katherine, and Alex was on her own for the time being. Alex traveled to France, became a wealthy Lady, lived in the royal palace, but it all changed when she met a boy. he brought out the darkest parts of her, influencing her to do dark tasks, to feed, and to kill for fun. they slaughtered castles and villages together. people in surrounding villages called her 'The Dark Ripper', for she ripped her victims apart to the point that they were unrecognizable. and her eyes, her stare, was black. as if you were looking at a demon with a black abys in her eyes.
this is what Alex was again. the trama and anger from the last couple weeks had brought out the side of her she tried so hard to push away. Kol had spent 100 years to help her out of the first episode, so how long would it take to fix her now?
at the moment, Alex was in Mississippi, trying to figure out a way to conceal the black magic inside of her in order to contain her bloodlust. one of her witch friends told her about a woman who was skilled in purifying one's soul of black magic, so Alex went to visit her.
she entered the home of the witch and was faced with darkness. the home was quiet and looked abandoned. something wa definitely off.
"hello? Fallon? It's Alex. Silvia told me you could help me" she called out but was answered with quiet. she walked further into the house into the separate rooms. when she entered the first one the door magically closed and she tried to run to it but a barrier was blocking her. a circle of salt surrounded her and the woman she guessed to be Fallon Claire stood on the other side.
Alex sighed and pursed her lips, "was the barrier spell really necessary?"
Fallon nodded, "safety precaussion" she held up a poppet and a needle, "now lets begin"
Alex' eyes widened, but her features quickly changed from shock to rage. only one spell invloved a poppet and a needle, and that was a death spell, "what the hell do you think you're doing? you're supposed to purify my mind from black magic!"
"the only way to get rid of this kind of magic is to get rid of the host. you are too dangerous to be set free in this world," Fallon began chanting and stabbed the poppet with the needle. Alex immediately started to feel the symptoms. she held her throat as she felt a shortness of breath, her body was covered in chills and she began to sweat, and she felt weak.
"stop this! please!" Alex begged. the symptoms were coming to her fast, so she knew this specific spell was meant to kill her in that moment. she fell to her hands and knees, and watched as her hands glowed a red color. this house was full of magic. if she could siphon enough, she could have enough strenght to do a spell of her own.
Alex inhaled sharply as she siphoned the magic from the floor. Fallon watched in shock as Alex weakly stood up, with grin on her face, "you're gonna have to try harder than that, love"
the heretic raised both her hands at the witch and began chanting, "Tenebris anima vestra contundito mortem et conteret spiritum! Frange vitam nolite corde ut sub terra esse, ad tenebras usque in sempiternum!"
a strong current of wind rushed into the room and the woman fell to the floor, blood coming out of her eyes and ears as Alex casted a death spell on her. the black veins once again appeared on the girl, flowing all the way up her body and to her face. she continued to chant the spell as blood began to pour out of her nose, signaling that she was weakening fast. Fallon took her lat breath and fell to the floor, dead.
the poppet curse was immediately lifted and Alex gained enough strength to stand up straight. and her spell managed to break the barrier. she wiped the blood from her nose and swiflty walked out. she fast walked out of the house and raised her hands as she did so.
"Incendia"
behind her, the house caught flames. once she was out of the house, she turned to see the whole thing in flames. destroying any trace that she was there. Alex then headed to her car to leave. she feels a presense behind her and looks throught the glass of her window to see her supposidly dead brother Klaus.
she whips around, surprised, "Niklaus?"
he smiles, "hello dear sister. I think it's time you come home"
"to what home?" she snaps, "you were dead, Niklaus. and shockingly I didn't die, but Tyler did"
Klaus rolls his eye, "and you still care about that boy?" her silence anwers his question, "he's not dead, Alex. I used the Bennett witch to do a body swap with us. the both of us are very much alive"
Alex punche him in the face, "that's for dying," and then she hugs him, "and that's for finding a loophole"
Klaus smirks, "did you really think I would leave you after all this time? everything I do is to keep you safe. how can I do that if i'm dead? and just now you almost got yourself killed"
"I can protect myself, Nik," she smirks, "I'm Alex Mikaelson-Pierce. I'm a survivor"
++++++++++
Alex gave in to Klaus' offer to go back to Mystic Falls with him. he said he had some more business to take care of, and Alex knew that meant there was something going on with his hybrids. but that also meant she would get to see Tyler and Stefan again so she was halfway happy.
she told Klaus about what she had done lately. though of course, he knew already. it was how he found her in the firt place, he just followed the burnt down houses and bloodied and torn bodies. Klaus was disappointed in himself that he didn't notice that she was losing control, and now all he wanted to do was help her. and her cure was in Mystic Falls.
they arrived at the Lockwood mansion first, bringing three hybrids with them. apparently a skilled vampire hunter had tried to kill Tyler multiple times, so they were there to protect him.
Carol and Tyler walk into the house. two of the hybrids were standing in the foyer and Tyler immediately becomes suspicious, "who the hell are you two?" he asks.
"Tyler, it's okay. they're here for your protection," his mother assures him.
"more deputies?"
Klaus enters the room from the parlor. Alex following behind him, "not exactly"
Tyler sighs, "they're hybrids"
Klaus steps forward, "I was halfway to Chicago when I heard you were attacked. I had hoped to leave Mystic Falls for good...but duty calls"
"nice to know you care," Tyler responded sarcastically.
"I don't. I should have killed you for the little stunt you and your friends pulled. stopping my heart, leaving me in a coffin to rot"
Alex raised her hand with a grin, "actually, I killed Elena for that. so you're welcome"
"yeah, well you used my body as an escape hatch, then kissed my girlfriend. so, maybe we're even"
"not even close," Klaus glares at him, "but, you hybrids are a dying breed. I can't make more of you, and I won't have anyone taking liberties with the ones I have left," Klaus begins to walk off, "consider them your new bodyguards," he points at the three hybrids in the room and walks out.
Alex pauses as her and Tyler catch each others gaze. Tyler felt sorry for stringing her along and leaving her, but he had no choice to get rid of the sirebond. and he couldn't help what he felt for the blonde vampire.
"i'm sorry, Alex," Tyler speaks up, "I did like you for a time but..."
Alex fixes her posture and purses her lips, "but you love her," she breaks away from his stare and turns to walk out, "I'll see you around wolfie"
++++++++++
Klaus, Rebekah, and Stefan were gathered around the table eating dinner once Alex had arrived home after drinking at the bar. she had been there for hours and Matt was too scared to tell her she had enough, so he closed the Grill early. this led to Alex wandering around the square to find a snack.
Alex was still angry with the men for her specific reasons, so she only greeted her sister, "oh, glad to see you back, Rebekah," she grinned, but her face fell as it landed on her brother and ex lover, "sorry, Niklaus, I would stay for dinner but I'm all stuffed from my own," she smirked, her words slurred and she stumbled a bit due to her drunkenness.
Klaus huffed at her comment, "where have you been?"
Alex licked her bottom lip and tasted a drop of blood, and it wan't her own. she didn't fail to notice Stefan watching her intensly, "I went out, brother. I'm allowed to have fun every once in a while"
Klaus wasn't falling for it. he knew exactly what she did. she was out feeding on and killing people, "we don't blindly feed and kill for fun anymore, Aleksandra. it's reckless and dangerous," he took a sip of his liquior, "I let you have your fun, but now we are back home, which means we go back to how things were before"
Alex pursed her lips and placed a finger on her face as a 'thinking face', "um, let me think about that... I'll pass. I like my fun," she giggles.
Klaus slams his hands on the table, "this is not up for discussion, Aleksandra! you do not have control! it is not safe!"
she laughs with a smile, "someone's a bit angry... let me guess, things aren't going your way? did Caroline reject your offer of 'hot hybrid sex' as I've heard you lot like to call it?"
Rebekah stands up and glares at her sisters sudden attitude, "what the hell is wrong with you?"
she sighs with a grin and strides over to one of Klaus' compelled women, "I'm having fun, Rebekah," her eyes glow red and veins crawl down her face. she sinks her fangs into the girl, draining her completely of blood, and snaps her head off. Alex looks down at the woman's head in her hand, and covers her mouth with the other, laughing, "oops..."
Klaus and Rebekah's features are covered with shock, but Stefan looks as if he's about to rip someone to shreds. Alex drops the girls head and walks over to him, "feeling hungry, Stefan?"
Stefan looks away from the blood on the floor and back at Alex, who had that same blood on her face, "why are you doing this?" he asks shakily as he fights back the urge to feed.
"there's no harm in having a little taste, Stefan," she smirks. she wipes some blood off her chin with her thumb and wipes it on Stefan's lips, "delicious... isn't it, ripper?"
veins crawl down Stefan's face as he licks his lips to taste the blood. he hums in satisfaction, "ah ha. there he is," Alex giggles.
Klaus pulls Alex away from Stefan and pushe her into the wall, "I think that's enough, sister"
she pouts, "and I thought Finn was the buzzkill,"
Alex stands up slowly, but Stefan is quick and stabs her in the heart with a leg of one of the chairs at the table. she gasps at the impact and slowly desiccates.
Stefan, breathing heavily with a pang in his chest, looks at the two other siblings one last time before running out of the house.