stay together, go up

Disaster came without warning.Can't wait for the trust to build between some people.

But it was an early warning of an even greater disaster to come.

At first Lin An thought it was his hallucination, and then the whole house began to shake violently.The lamps on the table, the oil paintings on the wall, the decorations, everything scrambled to drop.Lin An ran out in a panic, shouting loudly: "Klaus! Klaus!..."

Staggering and running with no direction, he was hugged by the oncoming person, "I'm here, I'm here, I'm fine."

Earthquake-like shaking spread throughout the French Quarter and lasted for 5 minutes or longer.People who had nothing to do with it thought it was an unexpected earthquake, and those who knew it couldn't believe that a 16-year-old girl was so powerful that it made the entire French region tremble.

Lin An went to see Davina, Klaus said, she kept coughing up mud, and the ground shook. The 16-year-old girl lay on the bed, looking tired and frail.There was still dry dirt on the white sheet at the corner of the bed that had not been cleaned up.

Sophie explained everything.

The "Harvest Sacrifice" was not completed. Originally, the other three dead witches were supposed to return to the power of the earth, and they were imprisoned in Davina's body for a long time. No one could control such a powerful force.

Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and then, fires that consumed everything.

Nature herself takes back the power.

The only way to do this is to complete the "Harvest Offering" ritual.

When the second omen, the hurricane, is fulfilled, Sophie's words become impregnable.It also predicted the inevitable fate of a young girl.Witches firmly believe that the sacrifices of the "Harvest Festival" will be reborn in the "Harvest".But the fact is that everyone is forcing an innocent child to die, and waiting for rebirth is just an excuse to alleviate the guilt in their hearts.

The last words he said to Davina kept echoing in Lin An's mind - "Your future will have infinite possibilities, I hope you can get the plainness and happiness you want." But in the face of reality, all "possibility" Seems to be blocked.Those words seemed light and light.

Klaus said they built the city, they've seen it razed twice, and he won't allow that to happen again.When making a certain decision, his face is handsome and sharp with determination.

The footsteps of death's urging never stop, and the cold wind blows the torrential rain, pouring down. —Water, here comes the third omen.Lin An stood at the window and looked down, pedestrians in twos and threes hurried in the wind and rain.The whole city was gloomy and desolate.

"Do you want to see Tim? Or your friend Joshua." Lin An asked softly.

Marcel tried to take Davina away when everyone wanted her dead.But this is just futile, Davina will die after all, the difference is that she died alone, or let everyone be buried together.For a moment, Lin An had the madness of letting everything destroy and grow, and felt that everyone should die in this disaster.Die to the wrath of nature, a well-deserved death.

But Davina chose to stay.She is always the strong girl, and there are people she wants to protect here.

She kept coughing, and water gushed from her mouth.

She said, "If I die... let Tim forget about me."

Elijah said that when a man has love, it makes him vulnerable.But in the same way, when a person has love, she becomes extremely strong.

Only the elders who sacrificed are missing.Sophie tried to gain the Elder's power by sacrificing the remains of Celeste, a powerful dead witch, but failed.They decide to sacrifice the remains of another powerful witch - their mother, the First Witch, Esther.

Lin An stood still with the umbrella in his hand, focusing on measuring the distance between himself and them, maybe only five steps, ten steps at most.she thinks.But this is the distance between family and others.This thought is too pessimistic, but it is irresistible, the emptiness surging in my heart is silent, but it continues like this rain.

Five, or ten paces away, the Michelsons were burying their mother.Only by burying Esther in the land of New Orleans and becoming a witch of New Orleans, Sophie can gain her power through sacrifice.

Klaus, Elijah, Rebecca, Cole, Haley.All bloodlines of the Michelson family are required to sacrifice to their common family.

Lin An stood behind them, his body gradually became as cold as the rainwater.The fear buried in my heart was washed out by the rain, and there was nowhere to put it.

The "Harvest Festival" takes place in the cemetery.Marcel appeared with Davina in his arms, and the land behind them walked unprovoked into a fire, spreading all the way to the altar.The heavy rain is still going on, water and fire, the two most opposite elements, coexist in balance with each other at this moment.

Lin An did not dodge, and stared with wide eyes.Sophie's dagger rests on Davina's neck.Lin An's eyes suddenly fell into darkness, and it was Klaus's hand that blocked his eyes.

The rain stopped and the fire was extinguished.

Sophie's solemn voice came from the darkness: "Harvest will come after harvest. They have been sacrificed and accepted. We summon the elders and resurrect the chosen ones."

There was a long silence. ... Sophie's voice sounded again: "We summon the elders and resurrect the chosen ones!"

……

"Resurrect the Chosen One!!"

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"I beg you..."

……

Then, Sophie broke down crying.

Klaus' big hand never took away from Lin An's eyes.

An expected but unacceptable ending.Everyone has worked hard for all this, believing in the hope of resurrection.Even Klaus, the stubborn 16-year-old who believed Davina would survive.

The moon still hangs over the Mississippi after the clouds gather and the rain breaks, and nature cannot remember the death of a pale maiden.It just watched, watched a disaster that had only just begun, and, war.

tired.This is Lin An's only feeling left.The never-ending battle, vampires and witches, werewolves, humans, everything.The light and heat inside were swallowed up bit by bit, which made her feel fear and despair.

Her refusal to come out of her room worried Klaus.In fact, it was a kind of persecution. She strongly expressed her wish, she wanted to leave, she needed to leave.Although she didn't say it.

She couldn't close her eyes, the darkness was full of images of Budavina's throat being cut, and her eyes were blocked at the moment of death, but the illusion seemed more real.The gushing blood dyed the entire dream into scarlet.She questioned her: "Where are the infinite possibilities of my future?!" The girl who was as fragrant as camellia was covered in blood in her dream, and she was extremely miserable.Lin An knew it was a dream, but the sinking pain penetrated her, and she burst into tears uncontrollably in the darkness.

She said: "I have never had a flat and happy, just like you will never have. I am dead, and so should you."

She stretched out her bloody hands to caress her. In the dream, Lin An's face, neck, and whole body were gradually covered with blood.She ended up in hell.Countless hands grew out of the void, like withered branches, stretching and dragging her body down.Lin An felt that she knew them, their faces looked familiar, but she couldn't pronounce their names.There was screaming in their mouths, and she finally heard it clearly when they got closer. They were calling the same person's name, like a deadly ghost. —“Klaus!”

Woke up in an instant.

There was no one there, and Lin An subconsciously called out "Klaus", but no one responded.The night outside the large glass window was as dark as ink, without a trace of light.Lin An became anxious.

Starting to search room by room, sometimes the sudden uneasiness and weird premonition can make people nervous, and Lin An is like this now.She started yelling, "Klaus!". "Elijah!". "Rebecca!". "Cole!"

At the fourth sound, someone suddenly responded, "You only think of me when you are the fourth person." With a little laziness and disdain.

Lin An ran and jumped into his arms like a frightened cub that found shelter. "Cole!"

The moment she approached, Cole quickly embraced her in his arms.Then he heard her say, "Take me to Klaus, I'm going to find him..."

The empty streets were dark and silent, and the sound of walking footsteps could be heard clearly.As they searched street by street, Cole could feel Lin An's emotions about to lose control.But he didn't dissuade him, even though he knew he would be faster by himself.

Suddenly, at the end of the silent street, there was a howling of pain like a beast, which was extremely shrill.Lin An stopped in shock, then screamed "Klaus!" and ran forward.

Cole was also startled by the sudden howl, and the running figure in front had already run far away.Cole arrived in an instant, dragged Lin An in his arms and quickly swept towards the direction of the sound.

The figure of Klaus quickly appeared in front of his eyes, with a dagger stuck in his chest. This dagger was polished with the bones of some unknown animal, but before he reached out and pulled it out, it went to the heart at a speed visible to the naked eye. Piercing at a deeper place, it all sank into his body in the blink of an eye, disappearing without a trace.

It was obvious that this strange dagger caused endless pain, and all of Klaus' mental strength seemed to be wasted in the screams of collapse, and he didn't even see Lin An in front of him.He was eroded a little bit, and finally couldn't make a sound, twisted and fell down.

Lin An was dragged by him and fell to the ground involuntarily, then got up quickly and pushed his unconscious body.Cole came over, stopped her movement, and said, "Enough, he's not dead."

Cole dragged Klaus's body, but was stopped by an elegant old woman.Beside her stood Sophie, and a young girl.

"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I can't allow you to take this Mr. Michelson away." Due to the great strength, the old woman in front of her had an aggressive expression of decision-making.

Cole took Lin An's hand casually, "I think you are one of the resurrected witches." He said, his words were full of contempt.Bright and unscrupulous eyes looked at the witch in front of him.

A muffled incantation sounded.Lin An's hand was held by Cole's big cold and dry hand. She saw Cole's calm and determined expression, and the vicious and hateful eyes of the witch who cast the spell.

This is a sick world, the dead are devils, the dead are also resurrected, and the same is true for those who are still alive.

The face of the witch on the opposite side finally changed drastically. Because of Lin An, the witch's spells were naturally useless.

Cole said coolly: "Is it over? Then it's my turn!" Before the words echoed in the air, the fast-moving body had arrived, and after a turn, Cole stood beside Lin An again, even holding hands. Neither posture has changed.

If it wasn't for the witch whose neck was broken and lay dead on the street, Lin An would have thought that he had never moved an inch.

"Okay, kitty, let's go home." Cole dragged Klaus past, and led Lin An forward.Sophie and the girl stood aside the whole time, and Cole never gave them a glance.