CIV - Rite Of Nines

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Chapter One Hundred & Four

"If Eva is back in control of her body, then you need to let the witches put that body down!" Josephine insisted. "Eva will use up your sister, just like she did the others."

"The others?" Hayley asked.

"They first went missing two years ago. Eva and Vincent were together, they were good. We didn't suspect them at first. But Eva was a wild beauty practicing a wild magic, but she and Vincent were so happy that we let them be."

"And then the children began to disappear," Elijah stated.

"Vincent and a group of other witches put locator spells on the children, but the killer had already cloaked them. But because of Vincent's tenacity, she was caught," Josephine stated. "It was his wife, Eva. He caught her, confronted her, and then told us. She wanted three more children."

"Why three?" I asked.

"To complete the Rite of Nines."

"The Rite of Nines?" Gia was just as confused as the rest of us. Well, except for me.

"If she completed the Rite, she would have taken a witch from each of the nine covens," I explained.

Josephine nodded. "Vincent told us that she believed she would create another witch order, a tenth coven in New Orleans that would be stronger than all of them combined."

"But why kids?" Hayley asked.

"They're pure. They have barely used their magic, let alone killed anyone with it. It's untapped. That, and they're easier to take," I told her.

"That's why she went after my baby," Hayley said in realization.

Josephine was grim. "She would have killed your daughter. Channeled her powers, as she did those other poor children..." she swallowed, then became confident again. "We agree, she must be stopped. No more of our youth will die. That is why, Mr. Mikaelson," she stood up. "I will not extend your twenty-four hours."

Elijah was instantly angry, and stood up, seeming quite intimidating. He looked like he wanted to tear that woman apart, and I knew that he would if it would help Rebekah.

"Eva Sinclair now has a bounty on her head."

"You would condemn my sister to her death?" Elijah said, the anger flaring more than before.

"I dislike the term 'collateral damage', but there it is. If one or two must fall in order to take Eva down for good," Josephine paused, licking her lips. "So be it."

"Let me assure you, madame LaRue, we will defend your witches with a fearsome vengeance."

"You have a wonderful way with words. Really. Your cadence is pleasant," Josephine said, seeming to be even more annoyed than before. "Normally, I could listen to it all day long, but I grow tired of this. My mind remains unchanged."

Hayley was pissed off. "Are you serious?!" Josephine looked at her, seeming a little bit offended now. Hayley gestured towards Gia. "She puts on a talent show," she moves to Elijah. "He has every vampire in the Quarter kissing your ass," then she gestured towards me. "And she is one of the strongest witches on earth saying that she will protect you, and your final answer is 'screw you'?!"

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