A group of people are walking up to a hill top
From a distance, they looked like a quiet procession moving against the dying light—dark silhouettes cutting across the slope of a low hill as the sky burned slowly gold and amber behind them nearing sunset.
Grass bent beneath their steps. Cicadas had begun their evening chorus, a soft, constant sound that wrapped the air in something almost ceremonial.
At the front walked three women.
One was old, her back slightly bent but her steps steady, eyes sharp despite her years. Beside her were two middle-aged women, their voices low, their heads inclined toward one another in conversation too hushed to carry. One of them cradled a small child against her chest—a girl no more than three years old, curls pressed against the woman's shoulder tugging on the woman's hairs, unaware of where she was being taken.
In the middle of the group walked five children,talking among themselves. They ranged in age, some nearly grown, others still unmistakably young, their expressions a mix of curiosity, boredom, and barely restrained enthusiasm.
Trailing behind them all was a man.
Broad-shouldered, sword in hand, he moved with the practiced ease of a hunter. His gaze never rested for long, scanning the tree line, the rocks keeping an eye on everything.
The hilltop waited above them, quiet and expectant, silhouetted against the deepening sky.
Adrian pov:
We are hiking toward the hilltop because Ayana says it is the best place. High enough to be clear of the village. Far enough from human activity. Open to the sky, with nothing to block the evening star or the rising moon.
That is what she told us.
My grandmother is walking ahead with her— far enough to not being able to hear what they're saying. Esther walks beside them, carrying Rebekah in her arms.
Behind us, Mikael follows behind to look out for wild animals.
He hasn't spoken much but feels easier to start a conversation but I don't have anything that I would like to talk about anyway.
Kol and Klaus are actually very ecstatic about this whole thing while Elijah and Finn have very conflicting emotions.
Once we reach the hilltop, I am supposed to be engaged to Freya.
Freya.
I believe I have caused some unknown butterfly effect, as Mikael was supposed to believe that Freya died of plague.
And Esther was supposed to keep it a secret if I remember correctly Mikael belived Freya is dead until she appeared Infront of him — but here we are. Walking toward a ritual meant to bind me to her.
I was shocked when I learned about the ritual engagement the day after Esther walked me home.
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Flashback:
Morning had already settled into the house.
The fire had been fed, the floor swept, breakfast eaten and cleared away. Light filtered through the small window in a thin band, stopping halfway across the room. Dust floated lazily where the warmth gathered.
There were only two stools.
Esther and Mikael sat on them, facing inward. Mikael's presence filled the corner he occupied, shoulders broad, expression unreadable. He had not moved since sitting down.
Adrian sat beside his grandma on the bed facing Esther and mikael.
No one spoke at first.
Esther broke the silence.
"You called for me," she said. "I assume you've reached a decision regarding my proposal."
Grandma shook her head once.
"No," she said. "Not yet."
Esther inclined her head, accepting it.
"I'm still wary of you," Grandma continued. "That hasn't changed."
"That's reasonable," Esther replied.
"For that reason," Grandma said, "I wanted you here again. Yesterday, you spoke about danger. About fear. About what might happen if Adrian isn't taught."
She looked directly at Esther.
"You were not clear about what you meant by joining your family."
Adrian listened carefully.
"I want to understand," Grandma said, "what you are actually asking."
Esther nodded.
"Very well."
She folded her hands in her lap.
"What I am proposing," she said "is an magical engagement. I want to teach the ways of magic but I can't as he is not my family so if he is engaged to my first born daughter that means he is technically part of my household thus allowing me to teach him witchcraft ."
"An engagement, he is a child." Grandma repeated slowly.
"There is no other way."Esther insisted.
Grandma's posture stiffened.
"with Rebekah? " she asked again.
"No" Esther said, "with my first born daughter Freya."
A few moments later:
"So, you are telling me that you have another daughter who is lost and by making this enagement you want to hopefully bring her back when my Adrian is strong enough."
Am I correct Grandma asked.
"Yes, basically." Esther nodded in unison.
Grandma denied "No not happening I am not going to let you involve my Adrian in this ritual."
"I am sorry Mikael, I know it was you who suggested in the village that the village hunting group provides for the deceased warriors family, which is how we are surviving after my son passed away I am very grateful but it's still too much for me to push my grandson into unknown."
Grandma replied.
Mikael begged her to reconsider "Please reconsider it she is my daughter, I assure you that I will not let anything happen to your grandson I will protect him with my life I give you my word."
"No I can not do it Mikael without knowing if you can even upheld the promise you just made." Grandma replied back.
"Maybe I can help with that." Just then Ayana walks in.
Flashback end.
As I heard the whole conversation that day, though I did not participate in the conversation. I was shocked enough that I didn't get sleep that day I am getting engaged to Freya.
If I take a rough guess on what Esther's motive is that she almost spilled most of her secrets to my grandma about Freya being taken away by her sister that there must be the requirements of the ritual be absence of deciption or something similar even then she skipped over so many details.
And what she wants from me in exchange for teaching me magic should be that she has seen my talent in magic and trying to use this ritual to do some shot that would strengthen herself that's what I can interpret watching a lot of tv shows and movies. That would allow her to get Freya back or something or its what Mikael wants I don't know what's going inside Esther's mind at all.
So the great question I have had this past few days were do I want to be magically engaged to Freya do I want that , I mean Freya is undoubtedly beautiful but the problem is this will likely put me as dahlia's enemy No. So do I stop this ritual also No.
"Hey Adrian what should we do tonight now that we get the house all to ourselves for three days straight." Kol questioned with enthusiasm while we reached the hilltop.
He and Klaus were the only ones who was this excited as Elijah and especially Finn seemed conflicted expression and are not participating in conversation at all.
"We will not get the house all to ourselves Kol. Your father will likely stay with us at my house. " I replied knowing that after the ritual starts I am not allowed to come in contact with the opposite sex so it was decided that all the boys will spend the 3days of the ritual at my house and girls including my grandma ,Esther and Rebekah will stay at Mikael's house.
We all reached the hilltop and what came into view first was a large prearranged ritual circle.
Which is two large circle intersecting pushing into eachother with many texts and symbols drawn the circles that also have many designs and from what I can see is multiple ritual circles are drawn on top of eachother.
And I don't understand any symbol and letters drawn in here. Did I mention that I am basically illetearate in this time period all language I can read and write are from past life english and some other languages and I don't know shit in this time period this is a very peculiar feeling that I can't explain in words.
Just then Esther came to us and handed Finn a pot containing some sort of salve and instructed to put it all over my body and she went away just as quick back to where Ayana was fidlling with Rebekah's hair.
Ayana pov:
"I have handed the salve to Finn he will put it on Adrian as soon as possible is the representation magic successful." Esther came close to me as Adrians grandma briefly walked over to Adrian to supervise.
"Yes, it's completed I have tied Freya's hair in Rebekah's hair and already have completed the spell all we need to do is put the other half of the salve on Rebekah." I replied.
"Now that the old woman is away, I wanted to ask was it really necessary to tell so many things to that old woman about Freya and my sister." Esther asked full of doubt.
"Yes and No, the ritual doesn't require anything to be disclosed about Freya but it's a very presice ritual I couldn't take any chances of it going wrong and in the ritual Freya's name would appear which could have caused doubt to rise in their heart which could cause the ritual to fail."
"It still worked out pretty well didn't it. You lied about Freya being lost instead of her being with your sister anyway." I answered her doubt.
"That's because she had no other way and you intervened at the last moment." She replied back.
"Anyway, you put the salve on little Rebekah I am going to inspect the ritual circle one last time." As I walked away towards the ritual circle that I painstakingly carved last few days which is the foundation to complete my plans.
'it was very, hard to carve multiple ritual circle in the same place without interfering with eachother and under the soil where of teh circle representing Esther's bloodline, I have hidden the bloodline pendant under the soil which will be hidden there for from the start to end of the ritual for full 3 days and will only be completed when the ritual is almost completed and I will link magic to the pendant which will allow to draw from every single living witch in Esther's bloodline until her line lasts.'
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AUTHORS NOTE:
Hey guys , I wanted an opinion do you guys like legacies I was overall making a rough storyline for this fic and would like to know if I shoul keep all the storyline of legacies.
I personally don't like legacies with its so many problems and new supernatual species jumps out of nowhere every now and then and ruins the vibe.
There are three options:
1: Legacies is not canon.
2: Legacies is canon .
3: Or it is canon but I can do something in the story that all the supernatural species including the gods and Malivore never appear again or get erased from existence by our Protagonist.