Aria Claire (The Originals) Book 1

From A Cradle To A Grave

"You have a beautiful baby daughter." Genevieve tells Klaus and Hayley as they stare in shock "We must start the sacrifice's as soon as the moon sets with the morning sky-" She tries to say, but Hayley cuts her off.

"-Please. Please, can I hold her?" Hayley begs them.

Genevieve guiltily brings the baby over so Hayley can hold her. Hayley is amazed by the sight of her daughter. She looks up at Klaus and manages a small smile before kissing her daughter on the forehead. Suddenly, Monique grabs Hayley by the hair, pulls her head back, and slits her throat with the knife.

"NOOOOOO!" Klaus screams as Hayley gasps and falls back wards, and the witches grab the baby and Aria before leaving the church.

"AGHHHHHHHH!" Klaus screams in outrage as the witches leave.

Monique then twists her wrist, which causes Klaus to fall to the floor, weakened. He looks up at Hayley's dead body above him in horror.

(Skip to The Lafayette Cemetery-Altar)

Genevieve walks down between rows of tombs to the front steps of the lycée, upon which a stone table has been set up to serve as their altar. Lit torches line the aisle as she lays the athame onto the altar. Behind the altar, Aria is hanging by two chains cuffed to her wrists as her only support as the witches wait for to awaken.

Abigail and Monique follow behind her carrying the baby in the basket in their arms. Once at the altar, they each take their places with Genevieve behind the altar and looking out toward the aisle while Monique and Abigail stand on her left and ride side, respectively. On the altar is a circle made of salt, with designs made within it's lines.

Aria then wakes up from the dead with a large gasp.

"It's time." Genevieve tells the witches.

Aria's POV.

From the darkness, I suddenly gasp awake to feel fresh air hit my body intensely as a huge pain rushes through my body, but I grit my teeth.

"It's time." I hear Genevieve say, and I look around me to see I am chained my wrists outside of a tomb in front of an altar.

I then look down to see Genevieve, Monique and Abigail surrounding an altar with the baby swaddled in the middle with a ritual ready. I then feel this huge anger towards the baby, she did this. She is the reason I am not going to see Davina again, she is the reason I died, she is the reason I'm in transition and going to relive it.

Genevieve then lifts the baby into the air, while Abigail and Monique hold up their hands toward the baby and begin their spell.

"Nouvelle vie, nouvelle âme, mélange avec nous... Nouvelle vie, nouvelle âme, mélange avec nous..." The three of them chant in unision

Genevieve then holds the athame above they baby, preparing to complete the sacrifice, but I then see Klaus, Elijah and Hayley suddenly appear at the far end near the tombs in the distance.

"NOOO!" Hayley shouts as Genevieve holds the athame over the baby's head.

But Elijah picks up an urn and lobs it at the witches, which slams against Genevieve's hand and knocks the athame onto the ground. The three run toward them, so Monique and Abigail hold each other's hands and channel the ancestors' power to throw them backwards while Genevieve goes to find the athame.

"La mère, le père, le frère, la sur... La mère, le père, le frère, la sur..." Abigail starts to chant.

"You fools! To come against us in our place of power in our strongest hour? You don't face three, you face us all!" Monique shouts, and I start to see a silhouette appear in front of the Altar of all the ancestors.