The Big Reveal

The phoenixes in this world were unusual creatures, and rarer than anything.

So much so that in his hundreds of years of existence, Kol never encountered even a single phoenix.

Landon was the first, and he wasn't even a complete phoenix, just a boy who had phoenix genes.

The phoenixes were really magical. Kol learned a lot from studying Landon's genetic code.

Phoenix in this world had many traits and magical abilities, but two among them stood out and even made Kol amazed.

Their first main trait was converting the ambient energy in the atmosphere into pure life force and storing it within themselves.

And their second main trait was directly converting that life force into Phoenix Energy whenever they wanted.

Because Landon did not have the complete gene pool of phoenix, he only possessed their second main trait.

As proven before in the show, the golden arrow was able to consume all of Landon's phoenix energy, permanently turning him into a human.

That was because, unlike an actual phoenix, Landon could not create phoenix energy on his own. Once the reserves he was given by Malivore ran out, he became human.

Thankfully, Kol did not have this problem. He was the God of power, which meant being the God of all forms of energies.

He merely had to absorb Landon's phoenix energy and then he would be able to create as much phoenix energy as he desired, just like with his Omega effect.

After absorbing all of Landon's phoenix energy, and thereby turning him into a human, Kol now possessed the Omega effect, Solar energy, Natural Lightning energy, and Phoenix energy.

Phoenix energy was unusual, yet very special. It manifested in the form of fire and could resurrect the dead.

However, resurrection through phoenix energy wasn't meant for just anyone. One had to be able to first survive the smoldering heat of phoenix fire before thinking about using it for resurrection.

Phoenix flame was just as hot as solar energy and highly destructive.

But for Kol, who was already unkillable and had the Omega effect which was much more destructive, Phoenix energy wasn't of much use.

However, Getting the phoenix energy and collecting genetic samples of supernatural creatures wasn't all that Kol did during his time away.

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One month had passed since Kol left.

Life in the Salvatore boarding school had been quite eventful, though not as much as in the show.

A Gargoyle had been guarding the knife for centuries, so after it was stolen away, it attacked the students in the school.

It was then defeated by Alaric, Hope, Josie, and Lizzie, just like in the show.

Thankfully, the Gargoyle was the only supernatural creature that they had to face.

And now Kol was back.

"So this Malivore is some sort of a mud monster that's able to defeat something as strong as Dragons?", Alaric asked again to confirm what he had just heard.

Kol replied, "Yep!".

Kol just came back and currently, he, Alaric, and Hope were all sitting in Alaric's office.

"And at the same time it's a supernatural dimension full of monsters waiting to be released?", Alaric asked again.

"He defeats other supernatural creatures by consuming them within himself. There they remain alive, but their existence is erased from the collective consciousness like they never existed. Only hints of them remain behind, and that's where the stories of Dragons, Dryads, and such come from but no one had actually seen one until a few days ago. There was a time when they all roamed free, a time before Malivore.", Kol continued.

"Hmm.", Alaric nodded.

"Then remind me again, why would we want to free the most powerful monster ever to walk the earth from his confinement and into the world?", Asked asked with rhetoric sarcasm.

Kol replied, "To kill it. Releasing his seals will also make him killable. It was one thing if he was never bothered in the first place, but when Landon stole that knife, he also awakened Malivore. If we don't deal with this now, then he will keep sending more and more monsters for us to deal with.".

"How do you plan on doing that? He is a supernatural dimension that can consume everything, so how're you gonna kill him without being consumed yourself?", Alaric asked again.

"Nothing in this world is absolute. Nature always finds a balance. And the only thing that can kill Malivore, is the blood of a tribrid. Someone who is a vampire, a werewolf, and a witch at the same time.", Kol replied.

After hearing this, Hope, who was sitting beside Kol, suddenly exclaimed, "So my blood! My blood can kill this Malivore?".

"Yes and no.", Kol replied.

"What do you mean?" Alaric asked.

"I said, the blood of a tribrid. Witches are naturally born, werewolves have to activate their curse, and vampires are turned. So Hope is a witch, and a werewolf, for now, she hasn't become a complete tribrid yet. Her vampire side is still dormant.", Kol replied.

Afterward, there was an awkward silence in the room as everyone contemplated the implications behind it.

The best lie was the one that was as close to the truth as possible, so Kol revealed mostly everything to them because he needed Hope's tribrid blood for what he had planned with Malivore.

"I'll do it.", Hope suddenly spoke.

"What!", Alaric exclaimed.

Hope continued, "Think about it. how many monsters he must have consumed in all these centuries? If he can keep sending them after these artifacts, Malivore is gonna rise one way or the other, unless I stop him.".

But Alaric argued, "Hope listen to me. This is just a theory. We don't even know if this is gonna work. You are just seventeen years old. Your life is only beginning and you wanna end it by becoming a vampire?".

"Ok. that's a bit too much. Life doesn't end by becoming a vampire, it just becomes a new form of life.", Hope argued back.

"You know what I mean!", Alaric continued.

So Hope replied, "Dr. Saltzman, I always thought that I was some cosmic mistake. Someone who should never have been born. But after all this time, turns out I am the loophole to destroy Malivore. My purpose is finally clear and I am not denying it.".

Alaric spoke stubbornly, "I will not allow this. I will fight every single monster if I have to, but there is no way I am letting you go through this, at least until you're an adult."

Unlike in the show, Alaric here had only faced a Gargoyle and seen a Dragon. He did not know what he was signing up for. What kind of horrifying, nasty, weird monsters that were coming.

On the other hand, Hope could no longer argue back after such an emotional statement from Alaric.

He may have not been her father, but all this time, he was the only father figure she had in her life.

After a moment of silence, Kol spoke to Hope, "Hope, it's a big decision. A big life-changing decision. You should take some time to think about it.".

Kol had nothing but time in his hands. He was in no hurry. Plus he did agree with Alaric's point of view.

"Hmm", Hope nodded. She was still feeling quite emotional.

Then after a few moments of awkward silence where everyone contemplated the conversation until now.

Hope suddenly broke the silence, "So where were you all this time? I'm guessing not in the middle of the Pacific ocean?", in a sarcastic tone.

After hearing this, Kol laughed lightly, "Hu! Hu! Hu!", and replied, "So you did a locator spell using the letter I left for you. Told you not to do it. I was somewhere so far away that no locator spell could find me. No matter what spell, it would only show you a fake location, like the Pacific ocean.".

"Somewhere far away huh! It wouldn't happen to be that old mill by the river, would it?", Hope asked sarcastically.

"What are you talking about? That's not far at all. And it's not a place to live, it's a dump. Plus it gives me the creeps, I would never stay there.", Kol replied.

But Hope wasn't going to let this go, "Living conditions can easily be fixed with magic. Shouldn't be hard for you. Somehow there's a barrier spell there now that no one can pass through. It has so much magic that even our siphon withes can't siphon it. And then there's the fact that there's a red Ferrari parked there that mysteriously disappears sometimes. It's quite catchy on the CCTVs of several places YOU were seen visiting. Like that grocery store, just yesterday.".

Kol replied, "Ok! Ok! Fine. I get it. You have it all figured out.".

Then with a sigh, "Sigh!", he continued, "I'm staying there with some friends. I'll take down the illusion spell boundary later when I go back. Happy?".

Then he spoke to Alaric, "Just make sure that the students here don't bother me. Or I might just get hungry.".

Alaric knew he was just joking, so he asked, "Hmm. Alright, you mentioned friends. Are you talking about the monsters released from Malivore? Like that Dragon from the other day?".

He was referring to the fact that rather than killing her on the spot, Kol took the Dragon girl with him.

"Yes actually. But only two so far. The Dragon and a Dryad. The rest were either too ugly to look at, or weren't intelligent enough to converse with.", Kol replied.

"Are they safe? It's a school full of children. They're not gonna be a problem, are they?", Alaric asked back.

"It is a school full of SUPERNATURAL children, so I don't know how you define 'safe', but both are reasonable sort. As intelligent as humans, so they won't attack unless provoked.", Kol replied.

At this point, Hope interjected, "So what have you been doing all this time?", to change the subject before another argument could begin.

So Kol replied, "A lot actually!".

Then he continued, "Not long after we settled down, a giant, big, hairy spider. An Arachne came for the knife. Minty, our resident Dragon wanted to burn it on the spot, but I had a better idea. I just gave it the knife and followed behind. Figured it'd lead me to Malivore.", in a tone like telling a tale.

"Did it?", Hope asked.

Kol nodded, "You bet.", and replied, "Of course the Arachne blew itself up when it jumped on a landmine outside a military base in Fort Valley, Georgia. But thankfully, that base was the location of Malivore, so its sacrifice wasn't in vain.".

"What happened then?", Hope asked.

"And where's the knife now?", Alaric asked.

So Kol replied, "Well, I was about to take the knife and leave, but then I had an idea. Since I am here, might as well deal with Malivore.".

And continued, "So I cast invisique and went in, found a pit full of tar-like substance that was Malivore's sealed form, and tried to destroy it.".

And continued, "But obviously, that failed. So I did a little spell that told me how to kill it.".

And continued, "It needed to be released first, so I just threw the knife in it.".

And continued, "Then I found the second key, a spearhead, that was kept inside a warehouse in that same base, and threw it in the pit too. Now only one more to go and Malivore will be free, and very much killable.".

Hearing this Alaric commented with sarcasm, "Great! Just what we needed.", and continued with an irritated tone, "Any chance we had of backing down from this shit-storm IS NOW GONE! You just made a decision that concerns our lives, and the fate of the whole world, all by yourself, without consulting with anyone else. You are a Mikaelson! That's a classic Mikaelson move!", in a tone that implied that it meant something bad.

But Kol reprimanded him in a tone that emanated majesty, "Do mind your tone Saltzman. I'm not one of your students. And I AM very much a Mikaelson." while looking at him straight in the eyes.

He didn't speak many words, but from his eyes, Alaric felt something he never had before. It was not like what he felt from "Kol" of this world or any other Mikaelson.

When they threatened him this way, Alaric felt the fear of being looked at by the apex predator, but when this Kol threatened him, he felt like being shunned by the world itself.

Like this "Kol" represented not only himself but also by what Kol carried on his shoulders. The majesty of a great king.

It wasn't just fear but also shame. For a moment there, Alaric felt guilty even though he felt like he had nothing to be guilty about. An aura that compelled him to kneel and apologize for his misbehavior.

It didn't come from Kol but Alaric's own conscience. So he turned his head away, for he could no longer meet Kol's piercing gaze.

At this time, Hope asked, "So... why would the military be protecting Malivore?".

Kol replied, "It may be an army base, but it belongs to the Triad industries, not the government. They are the descendants of those humans who sealed Malivore in the first place. Now they have developed into a shadow organization that decides who they wanna throw in it. Think of them as bad guys.", back to his usual carefree tone.

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Just as Kol promised, he took down the illusion spell barrier.

It caused a commotion among the students when the old mill, where they used to hold parties, suddenly turned into a big house.

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But eventually, the hype died down and life in the Salvatore boarding school continued as usual.

Not long after, Rafael came to bother Kol about Landon, but by that point, Landon was already human and had lost value to Kol.

He was kept in the basement.

Kol kept him unconscious because whenever he was awake, he never stopped running his mouth for even a second, and Kol found that very annoying.

So he gave that annoying kid back to Alaric.

However, this situation wasn't as easy as that.

Since Landon was human now, he could not stay in the Salvatore school.

Alaric decided that this matter would be handled by the honor council, where one vampire, one witch, and one werewolf would represent their respective groups and would each get a vote.

Emma, the school counselor would represent the younger students, and Hope the tribrid would represent herself.

Their votes would decide whether Landon could stay.

When Rafael heard the news, he went to talk to his Alpha, Jed, about this matter, but Jed refused to vote in favor of Landon staying.

So Rafael challenged him for a duel and won, earning him the position of Alpha, hence making himself the representative of all the werewolves in the school.

But that didn't help much.

Werewolves were the most impulsive creatures in the world, way more than vampires, especially these teenagers.

Jed felt like he lost everything when he lost that duel, his honor, his position, his pride, and his hard-earned title.

He had been the Alpha for years and suddenly a new guy showed up and took away the most important thing in his life, that which defined him.

He was in the park when he came across Landon. There Jed lost his cool and beat him up.

He was already blaming Landon for everything and the wounds of his duel with Rafael were still quite fresh. A wounded werewolf was more prone to violence. Especially when you go bother him for no reason.

Of course, Jed felt sorry right after, but this incident proved important for his growth.

After beating up Landon, Jed felt guilty, which was what led him to do a lot of soul-searching and grow up as a person.

This incident also convinced Hope to vote against Landon staying. A human kid in a school full of supernatural creatures was not safe for Landon.

With her vote, the decision was made, and Rafael and Emma were the only ones who voted in favor of Landon staying, while everyone else voted against it.

So Hope arranged for Landon to stay in New Orleans, and he left on the next bus out of town.

But that wasn't the end of Landon just yet.

On the other hand, Kol created a moonlight ring for Jed that could only work for him, to allow him to control his transformation.

This was his little revenge against Rafael for disrespecting him so many times.

It wasn't just once or twice, but Rafael kept bothering him whenever he saw him. The tone that he used to demand from him could easily earn him his death if he wasn't just a kid.

Instead, Kol kept knocking him out, and Rafael never learned manners.

Making him lose his position as Alpha, a position that he was never worthy of from the beginning, it was only appropriate.

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Before Landon left for New Orleans, Hope gave him a wristwatch that had some kind of tracking magic.

Whenever Landon needed help, all he had to do was turn it on and Hope would be able to track him.

It had only been a few weeks since he left when Hope received a message that he was in danger.

So she, along with Alaric left to find him.

In fact, Landon had gone to find his birth mother Seylah as he did in the show.

Seylah had been hiding from the Triad industries ever since she was released from Malivore, so she didn't believe Landon at first and tied him up in her basement to interrogate him, which led him to send the danger signal to Hope.

However, Triad was already tailing Landon, plus him being there activated the last key, the Urn, which Seylah had stolen from the Triad industries before her escape.

With the arrival of a new monster that had come to take the Urn, Triad stormed Seylah's house but found that Seylan and Landon had already escaped.

So they kept searching.

On the other hand, Alaric and Hope finally tracked down Landon and Seylah's location in a motel.

The four finally came face to face, all their doubts were cleared, and Landon and Seylah had an emotional reunion.

That's when Seylah started to blame herself for abandoning Landon.

She was the kind of person who would run away from her problems rather than facing them, plus the weight of being a mother was not something she could handle.

So after a small argument with Hope in the parking lot, she left.

Her destination was Malivore. She wanted to jump in there and be forgotten. Then leave it up to chance that Malivore would spit her out again as he did before.

That way Landon wouldn't remember he ever had a mother and everyone would be happy. At least according to her.

But Seylah didn't know that Hope was a tribrid and she was immune to Malivore's abilities, including his ability to erase people's memories of those he had consumed.

On the other hand, Landon had stolen the Urn from Seylah's house as he did the knife.

Just as Seylah left, the Urn lit up and released the next monster. An extremely ugly Merman that for some reason could run quite fast on land.

Since they already had to find the location of Malivore to stop Seylah from jumping down, the trio this time decided to take a page from Kol's handbook and gave the Urn to the Merman.

Then as expected, the fish-man led them outside the military base in Fort Valley, Georgia, where it followed in the steps of his predecessor, the giant spider, and bravely committed suicide by jumping on a landmine.

By this point, Seylah had already jumped inside Malivore, and Alaric and Landon had forgotten she ever existed.

So they safely picked up the now unguarded Urn from the ground and drove back home to Salvatore boarding school.

Only Hope remembered what happened and she told Alaric, but she decided to not tell Landon, to protect him, and Alaric agreed.

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I know these recent few chapters were boring to read, trust me they were boring to write as well.

But there are also people here who haven't watched the show, so I had to explain some of it. The next chapter will be good. You will find all chapters from now on quite entertaining.

I am thinking about changing the writing style from the next volume onwards, first, explain all that needs to be explained, and then write the actual stuff. This novel will be fun from now on.