Chapter 74 [Vault]

Title - Valkyrie Mikaelson: Mistress of Essences | Chapter 5

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[3rd POV] [One…Month…later]

Weeks had passed since the passing of Henrik. And Valkyrie was STILL unconscious. Her body was healing, but slowly and painfully. The damages done by the werewolves had been…extensive. And she had only survived due to the magic of Ayana and her Mother, and her own genes. 

She had slaughtered a total of 20 werewolves that night, after her father had went to the sight where Henrik had been killed. Something that the family was…happy about. Happy that their sister had gotten rid of the ones that had killed Henrik. 

But…that wasn’t the end of the killing of Werewolves. As the Originals, during these weeks…had been born. Born through dark magic used by Esther, and born through the blood of Tatia, the doppelganger. Born during Valkyrie’s coma…and born without her being turned alongside them. Leaving her the only human Mikaelson sibling left. 

Her siblings had been by her side at every moment of the day. Even the quiet Finn had kept close, afterall…she was his favorite sibling since Freya’s…death. 

Klaus had had his Werewolf side locked away, locked away by Esther at Mikael’s orders and her own fear of what Klaus was. Esther…Esther had been promptly slain by an enraged Klaus, who had framed his father for the murder. A murder that had Val been awake for it, she would have helped. She despised the bitch, and would have gladly helped. Esther had been placed within a protected coffin through Ayana, and hidden away so that only her descendents could open it. 

But at the moment, the Mikaelsons were fleeing, fleeing the only person that they feared…their father. 

“COME BACK HERE BOY!” A booming voice sounded out in the now desolate village, causing Klaus to look to his siblings. 

“We must flee!” Klaus whispered. 

“How? Father will find us!” Rebekah whisper yelled back. 

“I know you’re there boy! Come out and face me like a warrior!” Mikael roared out, his vampire face gleaming in the night. 

Klaus hearing Mikael, breathed in deeply and prepared to step out, while Rebekah reached out to him. Only for there eyes to widen as a voice sounded out. 

“Cough You know, I was expecting a bit of a welcome when I awoke. But all I see is…this” The voice of Valkyrie sounded out, causing the wide eyed Mikael to turn, finding Valkyrie standing there, a blade in hand. 

She was…weak, she could feel it. Being unconscious for an entire month would do that. Even if her Werewolf blood had awoken, she knew she had no chance against this man. So…she would just have to try her absolute damndest to survive until her siblings flee, and until her essences awoke. 

“You! Yet another bastard born from the whore!” Mikael scowled, as he looked to Valkyrie. 

“The same whore you married, what does that make you? Her little bitch?” Valkyrie said with a grin, causing Mikael to growl in anger. 

“Lift your blade, Mikael. We both know that you can kill me within an instant, so at least do it honorably. Let us fight this as warriors do” Valkyrie said, staring the man down, not an ounce of fear within her. 

Seeing her siblings peaking out from behind a nearby shack, she made a small motion with her finger, a motion that basically meant “Go” 

The siblings stared, as Klaus was preparing to walk out, only to get dragged back “Why are you stopping me?!” Klaus whispered in rage. 

“Brother, we must flee. We cannot waste this chance our sister is giving us. And knowing her, she will have a way to get out of this” Finn whispered, causing Klaus to snarl, before noticing the look Rebekah was giving him. 

“Fine! Let’s not waste this chance” Klaus said with a growl, as they all nodded, and sprinted off as fast as possible. 

Back with Valkyrie and Mikael. 

“You wish to fight me like that, girl? You will drop to the floor dead before I even strike you myself” Mikael said in disbelief. 

“I might, yes. But at the very least, it will be done in battle. Will you give me one last battle, Mikael?” Valkyrie asked, staring the man down, inwardly smiling as she saw her siblings run off, Klaus giving her one last look before he sprinted into the forest. 

“...Fine. Let us battle…daughter” Mikael said, as he pulled his blade out, and lifted it. 

Smiling at this, Valkyrie inwardly chuckled, knowing she had no chance, but at least…at least she’d be able to stall for time. 

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[Minutes Later, a nearby cliff]

Far from the village, the Mikaelsons were finally coming to a stop. A stop as they stared back to the village that was there home for most their lives, a village that their sister and father was currently battling in. 

They could just barely see the battle, they could see as their sister masterfully struck their father over and over. Had the man been human, he would have died within a minute, but…he was no human. 

“N-No” Rebekah whispered, as the family watched from afar, horror in their eyes. 

Far back at the village, Valkyrie looked to her chest, where her heart was, a soft chuckle escaped her lips. 

“It seems even now…you couldn’t beat me legitimately” Valkyrie softly coughed…as she stared at the blade that was piercing her heart. 

Mikael looked down to her, fury on his face, as he realized…he had used vamp speed to beat her. Even now, even with his new senses, he could not defeat her in a battle of pure swordsmanship. 

Looking afar, Valkyrie smiled softly, knowing her siblings had fled. 

Softly, she whispered as she fell to the ground, a singular tear leaking from her eyes. 

“I love you all…” Her whisper sounded out, and the siblings…the siblings heard it.

“NOOOOOOO!!!!!!” A roar of rage escaped Klaus as tears began to pour from his eyes. He was preparing to bolt to the village, in hopes of saving his sister, but he was stopped as Elijah grabbed him. 

“STOP! We must not waste this chance Valkyrie has given us!” Elijah yelled, causing Klaus to turn to him, ready to punch him, only to stop as he saw his family was all crying. Tears streaked from the eyes of Finn, Elijah, Kol, and Rebekah.

“I-I’ll kill him” Klaus whispered with rage, as he felt as if another part of him had been ripped apart, a bond of siblings, a bond unlike any other. 

“And we will help you. But we cannot do it now, not yet. We must flee, and we must live. And we must honor the deal Valkyrie had made with us all those years ago” Finn said, wiping his tears away. 

They all looked at one another, whispering the words that Valkyrie had preached, and the words closest to their hearts. The words of Valkyrie Mikaelson. 

“””””Always and Forever”””””

And so…the Mikaelsons fled what would become Mystic Falls, and Mikael followed closely after them. 

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“No…not you too” Ayana whispered with tears streaking from her eyes, as she ran to the middle of the village, Valkyrie laying there, a blade still in her chest, and still kneeling. 

“Please…please aid me! Please not her too! I beg of you, help me save my daughter!” Ayana yelled up to the skies above, to the spirits that watched over them, and to the nature that they were born from. 

And…it answered the call. 

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[Valkyrie Mikaelson, 1st Person]

Darkness…neverending darkness. A familiar sight, but…different. This one wasn’t the void, it was…warm, comforting. A darkness that surrounded me, a darkness that protected me.

‘Am I dead?’ I thought to myself. I had died once already, and maybe this was the second time? It wouldn’t be that surprising…I did deserve it for not trying more, for not saving him…

“You will not die on my watch, my daughter” A soft whisper entered my ears, the whisper of Ayana…of mother. 

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[3rd Person]

Within the opening, Ayana stood, Valkyrie laying on the grounds. Surrounding her was what looked to be a large ritual, ritual used through blood, and magic. A ritual of desperation of a mother. A ritual not of dark magic, but born of love for a child. A ritual supported by the spirits of old. 

Chanting escaped Ayana as magic poured from her being, magic of herself, magic of her bloodline, magic of the Bennett spirits beyond. Magic of nature itself poured from her, as she brought forth another…another Original. 

“You will live! Be it within 1 day, to 1000 years! For so long as the Bennett bloodline survives, you will heal, and you shall be reborn!” Ayana spoke, the voices of Bennetts of old overlapping with her, as slowly, vines and grass began to form around Valkyrie. 

Slowly, what almost looked like a cocoon or coffin surrounded her, and began to melt into the grounds below. Below what once stood as the White Oak tree, below what had given the Originals life, it’s roots would give her her own. 

And whether it be 1 year, 10, or 1000, Valkyrie Mikaelson would return to the world. And the Bennetts would watch gladly. 

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[????...Years…Later]

‘...How long has it been?’ Valkyrie wondered. She had been in this darkness for what felt like forever. She had counted the time for nearly 5 years, before she could feel her mind unraveling. 

She couldn’t allow that, she couldn’t let madness take form. So…she began to meditate. She began to grow her connection to her body, and she began to develop a power she was given years ago. 

After the whisper from Ayana, she had felt it. The power that had been taken from her so long ago, the power of the Essences. Essences that she couldn’t even use at the moment, for she was sealed away, forced to this darkness where all she did was meditate, a mediation that was unknowingly rapidly growing her connection to her body, and her power in the Hercules Method. 

She wasn’t even sure how far into the method she was, but she cared less. She continued to meditate, and continued to delve into her self, thinking over everything she did wrong, the sheer amount of idiotic things she had done on that day. All because she made the foolish decision when she was born, all for some more power. Power that she couldn’t even fucking use yet, as she seemingly had to be out of this void to accept it. 

And so, she waited, and waited, and waited. For what felt like an eternity, she meditated, growing the method of Hercules, and her connection to it. With every year that unknowingly passed, Valkyrie’s body grew stronger, as her Essences unknowingly strengthened her. Her mind sharpened more and more, as the world moved on unknowingly. 

But finally, after so much time, after unknowingly mastering her Hercules method to levels beyond that of it’s originator, Cain, something finally had happened. 

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[Slightly Outside Mystic Falls, Old Bennett Home]

A soft crumbling sounded throughout the area, as the white flowers that covered the grounds began to crumble and shake. 

Crack Crack Boom!

As the cracking continued, it soon ended as a soft “Boom” sounded out, and the dirt of the grounds flew, as a loud gasp sounded out. 

“Cough Cough Cough I-I’m finally out” Slowly, a dirt covered woman began to sit up, revealing a dirty but alive…Valkyrie Mikaelson. 

Coughing, she slowly got to her feet, as the dirt that surrounded her fell off her clothing. The same clothing she had died in, and the same clothing she had been buried in. 

She grunted slightly as her eyes opened, revealing the sun beaming across her skin, as slowly, a wide smile formed on her face. 

“I’m free…I’m really free!” Valkyrie said with a happy laugh, as she stepped, her body rapidly adapting to the changes. Her essences working in overtime to help her adapt to the sunlight, the movement, and air filling her lungs. Her body was taller than before, standing at 6’0 tall, with muscles more noticeable than ever before. 

Her fist clenched as she took in her surroundings, as she softly spoke “Thank you, Mother…and thank you, Bennetts. I’ll make sure to repay this tenfold” As if hearing what she had said, the tree’s rustled slightly, as she smiled. 

[Congratulations on your rebirth, host! You may now use your 5 essences. Several hidden quests have also been complete!]

[Hidden Quests Complete!]

100 Years

Details - Survive for 100 Years

Reward - 1 Random Essence. 

250 Years

Details - Survive for 250 Years

Reward - 1 Random Essence. 

500 Years

Details - Survive for 500 Years

Reward - 1 Random Essence.

1,000 Years

Details - Survive for 1,000 Years

Reward - 1 Random Essence.

…Sorry

Details - The death of Henrik was…a sad accident, and the system can’t help but feel bad. 

Reward - 1 Random Essence. 

[Total Essences - 10]

“I still fucking hate you system, but…thank you” Valkyrie softly said, as she walked away from her “grave” and walked into the old house that the Bennetts of old lived inside. 

“Thank you for allowing me inside” Valkyrie softly said, knowing that if the Bennett spirits wanted, they could have stopped her. 

‘Now…let’s claim those essences, then see where and when the fuck I am’

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That’s the end of the chapter!

Not sure how well it was written, but I kind of wanted this to happen since the beginning. The whole her fighting Mikael and losing because he relied on his vampiric strength, was something I wanted to happen. As did the 1000+ year timeskip. 

Now here’s the real question, should I continue this vault fic to 10 chapters instead of 5? Because tbh, I am kind of enjoying writing this one lol. If yes, then I’ll probably upload another chapter tomorrow or so. 

Anyways, have a good day!