"Now don't be scared. The only thing you have to do is not look into their eyes. I know killing someone without looking into their eyes is no killing at all. But if you don't want your eyeballs to melt and your blood coming out of them, then you better let your arrogance and ego down and think about survival. Okay?" Josephine told everyone while eating dinner on the large dining table. The table was set with marvelous finger-licking food made from fleshes of different animals.
"Okay, madam Josephine," Elijah assured her that they got everything she said in their heads.
"Is it true that they can pull out our heart and kill us?"
Kol asked. Josephine nodded.
"You said we could only be killed with the White Oak," Kol complained in a low voice to Mikael sitting beside him.
"Don't worry. Only people like you can do that. Meaning only vampires can do that." Josephine heard that and replied to Kol.
"But Madam Josephine, we have been told that people of The Equilibrium are not vampires but just people," Elijah said confused.
"And what your father said is true and he also must have mentioned that not all of them are human. Half of them are witches." Josephine replied.
"Complete half?" Niklaus asked in fear.
"Yes complete half and some of them even stronger than your mother," Josephine replied. Niklaus gasped in shock and all of the Mikaelsons were shocked too. "Why you all didn't know?"
"No madam Josephine," Elijah answered.
"I don't blame you. Mikael must've told you this when you were hungry for blood, right? (Mikaelsons nodded except Rebekah and Henrik) So stupid and yet so smart. Typical of you Mikael, you indeed haven't changed by the habits as well." Josephine said with a wink. Mikael chuckled at that.
Kol saw his mother uncomfortable sitting in front of him and so to avoid this topic, he asked Josephine
"So how is it any wrong if they are witches. They are just human with powers." Kol commented.
"I see what Mikael meant in all these years. You are just like he mentions you. Never mistake underestimating witches. They are the most superior creation. And the reason how witches affect The Equilibrium is that they provide The Equilibrium enough temporal power to give them strength equal to yours whenever they want to fight. So our enemy may not be a vampire they have the strength of it."
To clear the tension spread on the table Niklaus said to Rebekah,
"No rabbits here Rebekah."
"Oh no, we don't eat rabbits. Who would want to kill those adorable creatures?!" Josephine shared.
"Thank you!" Rebekah was glad someone thinks like her.
Everyone laughed.
After a few seconds, a man entered the huge hall and informed,
"Madam? (Josephine looked at him questioningly) They're here."
And so the sense of tension spread on the table, again.
"How many?" Josephine asked.
"More than we can count." The man replied.
"And how many of us are available?" Josephine asked.
"Not enough." The man replied; scared.
Josephine dropped the fork that was in her hand and stood up.
"Okay, inform everyone to be prepared. And please take Esther, Rebekah, and Henrik to the room of abundance and keep them safe at any cost."
The man nods. "Esther, please take your children with you."
Then they realized that the time has come. They had to part their ways and maybe this is the last time they all are together.
"Wait, can't they also be kept safe with us?" Rebekah asked holding tears in her eyes.
"There are people like you who use the Great White Oak out of its four adamants. And The Equilibrium sets out to kill them too. Though Mikael and I share history, I can't be biased for you people and not save them. We are not The Relations. We are The Order. And just like Great White Oak has an order we have a too. To never favor people. To always keep all Users; people using the Great White Oak in its true order, equal. And therefore all over the world, my people are helping the Users to fight against The Equilibrium. And therefore we are short on people. Finn, Elijah, Niklaus, and Kol will be of great use. And this is their fight. They have to fight. They are vampires now. They can't just hide for what they are."
"Rebekah dear, they have to do this," Esther said.
Rebekah accepts the situation as it is and starts sobbing,
"We will meet again brothers."
She says with a smile.
"Of course! We are the Mikaelsons. We will never be apart." Elijah said. The family hugged each other warmly and lovingly. They all cried for this is could be the last time they all are seeing each other.
After their hugs, Esther was about to go when Josephine called her,
"Esther, (Esther stood) the room of abundance is the room where there is an abundant supply of Great White Oak; hence the name of the room.
There you use Great White Oak as much as you can to do two things. First, put a cloaking spell on your kids to cloak them but we should still see them, and second, reduce the power of the witches. Understood? (Esther nods) Great. Off you go. Be safe."
Esther took Rebekah and Henrik with her and followed the man.
"Okay. Let's go." Josephine told to the rest ones. They all followed her.
"Josephine, they'll be in deep grief after tonight. They killed 10 people and were very crossed about it especially Finn. You know he always has been a non-violent person. He'll be shattered after this."
Mikael joined Josephine and told her who was leading the people.
"I know but we can't do anything," Josephine said.
"Yes, we can." Josephine looked at Mikael eyes and understood what he had in mind. "If you think you can bring them back, then do it if you want." She said.
Mikael nodded and stopped his sons from following the crowd. The four of them were very much confused as to what was going on. When the crowd was a little far away, Mikael looked at his sons and said,
"I am doing this only because I love you and do not wish to see you cry."
The confusion intensified.
Mikael looked into Finn's eyes and said,
"Tu---- turn it of….. Turn your humanity off."
Finn closed his eyes and when he opened them, the fear in his eyes was gone. There was no fear, no care, no feelings at all. Finn had turned off his humanity. He had now no feeling of wariness. He just wanted to do what he wanted to.
Mikael did the same to Elijah, Niklaus, and Kol. After doing it all, Kol said with an absolute chill in his voice,
"Let's go kill some bastards."
The crowd was outside and had stopped in front of a larger crowd. Everyone from the Equilibrium was covered in green clothes implying balance. They have covered their faces too.
"I don't think you are here to hide your faces. Or you are just scared to face us?" Josephine teased.
Then the man leading The Equilibrium removed his green hood and so did the rest,
"O, please Josephine! You guys follow the pathetic and unnatural order. I think it is you who should be one hiding faces." The leading man said hastily.
"But we are not the ones who take matters of God into our own hands and go on slaughtering people." Josephine taunted.
"You know as someone who doesn't worship God, you shouldn't be lecturing me about Him." The man taunted back.
"That still doesn't justify killing children." Josephine wanted The Equilibrium to feel dirty; shameful.
"Can we stop with the talk and do what we are here for?" the man complains annoyed.
"Fine. I hoped you will come to your senses and realize you shouldn't be doing this just because your leader is asking you to. Speaking of him, where is he?"
As soon as Josephine said this, many from the crowd of The Equilibrium looked at each other in anguish.
"Speaking of asking for people, where are the ones we are here for?"
"They are here. In the crowd. So; shall we?" Josephine asked and the man smiled.
At that instant, arrows of fire pounded on The Equilibrium, and chanting of witches started. Due to this, the effect was reduced but the cause wasn't in vain. Some people were killed; burnt alive. While The Equilibrium was still recovering from the fire, the people of The Order started attacking them with weapons. Hammers and arrows of fire were constantly being thrown at them. The war had started.
Esther entered the room of abundance and saw thousands of White Oak but she noticed a high glass case and inside was a big piece of White Oak. She asked for it to one of the men and so the man replied,
"That piece is not to be touched by us. It is reserved for a crucial emergency."
"Is this not a crucial emergency?" Esther asked with a crossed brow.
"I am sorry madam but madam Josephine has not permitted us to use that piece. You can use any other."
Esther sighed and said,
"Then give me your second best."
The man gave her a piece of White Oak which was less significant than the one in the glass case but more significant than any other.
She took it and asked for salt. The man gave it to her.
Esther drew a big circle of salt enough for all of them to stand inside it. The other man asked confusingly,
"Madam, why drew such a big circle?"
"You are here to protect my family and I must protect you too."
The men smiled and all of them stood inside the circle.
First, she decided to do the cloaking spell. She cut herself on the palm and dropped blood on the White Oak. She then asked the men to cut their palms too and after that, hold her palm turn by turn. And so they did. When it was done, she held the White Oak in her bloody hand and shouted, "Invisique!"
She then put the White Oak down and with another piece of White Oak, started working on reducing the witch's power.
The Mikaelsons were confused a bit on where to start. Elijah saw one of The Orders was having a headache because of a witch. Elijah ran up to her and the witch being unable to see him because of the cloaking spell, was continued torturing the man. Elijah at that instant took out her heart. He looked at his brothers and smiled at them while having a bite of it. The brothers smiled and ran to kill others. Niklaus dried some men of the blood along with Kol. Finn and Elijah were taking out their hearts. While Mikael was just detaching the head from the body with just a slap, kick, or punch.
"Not bad, Mikael," Josephine commented while just peeling the eyes off a man. Mikael chuckled wickedly.
Then Mikaelsons aimed to kill the witches and so the people of The Equilibrium were losing their power. Then the man who leads the Equilibrium noticed the number of witched reduced in a large amount. Thankfully, the strongest among the witches was still alive and so he went to her,
"Tayata! (Tayata looked at him) noticed how the witches have decreased?"
Tayata then realizes it too.
"You're right."
"Have you seen the Mikaelsons?" the man asked.
"No. Where are they?"
Suddenly the man noticed a man's heart being taken out by no one.
"They're cloaked. Tayata, find the source of this magic and tell me. I'll kill whoever is doing this."
Tayata nodded and closed her eyes. The man was killing anyone who was coming to kill either of them. After a few seconds, she opened her eyes and told to the man,
"The source is coming from their house on the topmost floor. The door is white. The source might be cloaked too but it is there. So do anything you can to stop the source."
The man smiled gladly and left to kill the source. Along the way, some intruded to stop him but the man killed every single one of them. Mikael notices him leaving so he shouts to Josephine,
"Why is he going inside?!"
"Maybe Esther has excessed her power and they sensed it. They must've realized your sons are cloaked now that they've gone on a killing spree." Josephine said pointing to a woman who was being fed on.
Your sons didn't listen to me when I told them to be with one of my men constantly. Now with their humanity off, they are going crazy, careless. That was a pretty smart decision you made out there. (Mikael looks guilty) Anyway, this is not the time to shout at you. He is going to the abundance room. White Oak in the room is cloaked but I don't know about your family. I should go stop him."
"Why you?!"
"Because I can't die but he can kill you. You, kill as many as you can. And listen. If it comes down to saving the Great White Oak and your family, I will choose White Oak."
She took the hammer from one of the temporal dead ones and went to kill him. She was going to attack him from the back but Tayata noticed her and killed Josephine.
The man entered the house and reached the room with a white door. It was closed. He opened it and saw nothing. It was a room full of cobwebs and spiders. But he knew this is all an illusion and so he touched the necklace he was wearing and he saw the room for what it was. The abundance of White Oaks, The white Oak in a glass case. And the salt circle and inside it, the men of The Order, Esther chanting, Rebekah and Henrik sitting together with Henrik's head on Rebekah's lap. Rebekah saw the man standing in front of them at the entrance and got scared. She got scared even more when the man was smiling at them evilly.
The Mikaelsons were killing people. Feeding, detaching body parts, taking out hearts when suddenly they noticed people of The Equilibrium were running towards them. They were visible. Meaning the cloak spell had been lifted off. This could change the direction of the war and the destiny of each Mikaelson.