I opened my eyes to complete darkness. My head was pounding, and my body felt heavy and weak. I tried to move, but my limbs wouldn't budge.
Panic set in as I realized I had no idea where I was or how I had gotten here. I tried to remember the last thing I had seen or done, but my mind was a blank slate.
Suddenly, a voice echoed through the darkness, sending chills down my spine.
"Welcome back, little one," the voice said, low and menacing.
I tried to scream, but my throat was dry, and no sound escaped.
"You are mine now," the voice continued. "And I will teach you everything you need to know."
Fear and confusion overwhelmed me as I realized I was no longer in the world I knew. Something had happened to me, something beyond my control.
The voice spoke again, this time closer. A hand touched my face, and I flinched.
"Don't be afraid," the voice said, almost soothingly. "You are going to be reborn as a Mikaelson, one of the most feared and powerful vampire families in the world."
My mind struggled to process the information. Vampire? Mikaelson?
The hand pulled away, and I heard footsteps receding into the distance. I was left alone in the darkness once again, with nothing but my own thoughts.
As I lay there, trying to make sense of what was happening to me, memories started to flood back. Memories of a life I had once lived, in a world where vampires and witches were nothing but legend and myth.
But this was real. I could feel the coldness of my surroundings, the weight of my own body, and the unease settling in my gut.
What had happened to me? And how was I going to survive in this new world as a Mikaelson?