Klaus's Pov
After seperating from his siblings Klaus left for Europe to explore the world he didn't want to be around them anymore if they were going to abandon him or treat him bad for saving their lives so he stayed away from them unless it was to help them over the years Klaus made it his mission to learn about the other types of supernatural creatures as well as the different kinds of vampires but sadly there were only 2 other kinds there were those who could transform just their faces hands and feet or those who could do a full body transformation.
So far Klaus has yet to learn or see how those two trasformations work but he remains optimistic that he will also in his travels he meets several witches werewolves and vampires who spark his interest so he helps them out one such incidident is when he helps the witches escape perscution in europe and move to other places even America he does the same with werewolves when humans are hunting for anything supernatural he smuggles them out.
However the human politicians learn about Klaus eventually and try to bend him to their will but it doesn't work also Klaus makes them look stupid by telling them that they have no leverage over him or proof that he has ever done anything wrong or will ever do anything wrong and if you try to make some then we'll see how dangerous i can really be a few centuries after that meeting those politicians got together and got with a group of dark witches and wizards and put a spell on Klaus that unless he finally slayed that which is hunting him he would decend into madness until his dying day.
After that Klaus sought out his own witches alchemists and shamans after performing several spells on him as well as rituals who told him that when the new millenium occurs he will either fully lose himself to madness or achieve what he was always meant to achieve in order to combat the madness within they helped him forge a sword along with some of China's best swordsmiths to make a weapon that is perfect for him he didn't just let them forge it for him he just did as told even when adding the neccsary magic symbols to the blade so he wouldn't go mad.
The sword itself was a yuntoudao which is a ringed sword however Klaus's sword only has four rings on it the crossgaurd is what's on a katana the handle is metal with red and black wrapping with a bronze pommel the sheath has the Mikaelson crest on the center of it the bottom had a bronze metal piece to hold it together the sheath itself was black the Mikaelson crest was white on the inside of the sheath is the same symbols of the blade it's also been spelled that for every life he takes more time he gets and less madness will affect him but should he lose his blade or have it stolen from him the madness will increase.
After exploring China to it's fullest and enjoying the food Klaus heads back to Europe after hearing rumors of ancient vampires there so he heads to the far east to the far side of Romania to the land called Transylvania once there even during broad daylight he gets the feeling like he's being watched also the humans avoid him like the plague unless he enters their business establishments they are reluctant to give him information but as soon as he tells them that he's an explorer who just wants to see this country for all it is worth not too mention that he's carrying a sword they are more than happy to help him out.
After getting a map of the country and some supplies from the town he heads out of town and just explores the country side his first stop is a place called Targoviste is a city in Dambovita County, Romania it is situated 80 kilometers north-west of Bucharest on the right bank of the Ialomita River the city is twinned with Guilin,China the city has alot of Saxon and Roman buildings as well as influences scattered throughout the city also there are a few Wallachian strongholds in and around the city also their warriors seem to be gearing up for something.
Klaus walks up to one of the soldiers he speaks german to them they don't understand him next he tries Italian they understand a little next he tries french they barely understand him next he tries anglo-saxon they still don't understand him next he tries chinese they don't understand him however the one in charge of them sees what's going on decides to take pity on Klaus speaks english to him but with a heavy Romanian accent he asks what is it that you want stranger Klaus speaks in a heavy Viking accent i want to know first what year it is secondly why are you guys gearing up for war.
The stranger says to save time my name is Randolph to answer your questions the year is 1441 and we are preparing for the Turk's invasion happening in 3 years from now Klaus asks what's being done to stop it Randolph says what you see here instead of training we are just gathering our weapons in all of our strongholds Klaus says that's dumb all the enemy has to do is take those out and you guys will be defenseless Randolph says I agree and so does who i'd rather lead us but unfortuneately it won't be that way.
Klaus asks where is this leader at Randolph says he's in Budapest training for the war Klaus says show me on this map where Budapest is he shows Randolph his map of Romania Randolph says you're going to need a different map as it's not in Romania Klaus pulls out one of Europe that has every country and city on it Randolph points to Budapest then says even if you left now it would take you a few months to reach Budapest Klaus says fine by me.
Randolph writes on the map the best route to get there but Klaus sees an even more dangerous route the goes through most of Europe but it's the most dangerous Randolph sees what he's looking at he stops Klaus's train of thought by saying don't even think about even the supernatural won't venture into those mountains or worse take that dreaded trail trust Klaus you're better off doing my route plus going that way will take a year to complete even if you weren't human the mountains make you travel as one in order to determine if you are worth meeting who you came here to meet.
Klaus says i'm going through the mountains and through Borgo pass Randolph says don't say i didn't warn you just in case you are what i think you are here take this Klaus asks what's this Randolph says it's a canteen of blood you'll need it to pay off the one you want to meet Klaus nods then heads for the mountains the Carpathian mountains are the easteren wing of the great Central Mountain System of Central Europe curving 1500 kilometers.
Along the borders of Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Austria, Serbia, Northern Hungary and Southern Russia the Carpathian Mountains merge with other smaller mounatin ranges in order to completely cover Europe the highest peak is the Transylvanian Plateau the mountain ranges encircle several forests and lakes along it's area as well as several towns villages and even some cities Klaus travels the mountains until he sees a castle in the distance he doesn't stop he keeps going until he reaches it.
Once there he gets a good look at the castle on the very edge of a terrific precipice with occasionally a deep rift where there is a chasm with silver threads where the rivers wind in deep gorges through the forests the castle itself is ruined from whose tall black windows came no ray of light and whose broken battlements showed a jagged line against the sky it also has great round arches the immense iron studded stone doors the rattling chains and the clinking of massive bolts.
Klaus sees a door open by itself he walks right through it not worried about what's coming he follows the path laid out before him but once inside he can't help take note of the interior of the castle the interior decoration is still in good condidtion and the library is well equipped he found a room looking south the view was magificent and from where he stood there was every opputunity in seeing it the castle itself looks like it's about to fall off the mountain into the chasm below a rock fell from the window and and seemed to never hit the bottom.
Klaus continued on his exploration of the castle most of the doors are locked except for the bathroom the kitchen the armory the dining room the library a few bedrooms upstairs and what seems to be the throne room once Klaus enters said room he sees a man sitting on it as if he was waiting for him this entire time the man sniffs upwards with his nose than sighs as he can tell that Klaus is a vampire a very old and powerful one but he's also a hybrid which are exceedingly rare so this man thinks that maybe he can get Klaus on his side.
The man infront of Klaus is thin with a long white moustache pointed ears sharp teeth he also has a hooked nose and a pointed beard with a sreak of white in it Klaus can immediately tell that the man in front of him is a vampire but somehow this vampire is like him only not as old as he is Klaus walks towards the man gives him the canteen he takes it from Klaus then once he opens it he drains it dry in 30 minutes afterwards he transforms into a man in his 30's with curvy black hair no facial hair handsome features he is waering a suit with a red and black cape on it and a gold medallian on his chest.
Klaus is facinated at his transformation but even more facinated that the canteen isn't empty yet the vampire in front of him says this canteen is spelled to never run out of blood and it has the best blood of all the blood of our enemies the Turks Klaus says my name is Klaus as he holds out his hand the man says my name is Vlad but everyone has been calling me Dracula since i became a vampire as he shakes Klaus's hand Klaus asks is it possible to get something to eat i'm starving Vlad says certainly so how did you come to find my castle.
Klaus says i went through the mountains and went through Borgo pass Vlad spits out his blood then says that's not possible not even i at my strongest could go through that and survive Klaus says well i was motivated so after lunch or dinner how about you show me what kind of powers you have and i'll show you mine Vlad says okay that's fine so they eat dinner which is pot roast which is pork potatoes carrots and onions cooked for 4 hours with various spices from the region then served with wine.
Klaus decided to make blood wine he took several of the local seasonings with help from Vlad on which ones pair with his wine then he adds blood vervain and wolfsbane to it so no one will be able to hurt him once that is done he copies the writing on the canteen and puts it on the wine bottle so it never runs out after some trial and error it works and Klaus has a never ending blood source so he no longer needs to feed on humans once dinner is over they go to the courtyard to practice their skills with each other vlad is first.
Vlad creates a fog out of nowhere he also commands every nocturnal animal to come to him they do he gets rid of the fog then he has them form a protective circle then he sends them away next he shapeshifts into mist goes under the door they came from then comes back next he turns into a bat then turns back into his human form next he levitates 10 feet into the air next swirly smoky energy encircles him as he uses it to manipulate various objects the energy is a combination between purple black and white.
Vlad sits down drinks his blood then says that's everything i can do without transforming Klaus says wait i though transformations were just stories vampires told other vampires Vlad says no they are very real but if you go for the full body transformation you run the risk of becoming a mindless beast if you don't learn to control it Klaus says that's already going to happen to me Vlad takes klaus's hand cuts it with his fingernail until it bleeds drinks a drops on his tongue then spits it out.
Vlad says you have been cursed by a vaery annoying group of magic users Klaus asks have you encountered them before vlad says yes i have about 2,000 years ago he says idk what they were calling themselves back then but we have come up with a name for them they are called travlers the only way you can kill them is if you keep every other type supernatural away from them and make sure that they don't get into huge groups or even someone as powerful as you and i could be killed.
Klaus just laughs then says no i can't die their curse made sure of that also i'm an original not much can kill us Vlad says maybe so but Klaus says they foolishly put a protection spell on me to protect me from their magic i even made sure to carve that spell into my blade Vlad smirks then asks what are you going to do Klaus says well my plan was to learn everything i could from you then kill the Turks in their own country then hunt down the travlers and wipe them out Vlad says you could never wipe them out they repopulate like rabbits.
Klaus asks is this coming from experience Vlad says yes it is no matter how many of them you kill there will still be those who survive your onslaught Klaus says don't worry with your help i won't be wearing my face but another's but also with your help i need to tone down what i'm capable of so it will be believable that someone else did it Vlad asks who is the target Klaus says Mehmed II Vlad smirks then says his brother Mohammed is line for the throne of Sultan they have been competing for everything since they were children from toys to women.
Klaus asks how long would it take the travlers to pick up a trail if i hypnotized several turkish soldiers to attack them Vlad says days weeks or months depending on the trail Klaus says don't worry by the time i am done Turkey will be annihilated so will the travlers two birds one stone Vlad says if you teach me how to hypnotize people i'll teach you everything i know Klaus says i'll also teach you our super speed ability to which Klaus shows him faster than Vlad can follow Klaus is back at the door they came from and back where he was standing before.
Vlad says yes i gotta learn that as well so Klaus teaches him the super speed ability Vlad gets it down in a week next is compulsion this one takes Vlad a month as he's only able to practice on animals then he practices on humans who try to steal from him he captures them and practices and until no human can resist then he teaches Klaus everything he can do how to change into mist shapeshift into an animal Klaus chooses a wolf then Klaus learns to summon a fog as well as do the energy manipulation that Vlad did Klaus's energy is red white and black.
He's anle to manipulate every object he sees once he can do it perfectly Vlad teaches him how to control a wolf to do his bidding afterwards Vlad decides it's time to teach him the transformations the first one is a partial tansformation Klaus gets 3 times bigger all the way around he gets claws on his ands and feet his ears get longer as does his arms and legs his hands get bigger his mucsles and everything chnages his skin turns a blueish grey his eyes become red with black iris and his fangs get longer Vlad has him practice getting control of this transformation to do so takes him 6 months.
The full body transformation is different his hair gets longer he becomes 9 feet tall he becomes broader he gets wings on his back claws just like last time his fangs get thicker instead of longer his eyes become black with red iris his skin becomes blueish grey again and vlad teaches him how to control this new form as well as how to fly and how to land while also getting used to everything it takes him 6 months to use it without losing his mind and use it to the same level as the last one.
Once done they fly to Turkey then they go back to their human forms once there they find some Turkish soldiers patrolling the country they hypnotize them to go afer the travlers on orders from the Sultan they even give them a written order that they brought with them Vlad already had this piece of paper signed by the sultan he just filled it in with their current orders he even stamped it with the offical seal Vlad gave them a map with circles on it where they will be camped when asked why attack them Vlad says they have been plotting the destruction of your country by sending in female spies.
The soldiers go to each spot on the map all they see is just regular camps but they know not to trust appearnces spies can be crafty so they light arrows on fire and shoot them at the Travler's camps each platoon does this at every camp they don't stop firing until the whole camp is on fire and they also use regular arrows dipped in poison also coated in a special herb that cancels out magic so the travlers are defenseless the soldiers rush in and slaughter everyone that they see but they are also being killed by the travlers.
The fight is intense for everyone that the turks kill a travler kills 2 of them but what hurts the travlers is that they can't access their magic even when trying to channel each other or the dead and they are losing numbers fast so they sent they elderly women and children into hiding while men who were 20 and older died and fought the turks but only half of them died the rest killed the turks and vowed revenge when they read the offical orders coming from the Sultan when they showed it to their wisest elder she says that the letter is real but the handwriting doesn't match.
She says it matches one of the two son's of the sultan but not him she takes out a book of writing smples of current leaders and sees that it belongs to Mehmed II named after his grandfather when she tells everyone who is responsible they cry out in rage when really she knows that it wasn't him but she also knows that both the travlers and the turks need to suffer for how far they have fallen which is why she is going along with Vlad's plan the travlers head to Turkey to fight the Turks while the elderly and children along with some of the women stay behind.
the ones that stay behind are those that know of the plan or are too young to fight or are pregnant the number staying behind is only 100 travlers the number heading to Turkey is 10,000 but once they get there they find that the entire city is smeared in that god awful Lobelia plant it renders them unable to use magic but it has been combined with Angelica Root also combined with Mugwort Witch Hazel and Black Cohosh all of these herbs have made their senses duller their reflexes slower silenced their future screams cloaked them from the rest of the world and made them unable to use magic.
The fight was a two sided slaughter both forces wiped each other out in a matter of days the only ones left were the women and they were kept alive to make more Turks but they weren't treated badly despite being invaders just drugged until they fell in love with their future husbands and once married they opped out kids until they died not wanting them to suffer Klaus and Vlad gave them their magic back so they wouldn't die after the first few children once they made it back to Vlad's castle he asks what next Klaus says i think that i'll just explore the world and maybe create a place of my own.
In the year 1500 Klaus heads to America he travels the whole continent constantly until he comes across a place towards Mexico that hasn't been claimed by anyone so in 1612 he claims it as his own he even paid some french explorers to search through it once they do they like what they see from the swamps to the wildlife to the plants they love it Klaus with their help explored the entire territory and made several towns including Baton Rouge Shreveport New Orleans Grand Coteau and Natchitoches however he compelled various humans to take credit for them and even complete what he started.
Once the construction was underway and everyone got back to work Klaus reached out to all of those he had saved that he had a home for them and their families but they were going to have to work for it they arrived and helped build in 1650 Marcel is born on a plantation his mother was killed and his father is the one who is keeping him in chains Klaus comes back to New Orleans in 1658 he's walking on the outskirts of the city when he sees Marcel being beaten something inside of him just snaps he speeds over to Marcel kills the man beating Marcel which is someone who work's for his father.
Instead of attacking Klaus they are in fear of him because he killed their tormentor so quickly Marcel is intrigued at how Klaus was able to slice Henry in half with little to no effort Klaus wipes his sword on the dead man's clothes puts it away then walks upto Marcel bends down to him he asks do you speak english Marcel nods then says yes i do mister but i'm not supposed to talk to anyone even those that are slaves along with myself Klaus says my name is Klaus and from now on you will be coming with me Marcel asks what about them Klaus says even all the money in the world won't convince that man to give up all of his slaves he'll just buy more.
Marcel nods then Klaus walks into the house along with Marcel the owner is immediately disgusted upon seeing Marcel but Klaus reads his mind and sees why he hates Marcel he loved his mother but hated that she got pregnant if someone found out he could have been killed Klaus compells the owner how about i take him off of your hands i'll even pay you the owner smirks then asks what's the catch Klaus says you must treat the rest of the slaves fairly not torture them just because you can't keep it in your pants.
The owner growls but agrees Klaus drops a huge stack of cash gets Marcel's slave contract they leave the plantation then Klaus takes him to his house in the woods away from everything Marcel asks what are we doing out here Klaus says i'm going to teach you how to survive on your own without me as well as how to read and write also i will train you on how to fight like a soldier Marcel says lets get started Klaus pulls out a blackboard then starts writing the Alphabet on it in both regular and cursive Marcel asks why are we starting with school first Klaus says you need to learn how to use your mind before turning your body into a weapon.
So for the next 12 years Marcel learned every subject there was he was taught everything from basic english social studies to warfare and strategy games like chess shogi go gungi and checkers in all of the years they have been playing together he has never beaten Klaus once although Marcel is getting better after that Klaus puts lots of weights on him then has him do various workouts to work every muscle in the body he's been doing this routine throughout the years just without the weights he even does several stretches to make himself faster and more flexible.
Klaus puts him through the wringer he does this for 2 years once done he spends another 2 years learning how to survive on his own and another 2 years how to fight like a soldier next he spends 2 years teaching Marcel about the supernatural and how to fight them by having said supernatural attack him Klaus compells enemy witches vampires and werewolves to attack marcel but not kill him yet once Marcel gets used to how they fight he kills all of them all in all there were 9 opponents.
Klaus tells Marcel that he too is a vampire Marcel is shocked but intrigued it explains why Klaus hasn't aged since they met Klaus says if you want to become what i am i will turn you on your 30th birthday for now here is a suitcase full of money go explore your home and see how much has changed in 20 years Marcel nods Klaus gives him a compass a short sword that is only 10 inches from being a dagger and a map of the state they are living in.
Marcel explored all of Lousiana it took him 2 years but he did it he came back to find Klaus making dinner like usual Marcel sat down as Klaus was roasting a boar that he killed he also is roasting potatoes onions and carrots with seasonings that smell heavenly to Marcel who asks what dish is this Klaus says it's called pot roast i learned it over in Europe during my travels Klaus gives Marcel a book and says here is everything i learned while in Europe he sees various cooking recipes and how to make various alcohol's and even something called blood wine or blood booze.
Marcel looks at the recipe then sees that Klaus tried it with various other types of booze and so far only Sake Rum Vodka Wine and Ale will mix well with blood Marcel asks why do i need to know this recipe Klaus says if you are to become a vampire we can't have you feeding on the humans that will give yourself away in a heartbeat plus this isn't a fix that will sustain you forever Marcel asks why not Klaus says well it may just be me but i'm always craving fresh blood.
Marcel says regardless i'm ready for you to turn me Klaus nods then bites into Marcel's neck he cuts his wrist dropping his blood into his mouth then when he is sure that his blood is in Marcel's system he snaps his neck killing him a day later Marcel wakes up nervous and a little scared but Klaus says Marcel relax you will feel disoriented for awhile everything will be hightened to an annoying level for awhile then you will start remembering things that you forgot once you remember everything you will have 12 hours to live.
12 hours Later
Marcel is halfway through his transition he can already start to feel his senses go back to normal and his strength do the same also his speed goes back to human levels once he starts to think it might be over he smells fresh blood atleast to him it is Klaus helps Marcel to the dinner table he pours him a cup of bloodwine Marcel drinks it and he becomes a vampire once that is done Klaus has him drink the entire glass then he pours him a glass of Scotch he has him drink that Marcel downs it and his hunger is gone after 4 glasses atleast for blood anyway.
Klaus brings the food to him then has him eat it Marcel has never tasted anything so good before and he has 3 helpings so does Klaus who upon cleaning his mouth and hands off tells Marcel that from now on everything will be heightened from your basic five senses to your emotions also your hunger for blood will only continue to grow unless you learn how to control it now instead of letting it control you Marcel asks how do i do that Klaus says you won't like it in fact this particular type of training will make all the rest i've given seem like a cake walk.
Marcel asks will i still be as powerful as i am now Klaus says yes that won't change but you will be more dependent upon human food booze and bloodwine pr whatever booze you prefer also at first until your body gets used to it you won't be able to use any of the vampiric abilities that we have Marcel says lets do it Klaus nods then rushes over to him breaks his neck grabs what they need then takes Marcel to Kilamanjaro he takes Marcel to the top near where the snow is strips him down to nothing but his pants leaves him supplies but no shirts coats or shoes.
He gets a tent a blanket some food for each recipe in the book same with booze and and he gives Marcel a scroll on how to complete his training Marcel wakes up to find himself on a snow capped mountain almost 20,000 feet in the air a tent in a cave with supplies enough to last him 100 years and a scroll he opens it and is annoyed the scroll says:
Dear Marcel ,
If you're reading this then i have left to explore the rest of the United States and you have agreed to go without blood for a century just like i did when i after 500 years of becoming a vampire but don't worry i will teach you how i did it so you can become strong like me and never have to completely rely on blood or the blood of the living now to teach you how to achieve this feat everyday you will go to the mountain peak meditate on your senses try to hone them and when you feel weak from hunger eat the food i gave you along with the recipe book i left you and make sure to drink the booze i left you it will help with the cravings.
Marcel is actually impressed with Klaus he really thought this out so instead of complaining he does what the scroll tells him to do Marcel also notices that there are various fruit juices there as well as water he also sees various fruits and vegetables along with several different kinds of breads cheeses and meats Marcel smirks then does everything he is told for the next 100 years he completed his training he also consumed everything he was given Marcel noticed that among all of his things there was a map leading him back to New Orleans.
All that's left of his supplies his Salami some bagettes apples and swiss chesse as well as grape juice and vodka he mixes the two together and it isn't that bad he makes it to New Orleans in 3 months not realizing that he is using vampire speed otherwise it would have taken longer once there he finds Klaus agian who smiles then says congrats but i'm afraid that we will be parting ways Marcel he asks why Klaus says because there are things i need to take care off from my past and i can't set foot back here until i do everything has been taken care of just treat everyone equally and oh yeah here is your daylight ring.
Marcel asks do you really have to leave Klaus says yes if i don't horrible things will happen and don't worry Marcel i'll come back as proof take this he gives Marcel his sword who is shocked then puts a serious look on his face he asks are the enemies you'll be facing that dangerous that you will be giving into your darker impulses like you told me not to do Klaus says yes they are Marcel gives klaus his katana who accepts it Klaus says no matter what never use my sword if you're not me it will do horrible things to you.
Marcel nods Klaus leaves Lousiana and the United states to finish what he started by wiping out the travlers and killing his father but first he builds up a network of allies by helping them escape death from humans then he travels around the world getting spies put into every town village and city across the world he gives them vertain pieces of jewlery that hides what they are from humans as well as other supernaturals he even taught them how to fight against witches vampires and werewolves while they are acting as spies Klaus is sytematically wiping out the travlers by shapeshifting into their most hated enemy right now an evil werewolf known as Gevaudan he almost gets away with it if not for the werewolf himself Klaus just kills him takes his venom as well as his Dna along with every werewolf who serves him.
Klaus has been killing lots and lots of various werewolves as well as travlers in fact he completely wipes them out even the women children and elderly until nobody is left however two did survive one became a vampire the other used her magic to prolong her life after that Klaus gathers his allies then searches for a way to become a hybrid again he finally does but he needs the moonstone a doppleganger a werewolf and a vampire with the last of his sanity in tact klaus tells those that serve him don't kill the doppelganger she must survive at all costs even after the ritual also make sure to learn who her family is as well as her friends then keep them out of it.