#davina was saved from the harvest & could detect the magic from the witches

[fallen-regentarc]

be honest... if you hadn't been saved and then brainwashed by marcel would you have hated the originals as much as you did?

random   asks   for   Davina   ⸻   Anonymous

               davina   has   never   thought   about   this      ,      about   how   things   might've   been   different   if   she   had   just   gone   through   with   the   Harvest      ,      learned   from   the   ancestors      &      had   the   unwaivering   faith      &      trust   in   her   coven      .      but   it   all   seemed   like   a   twisted   web   now      ,      where   things   didn't   seem   to   have   a   starting   point      &      how   things   would   be   right   now   if   this   didn't   happen      .

                        if   Sophie   never   came   back   to   town      ,      never   informed   Marcel   of   the   Harvest      ,      if   he   never   stopped   it      &      saved   her      ⸻      well      ,      the   witches   wouldn't   have   kidnapped      &      manipulated   the   situation   to   get   Klaus   to   New   Orleans   to   take   down   Marcel      .      If   Marcel   never   saved   her      ,      she   wouldn't   have   been   locked   in   the   attic      &      doing   his   bidding   of   detecting   when   the   witches   performed   magic   because   she   wouldn't   have   the   ability   to   detect   the   magic   of   the   New   Orleans   Witch      .

         If   she   wasn't   so   powerful      &      naive   to   the   world      ,      she   wouldn't   have   been   so   easy   to   influence      .      Marcel   was   the   one   who   had   told   her   about   the   Mikaelsons      ,      about   how   bad   they   were      ⸻      but   in   the   same   vein      ,      they   also   showed   that   they   were   what   Marcel   had   described   them   to   be      .      But   Marcel   wasn't   any   better      ,      he   was   just   short   countless   lifetimes   of   trauma      &      devastation      .

                  but   that   wasn't   the   question      ,      no      .      it   was   asking   her   if   she   had   never   been   saved      &      brainwashed      by   Marcel      ,      if   she   would've   hated   the   Mikalesons   as   much   as   she   did      .

                  '      if   I   was   never   saved      ,      I   wouldn't   have   met   Marcel      ,      would   have   never   met   Josh      .      I   would   still   be   living   with   my   mother      ,      doing   the   tainted   biddings   of   my   Coven      .      But   if   I   am   being   honest      ⸻      '      the   witch   shrugs      ,      lips   pursed   together   as   she   exhaled      .      '      I   don't   know   what   would've   happened   if   it   never   saved      .      If   they   ever   came   to   the   Quarter      ,      I   am   sure   that   I   would   mistrust      &      hate   them   based   on   my   Coven      &      their   beliefs   and   wants      .      '

                           '      the   better   question   to   ask   would've   been      ,      if   one   of   the   Mikaelsons   saved   me      ,      would   I   hold   the   loyalty   I   feel   for   Marcel   for   them      ?      or   would   they   betray   me   like   they've   done   to   just   about   everyone      ,      including   each   other      ?      '

[untoldaffray-rp]

Character Name: Marcel Gerard Character Age: 25/216 Character Species: Vampire Status: Open Character Quote: “Mercy is for the weak.”

Past:

Marcel was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1810 to a female slave and her master, the Governor of Louisiana. Despite being the Governor's son, he worked as a slave on the Governor's plantation until he happened to meet Niklaus Mikaelson at his half-brother's funeral. Niklaus, impressed with the young boy's survival instincts and feeling as though the two were kindred spirits or at the very least seeing something in him of himself, decided to adopt the boy into his family as his ward. Because Marcel's mother elected not to name him until she was sure he would survive the fever and ended up succumbing to it before she could choose one for him, Klaus gave him the name "Marcellus", meaning "little warrior", which was later shortened in "Marcel".

From this moment on, he lived with the Mikaelson Family for the majority of the next century until he enlisted in the Army during World War I and was deployed to France until the war ended in late 1918. He then returned to his home and continued living with Klaus and his siblings Elijah, Rebekah, and Kol at their compound until their father Mikael, the Original Vampire vampire-hunter, arrived to town at his and Rebekah's summoning and subsequently chased his children out of town. The Mikaelsons' absence left a power vacuum in the city's supernatural community, which allowed Marcel to eventually rise to leader of the vampire faction while he continued to build up their numbers by carefully turning humans into more of his kind. The vampires quickly accumulated more and more power over witches, humans, and werewolves during the next few decades until Marcel ultimately became the de facto "King" of New Orleans.

During Marcel's rule, he enforced a system of rules of his creation within the French Quarter, by which all supernatural residents must abide He was trying to maintain order within the city, which meant dealing with the witches, who continued their pursuit of Davina after the Harvest ritual he and his army interrupted.

Present:

The past weeks have been challenging, with the return of the Mikaelson’s and the witches not falling into place quite as much as he or at the very least the vampires would like, he has found himself having to make steps into ensuring that everyone remains in their corner, rather than all out war being the only solution. 

The rumors however of some Wolf involved with Klaus have Marcel curious and while he has his protection in the form of Davina, he is not going to allow his former guardian and sire to have something over him. 

Connections:

Klaus Mikaelson: Klaus at least in Marcel’s eyes, saved him and gave him a better chance and while he loves the man as a son would a father, Klaus taught him better than trusting the one person who could take the kingdom he has built. So he is following the good old saying ‘keep your friends close...but your enemies closer’.

Davina Claire: It was Sophie who informed him of the harvest as she did not trust that it worked in the way the elders of the coven believed but Marcel was only able to save the last girl Davina who now also happens to be a useful weapon in detecting magic in the Quarter. Either way he has come to care for her like a father would a daughter and won’t let anyone besides Father Kieran know of her whereabouts. 

Father Kieran O’Connell: Marcel became friends with the man post being work colleges so to speak, he knows the priest is honest and wont lie to him. At the end of the day the type of trust the two have is valued and it speaks lengths that he is the only person who knows where Davina is.

FC: Charles Michael Davis

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It has been whispered throughout history that winter is a punishment, the death of the earth as punishment for the sin of avarice, wanting for your own what is not yours to have. Winter has fallen upon the Crescent City, La Nouvelle Orleans, and it has no intentions of being kind.

Three magical vortices are putting pressure on an already unstable fabric. The magical threads that weave together New Orleans are in danger of unravelling, a fate that would leave not only the magic of the city in shambles, but the city itself. Such a fate can be stopped, but not without blood. 

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The Ancestors have watched from beyond the veil as their warnings went unheeded, and the magic of the Harvest Children wreaked havoc on the city. They won't have to wait much longer; one way or another that magic will return to the earth. Davina Claire has long suspected her time was running out, and she's not wrong. Sophie Deveraux has come to collect, using a spell to track the currents of magic in the quarter. Her magic has located three hot spots, and she knows one of them is the little traitor she seeks. She just needs to choose the right one. Helping her with that errand will be one Damon Salvatore. An old fling and a reliable weak spot, Sophie hopes to use Damon’s love for his brother Stefan, who she’s... incapacitated for the time being, to get him to help her find her lost Harvest child. She’s got eyes out for Isaac, and has Mercy right where she needs her. The only one left is Davina. 

Two other witches are stirring up the arcane on this unseasonably cold night. Estranged sisters, Freya Mikaelson and Jennifer Blake each seek power, one the power of blood ties, the other the power of blood sacrifice. Freya Mikaelson has learned of the missing Mikaelson caskets, containing the two siblings who had an affinity for the craft. Kol, she's never met, but she's heard stories. Finn, though, Finn was the playmate of her earliest memories, the only true sibling she has ever had. Using the benefit of her current anonymity, she's collected an artifact from her three other blood-siblings. A single strand of long white-blond hair from the collar of Rebekah's jacket, saliva from the glass of wine she had shared with Elijah, and a smear of bloodied canvas, acquired from the studio Klaus painted in. Using the power of her siblings' DNA, along with her own, she seeks to send a message to her remaining brothers. You have not been forgotten, I am coming for you, help me find you.

Jennifer Blake, however, has less noble intentions. With the influx of supposed kin running amok in the quarter, she'd like to pay them tribute and make clear what her thoughts are regarding her "sisters." Though not originally part of the plan, Jennifer has decided to add a category of sacrifices to her cause: the traitor. Lucky for her, she has the perfect candidates in mind: Allison Argent, for turning her back on her family legacy, for being a sympathizer with animals, Lydia Martin, for turning her back on her family's elders, for letting her grandmother wither away while she lived in splendor, and Cora Hale, for turning her back on her family in flames, for leaving them to die in the smoke while she breathed clean air. The three teens were easily incapacitated with an hex on the assignment she handed out for homework, and brought to the attic of the LaLaurie Mansion. Home to intense lingering emotions and rumors of malevolent spirits, Jennifer plans to sacrifice all three traitors together, increasing her magic a hundredfold, plenty enough to avoid detection in the manhunt that will no doubt follow.

Unfortunately for Jennifer, her traitorous teens are not without friends of their own. Both Malia Tate and Stiles Stilinski have noticed their friends missing. In an effort to locate the teens, they recruit the help of Tyler Lockwood, hoping that he might have information about his step-sister’s whereabouts. It just so happens that he had received a location ping from Lydia (who had texted a record seven times since their parents had gotten married), and had figured it had been a mistake. Hayley Marshall Labonair and Derek Hale both follow their instincts, feeling something wrong shiver through their respective pack bonds. Hayley gets a call from Tyler, and she and Derek separate to figure out who is attacking their packs. 

Mary Sibley has felt the tears in the fabric of the magic which blankets New Orleans. Between what she has learned of this “Harvest” ritual, and the careless destruction wrought by Rain’s ward, she can tell that disaster is imminent. The magic of the city is so fragile that it threatens to burst. The catastrophic implications of such an event are beyond even her wildest imagination. She has locked onto the same three vortices of spell-work that Sophie has located, and she tracks down the nearest, only to find her long-lost eldest sister, Freya Mikaelson. She has no choice but to fight her for control of her spell. She will prevent this catastrophe from occurring, even if it puts her in the regrettable position of magical custodian. 

Meanwhile, Marcel Gerard and Elijah, Klaus, and Rebekah Mikaelson have gathered in a last-ditch effort to save Davina. Davina Claire attempts to channel Klaus' vitality in order to purge herself of the excess magic, using the Paragon diamond hidden in the Claire family tomb. Davina struggles to complete the spell, and is interrupted when all three siblings are hit by a massive wave of magical energy, and fall unconscious.

Unknown to the king of the Quarter, his home base is under attack — kind of. Chris Argent has had enough of playing the waiting game and decided to take things into his own hands. Innocent or not, Kate is his sister, and he doesn’t trust the vampiric equivalent of justice. If anyone is going to decide what to do with her, it’ll be the hunters she turned her back on. 

Frederick Egrid has had his ear to the magical floor, trying to find the pulse of the Coven of New Orleans. He's learned from Sophie about the night of the Harvest, and done his research. It had been mere chance to spot the boy Sophie had been searching for lurking in the alley behind Egrid's shop, perhaps intending to dumpster dive for dinner. Isaac Lahey was a staunch advocate for constant vigilance, but he hadn't been prepared for the ice cream man's icy spell. Egrid intends to bring Isaac to Sophie at Lafayette Cemetery. Luckily for Isaac, his not-quite-nemesis Jaxon Whittemore had been attempting to follow him. Out of sheer curiosity, or a more genuine intention he doesn't care to examine, Jaxon had spotted Isaac and decided to tail him. When Isaac is taken down with what seems like some seriously fucked up Elsa shit, Jaxon finds himself embroiled deep in witchy politics.

Jaxon isn't the only one intending to play savior. Elena Gilbert seeks the help of John Alden in order to save her aunt Jenna from Klaus’ clutches. Unfortuntely for her, John happens to be in the midst of training her younger brother when they come to seek out his help. Refusing to sit on the sidelines this time, Jeremy Gilbert joins the team, and they set off for the Mikaelson Estate, only to find the place deserted when they show up. No sign of the infamous siblings, nor Jenna. Not willing to waste an opportunity, they raid the place for clues to her whereabouts.