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An invisible shadow on the fateful path. A dark presence in a dark alley. An inconspicuous observer. Rudolph Yerbler never thought he would get to play most of these roles, and yet, he had to find out what would happen. He had to wonder if his morbid curiosity was caused by him being affected by this new power. But he knew, if Judas was truly free to roam the Earth again, he might not have dared to?trail him personally. He preferred isolated pursuits. Spying on humans, tricking their warlocks, that was part?of the trade.?Attempting to uncover the motifs of?Hell's dark and forgotten legends, that was a different matter.

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Fortunately, the specter of Sysyphus?divulged onto him its fiery wisdom. Apparently, Judas could not touch the world of the Living directly. There was a part of him, beholden to one of the Old?Ones, the ancient demons of the Underworld who have?sunk so deep, even the older demons like Messalina could no longer approach them. Sisyphus was too low ranking to ferret out the details, only that the man/creature that was Judas, was still somewhat limited. And yet, there was another way for such potentiate as Judas?to extend himself into the world above, by placing his nets around his prison, using them to capture young demons and then...

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Rudolph was not quite sure what was to happen then, and that was the reason he was following the doubly horned demon of earthly colors back into the Upper World. Almost with curiosity, Rudolph watched the demon he wss trailing disguising himself, creating a cloak of invisibility that, well, was not quite up to his own standards of precision, but did the job of obscuring his visage from some prying eyes. He probably did not know the difference between humans and vampires, Rudolph?reasoned out with some amusement, seeing? he chose a?handsome male vampire?for his target. Some of the older vampires at least might actually be able to?sense a barely hidden demonic presence, they were on the verge of proper awareness after all.

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Yerbler?almost expected?the handsome vampire?to sense the lesser demon's presence, not his own of course, due to his superior spells. Perhaps there was?simply too much on the?vampire's mind though. He was following after a victim of is own. Well, not a single victim yet, an entire group of them.?Perhaps the vampire intended?to let the group separate, then attack a single victim, but the?evening streets were lit far too brightly to risk an assault of this kind. Rudolph kept?thinking, trying to puzzle out what Judas put inside of the demon, and how the demon was going to use it against the vampire, when something unexpected happened.

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Without any visible reason, the vampire did not bother waiting for the large group of humans to part ways, he struck, at all of them, some passers by even tried to take a picture on their cell phone, others called the authorities for help...Rudolph did not understand at first. It was clearly the power of Judas, manifesting itself, against a vampire, yet he did not feel any magic spells, did not smell the intoxicating odor of sulfur wafting through the air. Then how, what did the horned demon do to the vampire, he asked himself and then a realization struck him.

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Self betrayal might manifest as self destructive actions. Without any magic present, that had to be?the power the demon exhibited, making the vampire reckless in his pursuit, self destructive?even. Rudolph wished he knew how to tell his master about it, without being too complicated and entangled in things he didn't understand. Perhaps if he only mentioned that some demons, from a certain Hell Circle,?started acted strangely, unlike themselves. That could be it, he decided brightly and then idly considered if he ought to terminate the double horned demon or possibly capture him.

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But he noticed there was some kind of exchange between the vampire and the demon, with the demon's body suddenly growing. He is getting stronger from the vampire's self destructive actions he had initiated, Rudolph?decided and almost made another step towards the horned demon, determined to take care of him before his bizarre magic spread too widely, but the demon began looking around, as if his increased power allowed him to sense what he previously couldn't. Rudolph decided stronger demons than himself should attend to the matter. He had duty of a different kind and had to report to Crowley at once. ??

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Max sat there listening to her story.??He was watching her as he listened.??So far what she had told him hadn’t surprised him a whole lot. He knew she was a survivor.??He could sense it.??he knew survivors did what they had to do to protect themselves.??Even if it came down to sacrificing themselves to prevent further harm to them.

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He listened more and was intrigued to hear her say she was once a vampire.??Though he was curious to hear how she was not one now.??he said “so this Klaus was after you to perform some ritual.??He sounds like he threw a tantrum by killing your village. I am sorry you had to go through such a nightmare.” Part of him wanted to hunt this Klaus down if he was still alive and kick his ass.

“When I first met Stefan, he was the mysterious ‘new guy’ at school, but as we got closer…it was frustrating. I just, I just couldn't shake the feeling he was hiding something from me and it only got worse after someone’s grandfather mentioned having known him…fifty years or so before that day.” Elena felt odd revisiting that part of her past with a stranger as she'd grown so used to be limited as to who she could be completely honest with. ?“So, I dug through all of the old archived news footage until I found what the old man was referring to.”

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She cast a glancing look in his direction before staring ahead once more. “After seeing his face in that old footage…I started piecing things together and went to confront him. I knew what he was but…needed to hear the words from him. For a time I was afraid…I didn't know if I could even be with him.” Drawing a breath as she looked to him again. “That's the way I learned about vampires.”

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It had been a lot to process in the beginning, not that it had gotten all that much easier, but she had managed to find ways of coping when things got a bit overwhelming. “I am still wrapping my head around the idea of Sirens. All I know is what I read in the journals my friends kept for me while all that was happening. None of them seem all that eager to talk about it.” Not like she blamed them.

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Her gaze returned to him when he expressed his disagreement with the choice made by the Salvatore brothers. “Those little girls are all that's left of Ric’s wife. She was kinda killed by her psychotic twin brother. Anyway his daughters would have died the same day if not for the coven of witches bent on protecting them. They used some spell transferring them from their mother to Caroline and still wrapping my head around that cause she's a vampire so kids not supposed to be possible.”

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Sighing as she looked away, sorting things out for herself. “It's complicated, more so than you would think, and unfortunately it's one of those things you almost have to experience for yourself. But I guess you'll see for yourself.” Given there was a nearly absolute certainty that Damon had flipped his switch.

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“In my case, I wanted the chance to have children some day and…” She stopped herself from continuing as she doubted her reasons were anything he’d care about.?

?“From what I understand it all started with opening some kind of vault where a siren was trapped. She got into Damon's head…made him do things. Eventually her boss got out of this hell dimension he’d created thousands of years ago. She along with her ‘sister’ tried making a deal to gain their freedom. They had some kind of deal where they killed people sending their souls to…Cade.” Elena was surprised just how close she had come to forgetting such a relatively simple name but then with everything going on she supposed it wasn't all that unusual.?

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“Her sister offered two little girls belonging to friends…so both Salvatore brothers offered themselves as replacements…the deal was accepted and collecting souls for Cade became their responsibility. I think shortly thereafter Stefan turned his humanity off. At some point he told them they could either deliver a hundred souls to him or kill the love of the other brother’s life. Damon couldn't kill Caroline. ?But Stefan was headed straight for where I was being kept.” She honestly wished it was all some story from a soap opera but knew it wasn't.?

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“When he got there…Bonnie was inside while Enzo standing outside in the doorway…Stefan came up behind him and…ripped his heart out right in front of her.” It never once crossed her mind this was something he’d care anything about hearing as she honestly figured he couldn't care less but talking about it was all part of the process. One she would have happily done with her ancestor if not for the kidnapping.?

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“Stefan and Caroline got married sooner than they planned after receiving news of my doppelg?nger being back and out for revenge. Everyone thought it would draw her out because Katherine was always a little obsessed with Stefan but she was a no show. Sent someone else instead.” Maybe the story would help in more ways than one.?

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She chewed on her lip a moment when the subject of control or lack there of was brought up. It's where things always got a bit more complicated. “Damon…does. It's just…when something happens that sends him on this self destructive tailspin that it's hard to tell. His brother…Stefan only ever had any control issues where human blood was concerned.”

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There was this moment when she felt almost guilty then quickly reminded herself this wasn't her decision to make with circumstances being what they were. Maybe it would be better to focus on having fun or trying to as things could certainly be worse. Besides in a day or two this would all be behind her.

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“According to Damon those books were better than the Twilight series.” She dimly recalled his mentioning having read a copy he found laying around Caroline’s room years ago. Keeping any comments to herself about vampires turning women on instead she merely glanced over in his direction wondering whether most of this little trip would be spent watching as he killed a bunch of women with there being nothing she could do about it.?

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Seeing a startled look on his face was hardly what she’d expected when looking over at him. It hadn't lasted more than a few seconds but it was there. “We heard this story about a cure…one buried with an immortal named Silas. In the end I wound up shoving it down Katherine's throat to keep her from killing me. But, like, a year or so later after having been trapped in some 1993 prison world Bonnie brought it back with her…she gave it to Damon who eventually gave it to me. I drank it and I was human again.”

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Looking back out the window. “It's essentially making it so that you can't feel anything. Not love, pain, anger or even hatred. You just don't care. Nothing matters. And it's easier that way. But it strips away everything that makes you who you are.”

“Whoever this woman is…Corbin was looking for her.” Abby didn't know what it all meant (if anything) but it might just be yet another piece of the puzzle. Part of her was mildly annoyed with her former friend and mentor for not sharing this information with her sooner so that more questions could have been asked.

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“According to the stories I have heard…she's a fallen archangel.” Jenica kept one bit of information to herself as she doubted either sister needed to know their mutual friend had at one point tracked this mystery woman down and seemed to believe she was precisely what others said.

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She figured they had enough to keep them otherwise occupied while she was away getting answers. If this man were simply masquerading as her brother he would need to be dealt with as that was one thing she could not abide. Either way having someone tagging along would be far too risky.

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“I’ll be back soon as I can.” She informed the remaining sister as she herself headed towards the door upon receiving another text. Surprised at the location chosen but also relieved as it meant there would be people around thus lowering the odds of an ambush.?

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She typed the diner’s address then hit send barely hearing the words called after her.?

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“You drop a bombshell like that then just leave!?” Abby shook her head at finding herself alone with all of Corbin's books. Maybe he wrote something that would help whether it was an entry about this Serafina or more information about Eve.?

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Rebecca listened to felix and laughed and ran a finger along his chest as she walked around him.??She smirked teasingly as she said “if your that worried about his friends I promise I want bite.”??She playfully acted like she would bite his neck.??She said more serious “well im sorta his friend. One that doesn’t mind giving him a good thrashing when needed. Regardless your sister was already on her way her.??not her fault she ran into one of damons fullish tricks. Minor mistake but he cant enter here anyway without a invite from the living lease owner witch only I know.” She turned her attention back to franceska

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Rebecca listened to what franceska needed.??She nodded and said “I trust you. So do what ever you need to do. Whatever changes that might happen.??We will deal with it.??I know you will take care of me no matter what???so take what ever you need and do what ever test you need.??MRIs are fine or any other picture needed.” She could tell franceska was just as eager to do this as she was.??it was a good idea she didn’t let her siblings in on what she was doing.??Otherwise they would probably forbid her taking such a chance with friends she just met.

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Rebecca listened to the siblings arguing.??She said “im sure your sister can take care of herself.??She is very smart and resourceful. Well at least what I seen anyway.??Though I assure you that this house is a safe house. plus a random vampire wouldn’t just come to random house and knock and say hi can I have you for dinner.??Plus most vampire enjoy the thrill of the hunt trust me. also no one is invincible . many may think them so but there is always a weakness.”??she came inside smiling at the two. She notice they had done a lot since she had left.??

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She looked to renfield and said “I noticed . im impressed you all got so much done in a short time. Is there anything I can help with.”Rebecca was itching to get started. Part of her still holding out hope one day she could have a family and everything she dreamed of having.

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