MC's POV
"Whoa Whoa Whoa. Hey guys. Let's talk about this." I hold up my hand and slowly back away from the approaching gangsters.
"There's nothing to talk about. Give us the money or you die!" The leader of the gang said in a thick Russian accent, pulling a revolver out of his pocket.
Click!
Cocking up his revolver, he got ready to shoot.
"Wait! Wait! Don't shoot. I have the money!" I begged, slowly reaching into my pocket to give them the money.
"Well, why didn't you say so?" Putting down his revolver, the leader and his goons started laughing as if they had just heard a silly joke.
I sighed in relief when I realized that I was not in immediate danger anymore.
But it's not over yet.
Catching the Russian goons off guard, I took out my phone instead of money. I threw it at the leader while I tried to escape them.
"Ah!"
Clutching his eyes in pain, the leader roared in anger as all the goons rushed at me like a raging bull.
Shit!
Realizing they had already blocked all the escape routes, I pointed my middle finger at the goons and rushed off the ledge screaming.
"See you in hell."
Okay, let's rewind a bit before we continue. I am 19 years old and a dropout of MIT. I know who would be so stupid to drop out of a school they worked so hard to get into, right? I am. Halfway through my year, I lost interest in my studies and dropped out. I then continued to pursue my interest in acting. As it turns out, acting wasn't as easy as those celebrities made it out to be. After being a failed actor, my family cut ties with me and I got addicted to drinking and gambling.
Boom! Here I am loaning money from Russian gangs to pay back to the casinos I owe money to.
You're all caught up? Good. Let's continue.
Time seemed to be in slow motion as I fell.
Regrets and remorse lingered in my heart as I thought of all the things I have done that have led me here to this moment.
Ah. Is this how I die? I was a fool to think I could achieve something when I dropped out of MIT. If only I hadn't dropped out, I wouldn't have gotten into drinking and gambling, and my family probably wouldn't have left me. If only I had another chance.
Sighing, I closed my eyes in defeat as I awaited my death.
It was as if God or the Devil had heard my prayer because something impossible happened. The air above me was suddenly ripped open and from within it, a silvery hand grabbed me by my collar and pulled me in.
[999 A.D.]
Bam!
Landing on what felt like a patch of grass, I puked my guts out.
"Ouch. Where am I? I feel like I just drank a hundred bottles of Bourbon." Clenching my head in pain, I muttered to myself as I tried to stand up to look around. However, before I could, I collapsed back on the grass.
"It takes a while to get used to." A voice said from behind me.
Startled by the voice, I whipped my head around so fast that I may have sprained it.
However, looking at the figure behind me, my face paled tremendously.
Standing behind me was...
Me.
However, he looked older and more haggard than I was. His whole complexion was white, and his eyes were bloodshot. Glaring black circles also appeared underneath his eyes and he even had an unkempt beard. In fact, he looked more miserable than I was when I was in my most miserable state.
He was also sloppily dressed. His tie was not tied around his neck properly and his whole suit looked like it had been left alone for thousands of years.
"What–How is this possible?" I stared at him in shock trying to wrap my head around this.
"Well, I am you. Just a thousand years older." He explained, in a nonchalant tone.
Once I was able to stand again, I looked around and surveyed my surroundings.
"Where am I? And a thousand years? Pft! Oh, I get it now. This is a prank show right? Where is the hidden camera?" I laughed out loud, thinking it was some kind of prank by a body double of mine.
"I don't have time for this." He said, pulling out a tranquilizer gun.
Before I could react, the tranquilizer dart hit me and my eyes tilted upwards and I collapsed.
When I came to, I was already naked sitting in a lotus position with two palms on my back.
"Hey! Hey! What are you doing? This is harassment!" I shouted out in fear of what my lookalike was planning to do to me.
"Shhhh. Everything is going to be over soon." He reassured me.
"What the hell is going o-?" Before I could finish, I felt a cool liquid feeling flowing into me from his hands. It flowed through every part of my body and then finally settled into my heart. As soon as the liquid settled in my heart, my nervous system was flooded with pain. It was as if thousands of needles were piercing every pore of my skin.
"Aaah!!!!!!"
As the pain became more intense, I almost passed out from the pain as I screamed in agony.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
In front of my eyes, my bones began to break and mend before my eyes could comprehend what was happening.
No words could describe how I was feeling, as I experienced an indescribable pain wash over my body. The pain was so intense that no words nor screams escaped my mouth. I felt like my body was being ripped to pieces and superglued back together.
After what felt like an eternity of torture, the pain subsided as I collapsed on the ground. And for the second time in twenty four hours, I fainted.
...
Slap!
A loud slap reverberated through the forest as I woke up in pain, clutching my red cheeks.
"What the hell is your problem man? From the second I woke up here, you have done nothing but be a dick. Tell me what the hell is going on?" I demanded in anger.
Without answering my questions, he tossed a pendant at me and demanded,
"Wear it."
"No! Not until I get some answers." I shook my head and refused like a kid throwing a tantrum.
"Hu..." He stopped what he was doing and exhaled.
"You listen to me, you little shit. I have come a long way for this so shut the hell up and put it on!" He yelled in anger.
Seeing that he was very pissed off I decided not to antagonise him anymore and put it on.
"Here put these on. And everything you need is in this bag." He threw me a sack and some clothes that looked like it was from the caveman era.
As I learned from my mistakes, I silently accepted them and put them on.
And then he started phasing in and out of reality.
"Hey! Hey! What's happening?" My panicked voice echoed as I saw his body disappear.
"Shit! I thought I had more time." He cursed out in frustration.
"Hey! Tell me what's going on. How can I help?" I asked.
He placed his hands on my shoulders, eyes glistening with pity.
"You can't."
"Listen, I don't have much time but you need to listen. Being once in your shoes, I understand that you have many questions. But I'm so sorry to disappoint you but I don't have the answers you want. I don't know who pulled us here into this universe and I don't know why they do it. What I do know is what you will be facing. You are in the TVD Universe and for you to survive you will need this sack. So, hide this the first chance you get and find it when the time is right." He said, pointing at the sack he gave me just now.
"Time is right? What are you talking abo-" I asked in confusion but before I could finish my question, he cut me off by saying,
"Shut up and listen carefully. No matter what you do, spare D–" He faded away before finishing what he wanted to say. Silence shrouded the forest as I stared at the spot he was standing one second ago and waited for a minute before accepting he was not coming back.
What the hell did I get into?
I sighed in frustration before putting the sack on my back and walking into the forest.
MC's POV
"Ugh! So many trees! When is this gonna end?" I complained to no one in particular while I walked through the forest holding my makeshift bow and arrow.
After leaving the spot where I first appeared, memories of the body I am currently inhabiting filled my brain.
And do you know what's funny?
The body I am currently inhabiting just so happens to have the same name and appearance as me. However, he is about three years younger than I was and his life in this world is so much different from mine. For example, he makes bows and arrows for a living so that when the time comes, Vikings can defend this village using them. Since you never know what lurks in the forest at night, I gladly take advantage of this skill.
And as far as I can tell, I am in a time where the Original family had not yet turned into vampires. Henrik was eight so I still have a few years before he died.
By the way, my name is Cassius Nightshade. A nameless extra who probably became food for the Mikaelsons in the Canon story. And for my family, my dad died in a pillage while my mom died when she was giving birth to me. I also have a sister. Lorraine Nightshade. From my memories, she seems to be a loving and caring sister trying to fill up the parental figure gap I have.
And as for my plan involving the Originals. I've decided not to interfere in the birth of the Originals and let Henrik die.
Call me cold-hearted, but I want to experience the TVD universe for myself like in those fanfics people wrote about.
Owooooooooo!
The sound of a wolf howling brought me out of my thoughts as I nocked an arrow into my bow and got ready to shoot anything that moved. If it was any other day I would have shrugged it off but it was a bloody full moon tonight. Cursing my luck, I slowly walked towards the sound.
"Help!" A melodic voice pleaded.
Upon hearing the voice, I bolted towards them to save them.
You might be wondering right now? Why should I help them? I should just let them die and become wolf meat. Well, I might be cold-hearted, but I won't be that cold-hearted that I would refuse to help someone who needed it but if it gets bad I would leave them to fend for themselves.
Arriving right on time, I saw a grey wolf getting ready to pounce on a girl. Like muscle memory, I drew my bowstring smoothly and shot my arrow at my target.
[A few hours ago]
Rebekah's POV
It was like any other day for my younger brother and I. It was the full moon tonight and my younger brother and I were begging our favorite older brother to take us to the beasts for what seemed like the tenth time this year.
"Nik! Nik! Can we pleassssse just go and see the wolves just this one time?" My brother, Henrik begged as he showed his puppy eyes to him.
"Yeah, Nik! Can we please go? We can sneak out after dark. Father would not find out about it I promised." I added.
Looking at our puppy-eyed faces, he sighed in defeat and relented.
"Alright, fine. But if I sense something amiss we are heading back."
"You're the best!" We both hugged him tightly.
"Meet me at our usual spot by nightfall. Don't be late." Nik said before walking off to do his own things.
[Present time]
This was supposed to be an exciting and wonderful adventure. Where did it all go wrong? The sight of my brother lying on the ground with a deep gash on his head and Henrik, who was crying at Nik's side, filled me with dread.
"Henrik, stay behind me." I put my body in front of Nik and Henrik trying to protect them from the wolf circling us like a predator ready to pounce on its prey.
Grr!
The wolf growled as it bent its foreleg down, getting ready to pounce on us.
"Help! Anyone, Help!" I cried, praying to Odin for a savior to save my brothers and me.
Seeing that no hero was there to save us, I began to sob uncontrollably as tears began to accumulate in my eyes.
However just as death was approaching us, a whizzing arrow passed by us, piercing the wolf's eyes in midair and instantly killing it.
MC's POV
After shooting my arrow I jogged toward the group of three. Offering my hand to the only one of them who was still conscious, I pulled her up on her feet.
Wiping away tears from her cheeks, she bowed her head and thanked me.
"My name is Rebekah Mikaelson. Thank you for saving my brothers and me. We are forever in your debt."
Seeing that she was about to kneel down on the floor and bow to me I immediately stopped her and said,
"You don't need to bow. I was just glad I could help. My name is Cassius–" As I held her up, I was stunned at how beautiful she looked.
"Beautiful..." I muttered as I gazed at the woman in front of me.
Even though I knew the actress who played Rebekah Mikaelson was beautiful, standing face-to-face with her, I realized that Rebekah Mikaelson was absolutely stunning. With her blonde hair tied up in braids, the woman's face had this youthful innocence to it that would make anyone that looked at her have an urge to protect her.
She was the most beautiful woman I've seen in my life. I must have lost myself in those blue eyes for a few seconds because her question brought me back to reality.
"I am sorry, are you alright?"
Before I could react I blurted out,
"You are the most beautiful woman I've ever seen."
Upon hearing what I said I slapped myself internally as my cheeks turned red in embarrassment.
"Thank you." She said softly as her ears turned pink.
Cough! Cough!
A man who was lying down on the ground started coughing profusely, interrupting the awkward tension in the air.
Thank God! The awkwardness is killing me. While thinking, I walked over to check on him and the other boy.
"Oh my God! Nik! Are you alright?" Her face twisted in concern and she was on the verge of tears yet again.
"Argh! My head is splitting. What happened?" He held his wound in pain and asked.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Because of me, you got hurt! And we almost died! I should never have begged you to bring us to see the wolves." She apologized profusely, now sobbing as she hugged her brother like there was no tomorrow.
I moved on to check on the other brother and let them have their brother-sister moment. After checking on Henrik, I found out that he just fainted because of exhaustion and will be fine after some rest.
...
"Are you alright?" Rebekah asked me as I had been carrying Henrik for quite some time now.
"Yeah, I'm fine. We're almost there anyway." I said pointing at the entrance of our village we were fast approaching.
As we reached the entrance, a middle-aged blonde woman came running out and shouted in concern.
"Oh my God! Henrik!" She put her hands over her mouth, fearing the worst.
"Don't worry Mrs Mikaelson. Henrik is just tired. That's all." I calmed her down.
"Hu..."
I saw her let out a sigh of relief.
"Thank the Gods. Where were the three of you last night, Niklaus? We couldn't find you last night." She turned to the three Mikaelsons and asked them.
"We were out Mother," Niklaus lowered his head and replied.
"When your mother asks you a question, answer clearly!" A loud voice boomed.
"Mikael..." Esther warned.
"So tell me! Where. Were. You?" He shouted at Niklaus while I just stood there awkwardly with Henrik in my arms.
"We ventured out to see the wolves, father," Niklaus said, quivering at the presence of Mikael.
"They are beasts during the full moon! You dare put your brother and sister in danger just because you're curious?!" He shouted as he started hitting him with his belt while Rebekah looked down guiltily.
Screw this shit.
I rolled my eyes and had had enough of this. Giving Henrik to Esther, I interfered with Mikael's whipping session.
"Hey! I shouted, getting his attention and stopping his whip from hitting Niklaus any further.
"This is my son! Who are you to stop me?" He demanded, glaring daggers at me.
Just as I was about to reply, someone called my name.
"Cassius! Cassius!" A familiar voice shouted. Running forward to hug me and ignoring the Mikaelsons, my sister showered me with kisses. Putting her arms on her hips, she chided.
"Where were you? I was worried sick. I thought you'd died."
"Haha...No, I–er got lost." I scratched my head, embarrassed, and smiled sheepishly.
She slapped my shoulder and then hugged me again.
"Ouch!" I held my head and stared at her accusingly.
"Don't ever do that again. You're the only family I have left."
Meanwhile, the others were smiling at how close we were while Mikael just looked annoyed and disgusted by the affection my sister is giving me.
After that everyone just got back to what they were doing.
Mikael stormed off, Esther tended to the sleeping Henrik and Rebekah returned to help with the cooking while my sister and I headed home. Before following my sister back to our hut, I turned to Rebekah and waved which she reciprocated with a dazzling smile.
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