PROPHECIES

NIKOLAI || SEER

[wanderingxjasper]

Zero witty and hilarious banter is never a great sign with you. I'm out of the loop, what happened now?

[seer-nikolai]

Nothing has happened yet to cause my less-than-stellar mood, but it will come to pass very soon. It's... about Violet, and it's one of my worst visions.

[beatricexbaird]

Wow, Beau was not kidding, Grunkle Nikki. You are flustered.

[seer-nikolai]

Quite flustered, niece of mine. It happens once every other century or so.

[wickedlyxenvy]

Good, I don't feel like making the 'I'm not calling you Dad' jokes. Which when the fuck did you and my mother happen?

[seer-nikolai]

You should know that when I'm in a more chipper mood, I'll be circling back to those jokes... son. Do you really want to know the answer to that question? Your mom and I go way back, before she got thrown into Hell jail and your father made you and your siblings forget about her.

[timely-cronus]

I admit, our last conversation didn't progress very well. I can even swallow my pride and apologize for my lacking parenting since your mother brought you into the world. While I cannot understand your choice marrying the Queen Mother, you know as well as I this vision hits close to home as every family matter would. Violet and Henrik are connected now.

[seer-nikolai]

Funny, you didn't actually apologize in that statement, but allow me to absolve you of all your sins. I don't expect you to be a stellar father; actually, I never thought you were capable until I met my future siblings. However, there's a line you crossed by looking down at me when you are no better, and I will not forgive you for that any time soon. At least I can sleep at night knowing that I never truly broke the rules that have been laid on my shoulders as the blood of a god. You don't need to understand why I chose Seraphina, but I know very well what will happen to Violet. I see every moment that, in turn, is branded into my brain. I can't forget what I see, ever. Do yourself a favor and don't look at the loom to see what will happen to her. I will do as I have for Josephine and give Violet hope, but even that will be hard when death is a blessing when compared to Henrik.

[blazinglyxseraphina]

I'm not anticipating seeing you up to your usual antics, dearest. I'm only worried.

[seer-nikolai]

I wish I could take away your worry, my love. This isn't the first time that I've had visions that have left me restless, and it won't be the last, but sometimes they're worse than others.

[charismaticallyxalastor]

Do you want to fill me in or must I grovel to Dad about what's really going on?

[seer-nikolai]

I can't, and groveling to our father won't do anything. There are some things that even you aren't supposed to know, Alastor, and trust me. You don't want to know what I know.

[violetxjameson]

I'm sorry it's put a dent on your honeymoon.

How is the fact just being what I am not my fault, Nikki? I know rarities are irresistible for someone like him, but I have seen what Henrik's done to the thousands of women in his crosshairs. To Mik's mother, to the twins', please don't tell me I end up like them.

[seer-nikolai]

So am I.

If there is someone you truly wish to blame, then blame your parents, as it was their lineage that spawned your abilities, but it won't make you feel better in the end. I know this is where I should be vague, compelled to some cosmic partial secrecy, but you deserve better than that. Henrik's death is assured, already in motion, just not quick enough. He's coming for you, Violet. I have seen the horrors he will inflict on you myself, but your family and friends, even the vampires you have befriended, will come for you. You will not be in his hands for long, and I will be there waiting for you at the end. Even the darkest of nights have a bright dawn on the horizon.

[timely-cronus]

Placing aside I find out you're not only married, but had been away on a honeymoon, it's a wasted trip back. You can't change her fate, Nik.

[seer-nikolai]

You haven't exactly been interested in my life before, other than giving me unwanted input in a skewed attempt at being a father, so I didn't see a reason to tell you. I'm not the one you need to worry about out of your children. I'm doing my job, that's all.

[seer-nikolai]

Hope you're not looking forward to some witty and hilarious banter– I don't have it in me at the moment.

[violetxjameson]

I would've seen such motivation if it was anyone but me, big brother.

If this is truly about Henrik, I set it in motion, didn't I? Meeting Mikael?

[seer-nikolai]

Such is one of the many downfalls of our abilities.

It is about him, but it's not your fault. None of this is your fault. You are a rarity, and with the timelines converged in the way they are, he would have found you regardless of your affinity to be friends with his golden son.

[seer-nikolai]

I know you've figured out the motivation for my return to the city, Vi.

It's the burden we carry on our shoulders.

[timely-cronus]

The meter has finally clicked, we are in the infancy of a war now.

[seer-nikolai]

A war I had no plans on returning for, but it never works out that way, does it?

[caelxdelacroix]

Thanks, I guess. Sorry doesn't really bring my dads back together or keep Blair from running into the arms of an assassin.

[seer-nikolai]

I know. It's never really a consolation when it feels as though your life is imploding. You can't control what others do, Cael. Only what you do. The most you can do is give your two cents and hope that someone listens; it's what I've done for centuries now.

[sinfullyxpride]

Right, and what of another version of the King walking around the city? Wrath was quick to warn me that Isabel should stay as far away from him as possible.

[seer-nikolai]

I knew Wrath would start throwing the alarms the moment he ran across Angelus. Your Queen is of no... physical danger with the King that is now wandering around– mental, from her lasting trauma from the one that died is a different story.

[emiliaxhan]

How about both? In my case, your father has done nothing but reopen old wounds he's seconds from watching fester and meddle in my affairs where he and Jade both shouldn't be. Airing out my closest as you put it reaps the potential of losing the few supporters I had before the secrets unleashed. I'm well-acquainted with the unknown like an old friend coming for a visit, Nikolai. I dealt with it every time the council knocked on my door and it is the same after the coven's destruction. My beginning is already walking on shaky feet.

[seer-nikolai]

My father is blinded when it comes to the Hawke girl. He had a chance to stop the resurrection, at least he thought he did, but he chose to save the witch's life instead. He won't make your life any easier if your affairs revolve around her, honestly, he can be downright annoying on a pestering degree. You can only walk on shaky feet so long as you allow it.

[passionatelyxlust]

You're right, how fucking stupid of me to start early without my favorite drinking buddy. I can't remember when I was drunk last.

[seer-nikolai]

I would be hurt if I found you passed out drunk and I wasn't by your side, so it's a good thing I came in time. It's been too long, so we might as well not hold back.

[blazinglyxseraphina]

"I know my children deep down are capable of forgiveness and love just as I have gifted to them. They are my boys, every part of my being, and I cannot allow myself to become exactly like their father." Seraphina immediately set down the drink she was nursing aside as Nikolai spoke, enraptured by his words and enchanted with his aura like the first moment she laid eyes on him. Angelus spent days engulfed by the frustration that the seer refused a spot serving the throne, behaving as a petulant child would, but Sera bided her time and secretly needed the man for herself. A magnetic pull. "Would you be willing to spend your days proving such as my husband?" The Queen mother stepped closer, her hands lightly smoothing along the front of Niko's jacket lapel, "I have no kingdom as of yet, but Wrath has promised it to me. You deserve everything, the palace, the crown...an eternity with me by my side. Nikki," Seraphina whispered softly as her hand cupped the man's cheek, "My heart beats only for you. It always has."

[seer-nikolai]

"If they weren't like you, they would have turned me in to their father a long time ago, not harbored me from his sight," Niko agreed softly, a slight smile on his face. "They won't let you be like him. I won't let you be like him." The seer heard the woman place her drink down, felt her attention never leaving him, like basking in the warmth of sunlight, much like he always felt in her presence, even way back when she still graced Hell with her presence before her husband turned on her. The moment Nikolai felt Seraphina walk closer, he automatically began to reach out to her– the backs of his hands bumping against her arms, sliding along her skin so that his palms lay against her hands. To say he was surprised was an understatement as the meaning of what Sera had said to him actually sank in. "The fact that you would take another husband after your first one is not lost on me, Sera," he murmured, one of his hands following her arm until he could rest his hand against her neck; fingers tracing along her jaw softly. "You don't have to have a kingdom or live in a fancy palace. You don't even have to put a crown on my head for me to say yes to you." His free hand pressed against her hand, pressed against his cheek. "I've been a wanderer my entire life, never settling down longer than a few months at a time, always flitting from one thing or another. You, however, make me want to put down roots and never move again." His lips quirked into a small smile as he moved her palm to his lips, pressing them into the soft skin, "I will gladly be your husband, Seraphina. I will happily spend the rest of my days giving you the love you so deserve."