ROUSSEAU'S

The next day, in the half empty bar, Christy is sitting at the bar counter with her bottle of hard cider.

{Christy's Outfit}

"Hey, Christy." Josh greeted her with a polite smile.

"Hey, Josh." Christy greeted him back with a polite smile. "How've you been?"

"Pretty good." Josh replied. "How've you been?"

"Pretty good myself." Christy told him, taking a small sip of her hard cider. "Is Declan around?"

"Um, I don't think so, but he's usually here in the kitchen." Josh told her.

And then, Declan walks inside the bar with his shoulder bag, causing both Josh and Christy to look at him.

"Hey, Declan." Christy greeted him with a small smile. "I was just wondering if you were here, and voila, here you are."

"Here I am." Declan said, and slowly walks up to the bar counter. "It's good to see you, Christy. You too, Josh."

And then, some more customers arrives inside the bar.

"I gotta go." Christy said, drinking the rest of her bottle of cider. "I'll see you two around."

"You too, Christy." Josh said.

And Christy gets up and walks away.

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TEMPLE OF THE ELDER GODS AND GODDESS

Ana and Christy slowly walks inside the temple. Ana looks around at the statues and sculptures of the Elder Gods and Goddess.

"Fascinating, isn't it?" Christy asked.

"Yeah." Ana replied.

Ana and Christy exchange chuckles with each other.

"So, you're the Chosen One, must be pretty cool." Ana said with a small smile.

"Yeah, it is." Christy said.

Ana and Christy slowly walks up to the steps and sits down next to each other.

"I'm proud of you too." Ana said, expressing her proudness for her best friend. "You've earned your legendary status as the Orasanian Warrior Hero, Christy."

"I know." Christy said with a small smile. "Both of my parents have had their shares of battles, and now, so have I."

Ana and Christy exchange small smiles at each other.

Christy's phone buzzes in her jacket pocket. She pulls out her phone and looks at it.

Klaus

Christy answers her phone. "Hey, Honey."

"Hello, Love. Your father and Uncle are here at the compound." Klaus told her on the phone.

"Okay, I'm on my way." Christy said, and hangs up her phone. And glances at Ana. "My Dad and Uncle Cyrus are at the Mikaelson Compound."

"Okay." Ana said.

Ana and Christy both gets up and walks away, heading back to Christy's orange classic Honda Civic hatchback car.

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MIKAELSON COMPOUND

Later that day, Ana and Christy slowly walks inside the courtyard where Klaus and Elijah are with the Elder Gods, Ames and Cyrus, who are both wearing casual clothes.

"Dad? Uncle Cyrus?" Christy said.

"We need to talk." Ames said.

"Klaus? Elijah? How about a drink at St. James Infirmary?" Ana asked the Mikaelson Brothers.

"I could use a drink." Klaus said.

Klaus and Elijah walks away. Klaus and Christy exchange small smiles at each other as Klaus walks by her.

Ames, Cyrus and Christy exchange looks at each other.

"I assume that you two are here to talk about the Chosen One thing." Christy said.

"We are." said Cyrus, and gently folds his arms. "The Great Neighbors are coming by this afternoon to see the Chosen One for themselves."

"You must be prepared, Christiana." Ames said.

"I will." Christy said. "Where am I presenting myself as the Chosen One?"

"The Grand Hall." Cyrus replied. "And to also let you know, one of the Great Neighbors will challenge you to a duel."

"Okay, I'll be ready then." Christy said.

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HOME ISLAND OF MOUNT ORASANI / ORNATE TEMPLE

That afternoon, Christy is with the Lady Oracles Theoni, Arija, and Isa.

Having her changed into an armor suit with a cowl and face mask, Christy makes her eyes glow golden.

{Christy's Armor Suit}

"Chosen One has arisen." Oracle Isa said.

Christy looks at the Oracles Theoni, Arija and Isa with a stern expression on her face.

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GRAND HALL BUILDING

Everyone has gathered in the Grand Hall for the presentation of the Chosen One.

Klaus and the others are together with Hagarth.

And The Great Neighbors has arrived as well.

The double doors opens, revealing the Lady Oracles Theoni, Arija, and Isa.

Oracle Theoni, Arija and Isa slowly walks inside, wearing their red gowns. They slowly walks up to the Elder Gods and Goddess and bows at them.

"Miladies. Milords." Oracle Theoni said and looks at the Great Neighbors. "Great Neighbors of Mount Orasani. We present to you the Chosen One."

"Come forth, Chosen One!" Oracle Arija summoned.

The double doors opens, and Christy is there. She slowly walks inside as everyone looks at her.

Christy looks around at everyone as she slowly walks further inside. She stops walking in front of her husband, Klaus.

Klaus looks at his wife, Christy, as she gently pulls off her hooded cowl and looks at him with her glowing golden eyes.

Christy gently caress his cheek with her gloved hand and speaks to him telepathically.

"I want you to know, this won't change who I am. I will love you. Always and Forever." Christy told him telepathically.

Klaus and Christy exchange soften looks at each other and he small smiles at her.

Christy gently removes her gloved hand from his cheek and slowly walks away from him.

Christy slowly walks up to the Great Neighbors and pulls off her face mask. "Great Neighbors of Mount Orasani. I am Christiana. Daughter of Ames and Nadia. Chosen One rumored by the Lady Oracles themselves. I will accept a challenge from any of you."

A grumpy Elfin Priestess looks at Christy. "No one would dare challenge the Great Legendary Orasanian Christiana, knowing how good you are."

"Quiet?!" Christy exclaimed.

And the Grumpy Elfin Priestess stumbles back a little.

"You will speak when you are spoken to, Elfin Priestess." Christy told her with a stern look on her face.

The Elfin Priestess composures herself.

Christy looks around at the Great Neighbors. "Is there not a warrior among you that will challenge me?"

Chandrelle then, steps forward and Christy looks at her.

"I will challenge you." Chandrelle said, wielding her Elfin sword and wearing her Elfin armor.

"A mighty warrior indeed." Christy said, gently pulls off her cowl, revealing her armor suit.

Oracle Arija gently takes Christy's cowl.

Chandrelle and Christy exchange looks at each other as they slowly walks in the middle of the floor.

Chandrelle readies her sword and Christy readies her bronze sword.

"I shall not fear, for thou is with me." Christy said to herself.

And Chandrelle and Christy engages in a sword duel, going back and forth, dodging each other's swords.

Christy gets an upper hand and stabs Chandrelle in her lower stomach with bronze sword, nonfatal.

Ardreth becomes worried about his wife, Chandrelle.

And Chandrelle stabs Christy in her stomach with her Elfin sword, nonfatal.

Klaus becomes worried about his wife, Christy.

The two best friends, Chandrelle and Christy exchange looks at each other and gently pulls out each other's swords from each other.

Chandrelle and Christy panting softly to themselves.

Christy uses her Orasani warrior beads bracelet to wrap it around Chandrelle's throat and brings Chandrelle close to her.

Christy aims the tip of her bronze sword at Chandrelle's throat. "Do you surrender?"

Chandrelle looks at Christy, panting softly to herself.

"Do you surrender, Warrior Princess Chandrelle?" Christy asked.

"Yes, I surrender." Chandrelle told her.

Christy gently lowers her bronze sword and gently unwraps her Orasanian warrior beads bracelet from around Chandrelle's throat.

Chandrelle and Christy exchange looks at each other and bows at each other.

"The Lady Oracles has chosen well." The Elder Goddess, Ismene, and slowly walks up to Christy.

Christy looks at her Aunt Ismene with her glowing golden eyes.

"Will you maintain your Chosen One ability, Orasanian Warrior?" The Elder Goddess, Ismene asked.

"Yes, Milady." Christy told her.

"Very well." The Elder Goddess Ismene said.

And Christy bows her head at The Elder Goddess Ismene bows her head at Christy.

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OUTDOOR COURTYARD

That late afternoon, After her duel in the Grand Hall, Christy wears her cowl hoodie, gently holding her face mask in her left hand and herb bronze sword in her right hand.

Christy is standing atop of the pillar entrance. The men and women Orasanian Warriors looks up at her.

Christy raises her bronze sword in the air. " 'Ligath phami Orasani!' " ( "Long live Orasani!")

"Long live Orasani! Long live Orasani! Long live Orasani!" The Orasanian men and women chanted in unison with their bronze swords in the air.

Klaus and the others looks up at Christy and she looks down at them.

Christy playfully bows Klaus a kiss. And he smirks at her.

Christy then, averts her attention back at the men and women Orasanian Warriors.

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MIKAELSON COMPOUND

Later that evening, after changing back into her clothes, in the study, Christy has a Band-Aid on her non-fatal stomach stab wound and is sitting on the sofa, in a crossed-legged sitting position, still wearing her hair in a low ponytail, with a sewing kit on the coffee table.

With a needle and thread, Christy gently sows back together the torn armor of her Orasanian armor suit where Chandrelle stabbed her non-fatally.

Klaus slowly walks inside the study with a bourbon. He slowly walks up to her and hands her a bourbon.

Christy looks at the bourbon and drinks it in one gulp. Klaus small smiles to himself and gently sits down on the coffee table.

"Did you hold back in your duel with Chandrelle?" Klaus asked.

"I didn't." Christy replied with a glance at her husband as she continues to sew up her armor suit.

"I saw you, up there, atop of the pillar entrance. You really are a warrior, Chris." Klaus said, pouring himself another bourbon and takes a small swig of it.

"I meant what I told you, about the Chosen One thing, I'm not gonna let it change who I am." Christy told him.

"I know." Klaus said.

Klaus and Christy exchange small smiles at each other.

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