The Originals Season 1 -

But the ritual worked. The curse was broken. The Crescent wolves regained control of their shift. The witches’ power was restored. And Hayley’s baby was born—a healthy girl, named .

Klaus wanted to raise his child as an heir. Hayley wanted freedom from all factions. Sophie wanted the child born to break the curse. And Marcel wanted to either control the baby or destroy it before it threatened his throne. the originals season 1

He arrived to find the French Quarter under the tyrannical fist of his former protégé, Marcel Gerard. Marcel, a charming yet brutal vampire, ruled as king from the trashed ballroom of the old Mikaelson compound. He had banned all witches from practicing magic, killed their elders, and enforced a peace with the werewolves that was really just a leash. But the ritual worked

With the baby’s birth imminent, all factions converged. Klaus made a desperate deal with the witches: the baby’s power in exchange for Hayley’s life. Sophie, now vengeful, betrayed him and cut the baby from Hayley’s womb prematurely, performing a dark ritual in the cemetery. Klaus arrived in a rage, killing Sophie and her witches. The witches’ power was restored

The family had won New Orleans. But their creator had come home.

The season became a brutal chess match.