In the new world, which later was founded by the Founding families as Mystic Falls, Elijah was born as the second eldest 1,000 years ago, to Esther and Mikael Mikaelson. Freya was the first born and Mikael's favorite, but Esther, when Mikael came back home after a hunt, told him that Freya died from sickness. It devastated him. Then Elijah and then Finn were born. After came Kol, Klaus, Henrik, and Rebekah all in that order. 601Please respect copyright.PENANAf30Oolw7DK
When Klaus was born, Mikael was proud. He thought Klaus would be a warrior son he always wanted. But then he found out that he was born due to his unfaithful wife. Esther had had an affair with the alpha of the werewolf pack, Ansel. Mikael was enraged. He was even more enraged after Henrik was killed on a full moon night, and so he killed Klaus' real father. Mikael was always striking out at Klaus, because he no longer loved him. He even stopped Elijah from teaching him how to use a bow and arrow, when Elijah was only nine and Klaus was seven. 601Please respect copyright.PENANAc0XQb9Z4vq
When they grew up, Mikael was even worse. He would beat and whip him so bad that there were times Elijah and Rebekah had to step in.601Please respect copyright.PENANAb6ha2H9nir
A while later, Elijah and Klaus both fell in love with Tatia. Esther thought it would destroy them and she was devastated by the loss of two of her children, so she used Tatia's blood with a dark magic spell to make her entire family, including Mikael, turn into vampires. It killed Tatia and so Elijah and Klaus hated her for that. Klaus even killed Esther and told the others that Mikael did it. Then they made a promise saying, "We stick together, always and forever."601Please respect copyright.PENANAqvpmo6dqXE
For 1,ooo years, they ran and hid from Mikael, but that didn't stop Klaus from killing. Elijah was never the one to kill unless need be. He was all for control, while Klaus was known for being impulsive. 601Please respect copyright.PENANAUIvJwtty0D
In New Orleans in 1820, Elijah had fallen for a witch named Celeste, but it was short lived when she was killed indirectly by Klaus, when Klaus sent a rumor that the high volume of bodies were result of the witches seeking blood sacrifices for their rituals. 601Please respect copyright.PENANAMDgLqapG2j
In 1882, Elijah and Rebekah went to the opera house together. It was a moment that only they shared together. 601Please respect copyright.PENANAODx6OpIW9z
In 1919, Mikael came for them, leaving bodies in his wake, burning the city to the ground, and the siblings barely escaped. 601Please respect copyright.PENANA6cF5M5Gzow
In 2010, Elijah came to Mystic Falls to collect Elena for Klaus, but the Salvatores rescued her and Elijah killed Trevor for Klaus for helping Katerina all those years ago. He spared Rose, believing that killing Trevor was enough punishment for her, since she had loved Trevor very much. Then he made a deal with Elena that none of her friends and family would be harmed by him, in exchange in helping to kill Klaus. Elijah failed, though. 601Please respect copyright.PENANAwiTxmHwDGn
In 2013, Elijah met Katherine on his way out. She showed him she loved and trusted him, by giving him the cure and telling him that he doesn't owe her anything, and that she'd let him decide where they stand. 601Please respect copyright.PENANAdncdDOP6DB
After Klaus left Mystic Falls to deal with some witches in New Orleans, so did Elijah. He told her goodbye, despite how much she pleaded for him to stay, saying, "It's our turn."601Please respect copyright.PENANAZfVxdtd62Y
That night, Elena shoved the cure down her throat. 601Please respect copyright.PENANAgeIgxZcSd3
After she and Nadia died, no one told Elijah; not even before she died. 601Please respect copyright.PENANAwoqgs3T7gi
The last thing he said to her was, "Goodbye, Katerina."601Please respect copyright.PENANAprKAAbCj61