Brandon Smith

" I was picking flowers and herbs for my mother and her spells. Then, he came. I was ripped apart by a blue moon werewolf, I still remember the pain, the terrible agonizing pain. Imagine how it feels to have every limb ripped off one by one."- Brandon in chapter 19 in book two to Rebekah

Brandon Smith (or Брэндон Рус), was on the original vampires, (excluding the Mikaelsons). Brandon is a recurring character in the "*Secrets Lie Within"* series, he is the main antagonist in the first book, Brandon was an original lunar vampire, and a witch, making him an original hybrid, and the original lunar vampire.

## Biological Information

### Born

ca. 500 a.d (Kievian Rus, age unknown 16/1519+)

### Turned

* July 11 2018 (through an altered immortality spell, into a lunar vampire)

### Occupation

* Member of the Ancestors (formally)
* spirit of the ancestral realm (formally)
* Progenitor Of Smitheyos Doppelgängers

### Titles

* one true love, (by Rebekah Kennedy)
* King of Hell, (by Jackson Fire)
* Psychotic bitch (by Samantha Valez)
* My little Raven, my son, my greatest boy, (by Kristin Smith)
* One to kill all, black sheep, (by himself)

### Species

* Witch/Progenitor Of Smitheyos Doppelgängers
* Spirit of the Ancestral realm (formally)
* Hybrid (witch, original vampire), (formally)
* Original Hybrid (original lunar vampire, witch), (currently)

## Family Information

### Family members

* Mark Smith (father)
* Kristin Smith (mother)
* Carter Smith (younger brother)
* Blake Smith (older brother)
* Quinn Smith (younger brother)
* Estrid (ex-wife)
* Nickolas Johnson (Doppelgänger, descendant)
* Nick's brother
* Nicks nephew
* Andras Bela (Doppelgänger, descendant)
* Jonathan (descendant)
* Becca (descendant)
* Edward Herron (Doppelgänger, descendant)
* Rebekah Kennedy (wife)
* Grayson Schwartz (son)

## Supernatural information

### Significant spells

* Pain Infliction (various)
* Spell of Revelations
* Talisman Creation
* Telekinesis (various)
* Desiccation Spell
* Localized Teleportation Spell
* Pyrokinesis
* Combustion spell
* Resurrection spell
* Lunar vampire curse (creation)
* Astral blockage spell (every 200 years)
* Heart removal spell (Various)
* Salt Boundary Spell (around Jade)
* Advanced cryokinesis
* linking spell
* Boundary spell (various)

### Significant kills

* Mark Smith
* Carter Smith
* Many unknown vampires †
* Katherine Catlyon (3rd, 4th, and 7th time)
* Jackson Fire (1365, indirectly)
* Many members of Aurelia's cult †
* Many unnamed witches †

### Cause of death

* ripped apart
* staked (as a hybrid)

### Killed by

* a Blue moon werewolf (as a witch in 500 a.d)
* Rebekah Kennedy

## Physical Apperance

### Eye color

* Blue

Brandon was the biological son of Mark, and Kristin Smith. At a young age, Brandon began experiencing witchcraft powers. Brandon was trained by his mother for the first 16 years of his life. Brandon was considerably one of the strongest witches of all time.

Brandon was a member of the Smitheyos family

## Biography

When Brandon was 16, he was killed by a blue moon werewolf. This caused his family to create a curse, also known as the curse of vampirism. This caused His parents to kill their children and themselves to become vampires. They are different creatures than the Mikaelsons vampire curse. They are the first, and the original.

In Brandon's 16th year, his family married him and a witch named Estrid, to grant their two powerful witch lines immense strength. This matrimony is what caused the dopplegangers to exist. When Brandon died months later, this broke their matrimony and caused their new found powerful magic to fade away. Brandon however, retained this ability, which is what allowed him to use the Astra Blockage spell every 200 years in the Ancestral well.

Brandon was consecrated, and soon became a witch of the Ancestral Realm. The ancestors began to hate Brandon, due to his anger, and his thirst for revenge. Every few centuries, Brandon would gain enough power, and strength to break free, and roam the earth for only days. Brandon to cloak himself as his brother Blake, turning humans into vampires, then creating his sire line. For centuries, Vampires from this line, would think that they are sired to Blake, but rather, they were sired to Brandon. The first member of Brandon's Sire line was Nickolas Johnson. A 1000 year old vampire. From Nick, more and more vampires would be sired to Brandon. Creating Brandon's sire line.

Brandon was noted as a very powerful witch, creating many spells, his most notable, was his lunar curse. This curse would only allow certain supernatural beings to the lunar moon. These creatures are different that werewolves. They are witches. They could only use their witchcraft on a lunar eclipse. This curse would soon become 'extinct' after Brandon died.

The ancestors hated Brandon because of his curses and spells that he created. The ancestors would try to hinder Brandons magic many times, but were unsuccessful. Brandon was known for his ability to fight off supernatural creatures.

## Throughout the Books

### 2018

Brandon was resurrected in July. He is considered the main antagonist of the first book. He is considered to be one of the strongest characters in the series. Being both an original, and a witch. Rebekah wanted to kill Brandon because she learned of how bad it would be if he returned to life. 2018 was the year of fighting and death. Brandon and his new lunar vampires would fight rebekahs team, and loose. After his loss, Rebekah with the help of Ingrid, would lock him into a vampire tomb. Trapping him inside. He would spend over 50 years locked in the tomb. (but he escaped twice)

When Brandon was first brought back to life, his main goal was to destroy Rebekah, and her team. After he learned about their whereabouts, he created the Lunar Vampire curse. He used Katherine, enchanted Blue Moon Werewolf venom, original vampire blood, and a circle of salt. These ingredients combined with extreme magical power created the Lunar Vampire serum. Brandon drank the serum, along with Nick. Brandon then ventured to Rebekah's apartment. Jackson went to warn Rebekah, Samantha, and Nadia about his return, however minutes after; Brandon knocked on her door. Unbeknownst to Rebekah, she opened the door to find Brandon, smirking and standing there. He had spelled her to were she couldn't move, and the vampires in the other room couldn't hear them. Rebekah asked why she couldn't move, and Brandon in return had silenced her by slitting her throat. Without hearing from Rebekah, Jackson asked if she was okay, while he walked through the hall, Brandon appeared. Jackson gasped and vamped towards him, however Brandon magically flung him into the stairwell close by. Hearing the commotion, Samantha entered. As she saw Brandon, she said "Oh hell no" and tried to save herself and vamped away. But before she could do so, Brandon, magically popped the blood vessels in her brain, causing her extreme pain, making her collapse to the ground. Brandon slowly walked towards her, saying "Does that hurt?" right after, Nadia saves the day and vamps straight into him, knocking him several feet away. Brandon quips by saying "You will regret that", Nadia then says "Please, bring it on witch". Brandon and Nadia fight it out as Samantha checks on Jackson, who is knocked out. Seconds later, Brandon using all of his strength kicks Nadia into a grandfather clock, sending large splinters of wood into her stomach and chest, with a small shard piercing her heart. Samantha races to her, as Jackson awakes, and vamps to Brandon trying to fight him off. Seconds later, Jackson is knocked to his feet, at the same time, Samantha rips out a shard of wood from Nadia's chest, effectively saving her life. Together, the three of them attack Brandon at once. However they all fail, Brandon throws Samantha against the ceiling and back down to the floor, knocking her unconscious. As Rebekah awakes in the kitchen, she hears the racing heartbeats of her friends, she grabs a knife, and vamps to Brandon and stakes him in the chest. Desiccating him, and falsely killing him.

Brandon was only desiccated for Meer minutes, during this time, Rebekah and her team decided to flee to a safe haven church in Copenhagen, Denmark where they could raise an army of vampires, to fight off Brandon. However, Brandon heard this as he awoke, and went there himself to finish what they started. Upon Rebekah's arrival, Brandon has set the church on fire. As they arrived, Brandon came out of the shadows to confront them. Rebekah, confused to how he survived, Brandon showed his true face. He was now the Original Lunar Vampire, He telekinetically threw Nadia into the flaming bell tower, and then Rebekah through the front door. Right as he was about to kill Samantha and Jackson, Brandon's brother, Carter vamped behind him, and snapped his neck.

### 2020

Brandon is still stuck within the tomb, but was set free once to help Rebekah's team fight off Aurelia, and Astrid Clara. Brandon would help defeat them, but would be staked and sent back into the tomb. From then, Rebekah and her team would communicate with Brandon while he is still in the tomb.

### Spin off series

In 2037, Brandon's body became possessed by a powerful witch named Christopher (a 300 year old dead witch) with the help of Jade, Christopher would only possess Brandon for days before he hijacked Grayson's body and created the first Quadbrid.

Once Brandon learned of Grayson's new species, he went after him. Brandon used an advanced location spell, which he learned 1,500 years ago. Brandon, Katherine, and Rebekah would leave Chicago to find him. After days of searching, they found him in the outskirts of Kansas City at Edward's mansion, upon entering the group splits up, Brandon taking the first floor, Katherine and Rebekah take the upstairs. Brandon finds Edward in the kitchen, and demands he tells Brandon where Grayson is. Edward says that Grayson cannot talk right now, but he can take a message. Riled up, Brandon vamps over to Edward, however Edward had spelled the room with a barrier spell. Katherine, hearing all the commotion vamps downstairs, and is hit with the same barrier spell, knocking her back several feet away.

Rebekah all alone upstairs is confronted by several vampires. She fights against them however, the hit her down the stairwell knocking her out, Katherine vamps over to her and fights the vampires, while Brandon speaks with Edward.

Edward says, "Just as you have learned ancient magic, so have I. and this barrier spell is channeled by a very powerful witch." speaking of Grayson, Brandon attacks the barrier spell, however he isn't strong enough to break the spell. Once Katherine killed the vampires, she vamps back to Brandon, who still cannot break the barrier. Edward finally leaves, however Katherine listens to him walking to the basement, "He's walking to the basement. I bet Grayson's down there." As soon as she says this, Brandon spells the floor to explode. Both of them jump down to see Grayson in a circle of salt, and Edward over him. "Grayson!" Brandon yells before vamping over the salt circle, breaking the spell, and hitting Edward into a wall. Katherine Vamps over to Grayson, and then vamps away. Brandon again throws Edward into a wall, "You will leave my son out of this Edward!" Brandon yells, clenching his fist's, he chokes Edward holding him against the wall. "Grayson is apart of a Family of powerful witches, his power is uncanny to anyone in our bloodline, Brandon." Edward speaks, barley being able to breathe, he siphon's Brandon. Brandon drops him, falling to the ground, Edward tries to escape, before Brandon vamps to him again, saying "I know you fool! I'm the one who gave power to our bloodline, me! not you!" Brandon in a blind rage magically blasts Edward back into a wall. "It's my family's legacy, you're just a descendant without any magic of his own. That why you're a no good siphon." Edward tries to attack, however being mortal, Brandon hits him again, knocking him to his knees. "you're as good as dead to this family." Brandon then snaps his neck, killing him. Brandon then vamps upstairs to Katherine, to find Grayson standing in front of her. "Grayson?" Brandon asks,

## Personality

Brandon is considered to be evil, conniving, manipulative, and mean. He treated everyone with anger, and was not respectful. But he wasn't like this towards his mother, he loved his mother dearly. However, Once he met his son, Grayson, he became "soft" and kind. He would do anything for him.

## Powers and Abilities

Brandon is arguably the most powerful witch of all-time, due to his marriage with Estrid in the 5th century, even Carter eluded to his superior abilities, admitting that he was one of the most powerful witches in history, even in ancient times, he developed his powers before any of his siblings. Aurelia, also admitted that his magical abilities exceeds anyone that she has ever known. Brandon was very skilled in the dark arts, he is extremely skilled in breaking bones, snapping necks, and boundary spells. Because of his Astral Blockage Spell, he channels the astral realm whenever he casts a spell.

Brandon was so powerful that he created a new species, only a few witches in the world were ever able to do. Only his mother was able to do this, and she had to channel nature itself to be able to cast the spell; Brandon didn't need to channel anything for the spell. His magical abilities exceed all of his siblings and mother, Brandon was able to defeat his mother, with ease.

Brandon has a extreme knowledge of witchcraft, being over thousand and five hundred years old, he can cast many spells without any grimoire, unlike many other witches in the series, he can cast difficult spells easily, his spells never fail and can defeat almost anyone with just spells.

**Brandon** has the powers of a original lunar vampire, and witch, both physically enhanced powers and abilities of mind compulsion. His strength and speed will also increase during a lunar eclipse. Brandon is slightly more physically powerful than his siblings. Brandon is considered to be one of if not the most powerful character due to him being an extremely powerful witch, which was caused by a marriage back in the 5th century.

Being the original lunar vampire he has immense strength, and is able overpower almost anything, he is even slightly physically superior to his siblings and his father.

He is able to fight Rebekah, Samantha, Jackson, and Nadia with ease. When Nick joined the fight against him, the battle became more difficult for him, however, he is still physically more powerful than all of them.

In the beginning of the first book, before he was a lunar vampire, Nadia was able to hold off Brandon for a relatively long time, however, Brandon was just resurrected, and had only fed once.

## Weaknesses

* **Broken Neck:** Breaking an original lunar vampire-witch hybrid's neck will result in the Original lunar vampire-witch hybrid's unconsciousness.
* **The Cure:** If an original lunar vampire-witch takes the cure, they will revert back to being a witch again. Once taken, the cure prevents them from being immortal again, causing the body to reject vampire blood.
* **Huntress' Blood:** Consumption of a supernatural huntress' blood will cause a Original witch-lunar vampire hybrid to lose their ability to use magic. Prolong exposure poisons them, leading them to get sick and some brands will appear in their body and may eventually lead to death. However, Brandon's healing processes is much quicker than that of a non-original vampire and a non-original lunar vampire
* **Desiccation:** Being completely drained of blood or the heart-stopping will cause an original lunar vampire-witch hybrid to desiccate due to their vampire side, losing most of it's strength and any ability to move. This process can be replicated artificially by magic.
* **Invitation:** Due to their vampire heritage, original lunar vampire-witch hybrids are unable to enter a home without an invitation.
* **Magic:** Original lunar vampire-witch hybrids are susceptible to the powers of witchcraft. This is inclusive of mystical objects such as the Starling Necklace, Gilbert Device, Papa Tunde's Blade, Cursed Stake and Dark Objects. It is possible, but equally as unlikely that a Siphoner can also siphon the magic from an original hybrid. even with being a witch, they are still susceptible
* **Physical Trauma:** Minor physical injuries such as gunshots, stab wounds, and broken bones will cause an original lunar vampire-witch hybrid pain and also slow them down. However, this is momentary as they will heal completely within seconds. It seems physical trauma can hurt them anywhere on the body (ex-eye gauging, drowning).
* **Poison:** There are various poisons invented by Dr. Wes Maxfield and Aya, to name a few, that are capable of incapacitating or desiccating a vampire when administered.
* **Vervain:** Vervain prevents an Original lunar vampire-witch hybrid from compelling anyone who takes it and burns them on touch. Original lunar vampire-witch hybrids will heal very quickly from vervain wounds, however.
* **Sunlight:** Brandon even though he is a hybrid, sunlight still is still harmful to him. He is still burned by sunlight. but this can be migrated by the use of a daylight ring. Although Brandon still burns from the sunlight, he cannot permanently die from this. Being an original Brandon can only be killed by one thing. Sunlight can temporarily kill him, but he will die. He will however light up in fire, and die. But he will awake soon after. Brandon is harmed by sunlight because nature made weaknesses on him due to the fact that he became a witch, without being a siphoner.

## Trivia

* Brandon Smith's real name is Brandyon Smitheyos
* Brandon one of the only vampire-witch hybrids. (without being a siphoner.) Brandon casted many spells to make this happen. One of them was to balance out the power, his resurrection. "a life for a life" he says. he used Jackson's death to fuel that.
* The lunar vampire curse was a way for him to gain the upper hand against his siblings.
* Brandon has an immunity to vervain.
* in the "*Secrets lie within*" series, the Smitheyos originals replace the Mikaelsons, and Brandon replaces Kol Mikaelson.
* The name Brandon means "little Raven" a name Brandon's mother calls him in the series.]