Damon In the Dark

Knowledge

"Benedic anima patitur natura ut veritas innotescat. Educ perdita euismod. Ut qui vere nos animo paterentur." Gloria chanted softly as Damon stood in a circle surrounded by flames. Wind whipped past his face as Gloria kept chanting the spell. Damon looked at the room around him with calculating eyes. 

The room was in the back behind the bar and was cleared out. It was 10 ft by 10 ft with dark blue paint on the walls and chestnut hardwood floors. Damon glanced at Gloria as he felt a soft pain in the back of his head.

 The pain started to intensify till with a soft cry, Damon collapsed to his knees. Images, sounds and smells started flying past his eyes before finally stopping in what looked like a forest.

Damon glanced around him before he noticed a person just a few feet in front of him. "Hello?" Damon said, confused as he reached a hand out to shake the person to get their attention. His hand went straight through the person in front of him. 

'The spell.' Damon realized, 'It worked' Damon watched in amazement as he stared at the person in front of him. He realized in utter fascination that the person in front of him was actually him. A more human and certainly more kind him but still him. 

"You're late." past Damon called out startling Damon as he glanced around not even realizing another person had walked into the forest clearing. The man in front of him had short brown hair and dark chestnut brown eyes. He stood at about 6'1 and wore the attire of a young landowner.

"Not my fault this time love. I had to slip away from my Elder brothers with some excuse as to having found that precious stone they have been looking for ages for." The man told him with a smirk gracing his face.

 "You just love to cause trouble. Don't you Kol Mikaelson?" past Damon asked with a similar smirk gracing his features. 

"Always love. Trouble isn't why we are here though is it? We are here because you are the last in a long and powerful line of warlocks. We are here because you went to my witches and asked for help to control the gifts that nature has bestowed upon you." Kol said as he stepped closer with every word until he was standing inches in front of him.

 "You are completely right." past Damon whispered into Kol's ear. Suddenly the scene changed before him and he was no longer standing in a clearing in the forest. He was standing in the middle of town with Zachariah Lockwood beside him. 

"You are playing a dangerous game with that vampire Damon. If anyone finds out they will burn you and him alongside each other." 

Past Damon only laughed at him, "Then I guess it is a good thing that you and I are the only ones who know of him Zachariah. For if I am found out then I know exactly who spoke of it to the town council." Zachariah looked uncomfortable as past Damon spoke before finally he spoke up. 

"I wouldn't Damon but at the same time making deals with such a creature. I believed you and I had an accord struck on the matter as soon as you came into your inheritance. I get you the stone and you get the spell to break my curse." Damon glanced between the two his face showing nothing but confusion. 'What deal did I strike with Zachariah back then?'

The Damon from the pasts face went from amused to angry in seconds. "We do have an accord but may I remind you that Mr. Mikaelson is teaching me so that I may fulfil my end of the bargain. Once you have the moonstone from Lady Katerina and he has his brother in town then I will see to it that we may break the curse. Thus, giving you the ability to shift at will Mr. Lockwood. One more threat and I will see to it that you never break your curse." past Damon spat out at Zachariah Lockwood..