In A Beautiful World

Chapter 3

Damon gasped in a breath of fresh air as he woke up in Sybil's dream landscape once again. Dammit. How the hell was he expected to escape this creature if he wasn't one hundred percent certain who the hell she was. He kicked the gravel hard ashamed at what he had made him do to Enzo as he sat down on a nearby rock waiting for him to show up. He knew that the confrontation wouldn't be pretty, but it wouldn't be anything less than what he deserved at this point. He had been a shitty person as of lately and he was only sure that he was going to get a lot worse as time passed. He only hoped that no matter how bad things got his family and friends would find some way to forgive him. They had to or else he wouldn't be sure what he was supposed to do.

A loud thump to his side drew his attention to what it was as he looked over and saw Enzo on his hands and knees breathing heavily. He looked up at Damon with a intense rage in his eyes as Damon got up off the rock only for Enzo to lunge at him and throw the full force of their bodies to the ground like Damon had expected him to do.

"Nice to see you too buddy." Damon said with a sly smile that made Enzo send a punch to the side of his face.

"Okay I get it you're not in the mood. Point taken,."

"What the hell is this Damon? Where the hell are we?"

"A million questions you could have asked and you decided to chose that one. Seriously?"

"Stop screwing with me Damon. What the hell was that back in the tunnels? And what the hell is this place?"

"That's something I wish I knew. I'm still trying to figure out the answers to those questions myself."

"Great. Just perfect. Now we're stuck here."

"I wouldn't go that far. I at least have some information about the thing that's keeping us here."

"Well at least that's a start. Tell me what you know."

"Well I know this whole twisted landscape is a part of her many mind manipulation talents. This all belongs to her."

"I'm sorry, her? From what I saw in that vault that thing was no girl."

"I'm not sure if she has other forms besides the two I saw her in, but I can tell you for sure her second form defiantly isn't as horrid as her first."

"Well I'm glad that you think so-" A voice said from behind them.

Damon's body tensed up in sheer terror as the voice reached his ears like iced water. Turning around slowly and cautiously he expected Sybil to be standing there just as gorgeous and as deadly as she had been the first time he had met her, but as he took a closer look at the woman before him he noticed that this woman was not Sybil or at least not as far as he could tell.

The woman before him was just as beautiful as Sybil and Elena had been with her long blonde hair that curled in ringlets down her back as her silver eyes bored into his. The short dress she wore clung to every curve she had as well as exposed a fair amount of cleavage like she was just begging for a guy to explore the temple that was her body. Her red lips curled in a gut wrenching smile as she stepped closer to Damon: her lips touching his ear as she whispered...

"See something you like?"

The voice was like ice cold water that coursed through his veins as the sound of her chilling laughter filled the air. Damon jumped back towards Enzo wanting some type of protection away from this woman. This deceptive, Vile woman who had tricked him once again.

Sybil belted out her whimsical laugh as Enzo looked between the two of them wondering what the hell was going on. If only he knew.

"Sybil." he spitted out, the name feeling like acid on his lips.

"So hostile, Damon. Why is that by the way? I thought you would admire the form I decided to take this time, but then again a little birdie once told me you preferred cute little brunette types so maybe I should manifest as her the next time you see me."

"Don't you even dare. You vile, grotesque piece of trash." Damon said narrowing his eyes at the creature who ever thought she could compare to Elena.

Before Damon knew it he was launched to a nearby tree and groaned when he hit it hard falling to the course, harsh earth. That was defiantly going to hurt in the morning.

"What the bloody hell was that?" Enzo asked turning towards Sybil.

"That my darling is the gifts of living for eternity."

"Who are you?"

Sybil grinned from ear to ear moving closer towards Enzo as her finger splayed across his chest in a seductive gesture.

"I'm so glad you asked sweetie. My name is Sybil and it's a pleasure to meet you."

"I wish I could say the same." Enzo said trying to pull her wrist off to no anvil.

"Oh honey. Do you really think hurting me is that easy? I just threw your friend over there with no more than a single thought, don't think that just because you're cute I won't do the same to you."

"You truly are something else. You know that?"

"Oh I'm definitely something. I guess you and your friend will have a lot of time to figure that out." And than like that she was gone.

"Bloody hell."

Damon groaned as Enzo went over to him and helped him up.

"Thank you." Damon said before Enzo punched him causing him to fall to the ground once more.

"What the hell was that about?"

"Oh let's see. It must be something about getting my soul sucked out by God knows what and trapped here where I can't get to Bonnie or anyone else we know."

"Listen I know it might have been a bad idea but-"

"But nothing now we're both stuck here with no way out, because you just had to find Elena when you know perfectly well where she was at. They didn't take her Damon. She's alright."

"I wouldn't be too sure about that."

"What do you mean?"

"I saw Elena, Enzo. She's here. She's really here."

"What are you talking about Damon?"

"She was here. Sybil has her here and I'm not sure how she does, but we've talked and God I've missed her so much Enzo. I don't care how I saw her again all I know is that I want to do it again."

"Damon, I know that losing Elena has been hard for you and maybe I haven't been the most understanding about it, but she's not here. She can't be. And have you forgotten the person that we're up against? She can turn into whatever she wants to whenever she wants to. How do you know that who you saw is the real Elena?"

"I just feel it Enzo. I can't explain it. You just have to trust me on this one."

"Well I;m not trusting it's Elena that you're seeing Damon. Obviously whatever this creature is she can get into your head which means she can just as easily pick up on information that Elena would know from what she can find in your mind. Be smart about this Damon. Don't trust anything you see while you are here. It'll be easier for you It will be easier for you in the long run that way."

Damon rolled his eyes trying not to show his frustration. He knew what Enzo was saying was rational, but he didn't want to believe that what he was saying could be real. It had felt so real when he had talked to Elena. When he had held her body in his arms. It was her no matter how absurd it sounded. He just needed to see her again. He just needed it to be real or else he didn't know how he would survive this.

"Listen I know I'm not telling you what you want to hear right now, but I don't want you to fool yourself into thinking that your girl is back. You'll get her back someday and when that happens you'll be ready for it, but for right now we need to find a way out of here and I need you more focused now then you ever have been. Elena doesn't matter especially right now. Do you understand?"

Damon nodded feeling a crushing feeling in his chest as Enzo sighed.

"Come on let's go try to find a way out of here."

Damon looked back as he followed Enzo's retreating form hoping that they could find their way out of here. No longer how long it took for them to do so.