Part I

Kol Mikaelson grows desperate. Damon Salvatore is like poetry in motion. Kol throws a wild punch; Damon catches and crushes down. Hard. Kol crumples to the floor in pain. The referee jumps in front of Damon and stops the fight. A ringside doctor enters the Octagon and examines Kol's hand. Broken is one way to describe it.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, the referee has called a stop to this contest at 3 minutes 38 seconds of round # 5, declaring the winner by TKO, and still the Undisputed UFC Lightweight Champion of the World, Damon, 'The Vampire,' Salvatore!"

Damon raises his hand in victory. He feels someone wrap a chunky championship belt around his waist. In a perfect world, Elena Gilbert would also wrap herself around him. But perfect the world is not.