𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 ━━ HOPE MIKAELSON ll

46

WHILE HOPE WAS BUSY trying to get the good Josie back, Jaxon and Bonnie were standing near the Malivore Pit.

Back in Italy, after Bonnie and Jaxon spent a few minutes talking, Jaxon told Hades to teleport them both to where the main pit was and he surprisingly did. "I've never been teleported before," Bonnie said, clutching to her stomach, "I don't like it."

"You get used to it," was all what Jaxon replied with as he rolled up the sleeve of his shirt. His eyes went to the box in Bonnie's hand; a box she spelled earlier to contain magic. "You ready?"

Bonnie clutched the box tight in her hands, "tell me what happens if I don't manage to transfer the Black magic from you to the box."

"I'll have twenty four hours," Jaxon muttered, staring into the black pit.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Bonnie felt her heartbeat pick up, "you'll be forgotten?"

"Yeah," he bit his lip and looked at her, "I'll apparently fade away. Go to the underworld or so I've been told."

"So you'll be dead?" Her eyes widened as she asked earning a nod from him, "something like that. That's why you can't not succeed."

"I—" the witch began panicking, "I don't know if I'll be able to do this. This— it's like you're putting your fate in my hands—"

"— It was my dad's idea," Jaxon cut her off, giving her a reassuring look, "to him, you're the most powerful witch alive and coming from Hades, that should be saying a lot."

"I've never dealt with this much dark magic before," Bonnie admitted, her eyes going to the pit, "we're talking the god of the underworld kind of dark here."

"Said god said you'll be able to do it," Jaxon said, "come on."

"What if I don't succeed?" Bonnie still had doubts, "what if I'm not as strong as before? I hardly do magic anymore."

'She needs motivation.' Hades grunted in Jaxon's head making him roll his eyes, 'I'm trying.'

'Give her some more important reason other than you to succeed.' Hades said, 'because if she doesn't, you're doomed. If she doesn't think she'll be able to do it, she won't.'

"You're powerful enough to do it," Jaxon gave his attention to the Bennett witch again, "look, it's not going to work if you don't believe you can actually pull this off so tell me what's gonna make it easier for you to trust yourself?" When he received no answer, the name left his mouth, "Enzo?"

Bonnie's eyes widened, her lips parted as she stared at Jaxon in shock, "w-what?"

"Would Enzo being here help you?" Jaxon questioned to which she nodded without hesitation. "B–But— how? You can do that?"

"Recently, yeah." He nodded, "do you want him back? I can literally feel his presence right now."

"Me too," Bonnie smiled sadly. She knew Enzo was with her all the time but she could neither see him nor talk to him nor touch him and it was the worst feeling ever. "Don't give me false hope, Jaxon."

"I'm not," Jaxon shot her a serious look, "I'll bring him back if that's what you want."

"I do," Bonnie was quick to say, "I want him back more than anything."

'Give her lover boy back if that's what going to help her succeed.' Hades said, 'I can see him. He's right beside her, on her right so all you have to do it walk over and touch his forehead.'

'And pray tell, how do I touch his forehead when I can't see him?' Jaxon asked with a slightly sarcastic tone earning a huff from Hades who said, 'you can see him if you look hard enough. Nothing is invisible to the eyes of a god.'

At Hades's words, Jaxon stared at the blank space at Bonnie's right. Bonnie followed his stare with a frown, "what is it?"

"I was told he's standing right there," Jaxon replied, narrowing his eyes at the blank space as he looked harder. After a good two seconds, he could see the faint silhouette of a man. He blinked and it began appearing clear and clearer until he could finally see him; Enzo. The latter was also looking at Jaxon, pleased that he could finally be seen by someone.

"It is true, then?" Enzo questioned, taking a step towards Jaxon then he glanced at Bonnie who held a confused look on her face, not able to see anything. "You'll be able to bring me back to life?"

"Only if you want," Jaxon replied making the Bennett witch snap her head to him, "are— are you talking to him right now?"

"Yep," Jaxon nodded and heard Enzo sigh as he stared at Bonnie's eyes who were filled with tears. "So, do you want to come back to life?"

"I do," Enzo nodded, "we had so much things planned to do together and they were all just... ripped away. Just like that. There's no side effects, is there?"

'No,' Hades replied, 'being resurrected by a god is the real deal.'

'We get it.' Jaxon said to Hades before he looked at Enzo, shaking his head. "Nope. Ready?" With a nod from Enzo, Jaxon placed a hand on his forehead and a bright red light emitted from his hand. Bonnie had to cover her eyes at the intensity of the light and when she opened them, Enzo was standing in front of her, unable to believe that he actually was.

"Oh my god!" Bonnie gasped, her eyes widening as she threw herself in his arms, mumbling, "you're here," over and over again while Enzo hugged her back as tight as he could while Jaxon felt slightly light-headed.

'Okay so maybe resurrecting lover boy was not such a good idea, after all,' Hades spoke, 'your body's down by three percent so you have only twenty one hours. But I'm not worrying. She'll succeed— she has to. Or I'll take lover boy back.'

'No you won't.' Jaxon said sternly, his eyes going the couple.

"I'm back, love," Enzo muttered into her hair, sighing in contentment, "and I'm not going anywhere this time."

"I hate to interrupt this little reunion—" Jaxon cleared his throat making the couple look at him, "but we still have something to do."

"Right," Bonnie broke away from Enzo and wiped her happy tears, staring at the box which was still in her hands as she felt more confident now with Enzo by her side, "let's do this."