HOME ISLAND OF MOUNT ORASANI / GRAND HALL

The next day, some Orasanian citizens are at art gallery. Christy slowly walks inside and looks at some of her husband's artwork canvas paintings on the walls.

{Christy's Outfit}

"Christy?" Klaus said.

Christy looks at her husband and small smiles at him. "Your canvas paintings. You're hosting a art gallery."

"Everyone loves my paintings." Klaus said, slowly walks up to her. "My personal paintings of you are at home."

"So, I'm your favorite muse for your paintings." Christy said to Klaus with a small smile. "How romantic of you."

Klaus and Christy exchange small smiles at each other. A woman caterer slowly walks up to them with a platter of red wine.

"Red wine?" The woman caterer asked.

Christy gently takes a drinking glass of red wine. "Thanks."

The woman caterer nods at Christy and walks away.

"I'm gonna check out the paintings." Christy said.

"Sure." Klaus said.

Klaus and Christy gently holds each other's hands as they looks at his canvas paintings.

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Minutes after, the husband and wife duo, Klaus and Christy, makes their rounds, admiring the canvas paintings on the walls.

"You should be proud of yourself, Klaus. You have amazing painting skills." Christy said to her husband, taking a swig of her red wine.

"I am proud of myself." Klaus said to her with his hands in his jacket pockets. "And I have to confess something."

"Okay. What is it?" Christy asked.

"I had a dream of you." Klaus told her. "I was laying in the midst of the meadow and I saw you there. My eyesight was a bit blurry, but I knew it was you."

"I'm sorry that you keep losing me." Christy apologized.

"It's alright, Love. I'm just happy that you're okay and well." said Klaus.

Klaus and Christy exchange small smiles at each other. He gently takes the Christy's glass of red wine and takes a swig of it. They both exchange chuckles with each other.

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MIKAELSON COMPOUND

Later on that day, Christy is levitating in the air, crossed-legged position, mediating.

Thalia slowly walks inside the courtyard and looks up at her childhood rival-turned-best friend, Christy.

"Christiana?" Thalia said to her.

Christy opens her eyes and looks at Thalia as and she slowly sits down atop of the table. "Hi, Thalia. Where's your husband, Zenith?"

"At home. Sparring with my Ninja League Warriors." Thalia said. "Anyhoo, you were right about Persephone. She's up to something."

"Such as?" Christy asked.

"Apparently, the Daemonites Queen, Persephone, has a romantic mischievous thing for Klaus." Thalia said.

"I figured that out when she started flirting with Klaus when he and I visited Marcalos's Underworld lair." Christy said to Thalia. "And by the way, Takeshi and Zoi are planning something."

"Such as a battle." Thalia said.

"Duly noted to myself, as the chief advisor to the Elder Gods and Elder Goddess, I should know these things." Christy reminded herself in a playfully manner.

Thalia and Christy exchange small playfully chuckles with each other.

"Where's the youngsters?" Thalia asked, referring to Luna and Trinity.

"At the Camp Orasani." Christy replied. "And as for Nikole, she's spending some time with her parents. And so, why have you come by, Thalia?"

"I was out and about in the French Quarter anyway and wanted to visit." Thalia said.

Christy winces in slight pain, gently holding her head in her hand.

"Christy? Are you alright?" Thalia asked, concerned.

"Yeah, I'm fine. It's just a slight heartache." Christy reassured Thalia.

"Hello, women." The Elder Goddess, Persephone, greeted both Thalia and Christy, wearing a causal dress with a trench coat. "Beautiful day, isn't it?"

"What do you want, Persephone?" Christy asked the Elder Goddess–and Queen of Daemonites.

"Is Klaus here? I would like to speak to him about something?" Persephone asked Christy.

"My husband, Klaus, isn't interested. So, why don't you leave him alone." Christy told Persephone.

Persephone uses her magical powers to magically fling Thalia across the courtyard, knocking her out unconscious.

"Thalia?" Christy said, and looks at Persephone with an annoyed look.

Persephone and Christy exchange tense looks at each other.

And Christy's dark alter ego, Dark Enchantress, re-emerges itself.

Christy/Dark Enchantress looks at Persephone with her red eyes. "You shouldn't have done that, Persephone."

And Christy/Dark Enchantress uses her dark magic to summon Persephone to her and holds her in a chokehold.

Persephone grunts as she tries to loosen herself from Christy/Dark Enchantress's hand grip.

"Unhand me." said Persephone.

"We're just getting started." Christy/Dark Enchantress with a sadistic grin.

"Christy. Don't." Thalia told her, having regained her conscious.

And then, Christy composures herself as she gently lets go of Persephone. And she falls on the floor.

Persephone disappears in red smoke. Thalia and Christy exchange worried looks at each other.

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That late afternoon, Klaus, Elijah and Thalia are talking about Christy's changing behavior.

"Persephone was here. What for?" Klaus asked.

"She just popped up, asking for you. Christy got annoyed. But you guys, I can sense Christy is getting worse." said a concerned Thalia.

"What do you mean by that?" Elijah asked.

"Christy became her Dark Enchantress, and she almost choked Persephone to death if I hadn't stopped her." Thalia told the Mikaelson Brothers. "But seriously, the more Christy becomes her Dark Enchantress, the more she's gonna lose her humanity. And trust me, you don't want Christy to lose her compassionate morality humanity."

"Did anything else happened?" Klaus asked.

"Christy had a slight headache." Thalia told Klaus. "She said she was fine, but I don't quite believe her. I known Christiana since childhood, but I didn't think to know that she has so much anger inside her."

"You'd be surprised how a person can hold so much anger and rage within them. Trust me, I know." Klaus said, referring to himself.

"But thank you, Thalia. Go ahead and go home to your family." Elijah said.

"I'll see you guys around." Thalia said, and walks away.

Klaus and Elijah exchange worried looks at each other. Klaus slowly walks over to the table and gently leans backwards against it.

"If Christy loses her humanity to her inner darkness, she will be lost to it forever." Klaus said to Elijah.

"Then, we must not lose our chances to save Christiana's soul." Elijah said.

Klaus and Elijah exchange determined looks at each other, determined to save Christiana from her own inner demon.

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In the kitchen, Christy is sitting at the kitchen countertop, eating small spoonfuls bowl of her granola oats cereal.

Klaus slowly walks inside. He and Christy exchange looks at each other.

"Am I in trouble?" Christy asked her husband.

"You're not." Klaus told her, slowly walks up to her. "Why didn't you tell me that you have been slight headaches?"

"I just started having them." Christy told him. "And with everything that's been going on, I didn't want anything to add onto it."

"So, you want to handle this by yourself? Your inner demons?" Klaus said. "I'm not gonna let you."

"Klaus? My darkness isn't something that therapy can't fix. I'm scared. I'm scared of what I might do to you or anyone else that I encounter when I get agitated, annoyed or just angry. And I get it, you wanna try and help, and I love you so much. I can feel it." Christy told him with a worried look on her face.

Klaus and Christy exchange worried looks at each other.

"When I was a teenager, Hagarth and I visited his pub. I saw a guy messing with him. So, I confronted the guy and told him to leave Hagarth alone. The guy just laughed. I got angry and broke the guy's fingers and his thumb one by one with my magic. And when Hagarth told me to calm down, and I stopped my magic . . ." Christy trailed off, exchanging looks with Klaus. " . . . The guy wasn't laughing anymore."

"Are you trying to frighten me?" Klaus asked her.

"Maybe." Christy said.

"Well, it didn't work because I don't scare easily." Klaus said to her.

"A best friend of ours, Cami, said that everyone has a darkness." Christy said.

"I know. And you and I, we know each other very well. And I don't meant what I told you . . ." Klaus trailed off, gently holding Christy's hand on the kitchen countertop. ". . . Your inner demons are mine. And whatever darkness that you have, we'll face it together as always."

Klaus and Christy exchange small reassuring smiles at each other.

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