Vampire Diaries Season 5 wrapped up with the heartbreaking death of Damon Salvator. In the upcoming episodes, fans are likely to get verification on whether or not Ian Somerhalder's character and Bonnie Bennett return alive on the show, and if so, what form?

Rumors spreading online reveal that both Damon and Bonnie will be returning next season, but details on the matter are still very vague. There is speculation that Somerhalder's vampire character will be transformed into a human, while Kat Graham might only appear on a few episodes of the show.

Vampire Diaries showrunner shared fans' sentiments in asking the most appropriate questions: "Did they find peace? Are we going to be left with Damon and [Bonnie] flashbacks and hallucinations and memories for the entirety of season six? Did they find their way somewhere else, and if so, where? I can you tell that the Other Side no longer exists, so they're not there. There's no more coming back from that. It's going to be a big mystery about what happens and what our heroes can do about it, if anything," Hypable reported.

In other news, Paul Wesley told TV Guide that Season 6 will bring a different deck of cards to the table, "[The season five finale] definitely establishes new parameters in the environment we'll be shooting in season six," Stefan Salvatore teased, "They reset things in a way, and the writers have the ability to now change the circumstances and locations of where the show takes place."

Vampire Diaries Season 6 premieres on October 2, 2014 during the same time-slot 8 pm, every Thursday on CW.