In a dimly lit room, five different colored candles burn around a centered dark blue candle.
Five darkly robed figures file in around each candle.
The candles blaze.
The red robed figure speaks,
"A reading from the Book of the Damned:
And in the event of denial, the damned one shall be murdered."
The candles smoke out with a woosh.
Black.
"Raven! I made breakfast!"
"Yo Raven get down here before Star eats all of the pancakes and coleslaw!"
"Star will you go get Raven?"
"But these slaw cakes are so good Robin, you should try some!"
"I'm good, just go and get her."
"O.K."
Starfire floats up to Raven's room, as she approaches she feels uncomfortable.
When she gets there her nerves are on their toes.
She knocks.
"Raven…..Raven" In a shaky voice.
She knocks again.
She hears a sucking noise, like some one suffocating.
"Raven!"
She shoots five starbolts at Raven's door knocking it down on the fifth hit. When the smoke clears she sees Raven hovering in her meditating position. It looked as though her soul was coming right out of her mouth.
"Raven!"
"Don't attack and don't come any closer."
This thought was pushed into Starfires head via Raven's psychic ability.
"What do you want me to do!" cried Starfire.
"Nothing! Just go downstairs, now!"
She listened obediently and flew down the stairs.
"There's something going on up there!!!"
"What's wrong," asked Robin?
"Dark things are coming out of Raven's mouth!"
"Swear words?" chimed in Beast Boy.
"Why didn't you do anything Star," asked Robin.
"She told me not to."
Just that second a dark wave came through the kitchen floor and Raven appeared.
"Raven! Is that bad thing gone?" asked Starfire.
"It wasn't a bad thing, it was my internal soul interacting with my external aura. It's a ritual that I can do to maintain control over my magical ability," explained Raven, "Ive been gaining a lot of power recently and I don't know why, this will help."
"Hopefully it's nothing like your father," chimed in Cyborg.
"Yeah that was bad," said Beast Boy.
"I don't think it's related to my father at all, its just…..good I guess, this can be useful. The crime rate is up and we need all the power we can get," said Raven.
"Alright, but if this goes bad you have to tell us, got it," demanded Robin.
"Sure," said Raven.
This is a lot darker than my father………