Robin was inside, looking out over the bay and the gleaming bridge that sat eternally to the right of the tower. Raven, being the source of power which was needed for my transformation was in her room resting. Robin, would be the focus of the energy and I would be the recipient of the new powers, these were the last days of preparation before war seized the land. I was the last hope for the titans, their new weapon. Raven called it Liquid Fire, I called it pain. The procedure would be the worst pain I had ever felt. I knew I had to do it. These were my journal entries through out the war.
9/13/2019
In a few hours I will become the first human to receive powers, and the first to live after death. Raven says the transformation will entirely kill my human body but the energy with sustain my mind keeping me pure consciousness until Raven generates the Liquid Fire. I got myself into this. A secret program by the government, disregarding the laws against cruel and unusual punishment. If I hadn't shot the poor bastard I would still be at home with my wife and kids, but now I'm subject to experimenting here with the titans. The cops told them that I volunteered, they ate it up. If I told them that I'm just a criminal the FBI promised to kill me and my family. There's more at stake here than I bargained for. I guess it's time to pay my dues. When I get done with the power transfer from Raven to me, I going to kill someone. I don't care who, just someone. Maybe a cop. They hate me. I'm just defending myself. Or maybe I'll show the world that it wasn't fair to lock me up and I'll kill a titan. I think Raven should be the easiest if I get to her right after the ceremony. She'll be too tired to fight back, Robin will be resting in his own room and the rest of the titans will be still unawares of the entire project. Only Raven and Robin were allowed to know about this. I think I'll kill Raven. What will they put in the papers? Human Torch Lights up City- no that's taken. Aquaman slips through police forces as water- I guess Aqualad has dibs there. I got it, Aqua Torch. Heh, not very original but it will work in a hurry. Raven's going to burn. And if anyone tries to stop me, I'll cremate them and let the four winds decide where the ashes go.