Author's Note: So I was playing a pretty old game called psychic force on my dreamcast, and I suddenly got the idea for this fic. This is a very dark fic and will include plenty of blood/gore/death/whatever. This will also be a relatively short fic, I don't expect any more than six chapters. I'm not sure if there will be any pairings yet. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy and please review! ...it would make me happy.

Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans.

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glare (glair), -v.i. 4. to shine with or reflect a very harsh, bright, dazzling light

Recently, it seemed like every day was cloudy. The sound of the ocean waves used to be so relaxing to me, but now it seemed as though it was more of an omen than anything else. It was like the calm before a terrible storm, a brief moment of silence and peace before the fury of the storm brought destruction and ruin to its victims. I glanced at my watch and noticed it was still early in the afternoon. It seemed like much later, but I suppose my perception of time has gone to shit. It seemed like more often than not, my afternoons were spent sitting here on the beach below the tower.

It wasn't as though I had much of a choice. Ever since Slade had assembled an army of robots and supervillains powerful enough to wipe many of us out, there were very few inhabitants left in Jump City, and the few who remained typically wanted nothing to do with the heroes who had failed to protect them. The city itself was, for the most part, deserted. There was no electricity left anywhere, and most of the buildings were literally falling apart from the collateral damage caused by our fights. Quite frankly, I don't see why we bothered to continue protecting the city, but it wasn't as if there was anywhere else for us to go, as most of the other titans were either dead or captured by Slade. However, I wondered just how long it would be before we ran out of supplies and were overwhelmed by Slade's forces.

The wind picked up and strands of my blonde hair covered my face. I hadn't bothered looking in the mirror today, but judging from the fact that I hadn't showered today and that I had a hard time taking care of my hair with the limited supplies we had, I probably looked pretty bad. But it wasn't as if there was anyone to look presentable for anyway. Well, except for the only other person who was sitting on the beach.

I looked over and noticed Beast Boy sitting quite a distance from me. How long had he been sitting there? He was gazing out into the ocean, completely oblivious to anything and everything around him. Looking away from him, I bit my lip and curled my legs up closer to my body.

Ever since Raven had been captured by Slade, Beast Boy rarely spoke to any of us. It was hard to blame him really. He had wanted to go after Slade, to take the woman he loved back into his arms. After all, he did love Raven, not me. It stung that I wasn't the one in his heart, and it stung even more that I was part of the reason why he couldn't go looking for Raven.

It was even more dangerous outside of Jump City than it was inside, and even a formidable combatant like Beast Boy wouldn't last long against Slade's impressive tactics and overwhelming numbers. But the biggest reason why we couldn't let him go was because, put simply…we needed him. So the green changling had to put off his search for his loved one because his friends depended on him. More and more every day, it seemed like we were a burden to him. Sometimes I wondered if he would rather be dead than to go on living without Raven.

It's been two months since Raven was captured, and we all knew that the odds of her still being alive were slim, but we dared not say anything of the sort to Beast Boy. No matter how much we tried to remain optimistic, no matter how much we said we hadn't given up on finding her, we all knew that we couldn't leave the city. And no matter how much we wanted to think otherwise, I think we were all beginning to realize that our days were numbered.

"Terra…"

I heard Cyborg's voice behind me. It was our day to do the patrol. We always did the patrol in pairs now, as it was far too dangerous to go alone, and with Robin coming down with an illness which we simply did not have the resources to treat, I was stuck on patrol for most of the week. I took one last look at Beast Boy, who's gaze still remained fixed on the ocean. The worst days were when I was paired with him, as he would say very little to me and simply being alone with him brought me pain and shame. Sometimes I wonder if maybe he wished I was the one who had been captured instead of Raven. Maybe then at least I wouldn't be such a burden to him…

I sighed as I left with Cyborg. The T-car was one of the very few things that still fuctioned properly, and as such, being in it brought me some small sense of security.

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The full moon casted a wonderful light over the terrain around me. It was weird that the sky was so clear now with the moon and stars shining brightly, because I could have sworn that it was going to storm earlier. My cloak and leotard were, in my opinion, the perfect wardrobe for this kind of weather. The cool summer breeze blew through my violet hair and with it came an eerie quiet. The crickets, the wolves, and even the owls were unusually silent tonight, and the wind was blowing just enough to make the entire scenery seem as though it was alive. I ran my hand through my smooth hair and closed my eyes, feeling the wind flow over my entire form.

The only thing that could make this night even more perfect…was if it were raining blood.

I generally go wherever my handheld GPS tells me to go, and it's kinda weird that I have no recollection of who gave it to me. I don't carry any sort of communicator on me, so whoever's telling me to go to these places can't give me any kind of orders, not that I would listen to them anyway. Judging from the small amount of abandoned houses around me and the abundance of trees, I assume I was somewhere out in the country. I don't see how I was supposed to find anyone out here, but the portable navigation system has never failed to lead me to a new playmate.

Suddenly, I heard something off in the distance. A delicious smirk came across my face and I could barely contain my excitement as I flew through the summer air. My face lit up when I saw the source – three figures walking across a field. One looked to be a normal teenage girl, while the other two looked like some sort of mutated bugs. Weird…one looked like some sort of overgrown butterfly? Or was it a moth? The other one was even weirder, because it had a human torso with an entire giant spider for a head.

"DADDY!" I heard the girl whine. "It's spooky out here! And there's no TVs or any electricity in any of these run down houses! And my Gamestation portable is running out of batteries!" she complained some more as she pulled out some weird looking device.

"Relax, Kitten," That giant moth can talk!? "Daddy and Fang will protect you. Besides, Slade said we'd find someone out here who could get us out. We'll be back in the city before you know it."

Their conversation didn't interest me at all, but what did interest me was that device the girl had in her hand. Had she called it a Gamestation portable? Although it did sound kind of familiar to me for some odd reason, I was certain I've never heard of such. But the device itself looked fascinating, and I absolutely had to have it. Perhaps she would be kind enough to share with me until I could get one of my own? Wasting no more time, I teleported in front of the trio, causing them to come to a sudden halt as they saw my figure in the night.

"You there, girl!" I said, pointing my finger at her. "Let me see that device you're holding." I expected her just to give it to me. After all, I wasn't used to not getting what I wanted. But instead, all three of them backed away from me.

"Oh no…" the giant moth said in an alarmed voice. "It's Raven! Slade set us up! Run, Kitten!" The girl shrieked and took off while the two mutants stood their ground, preparing to fight. How rude! I ask to see something, and not only does she run away from me, but she also sicks her two pets on me? Better yet, how the hell did that overgrown bug know my name? Oh well, it didn't matter. This would, after all, make the night much more exciting.

The guy with the spider for a head launched himself at me, which I countered by flying forwards, meeting his attack, and sending a kick right to his face. He went flying backwards and I used the opportunity to catch the moth off guard by assaulting him with a combination of blows to his torso. Seeing him double over in pain, I flew up into the air and prepared to come down with a final blow when I was suddenly engulfed in a weird gooey substance. I fell to the ground and realized I couldn't move my arms or legs. Did that spider seriously just shoot web at me?

This was absolutely disgusting. What could have turned out to be the perfect night was now ruined! None of the stuff better be in my hair, for it would take ages to get out. Anger swelled up inside me as my hands began to glow an ominous dark color. It was then I noticed the spider was now looming over me and was preparing to…probably bite my head off or something. As his fangs came down at me, I phased into the ground, avoiding his attack and escaping the weird goo at the same time. I emerged right in front of him, my hands still glowing. I put both of my hands together and put them right in front of his six eyes. Typically, I don't mind spiders, but this one was quickly becoming an eyesore.

He jumped for a split second before the entire arachnid was completely incinerated by my dark magic, leaving behind only a headless human corpse.

"FANG!" I had forgotten all about the moth. I looked up and saw him flying after the selfish teenage girl who wouldn't share her…what was it called again? As he flew after her, she turned around and looked at him. "Daddy!" she yelled. She ran towards him, hopefully to be picked up and carried to safety. Well, I wasn't about to let that happen.

Right as the distance between the two was closing, I flew after him with my right hand glowing with dark energy. Right as he reached his daughter and held out his hands to her, my right hand impaled him through his chest. Surprisingly, I smelled the wonderful scent of human blood. I was expecting some sort of disgusting…moth…insect-type smell. He coughed a bit and took one last look at his terrified daughter.

"K…Kitten…I.. l-love…" I sure hope he wasn't planning on saying anything else, because my dark magic was now surging throughout his entire body. He violently convulsed for a moment and let out a choked cry before he exploded, covering both me and the girl in front of me with his bloody remnants. The girl let out a blood-curdling scream that broke all silence the night previously had. She was now breathing heavily and sobbing violently as she looked at me with terrified eyes, her features now glazed in the bloody remains of her father. Wait…that thing was her father?

I grabbed her by the collar and flew several hundred feet into the air. I brought her up to eye level with me and smiled at her through my blood-stained features. She still had the device from earlier in her hand, and I wrenched it from her grip and brought it up to my face. "See now? That wasn't so hard. Sharing is always a good thing." I said to her, to which she responded with several hysterical screams. So I did what any girl in my situation would have done.

I dropped her.

Even with the wind blowing and me being so high up in the air, I could still hear the sound of bone shattering as her screams died out. Well, she had been a fragile one…

A satisfied smile came across my face, for I now had the object that fascinated me so! And what's better yet, she had been generous enough to just give it to me! As I began to move my fingers around the touch screen, I suddenly saw a message come up that read 'Low Battery!' before the device shut off.

"Oh well!" I said as I tossed the device over my shoulder. I had no idea how to work the damn thing anyway.

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Author's Note: Will Raven remain a psychotic killer throughout this entire fic? I bet you'd find out faster if you hit the review button!