Chapter 1
A girl runs for her life through the streets of Jump City, a dirty white ripped up hospital dress, having bruises from head to toe, her long brown hair
matted and tangled up, dropping to her knees as she trips falling in a back ally falling against the wall starting to hyperventilate as she hears foot
steps approach her, she practically screams as she see's her master approach her with a syringe needle "no! stay away from me!...please just let me
go let me be free! I can't live like this anymore...I'd rather die! just kill me please!" he just laughs shaking his head getting closer as she looks at
him with tears streaming down her face, she screams out as he grabs her pinning her against the wall clamping his hand over her mouth, making it
so she is unable to make a sound. He holds up the syringe as she shakes her head, he suddenly loosened his grip as he saw something shine in the
distance then the sound of a gun went of as a bullet went flying into his shoulder, making him let go of the girl as she dropped to her knees shaking.
A man stepped up wearing an all black suit with armor and a black and bronze mask on his face, this man was known as Slade the titans mortal
enemy.
Her master go to his feet "who the hell do you think you are..." holding his shoulder that he was bleeding out of, "you will pay for this...this wont be
the last any of you have seen of me" Slade just glared with an empty expression, watching him run off in the distance then he turns his attention to
the beaten and battered girl, she looked up at him shaking "listen I'm not going to hurt you can you tell me your name, my name is Slade" he said
in a soft tone to keep her calm "my..name is Azaya, I was his slave he wants to turn me into a weapon of war...he took me from my home for most
of my life" Slade's eye that was visible narrowed as he reached his hand out to her "I can help you, give you a place to stay but I need you to trust
me, can you do that" he asked as she stared at him for a moment. Azaya reached her shaking hand out to him grabbing on with a light grip as he
picks her up, feeling how thin her body really as he gently carried her off back to his place, getting inside "are you able to stand on your own" she
nods slightly as he let her down but began to speak to him "why..did you bring me here what do you really want from me" she asked, he hesitated
to answer her "well..I want to train you if you'll allow me, I can help you become strong and to take that man down, that is what you want Isn't it"
she stared just thinking for a moment, but slowly nodded "yes..I would like to take him down, so that I can take my life back how exactly can you
help me become stronger" she asked.
Slade put his hands behind him as he started pacing back n forth, "well if you must know...I am a mercenary I am hired to hunt and kill people, but
I will assure that I do not go after innocent people, at least not anymore I don't" her eyes widen feeling just slightly uncomfortable "you said your
name was Slade...how do I know you will not try to control me like he has...turn me into a monster like he has..I know who you are I've heard of
you everyone has" he suddenly stopped pacing and turned to her "I know I've done horrible things in the past for years, I have made mistakes the
same mistakes but I learned from them, I'm not involved with those titans anymore I haven't been for about a year now, please Azaya I truly want
to help you please trust me" she looks at him getting his feeling like she can trust him. Azaya nodded standing near him "alright I will trust
you...Just because I don't have much of a choice please do not let me down" Slade reached his hand out to shake hers to make a deal, she
hesitantly reached out grabbing his hand "I wont be I will make you so much more, we can help each other first we need to work on gaining your
weight back before I can begin training you, because right now you are in no condition to do anything allow me to show you to your new room, you
will be given some clean clothes and I will allow you to get cleaned up" she nodded following him down a long hall leading to a room on around the
corner opening the door for her,she looked inside in amazement seeing dark royal blue walls, long beige curtains, all white carpeting, a Queen sized
canopy bed with royal blue covers, and black sheets, a dark brown oak night stand beside the bed with a lamp on it, across from the bed is a
computers desk, and in the corner is a small couch with a standing lamp, and book shelf for reading, a walk in closet, and its own bathroom.
Azaya looks to Slade "this is all mine this is the first time in so long, that I've even had a room, or even slept in an actual bed" Slade feeling
somewhat sorry for this poor girl knowing her whole life has been taken from her "yes all of this is yours you will be given a laptop soon once your
able to start training, so for now go ahead and get yourself cleaned up I'm sure you'll look forward to that as well" she nodded able to give him a
slight smile.
"Slade thank you...so much for everything I'll help you anyway that I can when I get my strength back..I owe you so much for everything" he just
stared at her shocked that she thanked him, no ones ever thanked him for anything "your welcome...I'll be looking forward to it" leaving her she
makes her way for the bathroom, ripping the hospital gown off of her getting into the shower finally washing her hair, and finally cleaning her body
getting out a few moments later grabbing the towel as she wraps it around her self getting dried before grabbing the clean clothes she was given,
putting on these black shorts, and a long dark grey T- shirt turning around looking at herself in the mirror, seeing her hair clean and wavy, her skin
finally clean and smooth but still was able to see the bruises and needle punctures and her thin fragile body starting to shake, dropping to her knees
with tears streaming down her face.