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Chapter 1

A boy the age of 17 walked the dangerous streets of down town jump, he ran the risk of being mugged, jumped, or beat up by any of the numerous gangs. The young boy didn't care he could take them if they tried anything with him and they all knew that, that's why they never messed with him. He walked the streets, wearing a red plaid button down that hung open none of the buttons were buttoned. He wore a black shirt underneath it, the sleeves of the plaid button down were rolled up just above his elbows, he had on loose black denim jeans and black converse. His shoulders were slumped forward in an arched kind of way, and he hung his head low watching each foot fall. His chestnut hair fell in front of his abnormal eyes. No one ever saw his eyes because of how dark his sunglasses were, he never took them off no matter how much he would want to he just couldn't. His eyes changed to the color of his mood. Anger and Rage were a deep blood red, lust and passion or love were a light pink that held specks of red in them, hurt pain or heartbreak were a light blue with specks of a dark navy, sorrow or mourning or depression were a steely silver, strong confiendent was a deep indigo, happiness was a pale yellow, when he felt lost, like he was nothing he was in a world that had no use for him it was a deep inky black the same color as his pupils, when he felt as if he was on top of the world they were a bright grass green. Right now his eyes were a silver edging on black. He was mourning the day.

Today was the anniversary that his life went down the crapper. He lost both his parents in a war, he lost the love of his life, and the day he 'died' ((those are air quotes haha)) his eyes turned an even darker shade of grey if possible at the memory that now replayed its self in his mind.

Flashback.

A great warrior, some one worthy of protecting her was what he had thought before but now he was hiding in a broom closet with the girl he was supposed to be protecting being held in his arms. He loved the smell of her hair cherry and strawberry's mixed together, he loved everything about her. Her beautiful auburn hair, her stunning emerald eyes, her sun kissed skin, her bubbly personality, just everything she was and would always be. She had her arms wrapped around him her head laying on his chest taking in his Tameranian smell, he smelled of the land he worked on. She loved how his hair always fell in his face and always made him mad, how overly cocky he would always be, how he would do anything for her no matter the risk, but what she loved most about him was his eyes. Every time she stared into them they would always stare back a pale pink and she knew that those eyes would always be that color toward her she knew he would never stop loving her, never and she would never stop loving him. She also loved his voice it was a deep, rough sexy voice that would make any girl melt just by the sound of it, and that's what it always did to her heart.

"I feel like a failure," He said into her hair. He was only 13 at the time, and she was 12. She was the favored princess and he was a very poor peasant who was a very skilled warrior. He was the best swordsmen and ever since he met her, he knew she was the only girl for him. She pulled her head from his chest to look at his strong handsome face, she looked into his eyes to see what he was feeling. He hated his eyes he hated how people knew exactly what he was feeling when ever he felt it, he liked to keep to himself. To have a little privacy but no his eyes would never give him that, that's why he always tried to hide them but she would never let him she loved to know what he was feeling. That was the way of a Tameranian you must show your emotions freely to have to powers of a Tameranian. You must feel confiendice for inhuman strength, pure joy for flight, and this last one vary's on what you hold. The girl that was wrapped in his arms could shoot green orbs of solar energy from her hands and her older sister could do the same thing but her's were violet. You had to feel righteous fury to release these and what he used his fury for was his sword, it was a silver double blade with a black hilt. When he channeled his anger to his sword it crackled with electricity, he loved his sword it was pasted down from generation to generation in his family. It was the thing he cherished the most beside the red head.

"You are not a Failure!" She screeched at him.

"Shh, Koriand'r," He whispered, "Do you want them to find you?" he asked her. They were at war with the Gordainians a vicious murderous planet of lizards. They wanted Koriand'r as a prize who ever had captured and enslaved her or any of her two other sibling that they would become the most powerful planet in the known universe. Koriand'rs brother Ryand'r and her older sister Komand'r had just barely escaped. Koriand'r wasn't that lucky the Gordainians had shot her out of the sky but her warrior was there to catch her when she fell. Now they were huddled in a small closet hiding from the blood thirsty aliens.

"No I do not wish for them to," She answered quietly as she tried to see what emotion he was feeling, it was a dark blue which she knew meant he was worried and scared, "And I do not wish for you to call yourself a failure," She cupped his cheek in her hand making him look at her. His eyes had a sad look to them, he was worried about her, scared that he wouldn't be able to protect her, she was part of him part of his soul and without her he felt empty incomplete.

"I should be out there fighting, I should be fighting and keeping you safe," He said his voice low and raspy full of fear of what was to come.

"Then how would I know you were alive?" She asked him, this time it was her turn to feel sorrow at the thought of losing him.

He looked at her longingly, "Aren't you the one that said it was fate that brought us together and it would be fate that would tear us apart and bring us back together again?" She smiled, he was the only one besides her Knorfka and her brother Ryand'r who actually ever listened to her, "We're soul mates Koriand'r and nothing will ever change that. Nothing will change how I feel about you, I'll love you forever," he said to her. He loved her so much it hurt him sometimes, but no matter how much it could hurt him he would never stop loving her no matter what.

"Fate brought us together, destiny has told us we are meant for each other, and yes I did say we are soul mates. But I do not know what I would do if you perished," She said to him a tears edging at her vision.

"Move on?" He suggested. Her eyes went wide and her face twisted into something he couldn't read, "What?" He asked. He didn't like asking the question if she would move on if he died he didn't want to know the answer.

"You think I would move on?" Her voice was dangerously low and threating at the accusation.

"Why wouldn't you?" He asked her.

"Because I could never find anyone to you replace you, no one. You're my one and only, Koren," She told him softly. He broke into a wide grin as he laid his forehead on her's his eyes a soft pink with hues of red mixed in, they told her how much he loved her.

"Well I'm glad I'm just as much apart of you as you are of me," He was about to kiss her when the door to the closet they hid in burst open. There stood in the door way was the biggest lizard they had ever seen. It towered over the soul mates, he wore full golden body armor, he had dark murky green scaly skin contrasted greatly with his armor, he had on the same colored helmet, he held a bow in his right claw, and a brown leather strap that went across his broad chest, the strap held a pouch full of arrows. Just like the on Koren's back except in his pouch held his silver sword. He pushed Koriand'r behind him and turned to face the grotesic looking alien. The lizard flicked its tongue at Koren and barred his dagger like teeth at him as he hissed.

"If you just give her to me now I will let you live," It snarled at him.

"No," He said angrily venom seething from him. His eyes flicked from a soft loving pink to a rustic blood color.

"Then you shall perish like the others around you have fighting for this Troq," he snapped at Koren hoping to scare him into backing down but if it did Koren didn't show it he just looked even more pissed.

"She's not a Troq!" Koren slashed his hand through the air as he shouted at the lizard man.

"Oh, I see you are the one I have heard has stolen the heart of the dear princess here?" The alien pulled back his lips to show off his gleaming porcelain teeth, "The one who has given the warriors oath to protect her, I thought you would be bigger," He looked a little disappointed at what he saw, which only pissed Koren off even more if that was even possible. He lunged at the alien catching him off guard. Koren let confiendice and righteous fury through his veins, "But a worthy opponent none the lesssss," the lizard hissed the S in less which sent a shiver down Koren's spine but he wouldn't show it he would never willingly tell anyone when he felt weak, never. He reached his right arm over his shoulder and pulled out his blade and held it at the ready. It crackled with electricity from the anger that coursed through him, he wasn't going to let them take the love of his life away from him, not over his dead body…

"Bring it ugly," His cocky grin coming to his face. The lizard flicked his pink forked tongue at him before he skillfully loaded his arrow in one swift motion so quick it was almost a blur

Shit, I probably should have put on my armor, he scolded him self for forgetting to put on at least some protection, he was in such a hurry to find Koriand'r the only thing that he grabbed for protection was his sword. He felt like a moron, he felt a slight pain grace his shoulder he looked over at it to see the purple cloth was torn. There was a deep scarlet liquid starting to trickle from the wound, Ow he thought to himself.

"Koren!" He heard her shriek at him. He didn't dare take his eyes off of the lizard, the pain in his shoulder was almost unbearable it was burning terribly, but he ignored it.

"I'm fine," he gritted through clenched teeth. He held his sword in his good hand and it again crackled with electricity. He took a deep breath before he flicked his eyes back up and charged, the Gordainian saw this but he wasn't as quick on his feet as he was with his hands and Koren got a clean blow on his chest. The alien called out in pain as the electricity surged through his body, Koren thought that the alien would fall over dead but all he did was fall to his knees his voice low and shallow, "Ugh," He grunted he rolled his eyes letting cockiness take over him once again. While the lizard was withering in pain Koren struck twice more making the lizard began to become dizzy. Koren saw this he walked up to the lizard and bent down so he was face to face with him, "I win," The lizard smirked at him before Koren brought the hilt of his blade down on top of Lizard's head, he fell to the ground laying there unmoving, "I think he's unconscious," Koren said as he turned to a beaming Koriand'r. She ran to him and gave him a huge hug, it was almost bone crushing but she soon released him immediately. Her eyes were large with horror and terror she opened her mouth to say something but it only came out as a loud squeak. She fought for her voice but instead she started to point her eyes were the size of saucers. Koren turned to see what she was staring at and his eyes shot wide to. The Gordainian stood aiming an arrow at his chest.

"Bye, bye," He said his teeth shining brightly. He released the arrow, it hit its target. Koren took a sharp intake breath as he felt the sharp pointed tip of the cool steel impale with his chest, and it exit through his back. He began to stumble back and forth from the pain running through his body, he fell readying himself for the hurt of the hard marble floor to impact with him but he never met the floor instead he was met by to soft but firm loving arms that he always loved to be held in. He looked up into the teary eyed face of his one and only.

"Why are you crying?" He asked her teasingly, he had to force the words out through the shooting pain in his chest. He could see his vision edging with a dark welcoming blackness, he wanted to slip into that darkness to close his eyes and sleep, a forever sleep.

"Don't leave me," She whispered to him.

"I could never leave you," He said he was starting to fade, "I love you," He said.

"Forever?" She asked him tears were now falling down his face too.

"forever and always," That was there thing. One would say forever and the other would say forever and always, "Were soul mates no matter what," he said.

"I will always love and no one could ever take your spot in my heart its too big a hole for them to fill," She said to him.

He smiled at her weakly, "Good," He leaned up slightly and met her lips and kissed her pouring all his passion and love for her into that last kiss. Another surge of pain coursed through him he clenched his hand harder onto the hilt of his sword to distract of the agonizing pain. She leaned down to him and rested her head in the crook of his neck sobbing uncontroably. His shirt was soaking up her tears greedily. He reached a soft shaky hand, he cupped her cheek and she lifted her head to look up at him, her face was inches from his. He wiped away her tears with his thumb, she grabbed his hand and brought it to her chest holding it right over her heart.

"I love you," She said again.

"Forever?" He asked her with a slight smile on his face.

"Forever and always," She whispered to him. He gave her another smile before he began to slip away into the alluring darkness that was calling for him. His eyes began to glaze over and soon he was gone.

Flashback Ended.

A tear slipped down his face as the memory played over and over again in his mind. Yes he was walking the streets of down town jump right now but he had only been dead for 2 days. He had been revived by the Tameranian witch doctor. Koren quickly wiped the tear from his eyes he couldn't let anyone see him cry or they would think he went soft and defiantly kick his ass. The light of the sky was starting to fade and he was only a block away from his small apartment. The memory of when he was revived flashed through his mind and soon he was deep in memory.

Flashback:

He was in a dark tunnel the walls were an ebony black, he had been walking for who knows how long. He didn't know where he was or who he was for that matter, it seemed he had forgotten everything that was once important to him, and he didn't even know how he had gotten here to this strange tunnel. He rounded a sharp corner to see a brilliant white light shining not but a foot away from him, he felt the urge to walk through it, he some how knew that once he walked into this light he was never going to be able to go back.

Back to what though? he asked himself. He shook off the thought, he raised his right foot and was just inches from sticking through the opening when a voice called out to him in his head.

Remember,it said to him. It gave him a slight head ache to hear it in his head. What was he suppose to remember exactly? Remember, its voice was just one notch short of shouting. His head began to hurt something fierce, he thought that if he tried he could get back to what he was doing. He closed his multi colored eyes and tried, he could feel he was getting close to something when… he ran into a dead end, a brick wall that looked like it wouldn't be moved without a fight. He sighed and opened his eyes. Try harder, the voice demanded. He frowned, he didn't know why he was even listening to this thing but yet he closed his eyes anyway. This time when he came across the wall he pushed, he kept pushing and pushing until he felt it crack and something slipped through. Koren, it said to him some how he knew that was his name. He opened his eyes to see that he was now standing about 3 yards from the light, hadn't he been just a foot away from that light?

Remember, the voice called out again. He huffed but did as it commanded, he closed his eyes and pushed the wall harder, it cracked even more and a pink and white marble like image of a planet slipped through, and he knew it to be his home some how. He did after every time he opened his eyes every time he was another 3 yards from the light. He was now 5 football fields away from the light. As he closed his eyes this time a face slipped through of a beautiful girl who looked a year younger than himself. She had ruby red hair that fell like a water fall down her back, and two beautiful orbs of emeralds that were in the spot were her eyes were, she was stunning and he couldn't help but feel helpless and lost just looking at her. Then her name came into his head Koriand'r… Then everything came flooding back. The aliens, the fight, how he felt for her, everything. He felt the need to run and hold her, to kiss her, to hear her sweet loving voice but before he could do anything her face disappeared, he opened his eyes to find himself no longer in a dark dank tunnel he was in a bright room. The walls were a dazzling orange and yellow swirling together, there were white cabinets to his right, along with a long night table on either side of him. He tried to sit up and get a better view of were he was but as he lifted up a burning sensation shot through his chest and he fell back on the white bed he was lying on.

"I see you are awake," Koren's head shot up at the sound of her voice, he didn't need to see who she was before she even walked into the large room. An old woman with grey hair that stook up at odd angles, and wild grey eyes, with bags and wrinkles under her eyes, every time she walked all her jewelry clanked and clicked, she wore a floor length black silk dress.

"Where's Kori?" His tone harsh and aggressive. She looked down at her feet even though you couldn't see them by how her dress completely cover them, "I said where's Kori?" He was using the nickname he gave to her when they were younger.

"Is that the way you talk to the woman who brought you back to life?" She snapped at him. He just narrowed his eyes at her, they were a light red not the full anger he felt when he went into battle just a slight annoyance toward this woman who saved his life apparently.

"Why would you save me?" He asked her.

"Why not?" She said nonchalantly.

"Why? And where's Kori?" He asked again.

She gave him a defeated look, "When you pasted the Gordainians captured her," His eyes shot wide and he was soon consumed in panic his eyes a navy blue, "And I found your body just 2 days after your death and I thought that the princess needs her warrior and I brought you back?" She said the last part flatly.

"They took her?" his voice was almost a whisper.

"Yeah, they took her while she was laying on top of you sobbing," A sadden smile came to her face at watching the lizards pry her off the dead boy's body she wouldn't leave without something of his she had to fight them for it and she won tried to escape but was enviably caught in a matter of minutes. Koren struggled to get out of the bed that confined him, but he couldn't it caused him to much pain to even move.

"I have to get to her!" He shouted, "She needs me, she needs me," He began to sob at not being there for her and now she was gone it was all his fault.

"You would be no help to her if you do not rest," The old bat said to him in a calm tone.

"Where is my sword?" He asked ignoring her comment.

"What sword?" She said him greatly confused.

"My weapon, I use it whenever I go into battle. It excites with electricity when you feel righteous fury. I got it from my dad he gave it to me before he perished in battle, it's the only thing I have to remind me of him," You could hear his voice starting to crack.

"There wasn't sword when I found your body I only saw you," She said quietly.

He heaved a heavy sigh, "When can I go after her? When can I hold her again?" He asked softly.

"I do not think that is a wise idea," She said sternly.

He narrowed his eyes they turned a little bit dark red, "And why not?" He asked harshly.

"She thinks you are dead what do you think would happen if she knew you were alive?" She asked him, "Think about what you would do to her heart, she may love you with every fiber of her being but I do not think she will even believe you are alive," the witch said calmly, "She may not except you again thinking you are a figment of her imagination," she said.

Koren let this sink in before he spoke again, "But I need to protect her, I am her warrior," He said in a harsh quiet tone.

"You may but it would be wise to make sure she does not know you are her guardian angel," She said to him, "You may do everything to protect her but I want for you not to show your self you may break her," She spoke slowly to him. He just stared at her.

"does anyone else know I'm still alive?" He asked curiously.

"No, it is illegal to bring back the dead on Tameran," she hung her head low.

"Then no one knows I'm alive they all believe I'm dead?" His voice shook with anger.

"Do you wish to be executed and be dead for good?" She rounded on him her eyes were scrunched up into small grey slits. He sighed deeply, no he didn't want to die for good this time. It was his destiny to protect Koriand'r and he would do it even if she didn't know he was there, even if she forgot him, even if she didn't love him anymore. He would still protect her, and he would always love her no matter what happened. He looked up to say something to the Witch Doctor but she had disappeared, she always did that.

"This should be fun," Karen rolled his eyes before he drifted off into a comfortable sleep before he would help Koriand'r.

Flashback Ended.

It was dark now, the star's were shining and the moon was high in the sky. He hated how she had changed her name, he hated it. He thought that Koriand'r was much more beautiful sounding but instead she had changed it to Starfire, yeah he liked it but it wasn't as pretty as her original name. He stared up at the sky as he slowly walked up the three stairs to his apartment building. It was a small run down building, there was water damage all on the outside, cracks and holes were all around the house it looked like it should have been condemned years ago but where ever you can find a place to live is better than living on the streets. He was in this city because of her, and he lived in this hell hole because of her, but he didn't mind because he was close to her… some what. She lived in a giant T and he lived in a piece of shit apartment that looked like it would crumple at any given second, but as long as she was safe he was fine on where he had to live. His eyes soon flashed yellow at the thought of her luxurious life. She had been gone for a few weeks, her and her team had gone to Tokyo to stop a villain. He had been anxious for her return and couldn't wait, he didn't like being away from her for very long even if she had no clue he was still alive, he wasn't even sure she still remembered him and that always struck a nerve at that thought. He shook his head making his messy cherry coke hair fall in front of his, he looked up his deteriorating door a small letter was taped to it and in big bold red letters it read, 'Rent'. Karen sneered at the letter.

"Looks like its time to get my pay check," He huffed to know one in particular. He crumpled the paper up in his fist and tossed it over the side railing. He fumbled in his pocket looking for his key's, he pulled them out of his pocket but with his clumsy fingers he dropped the key's as soon as they were out, "Shit," He muttered under his breath. As he bent down to pick up the key's something caught his eye, it was a picture in the news paper with today's date on it. March 2, 2010. He grabbed his key's and the news paper, he opened his door and stepped in, he fumbled around the wall looking around the wall for the light switch. Then he felt it and switched it on to be met by a very bare room. The walls were a light beige with giant cracks and water damage and several mold spots. There was a beige couch with a pillow on either side of it, a mahogany table with a lamp and clutter on top of it, and a small T.V. hung on the very unstable wall, a dresser was in the corner and that was about it. There was a tiny kitchen that only had a microwave, refrigerator, a small sink and dish washer. Then there was a small bathroom that was a light blue in color and had a two person shower, with a one person sink, and one porcelain toilet. Man did he hate this place! It didn't even have a bedroom, but the couch did pull out into a bed… at least.

He through his keys on the couch and sat down with a loud THUMP! Dust flew up making him cough like crazy. He took the plastic off of the news paper and his face grew into a grim line. The head line read.

Tokyo Trouble:

The titans went on a mission to Tokyo leaving the law to handle the ever growing crime. Koren smirked to himself. The titans biggest threat besides the famous Red X and Slade, the Broshugon seemed equally matched but easier to defeat. After the fight and the Titans victory, the city of Tokyo held a celebration in their honor. During the Ceremony this picture was taken. To the right of the article was a picture of Robin holding Starfire close to him his hand intertwined with her's. Koren stared angrily at the joined hands, he felt his eyes start to turn a blood red at he felt the urge to rip out Robin's throat. Well he always wanted to do that but he normally refrained from doing so when they fought. But he did like how the news paper talked about him. Leader Robin and Teammate Starfire had gotten together right after there last battle with the villain. The titans spent an additional 3 days in the city before returning today at 2:30 p.m. They came back 8 hours ago, Koren thought to himself. We are glad for there return and cannot wait for them to jump back into action. The article ended, Koren sat back in disbelief at what he just saw and read.

The titans are back? Koren thought, I think I should go and show the happy couple my congratulations and get my pay check in the process. Koren grabbed the news paper looking at it one last time before ripping it in half, right in between Robin and Starfire, he crumpled up the paper and walked to the small closet that was next to the bathroom. He opened the small door to reveal several boxes, most of them contained the things he had stolen over the years, but one box that sat at the back of the closest barely even seen. He dug through the boxes until the black ebony box came into view, on the lid of the box it read in bold red letter 'Junk'.

Far from it, he mused to himself. He pulled the lid off slowly, revealing a skull mask that concealed his entire face, and a black and grey suit with a red x over his right breast. He quickly put on the suit, hooked the belt around his waist, attached the black cape to his shoulders, and lastly the skull mask. He walked over to the full length mirror in the bathroom and examined himself.

"I look good," He said smiling from behind the mask. He loved how the suit clung to him like a second suit and emphasized his muscles and showed off his amazing eight pack ((yes there is such a thing people! My ex has one)). He gave him self a once over before he typed in the corrdornicae to the Jump City Bank. He was planning on making a withdraw, and have a little chat with the titans. He wasn't really looking forward to fighting Koriand'r but he was fine with fighting the others, he knew he would never truly hurt her but he just hated how he acted like he would. It always made him cry when ever he got home after a battle. He looked at the clock one last time and hit the X on the belt and soon disappeared.

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