Chapter One

Raven POV

I was flying high over the city on patrol. The world at night below me. This was my time. At night, I was untouchable. My powers centered around darkness, so the night inherently gave me an advantage.

Beast Boy would say this was boring, but I actually enjoyed the peace and quiet of the night patrol. It was time to myself, I was untouchable after all.
A scream pierced the night. Shrill and fearful.

Ah well, so much for peace and quiet.

I honed in on the noise, loosing altitude fast. Alighting on a fire escape on the top floor, I gazed down at the scene. Fifty feet below, a woman was being attacked by an unarmed assailant. She was backed into a corner, nowhere to go.

I jumped down, landing between the attacker and the attacked, facing the attacker, "Enough." the attacker backed up a few steps, but did not leave, glancing behind me, I called to the attacked woman "Go!"

But it was a mistake. As the woman left, the attacker charged into me.

"Get off!" I cried as my eyes glows white, and darkness encircled the man, hurling him off and into a brick wall, at least, that's what should have happened. What actually happened was the blackness dissipated halfway between me and the wall, leaving him unharmed.

The man was dressed all in black: black sweat pants, black shoes, black hoodie with the hood up.

"Who are you? No one can escape my magic!" I asked in confusion.

He swept back his hood revealing pale white skin, long black hair, and a smug grin. "My name is unimportant. What may interest you more is this," he said and, opening his mouth, revealed a set of four, long, razor sharp fangs.

My eyes widened fractionally, "You're a vampire," I said in a daze as I stood. My hood fell back as well, but I didn't notice. I was shocked. Vampires weren't supposed to exist! They where the stuff of myth and legend! But then again, so where demons.

"Yes, a vampire," He charged again, but I side-stepped, leaving him against the wall. A dumpster was enveloped in my power, and hurled at him. I saw his eyes widen before the dumpster obstructed my view.

He would be trapped there for a little while. Now, what was a vampire's weaknesses? Daylight: don't have much of that a one in the morning. Garlic: maybe if I was Batman, but... no. The cross? Most likely just superstition.

I stamped my foot in frustration. Fine, what are their strengths? Enhanced strength, endurance, accelerated healing, immortality, fangs, super speed... Oh.

It hit me. It hit me at the same time as the fangs pieced my carotid artery.

Twenty minutes ago, I was flying high, untouchable, invincible, now I was going to die, beaten at my own game.