It was a fine afternoon in Titan Tower, and the Titans were relaxing. Beast Boy was playing Videos, Cyborg was updating the security system, Raven was meditating, Robin was polishing his bo-staff, and Starfire was cooking a Tamarranean dish. They were all in the Living room/Kitchen.

Suddenly Raven's ajna chakra began glowing. Raven's eyes snapped open, and she teleported out of the room quickly. Her teammates looked alarmed at the spot she had been.

"Dude," said Beast Boy, "did anyone else not know that Raven's chakra lights up?"

Cyborg, Robin, and Starfire shook their heads.

After several minutes Raven returned. She phased through the door, and everyone saw a look of distress on her face.

"What's wrong, Raven?" asked Robin. Beast Boy added, "And why did your chakra glow like that?"

"My chakra glows whenever one of my family is trying to contact me," said Raven. "This time it was one of my cousins. He thought I might want to know that one of my other cousins have decided to try to steal my throne."

"Your throne?" asked Starfire. Raven nodded, and said, "I became Queen of the Demons once I defeated my Father. I was his only decendant, so I was his heir. Unfortunately my oldest cousin was his heir before I was born. He's angry because my birth meant he lost his inheritance. He would've gotten it back if my Father had successfully destroyed me when he took over the world, but my survival meant he still doesn't get the throne. Which is a good thing for the rest of the demon realm, but a bad thing for me."

"Why is is a good thing for the rest of the demon realm?" asked Cyborg. Raven explained, "Because compared to Trigon, I'm a gentle ruler. My oldest cousin is just as much of a tyrant as my Father. If he were King of the Demons, he'd destroy anyone who tried to stand up to him."

"So how are you supposed to protect your throne?" asked Beast Boy. Raven closed her eyes.

"I have to go to the Demon Realm and fight my oldest cousin," she said.