Part 1: One Bad Day

The room is dark and lightning flashes, revealing a face. It is Ryuki's. A voice speaks, it is also Ryuki's.

"I was told once that there is evil everywhere…"

A flash of lightning shows his eyes glowing red.

"Not just out there in the world, but here inside us…."

Another flash and Ryuki is revealed wearing a black bodysuit.

"Evil is in our minds, our hearts, even our souls…"

Another flash and Ryuki grits his teeth.

"It is how we handle that evil that separates us from the monsters that lurk…"

There is another flash and Ryuki is clutching his head.

"It just takes one BAD day to turn a man into a monster…"

There is a loud roar.

"Unfortunately for me, that day was today…"

The final flash of lightning and a savage beast roars and lunges forwards.

It was an average day in the Tower, at least in my opinion. Oh hi. Sorry if I forgot to introduce myself. By the way, my name is Ryuki Leonard Hasuma, codenamed Draco, but my friends call me Leo. Only a few people can call me by my first name, mostly family and other significant people who are closer to me than just friends.

Who are my friends? I'll give you a hint: they live in a giant "T". Give up? Well, when there's trouble, you know who to call…

Anyways…I was the first to wake up on a bright Saturday morning. It was sometime in October and it was a few weeks after we kicked Trigon's butt. Actually, Raven did most of the kicking, but you get what I mean.

These past few days, to be honest, I've been feeling really strange. Let me list it out for you.

Last Monday, I went to put out a fire by using my newly acquired ice abilities. The Titans asked how I knew about it and I told them that I smelt it. Of course, this was not strange since I've always had a strong sense of smell. The strange part was that I smelt it from over 100 miles away.

Tuesday, the alarm went off as usual. Well, normally this wouldn't bother me. However, today was different. My ears felt like they were gonna explode from the loud noise. I mean, I was hearing ringing over the ringing. I went on the mission anyway and went to get my ears checked. Takada and Cyborg said it was probably stress, but I wasn't too sure.

Wednesday, during combat practice (my favorite time thanks!) I went through the obstacle course like it was a breeze. I mean, I knew that I had 5 Zodiac Powers now, but my agility, speed, reflexes and strength felt like…I just couldn't describe it. I knew I was fast, but today I broke my own record, in half the time! Can you believe that?

The breakfast on Thursday, for some reason, I was craving meat. Well, Cyborg craved meat 24/7, but today I was craving RAW meat! I didn't mean rare, I meant freshly killed raw! The Titans, Beast Boy especially, looked at me weird. I don't know about them, but bloody raw steaks taste really good with a lot of blood.

And yesterday…well yesterday…Friday, I even beat Cyborg at weightlifting. I could get as much as him when I used the Ox Power, but I didn't even use an ounce of it to lift twice as much as Cyborg…with one hand! I even beat Starfire and Blackfire's records too!

I was stronger, faster, and had sharper senses. I felt like a whole new person. I mean, how bad could it be?

I wished I never asked that question in the first place.

It was a routine day. Dr. Light and Adonis had struck on the same day at two different locations. So, the Team had to be split in two.

Team 1 (Against Dr. Light): Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Beast Boy, Terra and Raven

Team 2 (Against Adonis): Shadowcobra (Shadow), Pluto, Draco (Me), Blackfire and Jinx

Adonis was causing trouble. He was at Star Labs and was, well, stealing some of the new tech there. He was probably trying to upgrade himself again. That robotic car suit he wore was now a different color scheme; it was green.

Shadow burst trough the front door with us behind him. "Okay, Adonis. Why don't you drop whatever it is you're doing, and we might just go easy on you?" he demanded.

"No way!" Adonis lifted up several computers and hurled them at us. Shadow erected a shadow shield that deflected them. Shadow sighed.

"Why must they make it harder for themselves?" Shadow shook his head before shouting, "TITANS! CHARGE!"

We went on the attack. Well, we didn't expect for Adonis to fall for the same trick (the EMP bomb) so we decided to switch tactics.

Jinx hexed several hanging lights on the ceiling so they would fall on Adonis, distracting him. Blackfire and Pluto took to the air, firing Starbolts and lightning bolts at the mechanical menace. Adonis seemed more annoyed than hurt, but I guess the suit was insulated.

"Let's see if I can heat things up!" I shouted, rubbing my hands together. My hands went up in flames as I flew at Adonis, my feet shooting fire like rockets as I jetted towards the behemoth. He didn't see me coming as I rammed right into him. I wondered if the resulting headache was worth it as my head made a dent in his suit. I was gonna need a lot of aspirin after this.

Shadow was using his shadow blasts on Adonis, who dodged a last one and picked up a steel beam. He used it to swat Shadow away and into several barrels. My friend the Vampangel was none too pleased.

Then, Adonis made the biggest mistake he could ever make in his criminal carrier: He hurt Jinx. He grabbed my girlfriend roughly by the collar of her dress and hauled her up to his face. She hissed and thrashed and he growled.

"Rowr…I like em feisty." He then licked Jinx's face and tore the front of her dress open. She screamed.

I roared.

"LET HER GO!" I roared as a blue aura surrounded me. I fired an ice blast that froze Adonis' robotic arms solid before jumping up and pulling Jinx away from the brute. I looked into her eyes and I didn't like what I was seeing. After Rancid had tried to rape her, this was the look she had when she woke up from her nightmares. My eyes narrowed.

"YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR THAT!" Adonis bellowed as he shattered the ice off his arms. The other Titans tried to stop him but his massive form stampeded through them. He wanted me…Well, ask and you shall receive.

When he got close, I jumped up and kicked him hard in the chest, sending him crashing. I was then immediately upon him. I tore off the mechanical legs and then the arms. Adonis was screaming in fear, but I wasn't listening. Strangely, I could hear his heart thundering loudly and fast. He was scared and I was enjoying his fear…I could almost smell and taste it. I tore open his suit and pulled the wimp out. He raised his hands.

"I give! I give! Please don't hurt me!" he begged. One word: Pathetic.

"You should've though of that before you attacked MY girlfriend!" My free hand was engulfed in fire. I raised it up, "For that, I'm gonna burn that ugly mug right off your-"

"Draco!" I heard Shadow shout, "Put him down! It's over!"

"No," I growled, "It isn't." my flaming claw was inching closer and closer towards Adonis' face…until I was knocked out by an electrical bolt. Everything went black soon after.

I woke up in the infirmary and I was alone. Jinx was not here. Good. That would mean that she was okay. As I was getting up…I heard voices.

They were the voices of the other Titans. Where were they coming from and how far were they? I decided to listen in anyway.

Shadow: Draco's been acting really strange these past few days.

Cyborg: You think? I mean, I know he liked meat, but he's been eating them raw!

Beast Boy: Gross!

Terra: Gar…

Beast Boy: Sorry…

Robin: So, he just tore into Adonis?

Pluto: Leo was like a wild animal. He didn't seem to hear us when he was doing it. I had to knock him out before he killed the guy.

Raven: So, he's out of control?

Blackfire: He didn't seem to be in control to me.

Robin: Then, he's a dangerous liability.

Starfire: What should we do then?

Shadow: Keep our eyes on him. We can't trust him while he's acting so-

I had heard enough. So, the others no longer trusted me, is that it? Well…who needs them? I could be a superhero on my own; no more Titans to hold me back! I looked over to my side and found a note. It was in Jinx's handwriting. I picked it up and read it.

Dear Ryuki-Baby,

Thanks for saving me from that pervert. I went out to the mall to go get something special for us…don't bother asking, it's a surprise.

Love: Jinxy-chan

I smiled. At least there was still one good thing in my life. I got off the small bed and went over to the sink. I splashed some of the water into my face and looked at the mirror. Staring back at me was a monster's face. I fell back on my butt in surprise. I then stood back up to check the mirror. I sighed, relieved. I was seeing things. I then heard ringing. It was my DRA-Phone. I pulled it out of my pocket and looked at the text message. It was an SOS from Jinx! I was about to go ask the Titans for help when I stopped.

Why should I ask them for help? I was a 'dangerous liability'. I looked at the text message. Whatever it was, I could handle it…all on my own with no help from my so called friends.

I didn't know that I was walking into a trap.

The SOS led me to an abandoned building. It gave me the creeps, but I had to rescue Jinx. With my enhanced sight, the darkness didn't even bother me. I listened in to find Jinx and even used my nose. There were so many smells, but I could definitely smell the perfume that Jinx usually wore. I followed my nose.

Score!

There was Jinx, tied up and gagged in a chair with a power inhibitor collar around her neck. I ran over to her, "Jinx!" I cried. "Are you okay?" I asked. Something was wrong here. If she was tied up, how could she send me that text message? She looked at me and frantically shook her head. Her eyes were wide and were staring at something…behind me. I turned and the last thing I saw was red.

I woke up, feeling groggy. That was the second time I was knocked out. Seems like a habit for me, huh?

"I'm glad you're awake," said a sinister male voice. I looked up and saw a man in robes with red cybernetic enhancements that looked like Cyborg's. I have been reading some of the major files on the villains, so I knew who this was.

"Blood…" I growled. Ever since I found out what he had done to Jinx, I've hated him with a passion.

"That's Brother Blood to you, boy!" he snapped, before regaining his calm composure. He was riding on a floating platform. I lunged forward, but with a bong, I was sent bouncing back. Blood laughed. Kami-sama, I hated that laugh.

"It's no use, Draco," he said to me, "The chamber you are in is shatter proof. No matter how strong you are, you can't get out of it."

"Oh yeah?' I smirked. I accessed my Ox power, but couldn't unleash it at full force. I realized that my deck must be gone and then I touched my neck and groaned. I was wearing a power inhibitor too.

"Well, you might want to know why I've trapped you here," the madman said to me.

"Well, might as well," I crossed my arms.

"Have you noticed anything strange about yourself? You have become stronger and faster, your senses are sharper and that you have become more ferocious…doesn't it feel strange?"

"Not really, no," I shrugged. Unknown to Blood, there was a homing beacon in my suit, which was activated by a pressing a button on my SB-Watch. I just sent an SOS to the Titans. I know I'm gonna get ribbed for going off alone, but right now I had to keep Blood talking.

"You don't get it, do you?" he smirked, "You're not who you think you are anymore…you're not even human."

"You're nuts!"

"Am I…Orphenoch?"

Orphenoch. That word was the start of it all. That word had opened a Pandora's Box that could not be closed…no matter how hard I tried.

"Orphe-What?" I exclaimed.

"Orphenoch! That is what you are!" he pressed a button on the pedestal of his platform, "And I want that power!"

The chamber began to fill up with a greenish liquid. I cringed. Jinx may have helped with my fear, but I still hated water. The liquid filled up quickly and soon I was trapped within a watery prison. You know I said how much I hated being knocked out? Well, I got knocked out again as I slowly slipped into unconsciousness.

Man, three times.

Normal POV:

"At last, the powers of the Orphenoch will be mine!" Blood exclaimed. Suddenly, a pink hex blast hit his platform, blowing up the engines. "What is the meaning of this?" he exclaimed as he lost control of his vehicle. He looked down and Jinx had untied herself and removed the inhibitor. How could she have done that?

Jinx threw a hex at the glass chamber, shattering it and spilling out the green liquid that kept Draco in stasis. Blood looked on in shock. No! The Orphenoch was his and his alone!

Draco's limp body fell out and Jinx grabbed onto him, smiling. The smile then turned to an expression of shock. There was a blank look in his open eyes.

"Ryuki?" she asked. She asked again, "Ryuki? Are you okay?" no response. She began tearing up, shouting in hysterics, "RYUKI! WAKE UP! COME ON!" tears fell from her eyes as she sobbed, "Don't…don't do this to me…" she sniffled, "You promise you'd always be there for me…" she hugged his body to herself.

Blood glared, his cybernetic eye glowing. He pointed a finger to Jinx, "Goodbye, Jinx," and sent out a beam. Jinx saw the beam and covered Draco's body with her own. The beam struck her and she let out a scream, a loud and pain filled scream.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Draco's eyes slammed open upon hearing the shrieks of his precious witch. He saw Jinx falling…he grabbed her and did a flip, landing on the ground.

"Jinx?" he asked. She wasn't moving…

"That's one way to take care of a traitor," Blood said snidely, "Now then, as for you…"

"You hurt Jinx…"

Blood heard the words again and his attention was drawn to the red haired young man who was cradling Jinx in his arms, kneeling. The words came lout again, in a growl.

"You hurt Jinx…" a black and blue aura surrounded Draco and Blood felt it.

It was horrifying.

Draco's face then snapped up and his eyes glared at Blood hatefully, glowing red. He then let out a roar, "YOU HURT JINX!"

His body then began changing as grey and white armor covered his whole body. It was organic in appearance. His head changed to look like a lion's, complete with a flowing white mane and with an addition of horns on his head. White fur came out through the gaps of the armor. His toes turned into sharp claws and his fingernails became sharp black claws. Three spikes extended from each of his forearms and a single spike from each shoulder.

His eyes were glowing with anger and feral fury.

No longer was he Draco…now…he was the Ifrit Orphenoch.

The Ifrit Orphenoch put Jinx down gently on the ground and stroked her face. She was alive…barely. He then turned his gaze to Blood and growled hatefully. He crouched down before rushing towards Blood with every intent of killing him and roaring savagely. His legs turned double jointed, like that of a beast's, allowing him to pick up more speed. Blood was going down and going down hard.

Blood fired energy blast after energy blast at the raging beast, but it only made the Ifrit Orphenoch angrier. With a roar, he bit on Blood's shoulder and tore out several wires and circuits. Blood howled in pain before bringing up a fist to punch the Orphenoch in the chest. That was a big mistake on his part as his fist became encased in ice that quickly spread over his arm. Blood withdrew his arm to look at the frozen appendage before he felt a sudden rush of heat. The Ifrit Orphenoch breathed out a blaze of searing hot blue flames that hit Blood in the face, blinding him, including damaging the mechanical and electronics in his head and melting some of the skin. Blood, barely able to see, cocked his head up as he felt the Ifrit Orphenoch grab him by the arms, before ripping them off. Blood howled in pain and anguish as he kneeled with his arms now reduced to stumps. The Ifrit Orphenoch placed his right clawed hand on Blood's head and lifted the megalomaniac up.

"Good bye," he growled, before stabbing Blood right in the heart with the claws of his left hand. Blood felt the most intense pain anyone could ever feel. His insides felt like they were burning as his body disintegrated into ashes, leaving behind the cybernetic enhancements.

Brother Blood was no more as the ashes that were once his body now littered the floor. The Ifrit Orphenoch then kneeled down, panting and wheezing heavily before collapsing. The Orphenoch then changed back to Ryuki.

It was at that moment that Robin and the other Titans barged in, only to freeze at the sight before them.

It was quite easy to draw a conclusion to what had transpired several minutes ago. Of course, if Draco did know, would it be a good idea to tell him?

Draco's POV:

Remember when I said that it took one BAD day to turn a man into a monster? Well, the day was not over yet.

This was only the beginning…the beginning to a nightmare.

To Be Continued…

ZK Chromedragozoid: What will happen to Draco now…stay tune readers!