Teen Titans; To The Future; Chapter 1: The True Premonition Unveiled At Long Last.
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A prominant note on this set of chapters; you will see a lot of changes in the teen heroes' life styles due to growing up and falling out. In the first chapter I should include that Slade is still fighting the Titans from afar, but still has to be careful around the leader . He was only just able to deliver the item never described fully in the Eternal Beginning set. Yet is not through since the item was not found by the teen. It was almost crushed under rubble in the alley way brawl. Robin is still waiting for Slade to show his face once more.. That will be a blast from the past ! Starfire is still going to be egging Raven on over that prophecised child. She thinks she and the hero leader aren't going to have that kind of relationship, at least she hopes it will be written at a later date.
Arianna and the selves as well as Hakuro and Rokou are supposed to be at rest. What might awake them...will determine the outcome of their futures. Raven is going to see a whole bunch of visions since her magic s growing stronger. Cyborg has kept a close eye on Shoji's exploits since Nina is an ally from the states as well. He and Maya are no more, but Alicia is going to see him as a father figure until Catherine is detained from her holding cell in the Celestial plane . She was a spy, but worked for Roku, which made the elders worry that she might have her own motives. Some things should stay burried, but the end is yet to arrive. Hakuro is still sleeping inside of Richard; who's Robin of the Titans, is having to cope with added strength and agility during his fights. Basically he is still feeling Rokuro's powers come and go. Now , the heroes will find a future worth fighting for. Stay tuned! This is chapter 1 of the new set! Enjoy!
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The slamming of iron doors swiftly freed a powerful creature from behind them. That being had a spirit that had been known throughout many trials; having been forced to open a gateway to an unknown plane , it had little reason to doubt it's character. That trial was now to see if the lone, imprisoned spirit was worthy of redemption by it's birth given name. An old worldly , forgotten magic- such as even claiming a written name, was easy to corrupt. To speak that language known to the great council members as The Ancient, was unthinkable. It was a language made of curses and a system built over rebellion. Something that still existed in those texts was a feeling of premonition. A belief that the time would come to see the worlds rebuild. Rokuro had been forced to join that order; a prince of a plane consisting of past world orders. Built by borders just as Earth was by countries, it thrived far longer than any being could recall. Many other planes were built to mirror the effects over the other already existing planes of existance, but none was as the other entirely. The prince had gone along with those duties and their terrible costs to keep, just to end that order in which he was imprisoned by such a curse. While allowing the mastermind to look into his very soul and it's worth, the evil ruler keeping the prince in line had found another undiscovered world! One he recognised from his past! The dark being had commanded his charge to see to it that he take hold of this new world with a power mirroring his own mother's. His catch from the connection had been a young gatekeeper. Much younger than the prince, the poor spirit of it's time space was forced to help in the take over of worlds. In that hostage state, the two grew very powerful, able to move mountains and build bridges by their ill fate. When the final pillar had been built, the prince had grown only slightly . He was ordered to enter an endless and towering turret to alert the battalion below that his ruler had won. The teen refused but was unallowed to deny his involvement any longer. He entered the tower as it never stopped rising, higher , higher, until the young prince leapt over to the only small iron barred window inside the dark turret. He smashed it's steely bars away and proceeded to leave that world to the sandy dunes of the battle front. In the end, he was graced by the captive being that he had stolen from that foreign world years earlier. It gave him wings to leave the tower, but as he tried to free himself from the pains of his past...
A tower is a symbol of power. One wrong move and it all crashes down from one fatal blow. The prince was captured with his ruler for trials surrounding a rebellion far worse than he had known of it originally. The night before the court's decision, the accomplice of the prince took him away, put an unbreakable spell over his spirit, that he would live out the sorrows until the final hour. He had been given back on the same night. Found to have been lost to the sands of time as a puppet . A puppet missing a soul, a soul sent far off by his ruler...Lord Roku Noburo.
Now, the reformed prince was to see to a fair punishment. He had to see that this time, fear would loosen it's grip over his every ounce of pride. Composing himself a bit, his feet shuffled forwards to enter into a new room. One showing him the confined , far off, outwardly appearance of the evil that had caused him all of his grief...thankfully it was only the projection of his king by long distance connections. They watched him cover himself in shadows for no more than a few seconds, afterwords allowing the relic showing this person to go blank. He was trapped, Rokuro was speechless.
"The former lord has been held against the worlds as a threat. Your vessel self of Earth he intended to bring you back with , is in safe hands." A hooded being of the Eternal Plane said with a small bow to follow. "You were coerced. This will be put to trial over whether you may simply be reborn or saved from any outside involvement." The dragon's son nod as he soon realized his hair was falling into his face . " May I tie it back? The mane I was destined to keep will not stop growing...At least, it might with a small trim-
"Perhaps soon, but right now..." The hooded being went over to the former spirit prince and undid his ankle bonds. "We would like you to meet with an old survivor of that war."
Rokuro raised a brow and questioned the guide. "Who would wish to meet me? Do they not know-
"He is...An aquaintence of your father's...He is also of a high position of the courts of the Eternal! He wished to speak so that you might be spared for your father's vengence towards the worlds. Will you not comply to it?" The Eternal that was telling the prince this news, he only knew by his first few months inside the cell. They did not further his sadness with torment. Instead the creatures here were well aware of fair treatment and trials. This being was a messenger who wore a cloak with the symbol of the court order. The newest face during his confinement in the Eternal world had been a teen called Aluehainyu...who in his mind, was very unstable. She had pink hair that did not fall far from her face, eyes as magenta coloured embers, and all black as she would strut where she pleased in order to see about her higher up's work. Very thorough but also very frigid at times. When she saw the older man in uniform of a prisoner on trial, she sometimes simply frowned and lookrd away while no one else saw. Her emotions were torn in half, fretting if she had made the right choice, the right decision when executing the command for the prince's wait. It had been a lot of side taking and the Eternal girl was not happy as to how her council men and women had become so...scattered!
The prince pitied her a bit, knowing she held a strong ability about her just by a glance. When he had been training under his king and father, the prince had learned techniques that could not be forgotten. He was able to see her aura of pink and white above her. His mother had, not been so lucky...she had died by his father's desire to punish the being of the undiscovered plane in the past, only weeks after Prince Rokuro had been born. Prince Rokuro's father had used his son's ability he had gained from his dead queen's identical connection to that plane's lone ruler. Once dubbed Time's Daughter, that being had ironed out the seams of the plane to bring it back from ruin. Former Prince Rokuro did not know who it was that wished to see him...to feel concerned with his life in any way...he was alert though, knowing one wrong move could break the trust he had builtbaround these beings.
He had thought that his other counterself Rokou ; created by his father to mirror his anger and madness in that same past, had been freed before him by the vessel Grayson...
Rokou was a danger with no true gender; having a second half soul called the feminine Roko, he could still have been hiding. They never did find the reckless Rokou's vessel he had overtaken on Earth called Red.X?..All the while, the Ethereal investigators seemed to be lead right back to square one with Rokuro and his father each time they had tried to find a match.
The prince returned his thoughts to the mysterious being that wished to find him innocent of those chained down occurrences he had helped to bring about.
Had he truly done all of that by his father's wishes? Or had he been against fighting? He could not recall, but had promised his allies that still lived on that he would redeem his honor in full.
"I will agree to meet him, perhaps now might be the best of times as any." The prince said with a nod and small smile to the other messengers. "Then I shall have him come fetch us this moment!" The hooded being was excited to say the least, that the teen would be able to find his way again if he stuck to the topic with a bit of humility and understanding. This being that had sent for the prince, was going to be a powerful ally indeed...
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Present Day; Jump City California...
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It was a peaceful summer in Cali that month. The Earth had been spared many times due to the collective actions of a group of young- but still growing bolder, heroes of that world. Many other heroes had taken the plunge and had joined forces. Over time, new heroes were born and thrived to protect their cities and hometowns, from dangers near...and even light years away. Even back in time, or into the future, the heroes of their homes stood ready, hoping that they would leave without any regrets in the end to come.
The young charismatic leader of one certain group of heroes in particular, was just waking up to greet the sun a top his T shaped headquarters, by the bay of Jump City California.
Taking in the sea breeze as it filled his senses to maximum capacity, the young hero dropped back down, shooting back towards the door to the inside of the leader's one true home.
His teammates were genuine through and through. Having been with them for a few years longer than most superhero teams, he hoped to continue fighting the bad guys side by side. That included getting a healthy morning meal in to start the day!
The leader was called Robin, who had been through many tough adversaries alone, until he had met and formed the Teen Titans that now stood alert over Jump City.
His black bordered mask had white in their centers that covered his true eye shade, but that was all a part of the job as a superhero.
Your identity was kept under lock and key, only a select few knew his civilian guise by name . Robin did not have any powers that could be called super , to say the least anyway! His abilities lay in his crime fighting prowess, physical agility and strength, as well as his detective's skills when finding the crook on and off the job. He had come back after a few months of reconnecting with his team, only to return to his home city in Gotham City. That had been fun, but there had been reason behind his stay!
The man who had taken in the hero before his birth into a real one, when his parents had been sabotaged during their performance that night...he had to see if his mentor and caretaker who lived there as well...had been unchanged by that one episode.
A great terror had overtaken the heroes months to a year earlier. His memory of the past was a bit better today as Robin recalled his civilian self trying to piece together the aftermath in one word.
So far, his mentor had been fine. He was a hero too when night drew close. The Batman; a name to be feared as well as hated by many of his foes that had gained his approval as just being plain and simple criminals, the teen had been there too. He had learned from the best there was after all, even after the falling out and leaving his teacher, and rebuilding his new headquarters with new allies, the dynamic duo still kept in touch. After all, Bruce Wayne was still being targeted by lone survivors of the last takeover by a villain on Robin's turf!
The few allies they had gained from the adventure were not from Earth, but a whole other place undiscovered by moving satellites. It was called the Spirit world and had many different worlds attatched to it. The whole concept had been very interesting as well as something to be respected deeply. The worlds favoured the environment and nature the most, as well as balance kept between the worlds . If it ever shattered too quickly, his own Earth could and would be involved . His second in command; Raven of the Teen Titans knew about the balance that many humans failed to grasp the concept of. She was half of a mystic race called Azaratheans. In the past, she also been involved as a tool to allow her interdimensional demon father Trigon the Terrible access to their world. The teens had stopped and destroyed the conquerer then, but then , came one more prophecy...
It involved those Spirit planes, a reincarnation of a prince ...said to have been trained as a right hand by his king, it wasn't long before their new enemy found a way to let both beings out. The king the prince had followed was his father and oppressed his son with his will to control the planes. Robin had been victimized by becoming a target for the vessel stage, to ready the take over of that king. The prince had in the end, fought to free them both from the dark lord's clutches. The son and his earthen counterpart had won their freedom, locking the few threads of that year away to never return.
However, the teen still had the small reminder of that day implanted into his very spirit ; the smallest self that had known the prince since his capture, still slept inside the young hero.
The younger self had never spoken again and did not wish to involve itself , in fear that it would trigger some sort of catastrophy inside it's new vessel. The self was called Hakuro and lived in a plane farther from the main spirit one the prince had lived in. It was called the Ethereal plane and held many mysteries and secrets connected to far greater futures. Hakuro had been a gatekeeper who was about to go through his rites of passage to become full fledged for his Queen's sake, as well as his country men's. The prince was called Rokuro; as well as when he travled to the plane similar to a pre - medieval Europe, then Richard. His grandfather's father had been called by that name of the Ainsley clan before his mother had lived to bare him. Yet, his grandfather had also known what would end his kingdom by the association with other worldly beings. Those beings had destroyed his mother by marrige and entrapment. One in particular was a king from the sand filled countries, who had brought the whole castle and it's people to it's knees in a matter of years...
Without that monster, the princess had been powerful, graced a priestess as well to better understand and protect her home. The king Roku had weakened her walls of defense. In a matter of times later he had successfully gained her hand, as well as her future...
The story played over in the teen's skull before a small sound grew to break him from his recollections.
Raven; the empath of the group heard as well, and dropped her spell book to join the other teammates by the monitors. Another; a young wizard that held affections towards her showed up on the big screen. His features were grave as he started to collect himself , while gripping the keyboard in front of him with gloved hands covering his other secret form. He was also a victim of that world of spirit, also having been forced to give in by that monster king Roku! The rebel leader and the wizard called Malchior of Knoll was once a prince of beings residing in that plane branch called the faire folk. It meant elf of fairy to the teens who did not grasp that he was not truly a fairytale creature, but he was alive by a seal having been broken. So far, the young exiled prince had stayed with the teams on earth. He knew Raven unfortunately by his cursed self that took form as a kniving dragon. The dark dragon was called Rorek and had once tried to attack the heroes and destroy them through Raven's magic setting him free by a small error of emotional restraint. He had tried to teach her his own dark magic, but she she had refused only to end up finally seeing what he had kept hidden all along...
The dragon had been a cursed involvement with the king who also held a dragon form. His parents had been terrorized and possessed by the foreign being , losing their lives as well a simply handing over their kingdom and heir to the beast who had come to claim. Malchior had been saved by a great guardian who had fought back to free the son. He had been banished, but the result was that many lives had been skewered to bits by his parent's decision...The boy prince had been trained by a dragon that guarded an Earthen past plane. He was an elemental giant that kept order whenever a threat was discovered . The wizard had grown to discover as well that he feared that the dragon was not finished with his own savior. Setting off onto a journey to find the chosen few, he had ended up back outside of his sealed book. As if he had never existed inside it to begin with...
There, he had met other guardians of neiboring planes with similar ideals. Some had been cursed by the dragon as well; a young exiled prince of a spirit world resembling south eastern asia had also gained a dark side due to the dragon king's destructive flow of events. He was much older tgan the wizard and had the ability to move around as a hybridized being called Verra. It was his form that could at times take on a stronger wolf form if it grew too corrupt. The southern nation of spirit's lone prince also had family that had assisted the teams from other worlds. One in particular was Kayumon of the Celestial and Spirit worlds. He was a high ranked official in line for his mother's seat for the council position. In the beginning he had been captured by a villain of earth who had been over taken to later become Roku's vessel. The spell had broken when the two cousins had faced one another when trying to also free the captive vessel that was Robin of the titans of earth. The team laer found that Kayu was the one that kept his dark haired cousin Verra in line!
Another earlier encounter had been a being of another world called Digitalis. The creature was a magician with untold knowledge of other secrets surrounding the many, countless worlds. Numerous enemies that wished to obtain that knowlege for themselves had gone after the magician , causing him to flee and meet with the chosen heroes by a pure stroke of luck. Fate had lead him to the teens, but the team had already been in search of their leader who had been spirited away to become a vessel and sacrifice!
His true name was Greggory- now called Sorcerer Greggory after being entrusted with a powerful dose of endowed magic from a great ally. When the teens had met the fellow by the gates that would lead them into another time and dimension, he had looked like a scarecrow; short though and wearing a pointed witch's hat and garb. Now, he wore the clothes of Celestial world officials. During his stay on earth with his charges, the medicinal practices and cunning tactics of their new ally had helped greatly when fighting the new otherworldly enemy. Later, there had been a transformation, yet Greg did not wish to recall when he had agreed to a pact to gain insight on the king's ploy. He too had been imprisoned by the dragon in an effort to find a cure. If it had not been for his captor's dead wife's spirit; the mother of prince Rokuro, Greg would never have had the opportunity to fight back!
Now, as an overlooker on high, the wizard- sorcerer was a long distance contact to the heroes and remaining guardians. The eldest of the group, he felt responsible for the chosen heroes as any guardian from up close might still portray.
"A pleasent morn to you Titans, though I am sorry to say this message is far more than I would have guessed.." The silver haired wizard covered up his face a bit with his old scarf , to not scare the teens with his dragon attributes...
"Dear friend Malchior, you look very pale! Why are you fretting over a simple message?" Another teammate had joined from behind the leader. She had once been a princess of a planet in the outer reaches of space called Tamaran, which was still there should she think to take over her royal duties. She had many interstellar enemies; one being her older sister Blackfire. She was nothing compared to her sister when it came to absolute fire power, but Starfire had will power. That differed greatly compared to her dark hearted twin with raven locks and a menacing gaze. She was called Koriand'r on her planet , while the Tamaranean princess prefered Starfire above all else on earth. The earth bound alien girl sympathized with the young wizard on the screen. After the fight against their last adversary, the teens had been a bit less open to one another than when Trigon had been vanquished..
She wished for those days but knew that they were not going to reappear just for her sake...
"Titans, I think you might have to give me some credit ...I was, able to obtain the legend's contents by my connections in the shadow plane...All by one spectre who is still on our side. The scripts are definitly going to activate..." Raven raised a brow and leaned in to see the wizard grumble something softly and clear his throat. She wished he had been joking. She had no idea since Isis had been her broker by a spiritual connection and link. Who was the dragon boy's so- called 'spirit link?' Why did he just tell her now, and not then when they had needed him back in the Celestial realm?
Robin thought over what the wizard had said about scrolls and curses. The thought wiped him out and he could not recognise what curse the guardian wizard was describing to his team. He felt the issue being brought up only just recently had turned into a mental barrier of sorts. This felt likely to have some connection to that same day...He scratched his head and thought over and over as to what curse, and when and why?
"Out with it Mal." Cyborg put a hand onto the keys of the computer. "Tell us what you found. Or just tell us what it is you missed tellin' us last time. Don't hold back." The cybernetic teen of the heroes was almost demanding with his tone, surprising Beastboy in the background the most. Starfire and Raven also almost jumped from his loud bark as he planted his palms into the keyboard, hoping that it had not busted under his weight.
"The scripture...was about the forgotten myth...About it's second portion following the first prophecy...It took months to a year to find the book from the kingdom in the sands...thankfully, some gods of that time knew how to talk to the djinn in order to allow us access to it."
A strong vibe returned as the teen leader of the small group got closer to the screen. "That kingdom was destroyed when Slade, and then Hsari...How did you find it! That was in the past, and how...Did you know about what the book said?"
"It was Kayumon a few months during the scrap with Slade, he remembered that you had learned about it, though Rokuro might remember the rest..."
The masked hero shook his head while his eyes no longer were cast downwards towards the floor. " Who was your informant? Why is that book still important? Roku, he is not getting back out! I promised Hakuro and the selves that they would be safe-
Raven brought a hand to her leader's shoulder. "You have to calm down Robin...He is not the one that Malchior is mentioning. You might not remember , but the Eternal Aluehain has been watching us. The reason is as he says. We will have to find out what they want. The , prophecy had another section-
"I know, it said that Rokuro was supposed to have a child that would become corrupted by the king. That was it, right?" He brushed her off with a shrug. Just when he thought today might be a memorable one.
"Then we must battle once more any other lizards or their rulers!" Starfire exclaimed to the screen's face. "You did not warn us of the danger returning...just this moment.." She frowned and clenched her fists together.
"Raven , you told us that you still needed to find when it would happen, right?" Cy asked the empath quickly, remembering the conversation after their meeting with the Eternal a year ago.
"About if time was relevant when it came to visions? I said that to explain why I would not know an exact date or place..What will that do to help us?" Her head whipped back around to face the wizard. "Tell your informant to keep digging. Thank you for your help , but we are well aware. A few of us have gaps in our memories, so please keep in touch. Raven , out."
The boy wonder ran his fingers through his ebony hair. "Thanks Rae..After that last time, Mal has never been on good terms with the guardians. Sorry this is probably a lot to ask of you, everyone else too.."
Raven and the other Titans just sighed or shrugged. Cyborg reassuringly pat his friend on the back, although almost knocking the leader over a bit in the process.
"Man, just focus on getting better. Rae said that Eternal Dreamwake's medicine should fix your late night snacking too. Don't worry so much Rob!"
Starfire had fled from the room when her friend's backs were turned. Raven saw immediately that the Titan's leader wasn't the only victim in the tower.
"Dude, just stay calm, cool, collected." Bb gave a thumb's up to the two big bro types he lived amongst. "If you keep freakin' out like that, you might get cardiac arrest ! Oh! I know what just might make you guys stop being such grumps- Uh..I mean right now anyway, heh!" The green teen whipped out a game disc for the newest platform. "Soo? Feel liked getting your butts whooped by my awesome gaming prowess? C'mon! It'll be fun! Just liked old times, right Cy ?"
The two wondered if the game might trigger a pleasant memory in the tower for their leader, or a relapse of that same time...
"What do you think? Might just give you a break from all those dark thoughts. I guess , why not! B , your on! I am not having my butt whooped anytime little green man! Bring it!" The two coaxed their leader to join, when he did it started off on that pleasant note, but the Titan hero still paused a few times. Lost in thought, he seemed to be thinking inwardly , as if in a daydream-
"Duuude! I just had a collision! What the heck! Rob's way ahead of you too! Agh! Dangit! I picked the game! What gives?" He was laughing as he said those words, no real intent to simply walk off in a huff could be detected in the youngest Titan's eyes. Robin smiled a bit, but felt his eyes stray from time to time. Claiming it was from late nights up in the tower, he realized that the room was sinking!
His controller dropped by his feet as the teen wonder started to fall deeper into that scene, that dark night...
The skies were filled with smog and debris seemed to float on swift winds. This world had been of the past ..no wait! He eyed the scene over again as the clouds of smoke started to move and shift. He wanted to gather more information, just...where was he?
The teen saw only the ruined vision before him, the winds causing his eyes to water from all of that debris drifting around.
He brushed the ashes from his cheek, the tears mixing and smearing them all over his face. This was real...He felt the grip over him as his heart beat almost siezed, something was behind him-
The teen was in shock as he realized that the shadow by his conclusion as he swirved around, looked just like..Rokou. But...he had sent the counterself off! Why was he a shadow? "Wh- What is going on? Why are you here!" The being revealed it's dark hair and wings of a great fallen one as it became somewhat more noticible. "Who are you? Are you...Rokuro?" The teen rasped with a worried expression. His face was still smeared with salty tear streaks and black ashes. The being was wearing attire only to his lower half, his chest and torso exposed to allow his wings movement.
"I am of Rokuro. Not that you have to be concerned, you need to leave. This world will soon engulf what is left, do not remain...Go!"
The teen shook and stuttered while trying to find his footing as he was cast back into darkness. "Wait! What is this vision? We defeated Roku!What are you saying? Is this...A vision! A future! Nooo!"
The teen awoke as his body jerked up off the sofa. The two boys beside him had almost called the medic of Titan's tower; Raven, in a split second.
The teen leader blinked up to his two bros and coughed as if the smog had not left his system.
Bb anxiously adjusted his friend to sit up better. "Rob, you had better get your butt to the ward, or you're gonna collapse like that! C'mon, Rae might be able to-
"No! No..I'm fine...I' ll talk to her, thanks but...Just wait for me. Everything is going to be fine." The teen leader felt those words would be useless when Raven caught wind of his encounter. She would know, she always did. Ever since their bond, he felt useless...He didn't want her protection forever. He felt she had done that all on her own, but it was only natural to cling to her for a pillar...as a magic user, she was a great friend and ally. Isis had been trying to argue that her magics would suffer greatly if the empath did not find some interest in the plane the nile queen kept. He worried that she might be tempted to leave them...Did she want to further her magic like the True Master , who had taught Robin in the far eastern mountains? What if he went back? It might be worth a shot to fly back to the elder teacher's side. He had a feeling that would be his next journey. Here, he was dragging down his friends with his current state. Daydreaming, searching at night for some mysterious object - it might be wise to approach this struggle with an open mind. The True master was no guarentee, even Raven might give him the thumbs down if he went and told her too much of the truth. The odd dark winged teen that looked like a slightly different Rokuro...Just what was that place? If that could be answered, he would feel much better about the journey he wished to eventually attempt.
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The moonlit night cast over the spirit world of the wood elves' forest.. Tucking their young and elderly into bed , the only soul still wandering the forests was a chieftess named Priscilla Dearheart. The lady elven clan leader had hoped that the soul she had returned to the present day Earthen plane would soon have finished his errand without wasting any energies for the night walkers to seize. She also wondered what had taken him so long; as to wait and fan out , and how many times it would be until he had finished delivering the pieces of her priceless rediscovered item to her collective chosen. Richard of Earth had only been handed a portion. It should have cleared his taint a bit, seeing as Dreamwake didn't do medicine topically, or enjoy applying strong scented herbal cures onto his wounded. She had been the one to make the cure for both boy and young soldier when the two had had similar symptoms. The drunken life blood of the dragon's, the cursed marks that had since died down...were they going to return with such a soul to sacrifice? The man, Slade ...he had been under her watchful eye for a year now , on and off. When she saw him as an adult, the version of the child self seemed unreal. Roku had done that warp in order to steal his vessel's energies. The soldier Slade, had become a young barely - of - age teen. That in itself was not unusual, not for the dragon who was himself a part of Rokou..
She called forth an old ally from the west who had since been freed by Rokuro and Verra's plea. The teen on earth had insisted as well that Veronica Bethel be given a chance to try over. With less magical ability, she was almost confused for a witch , rather than a demon's former disciple. Lilith had not contacted the lady red. That actually made Priscilla relieved somewhat. Yet, that feeling from a year before still clung to her heart. A feeling..was it not in form a premonition?
Her feet took her quickly to a grassy alter covered by vines and small trees. The shrine belonged to a goddess of erth and wood. But that goddess held not enough power compared to the elements. Thus, was subjected to being a charm for births and child related ordeals. The goddess was Tara, or a mother goddess of more than one sect. She translated to Star in some. Others, she was a prominent mother figure. Hecate did not fall under this category because of their attributes towards the balance of the worlds not being on equal levels. Tara was supposed to have also had a face as a princess of the northern peoples of the spirit world. In that past she had met a morphing leader and earthen protector ...that could be..
The guardian spirit of earthen calm chuckled as she recalled the youngest earthen Titan, he was of that same time period..as was a dear aquaintence of Sorcerer Greg and he...
"How quaint..I must see to her protection as well!" The elven woman left the alter after her small arrangement had been upon it. An offering of the small white shard , just as Richard had used to halt Rokou from further breaking free in the westernspirit plane that fated year before.
Inside the crystal was light. That essence differed from the red one since it could not be bound to one person or being alone. The effect of the glow died, while the lady with green locks in her priestess robes simply smiled under her grey hood. The time would arrive shortly. At least , Verra was having fun with his new partner in crime! She wondered what the cat had been up to, but dismissed the thought with a yawn.
Tommorow was another day. She could decide her next step then, now...she was ready to hit the sack..
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The cat, had been running around town in the dead of night searching for his partner in crime who had gone off on her own earlier.
Well, actually...it wasn't as a vigilante..just-
The girl fazed through a brick wall by a crooked alley. Verra almost came to collide into her from another direction when he saw her costume mirroring a darkly cast witch of her world. He halted to a stop in a cloud of smoke.
"Allie! I told you, no late night searching for clues! He's not here!" The cat had returned to claim the form of the billionaire ; Shoji Takahara, standing now over her as she tried to face away. The time that he had with her; to train her in the arts, as well as to better her in understanding her sorroundings, was not going to be forever. In her mind, she had taken to investigating the terrors that had followed her from the Spirit realm. Alicia had battled Arisu again , though she had been brought out by the teen's stubborn nature, Arisu had tried to take over. She could not tell her mentor as of this moment why she had run off. It was not just a hunch. She sensed a wolf. The white wolf or shadow one; she did not know. If it were the mist covered one, she would not bow to it as before. That is why she grew stronger at night, yet Arisu had the upper hand in the darkest places within the princess's mind. Alicia had not been able to dream of the angelic form similar to an Ethereal's own body. It frightened her that Arisu might have won this time, trying to smother the light lady so that all was unclear once more. Verra was not of a high enough level of abilities to see into her thoughts. He could read through mind speak, as well as her emotions by noticing her body language. He was trying his hardest to save Aaron too. The boy had been in another's care once he had awoken from his slumber. Allie had saved him from being sent off into oblivion. Yet, young Aaron had not given her reason to pry , she could wait. Alicia and Veravakumu had indeed waited patiently , yet he did not bring up a thing. It was as if the tween could not, or had simply wiped his memory bare. His only response had been that the golden dragon would have the power to repair his fragmented self. It would take longer still, the mysterious and secretive sorcerer was very calm about him methods. Alicia was confused as to why he did not remember her. The first few weeks had been difficult , just to confirm that Verra had been led on for a good reason. Thor had pitied her, and Hecate had warned Alicia of the dangers should the princess continue to remain on Earth.
Verra had claimed all of their doubt even though Alicia had told them he could be trusted by her will.
The teen followed the billionaire back to his pent towering over the city they had relocated to. It was close to Jump City but was built to stand a bit taller. Star City was in between this one. Vee had patched things up with the bat in Gotham long before the teens had come home. Even Richard Grayson had been doubly surprised to see Shoji visiting his old associate. Alfred had just smiled a small smile and served them lunch by the courtyard.
However, Vee had mentioned that the teen leader of the Titans was still covered by that sad night. The dragon had been sealed behind closed doors. Yet, his son's ally Hakuro still kept hidden somewhere in the Titan's mind. That wasn't a terrible feeling, but the connection to the past was.
Verra had reached out to the sisters and even a slightly older Tsani, just to have some sort of device to see that influence clearly. Aluehain had commented that the dragon had touched many lives, like a creeping poison that would not falter. She also mentioned that the two be alert as ever, should a certain demoness show her face again.
Shoji's immediate thought as to try and get a good night's rest for the coming days ahead. Alicia did not even bat an eye or yawn, as if she were a night owl like the other adults of the city's nightlife.
Then he remembered that she had not relinquished all of her mortal strength. She was just like a pouting teenager, wanting what was best. Not regretting her own answers and doubt that accompanied her free thinking. She was also a princess! He had seen her grow into a royal pain before, but it would be a while untl she reached Catherine's level. Was she trying to live up to her absent mother's expectations? She had time, but felt that planning was in order , for when they might cross paths again.
He sighed as the door clicked open and the knob was turned. Hall lights flickered on softly , covering the whole room ahead with their dimly lit, luminous glow. Allie had been here for a year now, but the past still lingered. Shoji ushered the young blonde inside, hoping she was calm enough to talk, if not now , then later the next day.
"You had better get to bed missy , I can let this slide...but I wish you would at least let me in just to help where I can?" He saw her head drop and her locks of whispy golden strands fall into her face.
"I...I am not ready to tell you, but I want you to forgive me...I just do not know -
"Then sleep on it, tell me when you feel ready to." The cat's other self said softly. "No one is going to die, I have your back, partner!"
Alicia smiled and wiped her puffy eyes, trying to face his own reassuring grin. She nod and hugged him goodnight before rushing back to her room.
Vee felt his form start to dampen. His Verra form was being contacted, but not by one of their plane!
"The pretentious princess was after me like a bird of prey. That child would know better than to challenge a dangerous big, bad, wolf!"
Verra huffed at the shadow creature's comment. He was just taunting poor Allie, that was a useless tactic now. She had trained by the side of a former being also tainted by his own darkness. He had secretly taught her the ways he had been given to keep her own darkness in check. The wolf would lose because all of that strength, was also his own pesonal power.
Vee could fight. The wolf, wouldn't know what hit him!
"Face me then! I am here, right for your vengence. I will be your opponent-
"Not tonight. " The spectre wolf gave a toothy grin. "I am more interested in an aura of light...It was quite powerful, yet I think it was not here..."
"Fight me wolf!" Verra was getting used to changing from a human face to an animal one in seconds. "Let me banish you from the cosmos ! I beat you more than once, now you don't even have a body! You are no threat!..."
The white wolf scoffed at this boisterous attitude from his old enemy of his king's.
"Hah! Then I am easily able to imprison your mind further in to darkness by your dreams! Fancy that, I will devour that light. When the moon is on high by many flights of the Raven, we shall rise before the golden lord of time!" The being spoke in an echo, leaving the cat's fur to bristle from such a prophecy...
"A raven...a golden lord of-
"Wooooolf!" His eyes grew wide , now knowing that golden lord- he meant Aaron!
"I have to go back...This place is no longer safe!"
His body returned to it's human form, his feet never stopped as he rushed back to the pent's other bedroom hallway. Shoji swung open Aaron's bedroom door, praying that he had gone to sleep on a dime. He was supposed to visit Aria in the morning! They were going to see about his broken memories-
"Aaron!?" He panted and called out as he flipped on the lampswitch. No answer.
"Verra...Why are you shouting...Oh!"
Allie should not have seen it in form, or in feeling. She was not prepared, and neither in truth was the guardian in black. He lay with his head falling towards the floor, his feet up in the air. He had fallen out of bed...perhaps in a fit of-
"Aaron? Aaron?!" Alicia saw the eyes of the lifelessly pale child and almost broke down there. "W-who...What has happened to him? He does not carry a pulse...Verra..It is just as Nina was ! His soul is not present!" She was forcing herself not to cry here and now. Deep down, she had trusted this child with her past selve's secrets of long ago. Verra was fearful if he should move her away, he needed to call his cousin Aria. She was close by, and just a phone call away on Earth as they stood over their lifeless ally in tears.
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Raven's eyelids snapped open, her lungs gasping for precious air. She was not in California with her friends. This was...a strange deja vu of Trigon's end. Only it did not include a true Azarathian to initiate it's second coming, another was here. Among the smog , she had seen this world before when they had re entered the tower after leaving the Celestial plane...A daemon self of Rokuro had saved her from a high flying fall to the ground, he had to be here..wherever this was, protecting it's secrets...
"Why have I been summoned back to your world! Rokuro?" Her voice echoed across the space covered by crumbling turrets and towering buildings of the past-
"He was with you. I did not call your friend to this void."The dark winged self with long cinder coloured strands, and very little pieces of clothing to his upper half shone above the dark witch. "I was never given a proper name, thus you may call me Rokuro. Though I would rather be called Kuro. It will not claim me, and I do not wish to cause a stir in this realm riddled with traps...Will , you assist me?"
Raven gave the teen a hard gaze through the wind strewn darkness .
"You saved me in this place..When that embodiment of Roku as a red dragon pulled me in. I cannot help you finish , your message to our leader won't save ...Please send me home-
The boy landed in a swift move , his uncovered feet touching the ground and kicking up dust as he grounded himself to stand. "I did not call you inside of this world...You were pulled in through dreams...!"
The teens gasped and turned as the sound of a cackle returned their serious gazes. It's face was that of a white phantom wolf. Not as a messenger of good tidings, but as the omen of death itself!
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"My message was made clear." The beast whoofed as it aknowledged the two darkly clothed teens. "You have a name, you just do not remember. Rokuro wishes to meet you..He is suffering by your existance. Yet you will not go to him? How shameful of a fallen Ethereal!" The wolf's laugh brought him to change form as the warrior in a wolf mask, covered by a pelt over his muscular shoulders.
"You were brought here by me. Plain and simple! Coy as ever, child? Do you not recognise my every being that lays beside you?"
"No...You are! ...You are a fake! Roku is not here! That was a- Raven was halted by a hand that pushed her away from the damned evil beast, atop a fallen turret now looking down smugly at it's victory . It had captured their attention quite nicely. Now to light the prince's fire!
The wolf warrior's eyes burned red as hot coals. It's teeth bared outwards as sharp fangs and gushed the essence of dark power, knashing a bit of life from a dying soul it had captured between it's jaws.
"I intend to free the beast , you crave it's power, as well as the promise of freedom . It is too late to call the other side..."
"Roku..." Raven swept over to Kuro by levitation. "He must be controlling the wolf...I think he can be stopped. In this place-
"He...is stronger...He has corruption all around him." Was the response that the empath had gotten from her enemy's link to the other side.
" Then...We have to call the guardians! This fight is going to leave us wide open...I won't let it free!"
Raven's cloak became a white beacon once again as she reclaimed her balanced mind, readying alongside her new ally. "Then, we just have to hold him off until my beacon can signal the-
The wolf demon leapt into the air and landed feet away without breaking it's fall. A cracking sounded beneath it's foot. Bones, and millions of them!
"No time to plan, fly with me Raven!"
The girl Titan did not get her last few protests out before they were off the ground and back into the fog ridden skies of the next doomsday.
"I can do that myself!" She shoved him off , clambered away and flew beside him at top speed with her energies. "My double's betrothed , Arianna was faster than he...And you combined." The teen said as if remembering the prince's past.
Raven battled her companion's speed as the wolf as hot on their trail as a snow white dragon. He could not bring the red to follow. He was not able to! Raven tried to fight at her anxieties and was soon given a shove and boost by the new ally to her left. "Fly higher!" He shouted over the whirlwind skies that pummelled the three as they strove to burst through. "Trying! I have to get farther out! Wh- Wait! Where are you going?! Kuuro!"
The fear returned sending the empath into a state of shock. Soon, her body returned to the tower. Her powers had been sealed away and her entire uniform was layered in cold sweat. She had flown, but he had not followed...Why was she seeing him? Was Robin being visited by these-
"No..."
Her feet unconsciously took her away from her own room, right up to her leader's bedroom door. It was pitch black outside, it must have been late, and here she was cowering over a nightmare!
"I cannot leave it like this. My...friends..." Her voice cracked a bit as she tried not to give in and pushed herself to return to bed. Instead, she gave into meditation until dawn. Her eyes were sore and blurry from that sleepless scare of a night. All for the sake of an unborn child. Her face fell onto the carpet as she barely made it to her mattress with a messy flop*.
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The creature on high; but before the fabled Celestial realm, was caught up in his own struggle. A boy he had known the father of was to aid him in his search. The dark lord's spirit travelled before. How he had been allowed to astral travel in confined spaces , meant he was projecting his false image while the other roamed free.
Lord Eternal Destiny called a young apprentice of his own to his side. Her name had become famous in such a short time, even after he should pass, she would rule his kingdom with an iron fist. Also with the air of a queen, empress even!
Now widely known Lady Aluehainyu had tested her worth as the vassal of the Eternal's next ruler. She had her own demons; with being a part of the new and old prophecies of the worlds, all while the same texts revolved around the young prince in captivity, bound by his past and it's troubling truths.
He was in their world of olden day deities, trapped and afraid to reach back out. His father's presence still had an effect on his day to day survival. Aluehain did not believe that he had completely turned in the past. She had believed that he could turn around his ill fortune if he tried to break from the soul stealer's lingering third sight.
His father was being contained, was given no food or water, no company, and not one ounce of regret. She did not want the saddened world that the prince had built around him to flourish because of his tainted captor. She wished for his freedom as strongly as any of his allies. Though, her skepticism was not going to falter , she still knew he could turn on them. The boy on Earth , Richard was proof that Roku's blood still held the young hero counterself of that plane in chains because of Rokuro's role. He was going to feel it's effects like a highly potent fever. Something that Rokuro would not talk about. Just as Hakuro had kept quiet for his new vessel's sake. He did not want to trigger an uproar on Earth. He was not going to lose another he had tried to save, while in fact, the teen he held, saved him!
~The young prince will be given a new task. We shall give his identity a new face, and I wish you and Lady Aria to accompany him. I also intend to send Lady Catherine to the Earthen plane. Her daughter will give in to her dark self if they are not to meet once more.~ The Eternal king's staff helped him balance his weary form back into his chair. Aluehain was unsure of why he wished to proceed all so suddenly! She felt her mouth move, but spoke through mind speak instead.
~ Great Lord Destiny...Might we not plan ahead before moving forward in such a rushed way? We must not be reluctant in our efforts, that I see...Yet, it is too soon to reveal ourselves to the Titans of Earth! They too have not been able to cope as well as the guardians, and those present that were dragged into his battle! I will not risk losses if we tarry so, or even if we do not and move at full force!~ She thumped her palm over her chest with a solid pound. ~ Let me first contact the sisters. The guardians have witnessed a loss-
The lord of Eternal beginnings stared at his pupil harshly to quiet her distrust in his methods. ~ State the guardian. This is news to even I. For I only have half of the Lady Time's foresight. Do tell me. You have been to the human side without a true mission to state?~ His questioning was a dagger into her heart each and every time. The pink haired sorceress and council women frowned and shook her head. ~ I will gladly see to your invite going as planned. But first, I wish to be given full right to see to another accident. The boy was amiss , the blonde with a golden aura. He was called Aaron in his time and was whisked back to earth . We were successful and saw to their removal , it was to be only days away...Then, an intruder took hold and ruined their attempt to restore the young's memories.~ Her look turned to a window by the grand room, the only one that would be safe to keep opened ajar . To not be suspected of an invitation to lone spirits.
~ Aaron's soul was stolen from his body as he slept. Lady Catherine's now found child is at her limit. Yes, send the Queen to guide her. The guardian as the man Shoji Takahara of Earth is unfit to keep her well. The words I speak are of my own intent. That I shall not lie of, but Veravakumu has much to learn on his own. He knows of Alicia's transformation by another's presence...~
The king nod to the young enchantress and bid her away , so that he could ponder her complaint. She was left with the big question. Would they meet the dragon's remaining power if the lord of Eternals gave the ok to leave for Earth? Was it wise to move ahead...she had only just learned of the incident. It gave her a feeling of doubt as to whether the teens of that plane would be ready.
"I must do something...At this rate...-
A young member of the local magician's academy; placed onto their castle grounds by Dreamwake was huffing and puffing to reach her down the hall.
"It is me! Prentice Skylar! Hello!" The girl gave the young second year a short glance but then turned away to continue her thoughts. "Heey! I come bearing a message from Lord Earth and Lord Dreamwake! Please listen!"
He was halted with a glare as the magenta eyed Eternal gave in. She was impatient , but the royal court might have ordered something dire to happen!
"State your request." She said in a monotone voice, while her feet never moved an inch. "I...oh! Yes, umm...here it is!" The red haired , flame eyed tween dug through his satchel. "You are summoned secondly to meet with the council of dragon Earth dwellers. Or something along those-
"Why I ? Continue! That is not the full scrolling!" She crossed her arms to her chest and tapped her foot to the stone floors. "Yes! Ok, umm ...let's see...Here it is! Ehem*..Lord Dreamwake wishes to discuss the prophecy of the wastes of the past Reia. Will you join? - Oh, also; Earth is not rushing to see any visitors this second. But Dreamwake says his quest is far more timely and must be spoken soon. I think that was what he told me...Lady Aluehain?"
The tween in scholarly attire of a young spellcaster blinked up at the miss, seeing her start to cast a teleportartion spell onto herself. "I will see the time wizard. I thank you for seeing to his task." She smiled as best as she could. The winds lifted her to fall into a chair inside of the sorcerer's study. "I am not tardy, but you seem to have been quite busy with your plans. Tell me, have any leads concerning Reia's heir been located? Is she connected to the chosen few?" Her comrade removed a book of silver lettering from a high book shelf. ~ The dragon will wish to use that link. It is best you do not give notice to the unseen ones.~
She sighed and tried to stretch and stand up from the large armchair. ~ Hmph..Then it is true..He is saving his damned self by hiding in the shadows of this plane. Perhaps he is growing by another's intervention...?~ She raised a brow with her arms crossed again. The sorcerer and sandman chuckled at her crudeness. This priestess's child had come to be respected by her allies. He did not want to see that trust break by her questioning nature. ~ Destiny trusts you , but you must not question a being that knows that soul stealing dragon from long ago.~ Reminded the spell caster as he caused the book to levatate down into her hands. ~ There is more to justice than conflict and accusations. He was once a corrupted past being of Lilith's time and before. As do I recall, the Lord Destiny once trained as the sand dragon's disciple in the sand kingdom where he had been born to. Destiny, was originally a Djinn of high caliber. I know you are not blind to his being. He was once close to Raku as the desert sands.~
Aluehain ripped open the book in her grasp. A battle against Raku- Roku's own possssive father...A dark sand dragon, corrupted by time...But Lilith had been there! She must have known!
~ I must find how it was that he came to tempt our Destiny...How those shackles bound to his wrists are cursed , how Roku knows how to free him! Lil-
The old sandman in that dark cloak surrounded by mists closed off the thought by snatching up the storybook. ~ It is not your battle. Do not decide for Destiny without his word. Lilith can create parallels in between space. She is a master of illusion, on earth she was a bystander and wishes still to oppose us. To finish the dragon's prophecy by making it her own. Her lust for power makes her equally as dangerous. Do not look for her in dark places, or she will do away with your flame of life.~ The gem shaped red eyes of the keeper of recorded passings sighed and sat back into his chair. ~ She tempted many- including Catherine's first born. Cecilia has been missing , we are yet to see her as a human, more so a siren..~
"Why a siren of the -
The figure in shadow rubbed his temples wearily. ~ She was like Lilith as a winged being of dark magics. She soon lost her wings to later enchant a new sect of followers..~
He rested deeper into the seat and groaned.~ Aria of the four wind strewn passages was in the process of searching on earth for her once more, in fact...She told me that she had become...idolized as a singer in London...~
The pink haired teen blinked at this note, realizing that he was revealing private matters , purposely...
"Thank you for your time Lord Dreamwake. She shouldered a hooded cape over herself to leave the study, while the sorcerer turned her way with a now puzzled look. He knew her thoughts for he had given her the answer!
~ Where are you going to go?~
The sorceress simply left her hand from the doorknob. She had a small smirk across her lips as she set up hand signals to begin her journey.
"Back to Earth, where else?" With a farewell wave the teen left her old friend to figure out her plans. It was time to set the gears into motion once more. Her train was bound for a foggy city in the northern present upon european soil. Where Alicia and Vee had just landed to get to an old friend of a friend. What would she encounter? She, the great council women Eternal had not planned to go all out. Destiny's great dreamweaver's words still played in her head over and over. In the end, she had done as he wished. Fate was strange that way, it was never far behind her forever curious and searching shadow.
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This..was a bit to continue the preview and strat the new arc..unfortunately, I got carried away with the prophecy and left some hints.- too many!
If you did not already read An Eternal Tommorow, it was to end into this, To the future. I think that the lady Reia's child will grow up beside the titans and their prophecised leader. Yet to be witnessed! Also, Tara or Terra is going to reappear. She was mentioned as also having a part to play in Rokuro's past. In the earlier when we are broken and The rest of us I think...It's been so long since that chapter set! Lilith will be returning as will the dark shadow wolf. Still working on the fated meeting on the U K where Alicia's mother and possibly older sister are! Aaron is a disembodied spirit as of now, I haven't forgotten the titans! Bb is going to try and cheer up the teen leader, and Raven has to interrogate him to death about the shadow self of Rokuro! Read on to find out more!