Teen Titans; Life After Death;

Chapter 18: The Flow Of Time..

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Raven had remained silent for most of the time; the team she knew stayed a distance apart from her dark magic. She had become unstable, as each day she fought to prevent Rokuro from having his way into her world...

Robin, as he had been by her side, was torn. He had never realized his dark moments were too showy in the eyes of anyone but Slade. Now Slade was being upstaged, he wasn' t fighting back just yet. Even as Will, he was a threat. Now Slade blamed himself for the decision of adding Robin to his hit list.

Roku wasn't putting his son Prince Rokuro aside, yet in a way...he favoured Dick Grayson...why? Rokuro, had he not been within Dick, would have never had to put her ex leader through such trouble.

This didn't fit. Raven bit her lip. If it wasn't that , then Red X would be the second victim to be influenced as a vessel. Rokuro's darkest side...Rokou? A gender - swapping, childish, half - daemon...right?

He had come to the tower ; talked to Starfire...who was also very unsatisfied about how her meeting had turned out. That copy cat was now her enemy...Starfire had shown her team Arianna's powers. Now it wasn't Starfire acting for Robin, but-

"Oww..." Raven groaned to herself. She had to calm down. This is what that Dragon was after! She could not have Dick 's thoughts connected to her too strongly. In fear that she would not stay put.

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The door slid open. The sorceress really didn't want her head to split in two. With the temporary stay in Titan's East Headquarters, she had to set up a new meetup time. The dreams, visions she'd had were not linked as her own. They were jumbled into a pack of cards, spread out , then picked by the fortune telling deity that haunted her without rest!

Isis, had to be close by...they were allies now. She wanted to keep it that way. Yet...in her vision, there had been one more...

The sorceress must have been cursed or something. She could not settle her thoughts! Stomping mentally over those racing fears, she shoved them into the back of her unconscious mind. Not now.

Cloak turning white, she called the Titans to order. As second in command she had a duty like no other. Save the leader of the true Titans, before he should disappear from this earth. For good..

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It was late afternoon in Steel City. The waves had calmed so the peace would last a bit longer this time, they had hoped so anyway.

Aqualad did not trust the currents. He had seen a dragon from the aftermath of the quake. That could be and could also be an illusion. "I wasn't simply just there to see it, I was right there! Just who is bringing extinct sea creatures back to earth? Who!"

The fuming teen only scowled at floor. Cyborg went to Raven, who entered, looked dog tired as he did himself.

"Sorry, Rae! Aqualad here doesn't even remember going under like he had..I tried to tell him! He just won't quit!" Cyborg shook his head and went over to calm the telepath down some more. "Amnesia? Is he going to get better? What if-

Poor Bumble Bee had been on high alert for all that week of uninvited chaos. She bit her tongue though. As leader, she would have to figure out something ...

Raven and the two co - leaders looked around. Verra was so far the only guardian remaining. Kay was halved and could not reappear as Kay. Calumon being far away made it impossble. So he rested under the god's protection.

Rini was finally back in her world. The scouts needed her more than ever, saying that a new evil had arrived. She left, although it had been funny; someone else wasn't there?

Maya had been overtaken by Lady Dearheart; also , she had escaped! As soon as the guardian's power dissipated...was it another plot?

Young Nina ; Maya's creation was still under their and Shoji's care. She had the ability they found, as a soldier and agent of the army. It was strange that she didn't really look the part, having taken to calling Cyborg 'Big Bro' during her stay ...The alchemy issue still made Shoji nervous. At least it should have!

Cy nodded to team.

" We need you to hear us out. This isn't just us fighting to save Rob anymore!"

Groaning, Speedy looked about ready to punch someone. " Too looud!" He

shouted. His head was like Raven's, the power she swore, was vast. Speedy had to calm down. He was still in recovery from going all beast!

"Cool it ! This isn't the time! Just have him sit this one out..." Bumble Bee had Mas e Menos zzip towards the speedster, pick him up, then zoom him back to his they had returned from their task, the brothers plopped onto the sofa.

A show of hands later, and one Beastboy whining later, the Empath was certain the time was ripe.

"Time is running out,even if it's an immortal soul stealer we are fighting, he will keep our time here...prevent us from growing into our future...He intends to threaten us. What we can do is try to return to Gotham...just to scout the area." Raven cleared her throat.

"There was news from the League." Cyborg interrupted. "We can't tell them about much, all we can figure from this guy...is that he's one powerful dude...he is now the earth's number one threat-

His gaze fell over to the Atlantian.

"My turn?" It was Aqua lad this time. He had seen some wrong-doings that they had not. "The dragon I ...met out adrift at sea...said there is a way to counter his chaos.." Grunting , the sea worthy hero looked around the room. They would need to sit longer for this part...

"Apparantly , you met the sea dragon at another time. Something about spirit world...with cats...aand a beach...dunno...!-

"Hard to forget how it saved our buts from drowning!" Bb chimed in. " They didn't know about you ...meeting it?..I remember when I was caged like a tiger...the imp, he said something about a third...eye?...Is the dragon a mutant or...?-

Raven shook her head. " It has to do with the belief that not everything we see here is all that can be existent...such as the spirit world, it is what magical beings or psychics call the highest sight..or...something like that. The chakras I am attune to are that and something he doesn't always use...and I don't want him to teach Robin any of that. He wasn't supposed to have his time on earth changed..." She sounded angry , however her voice shook. "He is a human...if he carries that power thanks to an alternate dimensional curse...it could break him...we may never see our time as heroes again..."

Starfire shook with rage now. "Must that deplorable Morblik take and take, and continue? He is most greedy! None of this should have simply happened because of his...wish...-

"It wasn't a wish, Star." Cyborg brought his hand over her shoulder. She clasped it tightly. "They planned it all to happen..it wasn't anyone's fault. " She tried to believe her good friends. She tried harder than anyone! That dragon, if it was he who had planted seeds of doubt within her leader's mind...she would banish him, so that nothing could remain! Nodding to Raven, she left the room. A fire brewing in the pit of her stomache as it continued to bellow...He wasn't the only one with time altered to meet another's standards..Arianna would not let her rest, as the flow continued to drive her back to where it had first begun. At the end of the world. Thousands of years into the past she was yet to relive. Time and time over, she had become the Dragon's son's princess of the Star Kingdom Empire. This time, she would slay that devil. Even if she did not return with the one thing she had sworn to capture. The heart of her turned love from good graces...

Even if she ended up sacrificing the dragon son in the process...she would not turn from her cursed world. Her answer was clear as day. The Tamaranian would sleep. Time was not on their side..at least she hoped..

/The update for my open office app...ugh! Yet it is short...and under an html format...I've altered it before! However , it will be limited words for this chapter. The last part was done on the edit section of Fanfic website...Sigh...I'm up to rebuild the new story ! It's so hard to decide! Cannot wait! Till next chapter!