If you readers have made it past chapter 1, I'm assuming your intrested. Don't worry it'll get better. So far, if you read Shadows of the Past, you know what is what, if not, read my first story then come back. Hope you still are intrested.

CH2

Mist and fog covered the world; the echoes of a mysterious world brought a chill of loneliness… pieces of twisted metal rods and rubble was everywhere. Holes littered the area near building or what was once, but were now a torn ruin. The foul smell of death filled the air like burnt meat and rotting flesh…it all seem too familiar.

Edgar felt very exposed right in the middle of…wherever he was at. Even though Edgar had no idea where he was deep down he felt like he was here long ago. As he gazed around, seeing nothing more than death and destruction. When he noticed, Edgar looked at himself in a cracked glass near a pile of what could have been a mirror shop. Gazing at his own reflection, Edgar noticed he was wearing his uniform, a blue-gray uniform with his katana (Japanese sword by his side) and wearing his Stahlhelm helmet (remember German helmets).

Suddenly the mirror seemed to explode into shrapnel, cutting into Edgar's face. He fell to the ground when he saw a man dressed almost similar to him but his uniform was red and black…the soldier held a muskare (rifles) which was pointing at Edgar. The enemy soldier hoisted his muskare to his shoulder when Edgar dived behind the nearest rubble. The muskare barked as it sent its crystal (bullets) into nothing important, the soldier swung his weapon to wear Edgar landed, before he could send another round, a white bird-like claw from Edgar's magic gripped his enemy's torso.

The man gagged for breath, but as Edgar's claw grip went tighter the sooner the soldier last breath was taken away. Edgar dropped the body as his magic disappeared. Then all of a sudden Edgar felt a great amount of pain again as he felt his side seemed to get ripped off. He again fell back to the ground holding on to his side, which blood was being come out.

Edgar wanted to scream, but when he looked up he saw Edgars moving towards the body of the soldier he had taken…Soon the Edgars moved away from the body, as it too became a dark emblem soon it added to the growing mass of darkness…They began to surround him, Edgar reached for his sword, but the pain was to great. He could only watch as this unknown thing surrounded him.

"Join us, Edgar!" the Edgar called out in an eerie whisper.

"No way in hell." Edgar responded.

"You can't escape your past…" the Edgars said. "You can't avoid all the people you had killed. For they remember you even as you don't…like you said Colonel Roth… 'Life is precious, life is short. Death is eternal, death is all, and death is inevitable…'."

"What to you want from me?" Edgar knew he was scared, but he couldn't do anything about it. He was trapped; what ever had hurt him did a pretty good job of doing it. Edgar shivered as the growing mass of unknown evil surrounded him…

"To be damned with us!" the Edgar voice wasn't of the whisper they had before, but more dark and treacherous, almost familiar…soon Edgar's world became darker as the Edgars of his past crept closer and closer…

Then…

Edgar's eyes burst right open. Even it was a dream, it felt real to him. All of it, the chills, the death, and the pain. After all, he survived Azarath's civil war to the end, even though it was over, to him it just begun.

Suddenly, when Edgar realized he wasn't where he thought he would be, in a small foxhole smacked somewhere in the chaotic battlegrounds of Fredericksburg, his home city in Azarath. Edgar looked around the room; it was neat and clean, with a nice view of the ocean. Looking around some more, Edgar looked to see some sort of equipment at his sides. He saw tubes and wires coming off of it and saw they were poking into his arms.

He then saw he was in a bed…hospital? Edgar threw off the covers to see he was wearing some weird long shirt that didn't cover his entire torso. When he touched his chest, he felt like it was on fire, Edgar pulled down his collar far enough to see bandages wrapped in cloths

Edgar tried hard to remember what he did to get into this hospital bed…or whatever he was at. Like the horrible nightmare, the memories all came back…the battle with the Titans, the message to Raven, and the fight with the Eternals. When Edgar thought of that, his body groined in pain, he tried to catch the breath from the shock of it all. Sweat beaded down his forehead, and slowly Edgar built the strength to move one of his arms to the other and with all his might he yanked the wires and tubes out from his body.

Trying hard again, with all of his strength, Edgar shifted his weight so his feet were planted on the ground. Edgar hoisted himself up only to fall to the ground for his legs felt like jelly. Dragging himself to the window cell and pulled himself back up. Using the wall as a third leg so to speak, Edgar moved around the room at a snails pace. When Edgar thought that his legs are getting use to the stress of walking, he pushed himself away from the wall and started walking like an old man does.

Soon Edgar's movement began to quicken, he then began to explore his surroundings. He walked across the room till he walked up to a door. He found no door knob; instead he reached out his hand to it and the door slide open. But the door wasn't the way out, as Edgar soon realized. Instead, it was a closet. How did he know? There was clothing hanging on hangers. Edgar reached in to feel them. He recognized pants and shirts he even noticed there was army boots and socks at the bottom. What amazed Edgar was that he saw a leather coat similar to the one he wore while coming to Jump City. (Those are the things Raven bought at the mall in CH1)

Pulling the cloths out of the closet, Edgar studied the black shirt and pants, when he realized it…they fit him. Rather than standing in the middle of the room wearing nothing more than what he woke up in, he stripped or most likely pealed off the clothing, the sweat managed to make the garment stick to him like skin. Edgar, with pain involved lifted his one of his legs up so he could slip the pants on. After a few minutes of over bearing pain in his chest, Edgar got his pants one. The shirt wasn't that hard, but bending over to put his socks and boots on was.

Finally when Edgar reached for the leather coat, he couldn't help feel his sister had something to do with this. Rather than question the unknown, Edgar pulled the coat over him and buttoned the coat up. Turning away he made his way to the door that would eventually lead him to the hallway.

Edgar expected as he opened the door to be in a hospital full of doctors patients and nurses, to his surprise he saw nothing but was dim light hall that lead to what ever they lead too. Again, Edgar felt he was here before, again the memories of the Titans…

"Damn it to hell if I'm not where I don't want to be." Edgar said as he started down one way to the hall. For a minute he felt he was going the wrong way, when he decided to walk in the other direction, Edgar did so…

For a moment there was silence, but as Edgar adventure more and more voices became clear. At first they were unrecognizable, but the longer he listened the more he realize those were the voice of the people he least wanted to see again. The closer Edgar drew close the voices the more he thought how the Titans will be surprised.

And that made Edgar smile inside…

In the living room of the Titan, Robin had called a meeting immediately after the shooting at the mall a few days ago. He called an emergency meeting to all the Titans and their allies. This included Titans East, the entire honorary Titans even the Doom Patrol was there, only people not at the meeting was Beast Boy and Raven.

While Robin was gaining his thought of how to put all of these past events before the entire Titans, he was studying Edgar's sword which he grabbed after Edgar had fallen nearly dead. Ever since that day Robin had pondered "How many people had he killed with this sword?" he always thought. But every time Robin thought of it the more he didn't want to know.

Still holding Edgar's sword, Robin began, "I know it was short notice but we have an emergency crisis that involves all of us."

"I say, if you would have solved the crisis we wouldn't be here." Jinx said and everyone in room nodded with her statement. "Honestly, Rob you have more problems now then you had before. What you found something else to stress you more instead of Slade?"

Ignoring Jinx's remark, "This is far bigger than Slade ever was and more dangerous than the Brotherhood ." Robin said, the other Titans who haven't heard of the Eternals were shocked when Robin recalled the shooting at the mall.

"It is just a precaution, but from now on I think it is better that all of us should stay here in Jump City in case the Eternals want to fight. Since we are at full strength the Eternals won't be able to stop us." Robin sounded confident but deep down he knew he was covering for the true fear that all won't be well.

"What do mean? You know we have other cities to defend, right?" Pantha said.

"Well not really, just petty theft." Speedy said. "Let them feel secure when we return."

"I know it isn't easy, but the Eternal may be our greatest threat of all. They kidnapped and raped Raven they nearly destroyed the tower and eliminated us on the bridge." Cyborg jumped in. "Personally I want to kick some butt." That got cheers from other Titans.

"Have you tried to reason with them?" Mento of the Doom Patrol said.

"Reason? They tried to kill us!" Hot Spot said with almost a frightened voice. "I don't about you people, but reasoning with the Eternals is like reasoning with a hungry lion, man."

"These men must have some reason to hate us." Mento said, from what he heard of the Eternals he is willing to do what ever it takes to stop unnecessary blood shed. "May be we can make peace with them?"

"Have you gone crazy?" Bumblebee said. "We have fought them; they want no peace but our blood! Why would you want to work with them? They raped our friend and you want to slap them on the wrist like a bad kid then give it candy? What the hell is wrong is with you?"

"I was just saying--" Mento continued but Bumblebee just held out her hand at him to silence.

"And speaking of which where is Raven? And Beast Boy?" Jinx asked.

"Since Raven had a hard time dealing with the mall incident and her brother, we told Beast Boy to take her out on a date and we would fill them in on everything later." Robin said.

"Brother?" Kid Flash said. "Since when did Raven have a brother?"

"We were just as surprised as you, man. Don't worry he is unconscious." Argent said. "He barley made it alive after fighting the Eternals."

"What is his name?" Elasti-Girl of the Doom Patrol asked.

"Edgar, but he calls himself Edgar." Robin responded.

"Is he part of the team?" Mento asked.

The Titans who met Edgar and fought him, they almost wanted to laugh. But the memory of him fighting and killing Eternals made them want to cry more. To them Edgar was a menace and a threat. But they had no clue what to think of him after the battle on the bridge.

"Yes and no." Robin finally answered.

"But mostly no!" a voice broke in. When Robin looked to see who said that, all of the color of his face drained, while the other Titans turned to see only gasps and blank stares greeted Edgar himself as he walked through the entrance and walked slowly toward the Titans and Doom Patrol.

Edgar walked in slowly for dramatic affect, but mostly his legs ached and he didn't want anymore pain. When he reached the couch where a lot of Titans were sitting, they suddenly jumped away like it was fire all of a sudden.

"Nice to know I can make oppression on you all." Edgar said keeping his face straight and not let on he was enjoying the look on the Titans faces.

"I can see you're awake." Robin said after gaining the courage to stand to the man that brought pain and misery to the Titans, but also time to prepare mostly.

"Nope, I'm just talking in my sleep." Edgar remarked sarcastically. "But I can still see you're dumb as ever, Titan." He made sure he sounded as nice as possible but still keeping his sarcasm fresh. "And I see that you brought over the other idiots as well. Nice to meet to you all." Edgar then made a curtsy.

For a minute the Titans didn't know what to say. Edgar seemed to act like a overly restricted father that if you even breath without his say so, you're whipped. His face showed so much seriousness and was strict, that even though he had a male version of Raven's face and his white hair gleamed in the light, his eyes showed much anger and pain that when he looked at the Titans Edgar made some of them look away.

"Silent bunch of idiot though." Edgar muttered. Before turning his attention to Robin. Robin shifted his weight to one foot while he held his sword…his sword? Edgar seemed to glide past the Titans and so close to Robin that he actually had to step back.

Edgar looked down on Robin, literally. He was a foot taller than him, Edgar was shorter than Cyborg and Pantha and the Doom Patrol, didn't mean nothing if a man could intimidate his enemies.

"I request you return my sword." Edgar said holding out his hand. Robin hesitated, he doesn't know what Edgar would do once he got his sword back. Edgar could tell what Robin was thinking, for he too was thinking of what he was going to do with the Titans.

"Look, Titans, if I wanted to hurt you I would've already done it by now." Edgar said. "The only thing that is preventing me is that you took me in under your roof and nursed me back. I may hate you Titans, but I do respect what you've done. For that I only want is my sword."

"Answer me this, how many lives did this sword take away?" Robin asked.

"Enough to give me nightmare about them." Edgar replied, Robin handed the katana to Edgar. For a moment everyone thought Edgar would go back on his promise, when Edgar pulled his sword our and studied the blade, the sharpness and its deadly rhythm. This sword had saved him plenty of times, not just from the Eternals but from the darkest creatures from hell.

Edgar put the sword away in its sheath and turned to walk away. But the entrance door opened and everyone, including Edgar looked over. Raven and Beast Boy entered the room and noticed the utter silence. Raven wondered what they missed but then she happened to glance to see Edgar standing near Robin. For the first time since Edgar turned out to be Raven's brother, she was nervous, scared and happy all at once.

Beast Boy stood at amazement as Edgar moved out of the Titan crowd and headed towards Raven. Raven walked towards Edgar, passing Beast Boy. Edgar and Raven meet almost in the middle as all the Titans looked on to see what is too happened.

Both Raven and Edgar looked at each other in silence. The Titans wondered what was going through there minds. When neither of them hugged nor say something gushy, everyone began to wonder. But as the Titans watched Raven and her twin brother, they could actually see the resemblance in their face, eyes and that similar stare. Only difference is Raven has violet hair and was short, while Edgar was taller and had white hair.

"It is good to see that you're feeling well." Raven finally said, her voice showed no excitement or joy, like she was suppressing it.

"I may look well, but I don't feel it. But it's nice to see you without you trying to kill me." Edgar said, doing the same thing Raven was doing, suppressing anything unnatural to them.

For a moment, Raven and Edgar spoke no more. They were noticing the Titans staring at them; they could tell they were expecting a show. Instead of giving in, Edgar moved to Raven's side while he was going to leave the room.

"We'll speak later without our friends wanting a show." Edgar said and Raven nodded. While Edgar was leaving the room, Beast Boy glared at him in anger when Edgar stared right back as he left the room and the door slide shut.

Next was a strange silence, none of the Titans believed including Raven expected Edgar was back. Besides worrying about the Eternals, they had to worry if Edgar will kill them in the night. Even they thought Edgar was a far greater threat now, and that the Eternals were a side show.

"You're brother is quite something Raven." Cyborg said breaking the silence.

Raven smirked. "Expect the unexpected with him." She said and that was all that summed up who Edgar was…

Edgar awakes! What will the Titan do? Expect confrontations between Shadow and the Titans. Chapter 3 coming soon...) PS my warning if no reviews come in, I won't post any more stories until I get some. Just to warn you.- N2Darkness