Raven's eyes opened suddenly something was wrong. She looked around her. The familiar black sky with red stars quickly alerted the young empathy that she was within her mind but she had never gone here though her dreams before.

Raven: How did I get here? Why am here?

Dark voice: Why my daughter, it's so nice to see you again.

Raven's eyes grew wide.

Raven: No…

Raven stood up and looked at her "father." Trigon wasn't as large as he was before he was about the size of Slade standing on the floating stone walkway that were the only paths in Raven's mind. The demon though smaller still truck fear into her heart and she instinctively backed away

Raven: How did you...

Trigon interrupted her, his four eyes seethed with rage as they stared at her.

Trigon: Survive? Well my daughter after my defeat I found myself near death but I had endured. My power was nearly diminished but I still had enough to survive. Slowly I regained my strength hiding under this wretched city. Unfortunately the damage you had done was permanent.

His voice was like dark venom he spit out as he continued.

Trigon: I knew the only way I could ever regain my power was to use you. You house my power even now it flows through your veins.

The empath had heard enough her fear was replaced with rage.

Raven: You don't control me, not anymore. I won't help you!

Raven began to charge her father ready to send her power at him when nothing happened. Trogon smiled staring at his offspring with sinister joy.

Trigon: You will find that you powers are of no use here. I have planed for this day ever since my defeat. It is no coincidence you were so tired today Raven. My connection with you allowed for a small enchantment to be worked upon you without your noticing. I waited for a day in which you would already be weary then added just enough to send you to sleep then I struck. As you sleep your friends' minds are beyond your reach and they can't help you. I underestimated them last time but I will not make the same mistake twice. I will encompass and use this body as the vessel of my transformation.

Raven had been desperately trying to get her power to work but to no avail. When she realized she couldn't fight she hissed to Trigon.

Raven: Even if you succeed my friends will stop you. You won't get away and this time they will make sure you're gone.

Trigon chuckled and stared at her.

Trigon: Brave words for such a small child. Daughter you forget, last time your friends had you. Despite their resistance it was the effect of your friends on your powers that lead to that victory. Without your power I will swiftly strike you team and they will not survive.

Raven looked at Trigon fear and concern mirrored in her eyes. She knew it was true. If Trigon took control of her body and he struck quickly he could kill all the Titans before they could even begin to resist.

Trigon: Do not look so glum my dear. Do you know what this is?

Trigon opened his left hand and in it was a circle with a symbol in it. Raven recognized the symbol immediately. It was a binding symbol designed to create a promise bound directly into the power of the user. Any deal made with the symbol would be forced onto Trigon becoming stronger as the demon got stronger.

Trigon: By the look in your eyes I can see you do recognize it. Using my power to take over your mind is not as easy as I had hoped. It would slow my conquest of the mortal realm by centuries. I could still turn this world into a molten slab but my armies would not be ready for far too long to aid in the conquest of the rest of the universe. So if you want to protect your friends I have a proposition.

Raven didn't like this but she needed to know what she could do.

How could this be happening again? I though I was done with this.

Tears began welling in her eyes but she held them. She would not show weakness, not to him.

In a dark tone Raven spoke.

Raven: What deal?

Trigon smiled wickedly. He held his hand out and the symbol glowed an angry red.

Trigon: By this symbol I vow. If you surrender your power, your mind, and your body and I will spare the worlds of your friends' birth.

He closed his palm as the vow imprinted itself upon him. Raven couldn't believe what she heard. Trigon had just vowed to spare not only Earth but Tamaran as well but only if she dies and willingly sacrifice the rest of the universe.

Trigon: Don't be too quick to make your choice.

Trigon waved his hand and a clock showed up counting down from one hour.

Trigon: I will be back in an half an hour. I will be done taking over your mind in an hour. Make up your mind when I return or the deals off and I will merely take you mind with my own power. Goodbye my daughter.

At that Trigon walked away towards the rest of Raven's mind preparing to take on all her defenses.

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Terra couldn't believe what she was seeing. Raven and a really ugly red demon were talking. She had always thought there was something odd about Raven but this was way beyond what she expected.

Terra: And I thought Slade was a bad father figure.

Terra stared at the scene from what it seemed to be a glass wall. She could see and hear what they were saying but she couldn't get any closer. The demon and Raven couldn't seem to hear Terra either. Truth was Terra had no clue what the heck was going on just that some really bad things were happening.

After the speech from the demon that Terra heard was Trigon the creature walked away. Raven fell to the floor sobbing. In all the time Terra knew Raven she had never seen her cry. Even when Terra betrayed her she never shed a tear she only got really angry. Terra saw Raven even smiled once in an awhile while they were still friends and once Raven even laughed. Yet Terra had never seen Raven sad much less cry. Terra knew of all the Titans she hurt she hurt Raven and Beastboy the most. The thing is Beastboy could forgive her but Raven was another story.

Terra: Raven… I'm sorry.