AN* see previous chapters for the disclaimer.
Warning, slight lemonz in this chapter, nothing to graphic, but if you don't like it skip it.
Magic
It had only been a month since he had last seen the Titans and he was beginning to grow restless. As he sat, hoping for some reason for the wheel to send him back to the world of the living he began to feel the stirring in the wheel, as though something was happening that was truly making it uneasy. It showed him an image of a pitch black dragon on top of the tower, destroying the titans.
"That is the dark dragon Malchior. How is he free of the book that you had him imprisoned in?" The wheel then showed him Raven "Very well. I will stop him, if nothing else we can seal him away again." With that he opened the dimensional walkway and arrived in the air above Titans Tower, to see that Malchior had already been released.
"First strike. Crescent Arc!" Shinku roared as he discharged the energy. Malchior looked up to see him descending straight at him, opening its mouth it launched a massive fireball at him, causing him to use another Crescent Arc to block the attack. As he landed he saw the other titans except Raven coming up to fight the dragon.
"Be careful. Malchior is not one to be taken lightly. The wheel had to actually directly interfere to stop him." He said as he prepared to fight off Malchior's next attack. The beast struck with its tail, sending Cyborg flying off the tower and into the bay. Starfire and Beast Boy both attacked from the sky but Malchior stopped them and sent them crashing into the tower. Robin and Shinku struck together, Robin using two Bird-a-rangs to form a sword, they slashed at the beast but it simply took the blows and sent both of them flying. Shinku was sent into the tower landing in Ravens room.
"Why are you fighting? He cannot be stopped." She asked.
"I'm fighting to protect something very important to me. If you released him you can also seal him away. I have faith in you." He said as he set his blade down. Activating Kage To Hi Ryu he leapt back up to the top of the tower and began to channel his flames into the strongest attack he could muster. With all of the flames in the palms of his hands he charged at Malchiors face and struck with his wrists touching both of his palms smashed into him unleashing all of the flames he had gathered(for those of you with little imagination it looks like Goku's Kamehameha wave attack).
"Dragons Fist." He panted as he waited for the smoke to clear. Out of the smoke Malchior grabbed him, bringing him to its face.
"So the Wheel of Fate sends another fool to try and destroy me. I don't know what made it think that this time would be any better than the last time." Malchior laughed. Then Raven rose from the destroyed tower chanting a spell that would seal Malchior away.
"Now there sweet Raven, you cannot seal me away." He purred.
"Shut it." Shinku growled as he summoned the sword to him, stabbing Malchiors fingers, forcing him to drop him. "Raven, I'll help you. Don't panic." Shinku then removed his leather gloves revealing two gems, like the one in Ravens forehead. Channeling the magic he poured it into Raven giving her increased magical might, more than enough to seal Malchior away. Once the seal was finished Shinku returned his gloves to his hands, but not before Raven caught a glimpse of the gems.
"How do you have those?" she whispered.
"They are his mark upon me. When the time comes I will be called into his service by these gems." Shinku explained.
"Then you know what I am?"
Smiling he leaned forward and gently kissed her lips "You are my dearest Raven, nothing will change that." He whispered "From now on, I swear I will protect you. Even if I must disobey the wheel to do so. As long as you live I will watch over you." He vowed as the gems lit with magic marking with magic that a pact was made.
"How long can you stay?" she asked, blushing.
"For a day or two. The wheel won't mind if I am just making sure that Malchior is sealed away properly." He grinned as he held her hand.
For the rest of that day he stayed in Ravens room talking to her about the finer points of their magic's and even teaching her how to use her powers in a new way.
"Magic isn't one sided. Like a piece of paper no matter how thin there is a second side. I mastered mine, which allowed me to use Kage To Hi Ryu." He explained.
"So what would mine be?"
"Since ours are similar it would be manipulating the energy itself. I can turn the energy that can normally throw things and make into objects itself." He explained as he created a small dagger.
"So I could learn to do this?" she asked.
"Of course. It's all a matter of control and practice. You will probably be better than I am since yours is by birth instead of by gift." He laughed.
"That is something I want to ask. How did you get those, did you make a pact with him?"
"No. I was sold to him." He growled, anger showing "My parents sold me to him for greater power. If he ever walks the earth I am bound to serve him unless some other bond cancels it out." He explained. With that he had her focusing her power into small things, thimbles and nails, just to get her used to manipulating her power in such an unusual fashion. Once they were both exhausted they stopped and saw that it was late in the night, close to midnight.
"Wow. Time flies when you're using magic." He laughed as he walked towards the door "I don't know about you but I'm starving, let's see if there is any food in this place." The two then walked into the small kitchenette and grabbed some fruit and cold meat and began to eat a late dinner.
"So what did that foul serpent teach you?" he finally asked.
"Dark magic. Magic that should not be used." Raven said her voice filling with anger.
"Dark is a matter of perspective. All magic if used properly can be good. We brand some things with dark or forbidden because we are afraid of them. However we cannot let that fear control us, we must look beyond it and see things with unclouded eyes." He said as he swallowed the piece of meat in his mouth.
"That sounds what Malchior said."
"Well he may be evil but he is wise. He understands that magic is not good or evil, simply a tool for the person to use. However I would ask that you avoid using those spells until you are older and have a better control over your powers."
"Why?"
"You have to meditate to control your emotions right?" he asked. She nodded and he continued "Once you master this new form of your power you won't need to meditate anymore, you will have complete control over your powers." Once they finished he walked Raven back to her room and he was about to say goodnight he was pulled in. Before he could ask what she wanted she threw herself on him and started to kiss him passionately barely pausing long enough to breathe. Before he realized it he was kissing her back, using his tongue to open her mouth and let his tongue fight for dominance against hers. As they kissed his hands wandered her body, feeling her soft flesh beneath her leotard, causing her to moan softly as his hands explored her. After ten minutes of the passionate kissing she stopped, seeming to come to her senses.
"I'm sorry. I lost control there for a moment." Raven muttered, her face blushing from what had just occurred.
"It's ok. It was…nice." He said after thinking for a split second "Maybe we could continue that another day, when I can stay for longer than a day or two."
After one last kiss he walked back to the guest room he had used the first time he had stayed and laid on his bed his thoughts trying to piece together a way for him to escape the wheel and to live here with his beautiful sorceress.
At dawn he felt the wheel pulse demanding that he return. Grumbling to himself for a few moments he entered the kitchen to see that Robin was already awake.
"What are you doing up so early?" Shinku asked.
"Couldn't sleep. My thoughts have been troubled to say the least." Robin answered as he stared out the window.
"What is the problem?"
"Two. One is Slade, someone triggered a remote trap that caused me to see and feel Slade was there, and he almost killed me. I'm worried that he somehow survived our last encounter with him."
"Well unless he became an immortal I doubt that he could survive molten lava. What is the other worry?"
"Red X. He is a villain I became to try and get close to Slade. Just recently the suit was stolen, and he knew how to use it. He fights like I do and is still at large, but he isn't a bad guy really, more of some immature teen enjoying a joyride."
"And you are worried that he might do some major damage to this city or to another?"
"Yeah. I don't think that we haven't seen the last of him." Robin sighed.
"Well if he fights like you do then it shouldn't be hard to defeat him, just target your own weak spots."
"No, I designed it to even combat my style, since I used to fight exactly like Slade."
"Well then get stronger, develop a new fighting style, or if nothing else bring in someone that he know nothing about."
"That an offer to help?"
"If I am ever around then sure." Shinku agreed. He then went and made some toast before preparing to return to the dark dimension. Looking around he realized he had left the Magus sword in Ravens room. Tapping gently on the door he entered to see her still asleep on her bed. His thoughts turned to imagining sleeping next to her and other such thoughts until he started mentally yelling at himself for having such thoughts. Walking silently to the bed he found his sword but unfortunately she was snuggling up to it.
'Well this is complicated.' He thought as he tried to figure out a way to get the blade without waking her. Deciding to use magic he created a replica of the blade and used the magic to switch them out. With his blade in hand he leaned down and gently kissed her cheek causing her to moan a little in her sleep. Treading silently he left her room and returned to living room. Once there he nodded to Robin, to show he was leaving and then opened the portal. Taking a few steps he heard footsteps run after him and into the darkness. Turning he saw that Raven had ran into the portal.
"Thought you could leave without saying a proper good bye?" she asked, showing annoyance.
"Well I tried, I'm amazed you knew."
"I could tell you switched the blades. The aura around it changed from yours and someone else's to just yours." She said as she walked closer.
"Then I supposed you want a proper good bye instead of a kiss on the cheek while you're asleep?" he asked as he took a step towards her.
"Exactly." She grinned as she leaned up and kissed him. They stood there for a brief moment their lips locked together until Raven pulled away.
"There. Now come back soon." She said.
"I will do my best my dark princess." He smiled as he kissed her one last time before continuing his walk to the object of his growing detest.