Disclaimer: I do not own the teen titans or any Dc hero I just own my hero Wize
Chapter 7
The nightmare hasn't stopped haunting Wize ever sense that encounter with that shadow. Every night sense then he has woken up in cold sweat heart jumping out of his throat a pain to his side. Every night it's the same the shadow's face tormenting him. Killing his friends. He always cracked as soon a he see's Raven in his hands begging for breath as her life slipt away. After he'd kill them all he would stare poor Darren in the eyes with a grin, screaming bloody murder. That he was waiting for him. The same dream sense then. Wize punched the wall in frustration on the way out of his room. He stepped to the roof top of the tower. He found it peaceful there, the reasons why was mysterious even to him.. The night winter cool breeze, the light of the moon, and at the distance jump city still lit with life. He knew that those dreams where not ordinary, they were not natural. He knew that that monster was calling him out. And if he did not answer his friends would reap the consequences, that cant happen. He obtain a good portion of his power's from his last encounter with the shadow, particularly one that he showed to Raven.
The one power that had affected him was that of repelling evil.. she explain as best she could, but it seemed even mysterious to her." Wize?" the voice calling his name caught his attention as he spun around to see who was calling. It was Star Fire awaken already with the sun embracing the sky in the horizon." Ah Star, did I wake you?" He asked casually as he went back to looking at the city." No, but I see something is bothering you. Do you have the fever?" Star fire asked stepping next to her friend." Um no star, I don't have a fever, I just havnt been getting much sleep lately that's all." Wize smiled under his mask." Must you hide thing's behind a smile?" Slightly taken aback at star fire's question, Wize did everything he could to hide his surprise." Am I that readable?" Wize said taking a seat." No you are not, that's what makes us concern."
"us? I guess the whole team is reading me huh.." smiling once again he looks down at the sea." Raven was the first to notice." Star Fire replied returning his smile." Did she now?"
"Yes indeed. She said ' he with hold's his emotions, like myself but for a different purpose than my own. He's complicated.'" She said trying her best to imitate her blue cladded friend. Wize could only laugh at her attempt." Well I gotta say she can really hit a nail right on the head, but did she really hit the right one, is the question." Wize got up to head back into the warmth of the tower." What does that mean?" Star fire fallowed slightly confused at his pounder." I have no idea Star, I come up with these things as I go." He said trying his best to give as best an answer as he could. The day of course was one of crime fighting and tiring. The team just finished dealing with the Hive 5 robbing a gold vault before deciding on returning to the tower, but something came over the police radio channel." WE NEED BACK UP! OH MY GOD BLOOD ALL OVER!" Cyborg stared at the screen on his arm trying to pin point the signal." What the hell's going on?" Robin questioned." I don't know, but the signal is coming north of here, and we need to hurry. With that said Wize began to feel a sharp pain in his head, then the voice of his nightmare returned." The sound of bone's breaking, the last beat of a freshly ripped heart, the smell of blood…and despair…come try and stop me. Broken little toy…" The Voice taunted him as he fell to his knees in pain. It felt as if his body was on fire, as his eyes changed from blue to bright yellow then back." Wize!" Robin and beast boy ran to him." Whats the matter?"
"Its nothing.." Wize answered staggering back to his feet." Wait a minute…" Raven said stepping foreword." A moment ago I felt a serge of Demon magic, Darren what are you hiding…" She stepped foreword and look him in the eyes as if searching through his soul for the truth." Believe me…I wish I can tell you…" He look back into her eyes in lament." It doesn't matter we need to stop whatever it is that's attacking the city. Titans Move!"
"Officer's down I repeat Officer's down!" The cop screamed in his radio as a shadowy figure grabbed hold of his throat." Embrace, the fire…" The shadow began to creep onto the man as his blood began to drip to the ground and his body slowly disappears into the shadow leaving the sound of bones being crunched." I see you finally show up…" The pale face turns to see Wize stare at the scene before him.
" Titans take him down!" Robin exclaimed hurling explosive darts at the shadow who simply side stepped the darts." Heh..come and play…" He said tossing the remains of the cop he just finish devouring at them. Wize stared down at the remains, with wide eyes. The look of fear on the corpses face…memories once again flooded his mind. He saw a vision of dead 5 dead bodies with that same face within a church." You…" he utter under his breath as he stared at the shadow, who grinned with glee." MONSTER!" He leaped towards the shadow with his fist glowing a bright yellow light with a slight tint of blue. The shadow backed away as Wize clashed his fist down to the ground causing a small explosion of fire and gravel. Wize looked up at the shadow not changing his position with determination before slamming his other fist down causing a wave of fire to explode from the ground at the shadow.
" Hehe…broken little toy…" The shadow smirked before evading the attack only to get blasted by Cyborg. The shadow snarled at Cyborg before being attacked by stare fire with a solid punch to the jaw. She continued her barrage of punches before the shadow grabbed her wrist." Arg!" She winced in pain as his grip tighten, and then unleashing his barrage of punches with his other hand, and tossing her over his head and slamming her to the ground." Weak…" He muttered with a smirk as his pale hand began to morph making his fingers extends and his shark nails growing feather out into dangers." But such a pretty face…what a shame…" He pointed his nails downward to finish her off before being stopped by Robin with a series of kicks and punches. The punches only sank into the shadow as if Robin were punching water." Away with you!" Grabbing Robin by both his arms he tossed him into Cyborg knocking both of them to the ground.
"Enough!" Raven said tossing giant broken shards of Concrete and car's at the shadow." That essence…you're his daughter.." The shadow said disappearing into the shadow of the street as the objects Raven magically threw collided in the now empty spot." Where did he go?" Raven said looking around desperately. He suddenly appeared behind her." BOO!" he laughed sickly as he raised his fists in the air to smite her. Raven took a blocking stance as surrounded herself in a barrier. He smacked his fist down against the barrier making a the ground underneath her crack. He raised his fists yet again and smacked down on the barrier this time making a crack in the barrier." Such power, you definitely your father's daughter. " He said with a laugh as he jabbed his hand shattering her barrier and taking hold of her neck and held her high up.
" But you don't even stack up…. you're weak…just like your mortal mother…" The darkness began to seep into her flesh making black veins on her pale skin." Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" She screamed in pain, before Beast boy suddenly strikes him in the form of a bull causing him to drop Raven who was knocked out." Medaling shape shifter…" He grabbed beast boy by the horns and brought his head to the ground. Regaining his senses Beast Boy transformed himself into a Lion, pouncing onto the shadow digging his claws to the monster's torso and his teeth into his neck. Snarling the Shadow grabbed beast boy by his coat and slammed him into the ground making him transform back into his humanoid form." Embrace the shadows.." A black orb formed in the shadow's hand before he it engulfed beast boy in a pitch black orb in the ground." Be gone!" Wize exclaimed casting a fire ball at him striking the shadow on the head.
" You always were annoying…" The shadow said turning to Wize now annoyed." Its time I put you in your place Mortal." Purple fire engulfed the shadows hand when suddenly a sword appeared. WIze stared at the sword, as he stared on it felt as if dagger's where digging into his head." That sword…" He said as he fell to his knees as he began to see visions of a middle age man wielding that same sword, who had a warm smile on his face. He regained his senses and realized the shadow was over him raising the sword high up to strike." Who are you…" Wize said quickly taking a hold of a broken piece of metal which suddenly transformed into a large knife." This worlds Nightmare.." He said bringing the sword downward at wize who coiled the strike with the knife." Oh you are still full of surprises…" He made a series a swift swings as Wize blocked most of the strikes with only a few giving him slight cuts to his arm and legs." But you still don't understand…" Nightmare said with a grunt as he clashed the sword against the blade of the knife cutting through the blade as if it were butter, which made wize stumble back." You never did…you and your filthy blood line!" Nightmare said in under as he back handed Wize making him fly into a near by car." This world, will BURN!" He said smacking Wizes he into the Window of the car making it shatter. Wize panted as his head was once again pinned against the car's metal making him stare into the eyes of nightmare." Pathetic…broke little toy…" He said Driving the sword into Wize's Chest.
"WIZE!" He could hear his name being shouted from the distance. He could barely make out who it was. His eyes began to fade lifeless as the shadows of nightmare began to creep over his body. He could feel it…his flesh burning, being tainted, yet the cold embrace of death. He vision faded to black." My son…Believe…and nothing will be impossible for you…" He heard a familiar voice in his head.. or should he say his heart. HE saw the face of a middle age man. The warmth of his smile, the joy he felt in his heart. He remembered who he was." Dad…" he whispeared under his breath, the everything came back to him, as if a tidal wave of memory engulfed him. He grabbed onto the wrist of nightmare.
" This is mine…." Wize said as the sword suddenly egulfed nightmares hand in flames." WAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH" nightmare creamed in pain, letting go of the Sword. Wize pulled the sword from his chest and as the hilt of blade enter his hand the blade glowed as if it were on fire." Heh…we'll meet again…offspring of Seth…we'll meet again…" Nightmare said before sinking into the shadows. The sword in Wize's hand disappeared in a bright light before Wize looked at the black orb Beast boy was trapped in." Beast boy!" Wize said reaching his hand into the orb and pulling beast boy out who was shivering and sweating pale green.
" So dark…." He said shivering." Its alright kid…you'll be ok…" Wize said as he looked over at Raven who was shivering on the ground." Raven…" He took a few stepts towards her before he remembered that he was still wounded and fell on the ground." Dude!" Beast boy said running over to check on his friend along with Cybor, Robin, and Star Fire." Forget me…Take care of Raven.." Wize was able to say before blacking out.
Authors note: sorry this took so long. Life of course as it always is getting complicated. Thanks for reading. next chapter will be up soon.
