"Freeze", came Robin's command. It was already late in the night, a long month since their last adventure in space. Whenever he could, Robin had been watching the video footage from the night Slade returned with extreme interest. He wanted to know why Slade returned from the dead, and why he had these powers. "Rewind."
The poor Beast Boy groaned a bit. "Dude, we've been looking at this thing all day. I'm telling your, there's nothing else there."
"There has to be", Robin insisted. "Play it again."
The emerald titan groaned, but complied. "Slade kicks butt, take three-hundred and four", he grumbled.
"I cross referenced every database on the planet for the symbol", Cyborg reported, stepping up behind the leader. "I got nothing. This symbol is either before written history, or not even from Earth."
"And Solor won't talk about it at all", Robin stated. "Said that he's forbidden from speaking about it. New powers... cryptic threats... targeting Raven..." Robin approached the screen. "Slade is playing a whole new game, and this mark is the key to it all. We have to know what it means."
Solor, meanwhile, was watching with slight interest. He knew Robin was determined, and admired his tenacity... but the dragon knew of the true threat. The only reason he didn't say anything was that he didn't want his team to lose hope. But he knew exactly who was coming.
Trigon the Terrible. The devourer of worlds. To his people, the monster was known as Alduin, and would mark the end times. He knew what he should do now... he should head home. He should beg to return, to remain safe within the walls of Lair. He would be allowed to remain until Trigon moved to another planet, another world. Then, they would be able to rebuild from scratch, start over from the beginning.
But... there was the fact that the humans were a very important part. As much as he hated them a hundred years ago... nowadays, he was very fond of them. The inventions they created, the cultures they lived in... he learned a lot about humans over the last few years. Plus... some of his friends were humans.
He moved down the hall, deep in thought, before stopping at Raven's door. he gently knocked. "Ruuvak... it is I."
The door opened, and Raven stood on the other side. Her hood was up, and her skin seemed a little more pale. "What is it?" she asked.
"Are you alright?" Solor asked her.
"I'm fine", she told him. "I just... haven't been able to meditate lately."
Solor, however, decided to cut this out. "You know what the mark means", he told her. "You know who is coming... don't you."
Raven's eyes widened, as she stared at him. Finally, she whispered. "How do you know?"
"Trigon the Terrible was prophesied by my own people a long time ago", Solor told her. "Long before humans were even alive. Very few in the Light and Darkness clans can see the future, and the world eater, Alduin in our tongue, was seen a very long time ago. That mark is burned into our history."
Raven sighed. "Then... do you know why I'm being targeted?"
"No", Solor told her. "And if you know why... that is your secret." Raven looked him in the eye, staring in awe.
"Why? Why would you not want to know?" Raven asked him.
"Because it is your secret", Solor told her. "If you want to share it, you will. If you don't, you won't. I can threaten, I can complain, I could annoy you until you shared it. But if the incident with Malchior has taught me anything... I cannot force you to do anything. So I will wait patiently, until you change your mind."
Raven looked at him, a new expression on her face that he could not recognize. She looked... relieved, but at the same time, guilty. However, that was when the alarm went off, and Starfire called the team to the ops center.
After a brief, albeit incorrect, description of what the mark could stand for, the Titans were called onto duty when they heard Slade was involved. The masked villain launched a few fireballs, lighting some buildings one fire. "I do love my job", Slade said, his hand lighting up again, before he was shot by Cyborg's sonic cannon, forcing his hand to go out.
"Vandalism?" Robin asked, as Slade faced his opponents. "I'd say you hit an all time low, Slade."
"The Teen Titans", Slade said, straightening his back. "So nice of you to drop by. But, as you can see, I'm in the middle of something." He motioned to the fires he had already lit. "I'll deal with you in a few minutes."
"No, Robin said, as Beast Boy shifted into a bear, Solor's claws lengthened a bit, Starfire and Cyborg charged their weapons, and Terra's eyes began to glow. "We'll deal with you now."
"You can't always have what you want, Robin", Slade chastised, bringing his hands together. A wave of fire shot out, forcing the team to split up.
"Titans! Separate and take him down!" Robin ordered, as everyone took their attack plans. Solor watched Slade's movements, noticing a pattern already. Slade's movements were planned, and he was hitting the exact spots that he meant to.
"Doesn't he know that this whole block is marked for demolition?" Cyborg asked.
"Since when does Slade need an excuse to wreck everything?" Terra asked, glaring at the masked villain.
Robin made the first strike, kicking Slade as he landed from striking another building. "Why did you come back?! Where did you get these powers?!"
"You want to know what this is, don't you?" Slade asked, pointing to the mark on his forehead. He began walking slowly towards robin, his footsteps leaving fire in his wake as the Boy Wonder was forced to back away. "How many sleepless nights have you had, trying to uncover its secrets?" The man straightened up. "Well, let me put your mind at ease. It's called the Mark of Scath, and it is about to become very popular."
"What are you planning?" Robin demanded, still in a fighting stance.
"I'm not planning anything", Slade responded. His hand moved in an s-pattern, and the glowing mark appeared in front of him. "I'm just providing a valuable public service." He raised his arms above his head, the mark forming into a fireball, before he flung it into the Titans' face. Robin was able to avoid getting burned, but the shockwave from the blast sent him flying into the ground. Starfire then took her turn, flinging starbolts at the villain, but Slade dodged easily before dodging. The Tamaranean was able to dodge him. The wrecking ball that was knocked down from Slade's inhuman strength, on the other hand, was a different story.
Next, Beast Boy was able to swoop in, distracting the resurrected villain for a brief moment before Cyborg attacked, shouting out "Fire int he hole!" However, his attack missed, and eventually, Slade was able to bring down a building on him. Thanks to Terra's quick thinking, though, he was unharmed as Slade moved on.
"Yeah, you better run!" Beast Boy yelled out.
Finally, Slade came face to face with Solor in front of what looked to be a very old building, a library. However, Slade did not attack him. "So, Starborn... how does it feel to watch the Prophecy of Alduin come to fruition?"
"So you know who your master is", Solor stated, glaring at the man. "Why? What could he offer you that you could not refuse?"
"That's the best part, isn't it?" Slade said with a grin behind his mask. "You have no idea what I could benefit from this, do you? Well... let's just say after all this business is over... I have some big game to hunt down."
Solor glared at Slade, but could feel the presence of Raven behind him. "What do you want?" she said with clear venom in her voice, despite her monotone.
"Only what every messenger wants, Raven... for their message to be heard." Slade's eye got wider, almost insane looking as he stared at her. "It's time your friends know the truth. And if you won't tell them... I will."
"Leave them out of this", she said, stepping past Solor and standing in defiance against the pawn of Trigon.
"I didn't bring them into this", the masked man said, pointing at Raven. "You did, the day you stepped into their lives." He started walking back. "Tick tock, Raven... time is running out." In a vortex of fire, the villain vanished, while the dragon used his wings, blocking the heat and intensity from harming himself and Raven.
"Titans, do you read me?!" Robin called out.
"I read you, but I don't see you!" came Cyborg's voice.
"I see you all!" Starfire responded.
"And... something else", was Terra's reply. She swapped the video feed, so they could see on their communicators that Slade had lit the ground in a pattern, so that the Mark of Scath could clearly be seen.
Solor lifted into the sky. "I will handle the fires", he told the team. "Terra, could you aid me?"
"Of course", Terra said. The two met up in the air. "What's the game plan?"
"I need you to cover everything in the east with dirt", Solor told her. "Smothering the flames will keep it under control, and prevent the fire from spreading to a populated area."
"What about the west?" she asked in response. "Want me to give it a dirt bath, too?"
"That won't be necessary", Solor affirmed. He moved to the west side of the mark, lighting a lot of the buildings on fire. Once he was certain there was a eastward wind, he flapped his wings, fueling the fires to burn faster. Soon, the buildings were falling apart, but thanks to him monitoring the wind, once it hit the burned patches, the fire stopped spreading, and was now safely maintained. He then returned to the group, that had gathered in the center of the destruction, where the library they had seen was still standing.
"Everything in a three block radius was burned down except for this", Robin stated. "Slade left it standing for a reason."
Cyborg punched a few commands into his arm, looking at the database he pulled up. "According to the city's master plans, this was the original town library. But it's been abandoned for decades."
"No wonder. This place is a dump", Beast Boy said casually, walking over to one of the pillars. He lightly tapped it with his shoe, but jumped back, startled when the pillar came crumbling down. Without any support on one side, the sign that was being held up fell to the ground, bringing with it the other column. That was when the secret was revealed.
"The Mark of Scath", Robin stated, looking up at the crimson symbol with a scowl. "Slade told me what it's called. I be this has something to do with what he's planning."
As Starfire moved to open the doors, it was Raven who stopped them. "Wait... maybe we shouldn't go in. It's probably a trap."
"It's also our only lead", Robin stated, nodding to Starfire. "We'll just have to chance it." With her incredible strength, the lock on the door stood no chance. The Titans walked in, with Cyborg using his shoulder light to lead the way.
"Even without the creepy librarian, I'm getting spooked here", Terra said, rubbing her arms to hold back the goosebumps.
After a bit of searching, the Titans came to the other side, where nothing but blank walls stood. "Dead end", Robin pointed out.
"There's nothing here... can we go now?" Raven's wishes, though, were cut short. She could feel the mark appearing on her forehead for a split second, before a door flashed with the symbol as well, opening and scaring the crap out of Beast Boy. The team approached cautiously, staring down the stairs that were revealed.
"Secret passage", Beast Boy said, his heart beating fast as he tried to calm down. "Cool..." He then shoved Cyborg in front of him. "You go first."
Due to the serious mood, Cyborg opted to just go first rather than tease his friend about his fear. His light grew brighter as the team started walking down, with Solor standing at the rear, to keep anyone following them at bay. He was looking around, his expression in a deep frown. Eventually, the group reached a level floor, and in alcoves high above them were statues of skeletons wearing robes similar to Raven, all staring down at them. He knew they were only stone, but the feeling Solor got while looking at them was one of dread. "I did not realize libraries held such disturbing sculptures", he commented.
"They don't", Cyborg stated. "This part of the building is old... old old... like, before the city was built."
Then the walls flashed a bright red. Markings similar to the Scath one began to shine, surrounding them in an eerie red light. Then, the statues' eyes began to shine, as what looked to be spirits floated out of them, still staring down at them. Then... they began to speak.
The gem was born of evil's fire
The gem shall be his portal
He comes to claim
He comes to sire
The end of all things mortal.
Solor knew these words well. He growled a bit, as the ghosts seemed to reenter their statues, returning to their rest. "So... this is where it's going to happen..." he muttered with a growl.
"Raven?" Robin asked, seeing the blue-cloaked empath running up the stairs. Their leader took off after her, trying to get her to stay, but Solor did nothing. He was not good with words, with dealing with fear. He would not be able to help her.
And that twisted his gut, as he glared at the mark in front of them.
"It sounds like some sort of... prophecy", Starfire commented. Cyborg had recorded the message, and was playing it back now.
"Whatever it is, it doesn't sound good."
"This is some serious evil", Terra stated.
"Even for Slade", Beast Boy agreed.
"Not Slade", came Robin's voice, as he walked back down the stairs. "Whoever he's working for."
"Scath", Starfire muttered.
"Alduin", Solor finally said, gaining their attention. He let out a sigh. "Few dragons are gifted with future sight back home. This day was prophesied a long time ago, before I was born, before written history. We fear him just as much as you do."
"Is Alduin his real name?" Cyborg asked.
"No", Solor said with a shake of his head. "His name is something I dare not utter. I know not everything, but I do know that this is where this... gem of his will be placed, for his summoning."
"'The gem shall be his portal'... Scath is coming, and this gem is how he gets here", Robin said, walking to the far end, where the mark was carved into the stone. "If we're going to stop him, we need to find it and destroy it." With a swift kick, the wall was destroyed, showing either Robin's strength or the weakness in the structure.
"Robin... where is Raven?" Solor asked, noticing the empath hadn't followed him back down the stairs.
"She's not coming", was all he said as the group continued their journey into the abandoned library.
After only a few minutes, the group came to a spiraling staircase. Even with Cyborg turning up the intensity as high as he could, the light couldn't reach the bottom, and the remaining six Titans stared into the darkness.
"So, how far do you think it goes?" Cyborg asked, looking over at Solor.
"Only one way to find out", the dragon said. Then, surprising everyone out, he made a funny face, as he snorted a little, forcing the air to go through his nose. Then, he opened his mouth, before hocking a loogie into the darkness. It was lit ablaze, but only a few seconds later did it vanish into the darkness, and several seconds passed by before a final, resounding splat echoed back up to them.
"... that's pretty far", Terra said, once she recovered. "Since when do you spit like that?"
Solor glared at her. "Sometime's, burning someone with spit is useful. Rarely, though, is it effective, so I refrain from doing so."
"Well, we better get moving", Robin said, starting to walk down the stairs. "I bet that gem's down there."
"Yeah, but what else is down there?" Cyborg asked, shaking a bit.
As the group descended, managing to only get a few levels down, Robin stopped, staring into the abyss again. "Looks like we have company", he said, as what sounded like whispers hit their ears. Solor stared, growling in defiance, as more ghosts appeared. This time, though, they were a little different. Rather than human-shaped, these looked like they had long, pointed beaks, bony wings, and four crimson eyes. They also held what looked to be scythes, as they slowly approached the team.
"I cannot hit those", he said, noticing he could barely see through them. "These spirits are immune to attack!"
That was when one was able to strike Cyborg, almost sending him rolling off the stairs. "But they can hit us!" the metal teen shouted.
"Yeah, cause that's totally fair", Terra stated, her eyes glowing. She was able to pull out a few stones from the wall behind her, using them to shield from their attacks, while Starfire and Solor used their starbolts and fire respectively, attempting to force the ghosts to dissipate. During the confusion, though, Cyborg shot a large hole into the stairs in front of them, meaning they couldn't continue like normal, even if they could win.
"Follow me!" Robin yelled with quick thinking. Taking a running start, he suddenly leaped off the stairs, with Beast Boy, Terra, Starfire, and Solor quickly followed suit.
"Uh, maybe you didn't get the memo, Robin?! You and me can't fly!" Cyborg yelled out. However, seeing as he was surrounded, the metal teen eventually followed suit, screaming a bit as they fell down.
Solor was the first to notice the mark on the wall again, and quickly flipped in the air, grabbing Cyborg mid flight and placing him on the stairs, before pulling the mark off the wall. "Another passage... THIS WAY!" he roared, before running into the hidden hallway. The other Titans, having saved themselves in their own ways, quickly followed him, fleeing their ghostly pursuers.
"Which way?" Beast Boy asked when they caught up. Solor was staring at four different hallways, trying to decipher the markings above the door.
However, Robin came up with an answer, seeing the Mark of Scath above one of the doors. "This one!" he yelled. "Follow the Mark!"
As they fled deeper, another set of four corridors appeared, but this time, there was no mark. "What do we do?!" Beast Boy asked again.
"Pick one!" Solor yelled, before breathing a stream of fire towards the ghosts. The green teen then used the genius tactic of "Eenie-meanie-minie-moe", before running into a door. However, he soon came running back, screaming, "Not moe! Not moe!"
Solor took a quick glance up at the marks above the doors again, and one called out to him; the door emblazoned with a raven above it. "This way!" he called out, running down the hall. Once all of the team was inside, a door closed behind them, and the haunting screams passed away, no longer following them.
"Looks like we can't get out", Terra said, looking back at the shut door.
"Yeah, but at least they didn't follow us in", Cyborg added, sighing a bit in relief.
Now that they were more calm, the group moved forward, and entered a new room. In the center was a pillar, shaped to look like a giant hand. And there were statues on either side of it, looking down with blank faces.
"I'm getting a serious sense of deja vu here", Cyborg said.
"Not only that, but something about this seems really familiar", Beast Boy confirmed.
"The statues... they look like Raven", Solor pointed out. And he was right; besides having no faces, the statues seemed to be wearing robes similar to the empath. "What is her place in all of this?"
The group landed on the hand, staring down at the shaft of light that was hitting it. "The gem... it's gone!" Robin said. He was right; the hand was completely empty.
"You must be disappointed", came Slade's cool voice, and the group looked up, staring at the man standing on the fingers.
"Where's the gem?!" Robin demanded.
"Not here... but much closer to you than you think", Slade responded, jumping down onto the hand next.
"Who is Scath?!" Robin demanded again, pointing at the masked villain. "Tell me who you're working for!"
"Hm..." Slade only gave what looked to be a manic smile. "I'd love to introduce you... but unfortunately, you won't be around that long." With that, his hands began to glow with fire once more, and the battle began anew. The team jumped down, attempting to escape the fire, but Slade followed Cyborg and Beast Boy, hitting them with incredible strength. Fortunately, Cyborg was able to catch the changeling, but the green teen was dazed for a while.
"Now, Titans", the pawn of Scath said, almost in a chastising tone. "You're just delaying the inevitable." With one hand, he grabbed onto Cyborg, and effortlessly threw him to the other side of the room, swiftly dodging as Robin attempted to kick him.
"We're not leaving without the gem!" he said with a snarl.
"You don't understand; you're not leaving at all", Slade told the Titans. Starfire was able to get the jump on him, throwing Slade into a wall, but when she attempted to hit him with her starbolts, he was able to catch it easily and throw it back at her, much faster than before.
Cyborg stood next, charging up his cannon to maximum power, and did manage to get a hit on Slade. However, his next attempts to hit him were all failures, as the man moved with incredible speed and dodged all of his sonic blasts. Beast Boy attempted to run him over, morphing into a triceratops, but his powers sent the green teen flying again, this time hitting Cyborg and knocking both of them out.
Terra was trying to squash him with her rocks, since she could pull them more easily out of the ground, but Slade was simply too strong. Eventually, he was able to get close and grab her hands. "Disappointing, really... you would have made a fine apprentice." He then swiftly swung her behind him, striking Robin hard and sending both humans flying. He approached Robin, his hand still glowing. "You know, I actually like working for someone else... it let's me be a little more hands-on."
"Forgetting someone?" Solor said with a snarl, striking Slade hard in the back with his tail. He moved forward, picking up the dead villain. "I am still here, Slade... I can still fight."
"And yet, you know you can't hurt me", Slade told the dragon calmly. "You know I can't die."
"Then I will have to rip you apart", Solor said, his claws growing. "Piece by piece."
Unfortunately, he was hit hard with another fire blast, and dazed because of it. Slade took that opportunity to be merciless, beating Solor hard with his bare hands. The others could hear bones crack, and gurgled cries of pain as Slade hit the draconic Titan.
"Come on, Solor", Slade said, picking up the dragon's head, and snarling at him. "What happened to the fight? What happened to the dragon who had the gall to attack the leader of Death, the eldest of the Grand Circle?!" When he got no reply, Slade put the dragon down. "No matter... this won't hurt a bit." His hand began to glow, getting ready for the final strike, ready to end Solor's life.
"Wanna bet?!"
Slade was suddenly hit hard by a wall encased in black, smashing him into another wall. The team looked up, seeing Raven standing there, her body glowing red with markings, as her white eyes glared at Slade. The stone he was crushed behind exploded, and Slade walked out, glaring back at her. She floated down, speaking up again. "I told you to leave them out of this."
"How sweet. You've come back to save your friends." Slade lit his hands up again, looking like he was going to attack. "But you're only delaying their pain... and yours."
"Well? What are you waiting for?" Raven challenged, walking up to Slade. The team walked over to Solor, picking him up an helping him stand as she glared harshly at Slade. "Aren't you going to attack? Reduce me to ashes? Or did your master forbid you from hurting me?" When Slade didn't respond, she pushed further. "Did he order you to keep his gem safe?"
That was when Solor was beginning to wake up, and he heard her words. The rest of the fight was a blur to him, as all he could think about was the fact that Raven was the gem.
She's the gem?! he thought to himself. She is the herald of Alduin?!
We must destroy her! NOW!
She's our friend! We can't hurt her!
She will doom us all!
She had no choice in this!
We can stop the prophecy! We can save everyone!
"Friend Solor?" came Starfire's voice, and he snapped out of his thoughts. He looked up, seeing Raven was avoiding eye contact. He looked at her, seeing her morose expression, then looked around the room, seeing a lot more destruction than he had seen before. Slade was gone, but they were all alive.
Thanks to Raven.
He clenched his claw, and forced himself free of the others' grip. "I'm fine", he said to them, walking over to Raven. He placed a claw on her shoulder, forcing her to turn. She still avoided looking him in the eye, though, and he knew she could feel his emotions. She could probably feel the turmoil in his heart.
I won't kill her, he decided. I will keep her safe.
You doom your friends. You doom this entire planet. If the Circle finds out you had a chance to stop this and did not, you will never return home. You will be eaten, just like the rest of the mortals.
I know. But I will fight this to the end of my last breath. I am loyal to my friends. I will protect them any way I can.
"Let's go home", he told Raven, getting her to finally look at him. "You must be tired."
Raven stared at him, her eyes wide. Finally, she sighed, closing her eyes. "Idiot... you're in a worse state than me, and yet you're telling me I look tired..."
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The Titans finally headed home, where Raven revealed her secret. "The ancient order used the name Scath to protect the true identity of their master. We know him... as Trigon."
Everyone reeled back at that. "Are you serious?" Cyborg asked, his face pale. "That's who we're up against? Oh man..."
"His cruelty is legendary, even on my world", Starfire said.
"That's why you couldn't say his name", Terra said to Solor. "You're scared of him, too."
"I am", Solor stated, nodding. "Alduin has a streak that precedes him. Even the leaders of my people, the Grand Circle, are afraid of Trigon."
"So, what makes you go all glowy in the dark?" Beast Boy asked, looking at Raven.
"It's a warning", she responded. "It means that Trigon is coming... and the way he gets here is through me." Her eyes lowered, and she sighed. "I'm not just a person... I'm a portal."
"But why?" Solor asked. "Why you? Why are you his herald?"
"Because... Trigon... is my father", she finally admitted. The team stared at her, while Solor thought to himself quietly.
So that's why I can sense Darkness in her... it's not just her power... she is the literal spawn of Alduin...
"Bad things are gonna happen soon", Raven said, standing up and approaching the window. "Really bad things. And it's going to be my fault. I thought I could handle this alone, I tried... but I was wrong."
Starfire was the first to approach the blue-robed girl. "For confiding in us, we are most humbled."
"I only have one question", Cyborg asked, though Terra beat him to the punch.
"How do we stop him?"
"We don't", Raven responded, sounding defeated.
"That doesn't mean we still can't try", Beast Boy said to Raven.
Solor, however, wasn't as optimistic. "Beast Boy... I don't think you understand the situation. Alduin is the eater of worlds, the destroyer of souls. Once he gets here... there is nothing we can do."
"But he's still something we can hit", Robin countered. "We need to come up with a plan." Robin turned to Solor. "Would you be able to ask your people for help?"
Solor's eyes widened, but he shook his head, sighing. "No. My people are terrified of him. The only ones that would be crazy enough to try would be the Darkness clan... and we already know what they'll do if I try to talk to them. The only thing I can do... is..." He turned away. "The only thing the Circle would grant me is sanctuary when his day comes. I would be safe in Lair, as he cannot reach us there."
"Would you be able to bring humans with you?" Cyborg asked.
"Unfortunately, no", the dragon said, shaking his head. "Humans are banned from Lair, unless explicitly invited by the Circle, or an Heir. And because of my temporary banishment, I would not be allowed to invite guests. I would... have to sit by... and watch the planet die."
The group looked at each other, shocked. An entire society of dragons, and they would do nothing to save the humans on the planet? Were his people truly that selfish? But they took one look at him, and they knew that he was frazzled by this turn of events. Despite his stoic look, they could tell he was absolutely terrified. Robin glanced over at the team, who all looked back at him, before he spoke up.
"Solor... you should ask them to take you in."
Solor's breath hitched, as he turned to his friends. "W-what?"
"Dude, you've been through a lot before this whole Trigon fiasco began", Beast Boy told him. "I know you've gotten over the nightmares, but you're still hurt from that day when you were kidnapped."
Terra nodded. "If you can save yourself, you should. We can handle this."
"Indeed, friend", Starfire told him. "We shall be alright. We understand if you can't stay."
Cyborg concluded, "So... if you don't want to stay anymore, then you should go."
Solor looked at them all, his eyes wide. His lips curled downward, as he lowered his head. "You... all of you..." he muttered. Suddenly, he spun around, his tail striking them all in the gut and sending them flying back a bit, as he let out a low growl. "You IDIOTS! What makes you think I want to leave?!"
Robin looked up from where he ended up, wincing a bit. It wasn't a hard strike, but it would sting for a while. "But... Solor-"
"Don't you 'but Solor' me!" the dragon said with a snarl. "I've tried to leave a dozen times because of my own petty reasons, and you've always found me and convinced me to stay! Now you all are facing a problem, and you want me to leave?!"
"Solor, if you stay, your fate will be the same as all of us", Raven stated, floating into the air again. "You have a chance to live, so you should take it."
"I am NOT leaving you to face the World Eater by yourself!" Solor roared. "To hell with saving my own skin! I'm sticking with you, all of you, and nothing is going to change my mind!"
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Alright, time to continue the review responses for chapter 10.
LordGhostStriker: I'm glad you still found time to read it. I don't like writing our filler chapters that don't include more of the group, cause it makes it hard to write Solor into the story, but I did what I could.
marco794: ... sorry to disappoint you?
Linkonpark100: Yes, I am not going to pair Solor with Starfire. That was the original idea, but as time went on, I saw a bit into the future of what'll happen to Solor, and decided that pairing them together will not benefit the story. Thanks for sticking it out, though; I'm getting near the end of this book in the saga.
Miss geek: Well, I'm sorry, but Solor is MY character, after all. I understand him best out of everyone who's reading. This is MY story, Solor is MY character, and I will put the pairing as I see fit. I hope you keep reading, because there's more to the story than just the pairings, but if you don't, then... I don't know what to say. It seems like it would be a pity that you stop reading just because I didn't put the dragon with the tamaranean.
