Ah, and so I update…with an unusually long chapter. I do not own the characters. And I nom on reviews. Thank you to my new beta! And to everyone who reviews this fic. Btw Jason todd is my favorite robin….so I'm making him red X in future fic. Red hood/ red X! it works!
Raven walked down the cobblestone pathway and attempted to ignore the dragon that was guiding her by the arm. Malchior was silent so that made it a little easier for her to ignore his existence. Ignoring him became increasingly difficult when her jell-o legs made her trip on the cobblestone Malchior supported her and kept her from landing face first on the hard pathway.
"Thank You" she mumbled
He merely nodded his head graciously and continued to walk down the path toward the gazebo. She took in her surroundings, looked at anything and everything to keep her mind off him. But it didn't work. His silence was louder than any of Garth's whines or Kori's prattling. The fact that he smelled like a wet dream made her head whirl. If his scent could be bottled it would be sold by the billions. Old Spice would have a field day.
She heard her friends before she saw them and resisted the urge to blush. Victor was yelling at Garth for taking the last mango slice while Robin tried to keep the peace. Only her friends would fight about fruit in the middle of an orchard. She risked a glance at Malchior who merely looked amused at the fight that was threatening to break out.
"I can make it from here."
"You are weakened, I will walk you up the steps and leave you with your friends. The you will be rid of me."
She was about to object to that last comment when she heard Kori call out to her al Malchior. They turned their attention towards the beautiful alien who glided towards them with a smile. Viktor and Garth followed her with relieved smiles while Robin glowered with obvious disapproval to Malchior's presence. Malchior and Raven ignored the hero's petulant glares as they met her friends.
"Friend Raven!"
Kori called out in joy as she rushed toward her friend. Raven braced herself for one of Kori's rubcrushing hugs when Malchior stepped infront of her and halted the aliens rush. Robin tensed a bit and Kori looked surprised.
"Raven is still weakened and will not be able to handle the full force of one of your hugs. Please restrain yourself and only give her a light hug."
Kori's face fell with a mixture of guilt and disappointment. Raven left Malchiors side and hugged Kori who squeeled in delight. It was the first time Raven had initiated a hug and she was exstatic with delight. There were tears in her eyes as she carefully and gently hugged her friend back for the first time.
"Friend Raven we were so worried for you."
"I'm alright Kori."
"The demon didn't do anything to you did it?" Garth asked
"No she was forbidden from hurting me."
"Fobiden by who?"
Robin asked as he joined the group. He gently and quickly hugged Raven then gave her a questioning look.
"My father."
"I thought that we had already dealt with him."
"Trigon can only be truly killed when in his realm. A death in our realm only made him return to his realm. But I do not think he'll attempt to conquer earth again. At least not anytime soon."
"Does this mean that the demon we killed will come back?" Robin asked with some alarm in his voice.
"The demon I killed will not be returning. I consumed his energy. Meaning he will not return to his realm only to be placed in another vessel by his followers. There is no return from digestion. Especially from the belly of a dragon. Believe me that demon will not be returning. "
"So why is Raven off limits?"
"Demons only kill their offspring when they are a threat to their power, or when they attack. Other than that they are considered prescious. Raven was a portal but she is also a rare treasure. There are not many examples of demons that successfully procreated with beings outside their species."
"He has scores of bastard children" Raven objected.
"Yes but how many are as powerful as you. Or live past their adolescent years."
"What do you mean?"
Malchior took her arm and walked her towards the gazebo.
"I will explain while you eat. You need your energy."
Raven let out a sigh and obediently sat down to eat. The rest of the team listened attentively.
"Demons and angels can rarely ever truly procreate with humans. To do so requires a great amount of power and a few other conditions. For example, Merlin's mother,Aldan, was a virgin who dreamed of having relations with a man in her sleep. A few months later she discovers that she is pregnant. Her family banishes her but she insists on her chastity so much so that they have a physician examine her. Her maidenhood is still intact and the town is astonished. When she tells them about her dream the village folk believe that she was visited by an old god. The demon that impregnated was extraordinarily powerful, his mother was a virgin, her home was built over an old rune stone, and magic ran in her family. So his father, Leonard I think, enters her dreams and has metaphysical sex with her and deposits a genetic sequence. Her mind subconsciously recreates this genetic sequence and fertilizes an egg in her body with the information he gave her. This is only possible because of her magical capabilities, people who can perform magic have higher brain capacities and are the only ones capable of performing this task."
Malchior motioned to Raven, "For the most part these children are born as superior in everyway. They are beautiful, intelligent, strong and extremely charismatic. This is not only true for half demons but for the offspring of any union between humans and immortals."
Malchior took a bite out of a peach and continued, "If the children have too much demonic genetic code they go insane and kill themselves or get themselves killed. Usually around the age of adolescence they become extremely violent and volatile. Puberty drives them to violent acts or the body can no longer handle the genetic imbalance and the child dies during their first hormonal surge."
"Wow, I thought my teen years were rough."
"Yes, well this is a tad bit more serious than acne and erratic moodswings." Malchior leaned back in his chair and popped a strawberry into his mouth.
"As I was saying if the genetic code is not balanced out you are left with you are left with either an oddly echanting human or a rabid monstrosity that will not live to see its twentieth year. In Merlin's and Raven's case the mix was as perfect as possible. The child is born with awesome magical powers and the ability to live on both realms. The perfect hybrid, with the powers of both the parents and the lifespan of an immortal. In your case you occasionally lose control of yourself during emotional stimuli."
"Merlin can lose control around other half demons and demonic objects."
"Ah so you met him."
The team turned towards Raven in shock. She merely shrugged her shoulders and turned towards Malchior.
"How is he."
"Trying to recreate dragons and keeping Nimue busy. He's technologically inept."
"Understandable at his age. Did you manage to meet Morgana?"
"La Fey"
"Yes she's Oberon's mother. From what I remember she took Mordred and a few other knights to the fae court."
"Can we get back to the topic, why is Raven being protected by her father?"
Raven and Malchior stared at Robin with identical looks of mild annoyance. Robin crossed his arms over his chest and glared.
"I thought it would be obvious. A being this rare and powerful is considered a prize and a first hand influence in this realm. Not only that, they are excellent bargaining chips."
"A bargaining chip?"
"Say Trigon is having a border conflict with another powerful demon or wants to build an alliance with said demon. He drops Ravens name, the two demons begin to negotiate and Trigon can give the other demon permission to court Raven or another one of his children. Considering Ravens power he probably can give permission to anywhere between three and fifteen suitors."
Beast Boys jaw slackened and the kiwi he was chewing fell out onto his lap.
Malchior snarled "Charming"
"So the demon was…"
"It was not one of my suitors, it mentioned it would not hurt me because of my father and suitor. Singular not plural so we're only dealing with one."
"Can we be sure it wasn't your ….demon fiancé?"
"The demon was powerful, but not powerful enough to control its power output and maintain the body for more than a day. When a demon like Trigon takes over a body it can last decades without the body degenerating to that extent."
"When will this fiancé appear?"
"The only appropriate way to respond is to use your generations vernacular…Hell if I know. Will he try to stake his claim early on and defend her from any other potential rivals? Or will he wait for Raven's powers to develop further so that she is more useful and more open to his advances. "
"As if that would happen."
"You are strong willed, but as you age your body will desire a mate and a mere human wil not satisfy. You will naturally be drawn to unnatural beings. Fae, Immortals, gods of legend, any creature that is immortal or with strong ties to magic."
Raven stared at him as he told her that she would become a magically sex crazed witch, like he was talking about what he had for breakfast.
"But you have years before your body's needs override your control."
"Great."
The team tried to digest what Malchior had just revealed.
"Malchior, please leave, we need to talk,…alone."
"Certainly, I need to survey my lands."
Robin watched Malchior as he left the gazebo. When the dragon reached the bottom step he stopped and turned slightly towards the Titans.
"One question before I take my leave of you."
Robin's eyes narrowed suspiciously.
"What?"
"Where is the child?"
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