AN: So... How are you guys doing? Yeah, I know, I haven't updated in like a year, but I've been very busy. And I am working on stuff now, so keep your rotting produce in check.

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans, obviously.

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever - George Orwell, 1984.

We did it.

We actually did it.

I'm still in shock, it hasn't quite sunk in yet. I never thought . . . I never even imagined . . . to see the end of that creature . . . I did not think it was possible. Beings like him don't exactly die every day. In fact, I can't remember ever learning about a dead demon lord, only ones that were deceived into exile or trapped within powerful magical artifacts at the cost of thousands of sacrifices. The fact that we killed Trigon is . . .

. . . Impossible.

So he's not really dead. Probably just retreated back to his realm to lick his pride and rebuild his power base. If he ever comes back . . .

Damn it. I can't believe I didn't see this before. He was just toying with us. Letting Robin and Slade go find me, creating those shades to fight Starfire, Cyborg, and Beast Boy, he didn't even release his more dangerous underlings. He was like a cat playing with its food, but now that the mouse has escaped he won't make the same mistake twice. His next attack will be aimed straight at the jugular.

He needs someone of his blood to open the portal, otherwise it could lead to the realm of any demon lord, not just his. He already used me, but that's not the kind of sacrifice someone can do twice. For now, we are safe. As long as he doesn't have anymore spawn hidden away somewhere, this world will be safe. I'm sure I can come up with a ritual that will lead me to any half-siblings I may have. Once I find them...

I'll have to kill them. There is no other option. They may be innocent of any crimes, but it is too risky to allow them to live. It was too risky to allow me to live.

I can't tell the others. Not this. They won't understand. They'll think that since we beat him once we could do it again. They'll think I'm being overly paranoid. They definitely won't agree with... with murder. But that's fine. I can bear the burden on my own so they don't have to. For my friends, I will do that.

Sometimes bad things have to be done to prevent worse things from happening.

One's older than sixteen will also need to be dealt with. It doesn't matter that they can't open the portal anymore. Their children could. Maybe. I don't really know. But I'm not willing to risk it. Anyone who bears the blood of Trigon must be eliminated. Even me.

But there is no one I can trust to do so except for me. I couldn't just hand over this responsibility like an inheritance. I have to find a way to live forever. Or at least until Trigon is defeated for good.

This is going to take a lot of work.