lostmoonchild: Final chapter! I don't know if I'm happy or sad that the fic's over but I do know that I'm happy that fanfiction got its issues worked out. I actually started jumping around and my mother thought I was temporarily insane until I explained the reasoning and even now I'm certain she doesn't get it. Anyway, here's the final chapter and thanks to everybody that's been reading this fic.

Disclaimer: Teen Titans doesn't belong to me.

Chapter Twenty

They had seen the battles in Azarath and had no time now to be amazed at how different the two battles were. Where they had held nothing back against the demons, the half-demons were clearly making an effort not to immediately kill the humans that they were fighting. It was just impressive how many people the five Heroes could hold off at one given point although Robin supposed that he shouldn't have been surprised that nobody was going for Mahi directly.

Out of the corner of his eye he could see the other Titans fighting alongside everybody and saw that Noka was fighting a woman with dark hair. That must have been Meys' mother. She had talent with fighting and clearly her hatred for them was so great that it was almost suffocating. "Robin, watch out!" Raven shouted.

The dark-haired teenager ducked just as a machete came flying over his head, barely missing him. He couldn't afford to let himself get distracted now. When this was done, he'd let himself think about the fighting skills of the ones they were fighting. Until then he needed to keep his head in the game.

Cyborg knew he could have used his sonic cannon to take out their enemies but he couldn't bring himself to use it against humans. Bad guys were one thing but only if they were Slade or had some kind of gadget or power. Using it on normal humans was just an overkill and he knew that he could possibly kill a human with his weapons. No, it was just best to do it the old fashioned way although he knew there wouldn't be a problem using it on Mahi.

How could she betray her own family like this? Didn't she care that her younger siblings wanted to live in peace or was she so hell bent on living in constant war that she couldn't see anymore what side she was standing on? Without thinking, he fired at her and blocked her attack when she turned onto him.

Nothing had ever been gained from fighting in anger and Cyborg was careful to keep a cool head. He had seen how Mahi fought and knew that he might be able to stand his ground for a while. Now all he had to do was plan how to retreat without getting killed by her. Then again he had a feeling that she'd be willing to go after him even if they managed to do this.

Starfire hated fighting. She loved the idea of peace and a world without wars or crime but such a world didn't exist just yet. Her friends had helped her so many times and just seeing the world that Raven saw every day was enough to make her want to cry. No, she'd cry later. Right now she'd let herself be angry about how her friends were being treated because of who they were and who they were friends with.

She dove down and grabbed Cyborg from Mahi, firing a starbolt at the older woman. There was nothing but anger at her betrayal and she was reminded of her own sister's betrayal. Now she completely understood why Raven had been so wary of letting others become her friend. She had been so afraid of betrayal that she had tried to push them away. When she saw that they weren't going to betray her, that she could actually trust them, everything had been okay. Now their eyes had been opened even more to the world that she hated and yet loved.

He couldn't remember ever feeling more hatred towards a single human than he felt at that moment. He had hated his mother but he had also adored her for withstanding the scorns of society. He remembered when Nierki and him had been born, how everybody had wrinkled their noses in disgust at them for being bastard children. They had always known who their father was and the first chance they had gotten, they had slipped their mother the strongest poison they could get their hands on and no sooner had she been thrown into the ground, they had fled to their father's side.

He had thought that their father had been right in all of his beliefs. Humans were nothing more than insignificant bugs and they had done everything that they had been ordered to do. At least until they had each fallen hard for one of their sisters only to have her die from shock. It had been that sister that had opened their eyes and had given them the strength to flee from their father's grasp.

Now as he fought against his little brother's mother, he could feel the hatred towards her growing even more than before. If it hadn't been for Raven, the woman would have killed Meys without a second thought. He couldn't say what memories the boy had of his mother but he knew that the boy understood that his mother wasn't a good mother. He knew that his mother had tried to kill him and that Raven had stolen him before she could go through with it.

Raven was Meys' world because of this hateful woman and he'd be sure to end it once and for all. This woman had no right to exist in this world or even in Azarath. No world would be terrible enough for this woman and he prayed that she burned in the deepest pit of hell for her crimes.

Beast Boy growled as he bit another one of the Heroes, pulling the man forward as one of the half-demons ran into the human. Some part of him said that he should feel regret towards helping others slaughter his own kind but these people weren't human. They may have been in the same family but they were ultimately a different species. There was just something that Azarath had done to change these humans into a different type of human.

Even as he thought that, he couldn't find the strength to care. All he thought about was the pain that had showed so clearly in the eyes of the innocent. He remembered the torn bodies that had been left behind, the words that had been written in blood. This was just a game to some while to everybody else it was a death warrant. Who gave others the right to decide who lived and died? Who said it was okay to kill innocent people that had done nothing wrong other than dare to make a life for themselves and their children?

Continuing with the attacks and trying to avoid stepping on the bodies that littered the streets already, Beast Boy continued.

Snarls left Raven's lips as she drew Mahi's attention away from Cyborg and Starfire, amethyst eyes focusing on the hateful eyes of her sister. She could feel something twisting and turning within her, screaming to be released. It was so close that she could almost touch it and could almost taste its flavor upon her tongue. "This would have been so much easier if you had been killed with Alynn." Mahi told her with a smirk. "I don't want to kill my little sister."

"I'm no sister of yours!" Raven shouted. "You share the same blood as us! Why are you doing this?"

"Because my mother was one of them. Remember, Rachael? This last massacre took place almost two hundred years ago when the last Heroes were seen. Don't you find it strange that humans are always fighting each other and every other century there's some great battle?"

"Shut up!" Raven screamed.

"My mother was one of them and now I'm following in her footsteps. I'm so tired of this idiocy!"

A gasp left Raven's lips as her sister suddenly attacked and was thrown back by a dark mass of energy. Joy filled the woman as she realized that her powers were back and she noted with fascination that nothing was exploding. Was this what her powers had been doing? Had they been growing more in tuned with her emotions while they were dormant within her?

With a sudden rush, Raven charged at her sister and began attacking, their powers clashing against each other. Her thoughts went to her friends and family, to the city and the planet. They were what she fought for. They were the ones that she wanted to protect even if she was meant to destroy them.

There was a sudden roaring sound as the ground vanished beneath them. She could distantly hear the startled cries before the strangled screams before there was suddenly solid earth beneath their feet. The scent of blood filled the air and Raven grinned cruelly at her sister. This was Azarath. Earth's rules no longer applied.

With a speed that she had never felt before, Raven attacked her sister and sank her teeth into Mahi's neck, feeling her windpipe shatter as blood coated her face. Her hands tore at her sister's clothes, nails clawing through the soft flesh and tearing at the bones in favor of getting the tender organs beneath.

Mahi screamed in pain the best she could with her windpipe shattered as she fought to get her sister off, panic showing in her eyes when she saw the look that dwelled within her sister's eyes. She wasn't looking at the little sister that she had known for so long. No, she was looking at the daughter of Trigon and the true heir to his pride.

As her vision began to tunnel, she saw the green changeling carefully pull Raven away and wipe the blood from her pale face. She could see the tenderness in his eyes as he held onto Raven, soothing the tremors that currently held her body. This boy… He loved Raven regardless of what she had done. How… How could she have been so stupid?

As her world faded to black, Mahi cursed herself for her stupidity but she felt no shame at betraying her family and race. After all, she would be judged for her actions and she was absolutely certain that whatever higher power there was in the world would understand.

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Squeals of excitement left Meys' lips as he was spun around, seeing the weary look in his sister's eyes. "I knew you guys would be okay!" Meys shouted happily. "I knew it! No one can beat my big sister and her friends!"

"I'm glad you're safe." Raven said softly as she kissed her brother's forehead. "Noka went home."

"Okay! We'll see them soon though, won't we? We'll go home and see them then I can give them a hug!"

It was remarkable how quickly her brother's attitude always seemed to change. One moment he could be serious then playful. At the moment, Raven couldn't be more happy that her brother was acting like a normal child. "Yeah. We'll go home soon and you can give them a hug. You wanna know something though?" Raven questioned softly.

"What?"

"We're going to be staying here for as long as we can."

"But we won't age like normal humans. You said we gotta go before they realize it!"

Raven looked at her friends and saw the same weariness that she felt. They were tired and knew that there would be nightmares for a long time but at the moment they were all grateful that this whole event was over with. "It's okay." Raven said softly. "I think we're done hiding in the shadows. We overcame everything that Azar put in front of us and we'll continue to do so."

Meys stared at his sister for a moment before nodding with a grin on his face. "Good cause I like Earth. It's interesting." Meys responded.

"I'm glad."

~*~*~*~*~Epilogue~*~*~*~*~

Raven spoke no words as she stood in front of the fresh grave, her long purple hair fluttering in the soft breeze. Eighty years had passed by far too quickly for her tastes and still she looked no more than twenty-three. It was one of the problems that came with being half demon but it was something she had endured without problems.

A silent tear rolled down her face as she stared at the name upon the headstone, her heart breaking. It had been years before they had all gotten over the nightmares that had come with the two wars but she knew that none of them regretted it. She and Beast Boy had gotten married and had three children of their own while Starfire and Robin had gotten married with two children produced between them. Cyborg and Bumblebee had gotten together but it had been the only child they had conceived that had resulted in Bumblebee's death.

They had all lived long lives and now eighty years later, Beast Boy had been the last to die leaving her to live on. "Mother?" A voice questioned.

Raven turned and saw her only daughter standing between her two brothers, each of them waiting patiently for their mother. "It'll be okay, Raven. You'll see." Raven looked to the side and saw Meys standing quietly with his dark blue shirt fluttering in the breeze, revealing the same pale skin as hers.

Time had been kind of Meys and she prayed that it would continue to be kind. If it could be kind to her children then she'd be more than grateful. There was nothing left to bind them to Earth that she could physically touch. Without saying a word, she took her brother's hand and stood with her children as a portal opened beneath them. Taking one final look at her husband's grave, Raven left the only home she had known for the majority of her life never to return.

After all, they had already overcome everything else and all that was left was to move on.

lostmoonchild: And that's a wrap! I'm fairly satisfied with the ending since it wouldn't leave me alone for the longest time so I hope you guys enjoyed it! Thanks again to everybody that's read and reviewed this fic. You guys are awesome and I hope to see you guys with the next Teen Titans that I do. Ja ne!