Author's Note: All right here we are at Chapter 25 at last. I think you guys are really going to like this chapter. And to answer some of my reviews Raven will play a much larger part in this one. I really didnt mean to leave her hanging in the last few chapters that's just how it turned out. Here's chapter 25 of X High School.
Chapter 25
"Rorek"
"Slade?" Robin said after Deathstroke removed his mask.
"How do you know my name?" Slade asked.
Robin stood there for a moment contemplating what he should do. The cat's already out of the bag he just said his best friend's name. Given no other choice, he decided to power down. He pressed the button on his device. He was blanketed in a flash of red light and revealed his true identity.
"RICHARD?!" everyone yelled in shock.
The Teen Wonder looked up in surprise. How could they know his name?
"Who are you guys?" Richard asked.
Starfire, Terra and Stone all powered down in bursts of purple, yellow and blue and revealed themselves to the others. The six teens all stood around in shock.
"Oh my god how…how can this be?" Richard asked.
"Kori? Vic? Tara?" said Slade.
"Rich? Slade?" said Vic.
"I'm going to need to sit down." said Tara.
"How…how can you guys be superheroes?" asked Rich.
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." the three said in unison.
Kori walked up to Richard. "How come you didn't tell me?" she said sounding hurt.
"I…I couldn't. I mean, I didn't know you were…"
Kori struck him in the back of the head.
"Oww! What did you do that for?!" he yelled incredulously
"For telling me I couldn't come with you!" she yelled.
"So that's my fault?" he yelled back.
"Yes it is!"
"What the hell? Five minutes ago I didn't even know you had superpowers!" he yelled.
"You are so insensitive!" she yelled back.
"Enough!" yelled Slade.
"I was only doing that to protect you!" Rich yelled.
"What?" she said.
"You think I like keeping secrets from you? I didn't want you to come with me because I didn't want you getting hurt. You saw how powerful Malchior was. If anything happened to you, I'd never forgive myself. That's why I had to keep everyone in the dark. Its part of the credo I was given." Richard said.
Kori stood there in utter surprise, as did Vic and Tara. Richard was never the type to spill his guts and so this was especially rare.
"While you guys sort this out I'm going to check on Raven." Slade said walking past them.
As the group carried on in there conversation Slade walked over to Raven who was sitting at the foot of a tree.
"Rae? Raven?" he said.
She opened her eyes to see him standing before her in his Deathstroke uniform.
"Slade!" she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Thank God. I never thought I'd see you again." She said.
"Nothing would keep me from you Raven." He said hugging her back. A burst of orange light encompassed them as he changed back to his civilian form.
"Where did you get that?" she asked him.
Slade chuckled "It's a long story. Come on; let's get you back to the others."
"Okay." She said.
Slade scooped her up in his arms and carried her back. Raven buried her head in his chest as he carried her. For the first time since the attack she felt safe and secure. She knew there wasn't a force on Earth that would stop him. Slade walked up to the others with Raven in his arms as the gang heralded congratulations to the young teen hero.
"All right, way to go Slade!" said Richard.
"We couldn't have done it without you." Said Vic.
"Great job Slade!" said Tara.
In the depths below them an outraged Ryan Trigon blasted energy from his staff hitting the ceiling above them.
"How could you lose to them?!" he demanded.
"They overpowered me, my lord." Malchior tired to explain.
Ryan growled as his eyes and crystal staff glowed red as he contemplated destroying his servant. The wounded knight cowered before him. For he knew that nothing could save him from his master's wrath, it was then his brother Rorek interceded.
"Please master, spare his life. He is not to blame." The silver knight said.
"Rorek step aside lest you share his fate." Master Ryan said.
But he didn't move a very bold and audacious decision to defy the Master of Darkness.
"Let me capture them sire." Rorek insisted.
Ryan withdrew his staff. "Fine, go up there and capture Raven for me." He said.
"Yes Master." Rorek said as he transported through the shadows.
Ryan looked down at Malchior. The knight had risen to his feet, holding his side. The Dark Lord walked past him without another word.
Back on the surface, the teens stood around celebrating. They felt the ground shake. Not too far from them the earth ripped open. A ghastly red glow could be seen from within the crater as Rorek and his foot soldiers had risen from the pit. The six teens were on guard as the silver knight appeared before them. Slade put Raven down and went to the front with the others. Rorek drew his sword from the sheath on his back and pointed his blade at them.
"Not another one." said Richard.
"So who are you?" Slade asked.
"I am Rorek, the Wizard Knight. I have come for the girl and for revenge on my brother." He said.
"You guys ready for Round 2?" said Rich.
"Oh yeah!" Said Tara.
"Let's show him what we're made of." Said Vic.
"Let's do this!" said Slade.
A red energy ring appeared around Rich's feet traveling up his body as he changed back into Robin. His trademark mask appears over his eyes once more, transforming him back into the Teen Wonder.
A purple light emanated from Kori's body as her black cheerleader's outfit appeared and silver bands wrapped around her arms, legs and torso forming her armor followed by her mask changing her back to Starfire.
Victor punched his energy rings together an explosion of blue light surrounds him. Streaks of light race up his arms, turning his muscles into granite. The same was happening at the soles of his feet racing up his legs to his torso the beams meet at the shoulders and cover his head. Turning him back to Stone.
A burst of yellow light flares as chunks of earth fly up around Tara. The yellow light encompasses her form and her red shirt and yellow shorts appear. Her signature mask wraps around her head as she changes into Terra.
An orange burst of light surrounds Slade. His black and silver jumpsuit appeared and his armor plating fused to the suit. A white vertical line appeared in the center of Slade's face as it expanded forming the two sides of his mask. The beam wrapped around his head completing the mask. A streak of light flashes over the helmet and right lens in its reflection.
And in a black flash of energy, a navy blue cloak wraps around Raven's shoulders. A hood rises up covering Raven's face.
The six teens stood in sequence ready to throw down. Rorek unimpressed by this gave the order.
"Goblins attack!" he cried out.
A troop of grotesque green skinned monsters stood ready. With long fangs, big yellow eyes and pointed ears. Most of them were balding with long red tangled hair. All of them wore black tattered pants and cloaks and had rippling muscles. Each of them carried with them a scythe. The monsters screeched as they charged the young heroes.
The young superheroes bravely charge into battle. Robin is the first to attack jumping high in the air drawing his staff. He comes down upon the goblins landing in the midst of them. They swing their scythes; he blocks them with his staff and manages to knock several of them to the ground with a spin of his weapon. He jabs one in the stomach with the end of his staff and whacks another one in the face with a swing of his stick.
Deathstroke goes charging in headfirst. He double clotheslines two of them with his arms and carries them a distance before they fall to the ground. Slade spins and kicks a third one in the face. The goblin spun through the air and landed hard. As Deathstroke spun around he drew his gun and fired point blank at another one. Direct hit the goblin screeched as it fell to the ground. The rest of the goblins attacked him as he drew his other handgun and began firing at them.
Starfire flew into a swarm of goblins with scythes swinging. She dodged most of them with ease. As one dug into her arm guard, the armor held without so much as a scratch Starfire's hand lit up and blasted it with a starbolt.
Terra had a group of goblins charging her. The geomancer's hands glowed yellow as she shot large rocks at the goblins knocking them out. Several of the goblins leapt over the rocks and came down on her. Terra's eyes glowed yellow as she sent a blast of sand and dust at them knocking them out of the sky. She summoned up a tidal wave of sand and swept them away. As one jumped up ready to strike her from behind with his scythe a large rock flew from the left side and took him out. Terra looked over and saw Stone had thrown the large rock.
"Thanks Vic!" she said.
Stone was faced with his own army of darkness. Stone yelled as he charged the goblins drawing back his fist and buried it in the face of one of his victims. More attacked him. They dig their scythes into his rock hard body but to no avail as he delivered them servings of pain. With each punch he sends flying. They gang up on him and try to overpower him. At one point they were overwhelming him. There were too many for him to fight. Holding him down, there blades chipping away at his bedrock body. With one mighty burst he threw them all off. With a burst of rage he brought his hands together in a sideways sledgehammer. With a mighty swing he sent several of them flying through he air. He continued to power his way through with a series of powerful punches. He head butts one of them and with a spinning kick send three of them flying all at once.
A bunch of Goblins charged Raven with their scythes raised ready to strike. But Raven wasn't about to let them come close. The monsters swung their scythe all at once. Raven's eyes glowed white and a black force field came out of the ground and shielded her shattering their weapons on impact. She expanded the force field and sent them flying. More sprang up as they rushed into attack her. Raven fired energy blasts from her hands taking them down one by one. One goblin got her from behind and put its scythe around her neck. Raven froze. She was trapped.
"Raven!" Slade yelled. A multitude of goblins prevented him from reaching her.
Raven's eyes glowed white as a field of energy surrounded her breaking the scythe the goblin was shocked by the young girl's power. She reached behind grabbing the goblin and throwing him over her shoulders and landed hard on his back. Deathstroke threw the two goblins that were holding him down. A third one came up Deathstroke punched him in the face and knocked him to the ground. Raven brought her hands together and fired an energy blast at the fallen goblin and sends it sliding across the ground into the base of a tree.
The gang regrouped in the center amazed by each other's skill and congratulating each other.
"Good job guys!" said Robin.
Rorek stepped forth unimpressed.
"It seems as though you have plenty of fight left in you." he said.
The silver knight held his sword to the side. His blade gave off a white-silver flame. It was then they realized that it was similar to Malchior's Dragon attack, the one that nearly destroyed them earlier. Rorek held the blade above his head as the blazing energy flowed through the saber and the fire grew in size.
"But let's see how you deal against this!" he yelled getting ready to attack.
"Hey mop top!" came a voice.
Rorek turned around to see a giant fist flying towards him. The force of the punch was so great that it knocked across the ground. The sword fell harmlessly to the ground. Laying facedown on the ground the knight struggled to get up. With his face still in the dirt, he got up to his knees, intense pain rushing through the left side of his face. Having felt like a train hit him.
"What the hell was that?" Rorek gritted painfully through his teeth.
"Whoa!" said Robin.
Before the Titans stood a green skinned human with hair and eyes of the same color. Wearing a black long sleeved shirt, purple vest and badge shorts with black and purple hiking boots the boy stood there with arms crossed in heroic pose.
"Need some help?" he asked.
"Who are you suppose to be?" asked Stone.
"The name's Beast Boy." He introduced.
The emerald skinned teen noticed Rorek was starting to get up he turned to the others.
"You guys ready to throw down?"
"Yeah!" they cried.
"You jerk your going to pay for that!!!" Rorek growled.
"Dude, this party is just getting started!" said Beast Boy.
Rorek picked up his sword. "Then let's dance."
"Everyone ready?" said Robin.
"Ready!" said Starfire, Raven and the others.
Rorek charged Robin and the others with his sword held high.
"Attack!" yelled Deathstroke.
Rorek first attack Robin, the Boy Wonder drew his own blade and there weapons clashed. Starfire flew in and hurled a starbolt at his chest. Robin charged again him slashing at him with his blade. Rorek blocked his attacks as the knight held his own and pushed off Robin. Stone came in with fists flying, Rorek dodged them, spins in the air and kicks Stone in the arm knocking him off balance a bit. Starfire and Raven flew into attack; Rorek slams his sword to the ground and sends out a burst of energy knocking them back. Beast Boy comes charging in and takes a few swings at him. He goes for a flying kick. Rorek grabs him by the leg and throws him. Robin jumped over Beast Boy as he charged him. Rorek knocks the sword out of Robin's hand and sidekicks him in the stomach.
Stone comes in with a punch, Rorek blocks his punch with his sword and lodged itself between the second and third knuckle of his hand. He held off the golem with his blade. Beast Boy re-enters the fray as a tiger and pounces on Rorek with his claws. The knight is knocked to the ground him dislodging the sword from Stone's fist. When Beast Boy is clear, Stone comes down on him and drives his fist into his face putting him through the ground. An explosion of dust and debris billows around them.
Stone smiled to himself thinking he got him when he hears the knight call out.
"Mekrenom Hezberek Mortix!"
A powerful blast of white energy sends Vic soaring through the air and crash-landed to the ground in a crater of his own. The knight wizard had risen from the ground surrounded by a field of white energy. They couldn't believe his power; nobody had ever sent Stone flying through the air like that before. The remaining 6 heroes regrouped ready to take on this more powerful Rorek. As he walked toward them his left hand glowed and a burst of white light materialized a silver badge shaped shield similar to Malchior's with a black griffin adorning it.
"White Magic." Raven said. Her eyes narrowed in anger.
"How can you use White Magic for evil?" she demanded.
Rorek stopped short and them and gave a simple reply.
"I do what I must."
"What? Raven how do you know about this kind of stuff?" Robin asked her.
"Because its part of my power." She said.
"Raven?" Beast Boy said.
"This couldn't be the Raven I know could it? There's just no way it could be her." he thought to himself.
He didn't have time to answer as the silver knight drew closer to them.
"Time to finish you." the wizard said.
"Let's take him!" Robin said.
Raven stretched out her arm in front of the others.
"Let me handle this. I owe you guys." She said.
"All right, be careful." Robin said.
"Don't worry I can handle myself." She said confidently.
Raven stepped forward to face Rorek. The knight looked back at her unconvinced.
"You ready to throw down?" she asked.
"As if you can." Said Rorek.
"You have no idea what I'm capable of." She said as they stared each other down ready to fight.
"Well bring it on." Rorek said in a deep confident voice
Raven's hands glowed black as Rorek's glowed white. The two of them stared each other down there eyes narrowed into slits.
"Azarath Metrion…"
"Mecrenom Hezberek…"
"Zinthos!!!"
"Mortix!!!"
The two of them fired powerful energy blasts at each other. The black and white energy beams met deadlocked in the center. As the two mystics try to overpower each other they struggled against one another's power. The two of them grunted trying to hold there ground.
"You're stronger than I thought!" Rorek grunted.
"I'm just getting warmed up." She said.
She strained as she forced more energy through her hands, forcing his own power right back at him. Rorek vanished into the shadows before the blast could hit. A gigantic explosion rocked the area. Raven looked around for him; he appears out of the shadows on her right and fired an energy blast at her. She blocked it but was knocked to the ground by the attack. Rorek continued pummeling her with energy attacks. Raven rolled across the ground and ran straight for him dodging the attacks as best she could. She conjured a shield and used it to defend her from his attacks as she got closer to him. Rorek continued blasting at her. Finally when she was within range she swung a fist full of black energy at his face he reeled back Raven spun and kicked him in the chest knocking him back several steps. Raven spun through the air and kicked him again in the cheek. When she came around again she fired another energy blast at him forcing him to the ground. Rorek flipped over backwards to his feet and fired an energy blast at her. She dodged the attack and flew high in the air. He continued firing energy blasts at her. She came back around changing into a large black bird spirit and attacked him. Rorek jumped back in surprise and kept firing hitting it several times in the chest but it was no use. The bird spirit flew right threw him. Rorek cried out in extreme pain as he was consumed in an explosion. The bird spirit emerged from the fire as it screeched. Raven resumed her human form and landed on solid earth.
"All right Raven!" yelled Robin.
"Way to go!" Said Stone.
"That was incredible." Said Terra.
"I knew you could do it!" said Death stroke.
"Truly awesome!" said Beast Boy.
"Magnificent display of power!" cried Starfire.
"…thanks guys but really it was nothing." Raven tried to explain.
There celebration was cut short as Rorek staggered out of the flames clearly weakened by her attack. The heroes spun around in shock to see that he was still alive.
"That was truly impressive. The master was right about you Raven as he always was." Rorek said.
Robin and the others assume a defensive stance around Raven.
"And who is your Master?" Robin asked.
"Lord Ryan is rising soon." Rorek said.
Raven's eyes widened in shock "No…that cant be." She said softly.
"What?" Robin said turning back to Raven then turned around to face the silver knight.
"Who is Ryan?" Robin demanded.
"You'll be meeting him soon enough." Rorek said.
The 7 heroes stood around in shock. With this being said Rorek vanished before there eyes. Robin and the others looked back at Raven as the young girl stood silent.
Author's Note: Well did I tell you Raven would have a much larger part? Let me know what you think.
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