Terra
They were harder to control than before, the demons seemed to fight against her hold as she tossed them around, throwing them at Adonis as payback for the beating and to help the other Titans. The guy was like a tank as he smashed through them, but they were beginning to slow him down.
They broke easily enough, which was a blessing, but Terra was beginning to tire and they seemed endless.
Shouts from below stole her attention as she watched more Raven clones run from all directions. Her eyes followed their movements, mentally ticking off the number. They were all accounted for as the last one slid into the church. More Titans joined into the fighting, giving Terra just a little bit of slack room. Only a little bit.
A curse escaped her lips as her concentration slipped and the rock she was floating on crumbled more on the edges. Her platform was beginning to slip out from beneath her and she didn't have much time or power left. The geomancer grit her teeth as she forced more of her power outward to grab as many of the demons as she could.
"You're gonna wanna get out of the way!" The girl screamed as she leapt from the safety of her flying rock, the demons around her in the sky following her to the ground.
Terra saved herself last second by letting go of her control to break her fall by turning the solid ground at her feet to a sand trap. It still hurt like hell, but she didn't break any bones.
Slowly the blonde pulled herself from the pit and surveyed the damage. She managed to avoid striking any frozen pedestrians or Titans while destroying every single demon both in the sky and on the ground. Every ounce of energy she had escaped her all at once and she stumbled to the ground, sharp stones cutting into her skin but she couldn't find it in her to care. She did it! She made herself useful!
"That was amazing," Vic said with a smile on his face before he shot Richard a worried look.
"We appreciate the help, but that doesn't put you back in with us." His voice was hard. Terra simply nodded into the ground.
"That's fair," Her voice held no strength and Victor took pity on her. He hoisted her up into his arms and moved her to the side alley by the church.
"This way you'll be outta the way and no one steps on you when we get all this fixed." He gave her a sad smile.
"What if it can't be fixed?" Terra asked, worry eating at her. It was obvious that she wasn't just talking about time. Victor didn't address it. Instead he stood up and studied the mess around them.
"We'll make sure it gets fixed."
Without another word he walked away. Terra watched him go until her eyes grew so heavy they closed.
Koriand'r
The alien princess took it upon herself to guard the various Ravens as they chanted. She was so focused on the ongoing struggles around her she didn't bother listening for the words. When a demon would get too close she would toss it away before making another sweep around the magic circle.
Jinx was drawing the outline with a hunk of rock stolen from a nearby demon's corpse. The spellcaster's strokes were controlled but slow. Everyone was beginning to lose energy,
A thundering roar escaped from the changeling, pulling Koriand'r's attention away from her perimeter sweep.
He was furious.
Deathstroke refused to fall.
The two were battling with everything they had, so engaged in their deadly dance that they didn't even take heed of what was happening around them. Richard attempted to step in only to be batted away by the villain like a rag doll. Luckily Richard bounced back to his feet looking confused and worried, but uninjured. Booms from Victor's sonic cannon could be heard across the room as he mowed through the demons swarming around him.
There was so much going on at one time that Koriand'r didn't notice the Ravens were no longer chanting until there was a brilliant white light that caused Trigon to scream in pain.
The summoning chamber around them shook as the Ravens combined. Kori looked on in awe as their friend grew in height, towering horns above her head and the ashes of hell staining the tips of her fingers. Raven was crouched on all fours, her eyes glowing white as she studied her wounded father. The tattered dress adorning her was pure light and seemed to be made of downy feather as small bits fell from her as she moved.
"How dare you stand against me," Trigon rumbled, attempting to stand but failing as he winced in pain.
"How dare you intend to harm my friends," The large Raven replied in her multi toned voice. Demonic eyes studied her father before she pushed herself up. Tall horns knocked against the ceiling as she towered over her wounded father, raining stone upon those below. "You will not be given the chance to rise again." The Titans watched on in awe as energy began collecting in their friend's hand, her face full of concentration.
"You cannot do this to me!" Her father roared, attempting to lunge at his daughter only to find her free hand against his throat. She moved so quickly none had caught the action with their eyes until she had settled. There was silence all around as every single eye turned to the giant sorceress.
"I have lived my entire life in fear that you would destroy what I hold dear. I will not allow the stain of your existence to ruin everything I have worked so hard for!" Raven roared as power began pulsing from her. It turned the air heavy and crackled between the two demons.
It was obvious her father was attempting to fight against the pull of her power as heavy words began floating through the air, but the pulsing magic around them made it impossible for anyone to hear what he was saying.
With everyone's attention on Raven no one noticed as Deathstroke fled from the summoning chamber.
The light surrounding the half demon was so bright as it expanded past her fingers that the alien princess had to shield her eyes… before she realized it her back was making contact with the crumbling stone wall and stars were dancing in her vision.
And then the weight of the magic around them was gone, as was the Demon King.
Raven hung suspended in air, glowing faintly as she slowly descended to the ground.
Garfield was cradling her in no time, but worry was eating at the alien princess as her eyes began searching for the one who caused all of this harm.
"Do a perimeter sweep!" Richard yelled out as he came to the same conclusion Koriand'r did. Three other Titans and Kori took on the job as Victor and Garfield huddled near Raven to check on their unconscious friend.
Kori sent one last nervous glance over her shoulder before flying out of the summoning chamber to sweep the streets. It was pure chaos in the main church as the people they had interrupted what felt like hours ago were still panicking as if the Titans had just barged into their holy house.
To them it must have seemed meere moments ago. As Kori pondered this information she slipped out of the double doors to find a different kind of chaos waiting in the streets. The debris of Terra's last attempt to help with the situation was scattered everywhere. The people Adonis had tossed around were slowing untangling themselves from the pile they had been left in.
Kori's eyes scanned the immediate area near the Church for anything amis. Mal and Adonis were both still cuffed and Adonis was still very much unconscious but Mal looked as if he had seen a ghost.
Before Kori could approach he pointed wildly at the alley near the church. With a firm nod and determination Kori approached the alley, not at all prepared for what she would find.
Raven
Everything was pain and light, much as it was when I split myself.
Every inch of skin felt fractured and broken as eight different timelines worth of memories began forcing themselves to mash together. It was overwhelming to the point that every nerve became numb before I was able to sort everything out.
Timid had been found by Victor, whom had taken great care to keep them safe and hidden as they made their way back to the meeting point. He had been beyond understanding and reassured them a million times that Garfield wasn't going to be using us for a fling.
Warmth filled the memory
Jealousy was found by Karen. They spoke for a long time as Jealousy shared our insecurities and doubts. They expressed their desire to be strong and confident like Karen, which was met with laughter and admittances of her own desire to be more than what she was, to be stronger emotionally and not just physically.
Warmth spread to my fingertips and toes.
Garth found Rude and was unfortunately treated to every name in the book as they complained about not enjoying his constant flirting. The poor boy could barely get a word in to explain that he and Garfield had always been something like rivals and he just wanted to push his friend towards a person he was obviously interested in with some friendly competition. Rude told him exactly where he could shove his competition.
Warmth seemed to envelop my skin.
Roy and Sloth bumped into each other looking for a comfortable place to relax and wait for the right time to spring back into the actions. They didn't speak much, but the company was appreciated as they took a nap.
Slowly the warmth turned to blinding heat.
Knowledge and Dick spent a small eternity going over every inch of our plan, all the flaws and worries, as well as the strategy of attack for when it was time to finally face Trigon.
The heat became uncomfortable as more memories piled in.
Brave and Wally had an animated conversation about facing your fears. After a lot of jabbing and serious looks he was convinced to finally make an honest woman of Jinx, not that she would ever be honest. They had laughed at that.
My blood seemed to boil as more powerful thoughts took over.
Happy and Kori were delighted to find each other. They swapped many stories and laughed so hard they couldn't breath. Kori admitted her fear that we didn't truly enjoy her company and Happy explained as simply as possible that my childhood was awful and it was hard to swallow large doses of happiness at one time. But we treasure the time we are able to spend with her, and that left the alien princess beaming.
Fire seemed to lick at my skin as I tried to force my eyes open to fight off what was left of the memories, not ready for what was coming.
Passion was soft at first, studying Garfield with adoration as he slept after demolishing so many demons. He was beautiful and she felt more than just love. A tiny demonic kernel from their father had planted itself in the emotion. They felt the mating call in their blood as the light seemed to cause the green boy to shine. He was exactly what they needed to balance them out. And he was attractive.
Then there was the kissing and the warmth of his body against theirs and the memory felt realistic as heat seemed to move against my skin.
And then the fire filled and it settled in my heart, keeping me warm as I was finally able to force open my eyes and gaze around.
I was in Nevermore, which wasn't surprising.
What was surprising is that the only other being present was Rage.
"At last," the two toned voice acknowledged as I straightened myself up from my place on the floor.
"Where is everyone?"
"You've finally accepted them," Rage shrugged, four red eyes staring at me with subdued anger.
"Then why are you here?" I motioned as pain radiated from just about everywhere.
"Heh, like you don't know," there was a growl in her voice as the space around us began crumbling.
"You think I won't accept you as well?" I asked, genuinely confused. "I call upon you the most. While I don't enjoy my heritage you're still a part of me."
"Accepting me mean accepting him, and you've done nothing but deny me since you were old enough to think!" Rage let out a mighty roar. I blinked at her in thought.
I was taught I was evil, that the circumstances of my birth had branded me before I could talk. My demonic heritage was to be shunned, suppressed, ignored.
And yet my anger fueled my powers and allowed me to defend my friends. My demonic power alone was able to keep my fully fledged father at bay while the magic Azar taught me replenished and I was able to complete the final banishing spell.
Without Rage Trigon would not have been felled.
And without my demon side we would all be dead.
"I don't have to like it in order to accept it." I crossed my arms and studied the deadly looking horns adorning Rage's head and the razor sharp claws she was clenching into fists. "You're just as important as the rest of me. Without you they wouldn't be here… Garfield wouldn't," there were tears flooding my vision at the thought and I was appalled at myself.
Pain landed through me and Rage growled.
"We are not something to be ashamed of! And if you don't stop thinking of them as 'other' you'll tear yourself apart again!" There was anger there, yes, but also concern. But not for herself, for me.
I blinked at Rage in confusion and she scrunched her nose in frustration.
"What exactly are you going in about?" I wiped the tears away roughly as Rage sighed.
"The spell may have split your emotions into their physical forms, but in order to actually seal your father you had to be in complete alignment, everything working together. It made you whole."
"That doesn't explain why you're here alone," I frowned at Rage.
"You haven't accepted me yet. You didn't need demonic abilities to cast the spell."
"Doesn't mean I don't need you," I stated firmly. Rage looked at me incredulously before an evil smirk twisted itself upon her face.
"Then this is going to hurt."
