Almost there! Can you believe it? Btw, just letting you guys know I've changed the description at the front (I don't want all this hard work to be tossed because people complain to the people there is no warning about the gore and language.)

Anyway, just wanted to let you guys know. Without further a due, chapter 37 (holy snikey! O.O)

Chapter 37

Vita stared down at Raven. The empath Titan only stared back. No words passed between them. The only sound was the crack of thunder and the patter of the pouring rain. The wind howled as it further chilled the air. With a strike of lightening acting as a mark, Vita charged at Raven.

Raven quickly jumped over the counter. Vita's claws grazed by Raven's back. She was glad she had not put back on her cloak before this fight. Vita's other hand, however, whipped around to strike her before she could land. Raven clenched her teeth as Vita's claws stabbed into her side. She tumbled over with the attack dislodging the claws at once leaving her openly bleeding. Her punctured stomach was not Raven's care, though. Holding her side, she crawled away from the counter towards the open floor. Mockingly, Vita stocked after her on all fours. After all, she was not going anywhere fast.

Another flash of lightening, and a small form stood between the giant beast and Raven. "You again," Vita hissed. Lily glared at her. "It was not enough for you to mock me in the maze of mirrors? You now dare to stand between me and this disgrace of a demon?"

"Your fight was never suppose to be about the Titans," Lily responded.

Vita sneered, "Oh but it was… the moment you agreed to spend your last day with them. Their suffering was your choice."

"Shove it, I've already been told," Lily snapped. Vita grinned and leaned her face in close to Lily's. "Then why do you still fight me? You have been stained with their blood already," she said softly.

"I may be going to hell for all this mess, but so are you," Lily stuck out her ghostly hand right into Vita's large crimson eye. It did little since lightening made the ghost girl vanish, but it was enough to agitate the demon.

Vita snapped her jaws towards Lily's reappearing form. The girl only had a split second to stumble back away from the attack. She fell backwards onto her bottom with Vita's teeth clamping down a hair from her head. The frustrated demon swung her claws, and Lily laid back. The sharp talons scratched into her ghostly clothes, but otherwise missed her. Vita's other hand slammed down onto her. Lily rolled away, but Vita was persistent. Raven, meanwhile, had managed to crawl away with the small distraction to heal her injury. She watched the brawl knowing it was only a matter of time Lily's luck would fail her. And it did.

Three of Vita's nails dug into Lily's back as she tried rolling away. They held the helpless girl in place, while Vita moved in for the killing bite. At that moment, a flash of lightening made Lily vanish. When she reappeared, was had slid away from Vita unable to get to her feet fast enough. Vita growled from low in her throat. She pinned Lily down by her shoulders; salvia dripped down onto the ghost's head. "You should really leave the fighting to those that can fight," Vita hissed.

"Like me?"

A giant slab of garnet counter collided with Vita's head. Multiple pops signalled the demon's spine snapping before it's head full blown fell off. Then the garnet slab was smashed down onto the beast's head. Lily stared wide eyed at the counter top that now acted as a tombstone not far from her feet. Then her gazed turned to Raven. The Titan was clearly exhausted from the effort, but she stood strong. A single word slipped from Lily's lips.

"Wow." Raven half-smiled at the unsaid complement. Then, commotion from another hallway gained their attention. "What was that?" Lily asked.

Before Raven could go investigate, Vita's body bucked up back to stand position. Her shoulders thrashed about as both dark blood and clear ooze drained from the neck. Watching the neck piece, it looked like everything was melting on the inside. That thought changed, however, when the clear ooze seemed to be covering a rising object. It was like watching a birth as a new head slide out from the neck cavity. The blood squirt everywhere until the head finally seemed to settle in place. The body relaxed and bowed. The hands touched the sticky goo that was acting as a protective covering. Then the claws ripped at it peeling it off like a latex mask. Not unlike a werewolf, Vita raised her body up, one uncovered eye glaring out as she forced her jaws open to roar.

The two girls covered their ears to the monstrous call. It echoed just as loud as the thunder that shook the tower. Vita moved back to all fours hissing in a very serpent like way. "You have become a pest to me," she seethed at Raven. Before either girl could react, Vita was charging Raven. Slice after slice, the demon's goal was death. Lily made futile attempts to distract Vita with different dishes she could throw. Raven constantly backed away, sometimes using her powers to parry the creature. "Raven, look out!" a small shout rang out. It was Melvin peeking past the counter in fear for her friend. She coward back when she noticed Vita's blood shot eyes directed towards her.

Raven moved away from the hole in the floor that she had not known she was being lead into backing into. Also seeing where Vita's attention lay, she ran to Melvin's side. With much appreciation, Melvin cuddled into Raven's protective arms that now held her close. Vita smiled as she inhaled deep. "Ahh. There it is. I can feel it. Mirna's power coursing through your blood." The wicked smile suddenly changed as a liquid was slashed over her body. "Hey ugly!" Lily shouted. "I'm not done with you yet!" Vita only side glance Lily, but her true attention was on Melvin. Lily and Raven shared a panicked look as Melvin whimpered. In one more act of desperation, Lily threw the bucket as Vita's head.

The metal container did not make it's target. Vita's lightening quick jaws snapped down on it. Apparently eating the pale, Vita then chased after Lily. "Run!" Lily ordered before fleeing the charging demon. Before anyone could move, Vita pinned Lily under her claws. "I have no more need for you," she proclaimed. Lily struggled against the demon's hold, but could not move. Before light could free Lily's form, Vita bite down into her. The massive jaws covered the ghost's entire torso. "Lily!" Melvin screamed from where Raven was trying to coax Teether out of hiding. Lily's expression was filled with pain. She gaped as if searching for air that her ghostly form did not need.

Like the hunting dog that had retrieved it's master's catch, Vita held Lily proud in her jowl. Her body was limp with her head, arm, and legs dangling out. Coughing, Lily tried to pick up her head to look into one of Vita's giant eyes. "Mir-na's … gonna… kick… your …ass," she squeaked.

"Then I guess I'll be seeing you in Hell," Vita voicelessly growled.

"Guess so." Letting her head go limp, Lily starred blindly to Raven and the children frozen in place. Melvin was watching in horror just as much as Raven; though the Titan was trying to comfort the terrified Teether. The boy thankfully was more concerned with crying into Raven's shoulder. "I'm… sooo… sorry," she breathed. That was when Vita snapped down crushing the soul being. Being not of flesh, instead of being torn to pieces, Lily's soul burst into gold dust. The little particles were blown away at once by the wind, and Vita's form grew three times over. Melvin screeched. Teether cried harder. Vita laughed. Raven momentarily bowed her head. She knew that Lily was now suffering a fate far worse than death; being vanquished from existence.

As though fate had not been enough of a bitch, the noise from earlier carried into the main room in the forms of her fighting friends. It started with Cyborg and Beastboy running into the room for more space. Then Starfire flew out backwards firing star bolt after star bolt at their attacker. The tower shook with another rumble of thunder. Then, Nequam stoked his way out of the dark hallway. Though Raven was thrilled to see Beastboy alive among the fray, she did not like the beast following her friends into the main room.

Vita's mood appeared to brighten at the sight of her son. It turn to confusion as a green cat- trying to move away from one of Nequam's attacks- came running towards her. The cat stopped upon seeing her watching him. Every piece of fur stood on end in a display of terror. It seemed his fear was great enough that he returned to human form without really registering what he was doing. "You!" Vita yowled. This had gained the attention of the fighters. Vita's eyes glared down at the green changeling that now occupied the form of an elephant. The elephant gulped while Vita growled; five spikes raised on her back. Beastboy managed a fake cheeky smile. "Heh… hey there, long time now see," Beastboy muttered turning back human. This just aggravated Vita more. Starfire glance between the two demons. "I believe the saying is being caught between a rock and a hard spot?" she concluded.

"Place, Star," Cyborg half-heartedly corrected her. The thunder rolled like the demons' growls.

Short, cliffy, and took awhile to write… have I pissed you guess off yet? Wanted to make it longer but I knew I should be updating this already, so I just moved the next scene to the next chapter instead. So, that means one more chap, then the final battle, then epilogue. (Holy cow, almost done!)

Some of you might have also noticed that the chapter had been loaded then taken down… turns out I had wrote more than one version of this chapter and liked some of the stuff in one version vs. the other. So here you have it, the combo of both.

As usual, Reviews are always welcome and VERY much appreciated.

~Nemarra