Okay here is my final chapter and it is going it be a very short one. There will be an IMPORTANT note at the bottom of the page so please look for it! Enjoy and flame away!

Disclaimer: I don't own Witchblade or any of its characters so don't sue me. I do own Raven though so you must ask permission to use her. I don't own the end quote, I'm not quite sure who does but I heard it in a show once and thought I'd use it.

One's Will

The two stared hatefully at each other, never blinking or moving. The war of the minds had begun. Raven and Sly battled silently; the only evidence of their conflict was the tensing of their muscles, tightening of their jaws, and sweat soaking each others skin. Blood spilled from their eyes, mouths, ears, and noses. The struggle within the minds of the two adversaries was a different sight all together.

*****Raven's and Sly's battlefield*****

A field of grass stretching on for eternity, a sky filled with black turbulent clouds. Purple lightening reaching for an unknown object while the wind howled in anger and pain.  Two figures were the only things obstructing the flow of time. Raven removed her katana from her sheath, a blue glow radiating from its surface. Sly smirked as a pure black blade materialized in his cruel grasp.

"Do you really think that you can defeat me Birdie? I'm Life and Death, I can't be killed."

"No one is Immortal Serpent, least of all you."

Sly roared with anger as he charged forward, murder on his mind. Raven blocked his on coming attack with ease, her training showing thru. Raven deflected Sly's next couple attacks, always playing defense knowing that it would tire her opponate out, giving her a better chance of winning than to attack head on. She blocked and evaded Sly's every advance.

"Are you afraid to fight me Birdie? Finally realizing that you are no match for me?"

"Your arrogance will be your downfall."

Sly became enraged and attacked her with a new vengeance. Raven had to be careful, for not only was Sly stronger than her, he was also faster. Sly chortled with pleasure as his blade finally drew blood. Raven flinched as blood fell from the slash on her left arm. Sly clucked his tongue and grinned,

"So the invincible Raven isn't as untouchable as thought to be. Red is a great color for you, you should wear more of it, allow me…"

Sly swung his sword, catching Raven in the side, creating a sluggish waterfall of crimson. She grunted as her katana dropped from her grasp. Unwilling to give in, Raven stood her ground, waiting for her death

"Foolish, did you honestly believe that you could win? How pathetic," sneered Sly.

 Sly swung his sword toward Raven's neck intending to end the battle. Raven moved quickly, ducking and rolling away. Sly's balance failed him as his body followed his blade, making him stumble. Raven, who managed to obtained her weapon in her momentum, thrusted her katana thru Sly's back. She pulled her blade free and breathed in short gasps while watching Sly. He turned slowly, his face masked with shock as he looked at Raven. His grasp on his blade loosened, causing it to fall from his hand. He continued to stare at Raven as his legs buckled and he sank to the ground. Gasping he watched as she lowered her blade's point to the ground enabling her to lean against it for support. Disbelief seemed to be the only thing that Sly was capable of showing as Raven stared at him.

"Ho-how is… it possible?"

"You let your pride blind you and your emotions to control your actions. You were too arrogant and it made you careless. You may have been faster and stronger than me, but I never let my emotions cloud my judgment which meant that I was able to fool you into thinking that I was weak."

"But I was…you are weak."

"Only because you believed me to be, and beliefs are not necessarily truths. That is a lesson you never learned and that is the cause of your defeat."

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Kenneth watched gleefully as his two proteges waged war on one another. But his bliss was short lived for Sly's failure was quick and absolute. Sly's body fell lifelessly to the floor, his eyes mirroring death in their vacant gaze. Ian and Sara charged in at that moment. The scene before them was nothing short of a madman's dream. Blood pooled the floor surrounding Sly's dead body and Raven's feet. Glancing upon Raven, they saw her waver. She stood for a moment longer, then crumbled. Sara and Ian rushed to her side.

"Birdie! Birdie, stay with me. Don't close your eyes," demanded Ian irrationally.

Sara wept slightly, "Oh Raven I never should have let you come alone."

Ian stood and cornered Kenneth.

"Help her or die."

"If I help her, you must promise to come back and work for me."

Ian didn't even hesitant, "Yes, but if she dies, so shall you."

Raven made a gasping noise, which caught their attention. She spoke softly to them as they listened carefully to her words. Raven fell into a coma after having said her peace. Kenneth quickly contacted his doctors and had them take Raven to a remote hospital. They were able to stabilize her but she would remain in a coma for an unknown amount of time. Everything pretty much went back to the way it use to be. Irons wanting the Witchblade, Sara defying him, and Ian working for him while watching over Sara. But as the three sat in the dark corners of their lives they contemplated Raven's words.

"All that lives, lives forever. Only the shell, the perishable, passes away. The spirit is without end…Eternal…Deathless."

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Okay there is my story. I hoped you enjoyed it. Now if you want to find out what happens to Raven then you're going to have to read Divamercury's The Angry Flame, Inferno, and Danger Zone. Of course Raven won't appear until Danger Zone, but to understand what's going on you have to read the other two first. I hope that you enjoy her stories and remember to review.

Pixie-Dust