The Living Terror
By Johannes "Damaramu" Cats
Before we begin, the Teen Titans are copyright to DC Comics/Marv Wolfman/Peter David and the Death Knight, Dreadlord, Lich, Crypt Lord, Dark Ranger and Pit Lord are all copyright to Blizzard Entertainment.
Chapter 1: Day of the Living Dead
Many miles away from Titans Tower lies an abandoned prison. Some claim it's haunted. Some claim nobody ever goes there and lives to tell the tale. Others claim otherworldly figures live there. One way or another, there is life in this prison. Inside the depths of the prison, five mysterious figures talk amongst themselves.
"The Teen Titans have been defeating every villain in this little city. They have been doing it quite easily, as well."...So spoke the man with the large trenchcoat and eyepatch.
"This is true. Every opposition is but a joke compared to their teamwork and might. It's about time we change all this."...So spoke the undead man with the fearsome armor, cape and blade.
"We have been lying dormant here for too long. I can hardly wait to bring a deep cold to this land."...So spoke the skeleton draped in wizard-like garments.
"Our will shall be done. The Teen Titans...and everyone else shall feel our presence"...So spoke the winged, vampiric demon with demonic armor.
"Our might combined will be the end of the Teen Titans!!"...So spoke the giant, bug-like creature.
"Yes...we have all said our part. Now let us give the Titans....competition." after the man with the trenchcoat spoke, the five figures began plotting their devious strategy.
The doors at the prison opened automatically, as the five figures entered their War Room.
"What's our plan?" spoke the skeleton.
"We only want their undivided attention. The three of you strike at downtown. Me and him will stay here." At that moment, the skeleton, undead man and the bug-like creature left the prison.
Meanwhile, at Titans Tower, Beast Boy was duking it out with Cyborg in a fighting game on their gamestation.
"There's no way you can touch this!" said Beast Boy as his fighter was pummeling Cyborg's.
"Grrr...I'll teach you a lesson, you little green punk!" said Cyborg. At that moment, Cyborg's fighter slammed Beast Boy's fighter down. Thus causing Beast Boy's fighter to be KO'ed.
"Nooo! I almost had you, too!!" screeched Beast Boy.
"Where's your "untouchable skill" now, huh?" said Cyborg, flaunting his victory. Raven entered the room when Beast Boy and Cyborg were roughhousing over the incident.
"Hey! Why don't you two take it outside? I am becoming VERY tired of your constant bickering over something as feeble as a video game" proclaimed Raven.
Cyborg and Beast Boy looked at one another and then back at Raven. "Why don't YOU go meditate?" said Beast Boy.
Raven became more agitated and refrained from yelling Beast Boy out. Raven then took a seat and began to read one of her many books. Robin and Starfire suddenly barge into the living room as if they were in a hurry.
"Titans, Trouble! We have some bad activity happening downtown!" yelled Robin.
"But, who are these enemies that we must face?" said Starfire. Raven powered on a monitor and began getting information on the current situation.
"...information unknown. Hmm... looks like we'll have to go down there and find out what it is," said Raven.
"It may just be a minor threat. Cyborg, Raven, Beast Boy, go down there and find out the problem. If you need help, let us know!" said Robin. Raven, Cyborg and Beast Boy then fled Titans Tower and proceeded to go to downtown.
At downtown, the three warriors were making crowds flee in panic. Also, the three warriors were destroying anything they could.
"Don't let a single thing leave here!!" said the undead man.
The skeleton then made a giant ice wall with his knowledge of ice magic. The undead man pulled his sword out and formed a grim smile on his face as he closed in towards the isolated crowds of people.
"Heh heh heh! I'm gonna enjoy this!" said the undead man. Moments later, Cyborg's sonic cannon shattered the ice wall.
"What on earth..?!" bellowed out the skeleton. After the dust cleared, Cyborg, Beast Boy and Raven were standing side-by-side. They took a look at the three figures and were appalled.
"Heh. I didn't know Raven had cousins!" said Beast Boy. Cyborg and Raven gave BB an annoyed look and shouted towards the three warriors.
"Who are you?!!" yelled Cyborg and Raven.
The undead man lifted up his blade and yelled out "I am Lord Darkscythe! And I have come to make sure you don't see the light of day!!".
"My name is Venim Iceblade. And you will embrace the cold!" said the skeleton.
"The name's Typhis-Ahn! Face me if you dare!" said the bug-like creature. Cyborg, BB and Raven began to charge toward these three undead warriors. BB engaged against Darkscythe, Raven with Iceblade and Cyborg with Typhis.
Beast Boy proceeds to morph into a tiger and attempts to strike at Darkscythe. Darkscythe blocks each claw strike with his spiked gauntlets.
BB changes into human form and bellows out "OW! Those little arm-guards hurt!!". Lord Darkscythe then grabs BB by the scruff of his uniform and lifts him with one arm.
"Ha-ha-ha-ha! Don't make me laugh!" boasted Darkscythe. At that moment, BB morphs into a snake and strikes Darkscythe's face. Darkscythe screeched in pain and let go of BB. Beast Boy then proceeds to change into a mountain ram and strikes Darkscythe in the chest. Darkscythe then strikes the butt of his blade against BB's head. Beast Boy stumbles around in a dizzy stupor, unaware of what Darkscythe is about to do. Darkscythe then grabs BB by the throat, his glove burning of a death element. BB struggles to break free as Darkscythe's grip burns like acid. BB then morphs into a gorilla and slams Darkscythe with a big punch. BB then holds his neck in pain, leaving himself open for Darkscythe to strike once again.
Darkscythe charged towards Beast Boy and punched BB's stomach hard. BB fell into the fetal position.
"Mm-mm-ha-ha! Is that your best?!" said Darkscythe as he pulled out his sword.
"WHOA! Hello!!" said BB as he gazed at Darkscythe's blade.
Darkscythe swung his blade at Beast Boy. BB dodged the blade each time. "Stand still! ...grrah!!" Darkscythe formed an orb of corruption and threw it at BB. Beast Boy got hit by the orb and flew about 10 feet landing on the sidewalk. As BB got up, he felt much weaker in both strength and endurance.
"Like the effects of my little corruption orb?" said Darkscythe, smugly.
"I'll smack that smile off of your face!!" yelled BB as he morphed into a rhino and charged right at him.
Darkscythe then slammed his sword into the asphalt of the street. A small burst of force sent BB head over heels, causing BB to morph back into human form, in a dizzy stupor. Darkscythe then approached BB and grabbed him by the hair, and lifted BB by the hair.
"OW! OW! OW! LAY OFF THE HAIR, DUDE!!" screamed Beast Boy. Darkscythe chuckled a bit and headbutted BB followed by an uppercut.
BB struggled to get up a bit before saying "Who the heck are you, anyway?!".
Raven and Iceblade exchange a few bouts and then back away from one another.
"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!" yelled Raven as she pulls a lamppost out of the cement and swings it toward Iceblade.
Acting quickly, Iceblade shoots a frost blast at the lamppost as it becomes frozen solid; which dispels Raven's hold on it. Venim Iceblade then shoots a trail of ice towards Raven. Raven tries her best to defend it by firing a blast of dark magic. As the two beams collide, Raven puts more power into hers, thus causing Iceblade to struggle a bit. Iceblade then lets loose his grip on the ice trail and raises his right arm up. Suddenly, a giant ice pillar shoots out of the ground, sending Raven into the sky as it collides into her.
"Heh heh heh!" Iceblade was sure of his victory.
Iceblade then forms an icicle the size of an Olympic spear. Iceblade says "Cold death!!" then throws the icicle at Raven like a javelin. Raven sees the icicle and quickly rolls out of the way.
"How nimble. You just might prove to be a worthy challenge." said Iceblade.
Iceblade then forms multiple icicles; 6 floating beside him. Iceblade throws each icicle simultaneously towards Raven. Raven immobilized each icicle and shatters them with her dark magic. Raven then takes control of a nearby truck and throws it with great force at Iceblade. Iceblade attempts to defend it, but gets slammed by it. Iceblade grunted in pain and flew across the street and slams through a store window.
"Grr..! I'll make you pay for that!" said Iceblade. Iceblade then got out of the debris and breathed a trail of frost wind. The wind hit Raven's legs and they froze solid. Raven struggled to break the ice, but Iceblade shattered the ice himself, which caused Raven's legs to become very cold and numb.
Raven struggled greatly to get up as her eyes glowed a bright white "Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!!!" yelled Raven as she made the ground beneath Iceblade crumble.
"Auugh! No!!" bellowed Iceblade as he fell into the underground. Raven sighed in relief as she thought the battle was over. Moments later, a pillar of ice raised out of the hole in the ground. Iceblade is at the top of this pillar, with his arms folded and appearing to be unscathed.
"It'll take more than cheap trickery to dispose of me!" Iceblade said as he prepared to leap off of the pillar and engage Raven.
Cyborg is butting heads with Typhis. As he tries to punch Typhis' lower half, Cyborg sees that Typhis' hide is extremely strong.
"You fool! My hide is mightier than steel!!" said Typhis as he struck Cyborg with the back of his right arm. Cyborg yelled in pain as he flew across the street.
"Huh. You're pretty strong for an overgrown beetle!" said Cyborg as he rushed towards Typhis and shoulder rammed him.
Typhis fell head over heels and rolled around the street. Before Typhis could get up, Cyborg leaped on top of him and repeatedly punched his upper- back area. Typhis grunted in pain a little bit before he forced Cyborg off of his back.
"You're good..." Typhis then struck Cyborg's chest with his spiked part of his right arm and used a raising shoulder ram to send Cyborg into the air. "..but I'm better!" Typhis finished his sentence as he backed up to prevent Cyborg from falling on top of him.
Cyborg hit the ground groaning in pain. "You don't intimidate me!" said Cyborg as he leaped back to his feet and readied his sonic cannon.
"Have a taste of THIS!" said Cyborg as he fired his sonic cannon at Typhis. Typhis-Ahn took the full brunt of his attack and flew straight into the side of a building.
"Argh.. not bad, for a halfling" said Typhis as he got back onto his legs.
"What.. did you call me?!" Cyborg became angry and said "I'm gonna make you a wall decoration!".
"Decorate this!" said Typhis as he spit a ball of venom at Cyborg. Cyborg attempted to block it with his left arm. He did, but at a price. The venom began to corrode his arm, and Cyborg's arm began to malfunction.
"Hey! What did you do to me?!" said Cyborg as he was panicking to make the venom stop.
"Hope you know a good mechanic!" said Typhis as he charged right at Cyborg.
Cyborg struggled to get the venom off, but he did not realize Typhis was right at him. Typhis ducked his head, and thrusted his horn at Cyborg. Typhis' horn thrusted right into Cyborg. Typhis laughed a bit, and hurled Cyborg into the air like a ragdoll. Cyborg twisted through the air and fell back down, landing on the ground face-first.
"Hm-hm-hm...gwa-ha-ha-ha!" bellowed Typhis as he stood over his "victory".
In the abandoned prison, the man in the trenchcoat was watching the whole thing.
He smiled and said "Heh. The Teen Titans are an impressive fight. But, not impressive enough!". He then contacted the three undead warriors from a telepathic link he installed in each warrior.
"It's time to end this little skirmish! Don't leave with any spoils. You've already made the Titans feel your presence. Now return to HQ at once!" said the man with the trenchcoat.
At that moment, Lord Darkscythe took Beast Boy out with a big uppercut followed by a straight punch. Venim Iceblade disposed of Raven by freezing her inside of an octagonal ice prison. And Typhis-Ahn threw Cyborg into a lamppost. After their deeds were done, the three ran off.
"Ugh...who were they? They sure put up a good fight" exclaimed Beast Boy. Raven shattered her ice prison with a shockwave of her magic.
"Well, whoever they are...we need to tell Robin and Starfire about them. So that they are well prepared as we will be next time we face them" said Raven.
"Right. Let's just get back to Titans Tower. I need to repair my arm!" yelled Cyborg, who is angry about the whole situation.
Back at Titans Tower, Raven, Beast Boy and Cyborg explained the whole thing.
Robin then said "And these three...people... what were they?"
Beast Boy replied "Well...one of them is a man with extremely gray skin and a huge sword and stupid little spikey arm-guards. The other is a living, talking skeleton that prefers to freeze everything. And the last one is a giant bug that looks like a beetle with a big, deadly horn!" proclaimed Beast Boy.
"And...?" said Robin, waiting for the point.
"Well, they appear to be dead. ...living dead" said Raven.
By Johannes "Damaramu" Cats
Before we begin, the Teen Titans are copyright to DC Comics/Marv Wolfman/Peter David and the Death Knight, Dreadlord, Lich, Crypt Lord, Dark Ranger and Pit Lord are all copyright to Blizzard Entertainment.
Chapter 1: Day of the Living Dead
Many miles away from Titans Tower lies an abandoned prison. Some claim it's haunted. Some claim nobody ever goes there and lives to tell the tale. Others claim otherworldly figures live there. One way or another, there is life in this prison. Inside the depths of the prison, five mysterious figures talk amongst themselves.
"The Teen Titans have been defeating every villain in this little city. They have been doing it quite easily, as well."...So spoke the man with the large trenchcoat and eyepatch.
"This is true. Every opposition is but a joke compared to their teamwork and might. It's about time we change all this."...So spoke the undead man with the fearsome armor, cape and blade.
"We have been lying dormant here for too long. I can hardly wait to bring a deep cold to this land."...So spoke the skeleton draped in wizard-like garments.
"Our will shall be done. The Teen Titans...and everyone else shall feel our presence"...So spoke the winged, vampiric demon with demonic armor.
"Our might combined will be the end of the Teen Titans!!"...So spoke the giant, bug-like creature.
"Yes...we have all said our part. Now let us give the Titans....competition." after the man with the trenchcoat spoke, the five figures began plotting their devious strategy.
The doors at the prison opened automatically, as the five figures entered their War Room.
"What's our plan?" spoke the skeleton.
"We only want their undivided attention. The three of you strike at downtown. Me and him will stay here." At that moment, the skeleton, undead man and the bug-like creature left the prison.
Meanwhile, at Titans Tower, Beast Boy was duking it out with Cyborg in a fighting game on their gamestation.
"There's no way you can touch this!" said Beast Boy as his fighter was pummeling Cyborg's.
"Grrr...I'll teach you a lesson, you little green punk!" said Cyborg. At that moment, Cyborg's fighter slammed Beast Boy's fighter down. Thus causing Beast Boy's fighter to be KO'ed.
"Nooo! I almost had you, too!!" screeched Beast Boy.
"Where's your "untouchable skill" now, huh?" said Cyborg, flaunting his victory. Raven entered the room when Beast Boy and Cyborg were roughhousing over the incident.
"Hey! Why don't you two take it outside? I am becoming VERY tired of your constant bickering over something as feeble as a video game" proclaimed Raven.
Cyborg and Beast Boy looked at one another and then back at Raven. "Why don't YOU go meditate?" said Beast Boy.
Raven became more agitated and refrained from yelling Beast Boy out. Raven then took a seat and began to read one of her many books. Robin and Starfire suddenly barge into the living room as if they were in a hurry.
"Titans, Trouble! We have some bad activity happening downtown!" yelled Robin.
"But, who are these enemies that we must face?" said Starfire. Raven powered on a monitor and began getting information on the current situation.
"...information unknown. Hmm... looks like we'll have to go down there and find out what it is," said Raven.
"It may just be a minor threat. Cyborg, Raven, Beast Boy, go down there and find out the problem. If you need help, let us know!" said Robin. Raven, Cyborg and Beast Boy then fled Titans Tower and proceeded to go to downtown.
At downtown, the three warriors were making crowds flee in panic. Also, the three warriors were destroying anything they could.
"Don't let a single thing leave here!!" said the undead man.
The skeleton then made a giant ice wall with his knowledge of ice magic. The undead man pulled his sword out and formed a grim smile on his face as he closed in towards the isolated crowds of people.
"Heh heh heh! I'm gonna enjoy this!" said the undead man. Moments later, Cyborg's sonic cannon shattered the ice wall.
"What on earth..?!" bellowed out the skeleton. After the dust cleared, Cyborg, Beast Boy and Raven were standing side-by-side. They took a look at the three figures and were appalled.
"Heh. I didn't know Raven had cousins!" said Beast Boy. Cyborg and Raven gave BB an annoyed look and shouted towards the three warriors.
"Who are you?!!" yelled Cyborg and Raven.
The undead man lifted up his blade and yelled out "I am Lord Darkscythe! And I have come to make sure you don't see the light of day!!".
"My name is Venim Iceblade. And you will embrace the cold!" said the skeleton.
"The name's Typhis-Ahn! Face me if you dare!" said the bug-like creature. Cyborg, BB and Raven began to charge toward these three undead warriors. BB engaged against Darkscythe, Raven with Iceblade and Cyborg with Typhis.
Beast Boy proceeds to morph into a tiger and attempts to strike at Darkscythe. Darkscythe blocks each claw strike with his spiked gauntlets.
BB changes into human form and bellows out "OW! Those little arm-guards hurt!!". Lord Darkscythe then grabs BB by the scruff of his uniform and lifts him with one arm.
"Ha-ha-ha-ha! Don't make me laugh!" boasted Darkscythe. At that moment, BB morphs into a snake and strikes Darkscythe's face. Darkscythe screeched in pain and let go of BB. Beast Boy then proceeds to change into a mountain ram and strikes Darkscythe in the chest. Darkscythe then strikes the butt of his blade against BB's head. Beast Boy stumbles around in a dizzy stupor, unaware of what Darkscythe is about to do. Darkscythe then grabs BB by the throat, his glove burning of a death element. BB struggles to break free as Darkscythe's grip burns like acid. BB then morphs into a gorilla and slams Darkscythe with a big punch. BB then holds his neck in pain, leaving himself open for Darkscythe to strike once again.
Darkscythe charged towards Beast Boy and punched BB's stomach hard. BB fell into the fetal position.
"Mm-mm-ha-ha! Is that your best?!" said Darkscythe as he pulled out his sword.
"WHOA! Hello!!" said BB as he gazed at Darkscythe's blade.
Darkscythe swung his blade at Beast Boy. BB dodged the blade each time. "Stand still! ...grrah!!" Darkscythe formed an orb of corruption and threw it at BB. Beast Boy got hit by the orb and flew about 10 feet landing on the sidewalk. As BB got up, he felt much weaker in both strength and endurance.
"Like the effects of my little corruption orb?" said Darkscythe, smugly.
"I'll smack that smile off of your face!!" yelled BB as he morphed into a rhino and charged right at him.
Darkscythe then slammed his sword into the asphalt of the street. A small burst of force sent BB head over heels, causing BB to morph back into human form, in a dizzy stupor. Darkscythe then approached BB and grabbed him by the hair, and lifted BB by the hair.
"OW! OW! OW! LAY OFF THE HAIR, DUDE!!" screamed Beast Boy. Darkscythe chuckled a bit and headbutted BB followed by an uppercut.
BB struggled to get up a bit before saying "Who the heck are you, anyway?!".
Raven and Iceblade exchange a few bouts and then back away from one another.
"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!" yelled Raven as she pulls a lamppost out of the cement and swings it toward Iceblade.
Acting quickly, Iceblade shoots a frost blast at the lamppost as it becomes frozen solid; which dispels Raven's hold on it. Venim Iceblade then shoots a trail of ice towards Raven. Raven tries her best to defend it by firing a blast of dark magic. As the two beams collide, Raven puts more power into hers, thus causing Iceblade to struggle a bit. Iceblade then lets loose his grip on the ice trail and raises his right arm up. Suddenly, a giant ice pillar shoots out of the ground, sending Raven into the sky as it collides into her.
"Heh heh heh!" Iceblade was sure of his victory.
Iceblade then forms an icicle the size of an Olympic spear. Iceblade says "Cold death!!" then throws the icicle at Raven like a javelin. Raven sees the icicle and quickly rolls out of the way.
"How nimble. You just might prove to be a worthy challenge." said Iceblade.
Iceblade then forms multiple icicles; 6 floating beside him. Iceblade throws each icicle simultaneously towards Raven. Raven immobilized each icicle and shatters them with her dark magic. Raven then takes control of a nearby truck and throws it with great force at Iceblade. Iceblade attempts to defend it, but gets slammed by it. Iceblade grunted in pain and flew across the street and slams through a store window.
"Grr..! I'll make you pay for that!" said Iceblade. Iceblade then got out of the debris and breathed a trail of frost wind. The wind hit Raven's legs and they froze solid. Raven struggled to break the ice, but Iceblade shattered the ice himself, which caused Raven's legs to become very cold and numb.
Raven struggled greatly to get up as her eyes glowed a bright white "Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!!!" yelled Raven as she made the ground beneath Iceblade crumble.
"Auugh! No!!" bellowed Iceblade as he fell into the underground. Raven sighed in relief as she thought the battle was over. Moments later, a pillar of ice raised out of the hole in the ground. Iceblade is at the top of this pillar, with his arms folded and appearing to be unscathed.
"It'll take more than cheap trickery to dispose of me!" Iceblade said as he prepared to leap off of the pillar and engage Raven.
Cyborg is butting heads with Typhis. As he tries to punch Typhis' lower half, Cyborg sees that Typhis' hide is extremely strong.
"You fool! My hide is mightier than steel!!" said Typhis as he struck Cyborg with the back of his right arm. Cyborg yelled in pain as he flew across the street.
"Huh. You're pretty strong for an overgrown beetle!" said Cyborg as he rushed towards Typhis and shoulder rammed him.
Typhis fell head over heels and rolled around the street. Before Typhis could get up, Cyborg leaped on top of him and repeatedly punched his upper- back area. Typhis grunted in pain a little bit before he forced Cyborg off of his back.
"You're good..." Typhis then struck Cyborg's chest with his spiked part of his right arm and used a raising shoulder ram to send Cyborg into the air. "..but I'm better!" Typhis finished his sentence as he backed up to prevent Cyborg from falling on top of him.
Cyborg hit the ground groaning in pain. "You don't intimidate me!" said Cyborg as he leaped back to his feet and readied his sonic cannon.
"Have a taste of THIS!" said Cyborg as he fired his sonic cannon at Typhis. Typhis-Ahn took the full brunt of his attack and flew straight into the side of a building.
"Argh.. not bad, for a halfling" said Typhis as he got back onto his legs.
"What.. did you call me?!" Cyborg became angry and said "I'm gonna make you a wall decoration!".
"Decorate this!" said Typhis as he spit a ball of venom at Cyborg. Cyborg attempted to block it with his left arm. He did, but at a price. The venom began to corrode his arm, and Cyborg's arm began to malfunction.
"Hey! What did you do to me?!" said Cyborg as he was panicking to make the venom stop.
"Hope you know a good mechanic!" said Typhis as he charged right at Cyborg.
Cyborg struggled to get the venom off, but he did not realize Typhis was right at him. Typhis ducked his head, and thrusted his horn at Cyborg. Typhis' horn thrusted right into Cyborg. Typhis laughed a bit, and hurled Cyborg into the air like a ragdoll. Cyborg twisted through the air and fell back down, landing on the ground face-first.
"Hm-hm-hm...gwa-ha-ha-ha!" bellowed Typhis as he stood over his "victory".
In the abandoned prison, the man in the trenchcoat was watching the whole thing.
He smiled and said "Heh. The Teen Titans are an impressive fight. But, not impressive enough!". He then contacted the three undead warriors from a telepathic link he installed in each warrior.
"It's time to end this little skirmish! Don't leave with any spoils. You've already made the Titans feel your presence. Now return to HQ at once!" said the man with the trenchcoat.
At that moment, Lord Darkscythe took Beast Boy out with a big uppercut followed by a straight punch. Venim Iceblade disposed of Raven by freezing her inside of an octagonal ice prison. And Typhis-Ahn threw Cyborg into a lamppost. After their deeds were done, the three ran off.
"Ugh...who were they? They sure put up a good fight" exclaimed Beast Boy. Raven shattered her ice prison with a shockwave of her magic.
"Well, whoever they are...we need to tell Robin and Starfire about them. So that they are well prepared as we will be next time we face them" said Raven.
"Right. Let's just get back to Titans Tower. I need to repair my arm!" yelled Cyborg, who is angry about the whole situation.
Back at Titans Tower, Raven, Beast Boy and Cyborg explained the whole thing.
Robin then said "And these three...people... what were they?"
Beast Boy replied "Well...one of them is a man with extremely gray skin and a huge sword and stupid little spikey arm-guards. The other is a living, talking skeleton that prefers to freeze everything. And the last one is a giant bug that looks like a beetle with a big, deadly horn!" proclaimed Beast Boy.
"And...?" said Robin, waiting for the point.
"Well, they appear to be dead. ...living dead" said Raven.