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Time after Eternity
Jinx's eyes followed Raven's as both circled waiting for the other to slip up. The rain soaked the two fighters thanks to the artificially made rain cloud. Raven concentrated on the right moment when Jinx was going to attack, because she knew any form of retaliation would be met with a lightning bolt from the sky.
Jinx moved her fists forward in the usual fighting position; the girl's right foot moved backward and on its heel, waiting to lash out at any possible second. Narrowing her cat-like irises, Jinx dashed towards Raven, shooting out a jumping side kick directly at the face area.
Raven blocked the move, and immediately hopped back as a lightning bolt dove itself onto her previously stood spot. The hood fell down exposing Raven's vulnerable face and hair, as she fired several black energy beams. Raven's beams hit dead on in the HIVE agent's chest, constricting her arms together like a straight jacket.
"Ooh, into the whole bondage thing huh?" teased Jinx, struggling to free her arms from the constraints, at the same time, commanding the cloud to launch arrow after arrow of electricity at the half-demon girl.
Raven floated, jumped and swayed out of the lightning's deadly grasp, gradually moving closer to the disabled Jinx, looking intently at the opponent's eyes. Raven figured out that the lightning bolts strike after the sorceress' eyes flashed violent bright purple; so she knew the exact time to jump or dodge it.
Jinx saw the goth girl close the gap, keeping up the pressure with the hexed storm shots, waiting patiently for her opponent to be within the hitting distance. "Wrong move witch girl" Jinx showed off her wide feline grin, executing a spinning roundhouse kick immediately after the lightning bolt served its distraction. Raven's skull almost broke in fragments from the pink girl's destructive talent.
The blue-cloaked mistress of darkness recovered quickly, just in time to suffer a strong front kick to the chest. Raven winced and broke out a haggard cough; Jinx took advantage of the recovery status with an uppercut to the jaw followed by a hook to the same place.
"Big mistake" Raven thought, grabbing the opponent's arm after withstanding the punch.
Jinx's brain wasn't given a second to process what happened next: the purple-haired woman executed a flawless over the shoulder throw that sent her crashing on cold, wet, ground.
Raven continued the onslaught with a telekinesis push. Jinx panicked because of the sliding speed thanks to non-friction flooded field. To Jinx's surprise, luck happened to be on her side, as the sliding stopped near the edge of the Titan roof.
The girl slowly rose, looking away from Raven, "Stupid water, messing up my hair." Without any second lost, she looked towards the titan, eyes flashed pink, and in response the thundercloud unleashed a stream of electricity that tore through the ground, causing slabs of rock and ground to blast upward.
Raven hid her face from the blast, charging her palms together, "Nice strategy… Giving me more weapons at my disposal will definitely grant you victory." She expelled the shadowy power through the fingertips, encasing all the newly created cement projectiles and manipulated them to spin around her like a mini asteroid belt. Jinx gulped watching the debris move faster in velocity, so fast that one can only see blurs surrounding Raven.
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Meanwhile the other titan members (and the captured HIVE agents) kept their eyes glued to the action. There were some moments where they were urged to help out but the risk of being fried was still very high. Beast Boy and Cyborg jumped up in the air, did team chants (with Starfire's voice leading the chant) and cheered their teammate further. Robin couldn't help but feel concerned because Raven didn't seem impassive or calm as usual. With every strike, throw, and move she did, the evidence of anger subsided around her. "Let's hope this doesn't end up like the Doctor Light incident."
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"How did I ever get into this mess?" cursed Jinx, presently touching her two pink sopping masses that used to be her elegant hair. Looking at her opponent, the girl could barely keep her eyes open: it must be a sign that the hex power is running on empty. She had to end this now.
On the outside, Raven looked composed and ready, but in reality, she was fighting two simultaneous battles. The first was the physical with Jinx, and the second one was attempting to hold back the Rage element that slowly gained strength during the match. With each angry thought towards the strong sorceress, she felt the bindings of Rage break apart. Raven wanted to end the battle as soon as possible, and find her inner peace quickly; otherwise it is possible she cannot contain her father's wrath.
Raven let out a defiant roar and the ring of concrete debris started to fly towards her opponent. Jinx saw the missiles and braced for impact, except the rocks' path split into two, circling around in different directions. Unfortunately, this move caused her to lose focus for a second, and a second was all Raven needed as she sprinted forward, implementing a jump kick to the chest.
Jinx grunted, retreating back, preparing to strike when a piece of debris collided against her face. Irritated, she called down another lightning bolt, followed by a series of punches.
Blessed with great patience, Raven accurately anticipated every attack, dodging it flawlessly. Jinx's focus faltered, obviously blinded with rage; she tried to ignore being pummeled at every angle by the various sized stones. The girl finally had enough of the punishment, and pounced over Raven.
WHAM!
The sickening crack of a cement plate hitting the human skull echoed throughout the seas, making the spectators wince from the sight. Jinx crashed on the floor like a dirty, worn out, defective plastic doll. Raven smirked at her perfect object manipulation that made its mark while Jinx was in mid-jump.
The feeling of dripping crimson liquid tickling down her face sent tremors throughout the body. Jinx shuddered at the sight of her own blood; the protective epidermis layer ripped open exposing the important life liquid to the millions and millions of microscopic germs ready to destroy the human bodily system. She was already bothered by the paranoia, breathing haphazardly and swiftly placing her hand over the open cut.
Raven felt the anxiety of the sorceress' emotions, and thought it would be time to stop. She gently let gravity take control of the floating weapons; the sight of Jinx's eyes made her heart scream in painful guilt. It is better to dissipate the situation in a non-tragic way, "You are in no…"
"It is not over! Unless you want your friends to "Ride the Lightning" you will continue!" Jinx demonstrated backed up her threat commanding the cursed cloud to spit out a series of angry bolts, nearly annihilating each of the Titans if they didn't scatter the last moment.
The pale girl's compassion morphed into unadulterated hatred. She would not stand any person that attempts to place her friends in danger. She have grown to love them as her own family, a family that she never experienced in her youth. There is no way in Azarath that some clown would take them away. Staring daggers straight at the mage, the Titan known as "Raven" disappeared, replaced by the "Daughter of Trigon."
In other words, the Ten Commandments were thrown out the window. The dark girl's eyes and mouth exploded in black flames, encasing all the fallen broken concrete pieces in control; it only took seconds before launching them at speeds impossible to record with a police radar gun.
"That's more like it!" screamed Jinx, reflecting the oncoming objects by a flick of hex. Raven covered herself with a protective dome in response.
Silence hung in the air like pesky mayflies; the tired fighters barely had anything else to throw at one another. Jinx kept her confident smirk despite knowing the hex storm won't last any longer. Once the cloud fades, she knows the other Titans will swarm around like wolves tearing at her flesh in seconds.
The cat-eyed vixen observed the ground discreetly before turning her attention back to the witch girl. She had a plan alright, and it will work exploiting the Titan's intelligence.
"Here goes the crap shot! Hit seven damn you!" smiled the pink-haired woman, flashing her eyes a bright pink once more. The cloaked individual tried to jump back to avoid the death from the sky, except the only thing happening was the surface burst apart under her feet.
The final trap was in place: Raven lost her balance from the crevice, which opened up a window of opportunity for Jinx, "You just hit snake eyes witch!" A cursed lightning bolt drove itself to Raven, locking on accurately, moving closer until…
Starfire screamed frantically at Raven to move.
Cyborg's eyes bugged out, yelling to his "sister" in the loudest volume.
Beast Boy closed his eyes, unable to watch the inevitable.
Robin clenched his fists, starting to run towards the two without a regard to life.
FLASH!
Everyone stopped their movements, their eyes widen in shock. The only sound was the rattling sounds of rain. The sight was so fascinating that the fallen HIVE agents couldn't help but absently speak, "No fucking way…"
But what seemed like the impossible was now possible. The lightning bolt was within inches from Raven's head when it started to glow black; it took all of her concentration to "freeze" it in place, she can feel droplets of sweat pour down her forehead from all the focused energy.
She cracked open one eye towards the stunned enemy, and growled out loudly, "…METRION…ZINTHOS!" The dark aura electricity was redirected to the ground near her, proceeding to skip rapidly upon the wet ground, turning the corner around Raven and pounced its way back to Jinx. The black aura let go of the electric snake as it was about to "betray" the owner.
Upon desperation, Jinx swiftly released the bright pink energy forward, "Quote the Raven: GO TO HELL!" The hex wave split the bolt in two; the force caused it to fork apart in different directions, circling around Jinx until they leaped back at Raven's direction. The only difference was that now, Raven has to deal with two dangerous ground projectiles instead of one from the sky. What made it worse was that the dark mistress had no time to regain her power, "AHHHHH!!!"
Raven felt the volts seeping through her body, cooking her organs like a microwave.
Enough was enough for the Titans. They were going to aid their friend regardless the possibility of being burnt to a crisp. Raven weakly glanced over to her friends, cutting their path with an ebony wall.
Robin slammed against the energy wall, "Raven! Lower the barrier now!"
She turned to the boy wonder; eyes flashed a moment of crimson, "She is mine! Do not interfere!"
The barrier worn off, and though they hate to do so, followed their fellow Titan's request. Still on the ground, Raven could barely see a pink blur calmly walking towards her. She had to act quick, one shot strong enough to end this confrontation.
She stole a quick look around the area, "Rocks? No, I tried that already. Maybe I can make use of Gizmo's metal backpack. Scratch that, its too far away, she'll notice it. Wait, what is that on the floor?" The girl noticed a silvery long object about 10 feet behind her. Raven's head sparked an idea, "Robin's staff! Yes, that can work. Now think, how can you hit her with it? She will just reflect it back if I decide to fire it dead on, so I'll have to catch her off guard. Maybe if I… Yes! That could work!"
Jinx stopped once the gothic titan unhurriedly started to rise off the ground. She furrowed her brow, suspicious of the particular surroundings. She muttered, "What are you up to Raven?"
"Finishing this pointless battle" the other one retorted.
Jinx started to gather her hex energy together, "Pointless? It is not pointless to me! I have the chance to take out the famous goth queen. And you can't say it's pointless because you and your friends' lives are in stake!"
Speaking in her trademark, down to earth, cold piercing voice, Raven hit the nail on the coffin, "It is pointless because your life is meaningless. Attacking me in jealous rage will get you nowhere. You are nothing. Your powers are nothing. You are born as nothing. Accept it."
The words insulted Jinx down to the very bone. She convulsed, clenched her fists together and her pale skin gradually gained color in a shade of red. In a flash of pink and blue, Jinx sprinted to Raven with her hot pink hands preparing for the final blast.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" shouted Raven from the top of her lungs, and as if her body was made out of sand, instantly melted into the ground. Jinx skid to a halt, sensing an essence emerge from behind, and turned around to meet face to face with a blast of obsidian energy. Jinx gasped when the beam zoned in, only for it to harmlessly pass her. The HIVE agent didn't know what the attack did, so she quickly touched herself briefly to make sure all was in place.
The action took out most of Raven's energy supply, causing her to kneel on the wet ground.
Jinx stared at the crumpled form, and then let out a wicked maniacal laugh, "You forgot to add in the pepper on that one. But don't worry; accepting defeat is a natural process."
Raven glared straight at the sorceress, "I am surprised at you. Don't you know by now that everything is not what it seems?" Suddenly, the girl's eyes turned bright pallid, void of color but not of strength, as Robin's fallen staff levitated off the ground and twirled back to its caller.
Jinx's eyes went from a graceful tiger to a lost kitten in a matter of seconds, only able to glance briefly before the staff lodged itself crushing the ribcage and erupting out the other end. Blood splashed like a jumping kid on a water puddle; the slicky, oily, crimson liquid gushed out of Jinx's chest, sending the hex girl crashing on the floor.
Jinx gawked at the staff that impaled her, and felt the blood rush from her mouth, vomiting it out weakly. She was so caught up within the moment that she forgot about Raven. But Raven ensured that Jinx will never forget her, "I hope you like the dark, because that is where you will be heading for all eternity!"
Raven's eyes flashed red, "By the way Jinxie, its Quote the Raven: Nevermore!"
She had the still-impaled staff under her control again, and with one twirl of the fingers, sent the staff (and the girl stuck to it) rocketing off the roof, flying towards the dark ocean waters.
Jinx tried to charge a hex wave to help pull out the staff, but the descending speed was too fast, and quickly crashed into the water. The girl shouted in agony underwater; she almost felt her bones shattering like a mirror, unable to comprehend the thought that she was going to die.
The still glowing energy from her fingers fired prematurely, igniting a massive Godzilla sized wave to rise and crash back into the ocean, creating tremendous ripping waves to break outward. Jinx helplessly lied into the water, feeling the unforgiving ocean carry her deeper and farther from the shore.
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The cursed cloud dissipated from above; the water soon stopped but the tension feeling never went away. Raven quietly looked over the horizon, and proceeded to cover her face with the cloak, heading back towards the entrance. She felt the stares from the other Titans; stares of astonishment, anger, and pain mixed into one. It didn't take long for the leader to speak out, "Raven! You… You killed…"
The mysterious Raven didn't even let him continue, "I don't care Robin. She tried to kill you. She had the intentions to kill me. It may be hard to believe this, but when you are given no chance for saving the individual, the only option is Death. Jinx wouldn't surrender, so she got what she deserved."
Beast Boy cried out, "But Raven…"
This time, the stress that kept hammering at her mind finally released, "NO! NO! NO! I DON'T CARE! OKAY! I DON'T CARE!"
The Titans stood in silence, watching the girl wander back into the Tower. Finally Starfire pleaded her opinion, "We have to try and see if Jinx is still alive! I will not lose a human life!" She flew off towards the ocean.
Robin sighed, "Okay, I'll bring in the other two. Beast Boy, go fly out with Star and help out with the search. Cyborg, can you fix the security grid?"
Cyborg glanced where Raven disappeared before painfully responding, "Yeah Robin. I'll be on it."
Once Raven entered her room, she collapsed on her bed, sobbing softly. She didn't believe what she did. She killed a person. The only thing she wanted to do was apprehend the enemy, not destroying her. The blame was directly placed on her. Raven swore loudly for her lack of control. The flawless control over her power that were always there finally broke and for a second followed her father's intentions.
The consequences of following her demonic dad was death. It was death. She killed someone. No matter how much she tried to ignore that fact, it came mocking her constantly. Burying her face in a pillow, she could only hear the accusing thoughts captured from Gizmo's and Mammoth's minds, "Murderer…Murderer…Murderer." The anxiety-stricken girl cried herself to sleep, still hearing the word in her mind and dreams.
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