Yo Peppermint Dream and Tayk thank you for all your reviews you two are like my biggest fans. I am not worthy of your devotion is there anything I can do to say thank you?

Tayk I checked out your story on fiction press.com and I must say I liked it keep up the good work. Later days dude.

Chapter 26

Dreams and realisation

Crow was frozen in horror as he watched this new Nightwing walk slowly towards him.

"Leave me alone!" he screamed as he threw several black energy balls at Nightwing in an attempt to slow his advance. Nightwing just smiled as he used his wings to deflect the balls of energy and send them flying across the room.

"I can't, you must be saved" Nightwing said softly as he stopped in front of Crow and looked down at the terrified demon hybrid.

"No you can't him I will not allow it!" hissed Crow as he lunged at Nightwing. Nightwing just stepped aside and rammed his fist into crow's gut, knocking the wind out of him.

"You cannot stop me" Nightwing said as he moved his fist and allowed Crow to fall to the floor clutching his stomach.

"Make them stop!" screamed Crow as he grabbed his head with his hands and started to slam it into the ground, "Make the voices stop!"

"I will" smiled Nightwing as he created a pure white sword and pointed it at Crow.

"Thank you" smiled Crow as he looked up at Nightwing, tears could be seen in the demons eyes.

"I am sorry" sighed Nightwing softly as he rammed the sword into Crow's chest. The air rushed from Crow's lungs, making Crow gasp for air. He smiled as he felt his life leave his body.

"The voices….I can no longer hear them" he smiled before he closed his eyes and slumped onto the floor.

"May you rest in peace" whispered Nightwing as he tried to stop his hands from trembling. He dropped down to his knees and placed his head in his hands.

"What have I done?" he screamed as he wept into his hands. He had saved his friends soul form the darkness of his own heart, but the price was to high. The saviour of life had destroyed a life and that was destroying him inside.

"Thank you for giving me my freedom" said a gentle voice in Nightwing's head.
"Crow?" questioned Nightwing as he looked around him to see where the voice came from. But there was no answer, there was no one else in the room with him.

"Crow" smiled Nightwing as he stood up and allowed his body to change back to normal. He immediately winced as a sudden wave of pain raced through his entire body. He fell back down to floor clutching his ribs as the pain shot through his body.

"Somebody help me" he tried to yell but the pain was so intense that it was only as loud as a faint whisper. He soon blacked out, the pain was too much, his vision became clouded by darkness once again.

"You know Rae you should really try and get some sleep" smiled Cyborg as he entered the med lab and saw Raven sitting beside Nightwing.

"I can't leave him" she simple replied never taking her eyes off Nightwing's body. It was covered in plasters, bandages and had tubes sticking into nearly every part of flesh. She hated him being this way, he was technically dead to the world.

"Raven this is an order please try and get some sleep, I'll watch him for a while" smiled Cyborg as he placed his hand on her shoulder. Raven looked up at him, her eyes told him how tired she really was.

"Don't worry I'll tell you the moment he wakes up, now bed" ordered Cyborg as he pointed to the door, still smiling.

"Please wake up soon" whispered Raven as she kissed Nightwing on the forehead and left the room.

"Man I wish I was lucky as you" smiled Cyborg as he pulled up a chair next to Nightwing and watched his friend breath slowly, "You had better wake up or i'll kill you" he smiled as he placed his hand on Nightwing's chest.

Raven tried to relax enough to fall asleep but her mind keep thinking about Nightwing. She eventually convinced herself that he would ok and finally managed to close her eyes and fall asleep.

"Raven wake up!" yelled Beast boy as he started to shake her violently.

"What is it Beast Boy?" groaned raven as she opened her eyes and looked at the green changeling, "Is Nightwing ok?" she asked, panic could be heard in her voice.

"All I know is he's in the city fighting against Nightmare and we have to help him" replied Beast Boy as he ran to the door, "You come in?" Raven had heard all she needed and quickly jumped out of bed and grabbed her cloak.

"Let's go" she said as she put her cloak on and ran out of her room.

"Aye aye captain" smiled Beast Boy as he quickly followed after her.

"Bout time you guys showed up" said Cyborg as he his arm into his sonic cannon..

"Sorry but Raven here was having her beauty sleep" joked Beast Boy as he ran up to Cyborg and stood beside him.

"Where's Nightwing?" asked raven as she walked up beside Starfire. Starfire smiled and pointed down the street to where Nightmare and Nightwing where fighting in the air. Raven looked at Nightwing in silent awe, he looked like an angel with his black wings as he battled against the demon Nightmare. Her staring at Nightwing was suddenly interrupted as Nightwing was sent crashing into the ground just in front of her. Raven instinctively ran to him but was stopped by Nightmare as he blasted the ground in front of her with a bolt of crimson lightning.

"Ah ah no interrupting" smiled Nightmare as he waved his finger in front of his face. Raven just growled as her eyes began to glow a bright white.

Raven don't" yelled Nightwing as he leapt up from his crater and tried stopped her from attacking Nightmare. He was to late raven roared as she sent a beam of black energy at nightmare, who just laughed loudly as the beam stuck him directly in the chest.

"You loose girly" laughed Nightmare as he shot through the beam and stood a few feet in front of Raven. He smiled as he pulled out his sword and threw it at her. The sword seemed to travel in slow motion as Raven watched it get even closer to her chest.

"No!" screamed Nightwing as he jumped in front of the sword and allowed it to hit him in the chest instead of raven. Raven watched in horror as Nightwing's head was thrown back due to the force the sword was thrown at. She tried to stop him from falling to the floor but she couldn't move. She was forced to watch Nightwing, her soul mate her true love die in front of her very eyes. She screamed once as she closed her eyes.

Raven shot up out of bed screaming loudly as she threw her quilt cover across the room. She continued to scream until Beast Boy and Starfire ran into her room, nearly taking the door off it's hinges in the process.

"It's ok Raven it was all a bad dream" Beast Boy said as he tried to comfort the terrified empath. Raven relaxed a little as he held her against his body and stoked her hair, she knew it was a dream but she also knew that it was something much more.

"Hey guy's I've got some news" came Cyborg's voice from a small panel on the wall outside of Raven's door.

"Yes Cyborg what is it?" asked Starfire as she pushed a button on the intercom panel and smiled as Cyborg's face appeared on the small screen.

"He's awake" said Cyborg just before the screen cut to static.

"Lousy intercom system...hey Raven you hear that…Uhh Raven?" said Beast Boy as he looked around for Raven. Little did he know that she running very quickly to the med lab, she was determined to be there whenever he asked for her.

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Writers block sucks big time. I am sorry this chapter is so short I hate having nothing else to write. Anyway I hope you enjoyed this chapter, despite it's crappy length. Leave a review if you want I don't mind anymore. Oh and Nightmare123 for your,

"BTW, good luck with you and Peppermint Dream. Gonna write a fic about your wedding? HAHA! Runs from absolutely pointless, who is carrying a katana PEACE! LOVE! ROCK MUSIC!"

You had better keep one eye open next you sleep, or else you'll find yourself receiving a visit from my pet Nightmare. Thanks for all your reviews man you are fantastic person and I hope that this chapter was too your liking.

Oh and people should I write a third story to make this series a trilogy. I need major input in this matter. If you want me to say so in your next review and the same if you don't.

Later Days people and stay safe.

Love from me Absolutely Pointless aka Morph