Sacrifice.
It was starting to rain. Water poured down upon the city. Beast Boy could hear it thumbing on the roof above him. He staggered to his feet, but fell to his knees. Blood poured from his mouth. Glazing upwards he could see Raven approaching him. He shut his eyes.
I was wrong. He thought. Raven is dead. There is nothing I can do to get her back.
A tear drop fell from his eye. He waited for the final bow. It never came.
"Get up," the demon said.
Beast Boy opened his eyes. He saw Raven sat on her throne at the far side of the room. Why hadn't she destroyed him? He wondered.
"I said get up!" the demon snapped. She held out her arm and pulled Beast Boy to his feet. With one hand, BB wiped the blood from his face. The demon grinned at him.
"You've impressed me green one. For a human to still be alive after facing a demon," she smiled. "You've an exception to your species. Now tell me do you still believe that your friend lives inside of me?"
The green boy lowered his head. "No. I don't. You can kill me now, I have nothing else to live for…."
The demon beamed with pleasure. "As you wish," Raising one hand, she prepared a blast capable of wiping out Beast Boy completely. Beast Boy closed his eyes once more awaiting death.
I'll be with you soon Raven…
As the demon began to fire the blast, she suddenly hesitated. Beast Boy sensed that something was wrong. He opened his eyes just in time to see Raven's right arm take hold of the left and direct the blast away from him.
Trigon roared inside the girls head making her scream with pain. Raven clutched her head and fell to her knees.
Destroy him daughter! Destroy him now! I command you! Do not fail me!
Raven jerked her head up. Glaring furiously at Beast Boy she unleashed her full power. Objects took on lives of their own as they all flew at the boy. Beast Boy did his best to dodge as many of them as he could. But he was already so weak, and Raven was not holding back anymore. Eventually he was hit in the stomach, and fell his body crash to the ground.
The demon calmed herself down. She stared at the human, now laying on his back, not moving. Unconscious, not dead.
Daughter!
Trigon bellowed in her head.
You hesitated! Tell me why!
Raven shut her eyes. "I don't know" she told him. "Something else took hold of me,"
The human.
"No," Raven shook her head. "The human is dead."
You were born of man. It will always be part of you, daughter, just as you could never escape from me, so can you never escape from your mother.
The demon shuddered. There had to be away to rid herself of her weaker side.
There is… listen to me carefully my child…
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Beast Boy opened his eyes, his head was pounding. He groaned as he climbed to his feet, unable to remember where he was. Feeling suddenly dizzy, he had to sit down again.
"Do you love Raven?"
The voice startled Beast Boy, whose eyes wandered round the room. The demon was sat on her throne glazing down upon him. She seemed different. No longer angry or out of control. The green boy gave a nod, unsure of where this conversation was leading.
"Would you die for her?"
"Yes," Beast Boy didn't even have to think twice.
"Then let us make a deal," the demon smiled at him. Beast Boy shuddered. His body was tugged by invisible hands towards the demon. He landed at her feet. She then placed her hand to his head, and with a blue flash, the boy felt all of his wounds being healed.
"Um …Dude… Why did you do that?" Beast Boy looked confused.
"What if I told you that there was a way to say your beloved Raven?" The demon's eyes were cold and hard, piecing his flesh.
Beast Boy glared back. Hadn't she just heard him say that he would die for her "Whatever you want it's yours. Just bring her back,"
"Anything?" the demon hissed.
"Anything," Beast Boy repeated. "Name it and it's yours,"
"Your powers,"
"What!?" Beast Boy cried.
"You said anything,"
"I know. And I will. But how will that bring Raven back?"
The demon grinned. "I'll tell you green one. If I extract your powers and integrate them with my soul -self, your ability to take on other forms will allow my human part of me to leave this body and take on her own form." The demon narrowed her eyes. "Of course she will be completely human, with no powers of her own,"
Beast Boy thought about this. A chance to save Raven, but at what costs? Both he and she would become helpless against this creature? Was it really worth it? Or more to the point, Beast Boy found himself wondering, is that what Raven would want?
"Well," said the demon. "Do we have a deal?"