Cyborg's downward slash left a huge mark in the floor. If Raven had been there a second earlier, she would've been cleaved clean in two. She then charged Cyborg, attempting to cut him. He countered and caught her with a punch to her side. "Don't u know it's impolite to hit a woman?!" Raven then caught Cyborg with a blow from the bottom of her katana to his cheek which sent him flying into the wall. "Well Raven...your skills are impressive. I must say I'm sorry for ever doubting you." "...apology accepted captain." Raven then attempted an attack but was a second too late as Cyborg sidestepped and brought his weapon down. Raven dodged the brunt of the attack but it had left a deep gash in her shoulder. Raven jumped back and gripped the wound, trying to keep from losing blood. "But sometimes you're not fast enough." "(Laughing) Fast enough to get this." Raven then held up her hand. Her pendant was dangling from her fingers. "You know ever since I heard of you, your skills have never ceased to impress me Raven." "Most men feel the same way about me. You're not the first. And I hope your not flirting with me in combat. By the time you attempt to put the "moves" on me, your head will be rolling down the hall." Cyborg laughed and brought his weapon up. "You girl...this is boring me. What do you say we end this?" "Fine by me puddin'" Raven brought her weapon up and managed an evil grin. "Never call me that." They then charged. A flash of light and the two were right in front of each other. Cyborg's scimitar was over Raven's head. Raven was on one knee with her arms out. The blade of her katana was level next to Cyborg's midsection. It was stained crimson red. A deep cut was in Cyborg's hip as he fell to one knee. "I hate to say I told you so, but I warned you." Raven said. "Well since I'm close to death, I guess there's no shame in doing this to you." "I hope you don't plan on trying to attack me, I can take your head off right now if I want-..." Raven's sentence was cut short as Cyborg reached his hands up and brought their lips together. Raven was shocked by this but closed her eyes and gave in. Even though they were enemies, they had love and respect for each other. All Cyborg did was kick it up a notch. "(smiling) I should kill you for that now." Raven said. "I'm already dying anyways. Besides...all's fair in love and war." Cyborg then closed his eyes and fell unconscious into Raven's chest. She cradled him like a child and whispered into his ear, "Just sleep for now...for I think I know now what Tamarina experiences with Robin. I think I now know what love is." She held him in her arms and remained there as the fighting continued.

As Starfire searched the castle corridors, she came across an elite. With his buster sword drawn, he charged. With surprising speed he brought the blade down and caved the floor in. By that time Starfire had sidestepped and had jabbed her rapier into his side and jumped back expecting him to fall over. He simply turned his head and brought the sword around. Surprised Starfire ducked and allowed the blade to pass over her and slice a suit of armor in two. She then let out a flurry of rapier jabs into the elite's chest. A few never pierced the armor while another few got into the exposed parts leaving bloody holes. The elite stepped back and came again. Starfire's patience was running thin and began to think of her superstrength. Her head began to ache when she did this but ignored the pain and jabbed the rapier (along with half her arm) into the elite's chest. She pierced not only the armor but his skin, ribcage, heart, and bone until her rapier and arm protruded from his back. She withdrew her arm and the elite fell over into a pool of his own blood. She then noticed the next elite coming towards her. Still ignoring the pounding in her head, she sliced through the air (along with the charging elite) and both were cut in half. Starfire then saw the doors to a room she had never seen before and opened them. There he was. Robin unconscious and tied to a tabletop, 6 elites between her and him, and Alhrik standing over Robin with an elegant dagger in his hand and reading an incantation from a book. "Kill her, I must complete the ceremony." Alhrik said and continued reading as the 3 elites charged her. Ignoring the pain in her head (which had grown to 20 times the pain of a migraine) she brought her blood red rapier, still dripping blood from the two slain elites. "Just a bit longer Robin...I'm coming for you."

To Be Continued...