The entire castle was under siege. Both sides were equally matched. However in the torture chamber where Robin was being held, a fight was occurring that could go any way. Starfire's alien beams were weak but strong enough to handle Alhrik, but with each second that passed with her using them, her head ached more and more. Starfire sent a sphere of stardust energy hurling towards Alhrik. He took the brunt of the blast with his arm and was sent reeling backwards. Starfire then sent a volley of beams towards him. Alhrik moved quickly and narrowly dodged one after another. When the last one was dodged he went on the offensive. Hurtling like a thrown spear, Alhrik came at Starfire streamlined with one bladed hand straight out. Starfire's mind was aching enough from her powers and she didn't dare think of using them to fly. She sidestepped but not quick enough. Alhrik passed her, leaving a deep red gash in her arm. Her outfit began to soak up the blood from the wound but she cradled it. Now both her head and arm hurt. Alhrik bounced off the wall and came back, this time energizing his blades with telekinetic energy. Starfire moved quickly this time and created a wall of stardust energy to block. The two powers clashed creating a chain reaction sending both of them flying.

Robin opened his eyes to see Starfire fighting Alhrik with everything she had. He could see that her luck was dwindling. Her arm was already stained red with blood and although her face showed no sign of pain, her eyes did. Robin could tell she was in even more pain from both her wound and her head. Seeing her fighting for him made him feel ashamed. What was there he could do? He had used what aura he had to escape and defeat the elites. He was much to tired and hungry to manifest any more as his body ached all over. He struggled to his feet, his wounds still dripping blood and eyesight still hazy. He looked around for any weapons he could find. The buster swords had been destroyed and he was too weak to search the room. "Damn." he muttered. Then he heard the explosion. He looked over to see a bright flash of fire red light. He saw Alhrik fly in one direction and Starfire in another. However Alhrik had already managed to get to his feet. Starfire on the other hand was still down. She tried to get to her feet but she fell back down gripping her head with both hands. Robin saw the pain in her face as she gritted her teeth. She then let out a high pitched scream of pain. Alhrik looked at her and smiled. "So you've run out. Figures. It seems as though you're in pain. Well let me ease your suffering." Alhrik said with a smile. He cocked his arm back and dashed towards her. Time seemed to slow down then as Robin's heart sank. He saw what Alhrik planned to do and was angry that he was too weak to help. He then felt a burning sensation in his soul. He felt a warm aura energizing him. He felt stronger and his strength began to return to him. "You won't take her from me..." Robin muttered.

Starfire heard Alhrik coming towards her. She tried to bring her powers back but her head began to hurt even more. The pain was so unbearable that she couldn't bring her body to move. She then closed her eyes. "I'm sorry Robin. I'm sorry I couldn't save you." She then heard the sound of steel passing through flesh. She felt no pain though. Taking her mind off her powers temporarily, the pain began to ease a little as she looked up. Her heart then sank. Cold chills ran up her spine. She saw Alhrik's blade protruding through a body in front of her. Robin looked down at her, wincing his eyes in pain, he calmly said, "You already have Starfire. Now let me save you."

To Be Continued...