Yukirin: Disclaimer: Mist alias DarkMistShadowKitty doesn't own Teen Titans.

Chapter III: Chanting of the Dead and Runes

The Titans Tower was unusually graveyard silent. The horrific silence was ringing about, bringing chills down the 'conscious' titans' spines.

Raven had been unconscious for more than an hour now, and the sun was reluctant to come. Terra sighed. "Okay, guys? This silence is kinda scaring me so what in the name of God just happened?!?!" Terra frustratingly asked.

Robin shrugged. Cyborg shook his head and Starfire was watching Raven closely. "Friends... I-I need to tell you something that had happened..." Starfire began, "but friend Raven would be unhappy if I tell you..."

Thoroughly bewildered, BB asked, "Well? What is it?" Starfire doubted her decision. 'Should I tell them? Or should I not? But they are Raven and my friends... they will understand...'

"Well... I managed to stumble into Raven's room and she had not noticed me at all and she was muttering something... she had said something about the 'Devil's Cup', the 'Underworld' or whatever it is you call it and she said very clearly, 'death'..." Just as Starfire finished her sentence, a mysterious chanting was heard from Raven.

"Rashino subete yemera seekaihana sekaihna reauwin..."

The others looked strangely at the sleeping girl.

"Yami no Kami... Akuma no Oni... noteroth... maschoriata akuma ningens... rei..."

"What is she saying?" Terra finally asked. "Dunno..." Robin replied, looking at Raven in wonder. Cy blinked. "Perhaps it is from her own native language like mine..." Star theoried.

"Yami no Rune... hogo sha Narcissa... shoujo... Makai... Shinigami... Arella...Chaeora... Mizotarh... Azar... T-Trigon...Trigon... Atrox messor, ego arcessere tu... Mors, venire ad ego... auzara!"

The moment she yelled the light bulb exploded. A groan was heard. She finally woke up. Once they heard her wake up, they all began talking at the same time. Raven was still a bit drowsy, she merely sat up and stretched her arms and finally spoke, "What's going on?"

"We'd like you to tell us the same thing..." replied Cyborg. Raven looked puzzled. "What do you mean?"

"First off, Raven, you have been acting strangely ever since, well- our last meeting with Slade." Blurted out Starfire. Raven blinked.

Flash Back

Slade was running away.

"Titans Go!" Robin yelled, running after him. Starfire followed by throwing starbolts at him. But Slade dodged every single one. "You better work on your aiming..." he sneered at the Tamarian.

After a few hours of constant fighting, the titans were brought to the ground. Raven tried to stand up. "Azerath... Metrion... Zinthos!" she yelled. A black aura hurled itself around Slade; he tried with all his might to break loose. Unfortunately, he did.

He threw a disk at Raven, which sent her flying to the wall. "Better try again next time, essence of darkness," he snarled. Raven's eyes widened and for a split second, her eyes turned red, but that caused the lamppost to explode. Slade gave a cruel laugh and disappeared into a wisp of smoke.

End of Flash Back

"Not to mention, Ray," Cy started. "What does that inscription mean in your hand?" Raven looked at him, confused. "My hand?" she asked as she looked at her hand. She almost gasped in shock. Key word: Almost. She quickly hid it with her emotionless face.

"You could check it out in the Library. I need to meditate. My emotions are getting out of hand again." She said, and quickly dashed out of the room.

'You know, running away won't make you any more trustworthy to the titans, always running away...' Wisdom said. 'I know. I know...'

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"Found anything yet?" Robin asked as he was flipping through the pages. "I have found pages on rubies, ambers, sapphires and even Scentari moon diamonds from my home planet! But nothing of this type of stone..."

"I can't believe I agreed to let you guys take me here! This place gives me the creeps! It's too quiet!" BB began to shout.

Terra opened a myths and legends book and gasped. "Guys! I think I found a picture of it!" The others nudged a little closer to Terra.

"Yup. That's it all right. It said that the stone was originally owned by some kind of demon from another dimension, named Trigon." Robin said, reading from the book.

"The stone was passed down to its unknown offspring who was half-human." Cy said, also reading from the book. "This stone is commonly known as 'The Rune of Darkness' because of its infinite dark power." Read BB.

"The Rune of Darkness was created by an unknown Maiden of Makai. She created the stone to bring peace and equality to light and darkness." Said Terra. "She implanted the stone to the Ruler of the Underworld, Trigon, for hope of purifying it." Muttered Star, skimming the paragraph.

"Unfortunately, however, Trigon had failed and used its power unwisely and wreaked havoc throughout different dimensions." Mumbled Robin. "Therefore, the maiden willed that the stone will be passed down to his daughter." BB read.

"Perhaps, Raven knows something about this?" Starfire wondered.

Translations:

Rashino subete yemera seekaihana sekaihna reauwin: Asleep for years, awaken from your long slumber

Yami no Kami... Akuma no Oni... noteroth... maschoriata akuma ningens... rei:

Lord of Darkness... Demon of the Devil... chaos... awakening of demons... spirits

Yami no Rune... hogo sha Narcissa... shoujo... Makai... Shinigami... Arella...Chaeora... Mizotarh... Azar... T-Trigon...Trigon... Atrox messor, ego arcessere tu... Mors, venire ad ego... auzara!: Rune of Darkness... guardian Narcissa... maiden... Spirit World... Shinigami... Arella... Chaeora... Mizotarh... Azar... T-Trigon... Trigon... Grim reaper, I summon you... Death, come to me... awaken!

Reviews:

-VashTheStampede7123: Thanks and I don't really know why I made Raven sigh so much either, thanks anyway.

-Lethgrave: Thank you, I'll promise to update faster.

-NeptuneDream: Okay, but are you really a Japanese or not? Sorry to say this, but I am Japanese. It's kinda different if you study it from another country and the actual blood of Japanese. Anyways, thanks for the review.

-wordbearer: Actually, the Mizotarhians do exist in the cartoon and comic of Raven's past. They kidnap her when she was ten and tried to use her to control the Lord of The Underworld, Trigon. Thank you and I'll try to finish the story this time.

-Wild Spirit of Darkness2: Truthfully, I'm flattered and thanks for the review.

So sorry for the long update. No, I didn't have any writer's block it's just that I can only use the computer during on weekends so its kind of hard to type and update the story in two days each week, so please bear with me.

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