I thought I already put this chapter up... What the? But anyway...Hey thanks for reading! This chapter involves... Trigon! As you see... Hope you like the story... It gets better later... Heh... REVIEW!! Please? Oh, I forgot disclaimers... I do not own any of the Teen Titans in anyway, nor do I own Nevermore!
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I have done alot of chapters on this story already, but I... take a long time to edit, shall we say. Yes, this is KINDA a Trigon vs Raven story, but I am pleased to say that I like the way it turns out... THANKS EVERYONE OF REVIEWING!
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Chapter 3: Trigon
Raven turned. A shadowy shape was concealed in the shadows. Still far away, but visible. More than anything else she had seen in the barren landscape. Raven struggled with her relief at finally arriving, and her wariness of what she was sure was a trap. After a moment, she levitated swiftly over, dark energy flowing from behind her in flames, which quickly faded.
"Whew. Good call there, Dude," Beast Boy gasped with relief. Raven was making him nervous after fighting Dr. Light a second time. Was she dangerous to be around? Her eyes... was he right or anything, or did they look red?... BB shook his head, and followed the rest of the Titans in going after Raven.
The empty air felt of power to Raven. This was what she wanted. Other than the cold emptiness that once surrounded her, Raven could tell a power source was nearby. She gazed up at the huge black shape. It was a dark castle, black with more red lights blinking on and off on it. Some were window, some were lights and others were eyes. Eyes? Raven looked closer. Small... ravens with four red eyes.
Worried, Raven swiftly took in the whole scene. A rickety path leading to the castle- that was near a moat, filled with murky black water- with a gnarled tree in front. The black birds, probably ravens, which filled the trees, seemed almost like black leaves. Their beady eyes blinked as they stared at her.
Raven felt the rest of the Teen Titans presence as they came up behind her. "Wow," Cyborg gasped, staring.
"Ditto," Beast Boy echoed.
"Does dit-o mean we may leave this horrible place of darkness and return home to the Tower of Titans now?" Starfire shivered. "It feels so empty and cold!" Her huge green eyes looked hopefully at Raven. Starfire hated this place.
Empty? Did they not feel the power in this place? But still, Starfire was correct. They needed to return home, Raven thought to herself. "It should." Raven answered shortly. "We have to go, now!"
Flying towards the source of the power, which was the castle, Raven felt the evil power increase. She drifted over the murky black waters, careful not to touch it. There was no knowing what lurked there, or even why the water looked strangely solid.
I may regret this, Raven told herself. But she needed to do this. There was no other way to get home. She took a deep breath...
Raven slowly reached out a glowing hand to the black stone of the castle. As soon as her fingers touched it, a jolt ran through her whole body. Immediately, she recoiled with surprise, but now felt energized with the dark power. Unknown to her, Raven's eyes were a slightly purple-red color.
Not good, Raven realized. Using his power will make it easy for him to control me. But we have to get back to Titans tower! And this is the only way. Now I believe I can get the Titans and I back.
Raven did not notice the red ends of her cloak, which looked as if they had been dipped into blood. It looked as if red dye had soaked into the bottoms of her cloak, and was slowly climbing up it. Only the bottom edge, but it was spreading.
Raven turned to see her friends waiting at the other side of the moat, anxiously. Robin waved obviously as if to say, Hel-loo? You coming or not? Suddenly annoyed with them, Raven glowered, and growled, "I'm coming..." Still marveling at the dark power she had absorbed, Raven drifted back towards them.
Suddenly, a loud crack pierced her ears. Looking up, towards it, Raven recoiled to see red energy blasting towards her! It crashed into her, hard, overwhelming the quick shield she had put up at the spur of the moment. Intense pain washing over her, Raven fell and disappeared into the black water. The thick water never even made a splash, and like quicksand, held no mark of anything disturbing it.
"Raven!" Yelled Robin with surprise. He ran over, and then stopped, to see a red mist before him. Slowly, a huge shape materialized in front of the shocked Titans. Grinning, Trigon appeared in front of them.
Trigon was the father of Raven... He was a demon, and the Titans knew his presence was not good news. His glowing four red eyes narrowed at the sight of them, and an evil smirk formed on his face. He advanced towards them.
Starfire's eyes glowed green at the sight of him. "He is intensely more unpleasant looking than you described, friend Cyborg," She said with anger. "And he has injured Raven. That, I will not allow." Green light surrounded her hands.
Raven will have to escape alone. We need all the help we can get, taking on Trigon, Robin grimly thought. He pulled his staff out, ready to attack. Besides him, Beast Boy was a tiger, snarling, ready to change again at any moment. Cyborg was also ready to attack. Robin turned to face Trigon, glaring into his four eyes.
"Titans! GO!"
The black water seemed to suck at Raven, pulling her down deep into it. Nothing lived there, which was just as well, as the water seemed to have a life of it's own. Dark power blazed from Raven's hands, blasting the water up in an angry wave. Raven shot out, cloak whirling around her. Her powers kept the angry claws of the water away from her.
She paused, levitating in the air, to see Trigon, fighting the rest of the Teen Titans. She hesitated, watching, as Cyborg was flung into the tree, causing the red-eyed birds to fly up in an angry black wave. She watched Starfire fling starbolts and shoot eyebeams, all in vain. Even Beast Boy's largest forms wouldn't work on Trigon.
Why should I help them? An angry voice in Raven seemed to say. They can't defeat him. Don't they know their pathetic powers won't hurt a demon? Raven paused. What am I thinking? She thought, surprised at herself. I have to help them! Absorbed in her thoughts, she was caught off guard as the black ravens clawed at her, angrily cawing. Raven dove away from them, ignoring the small evil voice that was trying to stop her from helping her friends.
"Titans! Move!" Leaping away from the red blast of power that surged into and broke the ground, Robin attacked Trigon with everything he had, yelling his battle cries as usual. Cyborg had not been so quick, and was thrown into a tree... again. Starfire's glowing eyebeams shot out at Trigon, who roared and swatted her away like an annoying fly. Beast Boy's continuous attempts still weren't working. His biggest animals weren't much bigger than Trigon.
"Weak humans! You can't defeat me!" the creature roared. Starfire's eyes glowed green with annoyance. Just how many villains thought she was a human? She flew over, hoping to quickly change his mind...
"Azerath Metrion ZINTHOS!" Raven flew down to the earth, black energy flowing from her hands and into the ground. A huge claw of dark power reached up from the ground and trapped him in it. With a roar, Trigon forced it away, blasting it with his red eyebeams.
"Hatred... shall rule," He growled, his eyes glinting with red fire.
"I don't think so."
Raven's eyes shone white, and a wave of black power shot from her hands. It crashed into her demon-father, knocking him to the ground.
Strange. Only as White Raven had she been able to beat Trigon before. Now it seemed she may actually be able to defeat him! She seemed stronger in her powers... but in her mind, a conflict still roared. Absorbing the energy from this dimension had made her stronger, but she still did not notice the scarlet on the edge of her cloak.
Trigon was up in a flash, however, sweeping a punch towards Raven. She barely dodged it. Raven decided that they had to get out of there. Speeding away from Trigon, she landed to her feet, and cried, "Titans! To me!"
Rather commanding, Robin noticed. HE was the leader, not her. He'd have to talk to her about that. But that would come later... right now; it probably wasn't that smart to make her angry.
The Teen Titans gathered around Raven, and she levitated slightly into the air. Her eyes glowed a pure white. Dark energy started to gather in her hands. Slowly.
"Uh... Dude?" Beast Boy pointed. Trigon was advancing, but slowly for some reason. Kind of smiling. Or sneering. "Maybe you could hurry up..."
Raven ignored him. "Azerath... Metrion... ZINTHOS!" black power blazed around the Titans for a second, before enveloping them in it. Now in the shape of a huge bird, the energy, with the Titans unseen inside it, started to disappear into the earth. Its small red eyes seemed to watch Trigon, triumphantly, as it vanished into a portal.
Black energy crackling into the ground, it vanished completely. Trigon, unmoving watched. A smile spread across the demons face. They were gone- but to Trigon... Raven wasn't all that gone.
"Hatred WILL rule."
The Titans cowered inside Raven's black power than surrounded them. They could see nothing, and a strange feeling tingled through them as they passed into the rightful dimension. Soon, however, the black energy started to fade around them, and the Teen Titans stepped out of the power.
"At last! Boo-yah!" Exclaimed Cyborg. "Wha?" Staring around him, they were still in darkness. He glanced at the other Titans. Starfire and Robin looked confused. Beast Boy, who had a shocked look, was starting to remember now.
Cyborg took a closer look. They were in Raven's mind! He remembered the place now. It seemed similar to Trigon's place, he thought, frowning. They were on a huge rock path, devoid of anything. The empty blackness around them looked like outer space. He could see planets and meteors... Just like last time. Red lights flashed in the sky.
Raven, who had returned to her regular form, stood up. The energy of traveling through dimensions left her feeling tired, but she now looked around her with surprise.
"Dude, why are we in your head?" Beast Boy exclaimed.
"You think I'd mean to do this, with you there?" Raven sharply told him. Her normally expressionless voice seemed slightly worried, while also aggravated with Beast Boy. As always. "I didn't mean to-"
"Raven," A voice said from the shadows. "We need to talk."
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