Chapter 8:

Raven pounded on the floor of her room as Robin busted her door open.

"No!" she kept yelling over and over.

"Raven?"

"I let her take him. She'll die before I let her hurt him."

"Raven, what is it?" Robin asked.

Raven turned to them. There were four red eyes staring at them. Cyborg grabbed Robin and Starfire and pulled them out of her room.

"Cyborg! Let me go!"

"No, Robin. When BB and I were transported into her mind, we met the thing that get's her like that. It is rage. She'll kill us," Cy said.

"Poor Raven."

"Where's Beast Boy?" Robin asked.

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Beast Boy opened his eyes. Shadow stood over him, her silver hair blowing around her face.

"Where am I?" he asked.

"Shh. Raven is comming. You'll be lucky if she doesn't kill you."

"What have you done!?"

"I've brought out her rage," Shadow said turning to look at him.

There was a smile on her face. Her orange eyes were cold. BB tried to stand.

"There is no use. I've made sure that you won't get up."

"Let me go! I have to stop her!"

"You can't. There is nothing you can do. She'll destroy the town until she finds me."

Shadow got really close to him.

"And, she'll never find me."

BB grew angry. He transformed into a gorilla. He tried to break free from his chains. Shadow just laughed.

"I've been in Raven's mind for the past five years. I know all of your secrets. I know how you transform and I know how to refrain you."

BB changed back. He stared into Shadow's orange eyes.

"When Raven finds you, I'm going to let her kill you."

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"Where is Beast Boy?" Robin asked.

"It probally has something to do with Shadow," Cy said.

"Let's hope that Beast Boy is not with Shadow," added Starfire.

"We got to find him."

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Shadow laughed.

"Now, do you honestly think that she can beat me? I know her powers."

"You don't know her rage," BB replied.

"I was in her mind for five years. Of course I know!"

"Do you? Do you know what battle goes on in her mind? You might of been trapped, but you don't know anything about Raven."

"Shut up!" yelled Shadow, grabbing him by the collar of his shirt.

BB smiled. Shadow turned. There stood Raven. Her hood was up, but four red eyes glowed. Shadow released him.

"Hello, Raven. I thought you would never come?"

"I have no choice. You deserve to die," Raven replied.

Shadow charged at Raven. The girl tried to hit her, but Raven blocked each hit. She caught both of Shadow's hands. Shadow tried to break free. Raven smiled and picked her up. She threw her to the ground. Shadow gave out a cry of pain.

"Now, now. Did that hurt Shadow?"

Shadow stood. She looked at Raven in anger.

"I'm supposed to win! I know your mind!"

"Do you now?"

Shadow sank into the ground. Raven stood her ground. Shadow appeared behind her and aimed a kick to Raven's head. Raven ducked and took Shadow's foot. She forced her to the ground and placed her foot on Shadow's neck.

"It's time to die, Shadow," she said.

BB had enough.

"Raven, stop! You don't want to do this!" he yelled.

"And why shouldn't I? She took away everything from me."

"Really now? Did I kill those people?"

Raven's grip weakened. Shadow pushed her off and stood.

"Who killed them, Raven? Who killed all those people?"

"I did," she replied, her eyes returning to normal.

"Now, why did you do that? Is it because you are a demon or because you liked it?"

"I...I didn't know what I was doing," Raven said backing up.

"Come now, Raven. You knew what you were doing. You liked it."

Images flashed in her mind. She saw herself killing those she grew up with. She heard their screams. She saw their blood and their faces. The faces of those like her. They had trusted her. She betrayed them.

"Raven! Look out!"

Raven looked up. Shadow was charging at her with a knife in hand. They fell. Shadow tried to get the knife to Raven's neck.

"You know you want this. I was in your mind, remember."

Raven struggled.

"Raven!"

"Shut up!" Shadow yelled casting a spell at BB.

It hit him. Raven heard his grunt.

"Beast Boy!"

"Now, it is just you and me."

"No!"

Raven grew angry again. Shadow had hurt the last person. She was going to die.

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"Look! There was a light over there!" Starfire yelled.

"Let's go that way. It might be Beast Boy!" Robin said.

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The four red eyes appeared. Shadow felt Raven's feet against her chest. She was pushed off and landed near BB. Shadow stood, but Raven was quicker. Raven began to force the daggar towards Shadow's neck. Shadow sank into the roof.

"Don't hide, Shadow! That's all you ever did! You are a coward!"

"I hid from you!" Shadow yelled stabbing Raven in the leg.

Raven cried out in pain taking the knife and throwing it away from her.

"Azarath, metrion, zinthos!"

Shadow flew back.

"This is it, Shadow. I hope you luck with my father."

Shadow looked at Raven in fear.

'Raven, stop,' said a voice in her mind. 'No more. It's not worth it.'

Raven paused.

"Beast Boy?"

Raven's eyes changed back. She ran over to BB. There was a slight cut on his cheek.

"You were right about him being a weakness," Shadow said.

Raven turned just as Shadow's daggar was plunged through her. Raven gasped.

"Goodnight, Raven."

"No, Shadow," said Raven. "It is your turn."

Shadow screamed as Raven pulled the knife from her chest. Raven grabbed Shadow's arm and dragged the blade across her neck. Shadow fell to the ground and disappeared in a dark flash of light. Raven sighed.

"She's gone."