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Chapter 7

Return of an angel

Paine strolled through the storm. She smiled as the rain drops hit her and slid down her face, she didn't care that she was in the middle of a raging storm. She stopped walking and looked up, she smiled as she pushed open the rusty gates of the cemetery.

"This should be fun" she smiled as she entered the dark cemetery.

"Well what do you want?" asked Genesis as she looked at Nightwing and Raven.

"Uhh you better tell her Rae" smiled Nightwing as he let go of Raven's hand and gently shoved her towards Genesis.

"Hello Raven how have you been?" smiled Genesis as she hugged Raven gently.

"I'm good Genesis" smiled Raven as she returned the hug. Genesis smiled as she broke their embrace and looked into her eyes.

"Now tell me why you summoned me?" she asked cheerfully as she created a chair behind Raven. Raven smiled as she lifted her cloak and sat on the chair.

"Do you know who the Envoy of the end is?" asked Raven as Genesis created a chair for herself. Genesis froze as soon as Raven mentioned the Envoy of the end.

"How do you know about him?" gasped Genesis as she sat down facing Raven and looked at her.

"I had a vision and I heard a voice mention his name. So who is he?" asked Raven as she saw a deeply worried look in Genesis's eyes.

"Impossible" Genesis said softly as she slumped in her seat

"Who is he?" Raven asked again as she looked at the goddess.

"He is pure evil, he is the living embodiment of the evil that Nightwing defeated two years ago" Genesis said as she looked at Raven.

"But I thought that was Nightmare?" gasped Nightwing as he looked at Genesis.

"No Nightmare was merely a soldier of the evil , The envoy is it's true avatar" sighed Genesis as she looked at Nightwing.

"But if he was sent to Hell how can he be brought back?" asked Raven as she looked at Genesis, she saw that the goddess was afraid of something.

"He can be summoned. But his ritual is dangerous and requires certain ingredients" Genesis said as she stood back up.

"What's the ingredients?" asked Nightwing as he watched Genesis pace up and down the cemetery.

"The ritual requires six hearts, the blood of a loved one and the blood of a powerful sorceress" Genesis said as she stopped pacing and looked at Nightwing.

Speedy sighed as he watched the rain drops hit against the passenger window of the T-car.

"You ok man?" asked Cyborg as he turned around a street corner.

"Huh yeah I'm fine" sighed Speedy as he traced a rain drop with his finger.

"Listen she'll be ok trust me" smiled Cyborg as he stopped at a red light.

"Yes friend Jinx shall be safe at the hospital" chirped Starfire from the back seat.

"Yeah dude Star and Cy are right" smiled Beast Boy as he poked his head into the front of the car.

"Yeah cheer up" came the voice of Hotspot from the back seat beside Starfire and Beast Boy.

"Thanks guys" smiled Speedy as the light changed green allowing the T-car to continue on it's journey.

"A powerful sorceress?" Raven said as she stood up and stood beside Nightwing.

"But the only sorceress powerful enough to summon him is standing right here" Genesis said as she looked at Raven.

"Correction she's the second" replied a voice from the shadows behind Genesis.

"Who's there?" growled Nightwing as he pulled out an explosive disk. He was replied by a blast of red energy that flew straight at him. Nightwing tried to block the blast but was too slow and was hit in the chest, sending him crashing through a tomb stone.

"Azarath Metrion Zinthos" chanted Raven as she picked up several tombstones and throwing them in the direction of the mysterious of the blast of energy. She was surprised as a lone figure leapt from the shadows and threw a strange disk at Genesis. The disk exploded a few feet in front of her but there was enough power behind the explosion to send her flying across the cemetery. Raven growled and turned to face the figure.

"Who are you?" hissed Raven as her eyes glowed a bright white.

"Paine" smiled Paine as she bowed at Raven, "And your coming with me" she said as she cast away her coat.

"Wanna bet" growled Raven as she channelled her power into a beam of black energy.

A sudden explosion from the city made Cyborg slam on the brakes.

"What the hell was that?" asked Beast Boy as he opened his window and poked his head out of the T-car and saw a column of smoke rising from the city.

"I don't know but I intend to find out" hissed Cyborg as he turned the T-car around and headed off in the direction

"Dude shouldn't we tell Aqua dude?" asked Beast Boy as he quickly put his seat belt back on and looked at Cyborg.

"Here call him" smiled Cyborg as he tossed a communicator at Beast Boy. The green changeling smiled as he flipped open the communicator.

Aqua Lad sat on the beach with his eyes closed, he smiled as the waves crashed against the rocks. He opened his eyes as he heard his communicator hum in his pocket.

"What's the trouble?" he asked as he opened his communicator and saw Beast Boy's face appear on the small screen.

"Huge explosion down town meet us at these co-ordinates" smiled Beast Boy before his face disappeared and a small map of the city appeared in it's place.

"The old cemetery?" he asked himself as he stood up. He smiled as he started running into the city.

Paine managed to avoid another of Raven's attacks and threw another ball of red energy at Raven. Raven leapt away from the energy ball and threw another tombstone at Paine, hitting her in the chest.

"Ahh come on you'll have to try harder than that" laughed Paine as she flipped back up and hit Raven with a flying kick in the chest. Raven was sent flying into a tree and smashed against it, she coughed and held her ribs as she struggled to stand back up.

"Come on girl that can't be all you have?" asked Paine as she stood over Raven. She was about to kick her in the face until she was blasted away from Raven by a beam of golden energy. Raven looked up and saw Genesis's hand smoking as she glared at Paine.

"Go get her" smiled Raven weakly before she passed out.

"Who do you think you are?" hissed Genesis as she stood back up and glared at Paine.

"Well looks like blondie wants to play some more" smiled Paine as she stood back up and brushed her hair out of her face. Genesis just snorted as she created a golden staff and charged at Paine. Paine just continued to smile as she dodged Genesis's initial attack and hit the goddess in the face with her bo staff, knocking Genesis back a few feet. Paine quickly took advantage of Genesis in her vulnerable state and leapt at her delivering a devastating jump kick to the goddess chest, bringing her down to her knees.

"Time to die blondie" smiled Paine as she pointed her hand at Genesis's face, a dangerous red glow emitted from it.

"Leave her alone!" growled Nightwing as he pulled out several explosive disks and threw them all at Paine. Each disk hit her in the chest and sent her crashing across the cemetery.

"Didn't know you hit girls?" hissed Paine as she stood back up and looked over at Nightwing.

"Normally I don't but I'll make an exception for you" growled Nightwing as he pulled out his bo staff and charged at her. Paine just laughed as she used her bo staff to block Nightwing's attack.

"Ok y'all we're here, everyone ready?" asked Cyborg as he stopped the T-car.

"Dude I was born ready" smirked Beast Boy as he leapt out of the car.

"I am prepared" smiled Starfire as she stood beside Beast Boy.

"Ready" grunted Hotspot as he joined his team mates.

"Let's just go" groaned Speedy as he loaded an arrow into his bow.

"Aqua Lad reporting for duty" panted Aqua Lad as he appeared beside Beast Boy and Starfire gasping for air.

"Ok Titan's go!" yelled Cyborg as he changed his arm into it's sonic form and ran into the cemetery.

"What no breather" panted Aqua Lad as he struggled to keep up with his friends.

Nightwing roared as Paine sent him smashing against another tombstone.

"This is so much fun" laughed Paine as she leapt at Nightwing, and tried to drive the point of her bo staff into his chest. Nightwing rolled out of the way and landed a kick in Paine's face, sending her reeling back across the cemetery.

"Still got some fight in you after all" smiled Paine as she rubbed her chin and looked at Nightwing stand back up.

"I've got more than some fight in me" smiled Nightwing as he held his bo staff against his face and looked at Paine. Paine just smiled as she did the same and looked at Nightwing. Both warriors stood like that for what seemed like forever until they both roared loudly and charged at each

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