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Chapter 13

Tears of goodbye

Nightwing smiled as he side stepped Slade first attack and swung his bo staff at his enemies ribs. Slade however saw the attack coming and pinned the bo staff against his chest using his arm.

"Nice try" he said casually before he smashed his fist into Nightwing's chest, making him gasp for air. Nightwing continued to gasp for air even as Slade hit him in the face with a devastating spin kick sending him crashing across the room.

"What's the matter Nightwing?" asked Slade as he walked towards him, "Running out of breath?" he smiled as he picked Nightwing up and threw him against the wall.

"Not yet" coughed Nightwing as he threw himself at Slade and rammed his knee into his armoured chest. Slade coughed in pain as he felt all his breath being robbed from his lungs. Nightwing smiled as he grabbed Slade's bo staff and used it to propel Slade over his head and sent him crashing through the wall behind him. Slade however managed to use his chains to grab Nightwing's leg and dragged him through the wall with him.

"Looks like lover boy isn't faring to well" smiled Paine as she watched Slade explode from the wall and toss Nightwing across the room. Raven gave Paine a death glare before she turned her attention back to Nightwing. She cheered as Nightwing flipped up and slammed his bo staff into Slade's ribs.

"Same could be said about dear old daddy" she replied as she looked up at Paine. Paine just smiled as she rammed her fist into Raven's gut.

"I didn't say you could speak" she smiled as she watched Raven cough and pant for air.

Cyborg stopped the T car suddenly making everyone else in the vehicle jerk forward.

"A little warning next time" groaned Beast Boy as he sat back up and rubbed his forehead and glared at Cyborg.

"According to my scanner Nightwing's about here somewhere" Cyborg said calmly as he stepped out of the car and looked around him.

"Yeah but where?" asked Hotspot as he stood beside him. Speedy and Aqua soon joined them as him watched Cyborg look all around him.

"There" smiled Cyborg as he pointed at an old warehouse. Speedy smiled as he loaded one of his arrows into his long bow. Beast Boy jumped out of the vehicle and looked up at the old warehouse.

"That must be where Slade and Paine are then" Starfire said as she stood beside Beast Boy and wrapped her arms around her body.

"He's in there?" gasped Beast Boy as he continued to look at the building. He suddenly realised that he was the only person still standing beside the T car.

"Hurry up BB!" yelled Aqua Lad as he looked back at the green changeling. He smiled before he turned away and followed after Starfire.

"I guess I don't have a choice" gulped Beast Boy before he took a deep breath and followed his team mates.

Nightwing followed up on his bo staff attack and caught Slade in the chin with a huge uppercut. Slade staggered back a few steps from the attack and watched as Nightwing leapt at him and landed a perfect flying kick on his ribs. Slade winced in pain as he slammed against a wall.

"What's the matter Slade running out of breath?" smiled Nightwing as he twirled his bo staff around his head. Slade sat up and glared at Nightwing, his eyes where full of rage and hatred towards the cocky young hero.

"Cute" he said coldly before he leapt at Nightwing and forced him to the ground.

"Let's see if I can change that" he said as he punched Nightwing in the face. Nightwing tried to block the punches but Slade used his chains to pin his arms on the ground. Nightwing coughed as Slade punched him again and watch some blood trickle away from his mouth.

"For the saviour of all life you bleed just fine" smiled Slade as he continued to punch Nightwing's face.

Raven tried to turn away from the scene but Paine grabbed her head and made her watch Slade punching Nightwing.

"Aww come on you don't wanna miss this do?" she smiled as she watched Raven fight against her. Raven couldn't move, she couldn't use her power she felt so helpless.
"Leave him alone!" she screamed as Slade continued to punch Nightwing.

Slade looked up and glared at Raven.

"Keep your mouth shut" he said as he sent one his chains flying at her and watched as it smashed into her face. Nightwing looked up and saw Raven hanging limply in her chains.
"Leave her alone!" he roared as he felt a sudden surge of strength and managed to break one of the chains holding his hands down. Slade watched in awe as Nightwing grabbed his face and rammed his own head into Slade's. Slade reeled back slightly and released his grip on Nightwing's other hand.

"You'll pay for touching her!" he hissed as he pushed Slade off him and grabbed his bo staff. Slade stood back up and was sent flying across the room by Nightwing as he swung his bo staff at him and hit him in the face. Nightwing roared again as he leapt at Slade and attempted to drive his knee into Slade's chest.

"Where did you get that strength from?" demanded Slade as he rolled away from Nightwing and rammed his fist into Nightwing's face. He watched in horror as Nightwing just looked at him, the punch seemed to have little or no effect on him.

"Like I said you'll pay for hurting her!" he growled as he grabbed hold of Slade's arm and threw him across the room. Slade crashed into the far wall and watched as Nightwing walked slowly towards him.

Cyborg slowly changed his arm into it's sonic cannon form and pressed his body against he wall.

"Speedy you ready?" he whispered as he watched the agile young archer press himself against the wall beside him.

"Always" he replied before both him and Cyborg leapt around the corner roaring. The stopped their battle cry and looked at each other in confusion.

"Ok what the hell?" asked Speedy in confusion as he lowered his long bow and looked down the corridor. All over the place lay robotic limbs and pieces of circuitry.

"Looks like Nightwing had some fun" replied Cyborg as he changed his arm back to normal. Beast Boy and the other Titan's soon joined them and looked at the chaos in the corridor.

"Wow you guys are good" exclaimed Beast Boy as he patted Cyborg on the back. Cyborg and Speedy just looked at him and sighed.

"Come on my scanner says Nightwing's just ahead" smiled Cyborg as he pressed on into the corridor. Beast Boy just looked at him confusion as Aqua Lad, Hotspot, Starfire and Speedy pushed past him and followed after Cyborg.

"Was it something I said?" asked Beast Boy as he followed after them.

Paine watched in horror as Nightwing walked towards her father.

"I don't think so!" she screamed as she threw herself at Nightwing. Nightwing ducked under her first punch and grabbed her leg as she attempted to kick him

"Go join daddy" he said coldly, his seemed to have no emotion in it as he spun Paine around and threw her at Slade. Slade used his chains to stop Paine from hitting him and dropped her on the floor in front of her. He laughed and watched as Paine scrambled back to feet. Nightwing stopped in his tracks and looked at him in slight confusion.

"What's o funny?" demanded Nightwing as he pointed the tip of his bo staff at Slade. Slade suddenly stopped laughing and glared a hole through Nightwing.

"This" he replied as Starfire appeared in the doorway of his chamber and looked around him. Nightwing spun round and ran towards her as Slade sent one of chains flying directly at Starfire's chest.

"Nightwing I am glad that we have found you" smiled Starfire as she watched Nightwing running towards her. The chain tip suddenly changed from being blunt to having a razor knife point sticking out of it. Nightwing suddenly leapt at Starfire and used his bo staff to deflect the chain away from Starfire. Slade cursed under his breath as the chain point snapped off and went flying in a different direction.

"Nice try Slade" panted Nightwing as he smiled and pointed his bo staff at Slade once again, "But no cigar"

"Care to bet on that" replied Slade evilly before he folded up his bo staff and placed his arm around Paine, "See you around my young apprentice" he said before his cloak enveloped them and made both him and Paine disappear into the shadows. Nightwing fell to his knees and started laughing uncontrollably.

"Nightwing are you undamaged?" asked Starfire as she watched him laugh.

"I'm fine Star" he said as he stood, "I'm fine". he smiled at her before he turned and walked towards Raven. He stopped in his tracks and dropped his bo staff unto the ground. Raven hung in her chains with the gagger end of Slade's chain lodged in her chest.

"I'm sorry" coughed Raven as she looked at him, her blood fell to the ground like crimson tears. Nightwing ran towards her and pulled her free from her bindings.

"Don't die on me" he pleaded as he rested her head on his knees. Raven looked up at him, she tried to crack a smile but she coughed instead. She raised her hand to his face and gently stroked his cheek, she pulled her hand away as she felt a small tear run onto it.

"Thank you" she smiled as she felt her own tears well up in her eyes again. Nightwing tried to stop himself from crying but he couldn't hold back the flood of tears.

"What…what for?" he coughed as he felt the lump in his throat get even bigger.

"For showing me what real love is" smiled Raven as she ran her finger's along his mask, "Can I see them?" she asked as she looked at Nightwing. Nightwing just smiled as he took off his mask and allowed her to look into his eyes.

"You always did have the prettiest blue eyes" she smiled as she stared into his eyes, she could see his tears, she could see into his soul but she could see his love for her in his eyes. Nightwing smiled as he leant down and kissed her gently on the lips, Raven returned the kiss as best she could until her hand fell away from his face and hung limply at her side. Nightwing pulled his head away from hers and broke down into tears as he looked into her lifeless eyes.
"Goodbye" he wept as he closed over her beautiful violet eyes, "Goodbye" he whispered as he held her body close to his and cried into her hair . He closed his eyes as his tears fell, he had lost his reason to live, he had his soul mate he had lost his Raven.

Starfire broke down into tears as she watched Nightwing hold raven's body against his.

"You find him?" asked Beast Boy as he entered the room behind her. She just turned and looked at him, her tears fell gently from her eyes.

"What happened?" he asked as she threw herself at him and buried her face in his chest. He got his answer as he glanced over at Nightwing and Raven.

"Oh god no!" he gasped as he looked at them. He dropped down the ground with Starfire still buried in his chest.

"She's gone Mark, Raven's gone" wept Starfire as she tried to bury her face even deeper in his chest. Beast Boy didn't say anything, he couldn't take his eyes off of Raven, he just sat there as the other's appeared beside him. He couldn't hear their voices, he was lost in his own pain, he didn't even notice as they each fell to the ground in tears. Each of the Titan's cried that day, each of them became lost in their own pain but none more so than Nightwing. His pain couldn't be measured, deep down inside of him he felt something disappear, something that he couldn't get back.

Genesis fell to her knees and buried her face in her hands. Raziel tried to comfort her but his words fell upon deaf ears. Raziel placed one of his arms around her and brought her close to his chest, he allowed her cry onto his body as he gently stroked her hair. He looked at mirror that showed the Titan's crying beside Raven's body and felt his own tears fall from his empty eyes.

"I must go and collect her soul" he said sadly as his body faded away leaving Genesis alone in her chamber. Genesis just lay on the ground and continued to cry.

"Goodbye Raven" she whispered as she looked at the mirror one last time before she dispelled it. She closed her eyes and continued to cry as her body faded and changed into a single beam of light.

"Oh is just to good to be true!" laughed 'the evil' as it sat upon Trigon's former throne and watched Nightwing holding Raven's dead body.

"The saviour is beginning to fall" it laughed as it felt something deep inside Nightwing's heart disappear, "Oh the pain of loss is there anything more sweeter" it laughed as it watched it's storm rage through Hell.

But somewhere else in Hell a lone figure stood in a darkened room, it stood alone and defiant as bolt after bolt of red lightening struck it's body.. It's face was shrouded in darkness as it turned and slammed it's fist into the wall of it's prison. It's body was constantly struck by blasts of red lightening, inflicting huge amounts of pain. It looked up as another bolt of lightening struck it's body. It raised it's hand and felt tears in it's eyes, it smiled as it fell to it's knees

"Who would have thought a demon could cry" it said as he slammed it's fists into the burning hot ashes that made up the ground, it winced slightly as it felt the flesh on it's hands being burned away but it didn't pull it's hands away from the pain, "Goodbye Raven"

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Later days

PS: Sorry for killing Raven but it'll make sense later I promise.