Hope y'all like this chapter. A big thank you must first go out to Deathwing, thanks your name gave me a great idea for this chapter.
Chapter 17
Destiny is never clear
Raziel looked around him and rubbed his still throbbing head. He was still feeling the effects of his battle against the portal guardian he fought in the spectral realm.
"Now where do I go?" he asked himself as he looked around him and patted the soot and ash of his clan scarf. He was answered by a number of inhuman roars echoing throughout the landscape.
"That can't be good" he whispered to himself as he saw a large red and black mass moving along the rugged terrain towards him, he smiled as he uncoiled his wraith blade and watched it moan in the dim light of hell, "Here goes nothing" he said as he took a final deep breath and charged head long towards the moving mass of demons.
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Cyborg looked up as his cybernetic eye started to glow red.
"Trouble?" asked Beast Boy as he looked up at Cyborg, tears could be still seen creeping from the green changelings eyes. Cyborg simply looked at him and walked towards the door activating his communicator as he opened it.
"Cyborg what is it?" asked Beast Boy making Cyborg stop in his tracks and look at the green changeling.
"It's Nightwing" answered Cyborg grimly as he looked at Beast Boy. Beast Boy nearly exploded with rage at the very mention of his name, he grabbed a nearby chair and threw it against the wall, shattering it into several pieces. Cyborg just looked at Beast boy in amazement as Beast Boy as he transformed into a large green gorilla, lifted the small bed side table and crushed it with his huge arms.
"Lets go" said beast boy emotionally as he transformed back into his human form and walked past Cyborg, a determined yet hateful look was now in the green shape shifters eyes.
"Don't worry Star I'll keep him safe" said Cyborg as he glanced over at Starfire's immobile body before he left the room and followed after Beast Boy.
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Aqua Lad was in the middle of talking to a young nurse when his titan communicator buzzed loudly in his pocket. He didn't waste anytime as he pulled out the device and looked at the small screen.
"What's the problem?" he asked as he waved for the nurse to lave him alone.
"Nightwing's been spotted down town meet me and b at the T van" relied Cyborg's voice before the screen cut to static. Aqua Lad smiled to himself as he shoved the small yellow and black device back into his pocket and took of down the corridor, heading towards the hospital's underground car park.
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Speedy was chatting away with Jinx when he was interrupted by his communicator.
"One second" he smiled as he pulled the device out and opened it carefully and saw Cyborg's serious face looking back at him.
"Speedy meet us at the T van now!" said Cyborg's voice angrily as soon as Speedy opened the communicator.
"What's the trouble?" asked Speedy as he stood up from his eat.
"Nightwing" was all Cyborg said before the screen went blank leaving only Speedy's angry face in the reflection.
"You ok?" asked Jinx as she watched Speedy nearly destroy the device in his hands. Speedy just looked at her, his eyes told her the whole story.
"I have to go" he said calmly as he pushed the chair away from him and walked towards the door. Jinx grabbed his arm and pulled him into a gentle hug, Speedy was caught completely by surprise.
"What's this all about?" he asked as he looked down at the pink haired sorceress.
"Stay safe for me please" replied Jinx as she looked up into his eyes, Speedy could see that she was very close to tears. Speedy smiled gently at her and rested her head against his chest.
"Don't worry I'll be fine" whispered Speedy as he stoked her hair. Jinx looked up at him again and smiled gently at him.
"you had better be" she smiled as she winked slyly at him. Speedy winked back and gently lowered his head and kissed jinx passionately on the lips. Jinx closed her eyes and deepened the kiss, enjoying every single moment Speedy's lips touched hers. Speedy broke the kiss slowly and opened the door.
"You just concentrate on getting healthy" he smiled as he left the room, making jinx giggle like a school girl and jump onto her bed.
"Well girl you sure can pick'em" she smiled to herself as thoughts of Speedy ran through her mind.
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Cyborg, Beast Boy and Aqua Lad sat in the T van waiting impatiently for Speedy to arrive.
"So where was he spotted?" asked Aqua Lad as he tried to break the tension. Beast boy grunted a reply making Aqua Lad slide quickly back into his seat. Cyborg just smiled as he handed Aqua Lad a small computer screen showing a map of the city.
"There" said Cyborg as a large red target appeared on the map.
"Downtown" sighed Aqua Lad as he handed the map back to Cyborg, "Where is archer bay?" he asked as she looked out of his window.
"Here, lets roll Cy!" replied Speedy as he bounced into the t van and sat beside Aqua Lad. Aqua Lad just looked at him making Speedy smile sheepishly as the t van sped off into the city.
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Nightwing laughed as he pulled another innocent person to the ground and rammed hi bo staff through their chest.
"Very nicely done Nightwing if I do say so myself" said the voice inside his head with and almost cheerful tone.
"I'm not Nightwing anymore" answered Nightwing as he pulled his weapon free and licked some f the blood of it's tip.
"Oh and what are you called now?" asked the voice as Nightwing spotted another person running for their life.
"Deathwing" smiled Nightwing as he pulled out one of razor sharp birdarangs and threw it at the person, making the person lurch back in pain before they fell.
"Deathwing…I like it" remarked the voice.
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Genesis paced up and down in her chamber occasionally glancing at the large mirror that showed her anything she desired. She stopped and looked around her sadly as tears fell from her amber eyes.
"Destiny is never clear" she whispered to herself as she waved her hand at her mirror making it's surface become cloudy.
"Each of us has a choice we have to make"
Crow walked out of the shadows and saw Starfire lying motionless on her hospital bed, he glanced at the various machines around her, these machines looked crude and simple but they where the only thing keeping her alive.
"Each of us has a path we must walk"
Raziel hacked down another red demon and turned to face his next opponent but was tackled by a number of the vicious creatures. He was forced to the ground and cried out in pain as the demons tore out huge chunks of his flesh with their razor sharp claws.
"But sometimes we become lost"
Deathwing laughed with sadistic glee as he pounced on a screaming women and dragged her to the ground. He pulled out one of his birdarangs and unfolded it, it's deadly points glistened in the dying light of the night. The women screamed for mercy but Deathwing ignored her futile pleas, he simple smiled as he thrust his hand down and stabbed his birdarang into her chest.
"Sometimes we don't remember who are friends are"
Cyborg stopped the t van just a few meters away from where Deathwing stood. He slowly stepped out of the vehicle and looked at his former friend, changing his right arm into it's sonic cannon form. He was soon joined by Aqua Lad, Speedy and Beast Boy, the latter of them had a look of intense on his usually happy face. Deathwing simple smiled at them as he picked up his bo staff and pointing it's tip at them.
"Sometimes we fall but each time we rise, stronger than ever"
Raziel roared in fury as he threw the demons off of his body and sliced through two of them with the soul reaver. The demons looked at the enraged wraith and roared an equally loud roar before they charged once again at Raziel. Raziel smiled a grim smile as he cut down the demons one by one, each time channelling some of his own soul into his weapon, making the insane spirit of the blade even stronger.
"Sometimes we even sacrifice that what we hold dearest to help someone continue their walk"
Crow closed his eyes, forcing out any remaining tears he had as he placed his hands on Starfire's chest and face. They soon began to glow a gentle blue as he channelled his own souls energy through his hands into Starfire, in an attempt to heal her wounds. He felt himself losing strength but he continued to channel his energy into Starfire. Starfire gradually opened her eyes and saw nothing but a beautiful white light standing over her, her eyes slowly came into focus revealing Crow smiling gently at her.
"You always did have the nicest emerald eyes" he smiled as his body faded away. Starfire closed her eyes and opened them again only to see that Crow had vanished from her sight.
"Thank you" she whispered into the darkness of her room as her tears fell gently onto her bed sheets.
"Destiny is a strange thing we can never see it but we forever know it's there, waiting for us around the next corner"
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Raziel fell to his knees, panting heavily as his light blue blood seeped from a deep wound in his chest.
"That was fun" he coughed as he looked around him at the countless demon corpses that where littered around him. He suddenly a noise as one of the demon corpses moved slowly. He uncoiled his wraith blade again and crawled towards where the noise came from and saw a injured demon looking up at him.
"You truly are the soul reaver" growled the demon as it looked at Raziel, it's black blood trickled from it's fang filled mouth.
"Tell me where he is first" demanded Raziel as he grabbed the demon and held it close to his face.
"There in the Onyx Tower" replied the demon as it pointed towards a large black shape in the distance. Raziel dropped the demon and looked towards the tower, squinting his eyes to get a better look at it.
"Will you end my pain?" asked the demon as it looked at the wraith, it's eyes looked tired and void of any strength.
"Very well" replied Raziel sadly as he lifted the soul reaver above his head, "May your soul return to the wheel in peace" he whispered as he plunged the blade into the demon's chest. The demon smiled as it's eyes closed and it's huge chest stopped moving up and down. he recoiled his weapon and watched as the soul of the demon emerged from it's body. He slowly took off his scarf and swallowed the soul, making him a feel a little bit stronger, but he still felt incredibly weak. He returned his scarf back over his mouth and began his long walk towards the structure the demon called the Onyx Tower.
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"Listen Nightwing we just want to talk" said Cyborg as he lowered his weapon and looked at Deathwing.
"Speak for yourself I'll make that bastard pay for what he did to Star!" yelled Beast Boy as he transformed into a huge green gorilla and ran at Deathwing. Deathwing simply smiled as he grabbed Beast Boy's arm and threw him into a nearby car, making the green gorilla smash the car to pieces with it's huge body.
"I'm Deathwing now" replied Deathwing coldly as he leapt at his former team mates, twirling his bo staff around his head.
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Well there we go another day another chapter. I hope that everyone liked it. Ok time to say my usual end of a chapter stuff, remember to stay safe people.
Later days