Overture
Welcome back! Your SYS is back with another chapter... it will explain a couple of thing, it will be useful for you to understand some of the (twisted) plot... and the character of Leper Messiah. He's a damn bastard... oh, lil' kiss between Star and Rae. Curious, uh?! Read on, friends...
The Normal Devil
-Good morning Rae, Star…-
-Good morning to you, friend Cyborg- the alien girl replies.
Beast Boy looks the most tired. His eyes are half shut and he's yawning… but at least his head is still on his shoulders. Robin comes behind him. They look tired, but not frightened. Maybe they hadn't nightmare.
"Better ask it now…"
-Hey, can I talk to you just one minute?- Raven asks.
The Titans all turns their sights to Raven.
-There's something you should know. Tonight Starfire and me had a strange nightmare…-
-What kind of nightmare?- Beast Boy interrupts.
-Not your businesses. Now listen: the nightmares are connected in some way we don't know. They were… bad. What we want to know is: did you have nightmares too?-
The boys look each other, then Robin talks.
-No, we slept perfectly. No nightmares. Now, are you sure they are connected? Can't they were just nightmares?-
Raven thinks again to her nightmare. Star had the yellow pajama. The morning after she's wearing the same pajama she never used. No coincidences. They're connected.
-No. Some particulars are too damn similar with reality. They weren't just nightmare. What I'm now thinking is: is some villain that wants to hurt us through nightmares…?-
-Wait- Cyborg interrupts -Why just you two? Wasn't… well… normal hit all of us? And then… nightmares don't kill people. Why a villain should use nightmares to…-
-…Hit us?- Starfire finishes -We don't know. But believe me, those nightmares are very dangerous. Maybe one day I'll tell you how terrible they were. It's hard to explain…-
-That's because you're not telling us how were the nightmares- Robin says -How can we understand if we don't know anything of those nightmares?-
-Ok. I'll tell you mine- Raven replies -I was here at the tower. I woke up and I found Starfire, Beast Boy and Cyborg dead. Better skip particulars. Then I went to Robin's room, wake him up and, without a motivation, I just slit his throat with a pair of scissors. After that, I realized that I killed everybody. And I enjoyed it all.-
A disgusted expression appears in the faces of the Titans.
-Ok… that was creepy- Beast Boy says.
-I… I admit that was a bad nightmare. But even if that was bad, you will not die. I mean, how can a nightmare kill you?- Robin asks.
-A nightmare can't kill me, I perfectly know it, but there's something that can kill… you-
-What do you mean?-
-Very simple. When I woke up this night, I was afraid, scared, but deep down inside myself… well, for one second, for one insignificant moment I thought: "That's beautiful. All that blood… Let's do it for real". I admit that I can be very creepy sometimes…-
-Oh, yes…- Beast Boy ironically cries.
-… but not this way. Kill my friends… Am I crazy? That's too much. So, I think that those nightmares, in some way… they control us. I don't know how, but they have something irresistible. And we should do something. This time I was able to control myself. What will happen next time?-
Anxiety is now painted into Titans faces. Raven is right. Even if she doesn't want to kill everybody… those nightmares will make her kill…
-We must do something- Cyborg says.
-But what? We don't have any clue, any suspect… nothing at all-
-What about your nightmare, Starfire?- Beast Boy merely asks.
She looks down. She looks terribly shocked.
-As I said before, "maybe one day"… I'm still very shocked, and…-
-You're absolutely right. We can't force you…-
After his words, Robin tries to get closer to Star, but she just goes away. Star doesn't want him close. Why the hell? He did not a damn thing… Robin can't understand why Star doesn't want him closer… but we know why, right?
-What can we do?- Raven asks.
Still thinking to the strange behavior of Star, Robin looks Raven in her eyes.
-Honestly, I don't know. We have nothing, as you can see. Guys?-
Cyborg shrugs his shoulders.
-I don't know. Maybe Slade, maybe someone else, but we can't be sure of it-
-I've got an idea…- Beast Boy says.
-What kind of idea?-
-Well… wait for tonight. Maybe something else will happen-
-I don't know… I have nightmares, not you. And they're not very beautiful…-
-Wait, Rae. This time we know what can happen. We'll defend ourselves. And… do you have other ideas?-
-Well… no. But the day is long. Maybe I'll think to something. And everything can happen…-
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You're right, Raven. Everything can happen… Everything's eventual, I read this in a book some time ago… Anyways, what more can happen, my dear? Simple… have another nightmare before tonight… a vision. A vision of pain, sorrow, disgust, false love, real hate, blood… one of that gore visions I really love. But what kind? Last time, you were impressed… but not too much, like killing your friends is something you do everyday… That's because you're naturally evil, even if you don't want to face it, you're a half-demon and, as demon, the evilest and the worst part of human kind is inside your body… So, no killings. Not again. I must try something else to make you feed my powers. Think about it, Leper Messiah, think and make the nastiest vision you ever thought…
Oh. Hey, I probably find a perfect idea. That's something I never tried before…
And maybe it can work… well, let's try…
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Afternoon. The red sun is going down. The Titans are all doing something: Cyborg is washing his car; Beast Boy is playing his videogames; Robin is, as always, searching for something that can explain the nightmares; Starfire is sleeping another little bit, she spent the whole night talking with Raven, now she's very tired; Raven… she's in her room, reading a book. She looked calm with the others, but now she's alone, so she can unleash her true emotions: she's scared… well, maybe not, but that nightmare disturbed her quite psyche. Since she had that thing, she's still thinking of it: can I really kill my friends? Can I take a pair of scissors and kill 'em all?
"I'm the son of a demon… I can't deny that"
"That's true… but I love them. They're… special…"
"And what will you do if someday it'll happen for real…?"
"Better stop thinking and go back to read…"
She tries to read the book, but a knock on the door makes her start. Who's…?
The metallic door opens, and a smiling Starfire quickly enters. Her eyes are shining with a strange light… Still smiling, she gets closer to Raven, who's lying on her bed.
-Rae… what you're doing?- she asks.
-Well, I have a book, so… probably I'm reading?-
-Boooring… c'mon, I'm bored, let's do something together…- She puts a strange accent on "together"… But Raven doesn't get it, trying to avoid Star and her boredom.
-Starfire, I want to stay alone… can't you…?-
She can't finish the phrase, because Starfire kisses her. Raven is too shocked to push her away, so Star gets closer and closer, her breast is touching Raven; now her tongue is inside Raven's mouth… she involuntarily close her eyes, tasting the flavor of Starfire, the flavor of her little tongue that is still moving, slowly but constantly… Even Rae now uses her tongue…
"Wait: are you crazy?! Rae, wake up, she's Starfire!" her head screams.
The strange sensation goes away; she pushes her friend away, touching her breast.
-Ah, you want more…?-
-You… we can't…-
-What's wrong, friend Raven? I know you liked it, c'mon…- she gets closer again, but Raven pushes her away again.
"I liked it? The tongue… that flavor… I…"
-No… it's totally wrong… you just said… that you love Robin… how can you…?-
-You don't have words to explain what you feel, right?- The smile is shining… more. -You can't understand why did you like it, you can't understand why you were moving your tongue…-
Now Raven really looks scared. -Star… what are you talking about…?-
-You're confused… you don't understand why you did a thing that you'd never do…-
-Starfire… let me talk…-
-Plus, little bitch, I'm not Starfire-
Raven realizes it now; Starfire is not beside her, that's a guy. A strange guy: tall, not skinny, nor fat… Normal. The perfect word: normal. Beyond his normality, a sensation of… horrible things. This guy is a normal… devil. His hair are short, black, and his eyes… where are his eyes?
-Sorry… the transformation is not done yet. Y'know, It's the first time I change myself so fast…-
Right in front of her, Raven looks the strange guy… a strange, white, thick liquid fills the empty holes of his forehead, now he has a couple of eyes… a couple of bleeding eyes.
-Oh, shit… well, that's ok, I need to work on it… now, shall we talk?- he smiles, sadistically.
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… the tongue… the little tongue… can I move it, too…?
… oh, yeah bitch… that's the first time I kiss somebody like this… ah…
… you can't be… you're not… Starfire…?
… you know…? … do you understand…?
… get away from me, please…
… you can't understand your behavior, little bitch…?
… who are you…? … your eyes are bleeding… where are your eyes…?
… here I am, bitch, I'm the Leper Messiah, and I need you… your emotions…
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The dying sun is consuming his last rays. The reddish light is flooding everything; the birds are singing even here, in this desert place… not really desert: there's a statue of a young female… and a guy. A guy who his covering his ears with his hands and clenching his teethes with… pain.
"STOP THAT! My head… pain… lust… NO!"
His thoughts are completely incoherent; the expression of pain is still there.
"I… am… he… NO! I am Necronomen… Think to it, think to it, think to it…"
He's not clenching his teethes anymore. He's regaining control of himself.
"Stop thinking about that damn tongue! My god, why it's so painful, now? I suffered this for weeks and now… all this pain… And the emotions: I'm feeling everything. Just like the other times… please, Rae… carry on, I'm close; the plan will work… I hope. It will work, Necronomen, it must work… I don't know how to stop him… this is the only way. Do it, Necronomen. Do it."
The guy, regaining complete control of himself, gets closer to the statue. He places his right hand on the statue of the young female, right on her forehead. He closes his eyes.
"Please… it's the only way I have to save the Titans… and make him pay… Wake up, Terra…"
Finale
Oh, yes! Terra is coming back to life... maybe. But you know that I can perfectly kill her, character's death is very useful sometime. Anyways, for all those who still don't get it: Leper Messiah is a great bastard. He doesn't control bodies. He controls minds. He makes visions to... whoever he wants. So, that wasn't Star, but a... picture of Rae's mind which is controlled by him. No, Rae's not sleepin'... I know it's twisted... so what? I've read worse fics... next chap: I dunno. Really. Want to help me? Review...
The verses in the first chap: Dante. Hell. "Leave your hope all ye who enter here...", y'know...?
See ya!
Symphonies in Sorrow