Deliver us from Evil
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Chapter 8: More Human then you know
The team only stood motionless at what stood in front of them. Here before them was Cyborg. He was a friend. He was an ally. And everyone else knew him as a hero. But, that wasn't the case now. He was under another's control. Cyborg was now pointing his Sonic Cannon at the team, ready to open fire at a moment's notice. "Cyborg, don't do this." Starfire stated. But, he didn't answer. "Fight it, Cy! Don't let Blood control you!" Robin shouted as he walked over to Cyborg. Cyborg then fired a red beam from his cannon at Robin, everyone expecting it to cut right through Robin. But, the blast landed right in front of Robin, leaving a huge pothole in the floor. "A warning shoot. Of course, the next time I will order him to kill." Blood stated as Cyborg charged up his cannon again.
"Your tactics are not human," Raven began," using one's allies against them is cruel." "Ally? Ally you say? Not anymore," Blood replied," he's just a worthless piece of metal and wires. A simple intruding of the CPU is all that one needs." "He's more then a machine. He is also human." Specter said. "Don't call my new weapon a human. It has no mind, just a shell. And it's time I use it to destroy you." Blood said. "Then it ends now." Robin said as he walked forward. Just then, Beast Boy put out his mar in front of him and said," N, I'll take him down." "Beast Boy…" Robin said. "Listen, all ready one of my friends has been taken over," BB implied," I am not going to let another become a servant for a villain. I don't car if I go down, as long as my friends are safe." Robin looked at BB, noticing the spirit that was flaming in his eyes. He seemed like a soldier who probably know that his last moments on the battlefield were coming up, but was still going to fight to the bitter end. "Very well. Good luck." Robin said as he put out his hand. BB shook it and said, "Thanks."
"You're team is foolish to let you go by yourself." Blood stated as Beast Boy walked towards Cyborg. "I have a friend to save that was once lost," BB said as he stopped in front of Cyborg," I am not going to lose another." "Shame, my friend. Looks as thought your going to lose another." Blood said. His eyes then glowed red, causing Cyborg to walk forward as though given a silent command. Cyborg stopped and, being of a higher stature, looked down at Beast boy. "I don't want to have to fight you, Cyborg." BB said as he raised his fists. "Too bad," Blood stated," looks as though you will. Cyborg, kill him." "Yes, my master." Cyborg said in a voice deprived of any character. "You know, I always have wanted to do this." BB said. With that, he delivered a hard right hook to Cyborg's face. He then cried out in pain and held his hand after making contact. "Okay. Maybe hitting the metal side wasn't a good idea." BB said. Cyborg then punched BB in face, knocking him across the room. BB slowly got up and spat out some blood from his mouth. "So, I guess we'll have to make this one fight to remember."
B then transformed into a rhino and charged at Cyborg. Cyborg grabbed the horn and started to push back on him. BB pushed back at Cyborg, but wasn't doing much good. He then transformed in a Python and wrapped himself around Cyborg, pinning his arms to his sides. Cyborg managed to work one of his arms out of the lock and grab BB's head. He threw BB down and was going to bring his foot upon his head. BB quickly changed into a gorilla and grabbed the foot. He threw Cyborg aside and, as he lay on his side, jumped into the air and prepared to deliver an elbow to Cyborg. Cyborg jumped up from the ground and blocked the attempted air attack by BB. BB jumped back and delivered a punch to Cyborg. Cyborg blocked and delivered one of his one. BB was once again knocked back, but this time he quickly transformed into a T. Rex. He let out a huge roar and charged at Cyborg. As he charged, Cyborg armed his Sonic Cannon and pointed it at BB. BB saw the barrel of the cannon turn red, but was too late to stop. A red beam shot from the cannon and hit BB square in the head. BB was pushed back by the beam, and then dropped to the ground.
BB transformed back to his human form and slowly got up, but was halted upon seeing Cyborg's Sonic Cannon pointed straight at his head. "Excellent job," Blood said," but your efforts were futile. Cyborg, finish him off." "Yes, my master." Cyborg said as his cannon once again charged with red energy. "Cyborg," BB began," since when do you let Blood control you?" Cyborg's expression then changed somewhat upon hearing this. "That's right. You're still in there. So listen up." BB ordered. "Don't listen Cyborg. Kill him!" Blood commanded. "Blood may have taken over your machine half, but there's still another half of you. That's your human half, the side that contains your feelings, your conscience, and your spirit. Fight off Blood's power. You can overcome him!" BB's words hit home right then and there. Cyborg lowered his cannon and started to stagger back some feet, a look of shock on his face. His head then hung down and his shoulders slumped as his robotic suit went from red to black. Blood walked over to the disabled Cyborg and asked, "What is wrong with this worthless piece of garbage?" Just then Cyborg's body armor quickly changed to its original blue color. And, with little time to react, Cyborg delivered two punches to Blood's stomach and then an uppercut to his chin. Blood staggered back and held where the punch had connected. "Never refer to me as a thing." Cyborg shot back at Blood.
"How did you break my control?" Blood asked, his tone now full of shock. "I'm still human," Cyborg began," I may contain robotic parts, but I still have the mind and soul of a human." "I'd rather die before I call you a human." Blood stated. "Let's see about that." Cyborg said as he raised his fists. At this gesture, Blood grabbed his cloak and threw it to the ground. This showed his clothing was now his red and grey combat suit. "Of course," Blood said," it's about time I show you why you are nothing but scrap metal. I may be a copy of the original, but I'm just as strong!" He then fired a red blast of energy at Cyborg, who quickly jumped into the air to avoid it. As he was about to land, he delivered spin kick to Blood, who blocked the attempted strike. Cyborg landed and sent a barrage of punches at Blood. Blood managed to block these strikes. He then grabbed on of Cyborg's hands and said, "I told you. I memorized your entire fighting style." He then sent a surge of red energy threw Cyborg like electricity, which caused Cyborg to cry out in pain. He then punched Cyborg in the face, sending him to the ground. "I told you," Blood said," you are nothing. You sicken me and you sicken the human race. Hell, I may be part of the whole playing God thing, but you cheated death and became a monstrosity. SO, give up now you piece of worthless garbage." Cyborg then said, "Never call me that!"
He quickly got back up, knocking Blood off guard. He knocked Blood first in the stomach. He then delivered a hard blow to Blood's face. The punch broke his nose, sending of blood streaming out and some of it staining Cyborg's armor. Cyborg continued to punch Blood repeatedly, sending him back into the far wall. Cyborg stopped as soon as Blood was backed up against the wall. Blood was now a mess from the beating he had gotten. His nose was broken and one of his eyes had been slashed. "Not so tough now. By the way, I just broke HIVE's number one rule. Don't defy Brother Blood." Cyborg commented. "Die you freak!" Blood shouted, his hand now engulfed with red energy. Cyborg, having seen this, armed his Sonic Cannon and charged it with blue energy. The fist of Blood then went straight at Cyborg, but Cyborg brought his cannon down so that the charged up fist went right into the muzzle. Blood tried to move his hand out, but Cyborg closed the cannon so his arm was locked. Then, the cannon started to crackle with red energy that started to grow more and more intense. "You fool! Our energies are causing an unstable reaction! If you don't let my arm out, you'll kill us both!" Blood yelled. "If that's the case, then so be it." Cyborg calmly stated. "Why are you doing this? Blood asked. "IIT is of my free will. I chose this idea. Try to us your other arm, the reaction could get worse. I planned this from the start. My life my end, but my friends will see the end of this dark plan of Slade." "Cyborg! You don't have to do this!" Robin yelled out. Cyborg turned, seeing the people who had been his friends for so long. "I'm sorry guys. Sorry I couldn't be worth you when you took down Slade. When you get to him, kick his ass!"
Just then, him and Blood screamed as the energy then surged with incredible strength through them. Then, the entire area was engulfed in a flash of brilliant white light. When it settled, a black shield was engulfing the team which had been generated by Raven. She then got rid of the shield as the team, stricken with shock, looked out at the field. Much of the walls near the blast area had been scorched. There were no human body parts scattered around seeing that the energies had disintegrated anything organic. But, Cyborg's machine parts now lay scattered around. BB walked forward and bent down to pick up what was Cyborg's arm. As he did, the piece then turned to dust in his hands. "No." he said as he clutched his fists. Starfire began to weep and wrapped her arms around Robin, who comforted her by doing the same. "I can't believe he's gone." Raven said, holding back her emotions. " He was, and shall be always be, a hero. We will never forget him." Robin said. Just then, a door at the far end of the room opened up. "We have to end this." Specter stated. "You're right. We better go," BB said," its time to bring Slade down and make sure Cyborg's death was not a failure."
As the team was leaving, they had no idea they had been watched. "Excellent," Slade said," we managed to get one of the Titans eliminated." "But they killed two of our allies." A voice from behind him replied. "Patience, my friends," Slade began," they may have eight hours left, but they will all fall." "Good, because I want to have a crack at Starfire." A female voice stated. Just then, a deep, beast like voice said," You'll have too wait. It's my turn to have some fun." "Of course. I did monitored Raven's status. Are you sure this plan of yours will succeed?" Slade asked. "It is full prove," the deep voice replied," once the plan is over, the Titans shall fall."
Who will the Titans encounter next? Chapter 9 is coming soon!