Deliver us from Evil

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Chapter 9: Inner Demon

The girl was in her room. Dark and quiet, she could be at peace here. It was nice being with her friends and her lover, yet she still needed her peace. She went into a cross-legged position on the floor and closed her eyes. She found her center and slowly began to chant," Azerath…Metrion…Zinthos…" in a steady rhythm. As she did this, she began to levitate a few inches off of the floor. In silence, her mind was undisturbed by any problems from the outside world. Just silence surrounded it. The back of her mind, however, was a different story.

While she had a human mother, her father was a demon. One who belonged to a very powerful race. As a child, she felt her demon half's presence in her mind. It felt dark and cold. Everytime she had feelings of such things as sadness or worry or anger, she could feel it clawing away at her human side. It wanted to get out. It wanted to be in control. She had learned to mediate the dark half away. Everyday she did this and everyday she could feel the demon in her. Sometimes, she wanted it to control her. But no, for doing so could resulted in something-terrible happening. She would have to continue her meditation and she would still feel that darkness wanting to be set free.

The team continued their trek through Slade's warship. They continued to walk down an identical hallway. But now, the hallway broke out to a new path. The team was on a catwalk. Below the catwalk and too the sides were vats. In the vats were clones. Suspended in blue liquid, the clones were either developed or were just starting to grow. Wires ran from their chests and heads to the dies of the vats. Humans, a new breed of them, were being grown here. Here they lay, their eyes closed. Their eyes would soon open to a world unknown to them. A world that had genocide unleashed onto the original inhabitants. And Slade would become a glorious leader and lead these new beings to his idea of a perfect society.

Beast Boy let out a whistle as he saw what lay before him. He then said," Slade's finally out did himself." "I can't believe he did all this." Raven said. "This could be just one room," Specter began," think of all the others that could be here." "And when Slade kills off the originals, he'll send them in. And then more will be created." Robin added. "I still don't understand. How could a person like Slade be capable of such creations?" Starfire asked. "Who knows. He must have been doing this for a long time." Robin replied. "Which is why we have to stop him." BB said. "We better head off. None of the time we have can't be wasted." Robin said. As the team continued walking down the catwalk, Raven's eyes darted back and forth between the creations. These things, artificially made, would be the replacements for humanity. She couldn't see this happening. She couldn't allow humanity to be destroyed and to have their successors as man made genetic replicas. Slowly, she began to feel her psychic energy charge in her hand.

(I know what you are planning.) Specter said, his message sent to her mind. (I can't let theses things come to life,) she began, looking at the back of his head, (let's just finish them off.) (Who knows what Slade will do if that happens? We can't take the risk.) Specter stated. (He got one of our friends brainwashed and another killed! He deserves to have some of his freak offspring annihilated) she shouted back.) (Raven, I know you're sad about Cyborg. He died saving the team. Doing this could get us all killed. We don't need more casualties.) Specter said. Raven felt a certain tone in his voice that calmed her. She felt her energy stop charging and she said (You're right.) (Will win this battle. Slade shall pay. We wouldn't let another member of the team die.) Specter stated. Raven then said, (There will be no casualties.) With that, she ended their conversation.

The team continued their trek through the clone room. The farther they went, the more vats they saw. After a few minutes, they made it to another door. "Do we wait for it to open or do we barge in?" BB asked. The door then slid opened as though being an answer to his question. "Looks like though we enter." Starfire said. The team walked through the door into the new area. As the door closed behind them, Raven stopped and stood in shock at what lay in the new room. The room appeared to have no walls or ceiling. There was just a sky that was a mix of black and red. The floor was a rock platform with boulders on it. Dead trees also dotted what they were standing on. Other platforms were also here, but floating overhead. "I feel like as though I've been here before." BB said. "You were," she began," Cyborg was too. This room is modeled after my mind." "Excellent observation, Raven." A voice from the darkness called out. A cloud of smoke then rose a few feet in front of them. As the smoke cleared, someone appeared from the smoke. Well, something would be a better idea. The creature was wearing black armor with a silver skull in the center. It had muscular arms that were clawed as well as the feet. The skin was a deep red color. It face was the most disturbing feature of it. The hair was completely white, the mouth was full of pointed teeth, and it had four eyes, two on top of each other on each side, and they glowed yellow. "Hello, my child." The creature said, looking straight at Raven.

"Trigon." Raven said, her tone full of apposite coldness. "Is that anyway to say hello to your father?" Trigon asked. "Wouldn't say hi to a murderer and demon like you." Specter added. "I take it you were cloned." Raven said. "Not cloned," Trigon said," I'm here in the flesh." Raven smirked at this and said," You must have been cloned at a faster rate. Dragon was a clone and he though this too." "Raven, there is a fine line between science and magic." He said. "What are you talking about?" Robin asked. "I did die in that fight in Azerath's capital," he began," of course, I left some insurance beforehand. I sent a resurrection spell and instructed to however owned it to use it when the time was right." "I take it that person was Slade." Raven said. "Quite right. His full for power was just right for him to bring about my return." "And our team is here to end it." Raven said. "I have no interest in fighting all of you. I just want to take you down, Raven. You have eluded my demands for too long." Trigon stated. "I did that because you have don nothing but evil. You killed my mother and brought Azerath to its knees. I will never forgive you!" Raven said. "Well then. I say we begin this battle!" Trigon yelled.

As he did that, he pointed his hand palm up at Raven. A black energy rope shot from it and wrapped around Raven. He pulled her toward him and then quickly sent her flying into a boulder. She cried out in pain as she was smashed into the rock. Trigon's rope disappeared and she slid to the ground. "Raven!" Specter yelled out. "Don't come! He's mine!" Raven yelled back as she leaned on the ground. "You really should have seen that coming." Trigon said. As Raven got up, she removed her hood and rubbed her head, allowing Trigon to get a good look at her face. "I always hated of how you never looked like me." He stated. "I'm glad my mother's human side managed to prevent me from looking like you." "And that's why I killed her," Trigon began," among other things. I hope you'll at least put up more of a fight instead of pathetic begging like her."

"Shut up!" Raven yelled as she fired a blast of energy at Trigon. He was dragged across the ground a few feet as the blast connected. "Not bad. Let's just see how this battle shall continue." Trigon said after the attack. Raven charged at him and delivered a few quick blows to him. He blocked all of these assaults and retaliated with a swift uppercut to her stomach. He then kicked her into the air with hard kick. She recovered fro0m the blows and hovered over him. "Now, now, Raven," he began," at this rate, I'll have you beaten and then your team will be next. Their deaths will be as degrading and pathetic as Cyborg's." "Die you bastard!" Raven yelled. As she did that, she ripped off a piece of stone from one of the floating platforms using her mental powers. She then hurled it directly at Trigon. He shook his head in a displeasing manner as he broke the projectile down the middle.

As Raven floated to the ground, "This is too pathetic Raven. You were and you always will be a terrible fighter." He then watched as Raven's complexion suddenly changed. Her face was changing into a look of pure hatred and her eyes were glowing a horrifying red color. (Perfect) he thought. "You sicken me." She said. Her voice had now grown deeper, almost like that of some creature. Specter picked this up and said," Raven. Are you okay?" But Raven didn't do anything, not even note of his existence. "Come on Raven," Trigon began," kill me. Or can't you? Are you a weakling? Can't have the guilt of murder on you. Funny, I took your mother's life as though I squashed an ant."

"You will die!" Raven yelled as Trigon spoke those words. She began to fire off shots at an incredible speed at Trigon. With little time to react, Trigon took the shots to his body. "Something's wrong." Specter said as he watched this. "What do you mean?" BB asked. "Trigon isn't even trying to block those shots," Specter said," he's stronger then this. It is if he wants Raven to hurt him." He went back to watching the fight. Just then, Raven shot out a giant black energy ring at Trigon. It wrapped around his body as Raven's eyes then glowed an even brighter red. The ring exploded then, engulfing Trigon in a cloud of smoke. As the smoke cleared, this showed Trigon was now kneeling on the ground. But, he wasn't in pain, but was laughing. As he stood up, he said, "It is time." "Time for what?" Raven asked. Just then, she her body became ridged as though a chill had run down her spine. She then let out a series of painful grunts and started to shake uncontrollably. She then lifted her head as though to scream, but what came out was a roar. Her red eyes then shot beams of red energy straight up into the sky like a fountain. The beams then feel straight down to her and went they made contact, a huge red dome engulfed her. "Raven!" Specter screamed as this occurred. The dome then disappeared and the team looked in complete shock at what Raven was now. Her clothing was gone, now revealing green skin that looked like plated armor. Her arms had grown and sported razor sharp claws. Her feet now resembled sharpened bird talons. Her face had stretched out a few inches, making her mouth longer. Her eyes were red and resembled the eyes of a lizard. Four horns sprouted from her head and curved behind her. Her back had huge wings that resembled those of a back. The creature then released a hideous roar, which reveled a mouth of sharp teeth.

"Looks as though her demon half changed the more she fought it." Trigon stated. "You bastard! What did you do to her?!" Specter yelled. "Me? I did nothing," Trigon began," it was her anger that did this. I just helped it get started until she couldn't keep it in. That let her demon mode take over." "You changed our friend into a monster! You are nothing but a Gerborhaldoma!" Starfire shouted. "This is how she really should be," Trigon began," and what will bring about your end.

The beast that was Raven then turned towards Trigon. She looked at him and she released a roar filled with anger. "Looks as though she remembers me." Raven charged at him and slashed at him with her claws. He dodged this strike and punched her in the face. She tried again, but met the same result. "Raven! Fight it!" Specter shouted back. "Forget it. Her mind is overcome with rage. She can't think straight." Raven then tried head butting him, but Trigon kicked her away and sent her into the ground. "See what I mean." He commented as she got back up. Raven then outstretched her wings and flew overhead. In response, Trigon floated up to her height. The two creature's stared at each other, the silence only broken by Raven's heavy grunts. "So, are you going to kill me or are you just going to force me to stare at your face?" Trigon remarked.

Raven released another roar and charged at Trigon. He moved aside from one blow, and then dodged two more. He delivered a barrage of punches to Raven, knocked her back. Raven still held up in the air. Just then, her body began to glow with a kind of dark energy. "This is what I've been waiting for." Just then, her body began to glow with a kind of dark energy. "This is what I've been waiting for." Trigon said. Raven opened her mouth, revealing black energy starting to charge in it. She then released the energy in abeam right at Trigon. He quickly moved to the side, dodging the attempted strike. As Raven closed her mouth, the beam attack shot forward for a few more yards, then exploded in a flash of red. "Not bad," Trigon said," had you of been more strategic, I would have been killed." He then raised his hand and fired a black orb at Raven. As it hit, she roared as her body was consumed in energy that was like electricity. She then dropped from the sky and cashed into the ground. "You see Titans," Trigon began as he landed and watched the creature get up slowly," this is the beginning of your end. Raven's demon form contains a good amount of contained energy. I plan on killing her and absorbing the power. I will then become stronger and more then ready enough to finish you all off." "Not if I have anything to say about it!" Specter yelled as he drew his katana and charged at Trigon. "Specter, stop!" Robin yelled to try and halt him, but to no avail. Specter then jumped into air and prepared to bring it down upon him. Trigon pointed a finger up at him and fried a single black beam from it. In an instant, Specter seemed to stop in midair. His sword fell from his hand and planted itself in the ground, followed by Specter. Lying on his stomach, everyone could see a smoldering hole from where the beam had hit him. With whatever strength he had left, he slowly turned toward the demon Raven. "Raven, I-f you are in-n there, l-listen up," he began," I-I broke my promise. Looks like I'm g-gone. Sorry I co-oudn't be with you to the end. I have enjoyed being with you with all of my heart-t. I h-hope we meet again. G-goodbye, my love." His head then dropped as blood began to rush from underneath him.

Is this the end of Specter? Find out in Chapter 9!