Truth

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Raven sat next to Element on the couch. "I can't believe it, how's it possible?"

"What do you mean, your father was a demon, so it's not unbelievable."

"That's not what I mean." Raven said confused. "What about your powers, the fact that you aren't struggling with your emotions, and you're not evil. You, aren't evil, right?"

"I'm completely good, or at least I think I am, maybe I should explain to you my family's story, so you're not confused about it all." Raven nodded slowly, obviously ready to listen. "Good, I think that the best way to start out is with my grandfather, on my mother's side.

"When my grandfather was young, about twenty four or so, he met this woman. It was in a park, they were the only ones there. She was the most beautiful thing that he had ever seen, but there was one thing about her looks that was different from any other person my grandfather had seen. She had wings on her back."

Raven gasped, a look of awe on her face. "You mean..."

"Yes, she was an angel, and my grandfather fell in love with her as soon as he set eyes on her. When she saw that he was looking, she tried to fly away. My grandfather ran up to her and grabbed at her ankle, stopping her. He told me that when she looked down at him she had a look of great fear on her face, obviously thinking he was going to imprison her.

"My grandfather saw that face and suddenly tried to calm her, telling her she was the most beautiful thing that he's seen. As soon as she calmed and landed on the ground, he told her that he loved her. She just thought that it was one of those loves that you get only for a short time. She wasn't actually interested in him at the time, but he wouldn't let her go.

"She ran away, and my grandfather chased her, every now and again she would try to hit him with her magic, but he wouldn't go away. She tried to fly again but he jumped and caught her, bringing her back to ground. She tried attacking him so that he would let go, but he just clung to her. Finally, she realized how much that he loved her, to go through all that, she then kissed him and flew off, promising she'd come back.

"After that they would meet once in a while and spend time with each other. They would talk about things, kiss, and their relationship grew, until she spent most of her time on the ground with him.

"One night they decided to go all the way, sharing their love for one another. Nine months later, after my mother was born, she flew away, never returning. My grandfather wasn't that sad, he knew that she couldn't stay with him forever. He still missed her, but at least he had his daughter. He raised her all by himself."

A grin lit Element's face. "He once told me that she was as beautiful as her mother, of course she didn't have wings, that was the human side of her. Growing up she didn't actually have any powers, do to her human side." Raven suddenly got confused again.

"But that doesn't make since, you have powers."

"I'll get to that, I better start with when my father met her. He would usually search out for humans to torture, as the other demons did. But one day he saw my mother, and like my grandfather he fell in love, not lust, actual love. You're probably thinking how that can be. The thing is my father wasn't completely like other demons, he had a good side, a very small one that barely ever showed, but still a good side."

"How?"

Element had a look of deep concentration. "Well, no one really knows, but I think that deep in his family history there was a hybrid, half demon half human or angel that went to the dark side of themselves.

"Now, when he fell in love with her he knew that he couldn't just walk up to her and profess his love, not in his form. So what he did was transform himself into the shape of a human, but instead of professing his love what he did was ask her out on a date." Raven got a puzzled look on her face. "I know, I know, but he did have a lot of knowledge of humans, and he thought he knew how to get her to fall in love with him. So after a few months, which was many dates, they both got to know each other, well, not completely know my father, just his good side that popped up. When he felt that the time was right, he told her how much that he loved her.

"She was a little shocked at first, but then warmed up, since during their time together she fell in love with him, too. That night, like the night with my grandparents, they both expressed their love for one another. My mother got pregnant, and she told me that my father was the happiest person in the world at that moment."

Element's face got grim. "But it couldn't last long, my father knew he had to tell her what he was. So one night, he told her, but he also told her about how she changed him, helped him, how he truly loved her and his baby. After that there was one thing that they both knew he needed to do, leave."

Raven was shocked. "But why?"

"He knew that even if his heart softened around her and he was good for those moments, there was a very good chance that he would turn back again into mostly evil and hurt my mother or the baby. So he left and went back with the other demons, and nine months later, I was born."

Another grin spread on his face. "One of the things that my mother loved most of on the day I was born was that my father came into the hospital in his human form, walked into the room my mother was in, held me in his arms, and held her hand. He came back that one day so that he could see his beautiful child. He left again after that, of course, and my mother raised me by herself."

"I still don't get the deal with your powers and everything."

"Well, it was the mixture of the demon, human, and angel blood that gave me the specific powers and made me able to control my emotions. As for why my mother didn't have powers but I did, I think it was the demon blood that awakened it inside me."

"So you were able to control your emotions and powers your whole life?"

A small chuckle came out of Element. "Not my whole life, when I was a kid whenever I'd get angry something would happen. Strong gust of wind, fire, small earthquake, things like that. I'd also get mad more often than I do today, but once I got older I learned how to control my powers and didn't get as mad as often. Of course, I was never as good as I am today."

Raven got a small half-smile on her face. "Your mother must be proud."

Suddenly Element's face turned to stone, his hands clenched, and in his eyes you could see anger, not big, but still there. He sat like this for a while, then, he spoke. "She would be, if she was still alive."

Raven's face lit up in guilt. "I'm sorry, what happened?"

He only next word said it all. "Slade."

After a while of silence he continued. "I remember like it was yesterday, though it was three years ago. I came home from school early because it was my birthday and I wanted to celebrate with my mother. The door was open, which was strange, because she always had it closed. I walked in, I went in the kitchen because I thought there was a chance she was making cake or some fresh tea. When I found she wasn't there I got a little worried and headed into the living room. The sight I saw there still haunts me today once in a while.

"My mom was laying on the floor in a pool of blood, and standing over her with a bloody dagger was Slade. I was filled with rage, I remember shouting and going to attack him, but he just pulled out this big metal staff and hit me over the head. I was knocked out, due to my age and physical strength. When I came to I crawled over to my mother's body and just cried, I cried for hours.

"When I finally stopped I got up and used my powers to bring her outside and give her a decent burial, even making a grave stone. On that grave I made a vow to avenge my mother on the man who killed her. Ever since then I quit school and searched for Slade and now here I am."

Raven's face wasn't confused as before, and sometime during Element's telling of his mother's death she put her hand on top of his. "I never knew how much pain you were in, I'm sorry for lecturing you before, you had all rights to be that angry from what happened today. One more thing I would like to know, why did Slade kill your mother?"

"I think that he heard about me and wanted to make me his apprentice, the reason he killed my mother was probably to get her out of the way. He was probably going to come to me when I was grieving and try to coax me into being his apprentice. He just didn't count on me coming home early, he's going to pay for that mistake with his life." His eyes burned up, Raven squeezed his hand.

"Calm down, there's no reason to get mad when he's not even here."

Element calmed down again. "Sorry, hey, it's getting late, I think we should head to the sac."

"I agree, it might do you some good to get some sleep in." Raven got up from the couch as Element laid down. As soon as Raven got to the door of the room she turned around. "Hey, Element."

"Yeah?"

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"Okay, I'll see you in the morning, meet me on the roof for meditation. Sleep well."

"You too." And with that, Raven shut off the light and headed to her room. Both of them slept, unknowing that each dreamed about the other.


The truth is out, of course, that is why the chapter's called Truth, is it not? Tell me what you guys think about Element's past/lineage, it's cool, isn't it? I forgot to address this in the last chapter, but the truth is finally known that Element and Raven like each other. Not to them, of course, but to us. Hope that you guys liked this chapter, and for my current readers, it might take a while to get my next chapter out, I'm a little stuck for ideas on how it should go. So you should all know the drill by now, read and review!