Of Both Worlds: The Last Guardian

Chapter 17- Sadly mistaken

A/N: Just to clear some things up; this takes place after Terra. Okay...action!

Recap on chapter 16: She felt her self coming upon Titan's Tower, and readied herself for the fight. As it came into sight a lucid, but familiar image burned through her mind; titan's tower encased in smoldering heat. "No" she whispered. Flame had gotten to them too. A dark figure stood silhouetted against the furnace. It was her dream relived; it wasn't a dream, it was a vision. Now neither side would believe her; each had plausible evidence against her. They were about to fight a bloody battle, against the wrong guardian. She would have to trust destiny to reveal the truth; the heaven of truth, or the hell of deception.

"No, this can't be" Nyx flew horrified to the flaming 'T'. Plumes of smoke blocked the clear night sky with a haze. It was her vision, only worse. The silhouetted figure remained contrasting the smoky background. She approached it cautiously only to find it was Raven; this wasn't going to be easy. "Raven, I" she was cut off a piece of the roof Raven had hurled at her. She fell to her knees and stood up. "Raven you've got to believe me" Raven snorted.

"I don't have to believe anything" the two stood in the middle of the inferno. Nyx tried to create a force field, but Raven blocked it. "I might have taught you well; but I still have more control" This wasn't going well, at all.

"It wasn't me; I didn't do this!" she pleaded as Raven continued to beat her senseless. The other titans could do nothing; Raven had put a force field around them. Nyx stood up bleeding and bruised. "I'm not going to fight you" she said sullenly.

"Good" Raven replied, "Then I can destroy you faster" A black energy ball formed in her hands and Nyx dodged it; barely. "I trusted you Nyx; I taught you everything. And you betray us? Set our home on fire? No, I won't let you."

"This is a huge misunderstanding Raven! I didn't do this!" The two continued to fight, Raven throwing everything she had at Nyx and Nyx trying to dodge it.

"You won't even admit either; you are no titan" she said disgusted, she hit Nyx again and this time the girl didn't rise. She couldn't; Raven was right, she wasn't a titan. She wasn't a guardian; she was a coward. Raven picked her up telekinetically and moved to her towards the edge of the roof. The titans grimaced.

"No Raven!" Robin yelled from where they stood.

"Don't do this Rae!" BB pleaded. It was no use; she had her on the edge, hanging by a mental link. Nyx woke groaning but gasped when she realized what was about to happen.

"I'm sorry Raven; I never meant it to end this way." She looked at Raven reproachfully, fully accepting what was about to happen.

"You should be" Raven said and dropped her. Nyx could've flown, but she was drained; and defeated. She plummeted to the sharp rocks and blacked out. Robin ran from the fading force field and shook Raven roughly.

"How could you do that!" he yelled shocked, "she was wrong, yes, but death?" Raven shook her sadly.

"I had to Robin; it was the only way" the group slowly came together BB and Cyborg looked down and Starfire cried openly.

"A fallen friend" she said sniffling.

"She was no friend" Raven said grimly. A light penetrated the smoke for a few seconds and the titans found themselves looking at the guardians.

"You too eh?" Flame asked bluntly as they stepped forward.

"Yeah" Robin said quietly. Jack pushed to the front.

"Where's Nyx?" he asked. Raven took off her hood.

"For the general good; a sacrifice had to be made." She looked to the other guardians. They nodded.

"Well it's better it ended this way anyhow" Flame cut in, "couldn't have anymore burning buildings"


Nyx's eyelids fluttered open as pain erupted through her body. How she had lived through that; she didn't know. She could still make out the burning structure and the titans; but now she spied a new group; the guardians. She was presumed dead and would be eternally blamed for this, and Flame would get away. "No" she whispered pulling herself and shakily taking off for the roof. As she approached it, she met Raven's astonished, but furious eyes. Before Nyx could say anything, a piece of metal hit her from behind and she fell to the ground motionless.

"I thought you were dead" Raven sneered. The guardians looked on in shock.

"No; I should be though." She stood trembling, praying this would work out, "it's funny how Flame has been so curious about my scythe, yet I never told her about it" Flame looked down. "It's also funny how the prophecy states a guardian will betray her people, that guardian isn't necessarily the last guardian". The guardians looked at each other.

"No" Carme whispered.

"I find that very ironic; don't you Flame?" The guardians gasped in horror. They were mistaken, very mistaken.

"Well you figured it out, didn't you?" a cocky voice rang sinisterly .

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