Here is the next chapter of The True Test. To the people who reviewed to my last chapter I promise this one will be longer.

Chapter 2

It was dawn and Raven had just woken up. She went to the kitchen to make some herbal tea before she went to the roof to meditate. While she drank her tea Raven wondered about the teenager that had been allowed to stay at the tower. She wasn't sure why she trusted him with the information of why Slade is after her. Having finished her tea Raven made her way up to the tower's roof. When she got there Raven saw Steven Kamiya working out. She was shocked that his aura was showing while he trained. He stopped doing push-ups and began shadow boxing. After fifteen minutes of this he began doing a kata that was taught to him when he was seven years old. The kata looked like a dance of death to Raven as she watched silently as Steven continued his training. After twenty minutes of this he stopped the kata and looked around taking in his surroundings. When he spotted Raven he smiled.

"Good morning Miss. Raven," said Steven, "I hope you slept well last night."

"Yes I did but please stop calling me that," Raven replied, "I told you to just call me Raven. Where did you learn that? It was beautiful I can't remember ever seeing something like that."

"It was a kata that my father taught me when I was seven," Steven commented, "I do it once every day in honor of him."

"What do you mean in honor of him?" Raven inquired.

"My parents died in the heat of battle," Steven explained, "However they made sure to take the families mortal enemy to hell with them. I grew up that day and realized that the world is not as nice a place as I thought it was. My mission now is to protect this world and keep demons from entering this dimension. I know that you are part demon Miss. Raven but I have learned over the past years that not all demons are evil. You are living proof of that since you are half demon yet you help protect the world. My original mission at the time was to destroy the offspring of the feared Trigon before he is revived. However, I can't bring myself to kill a young girl like you. As soon as I saw you I knew that I could not kill you Raven. I decided that I would do what I can to help you get through this. I want to help you but I can't do anything unless you want my help Miss. Raven."

Raven was shocked to find out that the one who rescued her after the battle with the H.I.V.E. and saved her teammates was supposed to be her killer. Raven got ready to fight but Steven raised his hand to stop her.

"I said I could not kill you and I don't plan on trying either," Steven stated, "Please Miss. Raven you have to believe me. You were the first person who after seeing me fight still wanted to be friends with me. Do you know how hard it is to live your life when everyone around you considers you a threat and wants to kill you if you even breathe the wrong way? That is the kind of life I have had to live please don't turn your back on me now."

Raven was surprised to hear something like that from the person who had been such a confident fighter the other day.

"How can that be you were so confident the other day when you were fighting?" Raven inquired.

"I only acknowledge my existence in the battle field that is how I can be the way I am," Steven commented, "My way of living is not something a person can understand or be proud of."

"That's a sad way to think of life," Raven stated.

"It's the way I live my life," Steven replied, "It doesn't matter to me if it is sad or not. I will see you downstairs Miss. Raven."

Steven headed downstairs to the kitchen. Once he was gone Raven stared at the rising sun.

"Well maybe we will be able to help each other with our own personal demons," Raven thought, "Steven Chaos Kamiya, son of the legendary Max Kamiya; I hope you realize that you can't think about life like that. If anyone can make it through depression it will be you."

As Steven made his way downstairs to the kitchen he began to think about Raven.

"It's too bad she doesn't understand why I'm this way," Steven thought, "I can never return to who I once was. My childhood was taken from me at an early age showing me the world for what it truly is. Raven you will never understand even though you suffered because you are Trigon's daughter. I hope you can forgive me for what I will have to do. Even though she is beautiful I can't allow myself to fall in love with someone."

Steven entered the kitchen and made himself a bowl of cereal. As he was putting his bowl in the sink he noticed Robin had entered the kitchen. Robin and Steven exchanged greetings while Raven watched from the shadows. Soon the rest of the titans came into the kitchen and ate their own breakfast. Steven went back into his room to read a book. With Steven gone Robin held a meeting to find out if Raven had found out anything new about their guest. Raven told the rest of the titans what Steven had said to her. After she was done Robin was upset.

"Relax Robin he said he doesn't plan on killing me," Raven commented, "He said he can't kill me after getting to know me."

"We should still be careful with him," Robin remarked.

A voice from behind Robin startled the titans.

"You are right to be worried after all I originally came here to kill Miss. Raven," Steven stated, "I can't kill a young girl like her. You act like a family supporting each other. I know better then anyone what it feels like to lose a member of your family. I guess I'm nothing more then a wondering soul with no destination."

"Why not stay here then?" Raven inquired.

"No I can't stay because for me seeing a family unit like yours brings back memories that I wish to keep buried," Steve remarked.

Before anything else could be said the tower's security alarm went off. Robin checked the system to see what was wrong and saw Slade attacking the tower with four hundred robots. After seeing this Steven just smiled and left the tower to confront Slade.

"So you are the one who saved the titans yesterday," Slade stated, "It doesn't matter anymore since this army of robots will destroy you."

"Attack me if you want but beware for you shall see the outcome of my abilities," commented Steven, "Rain of Swords!"

Hundreds of swords came out of Steven's coat and destroy about a hundred of the robots. After the attack died down Steven literally dived into the robots with his swords cutting of their heads or slicing them in half. He stopped after a few minutes looking a little tired. Slade just laughed as there were still around a hundred and twenty five robots left. Steven just smirked and dropped his swords before getting an odd stance. What Slade and the titans didn't know is that he was powering up an energy blast that would take out the remaining robots. Slade had just ordered his robots to attack when Steven let out his attack.

"Chaos Wave!" Steven yelled

The energy blast connected with the robots causing a huge explosion. When the light from the explosion died down all the robots were destroyed leaving a bruised Slade as he was caught up in the blast. Seeing that the odds were not on his side anymore Slade retreated leaving a tired Steven Kamiya on the battlefield. The titans came outside and congratulated Steven on his victory. Steven merely sighed in annoyance and went back inside holding his left arm. Cyborg picked up Steven's swords as the titans went back inside to rest and try to figure out how to deal with their guest. Once they were inside they noticed that there sixth member was waiting for them in the meeting room. He wore a black t-shirt, camouflage pants, army boots, dark sunglasses, and a reverse blade sword on his back, and he was mute. His name was Noir.

"Hey Noir glad to have you back," Cyborg commented.

Noir nodded towards Cyborg before getting up and going to his room in the basement.

Meanwhile in the guestroom that Steven was staying in.

Steven had decided to send a message to his contact in Japan and see if they could come and help out.

R.S. & R.H.

I have found the child of Trigon but have decided to spare her life and kill Trigon should he be freed. I know that this isn't like me but you know how I get when it comes to people who are part of a group or act like a family. I need the two of you to come here and help out because I don't think I can do this with unleashing my true powers and you know what would happen if I use them. Guys this is our last fight as the Triad of Chaos. Once Trigon is dead I fight no more. Please respond so that I know what I have to work with.

L.C.

With that he ended his letter and sent it to his friends hoping that he would receive some good news when his friends send him a letter. If there wasn't any good news well he would finish this fight on his own giving up his own life if he has to.

Wow getting a little dark here which is how I planned things. Yup guys I'm back and editing the story before I add a new chapter. By the Way I don't own Noir as that is the middle name of a friend of the family who was in the army for four years. I haven't talked to him in several years but he approved of using himself as the base for a character in one of my stories if it would fit the plot. I repeat this is not the Noir from Post's story These Black Eyes.