(A/N: Thank you to everyone that's read! And, for the record, this takes place instead of Season 3, AKA after Terra's death. Brother Blood doesn't exist, though he might exist sometime in the sequel in another form. And thanks to everybody about Sornu. I'm glad you liked him. You'll see more of him later…)
Chapter 11
Jason Blood felt Sornu's possession ten miles away. He had no time to grieve, however. He had thought that introducing a truly loved person from Raven's past might change her back to normal. He had been wrong. He should have known that this would happen, considering the circumstances under which her dark side had been triggered. He quietly searched through his collection of mystical items. And there it was.
He grasped the talisman gravely. It was a cold feeling. He knew that what was to come would challenge the poor child beyond what she had ever had to endure before.
"He is dead."
"Star…you're mumbling. What did you just"
"Robin is dead!" Starfire shouted. "Raven killed him and was with some boy and they kissed and I snuck off and" She burst into tears. "X'hal's blood! Why?"
Cyborg put his hand on Starfire's shoulder. "It…It'll…God…I don't…"
"Robin is dead." Beast Boy said bluntly. "So we have to deal with it. Do you know how long it took me to get over Terra's death? Well? Do you? We're just going to have to deal!"
"A deal is exactly what I had in mind…" a cold voice murmured. A voice that had caused the Titans pain ever since they had formed. The voice of a demon, not a mere man.
"Slade!" Beast Boy shouted. "I'll kill you for what you did to Terra!"
He felt his body morph into the form of a velociraptor, and attempted to strike Slade with his long tail. He failed, as Slade easily jumped out of the way.
"Don't hurt me, Beast Boy. You do realize that if any of you do that your chances of survival are quite limited. In words you can understand. You will die without my help."
Beast Boy ran up for a kick, and was easily blocked and thrown to the ground.
"Why would you help us?" Cyborg said carefully.
"Raven. I need to kill her. Or there won't be any world left for me. Or any of us for that matter. Azarath has already been destroyed, causing Raven's source of light energy to rapidly deteriorate. I suppose it was only a matter of time before she lost her sanity. I want your help so I can kill her."
"You cannot…I made a promise to Robin and"
"Robin doesn't matter anymore. He's dead," Slade said coldly.
Starfire rushed forward, but a voice stopped her from attack.
"Don't," Cyborg said quietly. "We…"
Beast Boy and Starfire stared at him.
"As much as we care about Raven, she's lost it. We need to…stop her."
Beast Boy's eyes widened. "You don't mean"
"It's exactly what he means," a cold voice said.
Wrapped in a writhing and spinning cloak of darkness was Raven herself, floating along side her dark prince. Lighting struck through the air, illuminating her four extra eyes for a brief second. There was a distinct aura of unspeakable evil emitting from her, and the Titans could feel it. The feeling of dread that usually accompanies that of your most terrifying nightmares. The most horrible experiences. Yet…somewhere, Starfire saw something. A shred left of the real, true Raven. She saw it for an instant, and then saw a clash of sound and light.
Slade's machete clanged once more against Raven's sword, flashes of light flying across the street they were fighting on. Slade made a cautious strike towards Raven, and, seeing the eminent attack, blocked it. Raven abruptly let out a flurry of attacks, each one unexpected yet somehow blocked by Slade.
"Face it, Raven. I can see the immediate future. You can't…Oh my god…"
Slade just stood there for several seconds, like he was seeing something no one else could. A blade went through his back. Slade collapsed into a pool of blood.
Sornu smiled, as did Raven.
"So," Raven said. "Who's next?"
Terra and Raven, at the moment, existed between life and death. It was the first decent talk Terra had had for almost a year, besides conversations with herself, which weren't nearly as fun.
"So, how handsome is this Sornu guy?" Terra asked smugly.
"Pretty good looking…" Raven said, smiling. "I…really do like him. Or did. Whichever it is…or maybe isn't."
"I know how you feel," Terra replied. "It's so confusing…I just want to live again. You never forget the feeling, you know? The warmth…the true happiness…I'd do anything to live again…"
"Terra?"
"Yeah?"
"Earlier you mentioned some kind of way out. Tell me more."
"Well," Terra began. "I knew this guy named Todd Jason. He was about my age, and was in a car wreck. We were kind of dead together for a while, but…he vanished. He slowly faded away. He said that he was feeling warmer…I think he was being brought back by paramedics…"
"Which means my case is hopeless," Raven added.
"Not necessarily," a voice called. It was Blood. Jason Blood.
End of Chapter 11
