Clash of Titans
Waking up, she lifted her head up and found Rath wasn't in bed. Getting out of bed, she slipped on a robe that was clearly for someone taller. Her bare feet walked across the surprisingly warm floor.
Rath's dwelling worked on the same principle like Dr. Fate's Tower, bigger space in a smaller space. Raven could understand that what unnerved her was the fact that darkness surrounded her. Only light was what lit up the area around her, but she could never see what was ahead of her. Yet she never ran into anything.
She found him mediating in the nude. His bo staff laid before him in its full length. His head was twitching.
"Rath?" placing her hand on his shoulder.
His eyes sprang opened.
"Yes."
"Are you alright?"
"Yes."
"I'm must be going."
"Ok."
"You are alright?"
"Yes. Go to your friends."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, they need you. I will be waiting for you."
She walked to retrieve her costume, knowing something was wrong. Rath just hoped he was wrong.
He entered without trouble. He would've made it unnoticed but the green boy stopped to ask how he was and where he had been. Oh well, not everything had to work according to plan.
Changing and grabbing the terrified green boy's neck, "Well and been to hell and back. How's your day?" then threw him through a wall. Alarms off and he felt ready for some mayhem.
"Plans have been speeded up," he thought as some Titans ran in his direction, "Time to warm up," firing black energy blast at the Titans.
Raven knew something wasn't right after leaving Rath's place. As she got closer to Titan Tower, the pain, glee, and despair went through her body. Now something was wrong.
Smoke billowed from the holes that covered the surface of the Tower. Entering through one of the opening and walking past some smoke, she saw Mia being held up by the collar by a man in a black costume. He drew his fist back and slammed into Mia's stomach.
"No."
Dropping Mia and turning towards Raven, "Ah, the slut returns.'
Studying his face even if his mouth was covered by a black mouth guard, "Conner?"
"Conner died from a broken heart," he remarked, "So I decided to make you pay with your life, but first where is he?"
Moving her fingers sent concrete towards him. He blocked them as she flew backwards through the opening she had entered earlier.
"Always got to be difficult," he said flying after her.
First, the chase started in the sky. Raven zigged and zagged, zagged and zigged. However, he was gaining. She decided to zip between the building the street. This turned out bad because her pursuer just would go through the buildings. Closer he got, finally he sent a blast at her. It hit her in the back, sending her through some buildings. She skidded across pavement until a pile of it slowed her down. Pain coursed through her body. Standing up was difficult.
Hearing footsteps slowing walking towards her gave reason to keep trying. A hand grabbed her throat and lifted her up. Black eyes of hatred burned into her.
"Little birdie can't fly," flying straight up with her, "so there's some help," throwing her straight into the pavement.
She laid in center of the pavement. Landing beside her, he lifted her up by the throat again. He carried her out of the crater.
Pulling her towards his face, "Now where is he?" he hissed.
No response.
"Think he'll save you. Think again bitch. You're not the first woman he let to die, in fact he done it with his own hands."
Again no response.
Seeing a piece of pipe sticking up out of the ground, "Well you won't talk and raping you would be to good for you," turning, "Adios in hell," flung her towards the pipe.
Inches before the pipe could pierce her, a blast hit the pipe obscuring his view of her in dust. The dust cleared and Raven's body was in the arms of Kid Flash who was blocks away from him.
Shifting his eyes saw the source of the blast. It was Starfire.
"Things just got interesting," he thought.
"Unwise move," he said.
"For saving a friend," she returned.
"No, facing me without back up," rushing towards her.
She shot bolts at him, but he swatted them away. Flying backwards, she blocked a fury of punches. He proved too fast for her as fists connected with her body. One sent her into a building.
On her hands, trying to catch her breath, a kick to her side sent her flying into a wall. Springing up, wildly swung a fist at him.
Catching her wrist and the other one drew her close to him. Her struggling to break his grip just made him kiss her.
Pulling their lips apart, "How did you like that, baby?"
Spitting in his face was her response.
Smiling, head butted her and then flung her outside through a wall. Tilting his palm up, a section of pavement rose up. Turning his fingers, wires wrapped around Starfire's wrists and ankles. They dragged her towards the pavement. Her back against the surface of the pavement, she couldn't break out.
"I was wanted to try Tamaranian pussy," he commented as more wires appeared.
Before the wires could rip off Starfire uniform, a blast hit them. Two energy saws sliced through the wires that held her.
"Get out of here, Kory. It's between us."
Turning, "I've been waiting for you, Rath."
"I bet you have," shifting his eyes, "Kory, get out here."
"But."
"But nothing, you needed with Bart. Now leave," and with concern she left.
"Women never listen, Rath. It's still Rath."
"Yes, it's still the same."
"What is the full name for this form?"
"Rath Lee."
"Going retro, are we?"
"And you?"
"Black Ice."
"Not Nighthawk."
"Copy right infringement. Don't want to confuse the readers."
"Doubt they know what is going on?"
"Who cares for the back story? Lets fight," pulling two curved swords from his shoulders.
"Fine," releasing his bo staff.
Rushing at each other, and having a better angle, Rath drove them through a wall. Inside another building and standing up, blades met stick. Without giving an inch, they swung at each other without getting hit. Putting the tip of staff against the ground, Rath jumped and planted his foot against Black Ice's chest. Couple steps backwards, but Black Ice went forwards. Going to the kendo stick phase of the staff, Rath blocked more swing attempts
Twisting the swords out of Black Ice's hands, Rath went backwards from Black Ice's foot planting into his chest. Sliding he lost the kendo sticks. A wall stopped his sliding.
On one knee, Rath caught Black Ice's leg and swept him off his feet. Black Ice rolled letting Rath's fist hit the ground. Rolling towards Rath, His left fist slammed against Rath's temple. Getting up, his left wrapped around Rath's right leg as his right hand grabbed the waist band of Rath's pants.
Lifting up slammed Rath's back into the ground. Lifting and pulling Rath forward, Black Ice's shoulder slammed into Rath's stomach. Using Rath as a club started to swing at everything. Clubbing through a wall, they were outside again.
Letting go of Rath's waist band, his right arm wrapped around Rath's left leg. Spinning clockwise in speeds that would make Bart drool, his fingers let go of Rath sending him flying. Smiling, Black Ice's eyes watched Rath fade into the distance.
Aiming at the small dot of Rath, fired an energy shot at Rath. Witnessing the impact, Black Ice laughed.
"Too easy," he thought, "Rath's getting old. Lucky that Raven and Starfire were saved, now I still can give them my special treatment."
Twinkle of light stopped his laughing. Moving as an energy blast missed him by inches.
Getting up, arms wrapped around him and germen surplexed him into the ground. Arm moving like pistons pounded into his back. Desperate, his left arm swung behind and fired. The pounding stopped allowing him to get up.
Standing, he stared at Rath with his pissed off look. A pissed off Rath was dangerous. He needed time to formulate a plan.
"Wait," he thought, "I can do one thing that Rath can't do."
Waving, he flew into the air. Rath watched as distance grew between them. Rath can't fly, but he could jump. Bending his knees, he rocketed towards Black Ice.
Stopping, now all Black Ice had to do was to bombard the surface, eventually hitting Rath hitting. So San Francesco was going to get leveled, well eggs had to be sacrificed for an omelet.
Before he could look down, hands grabbed his ankles. Feet were swung up, hitting his lower back. Black Ice started plummeting towards the ground.
Moving himself until they were staring at each other, Rath locked his legs around Black Ice's waist. Holding the back of Black Ice's neck with his left hand, Rath sent his right forearm into Black Ice's face.
The ground was coming up fast. Turning until Black Ice's back was heading towards the ground, Rath's feet rested on Black Ice's chest and pushed.
Black Ice slammed into the ground causing a crater. Slowing his descent, Rath landed and watched Black Ice crawl out of the crater.
"Son of bitch," standing up, "You didn't join me in the crater."
"Not this time."
Putting his wrists together, "Will be the last time," shot an energy beam at Rath.
Rath did the same. Both beams slammed into each other. A tag of war began to see who would tire out first. Ground was gain and lost as the stalemate continued. It looks like it could go on forever.
Pulling his hands apart, Rath split his beam allowing Black Ice's to head towards him. Black Ice didn't see the two beams heading towards him until they sandwiched him.
Quickly bringing his wrists together, Rath caught Black Ice's beam with his opened palms. It pushed him backwards. Slowly it down, like a pitcher he sent it towards Black Ice.
Groggy from Rath's twin energy blast, he was still standing. If he was still standing then he could finish off Rath. Getting hit by his own energy blast, destroyed that plan.
Numbness settled through his body. A muscle couldn't move.
"Rath learned new tricks since our last battle," he thought.
Footsteps were detected, but effort was needed to lift up his neck. He didn't feel like seeing the owner of the footsteps. Rath came in his view, looking down.
"You win. The bitch is yours. Now you have to kill Superboy. Think she'll like you if you kill him."
"Who said anything about killing?"
"You have to. It's your nature to kill like April."
Bending down, pushed Black Ice's face towards the left. Studying the right ear, his right hand pulled a blue ceramic bottle from his bag.
Removing the cork, "No, I don't have to kill. Not, when I have other options," pouring the reddish contents into the ear.
"You bastard," convulsing.
The convulsing stopped. A black slimed slug came out of Superboy's mouth. Picking the slug up with his fingers, Rath put it in the bottle and sealed it. Returning it to his bag, picked up the unconscious shirtless Superboy and carried him back to the Titan Tower.
