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Chapter 8. Wraith

"A common robber." Cyborg told everyone. "We're not all gonna fit in the T-car."

"I'll fly." Valere volunteered. "I haven't done it in a while."

"You don't have a communicator. How do you expect to follow up?" Cyborg asked.

"I will fly also." Both Starfire and Raven said at the same time.

"Fine." Robin said. "The T-car will go faster with less people in it anyways."

Valere, Starfire and Raven went to the roof as the others went to the basement.

"How do you fly, friend Valere?" Starfire asked.

He smiled. "You will see, lady Starfire."

When they reached the roof, Valere pulled off his shirt. Again, both women could not help but stare, although, this time they noticed up close what could not be seen from afar. He held many scares on his body.

"You have been hurt many times." Starfire pointed out.

He smiled again. "Each one is a badge to me."

"Why?" Raven asked.

"Each one shows that I have never given up and never surrendered." He answered. "Stand back." He drew his sword and an instant later, he had grown white angelic wings.

"They are glorious." Starfire complimented joyfully.

Raven was stunned. "Beautiful." She whispered. "Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos." She chanted and flew past her friends.

"Oh! You want to play that game." Valere quickly picked up speed and caught up with her. Starfire zoomed past them and her friends chased her.

They touched down just before the others arrived. Robin yelled out his catch phrase. "Titans! Go!"

The robber ran out of the bank and was quickly pinned down by Starfire. Then, there was a gun shot. Everything slowed down of Valere.

He saw that another robber had seemingly come out of nowhere and had just shot at Raven. He could see the bullet slowly moving through the air, Raven turning and the horror in her eyes. He knew she was dead.

'Not if I have anything to say about it.' A voice said from deep within him. His amulet turned blue. His wings retracted. Something blew up. His sword flew thought the air. No one saw him move.

The speed of time returned to normal, as the bullet deflected off a sword and hit Raven above her heart. She fell to the ground and Valere's sword landed on the ground. Valere reappeared in front of the robber who had tried to kill Raven.

Valere hit the robber with such speed and strength, that the man threw up and almost passed out, but he was hit again and again and again. Valere was about to deal a deathblow to the head, when he heard a cry form Starfire. "Stop!" He dropped the man as his amulet turned red again.

"She's unconscious." Cyborg yelled. "She's gonna die if we don't do something now."

Valere ran over to his sword, picked it up and ran over to the unconscious Raven. He thrust the point of his sword into the ground, as he yelled. "Move! NOW!" And, they did.

He grabbed the blade and his blood ran down it. He placed his other hand on Raven's stomach. There was a glow around the two of them and the sword. His blood, on the blade, turned to ash as Raven's wound healed and pushed out the bullet.

Valere let go of his sword and paled. "She'll be… fine." He said weakly.

Beast Boy looked strangely at him. "Ghost, why did you cut your hand?"

"Faster and… easier to heal… someone." Valere replied.

Robin came toward him. "You nearly killed that man!" He yelled.

"He nearly… killed Raven." Valere countered.

"That gives you no right!"

"No, it doesn't, but it makes it justified for Wraith." He used up most of what was left of his energy.

"Who is Wraith?" Robin questioned.

"My… alter… ego." And, with that said, he slipped in to sleep.