Poor Twisted Me Chapter 19

Hello, Ozzy here. Soooooooo sorry it took so long to update, but I've had to do this really stupid book report that I have to do for school. And since I'm in high school now, my mom's been getting on my case about how I can't skate by on not trying anymore and some other junk I didn't really pay attention to.

On the bright side, I did get the job of being the political columnist for my high school newspaper! (I'm big on politics- proud Democrat! Not to bring politics into this, that is).

By the way, this story is now rated R. Mostly because of the language. Hope no one minds.

Anyways, review answering time!

Daeren Ryft- I believe you have! Dude, I used to be obsessed with Calvin and Hobbes, only now they sort of lost their luster.

Kestrel- don't get too comfy! Remember, I can send Beast Boy back to being dead if I want to! Actually, I think I will. Muahaha!

PrincessCat- Aw, hope you get better! Too bad you missed Betrayal. It was hella awesome. Yay cookies!

Soraoathkeeper- aw, poor shirt. As for Beast Boy's eyes changing color, the reason for that is because Izevm is possessing him, and since Izevm's eyes are black, that shows through. I'll tell you how they get out of the predicament! They do stuff, then the bad guy does stuff, then they win! Yay! Actually, that's not how it'll go. But I'm not saying anything...I'm so evil.

Mrs. Myxztipik- oh, that's what you meant. My bad! And thank you!

Kelly- that's okay, I don't mind that you haven't been reviewing. Aw, I wuv you too! Warm fuzzies all around! And I have read your story! It's really awesomely awesome, so I put it on my favorites list! Yay!!!!

Living Impaired- Yay! I hate Terra too! I'm the treasurer of the Terra Hater's Club! Thanks for reviewing!

ScarletAngel68- you know, there's a reason behind Cyborg's humor that chapter. It's a filmmaking technique called comic relief- when things get really sad or gloomy or depressing, bring in the idiots! And I could never turn down a request from my favorite reviewer, unless it would mess up stuff up. Plus, chandeliers are awesome. Please, don't whine! That's my job! Yay sadistical! That should be my new favorite (non) word. As for your question, I meant to write "dresses in black", since he became a metalhead and all that jazz back in chapter five. I think it was chapter five. Either that or chapter four. Okay, 31,940 to go? That would be, like, 7 or 8 more chapters! Awesome! Oh wait, that's a while away. Nevermind. Oh, and remember when I said don't take my ideas as concrete? Well, that's happening in this chapter. Black Muse is now a different person.

Cd lover- look who's spazzy today...kinda like me, except I spazz every day of my life. 'Tis fun.

Arwynthevamplover- ooh, that's got to suck. My bad!

Bold Achilles- don't worry, Beast Boy won't be dead forever. He's just in damnation and a day. Teehee. Ha, a blunt smoking dog. That's Internet gold right there, don't you think?

One last note: During this chapter, when you see the words 'Beast Boy', I'm referring to Beast Boy being controlled by Izevm. I just didn't want to have to write Beast Boy/Izevm a million of times.


"How long are these stairs?" Cyborg complained. Beast Boy turned around and said, "About two more flights."

Robin looked at him charily. "How would you know that?" Robin said suspiciously. Beast Boy scratched his head and replied, "Uh...I was just...guessing?"

And, just as beast Boy said, after two more flights of stairs, the Titans found themselves facing a huge, iron door with every square inch coated with elaborate and convoluted designs, of either indecipherable symbols or prolific depictions of brutal fights between demonic creatures.

Robin looked around, wary from all the strange occurrences that had been happening. After determining that there was nothing that could jump out and attack them, he slowly pushed the door open.

The door creaked when moved, and opened to reveal a huge room, most likely as big as their entire basement. It was adorned with huge and decorative statues, and six pillars supported the ceiling, each one copiously garlanded with complex designs and what appeared to be precious metals. The walls were titivated with large painting, which made the Titans, save Beast Boy, very nervous.

Robin spotted a small man sitting in a chair at the end of the room, facing the wall. He looked elderly, with his snow-white hair and wrinkled face, which Robin took as a gin of harmlessness. The masked Titan began walking forward and yelled out "Hey, sir? Sir, can you help us?"

Cyborg put a restraining hand on Robin's shoulder. Robin looked up and said, "What?"

Cyborg shook his head and said, "I have a bad feeling about this. If a painting can try to kill you, then I don't know what would qualify as 'safe' anymore."

Robin rolled his eyes and said, "Look, he's just an old guy. What's he going to do, hit us with his walker?"

Beast Boy chuckled, which caused Raven to give him a funny look.

"What?" the changeling said.

"Well, for one, you always act like you know something we don't, and second, I don't think there's any type of disease that can turn your eyes black. Third, you got some fuzz on your shirt."

Beast Boy rubbed the fuzz off his shirt and shrugged. Raven stared at him, and for a moment, Beast Boy began to think she was onto him. But she shrugged it off and turned back around.

'You know, she's going to get you sooner or later. We know each other better than anyone else,' Beast Boy spat mentally. Izevm snorted and replied, 'Sure, keep telling yourself that. Even if she does catch on, it'll be too late.'

Robin ignored Cyborg's continued ranting and began walking closer to the aged man, yelling, "Sir? Excuse me!"

A booming, deeply distorted demonic voice said, "I've waited for you to come."

Robin stopped in his tracks, slightly creeped out by the voice. In a noticeably quieter voice, he said, "Sir?"

"I've waited here all alone."

Beast Boy chuckled again. Raven whipped around and said, "See? That's exactly what I'm talking about! You acting all evil!"

Beast Boy paused for a moment and said, "Wait, the good kind of evil, or the bad kind of evil?"

Raven raised an eyebrow and said, "There's a good kind of evil?"

Beast Boy nodded vigorously and said, "Yeah! Slayer, Dimmu Borgir, and Cradle of Filth and all those awesome bands that everyone labels evil and satanic are good kinds of evil. Bad kind of evil would be those crazy annoying infomercials that are always on when you're looking for something to watch early in the morning."

Raven was impressed. Only her Beast Boy would be able to make a good kind of evil.

'Still think she'll get me sooner or later?' Izevm gloated. Beast Boy growled mentally.

While Beast Boy and Raven were talking, the old man was not looking so helpless anymore. In that strident demonic voice, he yelled out, "Now that you've arrived, please stay awhile. I promise I won't keep you long."

Right between the words 'you' and 'long', the elder began growing, an evil look plastered upon his face. He sprouted from what couldn't have been more than five feet to fifteen feet. As he grew, his skin stretched and shrunk until it disappeared completely, leaving nothing but bare bones. His fingers shot out until they were five feet long, making him/it look strangely like Iron Maiden's "Fear of the Dark" graphic. Four huge tusks sprouted from his top and bottom front teeth and curled at the ends, making his skull look like a reverse saber-tooth tiger's. Finished transforming, it lowered its head to ground level and roared forcefully.

Cyborg gave Robin a knowing look. "Somehow, Robin, 'I told you so' doesn't quite fit the scenario here."

The being Izevm and his master referred to as Black Muse sprinted forward with surprising agility, lowered his head, and rammed Robin into the wall. The masked Titan turned in mid-air, and used to force of the attack to bounce from the wall and send himself flying towards Black Muse, foot outstretched. Black Muse ducked and grabbed Robin by his leg and threw him towards the wall. Robin was unable to maneuver quickly enough, and slammed headfirst into the side of the room, causing rubble and debris to fall from the wall. Starfire's eyes turned green as she threw a volley of starbolts at Black Muse. The evil being saw the oncoming attack and back flipped, his feet hitting the starbolts and knocking them back towards Starfire. The Tamaran ducked and weaved all over the air to avoid being hit. Black Muse rolled forward and hacked at Cyborg, aiming for his head. The hybrid grabbed one of the claws as it was being swung, and held on tightly, attempting to subdue the monster. Black Muse was unaffected, and flailed his hand about to try and throw Cyborg off. The hybrid held on for dear life, managing to stay on, although getting very dizzy in the process. Before Black Muse could do anything else, a resounding "Azareth Metrion Zinthos!" echoed throughout the room. Black Muse turned around, and saw a very large boulder coming straight at him. Having neither the reflexes nor the agility to dodge, the boulder hit Black Muse head-on, knocking him back into the wall, causing Cyborg to fly out of his hand. While he was still recovering, Starfire threw a torrent of starbolts, each hitting their mark, triggering a chain reaction of explosions.

Robin leapt down from the wall, having recovered, a whipped out his Bo-staff, readying himself for an attack. Cyborg dusted himself off and joined him, bringing out his sonic cannon and aiming for the cloud of smoke where Black Muse had landed.

A giant explosion erupted, sending out balls of fire that bounced harmlessly off the walls. Black Muse went into a rage, jumping up and slamming his fists down into the ground, causing a reverberating tremor to course through the ground. Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Robin were knocked off their feet, but Raven and Starfire, whom were airborne, were unaffected.

Black Muse used the time in which his opponents were off guard to open his mouth and spew a volley of giant fireballs. Robin reacted in time to jump out of the way and into safety's humble arms. Beast Boy saw the attacks just in time to transform to an armadillo, the mammal's hard shell providing an ample defense. Cyborg, however, did not see the attack in time, and was scorched by the attack. He yelled out in pain, a good portion of his human parts having taken most of the heat.

Raven held her hands out and said, "Azareth Metrion Zinthos!" A large, black energy ball materialized and fired off towards Black Muse. The evil being saw the attack, and swung his arm around, deflecting his attack off of his arm and back towards Raven. The Azareth wasn't expecting this, and thus hit the attack head-on, flying back into the wall.

Robin saw the monster was distracted, and used to his advantage. Using his Bo-staff, he launched himself towards Black Muse with his foot outstretched, aiming for his head. Black Muse must have sensed it, for he ducked and rolled, making Robin's attack miss completely.

Beast Boy was pondering whether to help and make it look convincing, or to sit back and watch the Titans suffer. Fortunately, Black Muse chose for him. The monster saw the indolent Beast Boy and interpreted it as a time to attack. He thrust himself back into a crouching position and swing-kicked Beast Boy, his long legs allowing him to reach well beyond the latent changeling. Beast Boy was propelled into the wall and would have probably been knocked unconscious had Izevm's hegemony over his mind not prevented that from happening. Beast Boy recovered and transformed into a T-Rex. The changeling lowered his head and charged full speed at Black Muse. The agile abomination bounded up and grabbed onto the wall with his claws, sticking to it like a fly. Beast Boy jumped upwards in suite, transforming into an eagle at the zenith of the jump. Black Muse hopped from one side of the room to the other, with Beast Boy following him closely in flight. Right as Black Muse landed on the other wall and took a few seconds to recover from the aftershock of landing, Beast Boy soared by and used the eagle's talons to slash across the top of the beast's skull. Black Muse screeched in pain and clawed wildly in the air, trying to maul Beast Boy.

Beast Boy flew up as high as the ceiling would permit him, and stood there flapping his wings, taunting Black Muse. The fiend roared viciously and began clenching his fists. The green shape shifter paused, not knowing what to do. As Black Muse's skull began glowing red, Beast Boy realized that this wasn't good. When Black Muse unclenched his fists, a bright red light shot out from the palm of his hands, almost like a biological laser. Black Muse swept his hand upward, hitting Beast Boy directly with the laser. Beast Boy fell from the sky like a sack of potatoes, unconsciously reverting to his neutral form as he fell.

"Beast Boy!" Raven yelled, and flew over as soon as she could. "Azareth Metrion Zinthos!" she yelled, and a black hand formed, with which she used to grab Beast Boy and absorb almost all of the shock from the fall. She slowly released him and held him in her arms, looking for wounds.

"Guys, cover me!" Raven yelled. She waved her hand over Beast Boy, which glowed black as she did so. Beast Boy's eyes fluttered open as he regained consciousness.

"Man, that thing sure can pack a punch," Beast Boy said in a noticeably deeper voice as he rubbed his head.

Raven raised an eyebrow. "Beast Boy, why is you voice so much deeper?" she asked.

Beast Boy hesitated for a moment before saying, "Uh, I had something in the back of my throat?"

With that, he flew off. Raven looked at him, but then decided now wasn't the time for this.

'Shit, the merging spell is beginning to wear off. Both of out physical qualities are beginning to combine,' Izevm thought. Beast Boy snorted and replied, "Dude, there is no way you are getting my ability to shred guitar.'

'That's not a physical feature, you asshole.'

'Oh. What is it then?'

'I don't know, and I don't care. Right now, I have better things to do,' Izevm said. With that, he transformed into a falcon and began flying towards Black Muse.

Robin grabbed a handful of explosives and threw them at Black Muse. Before they made contact, the monster held out his hand. A large shield large enough to fully cover his entire figure materialized in his hand, fully decorated with the same symbols as the Titans saw throughout the cathedral. Black Muse held the shield in front of him, leaving no part uncovered. The explosives detonated harmlessly, not even denting the outsized shield. From behind the buffer, Black Muse grabbed one of the pillars and yanked it clear out of its foundation and used it as a makeshift sword, swinging it at Robin and Cyborg, whom happened to be standing near each other. Cyborg ducked while Robin jumped up and used the pillar as a springboard from which to attack Black Muse, diving headfirst towards the abomination. When Black Muse swung his shield upwards to block Robin off, the agile Titans used his Bo-staff to spring himself up and over the shield. Black Muse was not expecting Robin to be so lithe, and was thus unprepared when Robin came leaping over the barrier with his foot outstretched. His foot made contact with Black Muse's head, knocking him backward into another pillar. Upon hitting the column, a cascade of huge boulders and rocks fell from the ceiling, plummeting towards Black Muse. Robin saw the oncoming hail, and dove back while Black Muse was temporarily out of it.

"Titans, move back!" Robin yelled. The first wave of rocks hit the ground, pinning Black Muse to the floor. Another wave of boulders fell from the ceiling, covering all but the beast's head.

Black Muse roared in agony. Panting heavily, he managed to begin talking in a hugely distorted and deep voice.

"Not bad, my good Titans," the abomination wheezed, "not bad at all." Robin pointed his finger and said, "Who are you!?"

Black Muse coughed up a sticky black and gray substance. "I am the on they call Black Muse. Learn the name, my good Robin. Know it. Respect it. Fear it."

Robin groaned at the corniness of it all and yelled, "How do you know my name?"

Black Muse panted for a moment before answering, "My master knows all and tells all."

"Who is your master? Izevm?"

Black Muse laughed maliciously before coughing up more of the sticky black matter. "Fool! Izevm is but another pawn in my master's grand scheme. He is no more important than me. We are both but single pieces in a much larger puzzle."

Beast Boy scoffed and said, "I'm sure Izevm is much more important than that, since he's so powerful and all."

Black Muse spat at the ground, this time on purpose. "As if. That Izevm is the most delusional excuse for a person I have ever seen. It disgusts me to even look at his repulsive face. Not to mention his fighting skills are mediocre at best, and he acts like a wimp when he's down."

Beast Boy snorted, as if affronted.

Black Muse wheezed and said, "Another time, Robin."

With that, he coughed out a strain of inaudible words. Upon finishing, a large black and red portal appeared beneath him. He dove headfirst into the portal, eventually disappearing altogether. The portal shrunk, then diminished entirely.

Right when Black Muse disappeared, a large door behind the latent pile of rocks became visible. Its doors swung open, revealing –surprise!- another hallway.

Cyborg groaned and said, "See! This is exactly what I meant earlier. It's like the guy has some kind of hallway fetish or something."

As the team began walking on, Beast Boy turned his back to the others. He held out his right hand, in which a large knife materialized. Walking like a ghost up to Raven, whom was the nearest and had her back turned, he waited for the right moment, then pounced on her. Before she could react, he jumped, wrapped his legs around her waist, grabbed her throat with his left hand, and held the knife sideways against her throat.

"Nobody move!" Beast Boy yelled. The other Titans whipped around, shocked and speechless.

"Beast Boy! What the hell do you-" Raven yelled, before Beast Boy squeezed harder with his left hand, preventing her from talking.

"Beast Boy, what do you think you're doing!?" Robin yelled. Beast Boy grinned evilly and said, "Fulfilling my duties."

Cyborg began walking towards Beast Boy with his sonic cannon outstretched, saying, "BB, I don't know what's wrong with you, but-"

"Ah ah ah!" Beast Boy said, pressing the knife harder, cutting Cyborg off. Cyborg halted in his tracks.

Beast Boy opened his mouth to say something, but he abruptly began clawing away at his head, saying, "Stop! Get out of my head!"

He released Raven and fell to the floor, continuing to claw away at his head while ranting incoherently. Finally, he reached out to Raven and said, "Raven...you've...got...to...help...me...Izevm's ...taken ...over ...my mind...you have to kill me..."

Upon finishing, Izevm regained full control and stood up.

"Sorry about that," he said. Beast Boy then shape shifted into a bull. Snorting, he began charging full speed at Raven.

Raven's face was contorted with fury, almost as if something possessed her. As Beast Boy neared her, she grabbed him by the horns and used his forward momentum to throw him into the nearest wall, sending off a shower of gravel and smoke. Beast Boy recovered, transformed into a tiger, and leapt at Raven. The Azareth rolled and ducked, although Beast Boy's cat like agility allowed him to recover and leap again while Raven was still rolling. Thus, Raven was unprepared, and was slashed clean across the stomach as Beast Boy swiped his claw at her.

The other Titans stood there, not knowing what to do. It was a mixture of shock by Raven's astonishing behavior, shock at Izevm, and not wanting to hurt Beast Boy.

Raven yelled out in pain, which only escalated her fury even more. "Azareth Metrion Zinthos!" she yelled, plunging her fist into a section of the ground beneath her that was glowing black from her powers. Another black circle appeared under Beast Boy, and a shower of small but sharp black needles came shooting out from, each hitting their mark, causing Beast Boy to fly back from impact, reverting to his normal form as he flew.

Cyborg walked up to Raven, an astonished look on his face. "Raven, where'd you learn that?"

Raven opened her hands up and stared at her palms. I...I don't know. It was like something had taken over me and I couldn't stop it."

As Beast Boy laid bleeding, Cyborg and Raven could see a small, ethereal wisp leaving Beast Boy's body and rising up through the ceiling. Raven ignored it and ran next to the green shape shifter. She knelt down and held up Beast Boy's head with her hand.

"Raven?" he said softly. Beast Boy moved his head to the side and coughed up blood.

"Yeah?" she responded weakly, all of her rage and fury having disappeared. Raven touched his cheek softly as tears began streaming down her face.

"I love you," he said softly.

Raven began sobbing harder before she finally managed to say, "I love you too, Beast Boy."

"Raven?" he said softly.

"Yes?"

"How many times have I died now?"

Raven sniffed and wiped a few tears from her cheeks. "Three, Beast Boy."

Beast Boy didn't have the strength to respond. He could only nod, before his body became very cold and his chest stopped moving.

Raven broke down and began to weep uncontrollably. Robin walked over to her and placed a solacing hand on her shoulder. Raven put her head on his shoulder and cried.

It was then that Raven's sadness turned to rage. Her eyes glowed red as she got up, and her clenched fists were trembling.

"Izevm...I'll kill him!" she yelled, before taking off and flying with incredible speed through the huge doors. Robin sprinted after her with Starfire and Cyborg following, saying, "Raven! Wait!"


As Izevm returned to his room, he tried to think of a way not to upset the master, yet at the same time get help. He decided to just suck it up and face the master. The Azareth stood in front of the mirror, playing with his hair as he did so.

A red and black cloud appeared as the familiar face of his master appeared, looking very pissed.

"What is it now!?" the disembodied head yelled, very perturbed by the disturbance. Izevm fidgeted before saying, "Well, my lord, it seems Black Muse has failed, and to make matters worse, the Titans managed to...extract myself from the shape shifter's body, although sacrificing him in the process."

"WHAT!?" Izevm's master yelled with fury. "I practically deliver them into your hands! And you can only manage to get rid of one, which they did for you!"

Izevm bent down on one knee and said, "Please, Master, give me one last chance. I swear I can prove myself!"

The head snorted and said, "One last chance. But mark my words; if you fail me, there will be no tolerance! Understand?"

Izevm lowered his head and said, "Yes, master."

"Now when they get here, send some of the lower lackeys to take care of them, while you pick one of the weaker ones off to take some of the load away. Understand?"

"Yes, master."

"Good. Now get out of my sight."


Okay! Sorry the chapter was so short. My bad.

Everyone saw "Fractured" and "Aftershock" right? Fractured wasn't as good as I thought it would be, but the mouth scene was hilarious. Aftershock was a lot better, since Terra is now officially a sadistic psycho bitch villain. Not that she wasn't before, but now it's official. Muahaha

Anyways, this is Ozzy Anmudis signing out.