The T-ship finally reached the Draconis Nebula, an area revered for its over-abundance of black holes. The Titans charged recklessly, relying on haste and agile reflexes to avoid certain doom. They did have one close call: the ship began tilting toward one of the black holes, but Raven's "Azarath Metrion Zinthos" spell was able to take control of the ship and steer it away from danger.
After several more close encounters with the end, they finally docked safely at the planet where they planned to rescue Starfire. When they exited the ship, they noticed that the planet was barren, except for one city located in its centre. When they arrived at the city, they were immediately greeted by soldiers wearing heavy armor.
"Where is Starfire?" he demanded. When he received no answer, he shouted, "Teen Titans, go!"
The Titans did appear to be doing any damage, as the armour protected their foes. Even when the Titans thought they were victorious, the soldiers would rise as though they did not feel pain. Neither Robin's ice explosives, nor Beast Boy's tiger scratches, nor Cyborg's sonic cannon had any effect.
Raven was about to use her powers to change the tide of the battle, but she saw someone that might be Starfire run as soon as they made eye contact. Because she did not want her get away, Raven chased after her, faintly informing the Titans of the situation, but they were too engrossed in the battle.
"Starfire, wait!" Raven called, but she was ignored as if she hadn't even called her name. Raven tried to catch her using the aura hands, hands formed by her dark energy, but Starfire was an expert at flying as she easily evaded them and turned to fly down an alleyway between two buildings.
Raven entered the alley and called Starfire's name again, but soon realized her mistake. The girl she had been chasing was not Starfire; it was Blackfire.
"What are you doing here?" Raven asked her, "do you have anything to do with Starfire's disappearance?"
"This is the only safe place for me now," she retorted, "since I was banished from Tamaran. My plan would have been perfect if you and your pathetic Titans hadn't ruined it. But what is this? Starfire disappeared? Did she run away? I had no idea she was such a bad girl. I hope you haven't been mistreating her."
"I don't have time for this."
"No, stay. Let's talk. No, we'll talk later."
She laughed as she began firing her red starbolts. Raven deflected them using an aura shield, then charged for a close range attack using the shield as a protective barrier. Before she could attack, Blackfire used eye beams, an attack strong enough to pierce Raven's shield and blast her all the way back to the entrance of the alley.
Raven and Blackfire flew into the air, choosing an aerial battle. They exchanged starbolts and jolts of Azarath magic; the fight was even until Raven flew in from behind and attacked with a spinning kick; however, even though she landed a direct hit it did not damage as she had gravely underestimated the superhuman strength of Starfire's alien race.
Blackfire grabbed her leg and threw her toward the ground. She landed heavily, but quickly recovered and barely dodged another flurry of starbolts. She flew high into the air and landed on top of one of the buildings. She used her magic to restrain Blackfire by securing her arms behind her back like a strape jacket would.
Her raw strength prevailed once again as it allowed her to free her arms. She put all of her strength into her fist and gave Raven a punch that sent her flying across the entire building, and landing on the far side of the other. She forced her eyes open, only to see a starbolt crashing at her like a meteor.
Summoning all of her determination, she gathered energy to her hands and deflected the starbolt, back at Blackfire with twice the force, catching her off guard. Raven then stood and transformed into a bodiless raven, that gathered Blackfire and flew her through all 66 stories of the tall building.
Blackfire still laughed when they reached the bottom, though she was in obvious pain. "You are much stronger than my sister," she complimented. "It is no surprise that he is so interested in you."
"He?" Raven wondered.
"I hate to admit it, but you're probably even stronger than I am. That is, unless I do this."
"That's! It can't be!"
Robin, Beast Boy, and Cyborg still weren't having any luck battling with the soldiers that rose every time they fell. When they noticed Raven was missing, they felt a revival of their will to fight and attacked with even more fervour than before. Robin's sword was able to cause wounds, Beast Boy's transformation from a humming bird to gain height to a whale to cause massive damage was able to crack the armour, and Cyborg's combination of two sonic cannons proved to be effective.
The moment they turned their backs, the soldiers rose again; however, this time they discarded their armour revealing their true form: the fiery creatures that had served under Trigon. A new fear instilled the Titans as they readied their weapons to fight again.
"I have a message for you," Blackfire said wickedly, "no, more like a reply. The end is not over, and you will have a part to play. You may have thought that you could keep the evil sealed within you for eternity, but it was bound to get loose. Destiny cannot be stopped."
"You're wrong!" denied Raven fiercely. She backed out of the alley and shouted either the strongest or the second strongest (or the third strongest) "Azarath Metrion Zinthos" of her life, causing the space in-between the two buildings to close. She thought she was safe, but Blackfire was able to reopen the space using her bare hands and a little reinforcement from the mark of Scath.
Flames encircled Raven, and she desperately tried to force them away, but they were not like birthday candles. Blackfire loomed closer and once touched her arms, causing the red marks to reappear all over body and her hair to grow again.
"So how do you feel?" she mocked. "Are you about ready to accept your destiny?"
"I wasn't ready then," Raven laughed, "and I'm not ready now. I was able to change my destiny because Robin and the others believed in me, and I know I can do it again because they believe in me right now. You know, I hate to admit it, but you are probably stronger than I am. That is, unless I do this."
Her cloak became white, hiding her inscriptions. She summoned white flames that quickly overcame the flames of Trigon. Then, by simply raising her hand, Blackfire was lifted from her feet and felled. She was not done yet, and she rose again, challenging Raven to match their superpowers against one another. A beam, formed from two starbolts and enhanced by the mark of Scath clashed with Raven's pure white energy. The match was even at first, but Raven eventually emerged victorious. She was a little short on breath having used such immense energy, and her opponent still was not done, but she definitely had the upper hand.
Raven moved to finish Blackfire with one more attack, knowing that receiving one more attack might finish it for her too; however, she was attacked from behind by a green starbolt. Her cape was burnt through, once again revealing her inscriptions.
With disbelief, she barely muttered, "Starfire," upon seeing whom the attack had come from. She heard a reply, "I'm sorry," before closing her eyes and falling into darkness.
