Blackfire, when she was born, did not have the ability to fly. Everyone else around her could fly, and they would look so joyful as they scorned her from the sky.
When they decided who would be next princess, it was an obvious choice, at least it was to them. She could not fly; therefore she was different, an outcast, a curse. She could not be the princess. It had to be Starfire, another one of the jubilant scorners from the sky. It had to be Starfire, even though she was weak and needed her big sister to save her from trouble every time. It had to be her.
Everyone's attention went to Starfire, and Blackfire was soon forgotten. When her sister confessed she didn't want to be the next princess, she helped her run away, to Earth and she was blamed. She was blamed for the disappearance of the perfect princess; the princess was perfect and would never run away.
Blackfire was eventually forced to run away as well, from a home that did not accept her. She began to hate her planet and its people, people that abandoned her. She began to her sister, who innocently stole everything away from her.
She wandered outer space, visiting different planets, meeting new races and making new enemies. Every day she lived was dangerous; every night she slept was nightmarish. Day and dark were but extremes, like the hot of a sun and the cold of a faraway moon. Eventually she found technology that allowed her to falsely fly and attack with starbolts, but she neither felt the joy of flight nor did she ever feel just in her righteous fury. She could not be accepted. But if she could fly truthfully, and join the others in the sky, would they welcome her in?
She did not have time to remember such things; she had business to attend to.
"I have brought you a traitor," she announced to Trigon, offering the limp body of her sister. "The Darkening is complete. You know why I have come."
"Yes I know," He snorted, "but I cannot trust you yet."
"You promised-"
"Starfire was under your jurisdiction. How could you let a traitor emerge from under your own eyes? But, I am a benevolent beast. I will give you what you desire if you prove your loyalty to me, by destroying the traitor!"
Did she hate her sister? Did she hate her sister enough to destroy her? Did she hate her sister, who looked so joyful in the sky? Did she hate her sister, whom she had always protected as a child? Did she hate her sister, who she had risked everything for when she aided her escape? Did she hate her?
She created a large starbolt, enhancing it with the mark of Scath. Creates from intense flames and bursting energy, it threatened to drop like a bomb. It did not drop, but flew, as at the last moment she redirected her attack to strike Trigon.
He laughed as it dissipated before even making contact. "I know that none of your powers were true. Without My fire and your technology to aid you, there is nothing you can do. Do you find it hard to trust? If you had done as I told, I really would have given you the powers you desired."
"If I had received them from you, those powers would not have been true either."
"Enough. You are useless to me now."
She was surrounded by flame, and the ground beneath her burnt and collapsed. She fell to the bottom of a black pit, full of ash and thousands of tiny but deadly bugs. The pit's only exit was sealed, and all she could see was darkness, but she could tell the bugs were approaching by their slithering noises.
"One slight touch is lethal," Trigon chuckled. "Can you escape before your time is up?"
He began to walk slowly, leaving the throne room, but was hit from behind by a starbolt. He almost felt fear, as it was impossible for her to have escaped, but it was the traitor who had fired. He had already forgotten about her.
"You will return my sister now," she demanded.
"You are in no place ask anything, traitor. My time to claim the world is now; therefore, I don't have time to waste on you, but there is a familiar foe that has been wanting to fight with you for some time. I think you'll recognize her."
Starfire attempted to chase, but suddenly she found herself unable to move and indeed a familiar foe emerged from within her. She once again found herself face to face with her evil counterpart.
"It's good to see you again," she snarled evilly. "You may have won last time, but this time you don't have anyone to save you. It's just you and me."
Evil Starfire attacked first, and since then Starfire was on the run. She tried to fight back but her evil twin was too fast, and would use the opening to blast her away. They fought in the air, appearing only as flashes.
Starfire finally managed to land a hit, and she followed it with copious attacks, not relenting until she was sure she was victorious. She was out of breath by the time she ceased. She had hid the results of her sudden outburst in smoke, and when it cleared what she expected to see was not there.
She looked in every direction but could not find her darkness. Evil Starfire appeared without warning, and began to choke her with both hands.
"You're helpless," she whispered delightedly. "I remind you of your sister, don't I?"
Both Starfires were surprised to see a pillar of energy emit itself from the ground, as Blackfire freed herself. The light pained Evil Starfire's eyes, and forced her to let her captive go.
"I'll take that as an insult," she said confidently.
"Sister, you are flying!" Starfire exclaimed.
"I have to admit that this is more fun than I thought."
She flew smoothly, and was much faster than before and not even Starfire's darkness could trace her. Angrily, Evil Starfire fired starbolts and eyebeams, but Blackfire dodged them with seemingly no effort.
"When I was young," she declared, "I always protected my little sister from anyone who tried to hurt her. That's no different now. This is my righteous fury!"
She fired a starbolt that seemed to move so quick that it warped. Evil Starfire just managed to dodge. Blackfire had a stunned look on her face as her enemy approached her, grinning eagerly.
As Starfire's darkness was about to attack, she found it strange that Blackfire's stunned look was replaced by a confident smile. She thought, "There must be something she knows and I don't."
There was, as the starbolt had never missed. It curved and had been following the darkness the entire time, and it hit Evil Starfire on her back, causing her to fall to the ground.
She stood angrily, and confusedly caught a rock Blackfire had thrown at her.
"What is this?" she demanded.
"That was a nice catch," Blackfire laughed, "but I wouldn't touch that you. The slightest contact is lethal, you know."
Evil Starfire let go in fear, but it was too late. A bug had already crawled onto her skin, and instantly, she screamed and reverted into energy, that returned to its original body.
"Now all that's left is to-" Blackfire collapsed before she could finish her sentence.
"Sister!" Starfire called, but she too was extremely fatigued and she too subsided, before she could offer her sister graciousness and congratulations.
