Yay, due to my high score on my English CRT, I'm in a jolly mood. So what a better way than to write another chapter. Not to mention its only been 2 days since my last update. Perhaps my weekly update spree has ended at last. But enough blabbing, R R ze nu chapteur.
" What? Raven, what are you talking about?" Beast Boy glanced in confusion
" ...We have to go, now!" She growled
" But–Wah!"
Raven grabbed Beast Boy's arm and pulled him away from the battlefield. She practically dragged him at a fast running speed leaving Malchior behind to attempt a pursuit. He didn't follow. Instead he had a smile on beneath his cloth face guard. The only thing Raven was trying to concentrate on was finding somewhere to hide from her father without using her powers in the process. Beast Boy, still in the dark on what was going on, tried to keep up to Raven's haste pace. From behind them, they could hear Malchior call.
" Where are you going? Master Trigon will be here any minute to capture you both! Wouldn't you rather save your breath for all the screaming you'll do when he gets you!"
Raven pulled the changeling into the vacant building nearby and they both crouched near a concealed window to keep an eye on anything outside. The building was vacant due to the recent earth shaking battle that scared everyone away. Everything was silent except for the distant sirens of police and ambulances trying to get into the heart of the damage.
" Raven, maybe it's time to tell me what the heck is going on?" He exasperated
" Trigon is here, and he'll rip you apart if he catches you." She replied, continuously gazing out the window in a anxious state
" Who is 'Master Trigon' anyway?"
His question went unanswered for the time being. A black van with the letters JTV boldly on the side screeched up the street and stopped before falling into the fracture in the road. As soon as the vehicle bounced back into place from the sudden stop, four people sprouted from the sides and rear, all wielding some sort of technology. It was a bunch of foolish media workers trying to exploit the wreckage to boost their seasonal low ratings. They all got into position as the camera began rolling. The teens listened closely to their muffled speech when suddenly, the camera caught on fire. The crew used their own clothes to attempt to put it out because the footage captured on it would be very valuable to their network. Then, the people all unexpectedly arched in pain from an unknown cause. Just as they fell to their knees to ease the pain a dark visible shockwave sprang from the sky, an attack with the similar illuminance of Raven's attacks, and slashed the people and the van. The van ignited in a bright glow while it's owners tried to stop the bleeding from the attack. The two teens watched in horror and closed their eyes as the flames reached the gas tank of the van and exploded in a deadly reaction-The people layed still on the ground, apparently dead. It all happened so fast that the heroic Beast Boy didn't have time to run outside. He was about to run from the room and into the close porch but Raven stopped him. He would have questioned her but they both stared outside at what descended from the sky. With a surge of dark energy, a tall, bulky red figure floated down to the ground. His demonic form caught Beast Boy's eyes immediately.
" WHAT THE-"
" Shhhhh!" Raven slammed her hand over his mouth
"...Dude, the devil is only 12 feet away! You try not to scream!"
" But you have to be quiet or else he'll find us."
" Wait, is that TRIGON?"
" ...Yes." She replied
Trigon set his feet on the ravaged earth and smiled to see the dead humans nearby. He watched the fire burn in amusement until he turned around as if someone was approaching him. He took a calm posture as the much shorter Malchior strolled onto the scene. After the explosion, the glass windows of the porch had broken due to flying metal making the noise outside amplify. With little movement, both teens tuned into the conversation of their predators.
" Master Trigon, I have awaited for your arrival." The wizard-dragon bowed
" Yes, now I assume the brat is in confinement?"
" Well, Master. She managed to escape..."
" What? You fool! Do you know she is essential to our take over?" Trigon sneered
" My apologies, Master Trigon. I would have recaptured her if not for her shape shifting friend."
" HOW COULD YOU LET HER ESCAPE? SHE IS BUT A CHILD!"
" Master Trigon, I will redeem myself. She and the boy are hiding within this area! I can draw them out and then your plan can continue!"
" No, you don't have to do anything, Malchior." Trigon turned away
" Master Trigon?"
" I have no use for a failure..."
Trigon quickly turned back to his comrade and thrust his claw forward at him. Malchior was too petrified to even see it coming. The mighty hand of Trigon tore through his armour and into his chest. The wizard coughed and twitched as Trigon twisted his hand to create pain. Blood ran down from the corner of Malchior's mouth as Trigon ripped his closed hand from his chest. Malchior's body sunk to the ground like the apple that fell from the tree as a gory puddle of blood formed around his broken body. Trigon, with his hand still extended, slowly opened his hand to reveal the bloody image of Malchior's heart.
And seeing that, Beast Boy turned from green to white and passed out.
Raven barged her teeth to see how ruthless her father was, even to an ally. How he killed someone bound with magic was a mystery. She tried to calm herself by looking at Beast Boy comically sprawled out behind her. Raven turned back to Trigon's direction and her eye skimmed over something hanging around his neck. It looked like half of a crystal. Then she put two and two together and concluded the government must have made a compromise and gave him half the amulet. Half his powers were back, making him well able to annihilate her. If she couldn't defeat Malchior with her unstable powers and Trigon had no trouble with half of his old powers to kill him, then she was ultimately doomed.
Out on the street, the demon allowed the organ to slip from his grasp as he sniffed the air distinctly. From what Malchior said, Raven was near. And not to mention the boy would make his dinner when he found them. He could smell that she and the boy were near, but the scent trail was damaged by the explosion. He had a more destructive way of finding her for plan B. He drifted back into the sky and summoned a red aura upon himself.
Raven knew he would try and flush them out by attacking, and the only thing to do was find an alternate route outside. She looked back and noted the changeling was still out like a light. She sighed and picked him up on her back. After getting Beast Boy, she made her way toward the light coming from the back of the building. Fortunately, there was a back entrance, but unfortunately, she could sense Trigon's energy purge and go airborne. She sprinted out of the building as a random blast struck the parallel street and crumbled everything in the surrounding area. Raven continued to dart with Beast Boy still dozed off. Scrambling around a corner, she just dodged another random blast from her father. The dust and debris nipped at her heels as Trigon's attack got closer and closer. A large chunk of a roof slid from above and loomed above her. It took a tumble toward her and with quick reaction, she brought up a dark energy barrier to deflect it. And as the pieces fell away, she realised her power usage could guide Trigon directly to where she was.
But he was far too busy blasting everything around him to note her presence.
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After ten minutes of non-stop blasting, there was nothing left within a two mile radius. Trigon was furious that Raven nor the boy Malchior had spoke of had made an appearance after all that destruction. He wished Malchior was alive... So that he could kill him for deceiving him.
Trigon could feel his increase in power as he shot at the earth previously. He came to the conclusion his new powers may have put the two out of commission. He snarled and once again wished Malchior was still alive... So he could go look for them instead of looking for them himself. Slowly, he drifted back to the ground and began to search for someone who wasn't there.
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Raven didn't know how she did it, but she escaped the area with only a few scratches. Beast Boy was still senselessly out cold from seeing the graphic sight. Now, they were both only a block from Mr. Logan's manor and Trigon was several miles away. Once again she managed to dodge the bullet, but eventually her luck was sure to run out and she would get shot.
" Muhhhh... Uh... HEART!" Beast Boy screamed
" Relax!" Raven let him fall to the ground " We're almost back at your grandfathers."
" Bu-Bu-Bu-Bu-But... The big red guy tore out the white-haired dude's..." He stopped, looking faint again
" Beast Boy! Calm down... Think of... Adorable bunny rabbits..." She cringed
" Why would that monster be after you? What is he gonna do if he gets us? WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO, RAVEN?"
" I don't know, Beast Boy. The only way to find out what he's planning is to go to his base of operations and look at the files on his supercomputer."
" Do you know where it is?"
" Yes. Why?"
" Well, why don't we crash the place while he's out and find out what he's up to?"
"... I don't know about that." Raven sighed
" Raven, I don't think this guy is gonna stop looking for you. We can foil whatever plan he's cooking up if we know what he's up to! What do you say?"
" Well, he is probably still back there looking for me..."
" Well?"
" ...Let's go."
Yay, I'm done. Not to mention by brother is out of town for the weekend so I get bonus computer time. Expect another chap. soon. I don't know if any of you will be disturbed by the whole heart ripping thing, but I though it would make Trigon look truly evil, unlike the villains that seem to never harm anyone. Anyway, R R and inspire me to update soon.