Chapter 5

Truths

Raven shook her head and sighed. "no, I have put the truth off to long and in doing so I have endangered you and myself. It's time I told you"

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As they took there places around the table in the main room the Titans shared uneasy glances with each other. As the leader Robin decided to get the ball rolling.

"so Rae let's start from the beginning, where have you been going the last few days?"

Raven let out a sigh and began. "first I must tell you what a Vandraguard is. A Vandraguard is a creature that was created solely for one purpose. To kill demons and eat there souls. Just like the way that you use pesticide to cut back insects or something, they where designed to cut back our numbers. I suppose we can't really blame it, it was just doing what it thought was right. Anyway, when I saw the dead demon on the floor at Sampson street I…"

"oh right it was a demon, duh should of guessed" Robin said slapping his fore head with the palm of his hand.

The others looked at him impatiently.

"oh yeah, sorry Rae, continue".

"thank you…now as I was saying…"

"so who killed it then? I thought they where supposed to be hard to kill? Oh wait I get it now…"

"look Robin will you just shut the hell up I am trying to explain to everyone what that thing was".

"of course, sorry".

"now…when I saw the dead demon …"

"Raven please calm down, Robin was only being inquisitive" Star interrupted cheerfully.

"look will all of you just shut the fuck up please, for Christ sake. Star I am calm, Robin yes it was a God damn demon and Beast boy and Cyborg you haven't said anything but just shut up all the same! Now may I continue or does anyone else have a problem!"

No one said anything and so Raven continued. "when I saw the Demon and the way it was sliced up but none of it's insides taken I knew something was amiss. Then I remembered the Vandraguard. The reason I kept going out was to try and find demons and follow them to see if they where attacked by a Vandraguard. Well on the first hour I found another two dead demons both had similar wounds as the one on Sampson street. I put two and two together and figured that there was something in town and that chances were it was a Vandraguard. So I tried to find more evidence. That was why I was going out Robin. Now as you have probably guessed that thing in my room was a Vandraguard. Now he said he was genderless which is true but for the time being well call him a he, ok. Now it had probably picked up my demon blood after coming close to the tower at one point. The reason it didn't sense me before is because I am only half demon. Now naturally old Jeragon Hirashmu's first instinct was to simply blow open a wall come in and cut out my guts. But as he drew closer he detected non demon presences most probably and so that is why he came in more carefully…"

"well how did he get in then?"

"he dissolved through the wall".

"why didn't he just do that in the first place?"

"because it takes up aura and to the Vandraguard there aura is like there life force, if it gets totally zapped they are nigh defenceless, happy Robin?"

"yeah I'm good".

"right good, well then. He came in more carefully and tried to knock me out and then silently take my soul. Chances were that you'd wake up and wonder were I was. Upon entering my room you would find me dead and there would be no trace of any break in. there would just be a large cut down me".

Beast boy shuddered at the thought of finding Raven lying dead on the floor of her room. He shook the grim thought free and continued to listen to the story.

"well I was lucky and I managed to call for help before he spilled my guts. As you saw when you got here he was just about to do the deed. Now I am almost certain he will return so my advice is to attack him before he attacks us. He is after you too now and believe you to be my followers or whatever. I have remembered seeing this particular Vandraguard in a book, it does not matter which one, but his name is Jeragon Hirashmu. See if you learn there name it sorted draws out there aura temporarily".

"great so we just shout it's name at it and it sorta curls up in to a ball, sorted".

Raven fixed him with a glare. "honestly? If that were the case the Vandraguard would be extinct by now. You see he will have put a shield from his name on now that will draw a little aura but now his name will have no effect. The reason that he didn't put his name shield on before

Is because they don't expect anyone to know who they are. I was only taking a gamble when I called his name, I wasn't certain he had no shield and I wasn't even sure his name was Jeragon Hirashmu. In a fair fight I think we would have lost but I am not certain. This is only me second experience with a Vandraguard. My first was four years ago when it came after me in Gotham city. Luckily I was able to lose it, but I sustained some serious wounds".

"so how do you suggest we attack" Cyborg said.

"wait until it's light, see, Vandraguard eyes are very sensitive to light and they almost never go out in the day. If we catch it while it is hiding then we might have an advantage over it. To be sure we all need a torch. If your in a tight spot just shine it in his face and it should temporarily daze him. But, even if he is dazed, don't try to take him on on your own. They are extremely good fighters and have learned to use all of there senses to there ability".

"ok then," said Robin, pushing his chair back and standing up ",let's move out".

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So um now you know what's been going on then! Plz r&r JH! (ty dramatic and dark lol j-m) ; )