Prologue

"It was an honor to have fought with you" a girl said with tears fighting their way to her eyes, and then she took off fully aware of what lay ahead.

Her friends were shocked and it was like glue had shut their mouths and glued their feet to the floor, and then after a brief moment they heard a scream full of pain, anger… and yet peace and contentment at the same time.

They ran as fast as they could. One of them changed into a cheetah to gain speed and agility in avoiding the debris lying carelessly on the streets of the city, but the rest ran, one could not fly because she could not feel ecstasy only fear and anxiety of what she and her friends might find.

When they reached the park or what looks like the remains of it, it looked like World War III had happened which might of did. Gasps were heard from the four friends as blood red dust were covering the park… but it was not the reason tears were flowing down their cheeks… it was the body of a maiden lying on the ground covered by the ruby colored powder looking like bloodstains on her and on her clothes.

"No… she couldn't have… she mustn't be…!" an alien girl with orange skin and beautiful vermilion locks cried as she went to the body of the girl on the emerald green grass the only part of the park unharmed.

"Friend, why have you done it? Why have you attempted this act? Why did you… why did you?" She asked even though she knew that the girl in her arms could not answer.

"She did what was best Starfire. All of us would have done it if we were in her place… she sacrificed herself so that we could live and start a new tomorrow… she did what was right…" A boy with spiky ebony hair answered the questions of the girl who he earlier addressed as Starfire.

"If she did this to protect us … then why do I feel like dying? Oh friends! If she did this to keep us safe then why do I feel as if the axes of the Gua'termnas (Guards of Tamaran) are carving scars on my skin?" Starfire said, her sweet and sanguine voice gone replaced by unhappiness and shame.

Starfire was sad because one of her friends passed away and she was ashamed that she was not there to prevent her from dying.

"It'll heal in time Star… if she were here right now she wouldn't cry… so don't you cry as well she wouldn't like to see you like this" a boy with jade colored skin said, he was the one that transformed into a cheetah earlier.

"BeastBoy's right Star she wouldn't like to see you cry" A boy approximately 18 years old his body half adorned with technology agreed to the green changeling.

"You are right she would not like it if I was acting like this" Starfire said while she began to wipe off the tears.

The next day at the girl's funeral…

People were gathered at the maiden's funeral. Adults took a day- off to just be there, teenagers and children alike didn't' go to school to attend. All of them wearing bleck to fit the dress code at the funeral. Throwing flowers and placing books, incense, and candles beside the stone.

Everyone left the cemetery after a while of singing songs, and giving thanks to the girl that saved their lives to leave the damsel's closest friends to bid her goodbye… for the last time.

"We will never forget you for this sacrifice you made. For the bravery you have shown. For the kindness and love you have made us see" Starfire said with gratitude for the girl

That saved their lives over and over again and saved them for the last time today

"For the courage that we heroes should present. The concern you had inside, the reason we are still living" Robin, the boy with the black spiky hair continued.

"For the things that made you special. For correcting our mistakes and taught us that just you're different doesn't mean you have a heart. A heart that could've been broken… but you helped in mending them. But yours must have been broken and shattered for a long time now and just now we noticed" Beastboy continued the message the two, Starfire and Robin, aforementioned.

"For telling me just because everything you had faded away didn't mean you can't start anew." The boy half- metal, half- human named Cyborg said

"We will never forget you Raven" the four concluded; while ravens appeared out of nowhere to bid the girl that gave their name an unforgettable rank and pride, Raven.