Two Halves

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Chapter 14: Unleashed

Beast Boy opened the doors to the church with a hard shove and ran into the main hall, ignoring the fact that they had slammed shut behind him justseconds ago. His only focus was on making sure Raven was okay. He didn't want her fighting this battle without him. Of course, the battle could be over. BB only wanted to be sure that she was going to win. She couldn't die on him. There were so many things he had to talk to her about. He had to tell her so much. He had to be with her.

His gaze looked around the church for any sign of Raven or the enemy. All he saw were broken pews, wood fragments, and pieces of the floor and walls. How could anyone not hear this happening? Goddamn city too busy with its own problems. He continued to scan the area until his eyes locked onto what he was looking for. But it was also something he didn't want to see.

Raven was up against the far wall. Her eyes were closed. Her arms lay at her sides, but they were twisted strangely as evidence that they were broken. Dried blood was around where her head was. Along with thatthere was fresh blood on her chest.

"Raven!" BB yelled as he ran over to her. He drooped on his knees and looked at her body. It was totaled. Silently prying in his mind, he placed his hand to her temple in hopes of a pulse. Nothing, just an icy feel of death. He tried yet again, but it was still cold. Then he tried again a third hopeless time. Tears began to drop from his eyes as he lowered his hand from her neck.

"No…No," he stuttered out as he picked up her hand. He wanted warmth, but got cold and lifeless just as the rest of her. He grabbed tighter on it as he started to hate himself for what he was seeing. If only he had come sooner. He had heard Raven's voice when it called to him as he was looking for her. But he should of known. Still, She should have told him. She should have gotten his help. But he made a promise. He promised to protect her. He had failed so many times and it was no different this time. That was BB for you. If there was one thing he sucked at, it was protecting the hides of others.

"Raven, you can't be dead. Please, I have to-"

"Have to what? Watch her die this time?" Janus said from behind him. BB drooped Raven's hand and was about to transform, but Janus grabbed him by the collar of his jumpsuit and threw him into the wall behind him. BB hit it with a crash and dropped to the ground.

"To bad you didn't see it the first time. It was quite a good show, despite some injuries I acquired," Janus said as he began to walk towards the fallen Titan. BB, however, quickly transformed into an Elephant and charged at Janus, tusks aimed to impale the demonic creature.

"Please," Janus said as he quickly moved to the side, dodging BB's attack. After hitting a few pews, BB then transformed into a cheetah and quickly turned back to face Janus. Letting out a roar, he sprinted at Janus and leapt into the air. Just before he could slash Janus, the demon knocked him aside. BB crashed into the stairs leading to the podium and reverted back to his human form, the pain from the recent blow making him kneel on the ground.

"I was hoping you would show. Can't have you go so easily without payback," Janus stated as he pointed top his missing eye.

"You're going to wish I didn't show up," BB replied as he got to his feet.

"Raven may of put of a challenge, but you're not that intimidating. The last injury was just a lucky shot. Now, if your were planning on saving the girl, its over. You screwed up and there is no way to prevent that."

"I can still finish you off," BB yelled as he took the form of a lion and charged at Janus. Janus fired a black energy orb from his lower hand, hitting BB and knocking him back yet again.

"You can never beat me. I am the superior one," Janus stated as he outstretched his two upper arms and his swords appeared in his hands. "You couldn't beat me in Raven's mind even when I was at my weakest. What makes this so different?"

The lion BB got back up and charged yet again at Janus. He quickly moved to the side and slashed at the predator's side, blood pouring from the now open wound. BB drooped to the ground and roared in pain.

"What will you accomplish by beating me? Will Raven come back? No promise as I finished her off. I watched her blood squirt from her stomach when I cut her. There is no hope for her revival."

BB then took the form of a gorilla, the wound now fully gone. He let loose one of his massive fists go in an uppercut to the demon's face. He just ducked under it and knocked BB back to the ground with a blow to the stomach.

"You still fight. But what do you have? Your friends are soon to die from my curse and Raven lies dead. And when I kill you, this world will turn to fire and screams. You fight to try to live, but it is as futile as trying to save her. So tell me, do you still wish to continue fighting or do you want me to behead you on the spot?"

BB leapt back to his feet and tried to punch Janus, but he merely dodged it. He tried again, but it was unsuccessful also. On BB's third attempt, Janus followed the dodge with a sword slash to BB's chest. Blood spurted out of the wound and hit Janus' cloak. This then was followed up with an energy blast that knocked BB once again a few feet away and crashing onto the ground.

"You know what? When I was in Raven's mind, Love always talked about you. High regret she had. And Love was Raven's own section on such a feeling. I guess she loved you. Sad you would be able to know the truth."

(I have to know. I have to know. I have to know!)

A great surge of power then crossed through BB's body. His wound reformed itself as he transformed, but into something stronger. The gorilla's body began to grow in its muscle mass. The face outstretched into a muzzle and fangs formed inside the mouth. The massive arms now grew clawed hands, as well as the feet becoming clawed. Finally, a crop of the fur outstretched behind BB's head as the transformation finished and he got to his feet. A furious roar escaped the beast's mouth. BB had become the beast yet again.

"This should be fun," Janus commented just then upon seeing BB's new form. He then had to quickly jump out of the way as BB did a blind charge right at him. Upon realizing he had missed his target, BB quickly turned around and ducked under a sword swing from Janus. He then slashed at Janus' midsection, but only managed to leave a few tears in his cloak before he jumped away. Janus then ran back in and delivered two sword slashes, the last one leaving a gash in BB's arm.

Ignoring the blood dripping from the wound, BB roared furiously and punched at Janus' upper left hand. Janus lost his grip on the blade and it flung through the air before implanting itself in the floor at the far end of the cathedral. Janus retaliated at this move with a swing from his remaining sword. BB dodged this blow again and then shot forth a huge fist right towards Janus, getting him square in the face. Janus only staggered back a few feet, holding his face with his upper left hand. When he lowered it, there was no blood, but there was a feeling of anger in his seemingly expressionless eyes. With a seemingly unheard of speed, he darted right towards BB, taking him off guard, and grabbed a fistful of his chest fur in his hand.

"I wouldn't let such a pathetic ingrate damage me yet again!" he yelled as then threw BB towards the church's door. BB hit it with a crash and slid down to the floor, knocking him out of his Beast transformation and back into his human form. BB tried to get back up, but only was knocked back to the ground in pain as a surge of black lighting hit him and then was followed up with a black energy disk, courtesy of Janus.

By the time the attacks had stopped, Beast Boy was feeling the after effects. His breathing was coming out harder then ever. Pain shot throughout his body like needles. Also, even though he had transformed to kill off the gash in his arm, the new gash at his left side was dripping blood. His head was growing light, making it hard for him to concentrated. Even when he stood up, he was doubled over and holding onto his side with his right arm to stop the bleeding.

"You know, it is kind of sad killing you in such a weak state. But I don't believe in morals. I ask you again: do you wish to fight me to the death or shall I finish you here?" Janus asked as he pointed the tip of his sword at BB.

(Nothing's working,) BB thought as the pain continued to shot through his body. (I can't focus that well. My morphing isn't going…to go so smoothly. Just exactly what can stop this guy?)

Suddenly, BB caught the gleam of the sword's blade out of the corner of his eye. He turned his head more to see it still impaled in the ground. (That could work,) he thought as he began to run for it. Well, he was more like fighting off the jolts of pain in his body as he headed for the weapon. Her reached it and placed left hand onto the hilt. But he should have had some rational thought, as soon enough a surge of red energy sprang from the sword and wrapped around him, freezing him on the spot.

"Didn't you think I would nothave know that you would go for my blade?" Janus asked he watched the red energy began to wrap around BB like a cocoon. "Oh well, pain does that sometimes with messing with your brain. You see we demons always put countermeasures on our toys, as to not allow any of the lower races filthy them with their hands. What you will experience is the same curse I put on your friends, only it will kill you in three minutes. I found it fitting as I enjoy human suffering. This is going to be one good show."

Before BB could protest, his world was then blanketed in red as think as blood.

What will become of BB? Of Raven? Of the others? The final chapter is coming soon.