Dilemma
Chapter 9
Disclaimer: Don't own em'…
Throughout the Titans Tower, all was silence. The game room was empty, and seemed to have been left unused for the entire day as of yet. The training room was equally silent. At first glance, one would believe for it to be completely empty.
But, upon closer inspection, two beings could be found in one of the spare rooms of the tower.
"Where the hell is everyone?" Zaru growled out in an agitated voice.
Lilith rolled her eyes, "You mean you don't remember everyone else saying that they were going out. Robin said something about giving everyone the day off for some R&R."
"Oh Yea…" He replied. "I remember now. But where is Gabya, I know that he wouldn't go with them, to where ever they went."
"I think he went off on his own, if I'm guessing correctly he probably went to an old church, you know how he is."
"That makes sense." Zaru nodded. A few seconds went by then realization hit him like a sledgehammer. Zaru got a huge grin on his face, and turned to his mate. "So, we're here, alone then." Lilith nodded, giving him a fanged grin. "And they aren't expected to be back for several hours, right?"
"Yup." Lilith grinned even wider. Zaru turned completely towards her and she tackled him to the ground, capturing his lips in a passionate kiss.
Zaru broke the kiss off, "So, which room you wanna do it in?"
"Don't give a shit, just pick one!" Lilith growled and Zaru got up and took off towards the closest room, which just so happened to be the entertainment room.
Zaru playfully threw Lilith onto the couch, and pounced on her.
Immediately she began removing his shirt as she latched onto his lips. They broke their kiss, and Zaru made quick work of her shirt, and tossed it away.
Their lips moved to meet once again, but a loud explosion shook the tower.
"Oh fucking hell!" Lilith yelled and stomped off to the origin of the explosion.
Outside the tower, stood an army, and leading this army was none other then Slade.
Slade was in for the surprise of his life when the doors were pushed open with such force that they were ripped off of their hinges, and out stormed a very pissed demoness. A half naked pissed demoness.
"What the hell?" Slade's eyes went wide at the sight of the half naked demoness.
Shortly after Lilith stormed out of the tower, Zaru ran out, while attempting to fasten his pants as he tried to chase after his enraged mate.
"Lilith, What the hell do you think your doing?" Zaru shouted as he tossed a piece of fabric at the aforementioned cat demon. "Put this on!"
Lilith halted her rampage, turned around, and cocked her head. "Why?"
"Because Lilith," Zaru started as he pointed towards the army that waited to kill them. "They're looking!"
She rolled her eyes, "Fine." She said as she put her shirt on. "Can I kill them now?"
"Yes you can Lilith." Zaru patted her on the head and returned to finish putting his pants on.
Suddenly a laud roar of laughter rang out from the army, even Slade was laughing slightly.
"What the hell are you laughing at?" Lilith yelled.
"This is one of Lucifer's personal armies, and you believe that you can take them all on by your self." Slade chuckled evilly.
"Is that so…" Lilith snarled out. She and took off charging towards the army. As she picked up speed, she reached behind her back and pulled out two handfuls of throwing knives, and hurled them at the front line.
As the front line dropped dead, the once booming laughter turned to that of a menacing growl.
"You were saying?" Lilith taunted.
Slade growled and yelled, "ATTACK!" and the remains of the army charged at the cat demoness.
Lilith grinned and charged on her own, changing as she reached the oncoming force. By the time the battle began, Lilith had transformed into her humanoid panther form, and began to tear through the lines of the army with little difficulty.
Zaru looked upon the carnage with amusement, and turned his gaze to see a very shocked Slade. He grinned evilly, and crept silently until be was beside Slade.
"You know, I don't remember Hell's army being this weak." Zaru taunted Slade.
Slade growled, and sent an elbow flying at Zaru's head, which he easily dodged.
"How can you two be so powerful? Lord Lucifer said that Exile was the strongest demon he has ever faced!" Slade yelled as he threw punch after punch relentlessly at the demon.
Zaru let out a loud laugh, "How do you think my brother went to Hell in the first place? I killed him."
Slade slowly turned his gaze to his once great army, only to see that only a select few remained standing.
"What the hell?" How is that possible?" Slade shouted.
Zaru laughed, "Ya' know, from what I've heard about you, I would have thought that you would have expected this."
Slade's Gaze returned to the demon mocking him. Zaru Grinned as he motioned back to the battle field towards an extremely pissed off demoness.
"Ya' know, you might want to take off before she gets over here."
Slade composed himself, "Right. This has been certainly educational. Until next time…" and he melted into the ground in retreat.
Lilith stormed over, "Where the hell is that bastard!"
"He Took off. Said something along the lines of this being 'Educational'" He replied
"What the hell happened here!" Cyborg yelled once he saw the dismembered bodies of demons that littered the island.
The Titans stood upon the shore of their island, facing what looked to be a horrid battle field. Their eye's turned to the two demons that stood on the outskirts of the carnage.
Zaru smiled and responded "The cause of what you see actually originated from the deepest pits of hell. So essentially, you answered your own question."
Beastboy paled as realization hit him, "Dudes, please tell me that we aren't facing these…things…in this huge battle thing that's gunna happen…"
Lilith breathed in deeply in order to calm herself down just as Ex, Raven, and Vagare came into view.
Ex took in the look of the massacre before him, and let out a whistle, "Jesus Lilith, Who pissed you off?"
Everyone looked towards the direction that the three were coming from and came across Gabya, his sword drawn, and blood from battle.
"Probably the same people who attacked me...Which tells me one thing." Gabya stated grimly.
"What does this tell you friend?" Starfire questioned timidly.
"He means that the battle against Hell is closer then we had planned." Zaru recognized where Gabya was going.
Everyone paled and turned towards Ex and Raven.
Lilith turned her gaze towards the ground, "This also means that the ritual will have to take place on the upcoming full moon." Her voice trembled as she added, "So the chance for failure has grown exponentially…"
The Titans reacted towards this news each in their own particular manner. Robin's eyes narrowed as he thought about any way to extend their friends preparation time. Starfire jumped back and her eyes began to water as she began to say a prayer in her native language for her friend's safety. Cyborg's computer half of his brain began calculating the chances of success, and attempting to predict when and where the battle would take place. Beastboy's eye's went wide, and said "Dude! This sucks!"
Raven however, turned to her mate to gauge his reaction to the news. Ex returned her gaze and his eyes showed her exactly what she was looking for. Confidence, unwavering confidence. She smiled lightly and looked towards Lilith and Zaru.
"We should get started with preparing then," She said lightly.
Ex smiled at her decision and nodded in agreement.
Lilith saw the interaction between the two, and smiled softly. She leaned towards her mate's ear and whispered something; he nodded and made his way over towards where Gabya was standing.
Lilith turned towards Robin, "While we're working with Exile and Raven, you guys need to work with Gabya and learn the weaknesses of these creatures." She motioned towards the remains of the army.
He nodded and turned and walked towards the Titans and explained the new plan to them and walked off into the direction that Gabya was standing with Zaru.
Zaru leaned into Gabya's ear, "We need you to help train them while Lilith and I work with Raven and Exile on the ritual." Gabya nodded. "Also, try to get them to forget their no killing rule."
Gabya grinned and nodded, "I'll try, but it will be difficult." He went quiet for a second, and added, "Hell, I think I have a couple of ideas to make the green kid's transformations more interesting."
The laughed, and Zaru left to return to his mates side, and Gabya walked towards the titans.
(Gabya's point of view)
I turned my gaze to the group that was placed under my tutelage, 'This is going to harder then I anticipated…'
"Alright, you all need to learn the weakness of these demons and monsters that we will face. But first, you need to get all of the notions that this battle can be won with a life being lost."
Starfire gasped at the thought that she would have to actually kill a living creature. Robin was about to voice an objection to this topic, but Gabya cut him off.
"Before you start preaching to me about morals, let me tell you this. The creatures that we are about to face will show you no mercy, and will fight until they are dead. Most of these demons are lower class demons, so the only true way to stop them, is to pierce their hearts, or beheading them.
"This also means that you will either need to learn a new weapon, or modify an existing weapon."
Beastboy eyes light up, "So this means I get have a weapon now?" He asked hopefully.
Gabya grinned, "No." Beastboy's face fell, and Gabya added, "I will be teaching you new and more powerful creatures to transform into."
"Like what?" Beastboy asked in confusion.
"What do you know about creatures of myth…?" Gabya grinned.
(With Ex and Raven)
Lilith walked up to Raven, "Your coming with me. We have a lot of preparation we have to do, and the Full moon is fast approaching."
"What do we have to do?" Raven asked.
"For starters, you have to learn the chant, we have to get you a new wardrobe for the ritual, and I have to teach you the demoness' part in the ritual."
"Oh…" Raven said. "Wait, what do you mean, new wardrobe?"
Lilith rolled her eyes, "Don't worry, it's just for the ten days of the ritual. After that you're free to continue with your current outfit."
(With Ex and Zaru)
Ex looked towards Zaru in confusion. "OK, what's gunna happen?"
Zaru returned Ex's gaze, "We need to prepare for the ritual. I need to tell you what the male chant is, you have to get a new outfit for this ritual, and I have to teach you how this actually works."
"Oh." Ex looked towards the ground, "What do you think our odds are at pulling this off?"
"I'm not going to lie to you, this is extremely dangerous. That's why so many demons avoid even teaching it to their children. Of the demons that actually attempted this ritual, only a select few have ever pulled it off…" Ex looked at the ground with a grim look on his face. "But, you have what most living beings don't."
Ex grinned and looked at Zaru, "Yeah, I have my Raven."
Zaru laughed, "Come on, let's get you ready. Just to warn you, we won't be seeing our mate's all that often."
Ex groaned as Zaru pulled him off into the tower.
(With Gabya and the Titans)
Beastboy was dumbstruck, "Creatures of myth…What are they?"
Robin smacked himself in the forehead, "Of course! Why didn't we attempt those earlier, when you found out you could do that creature on Tamaran?"
"Umm…What are these creatures of myth?" Starfire asked innocently.
Gabya took a deep breath, "Creatures of myth are creatures that most people believe only exist in myths or legends. But they truly do exist, but in order to actually encounter one, the person must either wield magical powers, or have the creature deem them worthy of their presence." Gabya explained.
"Some examples of these creatures are the fabled Unicorn, the powerful Dragons, and Cerberus, the tree-headed guardian of the under world."
Cyborg looked from Gabya to Beastboy, and turned back to Gabya, "You mean to tell us that you're gunna attempt to teach BB here either magic, or make him worthy of these creatures?" Gabya nodded, and Cyborg busted up laughing, "Good luck with that, just about the only things that he'll understand are videogames and tofu."
Beastboy growled at the mechanical Titan, "That may be true, but I have some rather…Unique techniques that will speed up the process"
Beastboy's eyes widened, "What do you mean by unique?"
Gabya grinned evilly, "Oh, you'll see." He then turned to Cyborg, "From what I've heard, Robin and yourself are the only members of your team, other then Raven, to face anything remotely to what we are about to face."
Robin nodded, "A lot of interesting things happen when you're Batman's Protégé."
Cyborg thought for a second, "Yeah, but the things I faced weren't demons or even natural beings, they were created by a dark witch, and I had an army's assistance. I doubt I could have done it alone."
Gabya nodded, "If I'm not mistaken, you still have the armor and sword that you were given, do you not?"
Cyborg nodded, "Yeah, but I seriously doubt that they will have the ability to fight these demons."
"Well, you should spend your time attempting to create more up to date versions of the armor and weapon. When you're finished, come to either Raven or myself and one of us will bless the blade to give it more power against these monsters."
Beastboy did a double take, "Wait, I thought that Raven was demon, and I'm no expert, but I don't think that demons can bless anything."
Gabya was quirked an eyebrow, "That is correct, demons cannot bless any object. But Raven is a half breed demon. This means she is part human, and I believe that her mother was actually one of the first breed angels ever. So this tells me that Raven has Angelic blood within her, while is also why she has the ability to heal herself and others. A normal demon doesn't have that ability."
"How do you know all this? Raven has never told us about any of this." Robin stated.
"I can sense some divine energy interlaced within her aura."
Gabya turned to Starfire, "I believe that you should attempt to learn a weapon similar to Ex's double crescent blades, although, I think a pair of daggers of some form would work."
Star nodded timidly, "Of course friend Gabya. But may I ask a question?"
"Go right ahead"
"Why do I to learn such a small weapon, when my starbolts can be fired from greater distances?"
He nodded, "Well, of all the members on your team, you and Raven are the only ones that have limited abilities. If for some reason your starbolts cease to work, you need to have a weapon in reserved."
"Oh alright, but why these Daggers that you spoke of?" Starfire asked.
"From what I've seen from your fighting style, you depend on speed the most. So with the smaller duel weapons, you can utilize your speed and use it to its fullest potential."
"I guess that makes sense. I shall do my best to learn these daggers friend Gabya."
"That's good. Now Robin, when we spared, I noticed that you not only have multiple weapons, you also have martial arts skill to fall back upon." Robin grinned and nodded, "But you should think to add retractable blades to your Bo staff."
Robin grinned and pulled out his staff, "I'm way ahead of you." And he pressed a button on the staff, and small blades shot out from each end of the staff."
"Good, now let's get to work. Robin, I want you to work with Starfire and train her with different types of weapons. Cyborg you go and develop your armor and sword. Beastboy, you're with me."
"Wait, what am I supposed to do?" Vagare yelled
Gabya looked at her, "Did you make your weapons yourself?"
Vagare thought for a second "I believe so."
Gabya nodded, "Why don't you help Cyborg out with making his new weapons then"
She nodded and began walking off in the direction Cyborg did.
(With Raven and Lilith)
"So what is this ritual? What do we have to do?" Raven questioned.
Lilith sighed, "The good news is that this is actually one of the simplest rituals to learn."
Raven looked at the demoness with a raised eyebrow, "I thought you said that it was dangerous."
"It is. It may be easy to learn, but it is a real bitch to master." Lilith explained.
"How so?"
"You're timing must me exact." Lilith answered. "The majority of the ritual is almost similar to a modern day blood transfusion. One second too long, you both will have lost too much blood to survive, while the adverse is true as well. One second too short, you're body's wouldn't have taken enough of the others blood to begin the self healing process."
"Oh…How long does it have to go on?" Raven asked.
"That's the tricky thing; it's different for every pair that tries it. You have to place complete trust in one another, or the ritual would ultimately fail." She responded grimly
"Oh…wait, if this is a blood transfer ritual, then why did you and Zaru say that we could end up loosing our minds?"
"Because there is a telekinetic connection made between the two."
A look of confusion flashed across Ravens features, "I thought that there was the telekinetic bond when we first mated."
Lilith nodded, "That's true, but this ritual is supposed to make normal mental bonds much stronger."
"That makes sense, what do we have to do?" Raven asked.
(With Gabya and Beastboy)
Gabya pulled several old texts out of a void, and dropped them in front of Beastboy. "Ok kid, let's get started."
Beastboy looked on at the pile of old mythological archives, and gulped. "Umm Dude? What are these for?"
Gabya sighed, "You're going to study these so you can learn the necessary magic that you have to be to use in order to transform into the creatures that I will help you with."
Beastboy groaned and picked up the closest book and began something he thought he'd never have to do, study.
Several hours later, Gabya was impressed with the speed at which Beastboy was learning the necessary spells in order to make the simpler transformations. He had already had one successful transformation into the hellhound, Cerberus. He has almost mastered the spells that are needed to complete the transformation into the dreaded Hydra.
Gabya grinned at the changeling, "Very good! You have several more creatures you have to learn, but one will be almost completely impossible for me to teach you."
Beastboy grinned at the complement, "Which creature is that?"
"Those are the different elemental Dragons. You do remember how difficult it was to gain control of the beast?"
Beastboy paled lightly, "Yea, what of it?"
Gabya looked down, "Dragons are almost impossible to control, no matter what form they come in. The only one that could even come close to giving you the secret as to how it is done is Exile."
Beastboy sighed in defeat, "Oh well, might as well learn as many different of these creatures as I can. I'll save the Dragons for later."
"Well, let's take a short break; this is the longest I've seen you sit still, so I can tell you need a break." Beastboy let out a sigh of relief.
(With Cyborg and Vagare)
Vagare followed Cyborg into his room, where he walked over to a set of armor and pulled it off of its stand. He placed the armor onto a table. He took a deep breath, "I really don't want to alter any of this…"
Vagare looked on at him, "Why's that?"
"This armor represents the first time since my accident that I had fought and relied on my own personal skills, and not my cybernetic parts. I had been a hero, and I did it without my tech." He looked down, "It made me feel human again."
Vagare was taken aback at this, she looked upon the forlorn form of Cyborg, and thought of possible alternatives to altering his keepsake. Suddenly an idea hit her. "What would you say to only altering the physical makeup of the armor, rather then the whole thing?"
Cyborg thought for a second, then looked Vagare in the eyes, "So what you're saying is attempt to modernize the armor, and integrate it with my systems?"
Vagare smiled, "Yeah, something like that. I believe you'd actually be able to design it so that if the armor receives ant significant damage, that it would actually mend itself."
Cyborg grinned, "That's doable, now, any ideas for the sword?"
Vagare thought for a second, "Why don't you leave that sword alone, and design a complete new one, out of that steel I heard you design. Also, I heard of a way that can make ordinary steel practically indestructible, so if we used that process on yours the results would overwhelming!"
Cyborg grinned, "Alright! Let's get working'"
Cyborg reached for a block of steel and began to melt it down so it could be poured into a form that Vagare was creating by carving out the shape of a broad sword in two pieces of stone.
Once the metal was completely melted, Cyborg carried it over to the form that Vagare had just finished making, and poured the molten metal into it.
Cyborg turned to Vagare, "Alright, what was this process you know?"
Vagare grinned, "It's the same process that has been used to make the armor for tanks, electrocute the molten metal with high amounts of voltage. That way when the metal cools, all of the electrons will be near the surface, making it a hell of a lot harder."
Cyborg slapped his forehead, "Why didn't I think of that!" He then moved over to his spare charger cable, making a few quick alterations, and bought it back over to Vagare. "Ok…I believe we got it." Cyborg said as he placed the modified charger cable into its place, and turned on the power.
Vagare grinned at the mechanical Titan, and put her arm around him, "Now all we gotta do is wait till this stuff hardens and make a nice grip then your golden!"
Cyborg grinned back, "I also have to give this to Either Gabya or Raven to make it even better."
(With Ex and Zaru)
Ex thought over what Zaru had just told him about the ritual, and thought about the fact that ten days are needed to prepare for the ritual. "Zaru, what's the point of all the prep time?"
Zaru thought for second, "Actually, it's mainly for preparing the mind and body for the ritual itself."
"I guess that makes sense. So what do we have to do?"
Zaru looked at Ex, "Follow me."
A/N Im just too tired of this writers block, so im just gunna post what ive got so far, and i should have the ending of this chapter up soon. i hope you enjoy, please R&R.