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Upon keeping her journal in a secret place, Raven went off to find Starfire to tell her about Beastboy and get him a bible. However, as she searched around the tower, she was unable to locate Starfire. She finally did a mental search and found Starfire carrying two large bags of mustard and was flying back to the tower.

She grinned at the comical sight while she mentally saw Starfire holding a bottle of mustard, drinking it and looking extremely pleased. Just then, she suddenly saw a sickle-like staff fly towards Starfire and knock her down into the sea around the Titans Tower. On the staff, 666 were engraved on it. As Raven saw it, Mark of the Beast immediately came to her mind.

She immediately set off to rescue Starfire. While Raven was levitating above the water, searching for Starfire, she felt a searing pain in her head and blacked out...

After Raven had fallen, a man stepped out a hole in the ground and grabbed Raven. Then, he went back into the hole and retrieved an unconscious Starfire. With that, a wall of darkness welled up and he disappeared, along with the two girls.

---About an hour later---

Raven woke up with a splitting headache and looked around in a daze. When she looked at the area she was in, it reminded her of a place... But what was it?

Then, it came to her. "Slade!" was the one thought on her head.

With that, the memory of the recent spate of events flooded back to her mind. She then remembered that Starfire was in trouble. She then tried to get up and look for Starfire, but she soon found herself to be tied to the wall.

As Raven tried to shatter/break the rope telekinetically, a man stepped out of the shadows. And she recognized him almost immediately.

"SLADE!" Raven screamed, "I thought Trigon obliterated you!"

"Indeed, my child," Slade said smugly, "A new force has revived me. Now I serve it."

"Oh. And don't bother using your powers against me in here. They have been disabled." Slade informed her mockingly.

Then, as Raven was wondering how he could have been revived YET again, Slade stepped out of the shadows fully and Raven saw that his face was decomposing(gory, huh?).

She was then hit by a perpetual stench and she almost puked right there and then. Slade stepped towards Raven and used a bony finger to lift Raven's head to look at him. "Ah, you must be wondering how I came back aren't you? Well, if you really want to know, NECROMANCY! And soon, you will join me as soon as I'm done with you!"

Upon hearing that, Raven spat at Slade or whatever was left of him and screamed, "You might be able to re-animate my body and destroy it! You might win the battle against me but God will win the war! My soul will always be safe with Him! What did you do to Starfire!"

"Ah, so eager to know aren't you? Well, let's see how God has protected you!" cackled zombie Slade as he raised his hand and the darkness lifted.

There, Raven saw Starfire slumped, almost lifeless. Slade looked at Raven's crestfallen face and left, laughing at her. After Raven saw Slade leave, she immediately tried to sense for life-signs in Starfire but felt her powers blocked...

"God, please help me!" thought Raven desperately as she tried to sense for life-signs in Starfire. Soon, she felt whatever was holding her powers back removed. She then felt faint life-signs in Starfire. Raven then removed the ropes from her hands telekinetically and ran over to Starfire.

"Okay... I'm free from those ropes and I've found Starfire... Now all I've got to do is find a way out of here..." thought Raven as she desperately looked for an exit of some sort...

To Be Continued...

What do you think of this chapter? The return of Slade was not quite what you expected, was it? This chapter will be in parts. ;) Hope you enjoyed it. :) Please read and rate. Thanks. God Bless!