This chap will pretty much all be religion in this chapter ... a bunch of different ones for different people. It'll sound somewhat like a history lesson in some parts, but it may play an important part in the next chapter (esp. for Terra).

Terra had come to the city limits – it was beautiful really. She should have loved it – she was on top of a small mountain range, and the sun was setting over the city. She had been on her own before, so why did it feel so awful now? Her stomach had tightened up, and her neck was stiff. The tears in her eyes almost yearned for the home she had become a part of. But Terra was stronger than this - she could overcome the tears and the pain with pure logic. So while her heart reached out to the city, trying to hold on for dear life, her brain and now her own legs made it more and more difficult for it to reach its goal.

As she walked, she whispered traditional prayers to Brahman. She had been Hindu as long as she could remember – she recalled when she got her first and only tattoo. She was about 13, and on her lower right side of her back, she had an Aum painted. The Aum was probably the most recognized symbol; it represented Brahman in the three aspects of Vishnu - Brahma, Visnu, and Shiva signifying respectively the creative, ruling and destroying aspects of the same One God. The Aum calmed her, for it also symbolized the balance of these aspects, and reminded her that she too must keep balance with her life. Terra suddenly had a gut feeling that she had tipped the scale.

Raven's emotions were at the point of civil war.

Love: Now Beast Boy is all ours – we should be happy right?

Logic: Terra was awful, but that doesn't mean she deserved THAT.

Compassion: Terra was great, sure we disagreed over BB, but we should go after her.

Rage: Terra was a traitorous pain in the ass. She being gone saved her life from me.

She attempted to meditate – calling out to the god Azarath, but her mind was distracting her, and she eventually gave up.

Robin sat quietly, unsure of how to proceed from here. He couldn't let Terra go out there on her own ... could he? He remembered the Bible Bruce Wayne had given him ten years ago, it's stories fascinated him, and seemed to prove that good will prevail when the effort is given. For example, in the story of Abraham, at one point God asks Abraham to go as far as to kill his own son – something that obviously causes Abraham enormous pain – but before he can do so an angel stops him, telling him that God has seen his loyalty, and will bless his family. He overcame his pain and was blessed, but in the story Adam and Eve, the pair essentially gets lazy, and cannot even avoid eating an apple off a tree, and thus they are punished. Robin was almost punished for his arrogance when Cyborg nearly left the team over an argument, so he had seen how these tales could play out in real life. Thus, they gave him determination, determination to win, to do what's right. And in this circumstance, determination to find a comfort Terra.

Starfire and Cyborg sat together, for they had decided to stay in the living room, both pairs of eyes focused on the wall. It was really no surprise what Starfire or Cyborg followed, her peaceful (and Spartan) ways were essentially the definition of Buddhism, Cyborg always planned things due to his rationality, so both strictly followed the Noble Eightfold Path, which consisted of the following.

1. Right understanding

2. Right thought

3. Right speech

4. Right action

5. Right livelihood

6. Right effort

7. Right mindfulness

8. Right concentration

Both Cyborg and Starfire, unlike the others, had already known that they should go after Terra, so their mindset was focused on how, they eventually came up with this:.

Understanding – It was fairly obvious that Terra left because her heart was broken by Beast Boy.

Thought – The goal should be to bring Terra back, then settle differences, for there is no way to settle her pain while she is not present.

Speech – Bringing up Raven and Beast Boy's relationship would be awkward and may damage the situation.

Action – A simple meeting needed to be done – no confrontation would help in the middle of nowhere.

Livelihood – Remaining calm would be the best way to go, forcing happiness would damage the situation

Effort – They needed to try to bring Terra back; however should Terra not want to, it was her choice, and it must be left at that.

Mindfulness – They need to be mindful of the teams best interest, so once again, forcing Terra back would damage the situation.

Concentration ­– As proved, the concentration needed to be on getting her back, for the situation would take time to fix, and done to quickly, it could be drastic.

Beast Boy just sat. Like Terra, he was also Hindu, but at this point, he was too distracted to focus on religion. Instead, his mind focused on his love life ... which was a messy blob that would soon have to be cleaned up, and he feared his former loves reaction to the result.

NEXT TIME: The Titans have decided, but how will this work out? And should Terra come back, what will happen in the triangle of love.

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I think religion in the Titans is hard to do, not writing wise, but logically. You usually have to assume there is only one religion – Raven's. Why you ask? Simple, Raven's ability to cast spells proves that Azarath exists, and since Azarath exist in only one religion (regardless of whether other religions are poly or monotheistic), it has to be right.

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