A/N: dun dun dun… what's gonna happen next? lol. Well enjoy the 2nd to last chapter and make my day by reviewing D

Twelve

A Prophecy Fulfilled

Raven's POV

'Restrain her!' Knowledge cried.

'Let me go!' Rage screamed.

'No! Not yet Rage!' I ordered. Anger seethed within me, but I could not allow Rage to take over just yet. I gritted my teeth and my clothes turned pure white. If possible I was going to destroy this thing without unleashing my most dangerous emotion.

The creature laughed. "Fool girl!" it taunted. "I will not be defeated by you. Prepare to die!" it put its hand out and squeezed into a fist, but I was ready.

"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" I cried, creating an orb around Beast Boy's limp form and myself. I felt a crushing force beat down on my shield, but I held. "I will not be defeated!" I insisted and put my hand out, but it was too late. Its scarlet glare froze my blood and stopped my heart. I felt a darkness encroach the air around me… a suffocating darkness that threatened to destroy all light. The creature laughed.

"My powers have been fully unlocked!" the girl sneered. "And you cannot win!"

"I," my teeth were gritted. "Must," I fought against her power. "FIGHT!"

For Beast Boy…

"Azarath! Azarath! Azarath!" I cried. The sky ripped open and black lightning continuously struck the creature, but it deflected them. It waved its hand and the sky was sewed back together.

"Vaserex Endrion!" it roared. The sky turned black. Millions of four eyed birds circled the sky, and fire fell like rain. The earth beneath me shook and twisted. The ravens descended. Fire and darkness from above. Earth from below.

Pain exploded through my body. Sharp beaks and talons, burning flame and jagged shards of earth pierced my skin. I fell to the ground, oblivious to everything except the pain in my body and the ridiculing laugh of the creature. It stepped closer towards me, and the assault slowly receded.

Blood poured from my body, and I was weak beyond comprehension. I felt my power leaking from my body, and my clothes faded back to blue and black.

"You lose, Raven," it sneered. "You lost before you began. The Teen Titans are gone, child, and so is the last hope this magic-forsaken world had," it paused.

'We lost…' I thought.

"You are a failure, Raven," it continued. "A failure to Azarath, a failure to me, and a failure to your friends! Look, the boy you loved lies broken because you could not defend him. Robin's soul wanders the void beyond, and Starfire, Cyborg and Titans East work relentlessly in the Mines of Azarath, forsaken by any miniscule power they might have had before."

I clutched the dirt with my hands as the thing approached me. I moaned as it kicked me sharply, sending me rolling a few feet with a pain in my ribs.

"You were destined for greatness, and you abandoned it. You have power that can bring civilizations to its knees and you don't use it," it hissed and kicked me again; I heard a crack in my ribs and when I clutched them I felt the wet of blood. Tears of hatred fell from my eyes, mixing with blood.

"Death is too good for you," it laughed. "Look at the great Raven, crumpled and defeated, without love, barely clinging to life, and without friends. You are defeated, submit yourself to me!" I gasped as air rushed out of my lungs when its boot slammed into my chest.

It bent down so that its white hair touched my face and its red eyes stared right into me. "What bothers you the most Raven? Is it that I destroyed your boy wonder, or is it that I worked my way into your ranks, gained your trust and destroyed you from the inside? Is it that I sent your friends to work in the most vile place possible, or is it that I betrayed you after I had become your best friend."

"Shut up," I moaned.

"Or what? But you know what I think… I think that it's because I made Beast Boy love me, and I shattered your feeble heart."

"I SAID SHUT UP!" I screamed. I blinked and four glowing red ones replaced my amethyst eyes. My pain vanished and I rose up like a snake, my blue cape flowing into darkness. A sick black aura pulsed around me and my hood fell back, revealing my hair flying in all directions. I was taller than it now, and stronger. Rage roared in my heart. I bared my fangs in anger. I felt power and rage like never before. The creature backed away from the sheer force that surrounded me.

'The time has come!' Rage screamed. 'I have waited nineteen years and now the time has come!'

"WITCH!" I screamed. "NOW YOU WILL BURN FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE!

"Azarath Metrion Zintho!. Karazon Racashaus Endere! Vaserex Endrion! Azarath! Azarath! Azarath!" I screeched. Black fire erupted around me and the sky ripped open. The earth twisted and the sea dried. Ravens darkened the sky and a huge black raven of magic flew up behind me. I was screaming in rage as the raven enveloped the world, but I drew Beast Boy close to me to defend him.

I heard the creature speak: "The Prophecy is being fulfilled! We must flee!" I didn't care though, I was going to rid the world of life for all the pain it had caused me. Billions of screams reached my ears but the blackness spread over earth, suffocating all life, all light from it. The raven soared high above, screeching as lightning streaked through the air. "Azarath! Azarath! Azarath!" A huge explosion of black flames swept over the earth… and then darkness came over me.

A/N: Well there it is… and here it comes, the last chapter of Web of Deceit, but the beginning of a new romance adventure. Haha I've always wanted to say that sorta lol. SoR