A/N: Sorry for the slow update, but I've been swamped with homework. Poll votes have been counted and it looks like there is going to be a HIDDEN SORROW 2. This was the last chapter, so look for Hidden Sorrow 2. Sorry to all of those who didn't want a sequel, but I will do my best to make it worth your time.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans.

Chapter Twenty Three: The Pain of Defeat
Robin's guilt deepened when he saw Beast Boy crying on the edge of the roof. After the fight with Plasmus, Robin felt horrible for what he had said to Beast Boy. Seeing the changeling crying made him feel much worse than he had before. After all of Starfire's urging, Robin had finally agreed to apologize. Approaching the green teen, Robin stood next to him and looked out on the beautiful city.

"I am really sorry, Beast Boy," Robin sighed.

"For what? Everything you said was true," Beast Boy sniffled.

"No, it wasn't. I was so angry, I didn't even know what I was saying," Robin explained.

"Yeah, you did," Beast Boy disagreed.

"Well, I didn't mean it. I don't even believe what I said is true. Raven is still alive. We will find her."

"Come on, dude. We both know that's a lie. I wish more than anything I could see Raven just one more time, so I could say a proper goodbye," said Beast Boy somberly.

"You can't give up hope. There's no way we'll find her if you just give up."

"She's gone, Robin, you were right. I am trying to move on and become an adult, just like you said."

"I never told you to just forget about Raven or stop caring for her."

"I will never ever forget Raven. Raven was my first and probably only love, there is no way I will forget her."

"I'm really sorry that this all had to happen to you."

"It's better to lose someone you love than to never love at all, right?" Beast Boy recited the famous quote, although he said it wrong.

Robin was about to correct the green boy, but stopped himself. "Yeah, I guess you're right."

Raven held her head in her hands as she sat on the edge of her small bed. She didn't want this life, Slasher was testing her sanity, he was determined to break her rebellious spirit and make her obedient to him. The lectures made Raven feel worse and worse, she didn't know how much of the verbal abuse she could take.

-The Next Day-

Once again, Slasher came into give her a lecture, if you could call the bashing a lecture. "You've never been wanted, Raven. Everywhere you go you've either been feared or hated. No one has ever loved you. Your father despised you, your mother feared you, and the changeling pitied you. You are nothing in the eyes of your friends and family."

Glaring at the ground, Raven fought back tears. She tried her best to convince herself that his words weren't true, but he always sounded so true.

"We are similar, Raven. Both of us are unwanted, unappreciated because of what we are. People fear demons just for our name-" Slasher was interrupted.

"They fear demons because of people like you. You terrorize them and make humans despise demons," Raven growled at him, but she didn't looking up at him.

"I didn't always terrorize humans. Believe it or not, Raven, I was once like you. I had friends and I tried to help humans, just like you. Then, it was a normal day, my friends betrayed me and attempted to kill me. All of my supposed friends were in on it, even some of the humans I had saved helped. They ambushed me and crucified, they said I and every other demon was a spawn of Satan. I tried to prove them wrong, I had tried so hard to be good, but they would not trust me. To save my own life I was forced to kill them, all of them. Killing my friends was the hardest thing I had to do," Slasher said with self-pity.

"That's a lie," Raven hissed. "You enjoy killing, you said so yourself."

"We do, it is in our nature. I enjoy it as much as you do, but killing your friends is not the same as just killing, even if they do betray you. You will understand one day."

"I would die before I ever hurt my friends," Raven roared.

"Don't you understand?" Slasher sighed. "What I am trying to say is that demons have no true friends. When they betray you, you must realize that they are not your real friends and you must forget about your former ties with them and slay them," Slasher paused. "Your friends aren't really your friends."

"That isn't true," Raven growled.

"Everyone hates you and that's the way it will always be."

All of his lies! Raven couldn't take it anymore. Suddenly she jumped to her feet and charged him, roaring as she did.

Sidestepping the attack, Slasher seemed to be expecting just such an assault. Slightly nudging her, Slasher caused Raven to run into the wall. Raven hit the wall with a thud and was knocked to the floor.

She had no serious injuries, although the flash of anger that she had felt dissipated. Rising, Raven was suddenly knocked back down. Slasher stood over Raven with his hands pushing down on her shoulders. Pain filled her body as he pinned her to the ground.

"Do you truly wish to die?" Slasher hissed at her. "I am trying to save you from a world of rejection and pain, and this is how you repay me?" he was now fuming.

"What is keeping me from killing you right now? Huh? Answer me!" Slasher shouted at her.

Immediately Raven thought of Beast Boy and the promise she had made to herself. "I-I am sorry... Master," Raven replied hesitantly, swallowing her pride.

"Very well. You are forgiven, but if you ever attempt something like that again, I guarantee it will mean your end," Slasher said, not moving off of her. "Can I trust you? Will you obey my every command?"

"I will," Raven said, ashamed of herself for ever giving in to such a devil.

"I hope so, for your sake," Slasher said. Teleporting himself, Slasher now stood beside Raven.

Shakily Raven sat up, pain still surged through her body from Slasher's powers. Right now Slasher one of the people she hated most, he was tied with her father.

"I have a present for you," Slasher said as he held his hand out in front of him. A silver band appeared in his, the band was medium size and had long, sharp metal spikes on the inside. Grasping the ring with both hands he pulled it in half with ease.

"What is that?" Raven asked suspiciously.

"It's a gift," Slasher said with amusement as if he it was some sort of joke Raven didn't understand. Leaning down, Slasher held both halves of the ring in either of his hands. Then, in a quick motion he thrust the spikes that were on the inside of the band into Raven's neck.

Raven took a sharp intake of breath, Slasher's actions were completely unexpected. The pain that the spikes had caused was immense, Raven found it hard to breathe.

Placing his hands on the band around her neck, Slasher magically fused both halves together. Blood began to seep out of under the collar and drip down Raven's neck. Sitting there with wide eyes, Raven seemed to be stunned.

Chuckling lightly, Slasher watched the expression on Raven's face. "That collar will send a high voltage electric shock if you ever disobey me or attempt to run away. The amount of electricity the collar will give off could kill any normal human," informed Slasher. "The bleeding will stop soon, probably. Oh, and don't waste time trying to get it off, the collar has been sealed with my magic and only my magic can unseal it." It was apparent in his voice that Slasher was really enjoying Raven's reaction.

Raven hadn't even noticed the blood that was dripping down her neck until Slasher mentioned it. After another moment, Slasher walked out of the room, he had become bored. Once Slasher had left, Raven wiped some of the blood off of her neck.

Stumbling over to her bed, Raven fell down onto the white sheets. Her blood now drenched the once clean sheets.

It had been over a week after Terra's death and the Titans had finally decided to have a funeral for their former friend. They would try to forget the times Terra had attempted to kill them and remember the times she had been friendly.

It was a sunny day in the Jump City cemetery. The Titans wore their normal uniforms as they stood by Terra's new gravestone. None of the Titans wept for Terra, but they all were somber.

"You made a lot of mistakes in your lifetime. You were are friend, even if we were never your's. You were really misguided, but you chose to betray us. Your choices were your own and we did what we could to help you," Robin said, he wasn't sure what else to say.

"You did this to yourself, Terra. None of us are to blame for your death, it was your fault," Beast Boy said angrily at the dead girls grave. Turning around, Beast Boy walked off leaving the others behind.

Next: Hidden Sorrow 2

A/N: Not much of an ending, but it was all I could come up with.

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