The Razors Edge

Chapter 7

The Evil That Men do

Raven's View

Head hurts, black? What happened? Holmes, he went for me, tried to kill me. Is that what happened. Am I? Am I Dead?

Uggghh, Water, someone's thrown water on my face I open my eyes, I'm alive, I'm not yet sure if that's a good thing, I try and take my surroundings in but it's dark and Dingy, a cellar, there's a Furnace and, oh god. This is where he took his victims; this is where Razor mutilated him

The Furnace starts up, and he's standing there, Nicky Holmes. He's a Husk, broken, most of his bodies a machine, I try to use my powers but they don't work, He glares at me.

"Stop struggling you little wench, those chains totally negate your powers." His voice is muffled by the mask he wears, His one good eye looks at her, He raises his hand and the servos within it whir, He grabs his mask and pulls it off. His face is horribly scared, skin has been burnt off, his left eye a sticky glob hanging on his cheek.

"Look at your boyfriend's handiwork you fucking bitch", bloody spit flies at Raven.

What's he talking about Boyfriend, the only time I meet Razor was when we were fighting him. "He's going to kill us" Shut up timid, I've got to keep my emotions under control. I can't panic, he's a sexual predator panicking will only help get him off.

Where are the others, what happened to them, we were fighting Razor, then Holmes joined in, and then, I can't remember.

Holmes moves towards her, he strikes her with a backhand, blood flies into the air, and he laughs.

"You Fucking Whore, you love it, they all do. But you're special I can see look what you're wearing. You want it bad." He leans in close, and licks the blood dripping off her mouth.

"Your Boyfriend though made sure I couldn't please you or any one again. He has brought me to this, my precious." He sits on the bed caressing her face, Raven tries to pull away and he licks her sweat from his thumb "Mmmm Sweet. Yes he has brought me to this, He and that Abomination he becomes. Oh he thinks his secret is safe. But I have a new master and he has allowed me to watch your boyfriend undergo his transformation into that monster." He looks away "But he gets to revert back to his pretty face, I don't have that choice. I can never have my beautiful face back."

What in the name of Azarath is he talking about?

"My Face and My life have been mutilated by that Demon and I mean to see that he is paid in kind. His life will become a reeking wound surrounding him" He stands and paces towards a cupboard set in a wall, He opens it and looks inside. "With my new powers I was going to hunt down his family, His mother and sister would be sweet fun. His Father would be hung from his intestine, but I find I was too late at least two years too late, The Blood Devils made an example out of them, Oh how I would loved to have been there when they made his sister scream" He sighs

"You're a monster"

He ignores her and continues with his monologue "And then I find him Protecting you from a pair of useless thugs, He had no idea who you were, He'll realise his mistake now" He closes his one good eye "He's on his way to finish what he started, The pain will be exquisite, but I shall make him suffer. Everything that he loves, everyone will be taken from him" He pulls a wicked looking knife from the cupboard The twelve inch blade splits off a regular intervals into spikes, The Knife was designed to rip and tear at the tissue. "Starting with You Dearest Raven" He stands over her, Knife raised high, He plunges down, Heading Straight for her heart.

He stops suddenly and looks towards the shadows, "But master" he stutters He seems to hear a voice. "Master no I have been a good servant, please master, Arrggh!"

There's something else here another presence, I can sense it and whatever it is just knocked Holmes flying into the wall. Blood drips from his mouth and then I watch as the various new body parts mechanical, stolen limbs and mutated flesh are ripped piece by piece slowly.

"No master please no I meant no disrespect, please" The limbs are replaced and Holmes falls to his knees blubbering.

Raven fights against her bonds trying to break free while Holmes is otherwise occupied.

Got to get free, got to get out of here and warn the others, and as much as I despise admitting it No daughter of Trigon will die at the hands of some mutilated paedophile, What's that? Gunfire? the Titans? Razor? The Injustice Gang would do about now.

Holmes has stood up and is looking at Raven, He licks his lips, dark thoughts running through his head.

"My Father's guards will keep that freak busy for some time, you're older then I usually like them, but I think I'll let that pass this once"

Raven's eyes widen

"I've always had a special thing for you and the Alien, You mainly, the alien flaunts what she has too much, you on the other hand flaunt just enough to press my buttons"

Oh god no, He's been getting off on what Starfire and I wear, He moves towards me slowly licking his lips, he tells me how he's going to make me scream and beg him for Mercy, before he's done I will be broken, I struggle harder against the chains trying to find the weak link so I can at least protect myself.

Machinegun fire bursts into the room, One of Holmes guards has been thrown through the door minus his chest. There's a loud audible crack and a scream from outside and Raven can see Razor making quick but steady progress through the guards.

"Damn I was hoping to have some fun with you before He arrived" Holmes moves to his closet of tricks and pulls out several more Knives.

"HOLMES!" The Demonic voice echoes through the mansion, covering the screams that echo from the dying.

"Come and get me Freak" Holmes presses a button on the side of the bed and the chains dislodge, he yanks Raven to her feet and presses the Knife against her throat

Razor walks through the door his armour covered in blood dripping in a trail from his blades, He narrows his eyes and Holmes presses the blade against my Neck, Fear rises in me she screams and begs but I hold her back, not giving him the satisfaction.

"Let her go Holmes"

Holmes takes his time and pronounces the word slowly "no" he grins "Careful I might nick her throat, and we all know how well that'll end"

"Your scum sucking Bastard I should've killed you when I fucking had the chance"

"You should but you left me In a fate worse then death, but my Master saved me, made me whole and now here we are, a Mexican standoff. You saved one girl, can you save another?"

Razor Retracts his blades and seems to slump.

"That's it 'hero' Back off while me and Raven have some fun" His tongue lances out against the side of Raven's head.

I shudder and He laughs, He so content on me he doesn't see something drop into Razor's hands. He continues to taunt Razor, laughing and describing what he's going to do to me. Razor tilts his Head and looks at me he stares at me, why? He shakes his head.

"Why don't we ask the lady what she wants to do?" Razor flings his arms and several Disc objects spin through the air lancing through the cuffs on Raven's arm and legs.

I'm Free! I channel my powers into a telikenetic bolt that lashes out at Holmes, It knocks him back, and he hits the wall hard.

"You can't do this," Holmes Gasps "Master? Master? Master where are you help me"

"There's no-one here to Help you Holmes, This time you will die"

I should stand between Razor and Holmes but I don't know where I stand on this. No one has the right to play god, but after what Holmes tried to do to me and what he told me I understand Where Razor stands but I'm a Titan and I can't allow this.

"No" Raven states firmly Razor looks at her, "He can face justice in the courts" She doesn't sound as sure as she normally would and Razor snorts,

"Justice, Justice is a word that has very little meaning in today's society; you think you can bring Him to Justice in the courts that his father runs?"

He's right we both know it, Holmes will never see a sentence, his father has too much influence, he'd never see an overnight cell let alone one for the rest of his life.

"And what do you propose? His death?"

"Yes" Razor speaks not missing a beat

Holmes Who has been unnoticed while Hero and vigilante discuss his fate, knows that his master has abandoned him; He knows that whether Razor wins the argument or not, he will still kill him, He looks at Raven, he'd fantasized about her for so long and now she would never be his.

Unless…

"No" Razor Shouts as his Blades flash out.

"LORD OBSIDIAN!" Holmes Cries

And all Raven can do is cry out in pain and surprise

Time seems to have frozen for these three, Three who under normal circumstances would probably never had met, but circumstances in this world are hardly ever normal.

Razor's arm is buried in Holmes's back running up through his insides cutting through internal organs and finally sticking out of the top of his head, blood trickles from his nose, His own arm holding a knife is buried into Raven's side.

"Lord Obsidian" He mumbles as Razor retracts the Blade, blood spraying out in gallons drenching the room, He crumples to the floor lifeless, drained of his life fluid and finally dead. His part in the book of life finally closed.

Pain in my side, he dug a knife in me He's cut something, my head fuzzy, going black, Demon? No Razor above me, Darkness, welcoming me into her cold embrace.

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