A/N: I don't own the Teen Titans.
Chapter Eleven
Ravana stood in the middle of the camp. Samiel left, but would be back shortly. She placed her hand on her stomach for the fifth time that morning and felt it pulse, even stronger than the last time she felt it. Her daughter was growing stronger with each passing moment. Ravana couldn't imagine how powerful the fetus would be once it had finally been born. A feeling, a kind of warmth spread through her chest each time she felt her daughter's life. Was it love? Who knew? All Ravana knew was that she felt extremely protective for this child, her daughter, the Anti-Christ. She went into her memories, or Raven's memories, however you view it, and found a song that her mother had sang to her as she lay in bed back in Azarath.
Hush now my child. Cry no more.
I am that love you are looking for.
I will never leave you, never deceive you, never turn you away.
O, how lucky I am to have you in my life. What my child?
You wish me to stay? Very well my baby, fall asleep in my arms and know that...
I will never turn you away.
Away.
Away.
Ravana finished the song and once again placed her hand on her stomach. The pulse was there, still growing. Maybe it was love. She was a demon and was feeling love, true love for the first time in her life. What she and Samiel had was nice, but she knew that if it came down to it...she would kill him if she had to. She would never be able to do that to the child that was now growing in her womb. Ravana then wondered, how powerful was Samiel? He used to be the angel of death, so he had to be very powerful. More powerful than her father? She didn't know. Then she began to ask...what would happen to her once her daughter was born? Would Samiel be finished with her and throw her away like garbage? Somehow she knew he wouldn't, her daughter would not allow that to happen, at least that's the impression she got from the being inside her. She was snapped from her thoughts by arms wrapping around her waist. Samiel pressed against her. He nuzzled her neck and planted a few soft kisses along her collarbone. " Samiel..."
" Don't say anything. I only have a short time left before I have to return to Hell." Samiel said.
" But I thought..." Ravana whispered. Samiel knew that she thought that he was going to stay with her until she had to join with Raven again.
" I know, but I have other work to do, mainly to prepare the world for our daughter's birth." Samiel took her earlobe in his mouth and bit down. Ravana moaned and was about to allow him to do what he had come there to do, when an explosion rocked the ground. " What the hell!" Then a strange smell hit their nostrils. " Gunpowder." Samiel said. He and Ravana teleported to the area where the blast came from. It was villagers from Salem. They had discovered the camp ground and were now using bombs made of gunpowder to attack the lords of Salem. Samiel sighed. He appeared in front of the villagers and blocked every bomb they threw. " Enough!"
" Kill it!" A woman in the group said. The villagers ran towards Samiel. He smiled and raised his hand. He muttered a few phrases of bastardized Latin and a gale rose and swept across the people attacking him. They screamed as their flesh melted off their bones and as their bones crumbled into dust, their screams were still echoing in the clearing. That was the power that Satan had given him when he fell from grace. Those few little words had helped him win many great battles over the years. In each of those battles, he had been on the side that seemed most likely to serve his dark master's purposes. He watched as the dust was carried off by the wind and smirked when he heard their souls being dragged to Hell. He turned to Ravana, who was a tad disappointed that she had not been able to kill someone.
" Well, it looks like we'll have to postpone our 'fun' until after the child is born, don't be angry, if you think about it, nine months isn't really that long." Samiel laughed and disappeared.
" Damn you." Ravana said. It seemed like he enjoyed teasing her and then leaving her with nothing for nine months. And I'll have to spend those nine months trapped inside that bitch. Ravana thought, referring to Raven. " Lords of Salem, come here!" She commanded. Once every warlock and witch was gathered before her, she explained what she had to do. " I have a higher purpose and I must step up to that. Once I am gone, Terik will be reinstated as your leader. Understood?" They nodded. She told them to leave and stay away until she was back in the future. They left and Ravana sat down. She placed her had to where her child was growing and sighed. If she tries to hurt you...
He thoughts were cut off by the hell wolves breaking though the trees with Raven and the others. Ravana, we have brought your human half to you and now we must return to Hell. Gelik said. With that, the wolves disappeared.
" Raven." Ravana said opening her now red eyes.
" Ravana." Raven said. " I told you once before and I will tell you again...you are going back where you belong!"
" I told you this before as well...never." Ravana smiled at how naive her human side was being. She had to make her believe that she didn't want to return. Otherwise Raven would suspect something. She may not suspect the truth, but she would suspect something. Ravana stood up and prepared to fight. Raven felt a pang of fear. She didn't have any powers and here she was, about to fight a demon that knew her inside and out. Sarah, Leila, and Starfire walked up beside her and stood in a protective stance. " Leila...I think I'll kill you first." Ravana said smiling. Leila chanted her wind spell and a large gust of wind hit Ravana. She flew back and landed on a hill above them. " Azarath metrion zinthos!" Ravana screamed. A blast of dark energy knocked Leila off her feet and she fell down.
" Go to Hell!" Leila shouted. This time her spell conjured a cyclone that made an F-5 tornado look like a light breeze. Trees flew around the cyclone and then engulfed Ravana. They saw the figure of the demon inside the swirling vortex. It was obvious that she was being pelted with rocks and trees, not to mention being pulled by the wind. Finally the winds ceased and they ran to where they saw Ravana fall. " Where is she? I could have sworn..." Ravana appeared behind Leila and grabbed the sides of her head.
" You first." Ravana smirked and snapped Leila's neck. Leila fell to the ground, unmistakably dead.
" You bitch!" Sarah yelled. A wave hit Ravana and froze into a block of ice. Ravana could easily escape. She knew this, but now was the time to allow Raven to win.
But before I go... Ravana smirked at her own genius and made a little bit of her consciousness slip from her and enter Sarah. Even though I'm going to be out of commission for a while, doesn't mean that I can't control the situation. Ravana's spirit would lie dormant until she called upon it. " You've won..." She said to Raven. Then she smiled. " Nothing." Sarah began the merging spell, while Starfire prepared the potion that would get them home. In no time Raven was back to her old self. She felt a little odd, but contributed it to the sensation of being refused with Ravana. Inside her something began to pulse. Starfire finished the potion and Sarah opened the time portal. Raven and Starfire took a drink and began to walk toward the portal, when Sarah took hold of Raven's hand.
" Can I come with you?" Sarah asked. " My friends and family are dead, there is nothing left for me here."
" Of course. I'm sure the other Titans would be glad to have you." Raven said her voice had now returned to its monotone.
" Glorious! A new friend!" Starfire screamed and hugged Sarah. For a moment Raven thought that she had seen a look of hate in Sarah's face, but shrugged it off as her imagination. Sarah drank the potion and the three of them returned to the future. As the portal closed, a large, black dog that had been watching, turned and vanished.
Present
" Raven!" Robin, Cyborg, and Beast Boy shouted, as they gave her a group hug, once the greetings had been finished, Raven introduced Sarah to everyone. Correa walked up to Raven and apologized.
" I forgive you." Raven said. She didn't mean it, but she thought it best to not get into another fight. Correa returned to her store and her old woman's disguise and the titans, with Sarah in tow, returned to the tower.
Two weeks later
Raven had felt a little sick and had decided to go to the doctor. As she sat on the examining table, she felt like she was being watched. She shook it off and returned to the magazine she was reading. The doctor walked in and reviewed his clipboard. " So, what's wrong with me?" Raven asked. The doctor smiled and said,
" Nothing Mrs. Roth. Your pregnant, congratulations."
" Pregnant?" Raven asked as she dropped the magazine. Pregnant...
Perched on a limb that was looking into the window of the room that Raven was sitting, in stunned silence, Samiel, his eyes glowing with dark joy and his mouth turned up in a grin that could make the happiest person's blood run cold, ran one hand through his hair, threw his head back and laughed.
THE END.
A/N: Wow! Chilling, huh? I've already started on the sequel. I'll have that up in a few days. Until then, just sit tight. Thanks for reading and if you liked this story, you'll love the sequel. Please review!
Signed,
Hate's Fury.
