Lonely Paths Come Together Two: Destiny
Chapter Fourteen
Sometimes I need to remember just to breathe,
Sometimes I need you to stay away from me,
Sometimes I'm in disbelief I didn't know,
Somehow I need you to go,
Night Wing had allowed Raven to go outside for an hour while he watched her on the screens in front of him. He didn't exactly feel comfortable with her going outside with Slade on the loose, but she had begged him, saying that she wanted to go pick up a few things that she desperately needed. Night Wing had allowed it as long as she got back within the allotted time or he would come and carry her back, even if she didn't have all that she wanted.
Night Wing turned from the screens looking around the cave, noticing how dark and quite it was. He remembered being in Slade's 'home' if that was what it could be called. He remembered the grinding of the gears, the eeriness of the place. It was a place that seemed haunted by nightmares that never left. And with Slade there it just made the place feel all the more dark and dangerous.
"That was quite generous of you Robin."
Night Wing turned around and saw his Slade. "You're right on queue." Night Wing said as he brought his eyes to focus on the picture in front of him.
Slade was sitting down, very relaxed which always vexed Night Wing, his elbows rested on the arms of the stone chair, is hands were folded close to his face, and only half his mask could be seen from the darkness. The part that showed was where his one eye was located.
Slade was an individual of the darkness, a dark and dangerous threat that was something that needed to be removed or hazardous things would happen. It seemed to Night Wing that Slade was something of an echo…an echo of something that was seen and never forgotten. He was a horror that one could behold and fear. One look or one gesture could send shivers to the body. He could stop ones heart in an instant; cast a dark fear over anyone. Slade always played a game of chess for life, observing the moves and learning the strategies. He would wait for some time before making his move and then move in slowly, taking down every thing that stood in his way, one by one. He was a symbol that was haunting in many ways.
Don't stay,
Forget our memories,
Forget our possibilities,
What you were changing me into,
Don't stay,
It nearly sent shivers down Night Wing's back, to know that Slade was most likely smiling under that mask, a cruel, cynical smile.
"I didn't think you would leave her for a minute."
"She needs some space sometime. Don't try anything on her Slade."
"And if I did? Would you be there to rescue her? Your not very good at 'killing' me, you have no idea where I am or what I have in mind, so you can't exactly threaten me, and actually keep it Robin."
"You underestimated me once before, if I were you, I wouldn't do it again."
"True enough. Now why don't we get down to business?"
"What are you planning Slade?"
Sometimes I feel like I trusted you too well,
Sometimes I just feel like screaming at myself,
Sometimes I'm in disbelief I didn't know,
Somehow I need to be alone,
"Hmmm…How much do you care for Raven?"
"You know how much I care for her, now what are you talking about?"
"Raven has come into some what of an accident."
"An accident?"
"Yes…Raven would not remember fore she was unconscious at the time, seven years ago. I injected her with a deadly serum, that when activated her insides would slowly, painfully be eaten away…bit by bit."
"That was a dirty trick Slade; tell me how to get red of it from her system."
"Now my dear boy, why would I want to do that?"
"How about we make a deal then?"
"Hmmm…what did you have in mind?"
I don't need you anymore,
I don't want to be ignored,
I don't need one more day of you wasting me away,
I don't' need you anymore,
"You're now fixated on me, you can have me."
"And what do you want in return Robin? Raven I assume?"
"Forget about her, leave her alone from now on and I'll do what you want."
"Interesting proposal Robin, but how can I be sure that you keep your word?"
"Not like I can actually trust you either."
"True…but you see Robin, I can kill Raven in an instant and there would be nothing you could do. What I'm saying is you have no choice but to abide by my wishes. So what do you have to say to that?"
Night Wing remained quite for a little while.
"How can I be sure that you won't hurt Raven?"
"Well now if I killed her, how would I control you?"
"If you lay a finger on her…"
Slade raised his hand in a halting gesture, "No need to worry Robin, if you keep doing as I say, Raven can live her life to its full extent, without you of course."
"What do you want me to do?"
"…Well we simply must meet, to discuss this further Robin. There is that abandoned warehouse down by the bay. Be there at 3:00 A.M tomorrow morning. I'm sure you know the place; you searched for me numerous times there." Slade softly chuckles, "I do hope you'll honor me in showing up Robin, it would be such a bore if you didn't, well a bore for me anyway, I do believe Raven would think the time to be more painful." The screen cut off and Slade's image disappeared.
Night Wing's P.O.V
If I get out of this in one piece, Raven won't be the only one having nightmares. That voice of his is so calm and so…out of this world. It's like with every word he taunts me, he thinks that just because he has Raven under his control he can stop me from do something to him.
God damn that voice, it rings over and over in my mind. That menacing chuckle he always gives me when he knows that I'm caught in something that I can't get out of. The way he looks at me, something between and hate and something else that I can't figure out. There is so much that I want to know about Slade, but everything that I do know, everything that I want to know, I just want to forget. I wish Slade didn't exist; I just want to forget about that look of pure darkness in his eye.
With no apologies,
Don't stay,
Don't stay.
A/N
I hope I wasn't too confusing with what I wrote about Slade. I was trying to convey a sense that a haunting and dark aura surrounded Slade, something that was out of this world. Hope that makes sense.
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