Chapter 7: Raven

Everyone rushed forward and the Justice League soon joined them and flew over their heads and started to shot at the red demon. Damien did his best to stay hidden and waited for the moment when Trigon would need both of his hands and would need to put the bubble that held Raven. At least he hoped for that… And soon enough he did put it down by his feet's even Damien could tell that it was guarded with magic. He wasn't going to let her go this time.

Slowly he sneaked closer to the bubble and kept an eye on the giant and the rest and as the hair on his arms stood straight up, he halted. He looked down at his arm where Raven's protection charm had been earlier and noticed that it had started to glow. He was close to the first protection. Damien looked up again and slowly picked up a stone by his feet's and threw it and in seconds, that stone had turned into dust. He wouldn't get past it that easily…

"Shit, what do I do? I don't have magic…" He whispered low and sat down squatting. That's when he remembered it… Not so long ago Raven had… expressed her worries about him not having magic or any guns when they were fighting magical beings. He pulled out the little purple crystal.

"This stone can get you through most barriers that's meant to do harm. Most of those barriers are just made for that and ain't really good at defending. It's more like… A guy with big muscles that relies on punching hard instead of guarding his weak spots." Robin whispered the words she had taught him and threw it at the barrier and it took a few seconds but as the stone got the destroyed, it took the barrier with him and he ran towards the bubble. But it had caught Trigon's attention.

"What are you doing, you filthy human?!" Damien gasped as the red giant lifted one foot and tried to stomp on him but Wonder Woman, Superman and Cyborg were there quickly to hold it up and Beast Boy appeared next to Damien.

"Hurry! We can't keep him at bay for much longer!" Damien nodded and ran over to the bubble.

"I just need to figure out how to get into the bubble!" He started to think of everything Raven had ever told them about magic and her magic. Her father's magic that she had inherited. But nothing really helped him right now. But as Beast Boy stared to hit on the bubble, Damien was brought out from his thoughts.

"Wait, Beast Boy! Don't! We don't know what will…!" and before he could finish that sentence, the bubble exploded and they were flung back. Damien caught and sat up and to his surprise, the bubble was gone and Raven was on the ground. "Raven!" he shouted and ran over to her but… She was still sleeping. Even thought she was outside the bubble, she still didn't wake up!

"Raven! Come on! Raven!" Damien begged as he held her close and placed a hand on her cheek. But nothing. His words didn't reach her and she stayed asleep. "No… No! Please! Raven!" He placed his forehead against hers. "Please wake up! Raven!" He begged low and then hugged her tight. He had no idea how to wake her up! And he could feel the protection charm on his arm buzz which meant she was in no state at all to protect anyone or to use her magic which meant she wasn't even close to be awake yet. Above them he could hear Trigon's laugh roar.
"If I can't have her, neither can you human!" Damien stared up at her father.
"You are suppose too be her father! Father's protect their children. Father's are kind! You are nothing of that! You are just using her and manipulated her so she would stay on your side! Father's don't do that!"

"And that comes from the right person. Your grandfather made a deal with me so he could take over the world. You are a part of him, you are part Al-Ghul so don't you lecture me about family! You were raised as a warrior, a killer! You are no better than her. A tool for world domination!" Damien glared at the giant.

"Maybe so. But my grandfather isn't me. I'm not him. I can choose my own path and so can she! I will make sure of that! I won't allow you to mistreat or use her the same way he did!" He looked down at Raven and a thought struck him. Well, it was better to give it a shot and to not and regret it later. He slowly leaned down and as their lips meet, a blinding light shot out around them. As the light faded, Damien watched Raven's face and sighed in relief as she opened her eyes.
"Thank goodness!"
"NO!" Trigon screamed and tried to stomp at them again but Raven's magic interfered and sent him flying. She looked at Damien with teary eyes.

"I'm so sorry…" She whispered and he hugged her tight.

"It's alright. Everyone makes mistakes. The important thing is that we don't stop walking forward because of them and learn from them instead." She hugged him back and nodded and then looked towards her father.
"It's time we put him away, once and for all." She released him and sat down and started to mediate and a crystal ball Damien had never seen before appeared before her. He had no idea what kind of stone it was since he didn't recognize it at all but the look on Trigon's face told him all he needed to know: Trigon knew what it was and it scared the shit out of him.

"You…! You stole it from my vault! RAVEN!" As she stops chanting she looks at her father and smiles.

"A girl can never have too many gems, right? Especially when she's a demon and has a manipulating father."

"But that one can kill you!"

"I will take that risk."
"What?!" Damien said chocked and turned to her. "No! I won't let you!"

"It's not up to you, Damien. If I trap him in this he will never be able to escape and every realm he has control over will be free. I'm ready to take that risk."

"I'm not ready to let you!" She smiles at him, leans in and kisses him gently and blushes.
"I love you and I'm sorry." And as she said those words, he fell into a sleeping state much like the one she had been in earlier. She looked at him apologizing before she turned back to her father who had started to realize what trouble he was in and she started to chant and the crystal ball lit up. The others took this as their que and started to fight a desperate Trigon as she read the chanting that would trap him once and for all. But the more she chanted, the more she bleed from her nose and eventually from her eyes and mouth as well. It was taking a tool on her… Old wounds opened up and she could feel herself become dizzy but she finished it and they all watched the scene as Trigon got sucked into the crystal ball and then Raven passed out.

Damien sat up gasping and looked around him. Where were he…? He jumped high as the doors to the room opened up and in walked Starfire and Diana.

"Damien! You are awake!" She said happy and ran over to him and hugged him.

"Where are we?"
"Themyscira." Diana smiled. "Mother took us back in and she's getting help from the gods to heal Raven." He gasped and stared at her. "Easy, she's alive. Saying she's well would be a lie so I won't say that. She gave us her all and succeeded in trapping him and the amazons are now guarding it. Only someone who could get in through our barrier, fight of a tribe of amazons and enter the chamber through all of those protection charms and be able to break Raven's seal and have enough magical powers to break Trigon out, can get him out. But it will probably be a looooong time before someone succeeds with all that." Damien breathed out in relief.

"So her hard work wasn't in vein…"

"No, it wasn't. Wanna go and see her?" He nodded and followed the two ladies to the room where Raven was being treated. She was in a horrible state but she was alive. She would be alright, even if it might take time. But she will be alright.

As a month had passed, Raven was finally up and walking. Today was her third day and she and Damien had walked around Themyscira a lot. It was in their own, slow pace but that was enough. Raven had finally gotten her hope back. Hope of that her powers wouldn't control her. That her DNA wouldn't control who she was. And the amazon's were accepting her again and was more than happy to let the two taste their food and show them around. At the end of the day, they laid down in the high grass and looked up at the night sky.

"So… What do you want to do when we get back home?" Damien asked carefully. She looks at him and smiles.

"As long as I can stay with you I will be happy." He smiled and kissed her forehead.

"Same. But… Do you want to stay in Teen Titans?" They looked each other in the eyes before she nodded.

"I want to use these powers for a good cause. I'm not my father so I won't let him define me." He chuckled and nodded and kissed her forehead again.

"Sounds good." He said and they hugged as they looked up at the starts. "Sounds very good indeed…"

-The end-

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