CHAPTER 13
"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthose," Raven qouted, charging up her power as she flew closer to her father. I'm going to end it this time.
Below Hiei followed at about the same pace, keeping an eye on both his girlfriend and her giant father who seemed to have noticed the two tiny figures coming toward him. I wonder if Raven knows he's watching us, he thought. If she does she'd better be careful. It wouldn't be a good idea to rush blindly into this, especially if he's ready for us.
"Raven!" he called up to her.
The short haired girl stopped flying and looked down at him, her hands covered in dark energy. "Hiei?" she said. "What?"
"I think your father knows we're coming," he told her. "He's been watching us since he spotted us. If we rush blindly into this we won't be ready if he goes on the offensive."
Raven floated in one spot a moment, thinking over what he'd said. She hadn't even thought about that. "Okay," she said, gently floating down to him. "What do you have in mind?"
But before he could explain a large amount of dark energy flew toward them and struck Raven in the back. With a grunt of pain she went spiraling toward the ground. Hiei moved quickly and dived forward, catching her in his arms before she hit the ground.
"Thanks," she said, holding her head. She looked around. "What was that?"
"Your father attacked you," he replied, letting her get out of his arms then standing up. "I think it's time we dealt with him."
"But what about your plan?" she asked.
"Too late for that," he said, unsheathing his sword. He ran toward the giant shadow. "Let's go!"
Raven quickly flew after him.
"Slade!" Starfire exclaimed, her hands turning green with energy. "Release friend Terra!"
"I'm afraid I can't do that," the man said. "You see this little lady here betrayed me and we all know I can't have that."
"What do you mean she betrayed you?" Kurama demanded.
Slade pulled Terra to her feet but still held onto her throat as he said. "This girl was my apprentice," he began. "When she came to me she had a hard time controlling her powers. I agreed to help her with that and she began to work for me, and pretended to be the Teen Titan's friend so I could find out their weaknesses and get rid of them for good."
"You mean kill us," Starfire said.
"Kill is such a harsh word, my alien friend," he calmly. "Anyway to bring a long story to a close in the end she betrayed me and succeeded in having me killed."
"But if you were killed how are you alive now?" Kurama asked.
"That information is not important," the man replied. "What is important is that she betrayed me and I don't take too kindly to betrayals."
"So what are you going to do to her?" the fox demon wanted to know.
"I haven't thought of that yet," the man replied. "Maybe I'll let her suffer awhile until I think of a good way to deal with her."
"That's sick!" Starfire exclaimed. "How can you be so heartless and enjoy making people suffer?!"
"She deserves it," he told her.
"Nobody deserves that," Kurama told him, flashing his wip. "Now let her go before I'm forced to do something I don't want to."
Slade looked him over again. "You're a demon aren't you?" he asked.
Kurama stared at him surprised. "How did you know?"
"I can tell," the man replied. "You have the same feel about you like that other demon, Hiei."
"How do you know Hiei?"
"Let's just say I had a bit of a run in with him awhile back," the man replied. "I made him an offer that he refused. I'm not on very good terms with the Dark Dragon Master."
Kurama remembered something Hiei had told him awhile back just then. "So you're the man who tried to force him to work for you!" he exclaimed.
"How'd you guess?" Slade said mildly. "Did he mention me to you?"
"Yes," Kurama replied, his eyes showing anger. "He didn't have anything good to say about you. He told me you're a power hungry bastard that will do anything to get what he wants even torture. No wonder he said no! Anyone who resorts to giving pain to make someone to change their mind isn't worth it!"
"So I'm not worth it?" Slade demanded, his ow voice filling with anger. "What does that devil know? If he had just said 'yes' nothing would have happened to him!" He let go of Terra's throat and she fell to the ground, gasping for breath. "That cheeky little demon even goes back on his word!" he pulled out his staff. "He's not worth it and neither are you!"
Hiei kept a sharp eye on Raven's father. He wanted to make sure if the giant demon shot anything at them he could warn Raven before it was too late. To do this he'd removed the bandana covering his Jagan Eye and exposed it. It would have been much easier to see what was going on far ahead if his other two eyes were closed but he couldn't afford that. He might trip over something he couldn't see.
I hope this doesn't take long, he thought. But maybe if we kill him it'll send us back to her world. The thought didn't seem likely but it was a hope.
A/N
I now have writers block and cannot go further. It might be awhile before I update this fic again but please be patient okay? Its almost over that's all I can say and I hope you liked the chapter even if it's short like the other one.