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Chapter 3: Living A Lie
Nothing nothing nothing nothing...
Her mind was screaming as the rest of her body was forcing itself to survive, while her half demon heart was steadily slowing down.
Dead dead dead dead dead...
The pulse rising and falling seemed to move in slow motion, in which with every beat a drop of blood joined the rest that huddled together into a puddle on the floor.
But she felt no sorrow, no depression, no pain...nothing. Maybe that's why it was so easy to let it all go. Maybe this was the answer the whole time. The way she could finally get rid of Trigon's only escape into the world. When she dies she could battle him, in the underworld, and someday come back after she defeated him. Well, that is, if she defeated him.
"Your friends, though, Raven? What of them?" Wisdom's voice (she didn't know how she could tell them apart, but she could) rang throughout her head. Had she regained consciousness? Or was it just her mind playing tricks? It didn't occur to her that Wisdom was part of her mind.
No friends. None.
"They care, Raven. They care. They love you." If she wasn't in such a critical position the bloodied girl would've laughed. Cynically.
Love. A new word to me. I know of no such thing.
"Well no wonder. You never take the time to try to find out, eh?" Sarcasm interrupted rudely. But accurately.
I can't. You know I can't.
"Why not? Raven, why can't you at least try to understand them? Even if you cannot feel in return?" Wisdom insisted, close to traumatic hysterics. No wonder. She was the most brilliant one on the whole face of the earth, but for some reason she can't figure out why Raven's emotions disappeared, she could've disappeared with them when Raven's condition caused her (and Sarcasm) to fall into a deeper unconsciousness, she'd had to put up with the stupidity of Raven's surroundings...oh and she was the biggest part of Raven's self. Next to Sarcasm. Was that why they stayed?
You know why. It doesn't matter. There is nothing to understand. They aren't friends. They are nothing to me now.
"How can you say that? How can you--" The whole conversation was cut off by the sound of the rest of the Titans bursting into the Tower.
Robin didn't falter from his running gait as he stormed in, banging open doors and jumping over furniture that stood in his way. He had to find her. His mind was haunted with turmoil; anger, why didn't she tell them? Jealousy, why was she the strongest--the best? Sorrow, why did he fail? Fear, was she all right? In silence the others followed.
"Raven?" He voiced in a rather loud way, knocking four gloved knuckles against the titanium door. It was rather stupid. He wasn't sure if he was expecting an answer. As we all know, he didn't get one.
His brows furrowed, and with a spinning roundhouse kick the door collapsed. The Titans were taken aback by the sight they were greeted with. Robin stuttered. Something he was never known to do.
"R..Raven? You're...alright?" She was sitting on the floor, her cloak wrapped around her, obviously reading a book that was levitating in front of her face. The room was dark, but they were positive her eyes narrowed at their brusque entry.
"No shit, Robin." She sighed, rather agitatedly.
"You just had to bother me during the best part." They just stared, and Beast Boy, after a moment of silence quirked.
"Why is the best part?" Raven smirked.
"Possibly because it's the part where the priest was trying to excorcise nine demons from the girl's body, but manages to reverse the act, allowing the demons to damage the girl physically as well as mentally, and several arteries are severed, and eyes start rolling backward, all the while she attacks the clergy. So the priest's head is about to get cut off and spray holy water with contaminated blood, and--"
"STOP! NO MORE!" Beast Boy screams and jumps into Starfire's arms in a kitten form.
"Raven..."
"Robin, if you know what is best for your team, get out. All of you." She scowled at them, causing them to jump, but they stayed in place. All at once they objected.
"But Raven..." "Rae..." "Dude, Raven..." "Friend Raven..."
"NOW." They understood perfectly, and showed their understanding by rushing out of the room, quickly enough. With a wincing burst of power the door was placed back where it belonged.
When it shut, the book dropped from the air and she slumped on her side, once again, revealing the large amount of blood that was skillfully hidden underneath her cloak, and the darkness of her room.
"Ow." She didn't know why she said that. It didn't hurt, but it seemed appropriate for the situation she was in now. Her power was quite strong, but the loss of blood drained her of her humanly and demon strength. It took the rest of her consciousness to replace the book back onto the shelf. She had randomly chose it for the purpose of keeping the idiots she lived with out of her business. Sleep took her, right there and then.
"Foolish girl." His voice was unnecessarily calm. Why didn't she just let them help? Perhaps he'll have to send someone he knew to help. It wouldn't do too well for the Titan's, not to mention his, reputation. Soon the city will be overrun by madmen. He preferred to let his only challenge 5 teenagers, not a million other crazed imbeciles. No. It wouldn't do any good. A flick of a button.
"Yes?" A monotone voice drawled over the loudspeakers. Expensive ones, too. Except he wouldn't know. He just took them. The rusted look fit his style exactly.
"Red X. So good to hear from you again." Slade barely made an expression when he mentally recited what the teenage criminal would say.
You called me.
"You called me. What do you want?" Just like he thought. So curt and down to earth. Rarely how he liked it. But for now, it was important.
"A simple mission. A big payment." At that the gothic teen glanced up at the man in the screen.
"Alright. Let's hear it." Slade almost snorted. Almost. With a straight face he stated the mission needed to be completed, and the payment. Of course, he left out the fact he was going rather soft.
A laughingstock I would be then.
"Can do, old man." Red X laughed harshly. Slade cleared his throat softly and added another thing, something important.
"A word of warning. Don't get too close to the subject. I don't need you falling in love foolishly." Red X snorted in contempt.
"Love? That's not even an option." The screen went blank and Slade smiled.
They always say they wont. But then...
Maniacal laughter, unheard by the world rang throughout the lair which he called his own.
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