Raven woke up and found herself in a chair chained. She had somehow fallen asleep and woken up in a old warehouse. She pulled on the chains but they would budge. She sighed and dropped her head.

"Great" Raven muttered to herself. Someone opened a door and a person came walking through with Timmy behind him.

"Its been awhile hasn't it dear?" Harrison said to his daughter. Raven scowled but them smiled at her insane father.

"Yes it has father" Raven muttered.

"Your properly wondering why you're here?"

"Ya think!" Raven snapped. Harrison laughed and clicked his fingers and Timmy left the room. A couple moments later Timmy returned holding a glass box. It held a sword. The handle of the sword was black and it had large blue string wrapped around the handle. The actual sword was silver and it looked quite sharp, at the end of the sword there were carves that were going in and out making it look sharper. The sword was in mid air.

"Nice sword" Raven said while looking at it with wonder.

"Its quite a beauty isn't it?. Took me a while to fine it"

"What's that got to do with me?" Raven asked with a confused look on her face. Harrison grabbed a chair and put it in front of Raven then he sat down.

"Well before I got captured by Mr pleasant I made an amazing discovery. You see I found out that there is someone known as the 'Chosen one' and who ever this Chosen one is will be able to wield great power and control that sword right there" He said while pointing to the sword.

"No one is aloud to use the sword except for the Chosen one and I decided to find this Chosen one. And after years I found out that the chosen one was in my own family." He laughed and continued "I started doing tests, at first I thought it was your mother but the tests ended up killing her"

Raven felt tears well up in her eyes. "MUM DIED JUST SO YOU COULD FIND THIS 'CHOSEN ONE?!?!" Raven gasped.

"The lost of your mother was a shame but I had to continue, So I started doing tests on you my dear. The tests should of killed you like your mother but it didn't did it?. So I started doing more tests and I forgot about your brother, and I soon found what I needed" He stood up from the chair.

"it's a shame though I had to wait 8 years until the Chosen one could use there power. Can you guess who the Chosen one is?" Before Raven could answer he continued.

"The chosen one is only allowed to use the sword and power until they turn eighteen and I had to wait 8 years for you to turn 18 Raven"

Raven felt tears run down her eyes. "Your saying am the chosen one?" Raven gasped.

"Yes my dear you are. And now that your 18 you can use this power. The power you can wield is amazing, your going to be the most powerful necromancer in the world. You will be able to do things no necromancer has ever done before and with you in my control I'll be able to use it" He laughed.

"YOU'LL NEVER HAVE CONTROL OVER ME!" Raven screamed.

Harrison continued as if he didn't hear her. "You wont have to put your shadows in an object because they wont boil your blood because you'll be that powerful!".

"I can't wait to have control over you" Was the last thing he said before him and Timmy left the room.

Raven growled and started crying. She glancing over at the sword in the glass box. Raven eyed the sword and for some reason she concentrated. Raven gasped when the sword disappeared.

Raven nearly screamed when the sword appeared in her lap.

"Mum" Raven whispered and she started crying. She didn't know how long she cried for but she felt a strange feeling in her body. The feeling grew and Raven got a headache in her head. She looked down at her feet and screamed. Her legs looked like they were on fire but the fire was black. It spreaded from her legs to the rest of her body. The chains around her rusted and died.

Raven stood from the chair and looked at her body.

"So this is what he meant" Raven said. The feeling inside her body grew and so did the shadows around her body. She tried to stop her new found power but it wouldn't. The ground beneath Raven died and Raven's eyes turned black. Her new power was taking control of her and she couldn't stop it. Ravens world went black.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Skulduggery paced around the lounge room with Dusk and Valkyrie sitting on the lounge.

"Where could she be?" Skulduggery said.

"Am not sure" Dusk asked. Skulduggery stopped in his tracks and just stood there thinking. All of them sat there deep in there thoughts. They were interrupted when Skulduggery's phone rang. Skulduggery answered his phone.

"Skulduggery speaking" He said into the phone.

"There's been a what?" Valkyrie could here the mumbling of the voice on the other line but couldn't make out the words

"Where?"

"Ok we will be there" Skulduggery said before putting his phone away.

"We must leave, There's been a massive explosion near a warehouse and it may have something to do with Harrison" Everyone walked out the door, eager to find Raven. They all got into the Bentley, including Viper who put himself safely around Dusk's waist. They drove down the road fast and in about half hour later they arrived at an old warehouse.

The whole warehouse was very old and the wood was weak and breaking away. There was a massive whole in the roof and when they entered Valkyrie's mouth feel open. In the middle of the warehouse there was a massive crater as if a meteorite had crashed into it and it was black as if the ground was dry and dead. There were a few people scanning the area and a few cleavers. Near the crater they saw one of the worlds most powerful man. Mr Bliss stood by the Crater talking to a man.

Skulduggery turned to Dusk and Valkyrie "Can you feel it" Skulduggery asked.

"Feel what?" Valkyrie asked confused.

"All the death magic in here" Dusk answered her. They all wondered around the warehouse. Valkyrie looked down into the crater and slide down the side. She walked around inside the crater and notice something right in the middle. It was hard to see because it blended in with the black crater but the object seemed to be covered in Shadows. Valkyrie slowly walked closely to the object and when she neared the shadows suddenly disappeared to reveal the body of Raven with a sword in her hand. Her body looked unharmed and Valkyrie kneeled besides Raven.

"Skulduggery, Dusk!" Valkyrie screamed. Soon Skulduggery and Dusk where besides her and gasped when they saw Raven.

"What's that?" Valkyrie asked while pointing at the strange sword in Ravens hand. Skulduggery kneeled besides Raven and grabbed the sword. He turned it in his hands and touched the handle.

"Its real?" Skulduggery gasped. Dusk looked at the sword as well and his eyes went wide.

"The 'Chosen one' " Dusk gasped. Valkyrie gasped as well. She had heard of the Chosen one and that they would become the worlds most powerful necromancer but that's all she knew.

Skulduggery picked up Raven. They had to speak to Mr Bliss and he aloud them to leave. They drove back to Valkyrie's house and put Raven on the couch. Everyone went to bed except for Skulduggery who decided to stay until Raven woke up. It was about midnight when Skulduggery was reading a book.

Raven sat up and screamed. Skulduggery leaped from the chair he was sitting in and sat down next to Raven. Raven climbed onto his lap and clung onto him. She was crying.

"Raven,shhh its ok" Skulduggery whispered

"No its not!. Am the stupid Chosen one!. And if I wasn't mum wouldn't be dead!" Raven whispered back, nearly snapping at him.

"Its not you fault"

Raven didn't say anything. She continued to cry into Skulduggery's chest. They both sat there for a few moments. Skulduggery looked down at Raven and notice she was looking up at him. She seemed to be thinking hard.

"What is it?" Skulduggery asked.

"Its just that…..ah its nothing" Raven whispered.

"You can tell me"

"Well I wanna try something".

"Eh. Ok" They both got up from the couch. Skulduggery stood still as Raven put her hands on both sides of his skull.

"Am not sure this is gonna work" Raven muttered. "Apparently since am the Chosen One I can do stuff no Necromancer has ever done before and I have heard that some Necromancer's can bring things back to life". Before Skulduggery could say anything Raven shut her eyes and concentrated. Skulduggery gasped when he felt her shadows go inside his skull. He felt nothing for a few moments but then he felt a tingling feeling. Raven dropped her hands and opened her eyes. She gasped and took a step back.

Skulduggery felt normal. But when he brought his bony hand up to his face he gasped. He felt flesh!. Skulduggery ran to the mirror above the fire face and looked in. He had the same human face he remembered. His skin was slightly tanned and he had black hair that hung over his eyes. His eyes were green. He seemed to be in his twenties?

(A/N: I know skulduggery is like 400 years old but Raven's new power also allows her to bring Skulduggery back to life at any age)

"How did you do that?" Skulduggery whispered as he turned around to look at Raven.

"Well I sorta brought you back to life" Raven said rubbing the back of her neck. "Only your head though" Raven asked. Skulduggery chuckled and walked back over to Raven. He pulled her into a hug.

"Thank you Raven" Skulduggery whispered. Raven looked up at Skulduggery and smiled.

"Can I try something?" Skulduggery asked Raven. Raven nodded. Skulduggery quickly put his arms around her waist and his human lips touched hers. Raven gasped and kissed back

She wrapped her arms around his neck. The both pulled back when they needed to breath.

"Eh. Raven?" Skulduggery asked.

"Yeah?"

"You can turn me back cant you?" Raven smiled and once more she put her hands on both sides of Skulduggery's head. His face turned back into a skull and Raven smiled. Skulduggery felt his face and laughed. They both sat on the couch and feel asleep.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Valkyrie woke up sweating. She sat up and gasped, she wiped under her eyes with the back of her hand and felt tears. She sobbed silently and pulled the cover's of off her. Valkyrie then notice someone sitting in her chair across from the room. The person wasn't skinny enough to be Skulduggery and they looked to manly to be Raven.

"Dusk?" Valkyrie whispered.

"This may seem creepy that am in your room but I heard you screaming in your sleep" Dusk whispered back to her as he rose from the chair and sat on the end of her bed.

"Just a nightmare"

"What happened?"

"Parents died" Valkyrie muttered.

"In the dream or…."

"Parents died when I was fifteen" Valkyrie cut in.

"Am sorry"

"Its ok. Its my fault anyway, me and Skulduggery had to stop a madman who wanted revenge on Skulduggery, he used me to get to Skulduggery and to get to me he used my parents" Valkyrie started sobbing. Dusk didn't know what to do so he stood from the bed and went to head towards the door….

"Please don't go" Valkyrie sobbed. Dusk was so confused at this moment. Valkyrie sobbed again. Dusk signed and sat on the bed next to Valkyrie. She rested her head on his shoulder and pulled the covers back on.

"Thank you Dusk"

"Your welcome"

"I still cant believe it"

"Believe what?"

"That your good"

Dusk laughed "I cant believe it either"

Valkyrie slightly laughed and then signed. She looked up at Dusk and smiled. She shocked herself when she kissed Dusk. It only last for about 2 seconds and Valkyrie didn't say anything she just sighed again and fell asleep in his cold arms.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

It was early in the morning and Raven had fallen asleep on Skulduggery's lap. Raven began to wake up when I loud voice came into the lounge room.

"Awww aren't they cute together" Valkyrie said cheerfully. Her and dusk were both standing in front of the lounge Skulduggery and Raven where sitting on. Valkyrie was smiling and Dusk was sending daggers at Skulduggery.

"Yeah just wonderful" Dusk muttered.

"Not more wonderful then this" Raven said. She placed her hand on Skulduggery's jaw and concentrated. Skulduggery grew a human face and Valkyrie screamed.

"Holy shit!, How did you do that?" Valkyrie screamed.

"Just apart of my new powers" Raven smiled and kissed Skulduggery on his cheek. Dusk continued to glare at Skulduggery.

"I swear if you do anything to harm or upset my sister I will rip you apart" Dusk muttered and left the room.