Hello everyone! I want to thank everyone that has reviewed and I hope you enjoyed reading the last chapter because I had fun writing it. I wrote this chapter last week but lost the disk I wrote it on. I just finished writing it five minutes ago hopefully you will like it if not I can always redo it. Enough babble! Story on!

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Chapter 17: The Prophecy

Angelus arrived outside one of the rooms in the east wing. The doors were made of rare ebony trees, he cautiously opened the door peering inside. A smile graced his handsome features as his grey cat-like eyes glanced around the room.

In the center of the room was a large bed, made of majestic oak, with tall wooden post reaching for the ceiling, a black silk comforter with the red symbol of a dragon being strangled by a serpent decorating the mattress, and six pillows alternating between red and black at the head of the bed. Angelus stepped further in the room inspecting as he went about, he found a black marble floor with a burnt red oriental rug nearly covering the entire room except around the edges were he now stood. The dresser and desk were made of oak just like the bed with antique silver accessories.

His cat eyes fell upon a mirror in the corner, he walked over to it gazing at his reflection. Angelus noticed the changes in his body most frightening to him were his eyes as he peered into the slits that were now his pupils, he looked at his dreads and saw that in the front were five black dreads framing his face and the length that they had grown astounded him. He turned to the side finding the dreads resting in the small of his back, Angelus let out a small chuckle then realizing that he now had fangs. He faced himself in the mirror once more running a hand down his chest. He rubbed the Greek letter branded into his chest, then ran his fingers across the tattoos of one arm.

"Calamity's. . ." he looked puzzled as he realized he translated demonic letters. He ran his hand across the other arm, "Spawn. What the hell does that mean?" Suddenly he felt unbearable pain in his back. He fell to his knees groaning as the pain intensified. The sound of flesh tearing sounded across the room, Angelus yelled louder as two large dragon-like wings tore through his back. He heaved as the pain began to subside, sweat poured from his brow. The dark prince stood to his feet looking at himself in the mirror again and became horrified,

"What is happening to me? God help me." He flexed the wings staring at them disgustedly,

"God is not here with you. There is only me." Angelus whipped around to see a beautiful woman smiling back at him. She stood 6'0 feet, broad shoulders, a slender waist line, muscular arms and stomach, nice curvy body, long beautifully toned legs, and she was bare foot. Her face was the shape of a diamond, from her head sprung forth several baby blue tentacles with lavender tips all going down her back leaving her face visible, her eyes were the color of red wine as well as her lips that were full and pouted. Her flawless skin was light grey and baby blue, almost the same color of Raven's excepted bluer. The beautiful woman wore a purple halter top stopping above her stomach and a blue high cut pair of panties, surrounding her hips was a sheer lavender skirt with demonic lettering in smoky colors the split reaching up to her right thigh, and around her ankles and wrists were black leather bands with spikes poking out.

"What are you doing here Calamity? Haven't you done enough to me in hell?" She smiled at him revealing perfect teeth aside from her fangs ignoring his second statement,

"Checking on my new prodigy." She purred at him, "You know, your grandmother and father have been loyal servants of mine for years. When they found out about you there was no way I could reject their pleas for help on bring you to them especially since it benefits me. I have had my eye on you since the day you were born."

"What do you mean?"

"Those little urges to do bad things, my evilangel, was . . ." She appeared by his side leaning close to his ear licking his ear lobe, "all me."

"You made me kill Sparkle?" he looked at her through the mirror. He turned around grabbing her by the arms, "Did you make me kill her!" she began laughing hysterically causing Angelus's anger to rise he swung her into the wall squeezing her arms tighter, she merely laughed harder. "You bitch! What have you done to me! Answer!" She stopped laughing as her eyes began glowing,

"It would seem I will have to teach you humility evil prince." a cruel smile found its way to her full lips. Angelus was yanked to the ceiling with his arms and wings outstretched, she made a slashing movement with one hand and skin was snatched from Angelus's torso. He yelled out tears coming to his eyes, she made another slash and more skin fell off she made more violent slashing motions until nothing but red muscle was visible and when she was finished his body healed its self. She flung him to the floor, walking over to him she grabbed him by his neck and threw him on the bed. Calamity crawled up his body sitting on his hips looking down at him folding her arms resting them on his chest, her head on her arms looking at him.

"Do we understand each other?" Angelus gave a strong nod. "That is good to know, Trepidation, my evilangel. Know this, I only gave you the urge, I did not make you pull the air from Sparkle's lungs. That was all you."

"What am I?" She favored him for a moment then smiled again,

"My spawn. You are a full blooded demon now, just like your father and grandmother. Only my loyal followers are granted that honor." A tear streamed from Angelus's eye as he looked to the ceiling.

"Oh cheer up Trepidation. Your mine now." She kissed his lips and he found himself responding. She sat up looking down at him again, "I know you love Raven. Help me do what I need to do through her and you can have her, Trepidation."

"What are you going to do to her?" She frowned at him,

"When you are ready I will tell you. Show yourself loyal and I will reward you."

"I will do whatever you ask of me, my goddess."

"Good boy."

Anya released Starfire giving her a nod of thanks. She looked to the others in the room seeing their looks and feeling theiremotions andbecame angered,

"Look I don't need your pity."

"That is not what we are doing and you know it Anya." Raven said tiredly. Raven looked paler than normal. Slade took notice,

"Look didn't that lord Dread ass-hole say something about page 517?"

"Yes. Friend Raven made mention of that page number, although, do you think it wise to continue to read after friend, Anya's life has been damaged so by its content?"

"I can handle this." Anya said sticking her chest out a little, but inside she was scared and Raven felt it.

"That's all I wanted to hear." Slade said dryly as he began turning pages. Anya and Starfire stood behind him reading over his shoulder while he read out loud,

An immense war will take place in the land of Amity. Many alliances will be made between countries and many will be broken. A dark lord, whose soul is black, will attempted conquer and taint all that is bright and good with his boundless evil. He will be born of an Elder and a witch. . .

"Bradstone!" Anya seethed. Raven looked back at her but remained quiet. Slade continued,

He will father two sons, a Cain and an Abel.

A team of Rebels will battle the forces of the dark lord. Righteous is there cause to fight against the injustice. Valiant will be their effort against the tyrany of the evil.

Four warriors will fall from the heavens; the warrior princess with the heart of gold, the merged man with the iron will, the immortal samuria with a shadowed past of love and loss, and the half demon that will be the gateway.

The course of good and evil has been set in stone, but change is inevitable. Follow the path that is laid for you and. . . .

"It has been torn off!"

"What gave you that assumption Starfire?" Slade said sarcastically he slammed his fist on the table leaving a nice size dent in it.

"Where the hell is it?" Anya sighed in aggraviation.

"I have often wondered the same thing." All in the room looked up to see Head Elder Bradstone smiling at them, his brown eyes twinkling at them. He walked further into the room he took notice of Anya's erratic breathing. The anger rolled off her in waves, the images she projected of his mutaliated body frighten him. "I see you found the information you sought after."

"How could you not tell me?"

"Because, dear Anya, your father told me not to. I am terribly sorry for deceiving you."

"MY LIFE IS RUINED AND THAT IS ALL THAT YOU CAN SAY!" she yelled scarring everyone in the room. Slade now stood to his feet to prevent any craziness that might transpire.

"Anya please understand, it was for your own good."

"You let me believe that he was my twin. You and daddy allowed him to believe that he was. . .I TRUSTED YOU!" The desks, books and the bookshelves began to levitate in her anger.

"Anya calm down. Anger is pointless. So he lied to you, at least your father lied to you to protect you and not for the sheer pleasure of torturing you. Trigon has hurt me in so many ways it's not funny. You have to control yourself." the items floated back down to the their respected places.

"Thank you Raven." Bradstone said softly. Raven looked at him coldly,

"Oh I didn't do that for you. I'm protecting her. Although I understand why you did it, that doesn't make it any less fucked up. You should have told them, if you would have none of this would be happening." she looked back at Anya,

"You ready to go?" Anya nodded. Slade scooped Raven up walking over to Anya as did Starfire, they were engulfed in white energy and disappeared. Bradstone looked to the spot they were standing,

"I am sorry, my angel."

After Ericsson got everything situated with Cyborg, and Sparkle was taken to the morgue, he decided to see Anya and the others had returned, and sure enough he felt Anya's energy signature. He marched right up to the door and burst in to find Slade laying Raven down in the bed Starfire holding on to Anya arms talking to her,

"Where the hell have you four been! Anya you should have told me you were going somewhere! What you did is unacceptable and irresponsi-" Anya punched him so hard he fell to the ground and blood seeped out the corner of his mouth. He looked up at her with question in his eyes, she merely scuffed then marched out of the room. Ericsson looked back at the others,

"Friend Anya has learned of your true heritage."

"And I'll make this plain for you. . .she's bloody pissed off, mate." Slade said in Ericsson's accent.

"Shite! I will have to talk to her." He said solemnly,he looked at Star. "Starfire, Cyborg is now merged with Sparkle, and is passed out in the room down the hall." Her eyes became alarmed

"Is he?"

"Yeah he's fine. He should be waking up any minute now." He looked to Slade and Raven, "Angelus killed her."

"I don't believe you." Raven shouted

"It's true, Raven. A lot of things have happened since your four disappeared. I'm going to find Anya and tell her, and try to work out our differences." with that he walked out of the room.

"Friends, I'm going to go to Cyborg. Will you be okay?"

"Of course. I have Superman right here." Starfire flew out of the room in search of her metallic boyfriend.

"Superman?" Slade asked.She gave him a weak smile,

"Yeah." Raven yawned tiredly, "Come get in the bed Superman and hold me till I fall asleep."

"I might injury you further, Raven."

"Then you will have to be careful when you get in, now won't you."

"You are hard headed."

"Slade, you won't hurt me. Just get up here."

"Fine! If you tear your stitches then do not get irrate with me." He let the guard rails down on one side climbing in Raven instantly cuddled next to him. Slade couldn't help the smile that came to his face.

"Slade?"

"Yes?"

"I'm. . .I'm scared. I mean really scared." she tighten the arm that was draped around him.

"There's no need. I will not allow anything to happen to you." at that Raven smiled as she fell into a slumber.

Anya felt her breathing becoming shallow, she could feel that her powers were nearly out of her control. She burst through the hospital doors running as fast as she could to the empty field to the left of the hospital. Golden wheat brushed against her black leather pants as she continued to run, she fell to her knees once she reachedthe center of the field and outstretched her hands and let her powers go. She let out a powerful yell asbright blindingwhite energy erupted from her whole beingsearing the wheat from the land, it went past the field and out into the land of dead bodies obliterating them to ashes. She fell forward on her hands panting loudly as she pulled her powers back.

"Anya?" Blaze asked. Anya turned to see Bo, Yoko, Blaze and Ericsson staring at her. Ericsson dropped his head in shame when she glared at him.

"Nothing personal against you three." She said looking at Blaze, Yoko, and Bo. "But I really need to be alone right now." Anya stood to her feet and teleported to the Rebel Mansion.

She ran to her room grabbing some silver scissors, she looked into the mirror and began hacking away at her hair wailing as she did so. White dread-locks were flung to the floor as she looked at her reflection. She yelled at the face staring back at her, her sad navy eyes looking tiredly back at her. Anya began to cry all over again.

"You know. . .it's kind of pointless to cut you're hair, my beautiful daughter. Angels hair grows at a rapid pace.When you go to sleep and wake up it will be long and pretty just like your moms. Maybe it's for the best, I never liked those ugly dread-lock things anyway."

"Father?"

"Yes."

"Why are you here?"

"Because you need me."

I wonder what Akil is going to say to her? Well we will find out in the next chapter. Please read and review tell me what you think. Till my update,

gracefulraven,

out!