When the others caught up with Beast boy in Ravens room, they saw him coming out from under Ravens bed, with a heavy looking leather-bound book with flowing gold runes on the front.
"See I told you! This book has the spell of how to get to Azarath" said Beast Boy as he started flicking through the book. Then all of a sudden he stopped on a page as if by instinct and he and the others watched in fascination as the golden runes written in a flowing script across the page started to change and then formed into English so they could understand it.
"Weird" said Cyborg, then he started to read the page out loud to Robin who couldn't see it, "Dimension-crossing spell, to cross dimensions is to slip through the very fabric of your reality into another. For this spell use the charm drawn below. Draw the symbol onto a piece of paper, and then write the dimension of destination on the back of the same bit of paper. Then prepare a salt circle and within it place a caldron. Burn the paper within the caldron."
Robin looked at Cyborg, "Well what is the symbol then?" he asked.
"It is a circle with what you would call, a octagon, inside it and each one of the corners is just touching the edge of the circle, the octagon also has the rune, Ehwaz, in it, friend Robin." Said Starfire studying the page of the book carefully.
"How do you know it is a rune, Star?" asked Robin.
"Friend Raven often showed me the books on runes, she said that some might interest me." Answered Starfire.
Beast Boy suddenly jumped up dropping the book to the floor and started looking around Ravens room for paper and a pen, "You guys help me! Find a caldron and some salt!" Beast Boy exclaimed.
"I shall help you friend Beast Boy, Friend Raven once showed me where she kept her spell supplies, after the incident when she freed Malchior." commented Starfire.
Beast Boy stiffened at the mention of that dragons name, the thought, 'He hurt Raven' ran though his mind but this was soon forgotten when he saw some paper with a pen beside it (convenient). He grabbed the pen and paper, got the book and then sat down starting to copy the symbol. He became so engrossed in his task that he didn't even jump when Starfire put down the heavy caldron beside him. Starfire then started to sprinkle salt around the room in a circle, making sure Cyborg and Robin were within its confines.
Robin and Cyborg watched as Beast Boy flipped the paper and as he wrote 'AZARATH' in big capitals. Beast Boy put the paper into the caldron and found some matches Starfire had also put down. He lit a match and put it in the caldron, watching the paper burn while he silently prayed the spell would work while Cyborg and Robin were trying not to laugh at their friends belief in a burning piece of paper. Only their teasing smirks were wiped off their faces when a bright white light covered them and they slowly faded.
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A black portal appeared in the blank scene of Azarath and the Demonic Raven stepped out of it. Her eyes closed, as if in pleasure when she smelt the destruction her father had caused all those years ago. When the pitch-black eyes opened they looked upwards to the blood red sky, "Nice here, isn't it, Ravie?" The Demon could feel her other side's pain at being in Azarath and it only fuelled her desire to get to Ravens soul sword, 'With that back, I would be practically invincible in combat and it will add to my power with its mystical energy.' Thought the demon. Stepping forward and expanding her power, so she could sense her sword, the demon noticed something else, people, around the ruined city.
"Some of the monks survived, I didn't kill them all" said Raven, disbelief in her voice.
"Well, Ravie, we'll get them once we've got the sword, I promise." said the Demon.
The Demon walked down the ruined road to a completely crumpled house, which used to be Ravens home. She walked over the top of the rubble of the house for about two minutes before coming to an abrupt stop and then she punched her clawed hand into the rocks below her, and then yanked the hand back up with a small sword in her clenched fist. "Yes" the demon whispered laying the sword down in front of her, placing both her hands on it. The sword began to change as Ravens magic flowed through it, once again linking the sword to its lost master, giving Raven the sensation of being whole again. The metal of the sword blackened, until it was as black as the Demonic Ravens eyes and stripes, but the blade had veins of white running through it. The blade also grew longer and bent, so it looked like a scimitar. The Demonic side stood up and picked up the blade, stroking it affectionately before attaching it around her waist
The Demon jumped off the rubble of the house and began to sense for where the survivors of her fathers wrath were. She recognised the energies of one of the survivors, "April" the demonic side whispered " How did she survive?" the Demonic side was shocked that the girl was alive but she realised the group of surviving Azarathians could be dangerous to her plans.
Raven took the time to mock her Demon side, "They know how to beat you. On their own they would have been no problem, but the titans are on their way, I know it, and with April they'll be able to beat you."
"Shut up bitch, I won't give April a chance to meet the Titans, I'm not as stupid as you." The Demon side growled at her counterpart but stopped when she sensed a gathering of lots of magic, which slowly faded into four familiar energies.
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The bright white light around the titans faded. They looked around; all they could see was a ruined city and a blood red sky. "I do not like this place, friend" said Starfire stepping closer to Robin.
Robin's eyes scanned the area for any signs of life and said, "Where are we?"
"You are in Azarath, or what was once Azarath" came a calm melodic voice from behind them. The Titans span round to see a group of five people, four of them men and the other a girl around the titans' age. It was the girl who had spoken to them. "No doubt you are wondering who we are, but that will have to wait, we need to hide our energies from Raven, then hide ourselves while we prepare." The Titans seemed to trust the girl immediately, as she appeared harmless, well, all except Beast Boy.
Beast Boy stepped forward and questioned, "How do you know about Raven?" but instead of giving an answer the girl stepped forward and grabbed Beast Boy's wrist and he felt a strange feeling wrapping around him like a blanket. She then grabbed each of the other Titans wrists in turn, then once she was finished she nodded to one of the men, who lifted his hands as a stream of white power flowed out of them and around each one of the Titans and they were once again transported, but at least this time it wasn't through dimensions.
When the Titans opened their eyes again, they were surprised to see themselves in a cave. It was clean and had a few makeshift beds placed around on the floor near the back. Beast Boy stepped forward an angry look on his face and he said to the group that had brought them there, "Who are you? Why are you here and how do you know about Raven?" Again it was only the girl who spoke.
"I am April, we are the survivors of the Trigon disaster that killed many of our people. We are hiding here from, Raven." April looked down, "Raven and I used to train together, I was her only friend here." Beast Boy studied April and noticed how tall she was and how her eyes flowed from colour to colour each one more brilliant than the other. Her eyes also seemed to have the ability to freeze someone to their place, just by looking at them.
Starfire spoke, "If you were Ravens friend, you might be able to help us. You see we need to.."
"You need to weaken her enough physically, then break through to her through the Demons mind." Interrupted April.
"Errrr, yeah how did you know that?" asked Beast Boy.
"Azar always warned us it could happen. She told me the way to stop Raven if her Demon side ever got lose, but we can't do anything until she attacks, so get some rest." said April. All the titans except Beast Boy started to retreat to the back of the cave.
"Are you coming, friend Beast Boy?" asked Starfire.
"No Star, I just need to ask April something." replied Beast Boy. Starfire nodded and turned around to catch up with Robin and Cyborg.
Beast Boy sat down next to April, "What do we need to do to get to Raven?" he asked her.
"We have to say something that will give Raven the will to fight with everything she has, she is the one that has to beat her Demon side, we can't magically get rid of it for her" April told Beast Boy.
Beast Boy looked angry, "We have to say something!" he shouted at April.
"It isn't as easy as it sounds. With her sword Raven will be virtually unbeatable in combat and we have to weaken her enough to almost knock her out, which is the only way we'll be able to get close enough to speak to her without her decapitating us. Then if Raven wins we have to heal her in time, but if the Demon side wins we have to kill her before she recovers. We could all die, Raven could die even if we win!" shouted April. Beast Boy looked down at the thought that Raven might die. April stood up, "Get some sleep, tomorrow I will reveal my energy and Demon Raven will come running to kill me, a survivor of her fathers wrath, and an old friend." April said quietly and with that she walked to the other side of the cave to where her silent companions were mediating.
Beast Boy scared of what was to come and what could happen to his friends and the one he loved, walked with his head down to the back of the cave. He stopped halfway there and looked at the mouth of the cave and the blood red sky and whispered, "I want save you, Rae, but I can't, you have to save yourself." he then walked to the back of the cave where his friends were resting.
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Almost as soon she sensed them, the titans' energy faded. The demon sent out her powers to find them and realised she could not sense April or the other survivors, "Dammit!" shouted the demon.
Inside Raven smirked, "You were saying about not giving them the chance?"
If it could, the Demon side would have glared at Raven but for now she had to be content glaring at thin air but then all of a sudden she smiled, "It will just be all the more satisfying when they reveal themselves and I kill each and every one of them, with this sword." The demon side said holding the sword in front of her gazing at it as a proud mother would look at her child.