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Chapter 11: The new gig.
Both Drake and Robin felt like someone had punched them in the chest blasting them both of them away from the demoness and pinning them against the rock walls. Both made an attempt to push themselves off, but they felt like someone had glued them to the rocks their backs to the walls. The very foundation of the cave began to quiver and quake, thick tendrils of black energy shooting in all directions, all coming from the supine sorceress in the center of the cave. Then she began to float into the air until she was in a vertical position, her bare feet making contact with the cold stone floor, and her crimson eyes opening . . .
. . . all four of them.
She glanced at the two incapacitated boys, who were still fighting to free themselves from the invisible bonds.
"Ra . . . ven. . . " Robin growled, but the demoness didn't respond instead her blood red gaze moved to the demon and the green creature. More and more energy began firing from her body in all directions, her small bloody body slowly healing the wounds that were inflicted upon her. The beast began howling at her for her to stop her advance, but with a simple flick of her wrist the green creature shrank before her, back into the wirey form of the shape shifter. He looked down at his body, shocked at what she had accomplished with a simple flick.
He ran to her "Raven list-", but his attempt to reach her was once again met with another flick of her hand as if brushing away a misquito. Beast Boy's was flung against the wall, his head bounced of the wall painfully and he too was glued with invisible bindings.
"Raven . . . . stop!" he pleaded, but she ignored him, instead the very fires of hell that were glowing in her eyes were aimed at the demon torturer who only stared, with a wide grin on his face. Black spikes appeared around her then drove themselves into Valogneus fastening him to the wall. He growled in agony, but it quickly turned to a dark cackle.
"Your offly chipper for someone who is about to be sent into oblivion?" The voice coming from Raven's mouth was NOT her own, instead it was a guttural hissing noise that Beast Boy remembered from when she scared the holy hell out of Dr. Light. Her stride was soft and slow as she closed the distance between herself and Carnus, Beast Boy, Robin and Drake only able to watch.
"What can I say?" Carnus said with a sneer. "I've never seen your father's power this close before. It truly is a sight to behold." The metephysical spikes that held him bound twisted, producing a low growl of pain from his throat.
The Raven creature back handed the demon, more destructive energy being blasted about the cavern. "YOU INSIGIFICANT INSECT!" The creature that was once Raven screamed in an otherworldly voice that rattled the very ground where she stood. "I AM THE DAUGHTER OF THE ALL POWERFUL TRIGON, HIS GEM, HIS PORTAL, HIS CHOSEN CHILD AND YOU DARED TO TOUCH ME. HIS POWER FLOWS THROUGH MY VEINS. HE CONQUERED UNIVERSES, SLAUGHTERED BILLIONS, AND IF I SO CHOSE I CAN BURY THIS ENTIRE CONTINENT IN THE SEA AS IF I WAS SIMPLY DROWNING PUPPIES, AND YOU DARE TO MOCK MY POWER!"
Carnus continued to laugh. "Fast food places are more frightening killers."
Once again the spikes twisted, as the creature-that-was-once-Raven snarled, her face inches from his own. "YOU WILL PAY FOR YOUR DISRESPECT!"
Carnus growled through the pain. "Hit me with your best shot sweetheart. I'm anxious to see how it ends."
The creature wearing Rave smirked, then Carnus began to howl in agony as a pain he had never experienced before began ripping him apart form the inside out, but in the midst of his agony he was laughing, what was so funny no one knew, but a few had some guesses. Trigon's daughter smiled at the writhing creature before her, her mouth salivating with hunger at it's delicious screaming. So this is what it feels like to torture . . . to create pain . . . to put something elses life in your hands.
. . . . It's glorious!
CRACK!
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. . . .
Her violet eyes slowly fluttered open and was met with swirling mixtures of whites and soft pinks. Her body lazily flowing down a current of serenity, a feeling of piece easing her fears and pain.
Wait what was I afraid of? She floated through this empty space with a blissful energy penetrating her heart mind and soul, like a drug of soothing liquid.
"Are we feeling any better?" Raven lazily blinked her eyes, not really bothering to look around for who was speaking to her. The voice that spoke wasn't one she was familiar with, but it was soft and kind plunging her deeper into this sea of tranquility.
"I am," Raven responded to the air that was talking back, "but why do I need to 'feel better'?"
Someone gently pushed the floating girl to an upright position so that Raven was now facing a pair of stunning green eyes. Not the ones she was used to, these belonged to a pale skinned women with long red hair, and a kind expression across her face. She reminded her of the holy priestess Azar when Raven first met her, not it looks, but her gentle features.
"You were being attacked and your bodies self defense mechanism kicked in." she explained.
Raven wasn't comprehending what the woman was saying, instead stared dreamily into her eyes, thinking of the other one with the brilliant green eyes she loved so much. With a sad smile the women took a deep breath exhaling slowly, the world in which they found themselves began to evaporate little by little and with it, the feeling of calm. Now that she was more lucid, Raven could remember what was happening before she found herself in this place. The abandoned library, the caverns were she freed her father, pain . . . excruciating pain. Then-
She gasped "I'm about to kill Carnus aren't I?" The woman calmly nodded before falling to her knees, but Raven hadn't noticed, instead she was staring off into the distance, her mind deep in thought. "Sh-shouldn't I . . . kill him? He does deserve it after all?" The women that Raven was with began to breath more heavily, getting her attention. With a gasp Raven was by her side. "Are you okay?" It was at this time that Raven noticed the stone in the center of this women's forehead, much like her own.
"Yes my empathic abilities are taking a lot out of me is all. I can project emotions onto others, like yourself, only on a much larger scale. Right now we are in sort of an emotional clean room, if you will. To answer your question, yes he DOES deserve to die, but people don't get what they diserve . . . they just get what they get."
Raven looked back to the bubble. "But he . . . "
The women smiled as she panted for air. "An old, old friend of mine . . . from another dimension once told me, 'true power isn't knowing when to take a life . . . but when to spare one'." The bubble continued to dissipate around them producing a wave of panic to come over the demoness. "You'll be fine Raven," the red head said calmly, "trust your training and your family."
"Wait ! Who are-" Wait my family! As the bubble of energy continued to fade she could clearly see her friends pinned under her powers. "No . . . I . . . have to . . .
" . . . . STOP!" Raven's four blood colored eyes shifted back into two amethyst rubies, thus releasing everyone that had succumbed to her powers dark powers, but wasn't stopping the collapse of the cave they were stranded in.
Beast Boy dropped from his invisible prison in time to see Raven collapse onto the ground, in a crumbled mess, Robin and the dragon kid doing the same. Beast Boy leapt to the fallen demoness, cupping her face in his hands moving her head to face him. Her eyes were closed, her chest heaving as it tried to get air. It was at this time that Beast Boy was aware that her leotard was ripped open revealing a plain black bra and her muscular torso. He blushed, when he caught himself staring and ripped his eyes . . . . . away . . . . NOW, and to her face.
"Raven!" he called with light smacks to her face. No movement. "Raven!" At this time Drake and Robin knelt beside her, both of them checking for life.
"She's alive." said Robin noticing her chest rising . . . .and nothing else.
"She wont be for long if we don't get the hell outta here." Drake said, the catacombs continuing to crumble around them.
Robin taped onto his communicator. "Speedy, Bushido, get the hell outta here!"
"What about you!?" Speedy responded.
"We're right behind you, just go!" Speedy didn't respond after that Robin was hoping they had listened.
"What about him?" Beast Boy snarled motioning with his head to Carnus, who was unconscious against the wall, his body twisted like a preztal, blood flowing from his body in pools.
Drake proceeded to lift the demoness into his arms bridal style. "If you wanna stick around to save him, be my guest." Beast Boy snorted at the demon then got to his feet following Drake out of the crumbling structure. Robin however didn't want to leave him there, but had no choice. With the crumbling cavern around them he had to chose between capturing the pathetic creature or save his own life. Hesitantly he followed Drake and Beast Boy while the rubble buried the demon torturer, a choice Robin hoped he wouldn't regret.
Was it really two weeks ago that this whole ordeal began? Who would have thought that a simple missing Titans case would end with murder, torture, possession? For someone like Drake this was just another day at the office, but the Titans where another story all together. Robin had never been so nastolgic for the days when you show up to an attack only to find a light weight villain like Dr. Light, hell Control Freak would be a welcome adversary considering the ordeal he and his team had been through. It was now almost four in the morning, and he just now was comfortable checking in on his teammates. Starfire and Kole were both in the aliens room sleeping soundly, though it took them a while before they did. Starfire especially had to be reassured that Raven was indeed still alive, just worn out, and once she was convinced she was able to sleep.
The blonde women, Sarah Simms, had finally gotten Cyborg running well enough that he was able to make the repairs necessary to his body himself, though she was clearly MORE then capable of handling his equipment herself . . . and his bionic half as well. Although they had a hell of a time convincing her parents that she was in fact with the Teen Titans and not just sluffing around after curfew, but once they managed to convince her parents they decided it was too late for her to come home and told her she could stay, but that was the only time she was allowed to. The young women was currently sleeping on Cyborgs desk with a blanket that the Boy Wonder himself drapped over her while Cyborg recharged.
Speedy and Bushido decided on crashing in the living room in sleeping bags with the dragon boy on the couch. The three were going to rock, paper, scissors for the couch, but Drake pulled the "I saved your lives" card and won easily, though he would have taken it either way. Robin didn't know where the one called Landon was, but he wasn't in the tower, and after Robin made the calls to the other teams that their members were alive and well and made the arrangements for them to come get them the next day, it was time for him to get some sleep, if he could, but there were still two others to look in on.
He stood outside the medical bay leaning against the doorframe with his arms folded. Laying on one of the beds was his friend and teammate Raven, who, though not injured, just overexerted herself and was now trying to recover. There by her side was Beast Boy watching protectively over the demoness. With a heavy sigh, Robin cleared his throat getting his attention. Beast Boy's ear twitched telling Robin he heard him, but didn't turn to face him. Instead he silently left the dark girls side joining Robin outside the medical room. Robin slid the door shut before turning to the changeling.
Awkwardly they stood looking at anything other then the teen in front of them. " . . . . so . . . " Robin started.
Beast Boy rubbed the back of his neck nervously. " . . . so . . ."
Robin did know what he wanted, or rather needed to say, but how to go about saying it? "Look Beast-"
"Robin I know . . . I know you looked into my past. I mean I didn't know before, but when I was-um-possessed, Carnus made sure I heard, saw, and felt everything that was going on." Beast Boy hung his head, his lip quivering, and eyes tearing up. "I'm so . . . sorry."
Would wonders never cease. Robin was the one who violated his teammates privacy, he treated him like an animal with the PCC, even went as far as to think less of him because of his lack of control with his beast form, and yet Beast Boy was saying sorry to HIM. "Beast Boy, you have nothing to be sorry for. I was the one that pried into your past, and had I been more honest with you, then we would have worked through it, instead I kept it to myself and . . . didn't treat you fairly at all. I'm ashamed to say that you and I aren't friends Beast Boy, and it's my fault for that." He took another deep breath. "Beast Boy . . . Gar, I can't tell you . . . how sorry I am for what happened to you . . . "
"Don't," Beast Boy said quickly, "I don't want to be reminded, and I don't want your pity-"
"I'm not pitying you Gar," Robin continued, "I'm telling you how ashamed of myself I am. All these years you've been this goofy, annoying, fanboyish, little irritant, and I had no idea that it was . . . all a show. For that I fault myself. I call myself a great detective, and leader but in all honesty . . ." Robin couldn't believe he was about to say this, "I'm more like him then I thought." Beast Boy wasn't sure who he was reffering to, but he could tell that Robin was DEEPLY affected by this. "Raven said something that stuck with me though, she said 'he's the light that our dark world needs'. So yes Garfield, I'm sorry about what happened, but more sorry that I didn't see it sooner, and even MORE sorry that I let myself become HIM by not being the friend I should have been." He paused. "C-could you ever forgive me?"
The words barely left his mouth when he felt a pair of green arms wrap around him. "Like I said, 'lifes to short for grudges'."
Typical Beast Boy, Robin smiled. He patted the changeling on his back letting him know it was time to release the hug. "So-uh-Raven actually said that about me huh?" He asked with his chest out just a little bit.
Robin chuckled. "Don't tell her I told you or she'll have me for breakfast." Beast Boy crossed his heart. They both shared a large yawn and decided to call it a night . . . morning . . . both decided to get some sleep.
. . . . darkness . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . a pair of white eyes . . .
. . . . .
. . . the gleam of a knife . . .
. . . . .
Raven took a sharp inhale as she sat upright in the medical bay bed, her heart beating out of her chest, cold sweat dripping into her eyes. Once her heart slowed she quickly wipped the sweat from her eyes and looked around at her surroundings. She was in the towers medical wing. She was alive, and safe. She took a few calming breaths reciting her mantra.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos . . . . Azarath Metrion Zinthos . . . . Azarath Metrion-"
"-Zinthos" Carnus whispered into her ear.
Beast Boy was awoken by a earpiercing scream, one he recognized was Raven, and without a seconds hesitation he leapt from his bedroom in the form of a cheetah and raced to the medical bay where the still screaming Raven was thrashing in her bed. Beast Boy, back in human form, attempted to wake her by grasping her shoulders and shaking her. "Raven wake up!" He screamed and screamed until finally her terrified eyes snapped open looking up into the eyes of the changeling. "Hey," he greeted quietly, "it's okay-"
"Carnus!" she shrieked sitting upright, "he's here!"
"Hey hey hey he's not here." he said calmly in an attempt to settle her. "He's dead."
She shook her head, violet hair mopped with cold sweat dancing about her face. "No, no, no I saw him, he's here-"
"Raven it was a nightmare. He is not here. He's dead." Once again he spoke quietly and calmly, and just as he figured, his calm emotions began to flow over her like the soft current of a river. She took a few deep breaths settling her nerves, and did this for about ten minutes, the changeling watching patiently as she did so. Finally once Beast Boy could hear that her heart rate had steadied, and she was breathing easily he released her and stepped back. "Better?"
She gave a small nod and found a glass of water shoved into her face. She took it with a grateful nod and drained the glass. He refilled the cup and gave it back to her. "Thank you." she said out loud.
"No problem."
She drained the glass again, but began fiddling with it once she was done. "I didn't mean to wake you, I'm sorry."
He shrugged. "Don't worry about it. I wasn't asleep anyways."
"Well if that's the case why are you-" her eyes widened once she ACTUALLY saw him. In his haste to get to her, he neglected to consider the fact that he was in his nightware, which was a simple wife beater and boxer shorts.
Seeing her eyes drop to his body made him redden. "Heh sorry, I was-uh-"
"No, it's okay." she turned away handing him her glass, fire being set to her cheeks as she saw more Beast Boy skin then she was used to. He set the glass aside, but she didn't turn to face him, not until she heard the sound of him shifting. Curiously she looked in his direction only to find him in the shape of a wolf. Beast Boy-wolf curled up on the floor getting himself comfortable as if to settle in for sleep. She looked at him with a slightly annoyed expression. "You know you don't have to stay here." she said. He merely flicked his tail telling her he knew that, and didn't care. She wanted to toss him out, but didn't want the mess with it all right now, so she laid back down wrapping the blankets around her.
Besides with him there she felt . . . safe, and fell into a comfortable dreamless sleep.
"Everyone team meeting, common room, one hour."
Cyborg cursed himself for installing the intercom system as the annoying voice of the Boy Wonder woke him from his sleep. He had successfully recharged a while ago, but was now just trying to catch a few more "Z's" before having to get going, thinking Robin would actually let them sleep in. Unfortunately Robin had other plans. Reluctantly he moved off of his charging table and began walking about his room to get ready for the "meeting". However something seemed . . . out of place. He searched his room, everything seemed in order, but why did he feel like-
WAIT! WHERE'S SARAH!
The last he saw of her she was sitting at his desk, but clearly she wasn't there now. Thinking maybe she just left his room, he moved to exit his room to search for her, but found a note tapped to the door instead. Removing it, it read.
Cyborg
Sorry I had to leave early this morning.
Even though your superheroes, my parent's still need me home.
I called a cab.
Sorry. But I do hope to see you again sometime soon.
Sarah.
"Awe man!" Cyborg whinned. "I didn't even get a chance to get her-"
PS
760-555-1256 -_^
He reread the letter a couple more times, before uttering a single, "Boo-yah."
"GNARK!" The giant behemoth of a caveman wrapped the tiny girl in a massive hug lifting her into the air and giving her a spin. She giggled as they spun, returning a hug for one of her own which clearly matched him squeeze for squeeze. Finally the teddy bear caveman set his surrogate sister down, looking her over as if to search for injuries.
"I'm alright." she said tapping his hands away.
"You can not fault him for being concerned sestra." said Red Star, also giving the small girl a large hug, one that was filled with emotion. "We were all worried." Once Red Star was finished, Gnark came in again with another hug.
From around the corner, Drake watched the scene take place. To be honest he didn't have a lot of experiences like this, reunited family members or anything like that. Normal he rode in, killed the monster and got outta there, this was . . . different. There was a more tremendous amount of satisfaction knowing he saved the girl and brought her home to a grateful family.
Huh, is this what it's like to be a hero?
"Gnark there someone I want you to meet." Drake looked up in time to see the pinkette skip over to him and grab him by his wrist and lead him to the caveman. "This is Drake. He was the one who saved me."
Drake shuffled his shoulders, uncomfortable with the recognition. "It's nice to meet-GRAH!" The caveman wrapped the poor knight in a powerful, yet grateful, hug squeezing the poor guys eyes out of his sockets.
"Gnark!" He said happily.
"He says thank you," she laughed, "okay let him go before you break him." Kole said.
Drake was almost positive he needed to heal himself after that, especially when Gnark followed up with a pat on the back, knocking him to the ground.
"As you can see, we are grateful to you." said Red Star helping the knight to his feet. They exchanged more pleasentries, but Red Star gave the sad news that it was time to go. While Gnark was happy to bring his sister home, Kole was a bit torn. She found the dragon knight at his spot around the corner watching from afar, were he was most comfortable. Slowly, and nervously she approached him, her hands clasped together fiddling with her fingers.
"So-uh-we're taking off." she said. Drake found this odd. He was actually . . . somber about her leaving, and not knowing when, or if, he was going to see her again.
"I guess so." Instinctively he reached out his hand, not knowing what else to really do, "it was lovely meeting you Kole."
She couldn't help but giggle looking at his hand. Ignoring his hand, she got to her toes wrapping her arms around his neck, once again, making Drake very aware of her feel . . . her warmth . . . her scent . . .
"Thank you." she said into his neck. Drake had a hard time with physical contact, in fact he hated it, but he could make an exception for this sweet little girl, and slowly he wrapped his arms around her waist, returning the hug.
Robin was pacing the common room as he waited for his teammates to arrive. Starfire was already there and was looking over him worridly. "Robin? What is the matter?"
Robin met her eyes, her warm, jade eyes filled with life and love. He smiled, even if he didn't feel like smiling he had to, for her. He didn't respond right away, just simply gave the princess a hug. She returned it gratefully, but she was still worried about him.
"We interupting something?"
They released each other to see Beast Boy, and a tired looking Raven walk into the common room, Cyborg not far behind.
"No," Robin responed quickly, "we're just waiting on-"
Drake Daniels walked into the common room, looking somewhat annoyed. "Is there any reason I have to be here for you little group theropy session?" he asked.
"There is," a smooth english accent from the kitchen got his attention. Landon with a cup of orange juice greeted the Titans. "Morning all, etc."
"What are YOU doing here?" Raven spat.
Landon, unphased, responded. "To inform you of some . . . distressing news."
The room tensed. "What 'distressing' news?" Cyborg asked.
Landon motioned to Robin. "Go ahead, Boy Blunder."
The Titans turned their attention to their team leader, who took a deep breath while looking down in shame. "Landon and his demons scowered the reckage looking for Carnus . . . they couldn't find him."
The silence in the room was defening, but none more then from Raven. The girl was hyperventilating at the prospect of the demon being alive, her heart pounding in her ears, and sweat dripping from her forhead. She didn't even register a pair of alien arms wrapping around her and leading her out of the living room.
Beast Boy seethed. "Whats the matter with you? You can't just tell Raven the guy who tried to KILL her that monster is still alive!"
Robin clearly felt guilty for how he handled this, however Landon was casully drinking his orange juice. "Well if you had taken his body, we wouldn't be in this-"
"WE MADE A CALL!" Beast Boy roared. "OUR LIVES, OR HIS, WE CHOSE OURS!"
Landon just stared at the changeling, slightly impressed with his gumption. "While I understand your decision, that I'm positive was made intelligently with no emotuon whatsoever, it just means measures must be taken to find my demon and bring him back."
"Measures like what?" Cyborg asked.
Once again Landon motioned to Robin to respond. "Landon and I have been talking, and he have come up with a solution. We need someone to stick around and help us track him down and bring him in."
Beast Boy, Cyborg and Drake all shared puzzled looks. "Wait we need someone to stay with us? Why?" Beast Boy asked.
"Yeah it seems kind of odd." Cyborg agreed.
"It's actually kind of smart." Drake said. "I you'll need someone who knows what their doing to contend with the likes of Carnus. But who is gonna stay here and help them out?" Draked asked Landon. Landon continued his orange juice looking directly at the dragon knight with a knowing look.
Drake, though intelligent, took a moment to register, and when it did . . .
" . . . no . . . " Drake said simply. Landon didn't respond. " . . . NO you said I was done when we went after Carnus."
Landon walked from around the counter putting his hands on his shoulders. "Technically I said when we CAUGHT Carnus, which we haven't by the way. Think about it this way. They have a gym, a bed, plumbing-"
"I'm working on a pool." Cyborg interjected.
"A pool!" Landon said excitedly. "They have a pool!"
Drake shook his head. "NO! NO! NO!"
"Come on Drake it wont-" Landon stopped talking then, began looking around the common room as if someone was speaking to him.
Everyone noticed the Landon got quiet and was behaving oddly. "You alright?" Beast Boy asked.
Landon released the dragon knight straightening his suit. "It seems I'm being summoned."
"No! Landon no, I'm not-"
Landon patted the knight on his shoulder. "Your things are already set up in your knew quarters. It'll be fun! Play nice now." Landon vanished in black mist, leaving a very stunned Drake with his mouth hanging open. So stunned he was that he didn't register Cyborg throwing his arm over his shoulder, and Beast Boy grinning ear to ear.
"Just so you know Drake, it's Beast Boy's turn for breakfast this morning." Cyborg said with a grin.
"Do you by any chance like tofu bacon?" Beast Boy asked.
" . . . . LAAAAAANDOOOOOOON!"
Slade Wilson, dressed in his usual black body armor, gauntlets perfect for hand to hand combat, a utility belt, and over lapping grey armor on his forarms, legs, chest and steel toed boots. Of course the look of Slade wouldn't be complete without the orange and black mask he wore, with the black half completely blacked out. However he decided to bring something back from his time as a mercenary, this being some of his favorite weapons, duel katannas strapped to his back. These however were much different then what he was used to. Using the ax he had stolen from underworld he melted the metal down forging the two blades, thus giving them the ability to KILL demons.
Ever since he crawled out of hell, with his precious soul, he had giving up his previous life. He was done with superheros, evil schemes, apprentices, and attempts to take over the city. He decided maybe it was time to hang up the mask, and retire the name Deathstroke, opting for a life of solitude and retirement, but any hope of wanting a quiet life was torn to shreds. He got a call from an old friend, who had been tasked with watching over his two remaining children. After the death of his son, Grant, he had his confidaunt and friend, Wintergreen, watch over his two remaining children. Rose and Joeseph Wilson. Unfortunately, Wintergreen had to give him the news that Joey was murdered.
He never forgave himself for what happened to Joey from before, but decided to make up for it by leaving him be, and letting him live the life he couldn't. As a hero. But now. Filled with rage, and a thirst for vengence he scowered Wing City were Joey was living, and after rigorous interrigations was led to a demon from hell, one Carnus Valogneus. He was told to stay FAR away from this creature, unless he wanted to end up like Joey, but if you ask Wintergreen, he had a problem doing what he was told. He then moved to interrigating demons to het answers, but none of them knew anything usefull, and finally losing patients he came to the conclusion that he was done with pathetic demon minions, he wanted the big fish. He wanted Landon.
He knelt down drawing a symbol into the ground. He learned that if you wanted a big fish you needed the Sygil of Azazel, Acacia, and oil of Abramelin. Once he was done with the sygil and placing the nessecary ingrediant into a small bowl he was ready. He lit six candles and placed them around the sygil then removed the glove from his right hand. Taking a knife from his belt he sliced the palm of his hand letting his blood drip freely into the bowl below.
He stood up and chanting. "Attenrobendum eos, ad consiendrum, ad ligandum eos, potiter et solvendum, et ad, congregontum eos, coram me." After the spell he lit a match and dropped it into the bowl. In a flash of fire the contents in the bowl vanished sending a puff of smoke into the air. Now all Slade had to do was wait . . . . which wouldn't be long.
A gust of wind blew out the candles as the air in the abandoned church began to tighten, the afternoon sun being slightly blacked out by a small dusting of mist. It was nothing Slade couldn't handle and wasn't surprised by the man dressed in a dark black suit with, black hair slicked back and dark lifeless eyes.
The charming englishman smiled at the mercenary. "Slade Wilson? Now isn't this an embaressment of riches, I've been looking for you. After all, breaking out of prison, even in hell, is kind of a no-no. Especially since you've released all those nasty little demons into the world. Now what do you have to say for yourself?"
Slade ignored the question. "You are the one called Landon?" he asked, his silk-like voice low and void of emotion.
Landon chuckled. "Thats what is says on my underwear." He looked down expecting a devils trap but found none. "Hmm I see we're going all natural then?"
Slade remained motionless. "I understand you are looking for me." he said crossing his arms then said something Landon was ready for. "I am ready to turn myself in."
Landon dropped his smile and raised a brow. "Is that so?" He scanned the mercenary, even with the mask on, he could tell he wasn't lying. "May I ask why? I was expecting more of a fight. I mean you did go through all the trouble to get out hell in the first place. After all, stories of Deathstroke the terminater were told to little demons to eat their vegatables and yet here you are. . . . surrendering? Tsk tsk tsk, disappointing."
Slade remained calm. "Because my freedom is the only thing I have to bargain with."
Landon laughed again. "Bargain? I snap my fingers and you are sent back to the pit you crawled out of. There will be no bargaining . . . however you've peaked my interest."
Slade knew no fear, but he knew Landon wasn't bluffing. "I want the demon that killed my son."
Landon raised both brows. "I see." he looked over the swordsman, and grin coming to his face. "Interesting. Well then Slade I'll make you a deal. You follow my orders to the letter and I'll see to it you have a little heart to. . . . not heart with Carnus. It just so happens I have a job opening that needs to be filled. It's nothing really just the usual mass killings, making sure Trigon stays in his little cage, ya know that sort of thing." Landon approached Slade making sure he was inches from the metal mask as he spoke. "And after you have your vengence, you come to daddy. Do we have a deal?"
Slade snorted. "I've been screwed over by demons in the past. How do I know you'll honor your word."
Landon placed his hand over his heart as he mocked hurt. "Why Slade, I am offended that you'd think I'd do such a terrible thing." He shifted back to his normal snarky attitude. "But just so you know, unlike some four eyed demons, I KEEP my agreements."
Slade scanned the king of demons, even though he showed no emotion he knew he wasn't lying. "Deal,"
Landon smirked wickedly. "This could be the start of a BEAUTIFUL friendship."
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