Chapter 5- rain water
The team were petrified with fear to see the state Raven was in. The blood was mixing with rain water and dripping down the window. Another lighting bolt struck and Knight was seen levitating next to her. The team turned to where he previously stood he had teleported to get her off the window and to safety.
Robin couldn't help but notice something moving in the background. Then a pair of orange eyes appears behind Knight.
Before Robin or any other Titan could react, the floating creature raised a first and hit Knight on the head, causing him to fall.
Robin quickly placed Medusa on the sofa and shouted "Titans go"
Cyborg then shot the glass next to Raven and Starfire flew through. Beast Boy morphed into a pterodactyl and followed, Robin jumped onto his back. Cyborg ran to the glass and begun shooting at the shadow.
Starfire was shooting her green energy at the living shadow. Robin and Beast Boy dived down and Robin struck it with his staff. All attempts to harm the creature were ineffective and only angered the creature more. It reached out it's arm and struck Robin off Beast Boy.
"Robin!" Shouted Starfire
Robin fell into the darkness but then he rose up again. The Titans and the creature all looked confused. Until Knight rose up next to him. His veins glowing crimson. Knight turned to Robin as he climbed back onto Beast Boy, still in pterodactyl form.
"Keep that thing busy" he said
"Our attacks are useless against it"
"That thing is called a Nightmare. Slade must have used the gauntlet to summon it"
"Not helpful!" Shouted Cyborg
"It's very helpful. That thing was designed to fight demons and to be continued by Azarath sorcery"
Robin and Knight then turned to Raven
"I can heal her, she can fight that thing"
"We'll do our best" said Robin "Beast Boy, get his attention"
The pterodactyl nodded and the two dived to the Nightmare, Starfire and Cyborg begun aiming for the creature's eyes to distract it.
While this was happening Knight has successfully freed a dying Raven from the window. He flew her back through the hole in the window past Cyborg and he lay her on the floor. Her stomach had three long slashes across her stomach and several slashes across her arms and legs. Knight then send felt the Mark begin to warm up as it glowed, that feeling passed down the veins down to his right arm, the veins then begun to glow as well, Knight the pressed the glowing hand against Raven's bloody torso, the veins of her torso then begun to glow as Knight's power was transferred over to her, that glowing then spread all across Raven's veins and the wounds then begun to seal up. Raven then coughed as the last wounds healed.
Knight then heard a snarl, he looked up to see the Nightmare standing by the broken window, an unconscious Cyborg by its side.
'No' Knight thought 'she's not fully recovered'
Knight had to face the creature alone, the other members were no were to be seen. The creature then lost its attention on Knight and turned to a crying Medusa. It slowly walked towards her. Knight then knew why it was sent here for.
Slade wanted his child back, now.
Knight turned to Raven, she was healed to a point where death was no problem. She would wake up soon if he left her now. So he rose to his feet. The veins of his whole body begun to glow.
"Yo, ugly" he said, throwing a bolt of crimson lightning at the Nightmare
The creature was unaffected by the attack but it turned towards Knight. Its eyes focused on its prey.
Knight smiled and rose from the ground, he flew straight into the creature and the two went through another window. Both then fell to the ground. Knight was the first to stand up and he threw a punch at the Nightmare. The creature the returned it ten fold and Knight went flying across the small island the tower stood on. Knight caught sight of Robin, Starfire and Beast Boy in his true form lying unconscious not far from him. Knight watched the Nightmare slowly walk closer. Knight quickly used his telekinesis to throw a large rock at the Nightmare's head. The creature seemed to be hurt by it as it held the part of its head that was struck by the rock. The creature then lowered its hand, it let out a huge ear-piecing scream and jumped onto Knight. It opened its huge jaws and Knight looked into the darkness that awaited him.
'No' he thought 'not today, not when Raven doesn't know'
He released a huge charge or energy from his whole body, the creature was sent flying into the air and into the water bellow. Knight rose up off the ground as the rain made the land of the island slippery. He had only felt so powerful before, he vividly remembered that day. The day his old life ended and Knight was born.
He would have been scared if the magic hadn't suppressed his fear and amplified his anger. He watched the Nightmare levitate over the water and up till it was at eye level with Knight. Knight smiled.
"Come at me, you bastard!" He shouted
He was about to resume the fight when three words overcame the sound of the thunder.
"Azarath Metrion... ZINTHOS" came the voice
At that moment an arsenal of shadowy arms grabbed the Nightmare. It was dragged across the sky then thrown into a black circle that was being used as a portal. The creature fell through the portal and the portal closed, he creature was gone.
Knight then looked up to see Raven, his heart beat faster when he saw her, this caused his power to increase more than it was already, way beyond the peak he thought his power went to. He was glowing so bright now. Even he had to squint to avoid the light affecting him. He rose up higher until he was level with Raven. His veins then begun to dim and Raven spoke.
"Thank you" she said
"You're welcome" said Knight smiling
"The two just starred at each other for a few moments, then they heard a grown coming from the bottom of the island and Robin regained consciousness. This broke the spell and the two flying beings focus then went to the unconscious heroes
"We should get them back up" said Raven
"Agreed" said Knight
The team members that were unconscious were placed into beds in the medical wing on the tower. The windows that were broken had been boarded up. Medusa had been put in her cradle that had been moved to Knight's room so he could keep an eye on her, Raven was walking to her room when she saw her dry blood on the wall, she then felt weak at the knees, she then begun to fall but she felt a pair of hands caught her and helped her back on to her feet. She turned to see Knight.
"You ok" said Knight
"Yeah I'm fine, I just slipped" said Raven
"Now we both know you're lying, the others aren't here, you can be honest with me"
"Ok"
"Look, if you need anything, I'm here to talk"
This caused Raven to turn her head, the memory of Malchior wanting to talk filled her mind.
"Sorry" said Knight "I've heard of Malchior"
"Beast Boy?"
"You quest it"
"I'll deal with him later"
"Look, I'm not him, I genuinely want to help you"
"I know, but Malchior, he tricked me into liking him and..." She stopped
"And what?" Asked Knight
"And now I feel the same way about you. And it scares me"
Knight stood there shocked, she did like him. But he knew he couldn't take advantage of her now, so he did want he thought was right. He rapped his arms around her for a hug, she returned the huge and Knight started to feel tears on his shirt.
After a few minutes they broke the hug, Raven looked up to Knight. He was kind to her and he actually meant it, she knew he liked her and she liked him. She could see it into his mind. He wanted to kiss her but thought that he should take advantage of her.
'Well. You've got to take care of this yourself' she thought
She closed the gap between her lips and his and kissed him.
The kiss felt warm, Raven was enjoying her first kiss, Knight then brought one of his hands from around her waist and to her hair, running his hand through it. Raven responded by tightening her hold on Knight. After a minute of kissing, they broke it and looked into each other's eyes. Knight saw that what once he saw fear and pain and what had given an emotionless expression for a month now glistening with emotion.
Knight smiled at her and she smiled back.
"I guess I'll see you in the morning, then' he said
"Sure" she replied
The two huge again and then parted, Raven walked into her room, looked back at Knight, smiled again and closed the door. Knight smiled to himself and walked back to his room.
He had a drawing to finish.
To be continued.