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The time: 6000 BCE:

Long, long ago in a faraway dimension known to its inhabitants and a few others as Flemunia, a very beautiful and mysterious place of non-Euclidean geometry, a world filled with many different types of animals some long extinct from the human realm as well as a few vampires, werewolves, angels, demons and many others-that either were or would become mythical in the lands of men lived a goddess named Azalea. She was a very beautiful woman of immeasurable power, a power exceeded only by the kindness of her heart. Under her fair and just rule, the land was peaceful. Even the angels and demons, normally the deadliest of enemies, lived peaceably side by side.

Azalea was a powerful priestess among her people, as well as the living incarnation of their goddess. She was greatly loved by everyone, including other gods and goddesses. Everyone loved her.

Almost.

As long as there is good in the universe, there will be evil as well. The universe, all universes, exist in a state of balance.

So, it really was inevitable that, at some point, the very embodiment of evil made its way to Flemunia with the intent of destroying everything there.

The battle raged across the entire countryside, turning green fields to ashes, destroying villages, killing many of her subjects. But Azalea fought off the evil with every ounce of strength she had, calling down more Power than even she could handle, enough to level a mountain range, eventually sealing it away in a red gem, but the battle cost her greatly. Even as the evil was sealed away within the gem, so, too, Azalea could feel her very life slipping away. She'd called down too much of the Power; she could tell she didn't have long to live.

But before she died, Azalea made a vow. She vowed that she would be reincarnated someday, when the time was right, when the stars came around again, and, in that someday, whenever it was, she would utterly destroy the evil that had laid waste to the land and caused her people such misery.

And so the goddess Azalea was laid to rest in a small, simple grave with a simple marker over it: the Celtic circled cross, as a symbol of the ever-renewing Ages of the World.

What goes around really does come around. Eventually. Whether you want it to or not.

years later 2005:

It was nearly midnight in Jump City. At the very top of one of the tallest buildings stood two figures. The moonlight from the full moon shone down upon them, illuminating them, but curiously casting no shadows.

One of them was a young man with spiky, fiery-red hair, amethyst eyes, and pale skin . He wore black jeans, a green pullover shirt, and gray tennis shoes. Standing on his right was a very attractive young woman with long navy blue hair, highlighted with streaks of gray. She had her hair tied in a half-ponytail, so that it kept it out of her way, should she need to move quickly. Her eyes were perhaps the most distinctive feature on her face: one was silver and the other one was blood-red. She had powder white skin, and she wore a black skirt, black long-sleeved shirt, a black cloak, and black combat boots.

"So," began the spiky haired man. "This is the city where I might find her? It doesn't look like much."

"So what were you expecting? It's a human city, of course, one of so many." She shrugged. "I guess it's as good as any."

"And you're sure this is the place? You've been wrong before, Lana."

The one called Lana shook her head. "I'm not wrong. I sense her presence here, somewhere, Evan."

Evan grimaced. "And, of course, you can't pinpoint it down any more than that. Just 'somewhere.' There's a lotta 'somewheres,' even in this mortal-sized city."

"Sorry, no. Finding her is, after all, your job." She quirked a smile. "I don't want to make it TOO easy for you."

"Remind me to return the favor sometime."

Lana snorted. "Like I have to."

"Well," said Evan, rubbing his hands together briskly, "I suppose we make that I had best get to work. The sooner we find her, the sooner everything will be resolved."

"IF you can persuade her to return with us to our world," said Lana. "That's no guarantee of that, you know."

Evan looked at the noisy, smelly city, disgust evident on his face. "Surely that won't be too difficult. I mean, look at this place. It's a cesspool."

"If all one remembers is a cesspool, than that cesspool is home. Remember, she may not remember anything of her old life, her REAL life, back home. Plus, she may have formed attachments, friendships here. That will complicate things somewhat."

"No it won't. All we have to do is get rid of her friends. Problem solved."

Now SHE looked at HIM in disgust. "Do you REALLY think that way? I can't think of a better way to drive her away from us than to do something like that. There's a human saying: 'you get more flies with honey than with vinegar'. Don't forget it."

"Well, even so, once she sees the importance"

"Importance, shm importance. We've no idea what we're going up against here; we'd best not take anything for granted. ESPECIALLY about her." She looked back over the city, its lights gleaming against the night. "She probably has no memories of her previous life. I hear she's been a stone statue for the last year or so; that could make finding her…complicated. No vital signs to zero in on. But we need to find out why she's a statue, and how that happened. It could be the key to getting her back."

They were silent for a moment. Then Evan said, "Do you suppose those annoying Teen Titans will interfere?"

Lana sighed. Then, "I can almost guarantee it." Then she straightened up. "Well, let's go see what we can see." And with that, the two of them vanished in a blur of motion.

To be continued…

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