(The Old Cathedral)

A young hispanic priest lit a candle in the cathedral, the flame lighting his features. Sighing slightly, he began to pray.

Lightning crackled outside of the chuch, and thunder resounded throughout the building. The pouring rain made loud repetitive thunks on the roof of the ancient building.

Old Cathedral was one of the most ancient buildings of Jump City, nearly two hundred years old. It was a symbol of the City, therefore almost in constant renovation. Wooden structures surrounded the walls, blocking out most of the light from outside.

"Good Evening, Padre." came a voice from behind the priest, layered with a mexican accent.

The young priest turned around to bless the newcomer, but stopped suddenly, his face paling, and his hands trembling.

"Pablo?!" He asked, looking at the dark figure standing in the aisle.

"Yes Brother, It's me." said the newcomer, looking directly at the priest but keeping his eyes off of the altar and crucifix.

"Impossible! You died! Six months today!" muttered the Priest, looking with shock and fear at Pablo, while fingering the cross that hung from his neck.

"Yes, Francisco, I died." Pablo whispered audibly "But I am here, nonetheless."

"No...NO! TU ERES MUERTO! (You are dead)" shouted Francisco, now clutching the cross in his hand.

Pablo lifted his hand, and Francisco rose into the air, as if someone had hoisted him into that position, the newcomer's eyes suddenly glinted yellow and his pupils became slits.

"Adios Padre" said Pablo, and a ray of purplish black light danced from his fingers, burning the priest.

Francisco screamed, the pain was unbearable. Rolling his eyes, he shouted "Madre Santissima!" as purple flames erupted on his body.

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"Titans! There's a fire at the old cathedral and Control Freak is on the loose again." shouted Robin via communicator.

"Beast Boy and I can take of the fire, you guys find Control Freak." said Raven, beckoning for Beast Boy to follow her.

"Aww, I wanted to kick some butt Rae!" whined the changeling.

"We are the only two Titans who can manage water, and my name's RAVEN, not Rae." she answered cooly.

Beast Boy hung his head turned into an eagle as he followed the floating girl towards the Old Cathedral.

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"Raven! The fires won't go out!" shouted Beast Boy, as he turned into an Elephant, spraying water over the burning ruin. The water evaporated before even reaching the flames.

"That's because they are magical flames! They wont go out until they have consumed the building!" shouted Raven, as she levitated towards the Elephant.

Turning back into a human, he looked into her purple eyes and asked: "So what do you propose we do?"

"Look Beast Boy, there's someone in there! You have to go in!" said Raven, pointing towards a dark figure silouetted against the rising blaze.

Beast Boy nodded, and reluctantly, turned into a mouse and ran into the burning Cathedral.

It was hot, scorching, it heated up the small creature to the very core. Picking up the pace, Beast Boy ran until he reached the main aisle, which, although hot, had not been touched by the flames. Here, he was met with a gruesome spectacle.

A burnt skeleton lay on the altar, ash littering the pristine marble surface. In the corner, a dark shape stood, the only thing visible were two yellow eyes, with slitted pupils.

Turning into a human again, Beast Boy shouted: "Hey! Get out of there! The whole building is going to collapse soon!"

From the shadows, the dark figure stepped out and said: "Hello Son."

"F...Father?!" stammered Beast Boy, looking at the tall figure that had emerged from the shadows.

"You abandoned me, Garfield. You abandoned me and your mother. You abandoned your parents." stated the figure.

"You told me to run! You told me to fly away!" shouted Beast Boy, now in tears.

"You have no excuse..." said the figure calmly, his eyes becoming golden orbs.

"FLEE DEMON! LEAVE THIS HOUSE OF GOD AND NEVER RETURN!" boomed a voice from the one of the wooden stands.

Looking up, the demon's eyes burned with suppressed rage and, turning around swiftly, he disappeared into the shadows.

"No..." whispered Beast Boy

"Come Child, we must flee!" came a voice from behind him.

Beast Boy looked at the man behind him. He was dressed in a leather overcoat, with black pants and a black shirt, but, what caught his attention the most, was the white priest's collar. The man's face was old and haggard, as if the destiny of thousands of people rested on his shoulders

"Did you not hear me? We must flee!"

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Outside of the cathedral, Raven waited, growing more nervous by the second. The inferno in front of her had reached the bell tower, and Beast Boy still hadn't emerged from the building.

"Come on Beast Boy..." she whispered, her hands clutching a metal bar at her feet

"Come on Beast Boy..." she whispered as her knuckled became white

"Come on Beast Boy..." she whispered as her nervousness fuelled her powers, which bended parking meters and twisted piping.

The Bell Tower lurched suddenly, as the fire broke the wooden supports, and Raven could only watch in shock, as it bended over and fell right on top of the Cathedral, bringing it all crashing down in a mountain of rubble.

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Author's Note: I have tried to make this as unoffensive as possible as no offense was meant to ANYONE.

If my spanish is wrong in the first part of the story, please tell me when you review.

Anyway, I hope you like it!