Chapter 16 – Links
Terra raised her hand, lifting a huge chunk of the church floor in midair. With a quick forward gesture, she sent the rock flying towards Clay.
"Heh… You just got lucky rock girl." chuckled Clay as he blocked the debris with a simple force field.
The battle between the two raged on. Terra tried to hit Clay with several pillars of earth but Clay effortlessly blasted the pillars with his arcane projectiles. Robin was awed for a moment but realized that he needed to find a way to stop Clay. He spotted Slade's mask near where the altar used to be. He also noticed the black ash around it.
"So Slade was behind this. Guess his plans backfired." thought Robin. He also spotted a peculiar bangle near his archenemy's mask.
Meanwhile…
Beastboy stirred awake. He gently opened his eyes but quickly wish he hadn't.
"What the? Where am I?" asked Beastboy in a panicked tone.
The whole environment looked like shattered mirrors with overgrown thorny vines creeping on every corner. The sky swirled with an unsettling mix of colors and the ground was pitch black.
"What is this place?" asked Beastboy. He suddenly heard footsteps behind him. He spun around to see who it was.
"What? You have no idea where you are?" asked a teenage boy who was standing behind Beastboy. His hair was black and spiky and he was several inches taller than Beastboy. He wore a pair of black leather pants and a black leather coat over a white shirt. His face was chiseled and free of blemishes. His eyes were of a regal violet color which Beastboy found almost hypnotizing.
"Where is this? How did I get here?" asked Beastboy.
"Beats me. All I know is that only me and my brother are here…" smiled the teenager.
"Your brother… Wait a minute… You mean I'm in…!"
"Yup you're in Clay's mind. Well, your consciousness that is. That little brush that me and you had earlier must have sucked up your consciousness from your body. My little brother and his petty stunts…" laughed the teenager sheepishly as he dug into his pocket and pulled out a stick of cigarette. With a blink of an eye, the end of the cigarette lit up and a small silhouette of smoke started rising from it. The teen took a long drag from the cigarette before puffing out a cloud of smoke.
"Where's Clay?! What are you doing in his mind?!" yelled Beastboy, his nose and eyes flaring with anger.
"Clay's here somewhere. In my room perhaps? But enough about him… I'm still wondering what little Clay liked about you. I mean, he could've picked Robin but nooo… He had to choose the green one…" related the teen whilst taking another drag from his cigarette and puffing more smoke.
Beastboy was nearing his boiling point. He couldn't stomach what this guy was telling to him. His fists tightened and he gritted his teeth, desperately looking for an outlet for his anger.
"You know, of all the titans, I find you to be the most pathetic. Relying on the abilities of other creatures… You sicken me!" spat the teen as he finished his cigarette, dropped it and stomped it to the ground.
Beastboy couldn't take anymore he lunged towards the teen with blind fury, his fists hungry for contact. He snarled with much ferocity and fury.
"Worthless…" uttered the teen as he dodged Beastboy's fist and planted his right knee into the titan's stomach. Beastboy squawked an empty cough as he was sent flying away from the teen.
"Hn… I wonder…" grinned the teen evilly as he raised his hands and chanted a spell of sorts. Beastboy felt a slight hint of nausea which was gone in a split second. "Feel free to look for my brother… I'd like to see your feelings shatter into dust…" laughed the teen as he disappeared into the darkness.
Beastboy picked himself up from the ground, wiping away the stray thread of blood from his lips.
"I gotta find Clay… He needs help from that psycho…" heaved Beastboy.
Back in the real world
Tara was breathing heavily. Her once clean school uniform torn in a dozen places. Clay emerged from the rubble that Terra sent crashing to him moments ago. He looked a little sore but apart from that, he didn't look very damaged.
"Terra, you seem to be at your limits…" smiled Clay.
"We'll see about that!" responded Terra.
"See this?" pointed Clay to his face which was bruised a bit. "This is nothing!" spat Clay as he passed his hand in front of his face, magically removing the bruises. "Don't you get it Terra? You've already lost!"
Back at Clay's mind
"CLAAAYY!! Where are you!" yelled Beastboy. Only his echo responded to him. "Oh man, this place is huge. Where am I supposed to…?" groaned Beastboy but he was stopped when he saw an opening with radiant light pouring from it. He rushed towards it, eager to find his lover. "Clay?! Are you there?!" asked Beastboy eagerly but what he saw made him feel otherwise.
"cough Wh-Who's there?" asked Clay who was blindfolded and chained to a post of a luxurious bed. His body and face covered with cuts and bruises and his clothes marred beyond repair. Sitting on the bed was the teen Beastboy met earlier. He was staring at Beastboy with an evil yet seductive look.
"Well now… Welcome to my room!" smiled the teen.
"You!" yelled Beastboy as he tried to rush to Clay's side but was repelled by an invisible force.
"Heh… Sorry, animals are not allowed in my room. Gives me rash…" explained the teen.
"Let him go! Why are you doing this?!" yelled Beastboy.
The teen let out a playful "heh" as he turned to pick up Clay from the floor. He sat the sage on the bed with his head on the teen's lap. He gently stroked the sage's hair with utmost care. The sage's cheeks were tinted with a light shade of red.
"Do what? I'm taking much better care of him than you…" insulted the teen. "Brothers look out for each other…"
Beastboy's blood boiled at the display he was seeing. He desperately banged at the barrier.
The teen undid the remaining buttons on Clay's coat, revealing the sage's pristilline yet slightly bruised chest. He gently stroked it, causing a moan to escape Clay's lips.
"He seems to like it here… Right Clay?" smiled the teen as he ran his finger over Clay's nipples. Clay stifled a moan but it escaped nonetheless.
"No!! Stop!" yelled Beastboy as he felt his legs go limp.
"Why? I can do whatever I please… You're in no position to tell me what I couldn't do!" mocked the teen as he suckled Clay's neck.
"Nnh… Anhh… S-sttt…" pleaded Clay but he was completely intoxicated by pleasure.
Beastboy's eyes welled up with tears. He was helpless to stop what was going on. His pounding on the barrier weakened as he slumped to the floor in pure misery.
"Clay…" cried Beastboy.
"That's right… That look. At least I know one thing my brother could've liked about you…" laughed the teen. His hands slid down Clay's stomach and lower into his pants. "How's that little brother?" asked the teen. Clay uttered a few inaudible things which were smothered by his moans. "I thought so…" smiled the teen gleefully.
Back in the Church
Terra laid motionless on the ground, bruises peppered around the exposed parts of her body.
"sigh And here I thought you'd be a decent match…" told Clay as he turned away from Terra and back to Robin. "That little girl only bought you so much time. It's your turn now Dick. Time to blow your head off!" said Clay in a childish manner.
"Blow this!" replied Robin as he took his quarterstaff and shattered the bangle he found earlier.
"That's… no! The Ouroboros!" yelled Clay as his body was wracked in white hot pain. He gripped his head, yelling at the top of his lungs. He fell to his knees, clenching his head. Black smoked emitted from his body, eventually forming a figure.
Beastboy awakened from his sleep, surprised to find himself back at the church. He saw Robin, Clay, an unconscious Terra as well as the teen he met at Clay's mind. He had a shocked look in him. He finally realized that Robin must've done something to release him from Clay's mind.
"Y-You! What have you done!" yelled the teen to Robin.
"I'll tell you what he did… He saved me a lit of time!" snarled Beastboy as he cracked his fists.
Really in the mood for writing. Hope you liked this chappie. Be waiting for those reviews.