Beauty and the Beast
Disclaimer: Come on, do I need to say I don't own Teen Titans again? Oh…I guess I just did.
Story 4: Ravaged Raven: Part one
Jump.
There was no longer a need for her; her existence meant nothing to the world, aside from the lives she saved. But there were other Teen Titans who saved just as many lives, and Raven knew she would not be missed. Who could possibly miss a demon; a portal; the one meant to end everything here, and cause destruction beyond the wildest dreams of anyone on Earth?
Jump.
It would be simple enough. Fall, and pray to Azarath that she still felt numb upon impact. Of course, she had ways to block the pain entirely from her mind, she could use a curse; but then again, she wasn't just dealing with the pain of impact anymore. There was another pain.
Don't worry about them, the voice hissed, they'll be alright without you. Besides they don't understand you.
But did they really not understand her? Sometimes, Raven wondered if the other Titans now saw her for what she really was: the portal of evil; dangerous and almost unfeeling.
"What about…"
Beast Boy has Terra now, remember? She's a school girl who can't hurt anyone anymore, not even him….well not in a physical sense anyway.
Another slash of feeling came back to her; a swift cut of pain, which seemed to devour what was left of any happiness she had previously felt. She wiped her arm across her face, cursing the tears that seemed to seep from her deep lavender eyes. Not even Beast Boy cared anymore.
That's right. Now Jump.
"How…"
Just jump. Close your eyes and jump.
She lurched forward, looking down from where she was standing on the edge of the very top of Titan Tower. She cringed when she saw the jagged rocks below but only shook her head; the fear slowly left her mind. Completely numb was not how she felt, but she knew as soon as she began to fall all feeling would flee, and she would be able to finally end everything. There would be no portal, no amazing power capable of ending life as the world knew it, no more pain, and no more fear. She would finally be free, for the first time in her life. Daddy would never decide what she would do again, and she could leave Beast Boy and Terra in peace. That was what He wanted, after all. Beast Boy had made that clear.
Jump.
"I am," she whispered, and leaned forward. Her arms spread out, making her cloak form into wings. And she fell; faster and faster, slipping into nothing.
Good job, the voice snickered, and Happy Birthday.
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