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This is an okay chapter and we admit it isn't our best. It does become hard to think of some of the plot.
We forgot to do the mentions for the last two chapters so we'll do it now. Thanks to:
Gingerstorm101, Blood Dragon XIII, Lust for Life and XLucy0117X. Thanks for reviewing, reading and adding to favourites or alerts. It means a lot.
To the anonymous reviewer J: Thank you for that constructive criticism. We don't make them aggressive to each other because they are in an alliance so they have to work together. If they fought and were aggressive then it would take them longer to escape the dimension. Plus if it takes all the titans to defeat Slade, how can Raven take him by herself. We'll take your comment and try to improve.
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p.s from Qweery: Sorry If we missed any body out. A very lazy Sophie didn't check, and poor-ol' Amy, who is the pack leader not only couldn't keep up with all the wonderful emails and faves, and alerts and reviews, but also couldn't control me into doing so myself. So Thank you, and sorry If we missed you out.
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Chapter 4

Evil, it's a word that's used quite often. Whether it's describing a very twisted thing or an insult to your sibling, it's still thrown around quite a lot. The thought goes through people's heads often and that word, evil, was the very thing repeating itself in both Slade and Ravens minds.
The aura within the temple seemed evil, as if the walls seemed to be oozing it. Of course they weren't, it just felt like they were.
But Raven and Slade saw no reason to leave, as the people seemed 'kind' enough. They'd given them shelter, hygiene and food. What more necessities could they need?

After the rude awakening from Slade, Raven and he had both prepared to meet with Faye. They each had a relaxing shower, ate a delightful breakfast that filled their stomachs to the brim, and were now following a different priest, Leopold to a hall.

Within the hall there was little to none furniture. Little ornaments and wooden engravings were all plastered into the walls or the ceiling. In the middle of the room were a pedestal and a chair. Both had something on them, and little engraved flowers, looking almost real, were decorating the simple objects. Perched upon the metal pedestal was a crystal ball, like those you see within a movie about a Psychics or Wizards, Slade thought. Raven however thought differently, as she was raised in a more spiritual dimension. Messages and visions could be seen through these crystal balls, and as long as the person wielding it had a strong mind, then visions would be shown to them.
Resting upon a cheap-looking wooden chair was a woman, presumably Faye. The woman was deathly pale, resembling a ghost. Her eyes bulged behind round black glasses while her body sagged behind red robes. Ginger hair was messily splayed across her head, and on her lap was a book, but it was neatly folded, resting. The woman was seemingly lost in thought, oblivious to the fact that someone had stepped into her room.
After a few awkward minutes, the woman stood up, craned her neck, and
smiled crookedly. "Hello, I'm Faye! I know of your fate because Fate told us, herself. I welcome you here like the many others. Now, be patient, because all shall be revealed soon and just know I am not permitted to answer any questions. Just know your fate will be unexpected and grand. It will be, Absolute. It will be, Amazing." Faye smirked, laughing slightly- she seemed to be keeping a joke from Slade and Raven. Her eyes lit up devilishly, and once again smiling she pointed her twig-like finger toward the group. "Priest, lock the doors," she commanded. Slade and Raven looked on in confusion. "Don't worry, it's for... Privacy. Follow me." As the door they entered through closed, another opened as a panel in the wall slid away.

Slade and Raven stood close as they followed. Something didn't feel right. The metal walls shone in certain spots and when Slade rested his palm on them, not only did they glow, but strange warmth accumulated. He suspected a fire was near. His suspicions proved true.

They walked into a round room with a pit in the centre, filled with a blazing inferno and magma deep within a locked chamber. Slade now suspected that the 'mountains' they were on, were very much different rocks. The flames danced around the small pit, small bursts of the blaze shot out of the hole. Warm yellows, gold's, and reds lit up the room. Even the 'deathly pale' Faye, seemed to be a dark orange. Slade had already begun to sweat.
They were on a volcano. Both sorceress and criminal moved closer together, in both fear and wonder. They didn't hear a small creak under their legs, as the roaring lava boomed in the background, nor did they feel it. "This is the main volcano we are built over. That pit is quite deep and quite a fall." Raven raised an eyebrow "Why are you telling us this?" Faye chuckled and gave a small wave before the ground under the pair cracked, then it gave way underneath Raven and Slade.
They tumbled into it. However, as they approached the lava, Raven smiled before beckoning to Slade.
While that was happening, above ground and the lava ditch, Faye giggled like a mad man and hobbled away. A sudden sound came to her ears. It was a malicious laugh, mocking her. She turned angrily, seeing nothing. Slades voice came. "You really thought you could beat us. How adorable." Faye's eyes darted across the cavern. "Well, think again," Raven taunted. Black energy swirled on the floor and the duo appeared.
The woman turned to run, but, using his heightened senses, Slade grabbed the woman's neck, squeezing it. "Please..." she spluttered, begging. Slade reeled in disgust. "Pathetic, that's what your life is. Look at you now, pleading for life. All for the sake of your 'God'." Slade and Raven stared at each other before Slade spoke again. "Farewell, as I finish your pitiful life. But really, your plot needs to improve significantly. Volcano deaths are much too... predictable." Faye's eyes widened as her neck was beginning to snap. Her body became weak, the world she knew was beginning to grow dark. "STOP!" That was Raven. The woman felt herself drop, but the fall was merely a few centimetres. She heard a chant of words she couldn't comprehend, and then she saw nothing.
"Meet me at the entrance," Raven growled. Enveloping herself in black energy she left, leaving a slightly angry Slade to take the exit door off its hinges.
Raven went through various rooms until she reached a tiled room with many cupboards- the kitchen, supposedly. Inside it however was another priest. His eyes widened in shock, most likely surprised that she wasn't dead. He certainly didn't expect a request. "Give me all the food you have. Or else," she threatened. The priest hurriedly grabbed a small haversack, and was stopped by Raven. The man jumped with fear. She didn't seem affected, muttering an old spell from Azar and charmed the little sack. It made the bag able to fit in more objects, and in basic words, like a empty sub-dimension. The priest then practically threw supplies into the bag, trembling. Packaged food, bottled water and blankets were in the mix. Raven thanked him before chanting. He also blacked out. She looked for the exit.

Meanwhile, Slade leisurely strode through the temple and was headed for the exit, mulling over what Raven had done. "Silly girl, does she really think saving people's lives will help her? People are unde..." Suddenly, he stopped and smirked beneath his mask. "Now now, there's no need to hide," he mocked the priests "Your so called Fate has foretold your deaths. Don't worry, it'll be quick and painless, and all you have to do is surrender." Three nervous priests surrounded Slade, each holding a wooden spear. He himself opened his retractable bo-staff and twirled it. "So, you want to do it the noble way, how very heroic of you. It just adds to the pleasure of your downfall." Two of the priests launched at him, both letting anger blind them, with their spears pointed and raised. Slade gave a round house kick that sent the first into the wall. He walked over to the fallen man, and grabbed his spear, before stabbing it through the man's heart. For the second man, he snatched the spear from priest and effectively pinned him to the wall. Slades palm tightly enclosed the mans neck before breaking it. He his turned to the last oncoming priest, with his fist raised, he was ready. But as the man came a sudden blue boot shot out and kicked the priest into the wall, unconscious.
"You don't have to kill them, Slade. I stopped you already, and don't think, just because we're in an alliance, I won't do anything I can to make sure I stay a Titan. I fight for the good. Justice. That means I don't kill people. And to be quite frank, I don't want to waste water getting blood off my hands." Slade turned unaffected, to face her. "My dear, not every place is as friendly as Jump City. In this world, it's kill or be killed. The truth is harsh, isn't it?"
Raven nodded, still standing her ground. In an argument with Slade, chances were, you'd lose, so, keeping her opinions bottled up, she reached into the haversack that was slung over her aching shoulder. Her arm seemed to disappear before coming back holding a piece of paper. "I've got a map of the dimension. There's barely anything on it though. I think we are headed for the Portals. It's... exactly on the other side. We have to go through the whole dimension." Raven gave a tired moan at the distance, as they'd have to travel for a long time. Slade looked over at their destination that was far away. It was tiny from where they were, like a faint purple dot. He too gave a dull groan.
Raven gazed steadily below her before her violet eyes landed on a small site with trees scattered randomly across it. Closing her eyes, she materialised at the area she had focused on. Slade glared at her, leaping effortlessly onto the hard ground. He landed beside her. "It's best if we set up camp, it's getting dark." What Raven was saying was entirely true, as the rainbow sky became lilac and was still darkening. She got a sense of Déjà vu as she made a pile of tree trunks and extra plants. Slade lit it up using the same small lighter he had before and the pile of foliage burst into warm flames. Dumping the haversack roughly onto the floor, two woollen blankets were retrieved along with a box of leftover sandwiches and two bottles of water. Slade and Raven both sat close, each on their own blanket. A pale hand and a gloved one both quietly reached into the box of food and they hungrily devoured it all, then their parched throats chugged the water down too. Once done, the box and the bottles were added to the pile of burning things. Raven leant back on her blanket, lying on it. "Will we ever get out of this place?" She muttered it, almost meaning for it to be rhetorical but got an answer never the less. "It depends on how much effort you are going to be willing to use. It's going to be as hard as getting Robin to be my apprentice," he said, attempting a joke. Raven smiled slightly, still looking emotionless. "That's impossible, he wouldn't leave us. Especially Starfire." Slade scoffed at the comment.
"I'd be careful, Raven. If I didn't know any better than I'd say you were jealous."
Raven's cheeks were tinted pink, and her smile grew a little. "I'm not jealous of anyone," she monotoned "In fact, it's you who should envy how you can never defeat us." A smirk was planted behind the mask of a mastermind. "Then how come you can never capture me?" To this Raven opened her mouth but no sound was made. Sensing defeat, Slade lay back on his blanket, probably entering the world of dreams. Raven looked at him for a few seconds before closing her eyes and falling asleep.
Once her heavy breathing was heard, Slade opened his lone eye and smirked.

Well, there it is.
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