Part 71: Wolf on Sheep's Clothing
Warren stood in the Holographic Simulator Room within the ChronoLiner. "Simulator Activate: Despair," said Warren. The area around him transformed into a decimated city. In front of him was a massive figure that stood at nearly ten feet tall and was very muscular. Its skin was pitch black and its eyes were glowing white. It lifted its massive fist and swung at Warren. He leapt up and avoided the strike.
"C'mon, D'Spayre! You're getting slower!"
"DAMN YOU, SMITH! I WILL CRUSH YOU!" He, D'Spayre, grasped his hands together and slammed them into the ground. However, Warren had dodged the strike once again, appearing behind D'Spayre.
"You tried that before, but you ended up dead!" taunted Warren. He drew his claymore and appeared in front of D'Spayre. "But then again, I'm a lot stronger than I was then." D'Spayre charged at Warren, but stopped short of delivering a killing his blow.
"SMITH…YOU BASTARD…" Cuts began appearing all over his body.
"Takes one to know one, D'Spayre," said Warren with a smirk. D'Spayre's body then fell to pieces. The Simulator Room returned to normal.
"SIMULATION COMPLETE. ENERGY OUTPUT AT 75 PERCENT," said the computerized voice.
"75 percent, huh?" said Warren. "Didn't even have to transform," he said with a laugh. He looked at the clock in the room. "Well, might as well get some coffee."
Warren leaned against his seat as he sighed, enjoying a cup of Andie's coffee. "Ah….I miss this stuff." He had woken up early to get some breakfast in the dining car.
The previous day, the ChronoLiner had stopped at the King's Terminal to restock and refuel. There, the Titans and Red Wolves had a day of fun to unwind after two weeks of training and being cooped up aboard the time train. Draco also managed to meet with an old friend, namely Warren, an honorary Teen Titan from a parallel universe. Upon first meeting him, the others gawked at how armed Warren was. They even wondered how he could carry all that gear on him, and a guitar. Warren just chuckle at seeing how similar the Cyborg and Beast Boy from Draco's universe were compared to his own. He was also surprised to see Terra, whom he knew as only a civilian back in his world. What surprised them the most was the fact that Warren was in a relationship with an alternate version of Raven from his world. Though the others took a little longer to trust him, Mortuary and Draco vouched for him due to their experience with the gunman/swordsman. He could be trusted. He'd saved their lives so many times when they'd been traveling together all those months ago.
The door into the dining car slid open and Draco walked in, yawning. "Hey, Draco!" Warren waved.
"Ohayo," Draco waved tiredly. From his viewpoint, Warren could see something that looked like a love bite peaking out from under the Dragon Knight's collar. Draco went to the counter and made his order, which Andie obliged quickly. He then sat down in the booth, across from Warren.
"You look worn out," Warren observed, "Maybe you need a cup of java." Draco held up a hand.
"Pass. I never touch that stuff. You know that," Draco reminded. "Remember what happened the last time I had coffee?"
"I do," Warren chuckled, "Funny as hell."
"I'm glad someone thought it was humorous." Andie walked over and served Draco his fried rice and a glass of milk. "Arigatou, Andie-san." The female android bowed and then went back to her counter, awaiting further orders. Not everyone came down to the dining car. They would prefer to eat in their rooms and Andie would send the orders via teleporter as she received them through a communicator built into her. She didn't mind at all. It was in her programming. Draco smiled at seeing the flag sticking out of his rice. "Some things never change."
"Even if some things remain the same," Warren continued as he took another sip. "So, what's the plan?"
"Well, we'll be going to Zandia. Under the cover of night Occultus won't suspect a thing," Draco said.
"But what about the ChronoLiner?" Warren pointed out, "It could get spotted. It's not exactly a small vehicle."
"Ant-san made sure of that. Remember, this train has cloaking capabilities," Draco said, "And it's not exactly defenseless."
"Well, this is a time train. Anyone would take advantage of being able to travel to any time they want," Warren said.
"Exactly why Ant-san has to stay," Draco paused, "Also, I discussed with Ant-san about recruiting some more people."
"Who else?" Warren questioned.
"Kamen Rider Faiz, Kamen Rider Kaixa and Kamen Rider Delta," Draco answered.
"Ah, more Riders," Warren nodded. "Tell me who they are again."
"They are three Orphenochs unaligned with Occultus who received Rider Gears from another dimension. Their Gears were specifically designed to battle Orphenochs," Draco said. "They are also known as Xander Harris, Selene and Shinji Hikari."
"OK," Warren crossed his arms and nodded in agreement, "Sounds good. I mean, we'll be walking into an installment probably filled with hundred of Orphenochs who want to kill us."
"I don't think they have a choice," Draco said somberly. "I think Occultus is manipulating them. They're just innocent pawns beings used by him for his plans."
"Draco, pawns or not they are still going to try to kill us and we have to defend ourselves when they do," Warren said seriously.
Draco frowned, "Doesn't mean I have to like it. I don't like killing, Warren-san. But, I do know that it is necessary sometimes."
"You had to learn that the hard way," Warren replied before sipping his coffee. "So, when does training start?"
"As soon as everyone's awake," Draco used his spoon to shovel some rice into his mouth. He chewed and swallowed. "I mean, I know the train's comfortable, but they should wake up early for training. You never know what will happen if we're not prepared."
"Exactly, aibou!" shouted Yaminekoryu before he came out of Draco's body and took a seat next to his host. This time he wasn't invisible to anyone but his host. Due to something special within the ChronoLiner, or any other Time Train, or maybe even the Sands of Time in general, Yaminekoryu could assume a solid form. He actually likes this part. He just stayed inside his host for convenience, plus he's grown accustomed to being trapped within a human body. "Oi, Andie! How about a nice and tall glass of beer?"
"OK!" Andie saluted.
"Me too!" shouted another disembodied voice. Draco and Warren recognized it to be the voice of Vash. Suddenly, a man appeared next to Warren. Vash was a tall man wearing a red trench coat with spiky blonde hair. He was one of Warren's Spirit Partners.
"None for you!" said Warren.
"Ah, why not?" whined Vash.
"Because you can't handle alcohol! You get drunk after half a glass of beer!" retorted Warren.
"Oh yeah…"said Vash, remembering his low alcohol tolerance.
Warren shook his head then rested it in his palm. "I don't know how I put up with you."
"How about me, lover…?" whispered a sensual voice into Warren's ear, causing him to shudder. He turned around and saw exactly who he expected. She wore a uniform consisting of pale grey, tightly-fitting long sleeve shirt and pants. Over this, she wore some pieces of armor, shin high, slightly high heeled metal boots, large wrist guards, large shoulder pieces and a partial skirt. Finally, she wore a short cape and a piece of fabric marked with a symbol that looked like a cross, two lines moving diagonally from the ends. Strapped to her back was a claymore. She had pale blonde hair and silver eyes. Draco looked over Warren's shoulder and saw her as well.
"Teresa, I know exactly what to do with you," Warren said, grasping the back of her head and pulling her into a passionate kiss. Draco looked at this in shock. Wasn't Warren in love with Raven? "Draco, don't worry. Raven knows about Teresa and she's OK with it. It took a hell of a lot of convincing and Raven didn't talk to me for a while, but it all worked out in the end."
"OK, if you say so," Draco nodded, "All I know is that if I did anything like that, Jinxy-chan would hex me to last week." He added, "Then again, I can never be unfaithful to her."
"Hey, I'm not being unfaithful. Raven knows I love her heart and soul and the same goes for Teresa," countered Warren, sounding offended.
"Gomenasai…"
The large teleporter in the dining car came to life and Mortuary appeared. He was feeling too lazy to use the long way to the car but didn't feel like eating in his room. He went to the counter to order his food before going to an empty booth to sit down. He noticed Warren and Draco, along with their Spirit Partners. "Yo, good morning."
"To be honest, I'm not sure if it's even day at all," said Teresa.
"Here, here," agreed Yaminekoryu. Andie came with his tall glass of beer. "Ah, good."
"I hope that's all you're having," Draco said sternly.
"Oh, come on, aibou," Yaminekoryu whined, "Loosen up a little! I'm just going to have one glass."
"Good, because I don't want you drunk when you repossess me. If you do then I may end up with the hangover," Draco said as he shoveled more rice into his mouth and began chewing.
The teleporter came to life once more, revealing Jinx as she skipped happily into the dining car. She looped her arms around her beloved and kissed his cheek. "Good morning, baby." Draco blushed and Warren chuckled a little at the nickname Jinx had given Draco. Jinx then noticed they had extra company. "Hey, who are you guys?"
"Oh, come on, Jinxy-chan," said Yaminekoryu with a pout. "Don't you recognize me? I'm the guy sharing your boy's body."
Jinx blinked. She looked the demon up and down and recognized the description. "Yaminekoryu?"
"In the flesh!" Yaminekoryu waved.
"But how?" Jinx asked, surprised.
"It's the unique properties of the Sands of Time," Ant explained as he came into the dining car. "Like the Imagin, spirits can assume a physical form within this dimension. It is unknown how it happens but it does."
"You mean he could do this the whole time we were here?" Jinx questioned. "But why come out now?"
"Hey, I like being in his head," Yaminekoryu said as he poked at the side of his host's head. "I find it relaxing. Also, he has a good imagination! My realm in there is pretty neat!" He chugged down the last of his beer. "Ah, that's good beer!" He then dove into Draco's body. The Dragon Knight shivered at the sensation and felt a little queasy but recovered in a few seconds.
Jinx took her seat next to her boyfriend and then called to Andie, "Andie, can I get some waffles with maple syrup?"
"Gotcha!" Andie saluted as she got to work preparing the order. It was easy with a Food Materialiser like the one on that Gaijoan Shuttle.
"So, you two are spirits too?" Jinx questioned Vash and Teresa. Vash was occupying the seat next to Warren while Teresa was in the booth behind Warren, but had her arms wrapped around the swordsman/gunman. The two nodded. "OK, and I thought having a possessed boyfriend was weird."
"When you travel on the ChronoLiner, everything is weird," Mortuary pointed out. Andie came with his order and he dug in. Just French toast, bacon, eggs and ham. "The food of men!" She also poured him some cold orange juice.
Warren and Draco rolled their eyes. Jinx decided to ask, "So, tell me. You really got Raven pregnant?" Jinx couldn't imagine Raven having any kids and the image of her bulging belly just made her laugh.
"Sure did," Warren nodded, "And let me tell you that she wasn't so pleasant. Her hormones were getting out of control and every little thing set her off."
"She threw you into a wall once, right?" Jinx asked.
"Try a few times," Warren muttered.
"But I always kiss to make it better," Teresa purred. Warren chuckled lightly.
"Yeah, interesting," Warren agreed. "I even have pictures of our kids."
That made Jinx and Draco fall silent. Mortuary looked surprised.
"Kids?" the three of them echoed.
Warren reached into his pocket to pull out a small photo album. He flipped through the pages to show both Jinx and Draco the picture of his kids. Mortuary didn't seem interested but even he was curious when he heard this.
The photos showed two babies, a boy and a girl. The boy had white hair with a violet streak and the girl had violet hair with a white streak. "My son's name is Alexander and my daughter's name is Teresa." It showed various pictures, such as first steps, them eating, and them covered in food.
"That one's my favorite," said Vash, pointing at the one of young Alexander covered in spaghetti.
"This ones mine," said Teresa, looking at the one of little Teresa's first steps.
"Kawaii!" Draco gazed.
"So cute!" Jinx squealed.
Warren then slid the album back into his pocket, much to the couple's disappointment. "So, anyway, Draco and I were discussing the plan when we get to Zandia."
"Oh, he already told me," Jinx said. "Last night, in our room."
"Sharing a room, huh?" Warren grinned. Draco blushed as he took a sip of milk.
"Yep, they sure do, and they're screamers!" Yaminekoryu joked as he reappeared in a seat behind Draco. He caught a glare from his host and Jinx to warn him to shut up. "OK, sorry!" He then dove back into Draco's body.
"So, in the cover of night we sneak in," Warren repeated the plan.
"Just leave Occultus to me," said Mortuary, cocking his gun. "He's mine."
Draco looked worried. He'd had visions last night. Not very good visions. "Mortuary, just be careful, OK?" he warned.
"Hey, don't worry. I have backup. Andrew is gonna back me up."
Warren frowned at the mention of Falconer's name. "I'd be careful around that guy, Mort."
"Why?" Mortuary asked.
The Wraith explained, "It's a gut feeling, but there's something about that Andrew guy I don't like. He's shifty and keeps to himself."
"So does Raven," Mortuary reminded, not liking where Warren was taking this. Warren's eyes narrowed behind his sunglasses.
"Well, she doesn't make me suspect her of anything. Your friend, Andrew or Falconer, just seems a bit off. I'd be careful about trusting him," Warren warned.
Mortuary put down his knife and fork and stood up. He glared at the swordsman/gunman. "You barely even know him."
"Oh, and you do?"
Draco knew a fight might break out so he stood up to quell the fire. "Guys, calm down and just enjoy breakfast. You can take your aggression out later during combat practice."
"Sorry, Leo, but I don't like the way Mr. Paranoia is talking smack about one of my teammates," Mortuary growled angrily.
"Oh, and how long has it been since you last saw any of them?" Warren countered. "People change, Craig. Even your closest friend can turn into your worst enemy." Warren was talking from experience. "Remember what I told you about Jacob?" Warren was talking about Jacob Caspian, a former teammate of his who betrayed him and killed someone important to him. Mortuary's hands ignited with necroplasmic energy.
"Minna, yamerro kudasai!" Draco pleaded. In Japanese, he said, "Guys, please stop it!"
Teresa was ready to draw her sword at Mortuary but a simple gesture from Warren stopped her. "I'm just saying to be careful, Mort."
"Fine," Mortuary muttered as he sat back down. "Paranoid bastard."
Renia had cried herself to sleep and when she woke up, she didn't feel any better. She'd told both Wyvern and Terra what'd happened and both were upset with Mortuary for making the Homunculus cry. He was either ignorant of Renia's crush on him or didn't care. It wasn't the former. He knew how Renia felt for him.
Renia sighed as she got out of bed and headed to the bathroom to take a shower. Maybe another hot shower would be all she would need to get her emotions under control again.
Yesterday, she had the urge to just crystallize Snow Blood, but her rationality pulled through and warned her that such an action would just make Mortuary angry with her. As much as she wanted to make Snow Blood pay for stealing Mortuary away from her, she didn't want the guy to be mad at her either. It was a dilemma and she hated dilemmas. They were confusing.
She came out of the bathroom after a few minutes, in a bathrobe and drying her hair. She then went towards the phone. She was hungry, but she didn't want to be at the dining car. Mortuary was there and she didn't want to face him. She picked up the receiver to call Andie. She ordered her breakfast and hung up, sighing.
"At least this proves I'm not a heartless and soulless monster," Renia said to herself. From the old journals she'd kept written by an Edward Elric, the Homunculi were artificial humans created via Alchemy. However, they didn't have souls or a conscience. Renia knew she was different. Her creators/parents made sure of that.
Rorek had long told her that the energy for magic came from the soul. She didn't believe him then. Scientifically, there was no such thing as a soul, but science also disproved magic and she'd seen it in action. She was obviously in denial.
Maybe a few hours in the gym beating up a training dummy could ease her pain.
Everyone had finally turned up for training. Though, Andrew was absent for some reason. Bruiser said that the guy didn't feel like training because he was feeling under the weather, but Warren didn't believe that story. He still suspected that Falconer was up to something.
Mortuary saw Renia but the girl turned away and started working out on a training dummy. The Knights of Aries looked bewildered at the blonde Homunculus. When he tried to ask Terra, the geokinetic just snorted and went to spar with Beast Boy. He scratched his head in confusion. Then, Wyvern called him a jerk straight out of the blue.
Bruiser and Cyborg had a competitive friendship. They wanted to see who could lift the most weights and had tied so far.
"I can still beat you!" challenged Bruiser.
"Like to see you try!" goaded Cyborg.
As Draco was running on the treadmill, Warren's words kept repeating in his head. A wolf in sheep's clothing, here on the ChronoLiner? He didn't like the way Warren had worded it but what if he was right? What if a spy was with them? If only Shadow or Raven were here they would know what to do but unfortunately there weren't. Maybe Warren was just being paranoid like Mortuary said.
But, Warren's hunches had never been wrong so maybe there was some merit to his words. Regardless, they had no way of knowing for sure except by rummaging through Falconer's stuff. Jinx, of course, said that even whilst working with her old team at the HIVE that trust wasn't given fully. But how could you trust other villains who would stab you in the back at the moment's notice once given the chance.
Warren could see Renia was pounding the hell out of the training dummy. At first, he just thought she was too young for this. She'd proven him wrong when he ended up facedown on the mat 5 times in a row. The kid was tough. He'd heard that she was a Homunculus, which would explain her abnormal strength. Even if it'd only been a day, the kid had grown on him. She reminded him of Clare when she was younger. From what he remembered, the girl seemed a little upset at something and he had seen the way she looked at Mortuary and Snow Blood. Was she jealous?
He decided to take his chances. Even if the girl would end up beating on him, he felt like it was his duty to help. "Hey, Renia!" Warren called.
"What do you want?" Renia said, not stopping her workout.
"Wanna spar again?" Warren asked. Renia stopped and turned to look at him, hands on her hips and quirking an eyebrow.
"We did that, remember? And I beat you," Renia reminded. "Or did all those blows to the head affect your memory?"
"Oh, my memory's fine," Warren joked, tapping his head. "When dating someone like Raven your head get's pretty hard. So, what do you say?"
"Fine," Renia sighed. She muttered, "I need a stress reliever anyway."
The two moved towards another one of the sparring rings.
"So, what made you so pissed off?" Warren asked as he and Renia circled each other.
"Nothing!" Renia snapped before she shot forward with a haymaker. Warren dodged easily.
"Really? Because, I think you're getting sloppy," Warren mocked. Renia growled as she rushed at him with a punch to the stomach. He leapt over her and then went to his knees before using a sweep kick to knock her off her feet. "See?"
Renia flipped back to her feet and spun around with a kick but Warren caught her leg. "You need to keep calm, Renia."
"Shut up!" Renia snapped as she pulled her leg back. Warren sighed. It appeared the young Homunculus was still hurting emotionally and he suspected that Mortuary was the culprit. During the previous dinner, Renia had been quiet but he could see her glaring at Mortuary and Snow Blood the whole time whilst she repeatedly stabbed at her meal. She even tried to avoid Mortuary and quickly left any room he came into. She was hurting and he was trying to help. He knew she must've spoken to Terra. From what he'd seen the two were exceptionally close. Like sisters. Of course, talking to Terra didn't seem to lessen the pain. It was still there. Maybe he could help.
He dodged all the attempts Renia made to hit him. She shouted, "Fight me!" He shook his head. She was still a child and he couldn't hurt her, not when she was still hurting on the inside. They didn't have much time so Renia had to get her act together in two weeks.
Warren noticed that Andrew was absent. The guy was suspicious, even if he'd just met the guy for one day. He seemed to be keeping something from everyone and Warren was the only one to notice. They trusted him, maybe a little too much.
Warren continued to dodge Renia. She grew so angry that she turned her crystal hand into a blade, ripping the glove in the process. She began to stab and slash at Warren. He drew his katana and parried her swings. Everyone stopped what they were doing to watch the spectacle.
"Renia, stop!" Terra shouted, but her pleading came upon deaf ears as Renia wasn't listening to her. 'Oh, crap! She still hasn't gotten over it.' She cast Mortuary a look. 'I need to speak with Craig about this.'
"It's too bad that Andrew has to miss this," Bruiser said as he watched in keen interest. Mortuary bit his lip. Where was Andrew/Falconer?
"He must be in his room tinkering with something," spoke Wyvern. "He did buy a lot of stuff from that mall in King's Terminal."
"What kind of stuff?" asked Mortuary.
"Just computer stuff," Wyvern shrugged. "Maybe he wants to upgrade his Falcon Suit."
'I hope you're right,' Mortuary thought. He had thought over Warren's words. Andrew had been acting a little unusual. He was keeping to himself more and didn't spend as much time with the others as before. He was acting like Raven but even she could make time to spend with her friends but Andrew often stayed in his room and only came out after long periods. It'd been like that the last two weeks and somehow Mortuary didn't like it. He didn't like thinking of his friends like that either, but something in his gut was telling him that something was wrong and he had to be careful.
Finally, Warren had enough. He knocked Renia onto her back with a kick and pointed the tip of his sword to her throat. Everyone gasped and a few went to intervene but Warren withdrew his sword and slid it back into the scabbard. "You feeling better now?" Warren asked. Renia yelled and got back to her feet before storming out of the training area. "Was it something I said?"
Mortuary glared at Warren before following after Renia. He had to know what was making her hurt so horribly.
"Dude, that was rough," said Beast Boy.
As soon as Mortuary stepped out of the training room he instantly found Renia. "Stop, Ren. We need to talk," we called out to her.
Renia just kept walking with tears streaming down her face. "There's nothing to talk about, Craig. Plus, it's not like you'd care what I have to say."
That statement angered Mortuary. "That's bullshit and you know it! If I didn't care I wouldn't be trying to stop you now."
Renia stopped walking, he did have a point. "It's hard to explain."
This gave Mortuary an opportunity to walk around her so he could talk to her face to face. He put his finger under the young homunculus' chin and lifted her face to look at his.
Renia's eyes welled up with tears. "I saw you and Ash yesterday."
Mortuary looked down and groaned. "So that's what this is about. Ren, Ash and I have felt this way about each other for years," he started to explain.
"I know you have."
"Ren, I'm not doing this to hurt you. You're a nice and beautiful girl, but I'm not the guy for you."
Renia shook her head, "Then who is? You're the only guy I've ever been in love with."
Mortuary just smiled, "There'll be one way better than me for you and you'll meet him sooner than you think. I did promise you that, remember?"
"But he'll probably be nothing like you," she replied
"Trust me, that's probably a good thing," he said with a small chuckle "My promise won't break and when this young lucky guy comes you're gonna wonder why you were ever sad in the first place."
Renia wiped her tears away. "You sure you're right about this?" she asked.
"One hundred percent." He answered back. He then outstretched his arms, "Friends?"
Renia allowed herself to be pulled into an embrace, "Friends."
In an unmarked room, someone was speaking into a communicator, "That's right. We'll be arriving in the dead of night. Yes, Master. I know you'll be waiting. I hope I've served you well." He shut off the link and sighed, sitting at his bed. "Sorry for doing this, guys."
To Be Continued…
Shadow Element 13: Warren Smith is my character. He comes from my fic The Wraith, set in an AU from ZK's ZKD fics.
Real Name: Warren Smith
Alter Ego: Wraith
Powers: Shadow manipulation and telepathic abilities. Wraith Form (gives enhanced strength, agility and healing), Angel Form (light manipulation, 10 times the strength of Wraith Form) and Awakened Form (5 times the power of Angel Form). Shamanic abilities. Soul Reaper abilities. A technique known as Shadow Step (teleportation between shadows).
History: Warren is the hybrid son of the human Nathaniel Smith and the angel Kara. However Nathaniel's human blood only makes up 4 percent of his body, while Kara's angelic blood makes up 46 percent. The last 50 percent belong to the demon Dahaka, the living embodiment of darkness. Warren was meant to bring about the end of humanity, similar to Raven. Kara died soon after childbirth and Nathaniel, the first Wraith, died fighting against Dahaka, hoping to spare his son his fate. When his father died, a powerful demonic entity, known as Arrach, searched for a new host. Warren was passed along from foster family to foster family. This lasted until he was fourteen, when he was adopted by the Rains family. George and Samantha Rains. Samantha was the first person Warren ever considered a mother, the first woman in his life that didn't treat him like a freak. George was a different matter. He was a wealthy business man and a horrendous human being.
George ritualistically beat Samantha and Warren. One day he went too far, beating Samantha to death. It was here that Warren's demonic abilities first showed themselves. He blasted George with shadow energy. Unfortunately, this wasn't enough to stop him, and Warren was shot. Warren was legally dead for twenty minutes.
During these twenty minutes Warren was confronted by the demonic Wraith spirit, Arrach. Together, Warren and Arrach made a pact. In exchange for returning Warren to life, Arrach will be allowed to inhabit Warren's body. Warren returned to life and was found by Shahdee Farah. After meeting her he joined Hellsing as a member of the Nomads, a special division of Hellsing that traveled around the world. He would later meet Samuel Grest on one such mission.
Nomads:
Shahdee Farah: Elemental witch
Jacob Caspian: No known powers
Kaileena "Leena" Farah: Pyromancer
Warren Smith: Shadow manipulation
Samuel "Sammy" Grest: Demonic armor
For two years Warren lived a good life, until the Valentine Brothers attacked. The two brothers attacked Hellsing headquarters with an army of Ghouls. Hellsing eventually defeated them, but not without casualties. Out of all of 85 members of Hellsing's forces, only 13 survived, eight of which because they were not on base at the time. Shahdee was killed when a traitor was revealed amongst Hellsing members, in the form of Jacob Caspian, the second in command of the Nomads. After the attack, the Nomads officially disbanded, though they still remained with Hellsing.
One year later, the Nomads reformed in Jump City, though they no longer go by that name. Here they met the Teen Titans and added three new members.
New members:
Desmond Nekrad: Vampire
Tate Razencroft: Werewolf
Erika Razencroft: Werecat
They moved to Jump City to deal with a group of inter-dimensional demons known as Wraiths, who feed off of human souls. Warren eventually began to date Raven. After several months in Jump City the heroes were attacked by a powerful demon lord known as The Corruptor. The demon literally corrupted the heroes' villains, destroying their souls and turning them into demons. Most of the villains were defeated and The Corruptor was sealed within another dimension. The fight cost Warren and his team their home, causing them to move in with the Titans. However, Raven had been kidnapped, by a demonic Dr. Light.
Warren went alone to fight the villain, and after seeing the torture the demon had wrought upon his beloved Raven, Warren snapped. He transformed into his Wraith Form, but instead of using his angelic energy like normal, he used demon energy. The energy corrupted him and unleashed something Warren thought was gone for good, his second personality known as Damien. Damien killed Dr. Light before Warren could regain control of his body.
Warren later suffered an identity crisis with Damien constantly taking over his body without his knowledge. He nearly went on a bloody rampage, but was stopped by the Titans. Warren would then go to therapy and was put on medication to repress his evil personality.
After Warren's 18th birthday, he and the others were attacked by the demon lord D'Spayre, who easily outmatched the Titans. Warren was forced to access his Angel Form, even with the knowledge that the spiritual strain would kill him. Warren finally managed to kill D'Spayre, but lost his life in the process.
Warren was then given a mission to regain his life, as his death left open a gateway for Dahaka to get through. Warren traveled to different universes and spiritual planes to train. He first arrived in the Claymore World, where he met and, unexpectedly, fell in love with one of the most powerful warriors on that world, Teresa. However, Teresa was killed and before Warren could avenge her, he was transported to the Soul Society. Here he trained under Kenpachi Zaraki. He there master Shikai and Bankai and stopped a Hollow invasion. He then trained with Anna and participated in the Shaman Tournament. He then traveled back in time and met up with Inuyasha, before teaming up with Ryuki and the others.
Upon returning home, he found Raven pregnant and that he was the father, as well as stopping a worldwide vampire attack. Raven soon gave birth to twins when Warren was called by Ant to participate in the upcoming attack on Occultus.