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"I heard through the grapevine that you're having a demon problem." Slade deadpanned.

Nightwing and Cyborg were stunned. Nightwing searched desperately for an escape route but found none. He looked to his mentor, but the Bat only shook his head. The Green Lantern reinforcements were still over an hour from arriving and the Kryptonians were still sidelined and were probably still in danger as Hal Jordan had not returned.

Nightwing and the rest of the Titans and Justice Leaguers were trapped between Slade's mechanical army and their inner demons, which would be emerging any moment from the tunnel. Finally Nightwing spoke up.

"You won't take us without a fight Slade!"

The villain formerly known as Deathstroke the Terminator snickered.

"I haven't come to fight you Nightwing; I've come to help you!"

"Help us? You never help anyone Slade!"

"That is not true Nightwing. I have helped you before."

Nightwing recalled the time that he and Slade together had fought the fire demons in Trigon's pit.

"And like last time you have your own reasons, right?" The Titan leader accused him.

"Of course Nightwing. You should know me by now." Slade taunted his nemesis. "We have a common enemy on the loose. I propose we join forces like we did last time."

At that moment the inner demons began to pour out of the tunnel.

"You have a deal!" Nightwing accepted. "But this changes nothing between us!"

Slade removed his extendible bo staff from his belt and clicked it into its full extended length.

"I would expect nothing else Nightwing."

The Titans turned to face their doppelgangers. Nightwing raised his arm and pointed in their direction.

"Titans Go!"

Lamia raised her cruel blade over her head as she prepared to deliver the final blow.

I'm sorry Gar. I failed you. Please forgive me.

A wave of sorrow resonated through Raven. It is said that some people see their lives flash before their eyes when facing certain death, but that did not happen to Raven. Instead she saw what she was going to miss experiencing: having children and growing old with Beast Boy. It wasn't fair but one thing she had learned as a Titan was that life wasn't always fair. She had seen many innocent people suffer and even die during her brief tenure as a superhero; the only difference was that this time she was the one who had drawn the short straw. Her only consolation was the someday she would be reunited with her beloved in the afterlife.

As had happened back at Arkham when John Spivak tried to murder Beast Boy time once again went into slow motion. Lamia had just begun to swing her blade when Raven saw something approach at a vertiginous speed, its image blurred even though time had slowed to a crawl.

Time suddenly snapped back to its normal pace and Raven heard Lamia howl in pain as she dropped her sword. It was then that Raven saw the cause of the demoness's agony. Lamia clutched her right wrist with her left hand and Raven saw that there was a sharp stone, the size of a railroad spike impaled in Lamia's wrist, which was now drenched in her black demonic blood.

"You will pay for that Geomancer!" Lamia roared as she pulled the stone out of her wounded wrist and tossed it aside leaving a gaping hole in her forearm. Her face was twisted in anger and fury as she turned around to deal with the blond Titan. Raven couldn't see Terra from her vantage point as Lamia blocked her view.

What Raven did see was unexpected however. As Lamia turned around her entire body shuddered, engulfed in a full body spasm. Lamia let out a guttural and otherworldly scream that made the whole cavern shake as bits of small rock and dust fell from the roof. Raven gasped as the tip of Michael's sword emerged from Lamia's naked back, dripping in the thick, tarlike blood that coursed through the demoness's veins. She fell silent and began to twitch while still standing. She was then shoved aside with the sword still impaled in her chest and she hit the ground with a thud. Raven looked up and saw who had killed the demoness.

"Garfield…" Lamia choked out with what was obviously a painful effort. "I love you …"

Lamia exhaled her last breath and expired. Michael's sword was absorbing her residual dark energy and glowed black as the demoness's body began to desiccate.

Beast Boy stared at the physical remains of Trigon's daughter with a look of revulsion and contempt, but immediately turned his attention to Raven who was still lying on the floor clutching her horrific wound, attempting in vain to slow the bleeding that was draining her of what life she still had.

"Raven!" He shrieked in horror as he saw the gravity of her wound. His eyes and face betrayed the utter terror he was feeling. "You're hurt Rae! You're hurt!" He wailed, the fear was clear in his voice.

Terra approached, still wrapped in the threadbare blanket, also staring at Raven's deep wound.

"Raven, can't you heal yourself?" Terra asked.

Raven shook her head and replied in a very weak and shallow voice.

"I can't. The wound is magical because of her sword. It's full of dark magic which counteracts my own powers."

She stared at her husband, her amethyst eyes staring deep into Beast Boy's emerald orbs.

"I'm sorry Gar… Lamia got the last laugh." She coughed as he examined her wound. Tears began to drip down his face as he understood what she meant.

"At least … we got to … see each other … one last time." She struggled to speak.

"No Rae, no! You're not gonna die!" He cried out.

"It's too late Gar." She wheezed as she turned to Terra. "Take care of him Terra."

The geomancer nodded sadly in response. Beast Boy was panicking and he looked around the cave, not sure of what her was looking for. Then he saw it. Michael's sword was still removing the dark energy from Lamia's remains and it glowed and crackled as the black flames danced from it.

"Maybe it's time to fight fire with fire." He mumbled to himself.

Beast Boy leaped to his feet and grabbed Michael's sword by its grip. As soon as he did so he began to scream in pain as his own body began to absorb the dark energy from the sword.

"BB!" Terra screamed. "What are you doing? Let go of that sword."

Raven was too weak to speak and was beginning to lose consciousness.

Beast Boy did not release the sword until he had absorbed all its dark energy into his body, which appeared to be on fire as the black flames now danced from his own form. The pain was excruciating, to the point where he was nearly blinded by it. Nevertheless he was able to stagger to Raven's side and knelt down next to her, not noticing the small puddle of blood he was kneeling in. He then placed his hands over her still bleeding wound.

Heal, heal, heal. He repeated in his mind. He made a mental picture of Raven's wound in his mind and then imagined it closing while whispering Raven's old mantra: Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos…

After a few moments the sparkling blue light appeared out of his hands and he watched as the wound began to close itself. He felt the pain the wound caused Raven as it slowly healed, added to the pain he was already feeling. More than once he felt like he was about to black out but summoned all of his will power to remain conscious as he was determined to complete the task or die trying. Once the wound was closed he continued with the healing, hoping to replace the blood she had lost. This second task was even more daunting as it meant that he would have to share his own weakened life force with his beloved so that she could replace the ample blood she had lost. He was sharing his own soul self with her.

As Raven healed her appearance changed as her skin tone slowly changed from its healthy looking Mediterranean olive back to its original pale gray and her hair was once again violet. As she slowly became fully lucid Beast Boy keeled over, finally succumbing to the pain the remaining dark energy was causing him in his now much weakened state.

Terra stared in horror at the scene unfolding before her. Raven rubbed her head as she regained consciousness, looking confused. She then saw Beast Boy writhing on the floor in pain, his body engulfed in dark energy which was literally ripping it apart.

Raven leaped to his side and laid her hands on him, drawing the dark energy out of his body. She groaned in agony but did not stop. Terra saw her eyes split into two pairs and glow red for a moment as the energy danced from her body in the form of dark flames. After a few minutes she had extracted and dissipated all of the poisonous obsidian power from her husband's body. She then looked up at Terra, sighed and immediately collapsed over his prone and unconscious figure.

OK, this is a very short update, but I didn't want to leave you hanging too long wondering what was going to happen to Raven.

The hit counter is still broken. I know that we don't have to pay to use this website, but come on fanfiction dot net! It's been broken for days! (and yes, I already submitted a support request).

Now I'll pad this update with some mail bag feedback!

Sarah Lalanne – "Raven on the ground with Lamia's sword at her neck? This displeases me greatly."

I hope you're happier now.

ChicoMagnifico – "DUDE!! That cliffhanger is just cruel!"

I love to torment my readers.

BeastBoyfangirl – "(maybe Beastboy can get a bit hurt)...Wink wink ;D"

Ask and you shall receive!

Wolvmbm – "The fight between the two sisters was kind of epic, but even I have to wonder just why did Raven fell for Garfield in the first place as Lamia asked ? :("

It's the ears! Just kidding. Here's a question for my regular reviewers: Why does she love BB?

Alexpv22 – "I just hope Raven doesn't eat the dust at the hands of her "sister." BB, wherever you are; come quick! Your woman needs you."

Now you didn't really think I was going to let Raven die, did you? That would have made for an awesome plot twist though!

Novus Ordo Seclorum – "I can only wonder what exactly is happening to Gar and Terra at the moment, as they were not mentioned in this chapter, which rouses my suspicions. With Terra having her powers back in action, and with the element of surprise on their side, perhaps they can mount a defense and put Lamia and Trigon on the ropes, or at least help their friends."

I was a bit afraid that was a bit too obvious, but went with it anyway!

Hinn-Raven - "I can't wait to see how Beast Boy and Terra can affect the tide of the battle- not to mention Slade. That was an amazing, crazy, twist, that was completely unexpected. Terra is NOT going to be happy about that..."

I'm looking forward to narrating the "reunion". Talk about awkward!

acosta perez jose ramiro - "Great fight scenes"

Thanks! They are not one of my strengths, so I really had to work at them.

The Mighty One – "I think, he and his slade-bot army will help the heroes, defeat the darker halves of the hero's, then they all face Trigon. I think."

Stay tuned!

DarkRapture – "All I ask is that Beastboy kicks SOMEONES ass in this story!"

Done. You owe me a box of mint oreos!

Man of galifray – "also I think that beast boy and terra will suddenly appear to save raven from her immediate death"

Can BB borrow the T.A.R.D.I.S.? He could solve a lot of problems with it!