Chapter 17: Winner Take All
Another shot fired, another bullseye. With a quick reloading of her Desert Eagle, Raven once again aimed down the indoor firing range at her target before opening fire again. And once again, she scored a bullseye on all her targets, save for the last one.
A frown marred her face as she inspected the last shot, five inches off the mark. She had already triple checked her weapons, so it could not be malfunction. There was no wind in here, so it could not have caused the bullet stray off target. That only left the option that she had not aimed well enough.
"I can accept such a failure when going up against bird boy and his band of misfits, considering their skills. But when I miss a static target like this? Now that stings a little bit." She grumbled to herself while reloading her gun. But she fired no more rounds, she was done for the day.
Holstering her gun, she picked up her broadsword that had been leaning against a nearby wall and strolled towards the exit. Along the way, after sheathing her sword, Raven also picked up an MP5. A groan born out of boredom slipped past her lips as she trudged through the underground corridors of Slade's hideout.
Ever since their last run-in with the Teen Titans, Slade had kept her on standby. Add to that, the criminal underworld had been strangely quiet as of late, meaning no new missions to pass the time. For the first time in a long while, Raven felt… bored.
Seriously, she wanted to be out on the field kicking butts, not staying cooped up underground.
"God, I wish that something, anything, could happen already." She pleaded mostly to herself. But it seemed that someone had heard her pleas, because in a sudden flash of white, Raven disappeared.
As sudden as her disappearance, Raven reappeared inside a dome-like structure. And barely a second after her arrival, another flash of white deposited another five girls, three of which she instantly recognized.
"Welcome, champions all!" a booming voice suddenly announced, originating from a white furred cat/ape man standing atop a set of stairs. "I am the Master of Games, and you are hereby invited to compete… in the tournament of heroines!"
Okay, when Raven pleaded for something to happen, this had not been at the top of "possible scenarios" list. But she could roll along with this as well. Sounded promising so far at least.
"The tournament of heroines. A friendly competition." A silent scoff slipped out of Raven. 'Friendly competition, my ass.' Was the main thought going through her head. "Between the world's greatest young champions."
As he concluded that introduction, the red medallion he was wearing around his neck suddenly started glowing white before another flash of white started the second part of the introduction.
First in line was Starfire, who was depicted racing through the air with green glowing eyes while blasting away with her starbolts. "Starfire, the Tamarenian warrior with the strength of over a hundred men."
Next came Argent, hovering in the air as crimson energy played around her body while taking all manner of shapes. "Argent, a fiery girl, whose power is only limited by her imagination."
After her, came Terra, who with a mere stomp of her foot caused the ground to erupt. "Terra, a geomancer as unmovable as the strongest mountain."
Next in line was a hulking mass of muscle, dressed in a black-and-yellow tiger-striped singlet and a panther mask, being depicted charging the screen while smashing through anything getting in her way. "Pantha, strongest human girl there is." (Yes, I just made a Hulk reference here)
Finally, it was Raven's turn, standing calmly still at first before drawing her Desert Eagles faster than the eye could follow and spun around to fire her guns in every direction. "Raven, infamous mercenary, with a love of guns only matched by her skill in wielding them."
And, at last, rounding off this introduction, was a seemingly young and sweet little pink-haired girl dressed in blue and white, who turned into a crystal statue that deflected a battalion's worth of firepower. "Kole, the young heroine of the North Pole, with a diamond hard form that leaves even Superman envious."
"Six brave and worthy champions, but only one shall win." He at last finished his awfully long introduction of the whole damn thing. Though it all sounded nice and good, Raven still felt there was one matter that needed to be cleared up
"So, does the winner actually win something in this competition of yours? 'Cause I ain't doing anything for free." Truthfully, she was considering partaking in this whether you could win anything or not. It was not like she had anything better to do at home.
"Rest assured, when the tournament is complete, there will be magnificent prizes." The Master of Games assured her, though there was a certain gleam in his eyes that set Raven on edge, and made her vow to keep a close eye on him during the tournament. "And of course, the winner will prove that she is the greatest young heroine on earth."
All in all, this deal sounded quite promising for Raven.
"However, any who do not wish to compete need only say the word, and I shall return you home at once." He added as an afterthought. Glances were exchanged among the competitors, but none seemed willing to back out.
"I don't see anyone looking for the exit." Raven stated, taking on the role of spokeswoman for the whole group. A satisfied nod, along with a smile, was the first reaction they got out of him.
"The challenge is accepted, the tournament begins. Prepare for competition." Those were his parting words before he too disappeared in a flash of white, leaving the competitors to mingle.
"Hey, what are you doing here? This is supposed to be a tournament of heroines, and you ain't a hero!" Argent said harshly as she glared at Raven, who for her part was casually leaning against the wall while inspecting her MP5. In fact, it looked like she was not even paying attention to Argent.
"Hmmm, you said something?" Raven asked absentmindedly without even turning to look at her. A fact that infuriated Argent even further. A reassuring hand was suddenly placed on her shoulder, belonging to Terra.
"Save it for later. You can beat her up to your heart's content in the tournament." She assured her, to which Argent slowly nodded her head in agreement.
"Champions! Round 1! Face your opponents!" the Master of Games suddenly announced. And in another flash of white, all the contestants vanished.
Starfire vs. Pantha
The two opponents materialized facing each other on a stone arena stretching away as far as the eye could see, with a literal forest of stone pillars rising up towards the skies. The moment they both appeared, Pantha was in motion as she charged Starfire. But rather than face her directly, Starfire took to the skies.
She first flew high above her adversary before she dive-bombed her with a barrage of starbolts. The volley sent Pantha flat on her back with pain racing through every part of her body, but she merely grit he teeth and jumped back up again. Unfortunately, Starfire was coming at her again with another volley of starbolts.
And Pantha, having no ranged weaponry or powers to speak of, did the only thing she could; she dived for cover behind a stone pillar. But Starfire was relentless as she performed a sudden U-turn in the air and came at her again.
This time, however, Pantha was ready for her as she smashed apart the base of the pillar before hefting the whole thing and swinging it like a baseball bat. Starfire was caught unprepared and was slammed straight into another stone pillar. Not about to let her prey get airborne again, Pantha charged at her.
Starfire had just staggered back to her feet while shaking her head from the impact. But she was given no reprieve as Pantha, with a furious roar, tackled her to the floor. Starfire was roughly pinned underneath the luchador themed heroine.
"Yield." She demanded of Starfire, who for her part narrowed her eyes at Pantha.
"Tamaranians never yield. And you have obviously underestimated my strength if you think this will hold me." She countered heatedly before, with a great heave, she threw Pantha off of her. Pantha crashed head-first into another stone pillar, but that only seemed to infuriate her as she was back up in no time and on the offensive again.
But instead of going airborne again, Starfire met her opponent head-on this time. They clashed in a test of strength as their arms became locked with each other and they both tried to push the other one back. Sadly, Starfire proved to be the superior one in this case as she began to steadily push Pantha back.
Growling deeply in her throat, Pantha suddenly reversed her grip on Starfire's arms and threw her over her shoulder and slammed her into the ground. Starfire had no time to react before Pantha performed the classical wrestling move of jumping on top of her opponent shoulder-first. That however only served to bruise Starfire as with a blast of green energy from her eyes, she sent Pantha flying off her yet again.
Taking a lesson from Pantha, Starfire ripped up a stone pillar and swung it like a club at her. Pantha saw the danger coming and threw herself flat against the ground, feeling how the massive makeshift weapon passed mere inches above her. The pillar instead crashed right into another one, demolishing that one as well and covering the whole battlefield in a thick layer of dust.
Starfire stumbled through the thick haze blindly, trying to find her opponent in a battlefield were you suddenly only could see a few feet ahead of you. Sadly, Pantha found her first as she suddenly came up from behind Starfire and grabbed her in a powerful headlock.
This time though, Pantha offered no chance for Starfire to surrender as she slammed her head-first into the ground before performing a kesagiri chop to her neck. Starfire was promptly knocked out of the fight.
"Winner: Pantha." The Master of Games announced as Starfire vanished in a flash of white.
Terra vs. Kole
The two of them reappeared in a flash of white on an open field, facing each other while making ready to fight. Terra was the first one to make a move as she tore up several boulders from the ground and launched them straight at Kole, who for her part merely turned to diamond. The boulders smashed into her seconds later, but they did not so much as leave a scratch on the girl.
More rocks were hurled at her, yet all they did was bounce off her diamond form, or simply cracked apart on impact. Finally, it seemed like Terra had run out of juice as she hunched over while breathing heavily, at which point Kole returned to her normal form with a cocky smirk in place.
"Run out of steam already?" she asked tauntingly, thinking victory was hers. But her confidence went down a few levels when Terra suddenly stood upright again, looking as fresh as ever and sporting a smug grin.
"Nah, just needed to trick you out of your diamond form." She revealed before with a simple stomp with her foot sent Kole flying into the air like a missile, making her scream like a little… well, for a lack of a better descriptive term, like a little girl. But as the laws of physics say; what goes up, must eventually go down.
Not counting Mad Mod's freaky brainwashing excuse for a school, mind you!
And so it was that eventually gravity took hold of Kole and sent her plummeting back down towards solid ground. Thinking fast, Kole turned herself into diamond before impact to avoid an untimely demise. But Terra had anticipated that move and turned the ground Kole was about to land on into quicksand.
So with a wet splash, she plunged into the liquid-like ground. Kole sunk all the way up to her neck before Terra solidified the ground again, leaving only Kole's head sticking out of the ground. Turning back to her normal form, Kole glared heatedly at Terra while struggling with all her might to break free.
Sadly, she got absolutely nowhere. And to add insult to injury, Terra strolled over to her and placed her foot on top of Kole's head in a victory pose. It was probably no surprise that she had the biggest grin imaginable plastered on her face as her opponent fumed beneath her boot.
"Winner: Terra." The Master of Games announced as Kole vanished in a flash of white, thereby removing Terra's footrest. That left waving her arms comically in the air as she tried to maintain balance, only to end up falling over face first onto the ground.
Raven vs. Argent
The last two combatants of round 1 reappeared inside a glass dome below sea level. The moment they got their bearings again, Raven sent an exasperated look up against the top of the dome.
"Really? You're doing the cliché one-on-one fight of announcing who fights who? What's next, you're gonna play the Mortal Kombat theme song while shouting 'fight'?" she questioned. Naturally, no answer came, not that it really mattered seeing as Argent was not planning on waiting around with how she just sent a crimson fist straight at Raven.
Catching sight of the incoming danger in time, she leaped right over it, spraying bullets wildly out of her MP5 at Argent. She was forced to halt her own attacks in order to create a shield to protect herself from the incoming bullets. But not even as Raven landed on the ground did she let up and just poured out more lead at her target.
But as her clip ran dry, Argent retaliated with a crimson talon that Raven rolled under before being forced to dodge left and right as Argent bombarded her with bolts of crimson energy. As she performed a limbo to avoid a trio of bolts, she drew her Desert Eagles and opened fire the moment she was upright again.
Argent took to the skies to avoid the deadly hail of bullets coming her way, but her constant dodging in the air caused several to impact against the glass dome itself. And apparently, it was not made of the sturdiest material around as cracks formed on its surface.
Both combatants froze up and with baited breaths, eyed the expanding cracks like they were nuclear bombs about to go off. Thankfully, they eventually stopped expanding and the glass seemed to hold. A pair of relieved sighs echoed out across the dome, right before they started throwing bullets and crimson bolts at each other again like nothing had happened.
A crimson fist slammed right into the floor where Raven had stood before she rolled clear, right before she threw a shuriken straight at Argent. A cocky smirk was on Argent's face as she formed a barrier to stop it. What came as a surprise for her though was that it exploded on impact, shattering her barrier and sending her smashing into the glass before falling back to the ground in a daze.
Shaking her head in a vain attempt to clear the dizziness away while crawling back up, Argent got a face full of the back of Raven's Desert Eagle, as she used both her spent guns as clubs. She reeled back from a blow that most likely broke her nose before a second blow to her stomach caused her to double over in pain.
A sudden uppercut sent her sailing into the air before gravity took hold and she slammed back to the ground thoroughly knocked out.
"Winner: Raven." The Master of Games announced as Argent vanished in a flash of white.
And yet again, in another flash of light, the three winners found themselves back where they started, there to be greeted by the Master of Games yet again.
"Well played, young champions. You have survived round 1." He congratulated them. But the way he congratulated them set Terra on edge. Raven had been on edge since the beginning.
"Survived? Then what happened to those who lost?" Terra asked suspiciously, but the Master of Games was quick to reassure her.
"Peace, heroes. 'Survived' is… merely an expression. Argent, Starfire and Kole have all been returned home safely." While it may have calmed Terra down somewhat, Raven was still skeptical.
"But think not of the vanquished, my champions." He continued. "Now, you must rest. For tomorrow you face… round 2." And yet again, they vanished in a flash of white light. Seriously, does the Master of Games have some kind of 'flash away in a white light' fetish?
But as they disappeared, a cruel smirk spread across his face.
"This is truly a marvelous game. No matter who wins, I gain all the prizes." He gloated to himself as he held his medallion affectionately, while those that had lost round 1 could be heard screaming for help from inside. "And this time, I won't lose."
"Hey, Terra. You in there?" Raven asked as she knocked on her door. The sound of shuffling feet on the other side was heard before the door swung open, displaying a ragged and barely awake Terra. Though she immediately gained her bearings upon seeing who was knocking on her door.
"Raven?! Are you crazy coming here?! Someone might see you!" she exclaimed in panic, probably would have kept going if Raven had not held up a hand to silence her.
"Oh relax, will you. Both Argent and Starfire are knocked out of the game and that luchador wrestler knows next to nothing about me." She retorted calmly while leaning against the doorframe. Terra seemed to be placated by that as she lost her look of panic.
"Alright, alright. So what do you want?" she asked, at which point Raven gained a certain look of seriousness that she rarely used. A fact that made Terra nervous.
"I want you to be on your guard against that silver monkey. I can't place my finger on it, but there's something fishy about this tournament." She admitted, receiving a raised eyebrow from Terra.
"If you're suspicious about this tournament, then why did you partake in the first place?" she asked skeptically. A tired sigh slipped out of Raven in return.
"Honestly? I did not trust that monkey to keep his end of the deal and return me home safely." She stated. But Terra was not convinced as she crossed her arms and gave Raven a flat look. A tense stand-off broke out for a few moments before Raven relented and raised her hands in a surrendering gesture.
"Okay, fine! I was bored out of my mind and wanted some action! Happy?" she admitted sourly, thereby placing a victorious smirk across Terra's face that made Raven vow she would get back at her during round 2.
"But seriously, Terra, keep your guard up around him at all times." She added. Terra lost her smile and gave a nod in response.
"Good." But now Raven instead gained a teasing grin. "And if it turns out I was right, I promise I'll save you after I've won this tournament." Terra just snorted at that claim.
"Yeah right. More likely you'll screw it all up and I'll have to save your sorry ass." She countered cockily. "After I've won the tournament, of course." She added as an afterthought. An even bigger grin spread across Raven's face in return.
"That so? 'Cause I can still remember quite clearly that one training mission where you attempted to create a boulder for you to fly on, but got distracted by that hunky and delicious boy and instead ended up…" that was as far as Raven got before Terra had closed the gap between them and slammed her hands over Raven's mouth, face red as a tomato.
"You promised you'd never mention that, like never again!" she hissed at her in panic, afraid that someone might have heard. That infuriating grin of hers remained in place when Terra removed her hands.
"I found it kinda cute. He even asked for your number, if I recall correctly." Raven added humorously, to the further embarrassment of Terra that finally prompted Raven to laugh out loud.
"That's what I like about you, Terra. You're so damn fun to tease." She admitted as her laughter subsided. Terra, whose face had become a really dark shade of red, now narrowed her eyes into slits as she glared at Raven.
"Why you little…" she grumbled out as she playfully tried to tackle Raven, only to end up falling on the floor as Raven sidestepped her. That prompted even more laughter out of Raven.
"Well, gotta run now! See ya in round 2!" She called over her shoulder as she ran away from Terra's room.
"Just you wait, Raven! I'll get you for this!" Terra called after her retreating form in mock anger while shaking her fist in the air.
As the next day arrived, the three remaining champions gathered together in preparation for round 2 of this tournament. But while Pantha seemed all hyped up and ready for battle, both Terra and Raven were a little bit more on edge.
"Welcome, champions!" the Master of Games boomed as he made his appearance. "Since there are only three champions left, we shall proceed with the final round of this tournament." And yet again did the champions disappear in a flash of white light.
Pantha vs. Terra vs. Raven
In a three women fight, to the finish
The battlefield that the three of them found themselves in was a massive asteroid floating through space. The three of them were facing each other in a classical Mexican stand-off, each waiting for the others to make the first move. Finally, Terra made the first move by uprooting the ground and sending it flying at both Pantha and Raven.
Pantha merely smashed the rocks to pieces like they were made of cardboard while Raven flipped right over them, drawing her twin Desert Eagles along the way. As soon as her feet made contact with solid ground, he was peppering both Terra and Pantha with bullets. Terra brought up a barrier made of rock to shield herself while Pantha took cover in a crater.
With a quick stomp of her foot, Terra caused a tremor in the ground that left Raven momentarily off-balance. That was all the time Pantha needed to close the distance and unleash a wild barrage of punches at Raven. Sadly, she was much too quick and nimble for Pantha to even lay a finger on her as Raven weaved in and out of every attack thrown at her.
But as they were both occupied with each other, Terra came out from behind her cover and sent a massive boulder hurling at the pair. Raven caught sight of it out of the corner of her eye and back flipped to avoid it. Pantha, however, was not so lucky and got it straight in the face.
She staggered back in disorientation from the blow, but was permanently knocked out of the game when a grenade thrown by Raven went off and sent her flying into the air before coming back down with enough force to crack the rock they were fighting on.
"Oh crap…" Raven muttered as the rock fell apart and sent both competitors into a free-fall, Pantha having already been flashed away. Terra just used a small rock as a platform to fly on, but Raven was not about to give up that easily as she fired her grapple gun on Terra's rock and swung underneath it.
Before Terra even knew what hit her, Raven came with a swinging momentum right at her feet first. She was soundly knocked off her platform and both fell the last distance to another floating asteroid. Raven landed safely on her feet while Terra landed painfully on her back.
Not about to give her opponent a chance to recover, Raven rushed Terra with her kukri drawn. But Terra was not down for the count just yet, as she threw the ground Raven was standing on high into the air, taking Raven with it. She came back down hard on the ground, but was undeterred and attacked again.
A barrage of rocks came at her, forcing her to slow down to avoid the projectiles. While sidestepping a particularly nasty looking rock, she threw a primed grenade right at Terra. She gave a startled "Eeeep!" before she brought up a barrier to protect herself just as the grenade went off.
Taking advantage of the distraction, Raven leaped into action by jumping atop the barrier and flipping right over it to land right behind Terra. She swept out with her leg and knocked Terra right off her balance before striking out with a second kick that Terra rolled clear of. Raven rushed forward again with her kukri held high for a finishing blow.
But Terra was faster as she caused the ground right in front of Raven to strike out, nailing her straight in the guts and knocking every breath of air out of her. Not giving her a chance to recover, Terra caused the ground she was standing on to turn to quicksand, swallowing her up to her knees before solidifying again.
Regaining her senses, Raven just gave her situation one look over before saying a single sentence.
"I'll never hear the end of this."
Then she too was gone in a flash of white light, leaving Terra the winner.
And in a spectacular flash of yellow lightning, Terra reappeared where it all began. There to greet her was of course the Master of Games.
"Well done, champion of champions! Victory is yours!" he loudly proclaimed to his one-girl audience.
"You mentioned earlier about prizes…" Terra began hesitantly, to which a cruel smile split his face that instantly gave her an uncomfortable feeling.
"I did say there would be prizes, young champion. I did not say they were for you." he stated as he stepped down from his podium to stand right in front of Terra.
"What?" Terra asked in confusion. In return, the Master of Games lifted his medallion up to her eyelevel.
"You may be the winner, but the losers are mine to keep." He explained as Terra could hear screams of help and outrage coming from the amulet. In fact, Terra could almost swear she heard Raven shout "Don't just stand there, you idiot! Kick that monkey's ass!"
To add insult to injury, the Master of Games used all the powers of the defeated champions at the same time. His eyes glowed green like Starfire, his right arm began crackling with Argent's crimson energy, his upper body turned to diamond form like Kole, his muscles expanded to Pantha's size and a Desert Eagle appeared in his left hand.
"And with all their powers at my command, no one will ever defeat the Master of Games. I am. Invincible!" he proclaimed proudly, believing victory was his already. But Terra was not going to let him get away with this. She would not abandon her friend. A devious idea suddenly sprung to mind.
"Really? If you're so invincible, why don't you test it out, in a one-on-one fight with me?" she challenged. The Master of Games gave pause in consideration. The logical part of him said to decline the offer. After all, that pesky brat Robin had challenged him in a similar manner, and he had lost because of that.
However, the competitive side of him was begging for a crack at Terra, to prove he was invincible. Still, he was hesitant to do so. Terra could see this, and pressed on.
"What's the matter? Don't tell me you're afraid to fight a girl." She mocked him. That did it, in one millisecond he had made up his mind.
"Terra vs. the Master of Games! Let the contest begin!" and with that, the battle began between them. And to say it went poorly for Terra was an understatement. At every turn, she was outmatched by her opponent, who grew increasingly arrogant as he threw Terra around like a ragdoll.
In a display of superiority, he used every single power he had acquired from the defeated champions against Terra, and it was when he was using Raven's marksmanship that he made a discovery. Trapped within the sword that Raven carried around, a dark energy was pulsating out of it. And naturally, the Master of Games became intrigued by this.
With but a single thought, he called forth the sword into his left hand, giving it an appraising look before pointing it at Terra. 'Let's see what might be lurking within you.' he thought as he called forth whatever power that lay dormant within it.
"As you wish, but you might not like what you see." A dark and sinister voice whispered in his head. Caught by surprise, he gave a surprised blink. But in that short blink, he found himself in a completely different place than before.
Gone was the spacious room he and Terra had been fighting in, now he was standing in what could be described as a vast nothingness. There was nothing else but darkness in every direction.
"So, you're the mortal insect who dares to use my power. Allow me to welcome you to my humble home away from home inside the blade." that insidious voice from before said, right before Raven materialized in front of the Master of Games. Only, it was not her. This one had skin colored a hellish red, four crimson eyes aflame with malice and rage, black claws instead of nails, hooved feet and a black cloak that seemed to melt right out of the very darkness surrounding this creature.
"Who are you?" he demanded of her, to which a twisted smile split the creature's face.
"What's this? The sheep is asking the wolf who it is?" it asked in amusement, something that caused the Master of Games to bristle at the insult.
"No one insults me and gets away with it!" he stated heatedly as he gathered the power he had harnessed and prepared to attack. Or rather he tried to gather the power, seeing as none of it came at his call. Too stunned to say anything, he just at his hands stared in disbelief. He was brought out of his shocked state by the creature cackling maniacally at him.
"What's the matter, having trouble calling on your stolen powers?" it asked in the most fake concerned voice imaginable before the widest and most diabolical grin in existence split her face. "As you're about to find out, I have no such troubles."
No sooner had she said this when the Master of Games was literally swallowed up by the darkness around him, his screams of torment echoing through the void long after his passing.
"That will teach him. No mortal will ever have the right to wield me in battle."
Meanwhile, back in the physical world, the time between the Master of Games entering the blade and returning was only the span of an eye blink. But when he returned to his physical form, he let out the most pained and anguished scream he could muster as he collapsed to the ground in pain, the sword he had called forth evaporating into black smoke.
Terra meanwhile was staring at the scene in utter bewilderment. 'Okay, what the hell just happened? One second he's all high and mighty, the next he's rolling around on the floor like I've crushed his balls.' She thought in puzzlement. Nevertheless, she was not about to squander this chance to end the fight once and for all.
She tore off his medallion and threw it to the ground before she brought a massive boulder down on it, crushing the medallion to bits. And with its destruction, all the ones imprisoned within it were set free, tumbling together into one giant pile. The first one to drag herself out of that pile was none other than Raven, who proceeded to march straight up to Terra and smack her on the back of her head.
"OW! What was that for?!" she questioned while rubbing her head. Raven just placed her hands on her hips in a challenging pose.
"For taking so damn long in freeing me." She stated bluntly. A weak groan suddenly drew everyone's attention. It originated from the Master of Games, who was in the midst of crawling back up.
Pain still wracked his mind, and those four eyes still seemed to burn through his very soul. But he would persevere through it, he was the Master after all. Nothing could ever hope to…
That was when he noticed the shattered remnants of his beloved medallion, lying just a few feet from him. His world came crashing down around him at the sight, and he collapsed to his knees in defeat.
"No." he whispered in sorrow. But he got something else to worry about when he felt multiple shadows converging over him. Tearing his eyes off his medallion, he found that the six girls had surrounded him, and none of them looked even remotely pleased. His skin and fur instantly got several shades whiter, if such an occurrence was possible.
"Please, scream as loudly as you can if this hurt. That way, I'll know if I'm doing something right." Raven said nonchalantly as she cracked her knuckles.
"Help." He whimpered in response.
ALERT!
Due to the intense graphical scenes that followed this, the author has chosen to end the chapter here. Please understand that this is for your mental stability's sake. Trust me, no man should ever be forced to watch what transpired.