"Lilith..." Kellyn bit her lip. "Is my mother."
"You're mother?" Raven looked between the demon and her friend.
"Yes." Kellyn nodded. "Lucifer's right hand is my mother. She can't stay here."
"But, Darling, haven't you missed me?" Lilith feigned hurt. "I did raise you, in case you forgot."
"Raise me?" Kellyn exploded. "You manipulated me! As soon as I started showing signs of magic you used me to get what you wanted."
"I know. Your father hated it so he hid you away." Lilith waved her off. "I could have come for you at any time. I had spies. I knew where he put you. But this is more fun. You need me now."
"You won't help us." Kellyn retorted. "Give me the blade. We'll handle it."
"That requires me to hand over control of the most powerful weapon Hell has ever created." She let out a dark laugh. "You would be able to handle it. If your father hadn't taken you away from me. Let that darkness out." Kellyn reached for her throat. Suddenly remembering her pendant wasn't there. Nor was the ring on her hand.
"Those toys won't help you forever, Sweetheart." Lilith slinked closer. "It'll be much simpler if you just give in."
"Like hell I will." Kellyn quipped.
"That's the plan."
"Enough!" A voice bellowed, strong enough to shake the ground.
"Every damn time." Lilith hissed. The owner of the voice came into view and Kellyn fell to her knees. Not here. Not now.
A tall, beautiful man, stood before them. With golden hair and eyes. Pure, white wings protruding from his back.
"How lovely to see you again Michael." Lilith quipped.
"Stay away from her." Michael warned without a word of greeting. "Or I promise it will not end well for you." He held out a hand. "The blade." Lilith snarled, before summoning a brilliant sword into her hand.
"Take it." Lilith snapped. "It's not going to do her any good." And with those words, Lilith was gone.
"Are you alright?" Michael knelt down in front of Kellyn.
"I'm fine." Kellyn kept her eyes on the floor. "She didn't touch me. Not this time."
"What is going on now?" Raven questioned.
"The daughter of Trigon." Michael greeted.
"My father does not define me." Raven's eyes darkened.
"I'm well aware of your victory against him." Michael recognized. "I must say I'm very impressed."
"If you don't mind me asking." Raven said. "Who are you?"
"This is Michael. The archangel." Kellyn said, standing. "And my father."
"You're parents are..."
"The greatest good and the greatest evil. Yes."
"Do you realize how much danger you've put yourself and the others here into?" Michael questioned his daughter. "A spell such as that could have easily destroyed any sense of control you had."
"Father, we needed the blade." Kellyn argued. "I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get rid of Slade for good. He's been a thorn in my side for far too long."
"Is everything alright in here?" Robin asked, sticking his head into the room. "I heard yelling and though you needed help." The Boy Wonder froze when he spotted Michael. "What happened here?"
"I can't do this now." Kellyn shook her head. "Thank you, Father, for getting the blade." Without another word, she left to her room.
First her mother, now her father. In the same day. She hadn't seen them in years. She didn't even think they remembered her. Surely they had better things to do than pester her.
The magic around her was beginning to suffocate her. She felt the darkness trickling in. Saw it at the corner of her vision.
A knock at her door pounded in her head and the next thing she knew, Robin was there. Hugging her.
"He's gone." He said. "Raven told me everything."
"Now you know why I keep secrets." She leaned into him. "I wanted to forget them. My mother abused me. My father abandoned me after stopping my mother from abusing me. My parents are the greatest forces of good and evil. And then there's me. The messed up cocktail of magic and madness." She felt the hot tears burn in her eyes. After years, everything was being thrown back at her and she was done with it. "Maybe I should just let the darkness take me. It'd be easier than the tug of war in my head. I've kicked the crap out of villains here to Gotham. But I'm tired of fighting the darkness."
"I haven't known you that long." Robin said. "And I haven't really seen you fight. But I can tell when someone is worth fighting for. And, if you can get Raven to vouch for you, you're worth fighting for."
"I can feel it all over me." Kellyn admitted. "There's not much more I can do to stop it. I put on my charms and I'll go mad. I leave them off, I let it take me."
"I wish I had an answer for you." Robin replied. "There's nothing you can do?"
"If I stop using magic completely it will slow it down." Kellyn broke from Robin's grip. "But not even that is without risk. My magic is a part of me. I can't just stop using it."
"If it makes any difference. The Titans have your back." Robin put a hand on Kellyn's shoulder.
"Thank you." Kellyn put a hand on top of his. "You have no idea what it means to me to have people like you on my side."
"You're a Titan now." He pulled a communicator from his belt with his free hand. "We take care of our own."
"You trust me so easily." Kellyn took the item from him. The small yellow and black device felt heavy in her hand. "I don't understand."
"You've got us with you." Robin promised. "No matter what you're parents put you through, we'll be here." He hugged her again. And she hugged back.