Leo undid the transformation and said, "Well, it's getting late. I should be going home now."

"Not so fast, Leo," Robin stopped him.

"Sumimasen?" Leo asked.

"Maybe you should crash with us tonight. We've got plenty of room for you and your sister."

Leo seemed to be thinking, "Hm…maybe…Arigatou. Thanks for the invitation."

"So, you trust me now?" Kat asked hopefully to Raven.

"You're getting there," Raven said.

Kat smiled.

"Come friends let us return to the Tower for some late night 'girl talk'!" Starfire said excitedly. Raven groaned.

Episode 5: Shadow

(The next day…)

Raven was taking a walk outside in the city. 'So much has changed,' she thought as she walked by of what used to be the bookstore she once frequented. With a sigh, she continued walking.

All those months away fighting the Brotherhood of Evil had exhausted the young sorceress and she had missed Jump City terribly. It wasn't Azarath, that was for sure, but it was still a very unique and interesting city. It was different from the golden Utopia she had been raised in where she had been taught by the monks and Azar to hone her abilities and her meditation techniques. Unfortunately, because of that, she had also adopted a rather dour disposition and was always so grumpy and emotionless. However, her time in this city and with the Titans had changed her in a lot of ways. For one, she was more outgoing then when she had arrived here. She smiled more and was more active then her younger self. She had also found hope in the face of adversity as her friends stood by her against her evil demonic father, Trigon the Terrible.

Yes, so much had changed.

If only her old bookstore was still around.

When she continued walking, she passed by a very interesting looking shop. Looking through the window, it looked to be a coffee shop. However, on closer inspection, she was shelves with books, books and more books. With a sigh, she went in to check it out. Where was the harm in that?

Inside, she found that all the customers were Goths. They had pale skin, wore dark clothing and were sitting at the tables drinking tea and/or coffee. Others were either reading books which were, thankfully to Raven, of Gothic content. Raven's lips curled up into a barely noticeable smile. She had found a replacement to the old bookstore. Looking back at the coffee/tea drinking area, she saw a small stage with a stool and a microphone. She surmised, 'For late night poetry recitals. Good. I got some really depressing poems to share.' She walked towards the bookshelves and looked at the titles. Books on the occult, archaic and horror were numerous and she thanked whatever gods she had that there weren't any preppy titles. She was about to take a book by random, when another hand was also ready to grab for it. The hand was covered in all black. She pulled her own hand back and turned to look who the hand had belonged too.

She gasped.

The hand had belonged to a young man. He appeared to be 18 with shoulder length blue, almost black, hair. His clothing comprised of a black high collared trench coat, black turtleneck, black slacks and black leather shoes. His hands had black gloves on them. His eyes were concealed under a pair of black sunglasses, which were nearly hidden by his long bangs. Aside from his face, which was a pale white color, EVERYTHING about this teen was black.

'Wow!' Raven felt her cheeks turn pink and heat up. She then mentally slapped herself. 'What am I thinking?' she mentally berated herself. 'So he's a little good looking, no reason to turn to mush!' However, her knees were feeling like Jell'o at the time. Luckily, he couldn't see her face for she had pulled up her hood and covered herself with her cloak. The long piece of clothing was her shield against the world.

"Did you want this book?" the young man asked in a British accent.

Raven looked up, putting on the most emotionless face she had, and nodded. "Yeah, and I saw it first," she wanted to make her voice sound menacing, but how to when you weren't supposed to show emotion?

"Be my guest," he said to her as he looked around for another book. Raven sighed and took the book in question before skimming through it. Satisfied with the content, she went to look for any other titles that would pique her interest.

After going through about 20 or 30 or so books, Raven picked 3 of the best. She went over to the cash register and saw a familiar face. "Sara?" she identified.

The Goth girl at the cash register, wearing a black tank top with a skull on it, spiked choker, shoulder length fingerless gloves, black shorts with black socks and black combat boots, looked up from the book she was reading and saw Raven. She gave a slight smile, not at all surprised at seeing an old customer from the previous bookstore she had worked with. Sara had short black hair with blood red streaks in it.

"Hey, Raven," she said. "Been a while, huh?"

"You work here now?" Raven asked.

"Obviously and naturally," was Sara's response. "So what about you? Haven't seen you for a while."

"You know…the usual. Going off chasing bad guys around the world."

"I heard that. Congratulations for defeating all those bad guys."

"For all the good that did," Raven muttered. "They all got away."

"Well, at least you Titans are on the job," Sara smiled.

Raven asked, "So, how long has this place been open?"

"A little over a month or so. After the old place got bought up and turned into a preppy boutique, I went around looking for work and found this place. The man in charge took one look at me and I found myself a job."

Raven blinked, "Just like that?"

"Just like that."

"Maybe I should work here."

"I could recommend you, if you want."

"Nah, I might be too busy saving the city."

"I'll still do it though. Call it a favor to an old friend."

Raven then realized. "Oh, here are the books I want to buy." Raven handed Sara the books.

Sara looked at the titles, "Oh, nice!" she entered the price into the cash register. "These just came in here yesterday. I read through them and got myself some too." She then read the total price and told Raven who handed Sara her Titan credit card. "If you want, you can go read them in the reading section in front of the café. You can also read them there it you want and enjoy a hot beverage."

Raven said, "I think I'm in the mood for some herbal tea. You got any?"

"Just go and see," Sara said before going back to reading her book.

Raven went to the café section and ordered a cup of herbal tea. She sat down at a chair with her tea and books and began reading.

At the corner of her eye, she saw the 'Man in Black' again as he was reading a book he had bought. It was a thick book and he would occasionally take sips from his tea cup in between a few a pages.

Raven had heard his accent. It was British. It was not annoying sounding like Mad Mod's. However, it did remind her of Malchior a bit when he had pretended to be Rorek. Raven thought she was a fool then to have fallen for a fake like that. At least she got some satisfying payback when she saw Malchior pushed into that portal Herald made back at the final battle against the Brotherhood of Evil.

Raven sighed. When she had seen Robin and Starfire kiss, she put on a smile to hide her pain. She was envious of Starfire for she had found her one true love. Yes, love. Raven could sense it from her friend and teammate and sensed it as it intensified when Starfire was in the same room with Robin.

She once thought that she had been in love with Malchior, but Malchior had only been using her and it had hurt. She had cooped herself up in her room crying after that bastard of a dragon broke her heart. She had loved him and yet he had torn out her heart and broke it. Why wasn't love easy?

Could she ever find love?

She sighed.

'Maybe not.'

She continued to steal glances at the 'Man in Black' as she read from her book and sipped her tea. The 'Man in Black' had finished his tea and put the books back into a bag before leaving. Raven didn't know why, but she had the strong urge to follow him.

'I don't believe it,' Raven mentally groaned as realization set in. 'I'm a stalker.'

Raven was tailing the Man in Black, her books hidden under her cloak as she quietly followed after him. He hadn't noticed or turned around and Raven was thankful for that. It would be REALLY embarrassing for her if any of her friends had found out, especially Starfire…and Kat.

Raven trusted her friends. However, she was a bit unsure in Robin's decision in welcoming Kat and Leo into the team. She didn't have a problem with Leo, but his twin sister was something else. Something about her felt off and Raven didn't like it. It might have something to do with Kat being both secretive and cocky. Even Kat's words irritated her.

'You never asked...'

'It's…a secret…'

Those were Kat's 'famous' catchphrases and one-liners and they annoyed the hell out of Raven.

Raven had to admit that Kat was a good fighter as she had witnessed it when they were fighting the Plant Beast Spirit and Moth Beast Spirit. However, she was just too good. Then again, Kat had said that her abilities in her armored state were most likely enhanced due to her fusion with the Category Ace Beast Spirit known as Suzaku.

Kat did, however, get along with Starfire. So, why didn't Raven trust her?

Maybe it was because Kat and Leo willingly fused themselves with monsters and often fusions like that had unexpected side effects. Kat and Leo gaining elemental powers was one of those side effects. However, what if the Beast Spirit in those Change Ace cards took over their hosts?

Raven, when thinking of Kat, made her think of Leo. He was an enigma. One minute he would be quoting philosophy and the next would be all cheerful.

When she had first met Leo, she didn't know what to think as he had this quote: "I shall be the man who will slash a path into his future with the blade of his sword," or other similar quotes. Raven had to admit that it made sense since Leo used a sword as his primary weapon.

The twins, she had seen, were really close. Their parents were divorced. How long they had been divorced Raven did not ask since it was rather personal. Raven only guessed that Kat and Leo were so close because they were making up for lost time being separated for so long.

Of course, that was only an assumption. Raven would only know if Kat had told her.

If only Kat stopped saying, "You never asked…"

Boy did that tick Raven off.

Raven shook her head and concentrated on the matter at hand. So far, the Man in Black would stop at flowed shops and, as cliché as it was, stop to smell the roses. He had smelt the flowers, but never bought them. She also saw that he liked roses the best since he would sniff those the most and sighed.

She continued to follow, keeping her distance. There was just something about him and she needed to know before it drove her insane. Suddenly, she heard a scream.

Whipping her head around to the source of the scream, she gasped. She saw innocent people being engulfed in ice and there was a creature doing it. It looked like a humanoid polar bear with black armor on its chest, lower legs and shoulders.

Raven could only guess that this was one of those Beast Spirits that Leo and Kat were looking for to fight and seal. Her communicator beeped and she opened it, "Raven here."

"Raven!" Robin yelled. "There's a-"

"I know," Raven interrupted. "A Beast Spirit is on the loose. I'm at the scene."

"I just called Leo and Kat and they're on their way. Raven, don't try to fight it alone! Kat and Leo say that the Beast Spirits can only be sealed and not destroyed. Wait for backup!"

"To hell I am!" Raven snapped as she turned off her communicator before Robin could protest. Her plans to find out about the 'Man in Black' would have to wait.

"Azarath, Metrion," Raven chanted, "ZINTHOS!"

Kat and Leo were already on their bikes leaving Café La Salle. Today, they had almost been late to school and almost gotten detention because of last night's Beast Spirit hunt. They had spent the night at the Tower before leaving for school.

Kat and Leo's bikes had built in Beast Spirit detectors so they knew where they'd be going. It wasn't really far away. Unfortunately, there was a slight problem.

There was a traffic jam.

"Chikusho!" Kat swore. "Now we'll never get there."

Leo pointed to the sky, "Okaasan always told me that if you want to get where you are going, there is more than one path."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Kat leered at her dear little brother.

"The sidewalk," was Leo's response.

Kat finally got the idea and grinned.

Raven had helped all the people evacuate the area. Unfortunately, she couldn't free the people trapped in the ice. If she didn't do something soon, they would surely die. Of course, things weren't going easy for her at all.

The Polar Bear Beast Spirit was faster and tougher than it looked and was able to counter Raven's powers by freezing and shattering through whatever thing she threw at it. The area was covered in ice and lying around were frozen pieces of whatever Raven had thrown at it. To top it all off, Raven was starting to feel cold. This Beast Spirit, it would seem, had the ability to alter the climate in the area, making it feel like the freezing artic. Raven only had on her leotard and cloak. Not appropriate clothing for the cold.

To add insult to injury, her communicator was frozen solid. She could no longer use it.

She shivered and tried to keep focus. She wondered, 'Where are Kat and Leo?'

The Polar Bear Beast Spirit roared and charged at her. She wasn't fast enough and covered herself with her arms.

"RUSH!"

Suddenly, something smashed into the Polar Bear Beast Spirit and slammed it away, shattering the frozen ground under it as it fell.

Raven looked up to see who or what had saved her. She gasped as he turned around.

It was another Advent Knight.

From what she could see, he appeared male and was wearing a black bodysuit with black armor plating on his forearms and boots. The armor plating had green trimmings. His torso armor was black with a green chestplate that held a black symbol of clubs. Around his waist he wore a belt similar to Mimic's as it too had a rectangular case attached on the right side for his cards. His black and green helmet was designed after a turtle and held a pair of blue eyepieces. On his back he carried a shield that looked like a turtle shell. The symbol on his belt buckle matched the one on his chestplate. He was holding a battle staff.

"Who are you?" Raven asked.

He introduced himself simply as: "Knight of Genbu-Shadow."

"Sha…Shadow?"

Shadow nodded and turned his attention back to the Beast Spirit. He said, "To attack a lady is something I greatly take offense to. Be punished for your misdeeds, monster." He charged and struck with his staff. The Beast Spirit roared and blew a freezing mist at him.

"Watch out!" Raven yelled.

Shadow only reached behind him and took his shield. He held it in front of himself to defend himself from the freezing mist before striking the Beast Spirit straight in the chest with his staff.

Raven admired the design of the staff. The head of the staff looked like a green turtle with Shadow's symbol on it. The bottom section of it looked like a black snake's head.

Shadow swung his staff in an upward arc and sent the Beast Spirit flying into the air. He then drew a card and slashed it through the snakehead part of his staff. "STAB!" The Beast Spirit came down and Shadow stabbed it violently with the tip of the turtle part of his staff. The turtle's head had been carved to have a sharp tip at its nose. The Beast Spirit roared violently as green blood split from its wounded chest. Shadow whirled his staff around and threw the Polar Bear Beast Spirit into a frozen tree, which then shattered. Shadow shook his head. "What a waste."

The Beast Spirit roared and charged again, despite the wound in its chest. Shadow stood stationary and awaited for the attack.

Raven stood up, despite her shivering and started to chant, "Aza-Aza-Azarath, Me-Me-" However, she couldn't get the words out as her teeth were chattering. She looked as the Knight of Genbu snapped his fingers.

The ground shook and Raven fell on her knees, still shivering. Suddenly, large and long vines erupted from the ground and entangled themselves around the Beast Spirit, immobilizing it. It then started to freeze the vines. Shadow, however, would not have any of that. He drew a card; the last card needed to end this battle. He slashed it through.

"BITE!"

Shadow ran, jumped up and performed a perfect and powerful scissor kick. The Beast Spirit let out a roar as it fell unconscious from the strike. Shadow landed and threw a card that stuck to the Beast Spirit's chest. The card sucked it in and sealed it. The card then flew back into his hand. He looked at the card. It said Blizzard Polar.

As soon as Shadow had sealed the Polar Bear Beast Spirit, the area turned back to normal. The ice melted and the people trapped inside were freed. They were cold and wet, but alive.

Raven, grateful and relieved to feel the warmth and seeing all of the people okay, went to approach Shadow who had called the vines back into the ground since they were no longer needed.

"Thank you," she said.

He turned to her and drew a card before slashing it through his staff. "SMOG!" A smog cloud enveloped the area and blinded Raven. She coughed as the smog invaded her longs.

A powerful gust of wind blew the smog away. Raven could see Kat, Leo and the Titans rushing into the scene ready to help. She could also see that…Shadow…was gone.

'Damn!'

"So, what happened?" Leo asked. The other Titans were already checking on the people. Robin called for the paramedics as Cyborg checked on them.

"Where's the Beast Spirit?" Kat asked. "Where?" Starfire at the time was using her starbolts to warm people up.

"You're too late, it already got sealed," Raven answered. Leo and Kat were processing her words in shock.

"Sealed?" Leo asked, "By whom?"

Raven only responded to his question with another one, "Do you two know anyone by the name of Shadow?"

Shadow disappeared into an alley. There was a flash of green. Walking out of the alley was none other than…the mysterious 'Man in Black'!

A/N: Okay, so how was that? Love it, hate it? Please, review it. Sorry that the other Titans didn't get anything to say, but I wanted to focus more on Raven and Shadow.

Looks like Raven might have a crush, but it's too early to tell. Tune in next time for another exciting chapter of "Knights of Legend".

Preview of the next chapter: Beast Boy decides to follow Kat and Leo to school. Why? Terra, that's why. Assuming the form of a flea, he rides in Leo's hair. Boy, will this be interesting for the green boy as he sits in the classes in Leo's hair and spying on Terra at the same time.

Card sealed:

Category 6 of Clubs: Blizzard Polar.

Function: Add ice element to attack.

Sealed by: Knight of Genbu-Shadow.