Ch 16-Major Headache

Narrator:

The tension only gets thicker by the minute. Not to mention that Helen is moving forward with her plan. Trigon has already made his appearance and they're about to attack the palace.

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Raven was growing nervous by the minute. Something was to happen and it wouldn't be good. She grabbed her mirror and teleported into Nevermore. Her mind was in complete chaos. All her emotions were running around without a care. Raven cautiously made her way through all the emotions. None of them seemed to take any notice of her presence.

In the far distance stood a tall building. It was in the shape of a clock tower. The structure looked really old. Raven quickly made her way over to it. The door creaked open as she rushed in. it blocked out all the noise that was coming from outside. The room was pitch black. Raven softly chanted an incantation to light up the room. She walked up the spiral staircase to the top of the tower. At the top of the staircase a cauldron sat in the middle of the room. Raven conjured up her spell book and proceeded to pull out all the ingredients she needed.

"That won't help you," a voice said from the shadows.

"And why is that?" Raven asked not stopping what she was doing.

"Use a different spell."

"That didn't answer my question."

"It's not who you're looking for."

"Stop speaking in riddles and come out, Mystery."

The said emotion came out from the shadows. She wore a purple/black cloak, but instead of a leotard she wore a long black dress with slits on each side and high heeled boots.

"The spell you're doing is wrong."

"No it's not. I'm trying to figure out how long I have before Trigon gets here. This spell will help me."

"You're not looking for Trigon."

"If I'm not looking for him then who am I looking for?"

"You already know the answer to that."

"What have I told you about speaking in riddles."

"You'll find the right spell on the last page."

With that said Mystery went back into the shadows. Raven could feel a headache already. She chanted a spell and returned to the castle. There had to be a way to defeat Trigon. Raven needed somewhere to think. She couldn't stay in the castle any longer. It was wrong of her to even come here in the first place. With that in mind Raven quickly teleported to the nearby forest.

The forest was thick with trees that built a canopy around her. It was the safest place for her. No one was around to get hurt. Taking a deep breath she floated in the air and chanted her incantation. Everything around her was covered in flames and the buildings were crumbled and destroyed. The sky was a blood red and demons were flying around. Raven was in shock at what she saw.

"Hello daughter," Trigon said in a deep voice behind her.

"What have you done?"

"Nothing that wasn't expected and now it's time for you to join us."

"I will never join you."

"You talk as if you have a choice."

"I always have a choice."

"No…you don't."

Trigon stood and blasted a fire ball right at Raven. The heat was intense with no time for her to put up a shield. Raven was blinded by an intense bright light.

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Trigon gave the order for the demons to attach the kingdom. With a shout the demons sprung forward to wreak havoc on the humans. Some took to the sky while others ran. Flames of fire flew from their mouths destroying the trees and ground.

The few people that were outside looked up in confusion. The sky was once blue and bright then it turned dark and red. No one knew what to make of this sudden change. It was completely unexpected. Then these winged creatures came flying down breathing fire. Screams were heard and everyone was running for their lives.

From the castle a bell sounded from the tower. The whole castle was in an uproar. No one could make heads or tails of what was going on. A soldier ran to tell the king and queen what was going on in the kingdom.

"Your majesties," a soldier shouted as he ran into the throne room.

"What is it?" Bruce asked.

"There are demons destroying the kingdom."

"What?"

"How did they even get here?" Diana asked.

"No one knows, your majesty."

"Fine. Gather all the soldiers and get ready for war," Bruce ordered.

"Right away."

The soldier quickly ran out of the throne room. Soldiers were running through the halls. Richard stood on the roof with Victor, Roy, and Garfield. They couldn't believe what they were seeing.

"What the hell," Victor said.

"Where the hell did they come from?" Roy asked.

"I have no idea, but we have to defeat them," Richard said.

"And just how are we supposed to do that? They're throwing fire from their mouths and hands," Garfield complained.

"We'll just have to figure something out. We need to protect the people of this kingdom," Richard said.

All four of them headed back inside the castle to get ready for battle. They needed to do anything they could to save the kingdom. Soldiers grabbed swords and shields out of the barracks. Roy, Victor, and Garfield headed straight for the training field to get on their armor. Richard went to gather all the women and children and lead them to the safe house under the castle. Most of the maids and servants had already made it down there. He found Karen and Terra with their kids in the library.

"I've been looking everywhere for you two. Hurry you guys need to get down below before the demons enter the castle. Where's Kori?"

"She went to go help your mother gather all the children and then head down there," Karen replied.

"Good. You two go on ahead. I'm going to get Raven."

"You're wasting your time," Terra said.

"Terra…don't," Karen warned.

"What do you mean?" Richard asked looking confused.

"It's obvious Raven's the one who called the demons here."

"You don't know that Terra. You'll have to forgive her. She's not in her right mind," Karen explained.

"I do too know what I'm talking about!" Terra shouted.

"Am I missing something?" Richard asked.

"Raven is an evil witch. She's probable the one who brought those evil demons here," Terra said.

"Please. You have no proof that she's an evil witch. All of what you said is just speculation."

"Nobody asked you!"

Richard couldn't do anything, but stare at the two of them. He was completely confused by the whole situation. None of it made any sense to him. "What makes you think Raven is an evil witch, Terra?"

"Well…I saw her one time in the library. She was chanting some weird incantation of some sort."

"She like to meditate. You were just hearing her reciting her mantra."

"No it wasn't."

"Terra."

"I'm not crazy."

"I didn't say you were."

"But you implied it."

Karen and Richard exchanged looks. They didn't know what to think. They had never seen Terra act like this. Tony even looked a little frightened of his mom.

"Well you guys need to head towards the dungeon."

Richard walked over to one of the book shelves and pulled out a book. The bookcase slide open revealing a secret passage. Karen moved down the stairs with the children. Terra started to head down, but then stopped. "Just remember what I said." with that Terra made her way down the stairs following Karen. Richard could only shake his head and slide the bookcase back. Now he needed to find Raven.

Richard made his way to Raven's room. Knocking first he waited until she came to the door. When there was no answer he went inside. He was shocked to find that there was no one there. He checked everywhere before leaving. 'Where could she be? I know she wasn't on the roof since I was just there not that long ago. And not the library since I just left there.' It was hard for him to make any progress with all the soldiers running around and him giving them orders. He tried asking Alfred if he knew where Raven was, but he hadn't seen her all day. Richard was starting to get worried. It wasn't like her to just up and leave like this. Though maybe all the noise got on her nerves and she left. But the question was where.

"Richard!" Bruce shouted from down the hall.

"What is it dad?" Richard replied.

"Why aren't you out there fighting the demons?

"I'm looking for Raven."

"She's probable down in the dungeons with the rest of the women and children. Now hurry up and get ready we need you in this battle."

Letting out a sigh Richard went and did as he was told. He just hoped that Raven was safe.

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Outside in the city it was pure chaos. Soldiers and demons were fighting each other. Right now it looked more like the demons were winning. Some soldiers were guiding the few surviving people towards the castle while the others were holding off the demons. Some of the demons were actually feasting off some of the humans as they screamed in agony. Blood was everywhere soaking the ground.

Richard held his own fighting and slaying a few demons that were in his way. Bodies laid on the ground either decapitated or mangled into something unfamiliar. Richard saw Victor over on his left trying to fight off three demons at once. Beheading the demons he was fighting Richard made his way over to his friend.

"Looks like you could use some help," Richard said as he got near. He managed to cut down one of the demons fighting Victor.

"Thanks man," Victor said cutting down the second demon. Now there was only one demon left.

"Where are Roy and Garfield?" Richard asked blocking a fireball aimed at him.

"Last I saw they were headed further into the city. These things just keep coming. It's like it doesn't matter how much we cut down there are a thousand more to take their place."

"They have to have some type of weakness."

"If they do they're not tellin."

"Well what we're doing now isn't working."

"You have any bright ideas."

"Yeah. I just need to find Raven."

"What? Isn't she in the castle?"

"No I have to find her. Can you cover for me?"

"Sure thing. It's not like anything will change if you're here or not."

"Thanks."

They both cut down the last demon they were up against. Richard headed for the outskirts of town while Victor tried to give him some cover. Richard didn't know how he was going to find Raven, but he knew he had to try.

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Trigon grinned in delight. It didn't matter how much the humans fought it all ended up the same. He was going to rule these mortals whether they knew it or not. It was really a losing battle, but he found it entertaining how they put up a fight. The sounds of their screams were music to his ears. The whole place will be covered in fire in a matter of minutes. The smell of their blood drew out the saliva in his mouth.

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Narrator:

Things aren't looking good for the kingdom. Hopefully things will turn out better once Richard finds Raven.