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Darkness. An abyssal darkness with no illumination. This was all Robin could see when he opened his eyes.
"Argh... Where am I...?" Blinking several times, he held a hand out to his face, still unable to view his limb.
"R...Robin..?" Starfire's soft voice echoed into his ears.
"Star!" Robin yelled out, twisting his head to the sound of the voice. "Is everything alright?"
"I can't see."
"Me Neither."
"Oh no... I think I'm in hell." Gizmo. "I've gotta be if it means I'm going to listen to you pukes for all eternity."
"Speak for yourself." Jinx. "Can you guys see anything?"
"Not a thing." Robin replied, standing up straight. "It would seem we are all here. Either we all went blind or the place is too dark."
"I can see just fine." Cyborg.
"Wait, you do?" Robin.
"Yeah, my mechanical eye has Night vision built into it. I see all of you.. but that's all I can make out."
"Same here." See-More. "I just got up, but I don't see anything wrong with you guys from here..."
"Maybe some illumination..." Starfire said hesitantly before raising her hand, it glowing green with a starbolt. The brightness seemed to cut through the darkness, giving them all a view of their surroundings.
"Okay team, we need to find out whe- What is that?" Jinx looked up after abruptly stopping, a twisted expression of fear on her face.
A small pair of eyes was growing above them. Then four pairs. Then eighteen.
"...Call me crazy..." See-More spoke shakily. "But is that all one..."
The pairs of eyes all dropped to the ground in front of the group, releasing a loud screech.
"GRRREEEEEEEEHHHHHHHH!" The light from Starfire showed off the characteristics of the creature. Even when it was laying on the ground, it was taller than all of them combined. The countless legs the beast had were long, slender and spindly. It's glowing eyes were numerous, each having a different color to form a rainbow. The head was furry, and had two large, insect-like fangs with an ooze dripping out of it. The second half of it's body was round and large, like a black orb with grayish specks. A closer look showed those specks to be shards of bone half-hazardly sticking to it's body as if they were hunting trophies. It was like a monstrous spider one would see if they were on an acid trip.
"M-Maybe he's friendly..?" Jinx stuttered, wide eyes.
'Not on your life human.' They each heard that voice in their minds as they looked up, seeing a vicious grin on the monster's face. 'It's been a while since I had a good meal.' An acidic bubble flew from it's fangs at an alarming speed, barely missing the group as they dived out of the way. Looking back at where it hit, they saw parts of the floor dissolve.
"TITANS, GO!" Robin shouted out, causing the others to get into battle formation. The giant spider growled and sweeped one of its legs at the group. Ducking out of the way, Cyborg blasted at the joint of the appendage, causing it to snap off the body.
"BOOYAH MAN! THAT"S HOW YOU...Get... shit done...?" He trailed off as saw something move in the missing joint on the Monster's upper body. Using his shoulder flashlight, he lit up the area more for everyone to see. "..Oh my god."
'Gah... I guess you die first Earthling.' A loud laughter laced with slight cringes of pain filled the room from the beast as the group watched in horror. Tiny replicas of the beast, numbering in the thousands, began clambering out of his outer shell. 'You will feed my young-GRAH!' Large red and green blasts attacked his opening, widening it as well as taking out the mini spiders and other legs in the process.
As See-More continued to attack his foe while being assisted by Starfire, Gizmo started playing some music from his pack.
"Be careful making wishes in the dark
Can't be sure when they've hit their mark
And besides in the meantime I'm just dreaming of tearing you apart"
"Really dude? Not the time!" Cyborg yelled out as he and Robin jumped out of the way of avoiding another leg sweep, the Bo Staff hitting a leg hard and breaking it, causing another screech. "Huh... On second thought, keep going." He let out another blast, hitting a mini spider out of the way from getting See-More.
"I'm in the details with the devil
So now the world can never get me on my level"
'Perish!' The bottom half of the Monster's body lifted up, web being spun out and shot at the group. Jinx leaped away gracefully, only to turn around to see Gizmo and See-More tied up, stuck to the floor and gasping for air. She sighed and sent an energy wave to the base of the web, only to see it wasn't cutting.
"..." The trapped couldn't make any sounds as they continued to gasp, their faces turning blue. Jinx stared back at the monster, who had just webbed StarFire and Robin before turning to her with a grin.
'This is a special concoction. Much like the serpent in your world, it will continue to strangle it's pray until life leaves it's body.' He tilted his head back and howled with laughter as Cyborg tried to pull web off Robin, only to get his hands stuck. The web then acted like it had a mind of it's own, wrapping itself around the robotic man.
"Aw man! Get off! Jinx do Something...!" His voice was cut off as his mouth became covered, the strangulation taking effect.
"STOP! PLEASE!" She screamed at the spider tearfully, unable to cope of having her team and even her enemies die as she was helpless to do a thing about it. The beast merely shook it's head with a sickly grin, the web attaching itself back to him and glowing, the mini spiders climbing aboard the web towards her helpless teammates.
'Would you rather get torn apart by those instead?' The spider mentally asked her as he pointed with one of his remaining legs, tip lighting up to illuminate the shambling figures that were too dark to see. Within a few seconds, must of the area became brightly lit, revealing a ghastly sight.
Blood. Gore. Bones. Remnants of humans and creatures unrecognizable littered the floor, their carcasses still twitching. A closer look would reveal that their eyes still moved around, as if they were still living in unimaginable torment. Above the carcasses, the shambling figures got closer into the spotlight, their undead faces pale and scared, blood dripping from their mouths at a rapid pace as their groans now began to echo through the are after being discovered.
"Grruuuuuhhh.."
"MEErrrRRAAa..."
"Bluu..BLLUUUU!"
"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Jinx shut her eyes and closed them, waiting for the end.
'Die-' The beast couldn't finish that thought, as out of nowhere, a large fireball had rained in from the sky and engulfed his entire body. Screeching out in pain, every inch of him was exploding and cumbusting. The webs attached to him also caught on fire, the flames spreading through the substance as though they were laced with oil. The children burned and screeched along with their sire, as the webs that had been choking the titans seemed to have burned away in almost an instant. Jinx turned around after hearing the screeching, seeing a shadowy figure standing before her.
'Stand clear, Daughter of Eve.' A nother telepathic voice came to her, this one gruff yet has the consistency of velvet being ironed. Nodding absentmindedly, she took seven steps before she collapsed to her knees from the exhaustion. staring at her fallen teammates. 'Don't worry, they will live.'
Looking up, she saw the being lift a hand before sending a fireball like before, hurling it at the horde of zombies and destroying them. Closing her eyes, a single thought came through her mind. '...Kyd...'
"...And that is all that happened." Mammoth explained to Kyd once more. "They all just vanished. No bodies, nothing! Also he said he will be waiting for you in the middle of the city."
'Swell.' Kyd Wykkyd scowled, not seeing any other choices. 'I guess I will have to go.'
"Absolutely not!" Raven shouted at him. "Oh no! I am not letting you go without me again."
'Rae-'
"Finish that thought and I will rip your balls off!" She seethed. "I am coming with you and that's final."
'But what about Trigon?' Kyd asked her. 'If he comes into town and no one is there to stop him-'
"Wait a second, what does Trigon have to do with... You son of a bitch." Mammoth glared at Kyd Wykkyd. "You knew and didn't tell us the Lord of Evil was the thing we were fighting?!"
"Dude relax." Beast Boy put a hand on his arm. "We are still alive, and we have got a fighting chance. There is still four of us."
"What are you thinking?" Raven asked him, expecting a dumb answer.
"Kyd's right, but for the wrong reasons. We need you to help out against Trigon." Beast Boy nodded at her. "Kyd and I will be in one group, with you and Mammoth being in the other group. One group goes after Trigon, while the other gets to the middle of the city to face the Angel."
'Then it's settled. Beast Boy and I will fight the Angel.'
"No." Raven stared at him challengingly. "While Trigon is my father, you were beating him before you were interrupted. You can finish the Job, and I can take on the angel."
'Not so fast.' Kyd raised a hand. 'I am more powerful than you are, and from what we heard so far the Angel seems like he could be trouble. Also, I will be able to find out where our friends went.'
"So you're going to let me fight Trigon?"
'You're a half demon like he is. You should be evenly matched, but just in case...' He stared at Beast Boy. 'You and Mammoth will go with her.'
"Are you nuts?! Zephiriah will eat you alive!" Mammoth shouted at him.
'I will stall him long enough for you guys to finish with Trigon. Once you do, come back for me. Now move!' Kyd nodded at them before teleporting.
Raven closed her eyes and created a black hole in the ground, phasing through. Beast Boy followed suit, changing into a Pterodactyl before flying off. Mammoth stared at them as they left with a blank face.
"YOU ASSHOLES! I CAN'T DO ANY OF THAT!" He yelled at them before running back to town, huffing and puffing each time.
"Ugh..." See-More looked up from the ground slowly, grabbing his head in pain. "What happened...?"
'You were foolishly fighting a Jurmanda. They don't take kindly to those lower than them on the food chain.'
'...Kyd..?!' See-More shot up in alarm, looking to see someone sitting on a chair above him. Turning to his left, he saw the other members of the group on the floor unconscious. Readying himself for battle, he put a hand on the side of his eye as he stared back up at the creature on the throne. 'No... That's not Kyd. Why does he talk like Kyd...?
'Telepathy is the natural language of Demonkind.'
Realizing that his mind is being read, See-More tried to relax. "Where are we?"
'You are in the land where lost souls are found. A place where the light of Heaven and the fires of Hell dare not enter. See-More of Earth, you are in Purgatory.' The figure responded.
"Purgatory?! How did I get there and... How do you know my name? Who are you?"
'So many questions... To make things short, Just look over there.' He pointed to a large Orb in the left corner of this throne room. It was massive, and clean. 'A little to clean...' See-More thought before the orb began to light up. Taking a step forward, he saw images begin to play on the orb. He saw himself with his whole HIVE FIVE group, though the picture seemed to focus on one member. Kyd Wykkyd.
"...You know Kyd." See-More stated, not really asking. The figure nodded with a sad smile on his face.
'I never got the chance to see him grow... But I am proud of what he has become. After so many hardships, he's finally becoming the man he is meant to be...' His telepathic voice was soft, and See-More thought he saw a tear coming down his face. 'The Creator of all things charged me to keep order amidst all the chaos that had ensued after the creation, though my own death at the hands of a traitor had snuffed me out. It now seems my own flesh and blood intends on bringing justice back in my name, whether he knows it or not.' A sniff could be heard, and the orb changed to Kyd standing in the middle of Jump City, staring out in the open with defiance in his eyes.
A cough from See-More brought the figure back to his senses. Hardening his face, the figure took his staff and hit the ground. 'I am Asgeroth. Welcome to my Kingdom.'
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