Lazarus' Pit: The Demon Lost Her Heart

[Disclaimer: An alternate timeline of Daughter of Trigon; Both characters are 25+]

Raven was a woman who came out of nowhere. A full-grown woman of unknown origins that had power that could not be explained had abruptly entered earth.

The Justice League saw her for what she was—a threat.

Raven, however, simply affiliated herself as neutral but on occasion helped the Justice League when faced with an extinction level threat. Even though she fought by their side she would make it evidently clear that she was not good nor was she evil. And because she has helped The Justice League a few times; The Justice League became lax in keeping an eye on Raven and labelled her as an antihero instead.

Damian Wayne or as he is now known as- Damian Al Ghul had a different kind of story. He was more bad than he was good and he now leads the League of Assassins. However, there was a time in his teens where he allied himself under the Justice Leagues' guidance and closely with and directly under Batman and their version of justice. Now Damian fought for a different kind of justice, one which painted him black in the eyes of the Justice League.

But on occasions, when the world faces possible extinction, he would step up and put his differences with the Justice League aside and maybe that was how the two crossed paths.

The Justice League wasn't quite certain if that was how Raven and Damian met, but it is a fact that they are rather uneasy with this development.

Raven and Damian became known as lovers and the Justice League was even more worried over this progression when it was revealed.

They were dangerous. And even more so for Raven, who they recognize as a being who could level the planet, who also regularly threatens them to do so if any harm comes to Damian Al Ghul.

So, when news of Damian Al Ghul's demise reached the Justice Leagues' ears, it felt as though the entire earth was holding in its own breath.

"I told them, didn't I? If anything were to happen to you, I would destroy this planet." She mumbled to her dead lover, whose head was resting on her lap as she caressed his pale cheek. "So, tell me, why didn't you take my threat seriously? You loved this planet more than I, so why would you allow yourself to turn out like this?"

And as natural as it is, as the dead could not speak, her lover did not respond to her.

A man running towards Raven screamed ready to swing his sword on the woman on the ground, who thought she was preoccupied with her loss.

And oh, how wrong he was.

He stopped from his advance as he was engulfed in purple flames. Raven's eyes that were violet had started to glow.

The man didn't even have the time to scream, or maybe she couldn't hear his wails of pain, it didn't really matter- not even a body was left of the man in the following second. She exhaled and purple flames circled her and it stretched for a meter in width.

"How noisy." Her eyes glow brighter, the same shade as her violet eyes. She cradles her lover on her chest with vacant eyes that continue to glow a steady violet. And then everything around her seemed to slow down and turn grey. And Raven's violet eyes slowly turned red.

The red in her eyes matched the sky as she grew horns. Her skin slowly turned red. The grey sparrows that were flying and the grey leaves that rustled around them slowed to the point that they were close to being frozen in time.

"Raven!" Someone called out, and the transformation on her skin halted, but the earth still remained close to being frozen. Raven's skin reverted back to its usual paper white hue, but her horns remained, her violet eyes red and the whites were now black. She turned her head to see Batman still in color and moving perfectly fine, a grim smile on her lips. Wind blows and an unkindness of ravens caw and fly overhead.

Batman covered himself from the sudden strong gust of wind and dust by using his cape as a shield. When the wind stopped and the cawing subsided, he placed his arm down. Raven and Damian were no longer where he had seen them.

The sky was still red, everything was grey except for batman. His Justice League comms started ringing, there was color on the flashing screen.

Raven and Damian reappeared in front of the Lazarus Pit in Nanda Parbat. She looked down on Damian whose skin was blue.

"We shall reunite my love." She said, as he was lifted up gently by her magic in a purple hue as he floated in front of her. With a small wiggle of her fingers, Damian hovered above the green liquid and slowly went down to the waters of the pit.

Raven watched quietly as the green liquid consumed him. And an ache in her chest that she could not fully describe was felt as she stared at his body being swallowed by the Lazarus Pit.

Damian had told her the properties of the Lazarus Pit.

And she waited. And waited. And waited.

Until instead of kneeling with her legs folded underneath her, she sat on her butt. Her knees were bent in front of her as she waited by the edge of the pool.

And she waited.

She brought her knees closer to her chin as she continued to wait. She started to become agitated.

Was the Lazarus' Pit not working? Could it not revive the dead?

Was Damian wrong?

And the black in Raven's eyes turned white again, her eyes no longer red but purple and her horns resided until they were gone. Perhaps Raven reverting back to her actual appearance emphasized the pain she was feeling. It was so painful that she took the form of the woman he loved.

If she has to, then she will put the whole human race at stake to bring him back from the dead. Her iris turned solid red with the decision as she clenched her fists.

A tan hand finally came out of the green liquid, followed by screaming and a deranged Damian aiming towards Raven with an outstretched hand. Before his hand could even touch her throat, Raven's fingers were already outstretched towards her lover's forehead, aviolet glow emitting from her fingertips.

She shushes him gently, and his eyes slowly dims. Damian blinked and gulped down saliva, swaying a little. After a few more blinks his eyes cleared up and he looked at his lover with a gentle gaze.

"Raven…" Damian called her name out, as his face showed his confusion. His hand that was awkwardly outstretched towards Raven, cautiously touched her cheek. Raven placed a hand over his hand that was on her cheek and with her freehand she gripped his wrist. Her eyes closed as she leaned onto the hand on her cheek.

She had almost lost his touch, his body temperature that was certainly not there anymore- but now that is just a thing of the past.

Damian Al Ghul was now alive and breathing.

"Welcome back, my love." She softly whispered to him with a loving tone. Her red eyes reverted back to normal when she opened her eyes again. And the earth felt like it could finally breathe. Time went back as it should be, and the grey tone of the world reverted back to its original colors and hues.

"What did you do?" He asked as he too felt the shift of the entire planet, his free hand splashed on the water. He looked down, and realized where he was. He was certain that he was killed but now that he was gazing at the waters of the pit, he knew he really did.

He knew he was killed. He knew his last thoughts were seeing her one last time. He wanted to hold her and tell her he loved her so much.

He knew he had died. And yet, here he was breathing and alive.

"Raven—" His eyes locked onto hers.

"Do not worry about it." Were her final words as she edged near him and rested her forehead against his. "I have told you this before, there is no price I am unwilling to pay for you."

He couldn't respond because he too would do the same if it was her, but- he stared at her and cupped both her cheeks.

He wondered how much pain she felt seeing him like that. He knew that she didn't care much for this planet and its people, after all she had not grown up here on this planet. In fact, when Damian and Raven met she didn't care much for anything but she then started to deeply care for him and only him.

"I would have done the same thing." He whispered as he knew that he would. Damian leaned down to kiss her and she closed her eyes.

If Damian had died she would have destroyed this planet. She would not want this earth to remain to haunt her due to the loss of the man she loved. But she would also do everything in her power to return him to her side.

If Raven had not done this, he would not feel her warmth again.

She wouldn't feel his warmth again.

The thought was something she could not accept, even when she was so very close to having that as her reality.

Raven had seen the devil, lived and grew up in hell with the devil as her father. This earth- him- Damian, was the only thing that linked her to being relatively normal. She knew she was part human, and it was him who made her really feel that part of her.

She wasn't going to allow herself to lose him.

"I love you." She whispered to him, holding his head against hers. Tears falling from her eyes, this was the first time she cried and this was the first time Damian had seen her tears.

"I love you too." He replied back sincerely.

They shared a tight hug after and Raven's violet eyes turned red and the whites were black as she gave a sly smile.

The beauty of this earth was only Damian, if he was not here- turning this place the way her father wants wouldn't be a problem.