Fan Fiction ❯ Releasing Her Demons ❯ Chapter 23 ( Chapter 23 )

Releasing Her Demons

By: Jedi_Zea

 

Author Note: Sorry it took so long to get this chapter up, I've had the flu. Here it is though.

 

Saint Raven: Yeah I know, sorry it wasn't as long as you'd hoped. I can't make any promises for how Terra's going to turn out though.

 

Kevin Mask: I appreciate your review, and would be happy to address any problems you have with my story if you could be specific. I'm glad you thought it was O.K. though. However I DON'T appreciate you advertising your story in a review. I find that really tasteless and rude. Also if you want people to contact you somehow you should let them know in your own fic not a review to someone else's.

 

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans, Dungeons and Dragons, any of the places I got my music from, or any other real things I may make reference to while writing this story. Also the only characters I own are Vincent, Rurik, Ivellos, T'klora, Sapphire, Arachne, Naryldor, and a few others so don't steal any of the characters, especially the ones people let me use but aren't mine.

 

Chapter 23

 

(Slade's Hideout)

 

Jinx was sneaking around, looking for the powerful magical aura she had discovered recently. She knew Slade would kill her if she got caught, but that was all the more reason not to let him find out. “What the hell could be that strong,” the pink-haired sorceress whispered as she put a code-cracking device, stolen from Gizmo, on the panel of a locked door. The device beeped and the door opened. Jinx quickly looked around to make sure no one was watching her and stepped into the room.

 

The room was huge, and it wasn't plated in metal like the rest of the compound; this one had rough stone hewn into the walls, ceiling and floor. Near the wall to her left Jinx noticed there was an ornate stone altar, complete with shackles. Just behind that was a stone podium, with a leather bound book on it, that left just enough room for a person to stand behind it and look over the altar.

 

“That looks like a sacrificial altar,” Jinx whispered. She walked closer to it and inspected the restraints that had been bolted to the large stone block. They were designed to hold a magician with great magical powers. She was the only person besides Slade who could use magic on the compound; and she knew Slade wouldn't sacrifice himself; even with his mysterious new boss in command.

 

`I've got to get out of here,' Jinx decided. She walked back over to the door, but heard footsteps in the hallway. “Damn it,” she whispered under her breath. She quickly surveyed the rest of the room to find a hiding place. Most of the place was really empty, but the far wall had a large alchemical station, with bags and crates of supplies. Jinx quickly jumped behind one of the larger stacks of crates and whispered a chant to conceal her magic aura. “Please don't let them come in here,” she pleaded in a faint whisper. She stayed hidden for another minute and was about to get out of her hiding spot when she heard the door open. `Great, just my luck,' she thought bitterly as she braced herself for a long wait in the cramped space behind the boxes.

 

Slade entered the room swiftly. He walked right into the middle of the room and knelt inside a pentagram that had just appeared on the floor. “Yes?” he asked.

 

“I've been lenient, but now with our time of victory so close at hand I must insist you call me master,” a deep voice growled. Jinx couldn't pinpoint where the voice originated from her hiding place; it seemed like the entire room was speaking.

 

“Yes… Master,” Slade replied very reluctantly. “I'm pleased to tell you that the robots being build faster then I anticipated. You will have all your robots by the end of this week.”

 

“Don't lie to me human!” the voice rumbled. “I know you already have more then I asked for, you're just trying to buy time to build extra robots to betray me!”

 

Slade didn't move, and although the accusation was indeed true he sure as hell wasn't going to admit it. “I'm not lying, Master. Your robots will be ready by the end of the week.”

 

“It doesn't matter, there's been a change of plans anyway,” Trigon said to his lackey. “My daughter's emotions are taking control of her better then I had hoped, I will be sending my and the general of my armies later today. You will coordinate an attack with my general as planned, and my only fully demonic offspring will capture Raven.”

 

“Are you sure we have enough power to restrain her long enough to perform the ceremony?” Slade asked. He stood up from the pentagram on the floor and walked back to the altar. He examined the restraints and whispered a little spell making them glow bright blue. “I doubt these could even hold that little brat you Jinx you insisted I hire.”

 

“You dare question me?” the demon replied. The room shook fiercely with his anger, and one of the crates that created Jinx's hiding place fell. Luckily for her she was able to get low enough so her cover wasn't completely blown. She would be safe provided no one went close to the crates. “We need that whelp Jinx to sacrifice. Here life-force will strengthen the bonds enough to hold my dear Raven.”

 

“When shall she be sacrificed?”

 

“Find her this evening, when the moon will be at its zenith,” Trigon replied. “The time will be right then, and afterwards you will summon my minions.” Slade bowed, and remained silent. “Now be gone, and make sure the preparations are complete with the rest of the compound.”

 

“Yes master,” Slade said. He left the room as quickly as he entered.

 

Jinx stayed still for a couple more minutes to make sure Trigon's presence had diminished. She wasn't sure because cutting off herself off from magic cut off her sense of magic. She decided this was it and ran for the door, letting her powers return to her as she ran.

 

“Well how the hell am I going to get out of this?” she gasped as she tore through the hallways of the compound. `Maybe the Titans?' she considered. `No they'll never accept me, not even Cyborg would accept me after everything I've done, would he?' Jinx stopped running and found herself outside the compound looking towards the city. “Well they're my only chance,” Jinx whispered. “Here goes nothing.”

 

(Titan's Tower; Raven's Room)

 

The entire room was glowing, but Raven didn't care. She knew she shouldn't have fallen into Robin's arms; she couldn't help it though. He made her feel so safe. Even with whatever plans she knew Trigon was planning she felt like everything would be fine, and she would always be safe. Raven harbored no illusions though, the fear was still there but it didn't matter. Nothing mattered anymore as long as she was able to stay enclosed in Robin's protective grasp. Still she knew if she stayed like this for much longer most of her room was going to explode and probably injure both of them. Robin seemed to understand this as well, so he slowly released his grip on her, and slid free of her grip on him.

 

“I've trusted you with my deepest secrets Dick, now it's your turn,” Raven said as soon as she was able to stop the room from glowing. She reached to Robin's bewildered face and grabbed his mask. “Your eyes. I want you to show me your eyes,” she pleaded quietly.

 

Robin's smile turned into a smirk almost instantly. “I don't know, I was planning on waiting until we were on our way to Bruce's party…” he teased.

 

“You do know I could find out anytime I wanted right?” Raven asked. Suddenly Robin's mask started to glow, and he felt it loosen and start to lift off his head a little. “It's only fair that you show me your secrets since I showed you mine.”

 

“Life is hardly ever fair my beautiful demoness,” Robin said without losing his confident smirk. Raven blushed when he paid her the compliment, and lost focus on her powers. Robin's mask was released from her powers, and was on his face perfectly again.

 

“One last chance Dick,” Raven smiled. “If you don't tell me I'll call you Dick in front of everyone until we leave for Bruce's party.” `There I've won, that wasn't so hard,' she thought. She reached for his mask again only to have her hand intercepted by Robin's.

 

“You told me your secrets, I'll show you mine. I only wanted you to agree to go to the party with me,” Robin said. “I win,” he smiled confidently and kissed the back of Raven's hand softly.

 

Raven pulled her hand back quickly. She was obviously irritated that she hadn't won, or at least that Robin, Dick, hadn't lost. Still she couldn't help but blush a little as her hand returned to her side. Then she watched Robin reach behind his head and pull off his mask, revealing a pair of ice blue eyes. “I never expected blue,” Raven whispered as she stared into the pair of ice blue eyes she had longed to see for so long.

 

Robin opened his mouth to say something, but he was promptly cut off by the perimeter alarm. He quickly slipped his mask back on and shrugged. “Looks like we had better get going,” he said needlessly. Raven was already pushing her way past him to the entrance. Robin quickly followed suit.

 

(The doorway seconds later)

 

All the Titans had assembled at the entrance when whoever was outside arrived at the doors. Cy had his sonic cannon charged, Terra was ready to collapse the doorway, Raven had one of the couches lifted and ready, Starfire was hovering above the doorway and charging her starbolts, Beast Boy turned himself into a bull and prepared to charge the door, and Robin was standing in front of all them right at the door.

 

The door slowly opened, and there stood Jinx. She was doubled over and gasping for breath, it was obvious she had been running for a long time. “Please,” she gasped, “Please you've gotta help me. She took a moment to catch her breath, while the Titans all stared at her. Jinx collapsed to her knees in front of Robin and became hysterical. “Please you've got to help me, they're after me. He's going to kill me because that, Thing, told him to. I don't want to die, and I don't have anywhere else to turn.”

 

Robin turned back and looked at the other Titans for help during Jinx's speech, but they were just as confused as he was. He motioned for them to relax a bit and returned his attention to Jinx. He took a deep breath, and replied calmly, “Who's trying to kill you?”

 

“Slade,” she sobbed. “He needs to kill me so he can summon some demon.”

 

Raven shrunk back instantly, she knew exactly what demon Jinx was talking about. `I'm the only one that can summon him here though,” she remembered. “Robin we should let her in before we start questioning her. She's obviously in pretty bad shape, mentally at least.”

 

“Raven's right,” Cyborg said. “I'll take her to medical and make sure she's physically fine, then we should let her get some rest.” He walked forward and helped Jinx to her feet. Robin nodded them away and let them both move on to the med bay.

 

Robin stood looking out the doorway as all the Titans except Raven dispersed. He didn't turn his head, but asked Raven “Do you trust her?”

 

“I don't know, it sounds like something my father would do but we can't be sure.”

 

“Still I wish we could confirm her story. Raven,” Robin said turning to the cloaked goth, “Would she let you read her mind?”

 

“I don't know,” Raven sighed. “It's a long shot but if she's telling the truth she probably won't mind. We should let her body recover for a while though.”

 

Robin nodded in agreement. “I've got some research to do, let me know when it happens,” he said. Then he turned and walked down the hall. He needed to find out everything he could about Trigon, and he'd even ask the Justice League for help if he needed to.