Fan Fiction ❯ Teen Titans: Shadows Inside Us ❯ Faith No More ( Chapter 2 )

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Teen Titans: Shadows Inside Us

Part 2: Faith No More

By Saint Raven

The first sounds Raven heard when she regained consciousness was dripping water and loud popping sounds. She didn't know where the first sound came from, but she easily identified the latter. Pain ripped through her head like Cyborg's sonic cannon through a normal human eardrum. Her powers were running wild inside her head, destroying small objects all around her.

*Concentrate*, Raven whispered. “Azarath Metrion Zinthos, Azarath Metrion Zinthos…” Slowly, the snapping sounds of pure emotional power subsided and then stopped.

The dark mage slowly carefully opened her eyes to survey the area around her. And they kept getting wider. The teen hero had fallen into what appeared to be an enormous cavern beneath Jump City. The room was nearly twice as long as the Titan's Tower living room and about three times as wide. A large pool encompassed the center of the room. Moisture dripped from the ceiling, which was riddled with small cracks. Sunlight shone through the cracks, reflecting off the water and casting light all over the room.

And, through the shinning light, Raven saw Jinx.

The bad luck charm was propped up against the opposite wall. Her hair no longer stood up in it's usual horn form; Jinx had apparently landed in the pool, her soaking wet hair plastered against her skull, shoulders, and back. Her eyes were as wide as they could be, staring directly at Raven.

Raven didn't say a word for a few minutes. She checked herself to find that, besides nothing being injured, she wasn't wet in the slightest. She thanked Azar that she had missed the pool.

The dark mage looked back at Jinx again. She hadn't moved at all, in fact, she was still staring intently at Raven. Raven slowly stood up, letting her legs get stronger again before putting all her weight on them. She began walking over towards Jinx.

Raven noticed something. Apparently, Jinx hadn't been staring at her, because, as Raven made her way around the room, the pink-haired witch didn't move her gaze. She continued to stare straight into space, not acknowledging Raven's presence when the dark magus sat down beside her.

Raven tentatively felt towards Jinx's mind. She refused to enter and manipulate it, but she wanted a sense of what the witch was thinking.

Jinx's sense was almost too chaotic to correctly discern. Conflicting emotions ran through the foggy swamp that was Jinx's reality for the moment. It was almost like she wasn't in full control of herself.

“Jinx?” Raven asked carefully. The witch didn't even seem to have heard her. Her sense didn't change either. Raven shook her head and turned away just in time to sense Jinx's mind practically explode with emotion. The dark mage whipped her head around to see Jinx turning her head to meet Raven's eyes.

“Raven…?” Jinx mumbled. “Help me…”

Raven arched an eyebrow. “What-“

Suddenly Jinx snapped her head back and screamed. It was like her soul was being eaten from the inside. Her small body began shaking uncontrollably.

“Raven!” Jinx screamed again. “Help me!”

Raven hesitated only a moment before seizing Jinx by her temples and locking eyes with her.

“All right,” Raven muttered under her breath, “but you asked for it.”

To Be Continued…