X Raven Chapter 7

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Slade got back up from Raven's attack. " How sweet, you came back to save your friends."

Raven landed on the ground and walked right up to Slade. " What are you waiting for? Are you going to attack me or did you master forbid you from hurting me?"

He narrowed his eye at her.

" Did he order you to keep his gem safe?" She asked with a glare.

Then the fire ball in his hand disappeared. " I be sure to send him your regards." He said as he started to sink in the ground.

Raven had a killer glare on her face as her hand turned black with dark magic. " I'm not finish yet!"

Slade was suprise that she cought him so easily.

" This time I have a message for you."

With that Raven started to throw him all over the place with her powers.

" You tell him he will have to kill me before I help him."

" You can tell him yourself. The hour is near."

Then Raven sent another rock at Slade and then sent a large powerful blast that look like a raven at him and Slade widen his eyes as it hit him.

The Titans and Red X never seen Raven fight like this before.

Slade got back up and strighten his neck back up. He could see no fear at all on Raven's face.

Raven stood in front of him. " I'm not afraid of you anymore."

" You might not fear me, but look who fears you."

She turned and saw her friends. They all looked scared and she couldn't read her boy friend.

When Raven was looking at the others, Slade disppeared.

Red X walked up to her with no fear. " I guess we have all lot to talk about."

Raven had no choice now. She had to tell them all the truth. " We do. I meet the rest of you back at the tower. I promise I will tell you everything."

Then Raven disppeared with Red X.

Raven appeared in Dante's living room. She sat on the couch and he sat in the chair. They didn't talk for five minutes until he spoke up.

Dante sighed at her. " I can tell you don't want to talk about your past. I don't etheir, but I go first. As you know Slade is my father."

" I know. I heard you and him talk about it."

He nodded. " Slade's full name is Slade Wilson. He used to be a solder for the army. For some reason he left it and became a assassain. Around that time he meet my mother Alice. I don't know much of anything about their past at all."

When Raven didn't say anytihng, he keep talking.

" Then they got married and had me. Slade always was gone most of the time and my mother took care of me. Soon after I had a sister and brother name Rose and Jericho. Slade knew they were born with special abilities. Rose could fight really good and Jericho had a special power,but Slade wanted me the most." Stated Dante.

She raised a eyebrow at him. " What do you mean?"

" He told me a lot that I have the potential to be the greatest assassian in the world. Then he started to train me. It was very hush training. My mother didn't like it, but I didn't care. Back then all I cared about was to have my father's approval. I soon begin to distant myself from my family. One night Slade sent me on a mission to steal something from him. I ran in to a bunch of thieves. They robbed a bank and I discovered the money meant a lot. I followed one of the theifs and I watched him for a couple days. He lived like he was a king."

Raven could understand where he was coming from.

The Dante looked at her with a sad look. " When I came home, I discovered my morther's beaten body. My brother's throat was crushed and my sister was baldy bitten. It was Slade that did it. He and my mother got in to a bad fight and she tried to stop him, but my mother was no match. My sister and brother were in rage, so they attacked him."

" Do you know why they fought?" She asked gently.

Dante stated to have tears coming out of his eyes. " It was becasue of me. It's my fault that she died. She tried to make him stop training to become a criminal."

" Slade was the killer Dante. Not you."

" Thanks Raven. That means a lot to me." He said with a small smile.

" What happen next?" She questioned. The way he looked, she wished that she didn't asked that.

"I went to a blind rage, and attacked him. He showed me mercy because he didn't want to hurt his appartince, but I didn't show any mercy. It felt good attacking him like that. Then my mother called me, it was like a voice brought me out of my maddness."

Raven could relate to that. She remembered what she did to Dr. Light and Robin's voice helped her.

"I ran to her and held her. She told me not to be like Slade and she said she loved me. Then my mother died in my arms." Said Dante as he started to have tears coming out of his eyes.

Then to his suprise Raven hugged him. He never know her to do this. He was the one that always hugged her first. "Thank you Raven"

"No need to thank me. You do that to me alot. It helps me and I fugured it would help you." She explained.

He gave her a loving look that made her heart skip a bit. "Your the best Raven."

Raven blushed and changed the subject very quilcky. "What even happen to your brother and sister?"

"My sister Rose, works for the Government. Jericho, does the hero thing last I heard. I believe he lives in the middle of nowhere. We all lost touch a long time go."

"Why?"

"We all had different veiws."

"When was the last time you spoke or saw them?"

" Jericho, was about two years ago and I haven't seen Rose in about seven years." He told her, but didn't seem sad about it at all.

Raven raised a eyebrow. "So your closer with your brother than your sister."

Dante shook his head no. "Well, I stoled Slade's finaces. I wanted to see if money could fix him, so he could talk again. It was no suprise to me when he didn't won't anything to do with me."

Raven nodded her head. "How was is Slade was so rich?"

Dante shrugged his shoulders. "Don't know and at the time didn't care. I didn't care about anything or anyone after my mother died. The only thing that mattered in my life was money. When Slade died, I found all the information on the Titans and I discoved that Robin made the Red X suit. It gave me a thrill like no other. Stealing stuff and the Titans couldn't even stop me."

Raven just gave him a hard look. "You need a hobby."

Dante started laughing. "You know the right things to say."

Raven didn't know what to say to that.

"So, what about your past?" He asked.

Now it was the time that Raven wasn't looking forward to at all. "My story starts in Gothom City. A woman name Arella."

Dante raised a eyebrow at the name Arella. It sounded like a great name for Raven and his daughter if they had any.

"Arella, was a depress child. She fell in the wrong crowd and before she knew it, some people talked her in to going to a ceremony. What she didn't know was they were Trigon's people."

Dante widen his eyes. He heard of that name, but never dreamed he was real. "His for real?"

Raven nodded her head. "I wish his wasn't real. Anyway, Trigon wanted a off spring for his evil deeds."

Dante looked digusted. "You mean he raped Arella?"

"Yes, she became pregnant with a demon spawn. She didn't know what to do, but she did what any normal person would try. Arella tried to kill herslef, but someone saved her life and the demon spawn." Stated Raven.

"Who was it?"

" A woman name Azar. She was the leader of Azarath. She took in Arella and took care of her for those nine months."

"Where is Azarath?" He figued this Azar must be Raven's mother. Since she always said Azarath Metrion Zinthos.

"It's in anothor dimension." Answered Raven.

He could tell she didn't won't to talk about just yet. "Are there really another...

Raven cut him off. "Of course, just like how they our other plantes."

Dante nodded his head. Although, he still didn't understand.

"Nine months later the demon spawn was born. Azar even saw the child's Prophecy. The child was destined to destroy the world for Trigon and there wasn't anyone that could stop it."

Dante wanted to know where Raven fit in this. "What does this story have to do with you?"

This was the very frist time she has ever told anyone her dark secert. "Azar called the demon spawn Raven."

Dante widen his eyes in horror. "You!"

"Like you, I had no normal child hood. I had to control my emtions always. I trained with the monks and Azar. Then I stuided with Azar. The people of Azarath stayed away from me, because they knew what I was. I been called all the bad names in the book."

"You didn't have any friends?" Dante asked. When she said no, he felt so bad for her. Someone like Raven, should have lot's of friends. "What about your mother?"

Raven sighed at that. "I did know that she didn't won't anything to do with me. I was only aloud to see her once a week and I wouldn't have gone if it wasn't for Azar. I also think Azar talked Arella in to seeing me."

Dante has never felt a father's love before, but he was lucky to feel a mother's love. However, Raven never felt loved at all. Before he could say anything to her, she spoke first.

" Watch brings me to now Dante. There is one way to stop this Prophecy from happening."

"What is it?"

Raven gave him a serious look. "We you do whatever it takes to save the world?"

Dante nodded. If it will save the world and her, he would do it.

"Then you must kill me Dante."

Dante was shocked that she said that. "Come again?"

She rolled her eyes. "You heard me. It's the only way. If I die, then there is no gem. Trigon can't enter this world. You know I'm right. I tried to take my own life and I was to weak to do it."

He couldn't believe his ears. Did the love of his life just said she tried to kill herself?

"Arella failed to."

That was the last straw for Dante. No mother or father should ever try to kill their child. He snapped. "How dare you ask me this! Do you even know what your asking me!"

Raven was a little suprise that Dante was yelling at her. She yelled back. "I shouldn't have been born!"

Her powers moved a couple of things. This was exactly what she was trying to tell him.

"I wasn't born out of love or lust. I was a child born from rape and to make things wrost, I'm a half demon. It's not like your killing anyone important." Raven explained.

Dante didn't say anything for ten seconds. Then he got off the chair and walked over to her. He then grabbed her, so she was standing. He was looking straight in her eyes. "Your asking me to kill Raven. My girl friend, a Titan, a freind, a person that fights for justice, a beatiful woman, and the kindess person I ever meet." Raven blushed to what he said. "The day you saved my life, I couldn't stop thinking about you. You were in my dreams, I didn't fine stealing fun anymore, and I even went out with different women just to get you out of my mind."

Raven started to weep.

" I don't think your worthless. In fact I'm glad you were born." Then he gave her a serious look. "I don't want to hear you trying to kill yourself or getting someone to kill you." Dante stated as he hugged her. "Promise me."

Raven hugged him really tight. " I promise."

End of chapter.