The whole thing came as a shock to Jinx. Who were these so-called cousins of Matt's? Why was this happening now? She had finally found something good, and everything has once again crumbled. She wasn't even sure what was going to happen next.
One thing left Jinx in awe: Matt's mindscape. His mindscape was a broken city. There were buildings that looked they were hit by missiles; buildings that were run down and destroyed. The arena that everyone was in was also broken and crumbling in places. This whole scene prompted many questions. Why was Matt's mindscape like this? Was Matt just this broken inside? The questions stopped once Trigon began to speak.
"All that, for this?" He roared
"You were the one that possessed me. My cousins and I made a pact that if any of us were to be possessed, then we would do this exact thing" Matt spoke up
"So, the eight of you were always conspiring against me. Well, bravo. Now I know to destroy all of you once I regain passage into your world!" He yelled
"You'll have to go through me. You're in my mind. And this will be where you will be ended"
Matt formed a scythe from his shadow, ready to fight.
Meanwhile, up in the stands of the arena, Jinx had been sitting beside Raven. Matt's cousins sat nearby.
"Can he really win? Isn't that monster an inter dimensional demon or something?" Jinx asked, concerned with what might happen to Matt.
"He'll make it." A familiar voice said
Jinx turned around to find Matt, but with a pink jacket, instead of a black one.
"What the?"Jinx turned back to the arena, seeing Matt attack Trigon with downward slash of his scythe, which was blocked by Trigon holding up both his arms. The Matt fighting Trigon was wearing a black jacket
"I'm love, well, a manifestation of Matt's love." Love told her as he sat by her and held her hand.
"Wait, what? A manifestation of his love? Is this a demon thing?"Jinx asked as she was just utterly confused
"Well, yes, and no. Since Matt is only one fourth demon, he is in control of his emotions" Raven began to speak "but due to him being human and demon, his emotions are still divided. Like me, he can talk to his own emotions if he meditates."
"Bingo. Aunty here is the expert. One of the many reasons we love her. But, regardless of that, we love you the most." Love told Jinx
"Oh quit all the lovey dovey BS, and just do what we've always wanted to-" A Matt in a purple jacket spoke before being punched in the face.
"Shut the hell up! Have some restraint, you piece crap!" a Matt in a red jacket yelled at the Matt he had just punched.
"So, wait, love" Jinx pointed "lust, and anger. What other emotions are going to come say hello?" Jinx seemed less confused, and more eager to meet more of Matt's emotions.
"I'm afraid I'm the last one" a quiet voice timidly said as a Matt was a gray jacket sat down.
"And which one are you?" Jinx asked
"Timid. I'm sorry if you expected more" he said in a quiet voice.
"So, how do you all feel about me?"Jinx asked them
Trigon shot out glowing, red bursts of energy at Matt. Matt would form a wall from his shadow. The mindscape belonging to Matt made his power unbound, making him just about equal to Trigon who had been in a weakened state after having been imprisoned for so long. Matt activated his demon form, four red eyes opening. He turned his scythe into two swords, slashing with them, which let out shadow energy that hit Trigon hard due to how close Matt was.
Trigon let out a burst of energy, which flew at Matt with incredible power, sending him flying back. Dust clouded the view from the stands. Matt and Trigon were unable to see eachother as well, but they could feel eachother's power becoming increasingly weaker. Matt summoned up all his power into his right fist, which he covered in shadows. Trigon had the same idea, putting all his power in his right fist, giving it a red glow, like there was a flame over it. Through the dust, the dark aura covering Matt's hand, and the red aura covering Trigon's hand were visible.
The two ran at eachother, the dust clearing as they ran, due to the immense power each was carrying. Suddenly, they clashed. It sounded like an explosion.
Jinx was scared to see what happened. She was scared to see who would come out of this as the victor. She was scared to see if Matt lost. Raven, and the rest of Matt's cousins could feel Jinx's uneasiness. Raven put her hand on Jinx's shoulder.
The two girls had been friends previously, before Jinx had left the Titans and injured Kid Flash and the archer he was having an affair with. To have Raven trying to comfort her, Jinx had hope in Matt, and in the possibility of a new friendship.
Jinx opened her eyes wide when she saw the dust clear down below.
Everyone was in disbelief at the results of this little battle.
Down in the arena was Matt. He was standing. His right arm... It was gone. When Trigon and Matt clashed, Matt hit Trigon in the head, but Trigon, seeing his own demise, sought to weaken Matt and went for Matt's right shoulder.
Matt's cousins immediately got up.
"We need to go check on his body. Rod, Jude, and Ruth; I need you guys to stay here and work on Matt's mental and emotional condition. Aunt Raven, it'd be great if you could help them with that. The rest of us need to stabilize him physically."one of them said as he stood up.
"Wait! What happened to his body?" Jinx asked
"Ruth and Raven can explain it to you. We need to hurry." The one said as he and the ones left unnamed left Matt's mind.
"D-does that mean Matt lost his arm for real?" Jinx was fearful of what response would come
"Yes" Raven said in her normal monotone voice. Jinx could tell Raven was still concerned about Matt due to Raven's squeezing of Jinx's shoulder
"Well, what could we do for him? What could I do for him?"Jinx asked
Matt, in the arena of his mindscape, collapsed.
"Be there for him"Ruth spoke up
Raven, Jinx, and Ruth rushed over to him. Rodney and Jude were close behind. Matt gave them a slight smile.
" I won. Trigon is no longer a threat to us" he said as he walked toward them before collapsing due to the physical damage he received. His physical body suffered damage as his soul self took damage. With this in mind, he lost his physical arm.
Hey there, here's another late installment of this story. I've actually been working on five different stories at once, so bear with me, there will be more updates and I may have my first take on a fiction story soon.