Satan's Child II: At Destiny's End
Castles: I think I'm gonna enjoy writing this chapter. Lots of blood and gore, and kidnappings and killings, and…Okay I won't tell you any more. ==
PSLK: I've actually persuaded Castles to draw me. Well actually, I blackmailed her by threatening to piss under the kitchen table, but still. Castles does not own the Teen Titans. All I need to do now is get Castles to scan that picture of me, and put me on the Internet!!!
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Chaos666: Updates are random here in Castles Kingdom, but I'm on a writing streak at the moment so be prepared for some quick updates!! When I get back online again, I'll find your profile, so watch out for a few reviews from me!!
Raven-Vegeta: Updates are going fast here, so watch this space!
Change-Of-Heart2: Oh I like some fluffy bits, I could neither write nor read a good story without fluffy bits!!! No fluff here, - ::angry glares from fans:: Okay maybe a few bits here and there.
Falling: I tend to come up with random names that pop into my head! Ivan Mc Gregory is NOT a nice man to know. He tends to refer to his 'workers' by their surnames, so that random scientist could have any first name possible. Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary!!!
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Castles: Well, on with the ficcie!! Look out for Shinta's big scene lower down!!
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"Where is she?! I know she was here!" Deathstroke struggled to his feet, the bloodied walkway on which he stood stretching in front of him, bare and deserted. The villain's mask, similar to that of his father's was cracked badly, his arms and body badly bleeding and bruised. His breathing was ragged as Wintergreen helped him to his feet.
"I did not see where she went to Sir. Perhaps a search group will be of assistance." The aged butler answered.
"No, she will be long gone." Deathstroke smashed his fist into the nearest wall with anger, the wall left with a rather large hole in it. "She will pay for her betrayal, if it is the last thing I do."
I for one do not blame her. She has been downtrodden and restricted like everyone else in his army. Wintergreen thought, keeping his cool, emotionless exterior.
"Send for The Third Pact. She will not get away from me." Deathstroke snarled once more, disappearing back down the hole Shinta had thrown him out of.
"At once Sir." Wintergreen said to nobody in particular.
Deep inside his lair, the anger villain strode back to his chair, clicking his fingers as he spoke. "Dark Witch. Come forth immediately. "
A woman stepped from the shadows, pink hair shining dimly. A slightly torn dress hung about her thin figure, skin almost white in the lack of light down in the deep hideout.
"You called Master?" Jinx shyly asked.
"Shinta has betrayed us and has left after a fierce battle. Take The Third Pact with you, and begin to hunt the city for her. If you find anything, report back at once." Deathstroke snapped, before rising from his chair and vanishing into the shadows.
Jinx merely gave a little bow, before she gave a little whistle. Five black ninjas appeared before her in an instant, bowing to the sorceress who clicked her fingers and waved towards a hidden entrance somewhere.
"Find her." The sorceress simply said.
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"You guys sure you'll be okay for a week?" Robin asked for the hundredth time.
"I have powers. Chris has powers. Mine are stronger. His are weaker. I think you can see the odds there." Raven sarcastically repeated once more, slipping slightly back into her old regime of short pointed answers.
"Okay, I get it." Robin hastily said, turning in defeat.
"So do I. Now quit worrying and stop bugging me about it." Several giggles could be heard as Robin gave up with a sigh, turning to grab his bags followed by Starfire.
"I swear you give him a hard time deliberately." Cyborg added.
"Nah, that's Beast Boy. He normally faces my wrath along with Chris." Raven smiled with anticipation as they watched Robin and Star set off on a week away to themselves. Generally, the Titans rarely went on holiday, or took a short break, due to responsibilities and of course their dedication to protecting the city. But with the lack of crime, evil obviously having been on holiday, the Titans had their work cut down, and were profoundly bored and uninterested with any form of life outside the tower. The main work they actually had at all was looking after the ever growing Chris, - who's powers could get rather out of hand at time.
"Um, help?" Kiya asked coming into the room, holding a purplish/grey kitten in her arms. "Chris is getting good at shapeshifting. I think he got scared and transformed in fright."
"Where'd you find him?" Beast Boy asked, taking the kitten, which began to purr as he recognised his father.
"In his crib, purring madly and waving his tail around. It's quite strange, because he can walk, and sort of run in that form, but not in human form." Kiya answered.
"I wonder if he can use any of his demonic powers in that form.." Raven pondered. "Kiya took a lot longer to master shapeshifting, and she has to be in human form to use her powers."
"Dunno." Beast Boy replied, startled as the kitten pushed his head against his father's chest, before looking up and giving a small, but distinctive meow.
"Ahh, he's so cute! Can we keep him as a kitten?!" Kiya cooed over the excitable younger, who purred even more loudly than before, struggling to get free and play with his sibling.
"It could take a looong while to get him back as a baby." Beast Boy sighed, letting Kiya gently handle her brother.
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"So, you are up for a game? Only 6 players, and I would love to have you on the table." Shinta bargained with the rich gambler, who eventually turned over $3,000, and took a seat at the red clothed table.
"And we are playing?" A rather snobby, and very rich woman in a frightening pink cocktail dress asked.
"Russian Roulette." Shinta simply answered, slipping the bullet into the chamber of the pistol, and spinning it around.
"And whoever survives gets the pot?" The first woman who Shinta handed the gun to questioned.
"Whoever survives the game gets the pot. Now, let us begin with the game." The villain replied. The woman held the gun to her head, counted silently to three, and held her breath as she pulled the trigger…
Blood splattered against the wall. The woman slumped forwards, a bullet embedded in her head. The silk red cloth covering the table began to soak up the bright red liquid, as the other five gamblers at the table gasped in shock.
"Unlucky." Shinta coldly remarked as she plucked the gun from the woman's grasp, using a nearby handkerchief to wipe the blood from it, and hand it to the next player.
"But…but the bullet has already been found…She is dead…" The man protested.
"Exactly. So you won't die unless there is another bullet in that gun. " Shinta knew how to work around the apprehensive players, and the man nervously held the gun to his head, Shinta watching with a careful and seductive eye, leaning over the table.
More blood stained the already red wallpapered wall. This time, the man screamed and fell backwards, his chair knocked to the floor by his weight. At once, protests came as the remaining gamblers began to question their host. Having already foreseen this, Shinta shot up from her temptress outlook and pulled out a second pistol from within a deep hidden pocket, which she pointed at the distressed four.
"Make another move, and you will die where you sit." Without losing eye contact, Shinta span the chambers of the gun, and aimed for the woman next to the dead man. Within seconds, she was dead, a bloodstain beginning to form in her chest. Going in turn, Shinta went around the remainder of the players, the second and the last shots having no bullets in the chambers, leaving one man, and one woman alive.
"Oh goody. You're lucky you know." Shinta softly whispered, moving around to lay her hands on the terrified woman's shoulders. "You get the knife." Drawing out a 13-inch bladed knife, the villain thrust it into the other woman's back. A strangled cry escaped her lips, as she fell forwards, the knife still sticking upwards, still embedded in her back. For a few moments, the player shuddered and shook; gasping in pain as she eventually faded away and the world went black.
"And you…" Shinta seductively licked her lips as she pinned the surviving man to the wall, drawing out a small vial, which she flicked open, and held to the man's mouth.
"You get the poison." Shinta finished, forcing the liquid down the mans throat.
Within seconds, the man collapsed to the floor and began to writhe on the floor, gasping, moaning, and twitching as if he was itching all over. Within 5 minutes, he was dead, his skin a sickening green colour from the poison.
"What a performance. I only asked you to die. " Shinta morbidly joked, throwing back her head and laughing like mad. Sudden voices from outside, some that sounded very much like some of Slade's minions, caused her to grab the silken bag she had stored the money in, and flee for a hidden exit behind a curtain.
"I guess I get the pot then." The villain whispered as she disappeared into the shadows once more…
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"Make your move Fang. Now. Before they suspect something." A harsh voice whispered through the communicator in Fang's ear.
"As you command Sir. I am approaching the Tower as we speak. I will provide a distraction, as young Terra did." Fang stalked around in the misty dew of the early morning, carefully pacing herself as she silently aimed towards a particular area of the island. With a few upgrades, Fang had several powers that she could quite efficiently use. One of them, the ability to raise water and control it from any part of the world, was put to work as Fang hid behind a rock, summoning water to rise to the surface.
Within a few minutes, water erupted upwards, which the young girl used to smash against the many areas of the island, crumbling and breaking away many rocks and boulders. She was correct in her assumption, as, in a matter of mere minutes, the Titans were at the door, gazing around in puzzlement as the water gradually lost its power, and trickled away.
"Okay. That was, strange." Raven commented as she looked around, bouncing Chris, whom they had finally managed to get back in a human form, gently up and down in her arms, soothing the slightly distracted baby.
The child…My target…At least I know that they are easily distracted. Fang silently thought as she boredly watched the team explore the seemingly deserted island.
"Hel…lo!! Is anybody actually here?" Beast Boy called.
"Looks like a random nature thing to me." Cyborg flatly replied, his sonic cannon at the ready in case an enemy was nearby.
Suddenly, Chris gave a slight wail, his little fingers pointing at a large rock, as if indicating something, or someone. He continued to cry until Raven eventually gave in, and carefully moved over to the boulder, - powers at the ready.
"What's up?" Kiya frowned, walking over.
"Either Chris is a bit off-key with his sixth sense, or somebody is behind this rock." Raven answered. She peered over, and a black haired, Goth looking girl jumped up in fright, her eyes wild with fear.
"Please, please don't hurt me! I didn't mean to hide, I thought you might, you know, kick my but for trespassing…" The girl frantically hugged her arms to her chest, trying to get as small as possible.
"Whoa! Calm down! It's ok, we're not going to hurt you!" Cyborg, walking over to back Raven and Kiya up, carefully picked up the terrified girl, carrying her back to sit the girl down on a rock and shake her to her senses.
"You're…you're not?" She looked questioningly at them, suddenly shaken by a feeling of fear and dread as she looked into Chris's violet eyes.
"Of course not! We're the Titans! We kick enemy but, not rebellious young adults!" Beast Boy exclaimed, earning himself a slight laugh of amusement from the girl.
"So why are you here? I mean, no offence, but were you responsible for that wave attack?" Raven asked casually, sitting down beside the girl.
"Um, yeah, my powers are a little unstable…I was practising, and I kinda got a little out of control...I didn't damage the tower, did I?" She nervously asked.
"Nah, it's fine. Nothing I can't fix. Man, this sounds a bit like the Terra situation all over again." Cyborg said with a slight air of boasting.
"Don't bring that up. But still, I'd better get Chris back in, it's a bit cold for him out here." Raven reminded the hybrid, getting up to turn back for the tower, the baby held close to her shoulder. In such a position, Chris was perfectly able to see all of the people behind them.
"Come on. You can come in for a while. But no funny stuff, I don't wanna have to ask BB to set Raven on you." Cyborg sternly said as they moved up after Raven.
"Why ask me?" The changeling protested.
"She's your girlfriend." Cyborg added.
Giggles could be heard from their new companion and Kiya from behind, as they followed. It was a somewhat pleasant evening, and Fang couldn't help but feel proud at getting phase one done perfectly.
But she couldn't tear her eyes away from the baby in front of her. Chris's purple eyes were seemingly innocent, but there was something else in them. It was almost as if he knew her secrets, knew who she was. They made her feel uneasy, gave her a feeling of fear and dread.
She could only stare at those delicate eyes, and they could only stare back.
Totally scaring her.
Totally freaking her.
Totally wigging her out.
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Castles: Russian Roulette? Sounds like Shinta needed some cash… I thoroughly enjoyed writing that scene, and Fang's grand debut made for even more mystery fun! And on that last little note: Chris's powers are already active, and he is beginning to grasp the power he is capable of…
PSLK: I am going to find my Robin bird! Nobody told me there was three in the comics…One down, two to go…
Castles: Leave Dick Grayson, I like my nice hunky Nightwing…Now, - review please! In case you don't know where the review button is, I'll give you a hint…
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