Nightstruck- Damirae one-shots (Damian and Raven)

Alternate version of events

Hey loves! so quick note: one of my readers (@slovakiagirl666) suggested this one shot and I absolutely loved the idea, So I decided to put this one out and remove the Date? chapters I was working on until I compile them a little and then I will repost them. 

This is an alternate version of what happened during Apokolips Wars. 

Damian's POV:

He limped towards her. Trying to not move the shoulder that he had dislocated during the ambush that had occurred not even an hour ago. 

The titans didn't even have time to react before the Paradooms were upon them. Snarling and half-crazed at the smell of blood, they had attacked with a viciousness Damian had never seen before. Every time one of the titans went down, they got even more rabid, ripping through the corpses as if they knew they could be resurrected if they were intact. As if someone had told them about the lazarus pit Damian owned.

 Damian tried to ignore the implication of that thought. The fact that his father and the rest of the Justice league had not returned spoke enough. 

He limped towards Raven who was sitting at the edge of the island with Dick's head lying on her lap. She was gently stroking the hair out of his face. Dick didn't stir at the motion, his eyes staring blankly at the sky, his skin already taking a sallow greyish tinge. She continued to stroke his head though, as if she could bring him back with that gesture alone, tears silently tracking down her face. 

"Are they...all gone?" She quietly, whispering the words as if even saying them would make it all the more true. 

"Superboy survived" Damian said solemnly, he couldn't bring himself to say that none of the other titans had lived. He couldn't even look at Dick, he just barely holding on as it was, and one glance at him would send him down a spiral he wasn't sure he could come out of.  He could still feel Dick pushing him out the way just as a Paradooms attacked, could still see the killing blow was meant for him slice through Dick instead, could still hear his own agonized howl as he watched his brother go down.  

Once Dick and Kori went down, the rest of the Titans stood no chance.They had never trained for an attack at this scale, hell the Justice League themselves hadn't been prepared for this type of ambush. It was a blood bath the world had not survived. 

Damian slid down to the ground beside Raven and watched the smoke rising on the distant city line. The paradooms had ransacked everything, it was total chaos and people were taking advantage of it, looting stores and abandoning all the structures of civilization. It was as if Darkseid had opened the floodgates for the worst of humanity to come out. Damian knew what he needed to do. 

"We can't stay here, the tower's been compromised" 

Raven glanced at him "Where do you want to go? Nothing is safe anymore" 

"I'm going to reestablish the league" 

Raven whipped her head towards him in shock. He quickly amended "Not like it was before, I'm going to make it better, but we need something to keep the chaos under control." 

"You want me to come with you? Why?" She asked. 

"Because... you're a good fighter" He said hastily. 

"I don't...think its a good idea to have me around Damian."

"Why not?"

"My father has been more...volatile lately"

"We've dealt with him before, we can do it again" He said confidently 

"It's different now"

"How?"

Raven paused for a while before answering vaguely. "It just is. I don't think I should come with you"

"Raven you said yourself that he's more volatile right?" Damian asked patiently 

"Yeah" She replied warily. 

"Well then you need someone there to help you remain in control, if you stay here by yourself and he slips out there will be no one there to stop him. Come with me, I can be the security guard in case something happens" He said using his persuasive tone and trying to not let the desperation seep into his voice. The truth was, he felt like he needed Raven a lot more than she needed him. He had just lost his father and his brother in the same week, he wasn't sure what he would do if her lost her too. 

She smiled faintly at him. "You make a good point, but I'll only come with you if you make me two promises."

"What are they?" He asked, he was so relieved he could have promised her anything at this point.

"You'll kill me if you see him even begin to slip out" Damian opened his mouth to protest but Raven cut him off before he could speak "The world is already messed up from this attack, they will not survive if my father comes out too. Especially since we don't have the justice league here anymore. I'm not coming with you unless you agree to this"

Damian hesitated before nodding his head once. 

"The second is that you will not resurrect Dick" Damian jolted in surprise, how did she know what he was considering..? 

"You haven't stopped glancing at his feet since you sat down. It's as if you're expecting him to get up" She explained with a small smile in a slightly teasing tone. 

He let his lips stretch into small smile. Even with the horridness of this week, he couldn't help but count himself lucky that she was still alive and here with him. 

"You have yourself a deal Witch Girl, let's go rule this world"