"Nooooo!" Before Matt burns Artemis, he is blasted by a purple and black beam of energy. Artemis dodges the excess fire but her shoulder is clipped by the demonic flame. Matt gets to his feet as green fire incases his head, burning away his flesh. The Ghost Rider has revealed himself. Rachel, stands across from him, fear etched onto her face as her hands are encompassed by purple black energy. "Maggot." Zarathos growls as he breathes a torrent of fire at Rachel. She panics and lifts her hands, subconsciously forming a shield to protect herself. Zarathos heeds his assault as the fire dies down, Rachel is revealed to be unharmed. She looks up in surprise as she lowers the shield. "You may be able to withstand Hellfire......just makes killing all the more better." Zarathos growls as he charges her. She levitates herself and blasts him with a beam of energy. He is sent flying back as he lands with a thud and a skid. "Very impressive." He growls as he hops to his feet and charges again. Rachel releases another blast but Zarathos dodges out of the way and leaps up, he grabs her foot and brings her to the ground with a thud. She groans in pain before widening her eyes. A flame covered fist barrels down but she quickly forms a shield. Zarathos hammers down onto the shield with relentless ferocity. Rachel struggles to hold the shield as it begins cracking under the pressure. "Azarath Metrion Zinthos." She chants a spell and teleports herself behind him, releasing another blast. Zarathos is hit but he expected it, he takes it all the excess energy and forms a torrent of flames and fires back.
Rachel matches the flames with her own purple fire. Both purple and green flames meet in the middle, both unwilling to give. Rachel begins struggling to keep her fire ablaze and to hold back against Zarathos who marches closer to her. Rachel keeps the flames up but forms a partial shield as the flames begin to incase her. "Now die.....spawn of Trigon." Zarathos growls as Rachel narrows her eyes in anger, her eyes glow with a malicious red as a second set forms on her brow. With a furious yell, she leaps up into the air and bathes the cave in her power. A purple and red raven forms from her mystic power as she stares down at Zarathos. "What's the matter.....scared?" Rachel says in a malicious and gleeful tone as the ravens wings arch forward and zoom towards Zarathos. Sharp points line the wings as Zarathos is scartched by one but manages to dodge the rest. The wings reach outward and close with power. The force of the wind blast sends Zarathos hurling into the wall.
Zarathos pulls himself from the wall as Rachel falls to her knees. "You're feeling it aren't you? You have truly accessed your demon heritage, your body is not used to the influx of evil nor is your mind strong enough to take the strain. You've made a fatal mistake is believing that your power is something that you can easily control." He says as Rachel returns to normal, she is panting heavily, almost completely exhausted from the fight. "Unlike me, who has had eons to perfect my control.....you will die here tonight.....and no one will miss you." He says a she covers his fist with fire and charges Rachel. "Not today." She whispered to herself. She holds up her left hand, her ring finger pointed down while the rest sits straight up, her other hand has the same image but is held close to her chest. She twirls her left hand in a circular motion. "Azarath Metrion Zinthos." She chants as her eyes glow purple as a black portal opens, right before Zarathos makes contact with her, he falls through the portal as she closes it.
P.O.V Change: Ghost Rider
Dropping through the portal, I see that I'm on a deserted street, night had fallen and no one was around. I turn back sharply and see the portal close. Damnit......she's resourceful, I'll give her that. I feel a dark feeling well up my spine as I turn and see Lilith's misty figure standing before me. "Mmm, green looks good on you beloved." She says as we kneel before her. "I am at your service, mistress. What would you have me do?" I ask a sage smiles and graces her hand along my shoulder blades. "Let us return back to our temporary room.....we have so much to catch up on." She says as she turns away and opens a portal. I follow her through.
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The Rider of Young Justice Season 1: Beginnings
FanfictionMatthew Nygma is the young son of the infamous Riddler. With his father incarcerated and his mother's failing health, Matthew has pushed himself to care for himself, his mother and his younger half sister. But life in Gotham is always one bad night...
