Life can change || Invincible x DC

Lord of Madness

Raven stood frozen in place, her mind struggling to process what was happening. The shock was like ice in her veins, but it quickly melted into a flood of overwhelming fear. The man she had married, the man she had trusted, was gone—replaced by the one being she had feared her entire life. "No..." she whispered, her voice trembling as her body began to shake. But the fear quickly twisted into something else, something raw and desperate. Her eyes flared with dark energy, her hands crackling with power as she summoned everything she had.

With a scream that tore through the night, Raven unleashed a massive blast of energy at Trigon. The force of the blast shattered the windows, blew the door off its hinges, and sent Trigon hurtling through the walls of the mansion. The air around them warped and crackled as the energy surged, ripping through the forest and obliterating everything in its path. Trigon crashed through trees, the impact sending shockwaves that leveled the surrounding forest. But when he emerged from the rubble, he was smiling—an amused, twisted smile that made Raven's stomach churn.

"Is that all you've got, Daughter?" Trigon taunted, his voice dripping with mockery. Raven gritted her teeth, her fear fueling her rage as she launched herself into the air after him, her hands glowing with dark power.

She attacked again, sending blast after blast of energy toward him, each one more powerful than the last. The ground below them cracked and shattered under the pressure, the earth crumbling as the shockwaves spread through the area. Trees were uprooted and thrown into the air like twigs, and the sky itself seemed to tremble as Raven poured every ounce of her strength into the assault.

But Trigon just laughed, easily dodging or deflecting her attacks, the smile never leaving his face. He wasn't even trying—he was toying with her, playing with her desperation like a cat with a mouse.

"Pathetic," he sneered, sidestepping another blast. "You've grown soft, Daughter. All that time pretending to be human... Did you really think you could escape what you are?"

Raven ignored his words, focusing only on the power building within her. She gathered it all, every bit of her strength, and unleashed a final, devastating blast—a wave of dark energy that surged toward Trigon with the force of a hurricane. But Trigon didn't even flinch. With a flick of his wrist, he summoned a red barrier that absorbed the attack effortlessly. The energy slammed into the barrier and dispersed, leaving Raven panting and drained. Before she could react, Trigon reached out with Mark's power, a blue energy field wrapping around her body, yanking her through the air toward him. She struggled, trying to break free, but his grip was like iron. He caught her by the throat, his hand clamping down as he shifted their position, holding her horizontally above the ground.

"Enough of this," Trigon growled, and then, with terrifying speed, he plummeted toward the earth, dragging Raven with him.

They hit the ground with the force of a meteor. The impact created a massive shockwave that obliterated everything within a mile radius. The forest was reduced to splinters, the ground split open, and the surrounding homes were flattened like paper. Dust and debris filled the air, and for a moment, everything was silent—nothing but the sound of destruction echoing in the night.

Trigon slowly rose from the crater, dragging Raven's limp body behind him. He flew back toward the ruined mansion, the once-grand structure now nothing more than rubble. With a casual flick, he dropped Raven at the base of the ruins, her body crumpling to the ground.

Raven tried to push herself up, but the pain was overwhelming. She could barely move, her body screaming in agony. She looked up at Trigon, her vision blurred, and saw the satisfied grin on his face.

"This is where you belong," he said coldly, his voice devoid of any affection. "Broken. Defeated. Just like you always were."

Raven stood frozen, her eyes wide with shock, as the full weight of the situation bore down on her. The man she loved, the man who had been her anchor, was now possessed by the one entity she had feared her entire life. Her initial shock quickly transformed into overwhelming fear, her heart pounding in her chest.