Tidal Waves

6. Eye for an Eye

Damian narrowed his eyes at the mercenary and pulled his katana out to hold by his side.

"Doesn't look like you'll be getting any revenge today," he asserted and raised his sword.

Deathstroke charged at him, initiating the sword fight. While her father dealt with Damian and Jericho dodged Emiko's arrows, Ravager met Raven's nervous gaze. A grin made its way to her lips.

Raven watched as the other girl made her way swiftly towards her. In both of her hands were shiny cutlasses. Her silky white hair loosely flowed from a two-toned black and orange bandana, almost completely identical to her father. She wore an open one-piece corset top that exposed her legs. On her feet were black cavalier boots that ended just below her knees.

"You're new," Ravager slyly commented before bringing one of her swords down.

Raven acted quickly when she did this and blocked the strike with her katana, using all of her strength to keep Ravager's sword from cutting her.

"I guess I'll have to introduce myself," Ravager began and used her other hand to swipe from the side and leave a deep gash on Raven's arm, "I'm Ravager, the only daughter of the Terminator. Do you know what my name means?"

Raven swiftly ducked her head when Ravager swung another strike at her. She had been mere inches away from Raven's jugular. One bad move and Raven would've been bleeding out to a quick death.

"It means to bring destruction," Ravager answered her own question before raising one of her legs up and kicking Raven to the floor. Doing this caused Raven to lose grip on the katana. Raven watched helplessly as the sword slid from her grasp.

She took a brief moment to glance over at Damian and Deathstroke who were still sword fighting. It was hard to tell who was winning. Emiko and Jericho were close by battling by themselves. Maya and Suren were still on a lower deck trying to fire cannonballs into the enemy ship. She was completely on her own.

Ravager aimed the sword above Raven as she glared down at the defenseless girl, a smile on her rosy lips.

Raven's eyes lit up when she remembered the pistol she placed underneath her coat. Quickly, Raven grabbed the handgun and aimed it at Ravager's head.

"You'll kill us both," Raven warned and narrowed her eyes.

"So she can speak," Ravager said and held her sword steady as it hovered over Raven's chest. A small laugh left her lips when she looked at the useless weapon. "When you threaten someone, the gun should be loaded," she spoke.

Raven's heart sank in her chest at the words. She didn't notice the gun was unloaded when she grabbed it. "I pity killing an amateur, really," Ravager commented.

Damian glanced over and watched the scene. "Dammit," he muttered under his breath.

After dodging one of Deathstroke's strikes, he sprinted towards the two girls.

Ravager heard the sound of his rapid footsteps and quickly turned around to face him, pointing the end of her other sword in his face.

"You come to save your lass?" Ravaged questioned, an eyebrow raised under the bandana. "How sweet. Now you'll die together by my hand."

Damian said nothing as he used the gold plated guards on his forearm to block her sword from
cutting him. As he was dodging her strikes, Raven reached over to grab her katana and got back to her feet. Suren and Maya both appeared from the lower deck.

While she was turned around, Raven used the diagonal strike and cut the back of Ravager's leg, leaving a deep gash. Ravager winced as she fell on her knee. Maya approached the three and took this advantage to slam Ravager on the ground face down and restrain her.

"Now stay down, harlot," Damian ordered. His expression turned confused as he watched Ravager smugly grin up at him.

Raven's eyes widened as she looked behind Damian. "Look out-" she started to warn, but it was too late. Deathstroke quickly grabbed Damian from behind and reached a dagger up to stab him in the eye, causing the younger boy to scream out in pain.

"Get offa' him!" Maya yelled as she got back on her feet, but Deathstroke kicked her back to the floor.

"Now this is a satisfying retaliation," Deathstroke said before releasing Damian and letting him fall to the ground. His hands immediately reached up to cover his bloody eye. "I believe the saying goes 'an eye for an eye', yes?" Deathstroke added.

Maya and Raven immediately rushed to Damian's side, inspecting his new wound.

Suren stood up from his spot and aimed the end of his pistol barrel at Deathstroke's head. "Leave," he demanded, his finger planted firmly on the trigger. Emiko stood on the other side of him, her bow string drawn back. Her arrow was aimed towards the center of his back.

"Your son is swimming back to your sorry excuse of a ship as we speak," Emiko informed him, her gaze unmoving, "I suggest you retrieve him before he becomes shark bait."

Deathstroke stopped in his tracks at the threat. "I have no further business here, anyway," he said nonchalantly and stepped backward.

"Daddy, you're not going to leave me here, are you?" Ravager questioned with a nervous expression.

"I will be back someday," was all Deathstroke said before escaping towards his ship.

Ravager's eye widened underneath the mask at the sight of her fathers ship sailing away from them. Suren roughly grabbed her by the arm and restrained her to the mast. When he finished tying her up, he rushed over to Damian and Maya.

Maya and Suren placed Damian's arms over their shoulders and carefully helped him back to his feet, slowly helping him walk to the interior of the ship.

Once they got to the med bay, Raven began handing Maya all the supplies she needed.

"This is going to hurt," Maya warned before dipping a washcloth into solution and started to clean his wound. Damian grit his teeth as he winced from the pain. Suren allowed Damian to squeeze his hand as pressure was applied to his injured eye.

"Can you see out of it?" Maya hesitantly asked. She already knew the answer.

"No."

Guilt immediately filled Raven's mind. If he hadn't come to save her, this would not have happened.

Maya grabbed a roll of bandages and began to wrap it around Damian's head to cover his left eye. "I'm sorry, little brother," she said as she used her knife to cut the bandage and then tied the loose end. "I would take the pain away if I could."

"It was bound to happen eventually," Damian responded and watched her bandage up his bicep. "Deathstroke would not have left without getting revenge."

"I'm going to get you something to drink," she said before leaving. The room was filled with silence after she left.

"You're bleeding," Damian suddenly spoke up and gestured towards Raven's arm.

Raven's eyes lit up with surprise at him. "Don't worry about me," she quickly assured him.

Damian ignored her protest and grabbed the roll of bandages from the bed. He unraveled the roll and cut off a strip of the fabric before wrapping it around her gash.

"Why-" she started, but was quickly cut off.

"If you care that much about me, then don't let the loss of my eye go in vain," he said as he tied the loose end and quietly left the room.

Raven rubbed her opposite hand over the bandage as she watched him leave, a piteous look in her violet eyes.