Candles were illuminating an otherwise dark room in a bad condition, in this very same room, a ritual was taking place.

But not a ritual as such, but the attempt of a lunatic at one

... My dear Brethren, we are gathered here in honor of the true father, for he shall take us to salvation

This voice belonged to a man called the Deacon Blackfire, a religious fanatic that is believed to have lived a hundred years or more

Wonder what could he be doing far from Gotham

Blackfire was known for having a small group of followers that were generally brainwashed, but still, followers nonetheless

They were currently performing a ritual, about to sacrifice an unconscious, young girl

That was of course until two people interrupted said ritual

... That was lame

I know, right? Mate, no intention of being mean, but... Are you even trying?

They all turned around to see Raven and you leaning on the doorstep, or what it's left of it at least

Blackfire: This is sacred ground, heathens, you do not belong here! How did you access the door? It was sealed with magic!

Raven:... We just opened it

You: Magic? You mean like this?

With a snap of your fingers, all the fire in the candles died immediately, but when you raised your right hand, it appeared again

You: Or do you mean that poor man's attempt at a spell?

While Raven snickered at this, Blackfire was glaring at you with clear hatred and desperation

Blackfire: Impossible! Offsprings of Satan!

Raven: Not quite- Now, it was you who couldn't help but chuckle at this answer

Perhaps Raven is a cold person, but with you around, she is a little more open

The Deacon pointed at you two, the rest of his cult got ready to attack you with rusted daggers

Deacon: My children, prove yourselves against these demons!

Without further due, they rushed at you two, furiously

Raven was about to act, but you stepped forward

You: I've got this

You raised your other hand and the wind began to blow stronger, quickly disintegrating their weapons

Watching their reactions was just hilarious, they say to be part of a cult but they are so scared when they see real magic

Raven: Hey, what about...- She leaned in and whispered something in your ear, earning a grin from you

You: Great idea!

Then, you looked back at the cultists

You: You said something about demons, didn't you? Have at it, then

Your eyes began to glow as a red circle with glyphs appeared in front of you

You: "Venite ad me aranea"

A growl was heard before spiky legs emerged, one, then another and yet another one

You had successfully summoned a demonic spider

You (In mind): Huh, it actually worked!

The monster began to toss them around, incapacitating the minions rather quickly and in a brutal way, but fortunately, it hadn't killed anyone just yet

You made the same red circle appear below the spider and it went down again, but leaving a smoke cloud in its place

There was silence, the old man was genuinely scared of you. Hundred years alive and yet, he has never seen anything like this before

But then, while the smoke was still in effect, energy in the form of a raven was thrown at the Deacon's direction, exploding close enough to send him flying against the wall, knocking him out as a result

The smoke didn't take long to disappear, allowing you to walk in and set the girl free while Raven made sure the enemies had been incapacitated

You: See? I told you it would be fun

Raven crossed her arms, but the hint of a smile appeared as well

Raven: I hate to admit it, but you're right. It was kinda fun

You: Then I should bring you to these things more often, then

You picked up the victim and motioned your companion that you could leave now. And so, you left the "abandoned" building

But then, Raven's communicator began to buzz

Raven: Hold on, got a call from Tim

You: Take your time

She nodded before activating the device

Raven: Yes?

While she attended her call, you used a portal and just put the girl to lay in a hospital bed, at least she should know what to do after that

Once that was done, you stepped back to meet Raven, who had just stored her communicator back

You: That was quick, everything alright?

Raven: Tim wants to test you

You were not sure what was that all about, but Red Robin was the leader of the Titans for a reason, so better go along with it

You: Alright, let's get going, then

You began to conjure another portal until the pale goth stopped you

Raven: Portals?- She asked with a hint of boredom

You: Got any better ideas?

Rave: ...What about flying?

While Raven smirked at her own suggestion, your eyes widened the moment she said that, and you could already feel yourself getting nervous because of it

You: Nuh-huh, flying is pretty damn risky, we might fall and break our bones and-

She put her hand on your lips in order to shut you up. That was unexpected from her, to say the least

Raven: Trust me, this will be great

She offered her pale hand to you, and you decided to stop hesitating and just accept it

Shortly after, she began to float and so did you, soon enough you could see everything from above

You: Woah, that's bloody amazing!

Raven: I know- She smirked

She was right, flying over the city was something incredible. You would try that more often if the levitating spells weren't so difficult to learn

You two arrived at the tower in no time, quickly figuring out that everyone was in the main room since they weren't anywhere else to be seen

And indeed, they were. When you entered the room, you saw everyone gathered at the sides, except for Tim who was in the center

You: You wanted to see me, boss?

Tim: I do, today's going to be your day

You: Come again?

Tim: Today you will be tested, Y/N. You might have impressed Batman enough to be on the team, but I want to see what you're capable of with my own eyes

You: Alright, when do we start?

Wally: First you should go change, dude. These things are more physical, you know

He handed you a standard Titans training outfit. It was not the big deal, but it wasn't bad either

Tim: Once you're done, meet us in the training room. It is at the end of the hall

You nodded and without further due, you went to change into something more comfortable, just in case you needed to do something more than just the usual spell casting. You got out of the room and headed to the quote spacious training room, where everyone was waiting for you and... Was Rose checking you up?

Anyway, you walked up to the leader, pretending to do some warming up

You: So, what's it going to be?

Tim: You have a lot of experience manipulating energy, so your first test shall be how much can you protect yourself from it

You: Huh, fair enough

Once that was said, the two remaining members of the Titans showed up, the ones you had not been introduced to just yet

One of them was a female, well-defined body but orange skin and bright red hair that might be a little too large for comfort

The other was a male, he looked like a younger version of Superman. He might as well be his son, but better not make any questions you don't want to know the answer to

Tim: Y/N, these are Conner and Koriand'r, also known as Superboy and Starfire respectively

You shook hands with Conner as a greeting, then this Koriand'r girl stepped in

Kori: A pleasure to finally meet you, Y/N. You can call me Kori, if you wish

You: The pleasure is mine, luv

Kori: Luv?

Tim: It's a British term of endearment, Kori

Kori: Oh, interesting!

This girl appeared to be intrigued by the way you talked. She was probably not from around here, so you better be careful with how you talk to her to avoid any confusion

Kori herself floated towards the area Tim assigned, with her being at a considerable distance from you

Kori: I shall be the one to test you, Y/N. If you wish me to hold back, tell me

Her sweet, yet somehow taunting attitude gained a smirk from you

You: Well, that's so very nice of you

She nodded, giving you a smile

Tim: Are you ready?

You raised up your hands, regulating your breathing in order to concentrate

You: Bring it

Tim nodded at the girl, whose hand got surrounded by a green light and without previous warning, she raised it up and pointed at you, releasing a strong beam

Blue figures with inscriptions all over them appeared around your hands.

The moment Kori's blast hit you, they activated by absorbing the power with no problem at all

Raven: He is ready for more

After hearing that, Kori opened her hand all the way, intensifying the power she was letting out and thus, making it harder for you to control

Your shields were starting to break, so you tried to focus more energy into the constructs, forming more in front of the ones you already had, effectively reinforcing your defense momentarily

Kori noticed that you could withstand half of her blast, so she decided to go forth and she intensified the blast by using both of her hands

This act impressed the Titans and even worried some of them. Starfire was a powerhouse on her own, but she has always held back in order to not obliterate everything

Sure, she was still restraining herself. But barely so and even worse, you were taking it the best you could

You summoned another row of shields, but these were incinerated in a matter of seconds, then the next row followed and the last one until you were left defenseless against her

But it was then that her blast reached you, creating a small explosion, alarming everyone

Raven: No!

Rose: Holy fuck! Wally, the MediKit!

Wally: On it!

 He rushed out of the room in order to get the equipment. However, when the smoke cleared, it revealed you still standing, the gloves you were previously using had been completely destroyed, but your hands were okay for the most part

And floating on your hand, was a small section of the power you had absorbed from her blast

You: So... T-That's why they call you Starfire...

You were still regaining your breath, but then noticed everyone staring at you in amazement

You: Am I that ugly or something?

Tim: You withstood Kori's blast and still are conscious.

Rose: You are one tough motherfucker

Some of them nodded in agreement with her

Kori herself then approached you with concerned eyes

Kori: I am so sorry, Y/N. Are you hurt?

You: Tis but a scratch, Kori. I'm fine

She sighed in relief but after that, she surprised you with a hug

You: Not that I'm against hugs, but what are you doing?

Kori: Hugs are used to try and make people feel better, right?

You looked at the others, who just shrugged in response

You: Well, I do feel better now, thank you

She broke the hug and smiled at you

Kori: You are very welcome, Y/N

Tim: Do you want to take a break?

You: Nah, I'm just fine. What's the next test going to be?

Before he could say anything, Conner stepped in

Conner: I'm going to test how well you do in a fight using raw strength

He stated while hitting his fists together. The boy sure was eager to fight you

You: Alright, I'm in

Garfield: You sure you don't wanna take a break?

You: *Sigh* I'm alright, seriously, I've taken worse

The green one shrugged with his hands in the air

Garfield: Alright, just sayin'

You got in position and adopted a fighting stance, as for everyone else, they gathered around to see the encounter

Perhaps you were rushing it, but you just wanted to get over with it so you could go mind your own business

Tim: Alright, begin.

Conner threw a punch at you, but you sidestepped and hit him on the back. He tried to punch you while turning around, but you managed to jump over and land a hit on him

He groaned in annoyance, then he jumped using his powers and tried to hit you from above. The speed he used to come back down was so fierce, you barely managed to get out of the impact zone

Then, you rushed at him but this time, you went for his feet. He fell down easily, but when he got up, he tried to punch you again

He was someone that got angry quite easily, so you were just taunting him enough so you could get the upper hand, and so far it was working

Using some of the tricks you learned with the Amazons, you caught his fist, pulled him towards your right so his back was facing you and struck him on the shoulder blades while still holding his arm, forcing Conner to go down

You: So, who's the next opponent?

Tim: I am

Tim appeared with his eyes covered and his staff in hand, slowly walking towards the area, standing in front of you

You: Huh... Well, guess it's only fair for me to do the same

Tim: You don't have to do it

You: Nah, I want it to be a challenge for both of us.

He nodded after that, then Wally came in

Wally: Here, let me help.

In a matter of seconds, you had your eyes covered and a staff in hand

You: Thanks

Cyborg: Three minutes to duke it out, guys

Tim: Are you ready?

You put your staff in front of you, getting ready for the next act

You: Let's do this

Victor: In 3. 2. 1. GO

You rushed at him, swinging to the left, he dodged and spun while attacking you, you stepped back, taking the chance and landing a kick on Tim

You knew it worked because you felt his body being impacted by you and the gasps of the others

Tim: Not bad

You: Right back at you

You heard him charge at you, you swung down for him to fall, but he jumped and kicked you away, you thrust your staff forward as you stepped back, clashing against his without giving him any chance to breathe whatsoever

You two kept going at it non-stop. It was hard for you to guide yourself using only your hearing and the wind, but you got used to it just in time to put up a fight

You swung back at him, Tim dodged easily but he barely dodged the real hit you tried to give him on the side. Taking advantage of this, you spun your staff, landing a hit on him but quickly being blocked by the guy

He then spun his own staff, but changing sides each time, trying to learn this made you take a couple of hits from him, but you managed to back away just in time to avoid a kick from him

Tim swung his staff, spinning it from time to time, his patterns were hard to analyze, but if he hadn't beaten you yet, then so where yours

You came up with an idea to end this, so you stepped back just enough and when got the chance, threw your staff straight at Tim

He was caught off-guard by this, but he rolled out of the way. However, this time he was not able to hear you and thus, you managed to sweep his feet while making it to the other side of the area, getting seconds to pick up your weapon again

When you reached it, you got back up while turning around and swinging the staff straight back at who you thought was behind you

However, before you even had the chance to attack, the sound of a clock reaching an alarm interrupted you two

Kori: Oh my!

Rose: Alright boys, time's up.

Victor: None of you move, I want to take a picture of this!

Both of you had your bandages removed by Raven just so you could see the fact that not only did you have Tim's staff inches away from your face, but he was also in the same situation

It was a tie

Garfield: Dude! That's so awesome!

Wally: I know, right!?

After that was done, both of you lowered your weapons and gave each other a handshake as a sign of respect

Tim: So you were trained by Amazons

This statement caught you off-guard. Nobody was supposed to know that

You: How did you know that?

Tim: Read your file, Wonder Woman herself reported it- He explained casually

You: Oh, makes sense... I guess

Rose: Well, you put one hell of a show, no denying that

She patted your back as she made her presence known once again to you

You: Thanks, luv.

Then, you looked at your leader

You: So, how did I do?

Tim: I have to admit it, I'm impressed

The speedster then joined the conversation

Wally: And he doesn't say that to anyone

Tim: Victor, did you record his performance?

Victor: I sure did

Then, the Robin looked back at you

Tim: Well then, I guess that would be all for today, you can rest now

You thanked Tim and did not hesitate to leave the room, immediately arriving at yours and just lie in bed for a moment

Finally

You served yourself a glass of cold water and then decided to go ahead and read something

As you stood up from the bed, the glass floated, following you while you inspected your options

It was not as easy as some might say, it took you about half an hour to come to a logical conclusion to your dilemma

You: Hmmm... I've got nothing to read

You said looking at the bookshelf in front of you that was, indeed, filled with books, some of them you hadn't even started

But of course, you were not done with your duties for the day just yet, your cell phone reminded you of that

You: *Sigh* For fuck's sake

Then, you answered the ringing device

You: Allo?

???: H-Hello? Y/N Constantine?

You: Who's talking?

???: Jennifer Hill, you umm... Saved me from a demon recently

You: Oh, right, the singer. How's the fame doing for you?

You took a sip of the glass of water you had on your nightstand while you heard her talk.

Jen: I quit that life.

You: Hm? Well, that's unfortunate. I heard you have quite the fanbase

Jen: I... That doesn't matter. I need your help

You: What for?

Jen: I-I believe something is wrong here in the metro station. Too much people are committing suicide at the same hour and time of the day, I feel something's off

You: Yeah, you ever heard of something called Monday? It's truly horrific

Jen: Y/N I'm serious! Something very bad might as well be happening now and the only one that I know who can stop it is you

There was a brief silence between you two until you sighed

You: Fine, I'll go

You ended the call, facepalming for trusting someone like her. But guess it wouldn't hurt to go take a look

You stood up from your bed and snapped your fingers, and with that, you had your attire back on:

F/c colored shirt covered by a gray vest and a black tie on top. Dark gray pants and black dressing shoes.

However, this time you grabbed a coat with you, it was night time after all, and it might as well rain today

You adjusted your tie and once you got ready, perhaps that case could be something interesting to solve

You: Alright, time to work

You opened a portal to where she said she was when she called you, revealing the always crowded streets of the city

You stepped through the portal. Fortunately, your portals had some magical properties, meaning no one could see or hear you appearing out of nowhere without your consent

It took a while, but after following certain traces, you were able to track down Jennifer, it wouldn't be that hard if it weren't for the number of people present

However, when you did find her, you were confused. Jen looked... different

Her aura suggested that it was a particular girl standing next to the stairs for a train station

Is that Jen?

The girl now had dyed black the tips of her normally blonde hair, which was straight, but messy enough to give her that"rocker" look

She was wearing a mint shirt under a thin jacket as well as black denim pants and boots

When she noticed you standing there, she was noticeably relieved.

Jen: You're here, finally

You (In mind): So it is her, huh.

You ignored her comment and went straight for the first thing that came to mind about her. It was natural considering that the last time you saw her she wasn't in the best conditions

You: Huh, you changed your style?

She looked at herself in confusion, but then she cleared her thoughts. Whatever this was, clearly got her distracted

Jen: What? Oh, right. Yeah, do you like it?

She stroke a pose so you could have a better look at her attire

You: Well, it doesn't look bad on you

You: You brought me to a bloody train station? What? Is a train haunted or something?

Jen: What? No! It's just that... I have this feeling, it's kinda hard to explain...

You: Try, don't worry. I won't judge (much)

Jen: If you say so... *Sigh* Ever since you saved me from that demon, I started to see things that weren't there before, a-and I think I felt something very strange in that station it felt... Cold

She saw how quiet you were about her statement, which only made her more worried about the situation

Jen: Am I... Going i-insane?

Without changing your expression, you looked at the girl

You: Worse, I think you might have "The touch" as I call it

Jen: What is that?

You: A connection to the realm of the hidden, the supernatural things that most people believe are fiction

Her eyes widened when she acknowledged this, she even took a step back

Jenn: I... I don't know what to say

You closed the gap by putting a hand on her shoulder, still, it startled her lightly

You: Let's focus on this for now, alright?

Jen: R-Right. There have been reports about many people that died the exact same way. Some of them were already suicidal, some were not

It didn't matter, they all met the same fate

You: Do you believe some evil bastard is doing this?

Jen: ...Pretty much, yeah

You: And you called me at night because it's the time most of the suicides take place? Clever, very clever

Jen crossed her arms in annoyance by how you said it, which was a little upsetting considering how you were not being sarcastic

You: Learn to take a compliment, damn it

Without further due, you used the stairs to get into the train station and preferably, solving the problem as fast as possible without raising any suspicion

But Jen was not kidding. As soon as you arrived there, you felt the temperature dripping critically, not physically, but in your soul

It was hard to explain, but there was no denying the feeling

By looking around, you found out that everybody was losing what little happiness they had, some of them were already "dead inside" and ready for the taking.

What made it slightly worse, was an old man in the corner, apparently, he made a mark on the wall every time someone died. The current number was twenty-nine

Jen: Do you believe now?

You heard her arriving at the scene as well

You: I never said I didn't

Then, you noticed something was wrong with her, she was indeed, trembling

You: Here

You gave her your coat, which was magically enhanced, like the rest of your clothes, to act as a shield against any type of spells of this nature

The girl regained her emotion the moment she put it on, the cold was no longer bugging her

Jen: Thanks

You: Don't mention it

Jen: What now?

You walked up to the edge of the station and the moment you peaked out to take a look, something hid back underground

That clears any doubt

You: You have two options: You stop the train from coming here, or you make sure nobody here tries to become a feast for those things

She was surprised when she heard you talking like that, not the sarcastic usual

Jen: You mean that-

You: Yes, there is something hidden in here

Jen then got the public's attention by starting to yell

Jen: BOMB!! EVERYONE GET OUT!!

Without hesitation, the people ran out of the station, some screaming for their lives and some others even broke out of the trance

You: A bomb? Really?

Jen: Hey, it worked.

You (In mind): Now I have to make it look like a bloody bomb exploded here...

You returned your attention to the creatures, time to put an end to this

You: Alright you wankers, come out already

You took out a box of matches, ignited one and threw it down.

Right after that, about three black ghostly figures emerged from the ground shrieking in horror

Then, they looked at you, realizing you were the one responsible for this

Jen: W-What the fuck is that!?

You: Calm down, Jennifer. Do NOT dare to listen to them!

Some of the ghouls went straight to you, but one of them went for her

As for you, you simply grinned, your hands were soon engulfed in fire and without hesitation, you jumped to attack one of them and incinerated immediately

The others pushed you away, letting out some dangerously sharp claws and they began their assault on you

However, these monsters were faster than anyone else you have faced before, sometimes you could block their hits, some other times you weren't as lucky

Fortunately for you, you still had an option left. So you made a small fireball and threw it at the spirits to gain some distance when you did, you proceeded to call your weapon

You: To me, Hunter

You extended your hand and through the concrete walls, the sword came bursting in just in time for you to chop off the fingers of one of the monsters

In pain, the being let out a deafening cry that could easily put that Black Canary chick to shame.

This not only was annoying but was slowly bringing back the corpses of those they had consumed, great

You: S-Shouldn't the train be here already?

You asked Jen, but she was currently fighting off the hypnotic powers of that single monster. She was out of the picture

You: Great. Absolutely. Bloody. Marvelous.

You chopped the head of one of the minions and tried your best to hold them off as best you could, taking at least thirteen with you, but they were too much combined with the ghosts that brought them there in the first place

The ghouls pinned you against the wall, keeping you from moving at all using just their sheer numbers

You tried to do something but failed miserably, even your sword fell to the ground after that.

You: JENNIFER, ARE YOU GONNA STAY SITTING ON YOUR ARSE OR ARE YOU GOING TO DO SOMETHING!?

Hearing your loud yelling made her snap out of her trance. She screamed when she saw the spirit trying to kill her, but she somehow managed to punch it away and even scratch it with her nails

This was not much, but it was enough to weaken their grip on the ghouls temporarily. You kicked one off you, punched another one and grabbed your sword back just in time to slice through yet another one

You: Hey, lass! Take out the box of matches I have in my pocket!

She complied and took one of the matches from the box, igniting it right away

Jen: What now?

You: What do you think!?

Jen: Right

She threw the match at the small crowd fighting in the rails, however, she used another march right after that and threw it as well

You: No! Don't use more than-

Before anything else could happen, the combined power of the matches created a greater explosion than what she had anticipated

Well, now you wouldn't have to worry about making it look like it was a bomb what caused this

Once the smoke was cleared, Jen saw you using your sword to stand up and immediately rushed to your side, helping you walk

Jen: I'm so sorry! I-I didn't know they were that powerful and-

Jen was rambling on how sorry she was about what just happened but then, you spotted one of the ghouls was still there, and it was coming for you

You (In mind): Great...

Jen: I-Is something wrong?

You pulled her to the right and kicked the ghoul in the process, immediately using your sword to dispose of it

Jen was frozen in place and for once, quiet. You managed to regain your breath and looked at her

You: Let's just get out of here

You used a portal to move you two out of the station and into a safer zone away from the mayhem. When you looked at the sky, it was midnight

Jen: I-I... I screwed up, didn't I?

You: Well, yeah.

Then, you put a hand on her shoulder, much to her surprise

You: But you still helped with those undead bastards and located a demon that I would have otherwise ignored so... You did okay

She gasped after hearing you say that, getting excited at your approval

You: However, you still have much to learn, kid. I'll take you to Zatanna

Jen: Is she your mother?

You:... You could say that. Anyway, for now, just try to get some sleep

You were about to walk away, but she then remembered something

Jen: Oh! Almost forgot

She was taking off your coat, but you stopped her, much to her confusion

You: It works as a shield for most spells that change your state. You might need it more than I do

Jen: And what about you?

You snapped your fingers and your outfit was changed for the same one, but without any harm done to it

You (In mind): Damnit, I'm running out of these.

Jen: Oh.

You: See you around, Jennifer.

Without nothing else to say, you turned around and began to walk away into the night

You were going to use a portal to get back to the Tower undetected, but for now, you were just going to take a walk

What a day it was, Manhattan was truly a home to the paranormal. Not like those fake programs about white blankets floating, but actual demons and ghouls

With things like this happening all the time, it was no surprise life put you someone that you could use to help you against the many foes you deal with on a daily basis

Let's just hope it turns out alright