It begins in a dark room filled with candles illuminating the darkness, a circle with a strange symbol engraved into the ground like magic and a group of hooded dark figures chanting in hums as another hooded figure walked towards the group. Turns out that this was a group filled with cultists including the one who approached them.

  It was a beautiful woman underneath the hood and she looked towards the leader. The group stopped chanting and the room fell with silence. The woman's name was Arella and she closed her eyes to think about what she wants to say and the leader begins to speak. "State your name." Arella says her own name clearly towards the group. "Arella." The leader asked her another question. "What is it that you most desire, Arella? What is your wish?" Arella stood tall with her head high, then spoke clearly again. "I wish to have love. A bride, so I will be happy with the one I choose to have in my life." The leader says "I shall ask Azar if he will grant it." The group started chanting and the leader spoke out loud. "Oh, mighty Azar. I ask you to grant Arella her gift of love, so she will be happy for the one you choose! Bring what you give and she shall receive!"

   Suddenly, the cultist group starts to shake violently like they have been possessed and yelled at the top of their lungs. Winds starts to blow hard and it took out the candles. Then there was a huge red cloud that appeared from out of nowhere. Arella was worried that something bad was about to happen, but turns out, a handsome nude man appeared with grey long hair and Arella was surprised at his sight of how wonderful he looked. She touched his face and she smiled because he was really standing before her. The leader nodded and says "Azar agreed to give you what you want. Now, you may leave and be happy with your marriage." Arella bowed her head and says "I leave you now. Thank you." Arella held the man's hand and left the room with him.

   Minutes later, Arella and the man fell in love in her bedroom. The man was touching her gentle skin and Arella never felt much happier until she was terrified that his figure transformed into a demon just like Satan, but he had four yellow eyes to his face and above his forehead. He also has horns growing from his head and indeed was he horrifying as he grinned menacingly at Arella getting turned on. Arella's eyes were filled with fear as he scratched the bed with his long pointy fingernails and began to pleasure her. She screamed by the pain and terror at the same time. Then it fades to black and Arella returned to the cultist group while she was pregnant. The cultist leader says "So, you have fallen in love with Satan's descendant, yes?" Arella nodded and felt her stomach thumping inside. She groaned in pain and then says "This isn't what I wanted. I didn't ask for this." The leader says "It's too late to turn back now. You asked for love and you got it. Now, you produced an offspring and we need to release it. It's time."

   Arella closed her eyes with tears and touched her belly. Suddenly, a second later, Arella was yelling in pain trying to get the baby out as it was moving around in her belly. The cultist were using dark magic to get it out. Arella says "Please! Make it stop! Just kill me!" The leader shook her head and says "No! We can't stop now! It's your duty to take care of this offspring and that's what you need to do!" Arella says "Please! No! NO!" She screamed in terror as her veins were straining underneath her skin and says "KILL ME!!" The pain was so unbearable that she screamed at the top of her lungs as it echoed, then it fades to black again.

   In the dark, there was a fatal cry of a baby that had just been born. Arella walked with the baby in her arms towards the leader. The leader says "It is time for you to leave and go to safety." Arella says "What about Trigon?" The leader says "He mustn't know that you have the child as your own. If he does, he will try to kill her and that is why I will send you to a heavenly place filled with beauty, peace and tranquility. This place is Azarath and you will be safe there." She opened a portal with her magic and the gateway showed what it looked like. The leader says "Step through the portal." Arella hesitated and says "Are you that this is a safe place?" The leader says "It is the only option I have." Arella nodded and stepped on through as the portal closed and the leader closed her eyes and says "May Azar watch over you." Suddenly, huge thumps of footsteps approach the leader and she was grabbed by the cloak and was lifted up. A demonic voice spoke to the leader and it growled. "Where is Arella?" Its hand was wrapped around the leader's neck and he squeezed as she was gasping for air and it turned black as a snap of bones sound was occurred.

   Arella arrived in Azarath with the baby and looked around as she saw a tall temple that's built from stone and a bit of gold. There were people in white cloaks everywhere walking around and doves were flying in the sky. In Azarath, these people in white cloaks were preferred as Azarathians.

  Arella heard the baby cooed and she looked down. The baby was reaching its arms out and Arella smiled gently. Arella spoke and says "You're right. It is a beautiful place." She saw a nice, big round building and noticed the sign was in a different language. Arella says "The Council of Azarath. I need to ask permission if they will allowed for us to stay here like a home. I just hope that they'll say yes." Arella ran with the baby to the Council building to ask permission if they were to stay here as their home and the Council instantly agreed since they didn't know that she was indeed married to Satan. So, Arella saw the Temple of Azarath and decided to have that as a home to stay in. Arella then lifted the baby and says "Since we're going to be staying here from now on, you will need a name for yourself. Something Azarathian like." She thought of a name and she figured it out of what the baby will be named. Arella says "Raven. That's perfect for you, my child. Now, it's time for you to rest because it's getting late." Raven cooed and Arella thought of a lullaby and played the music box. Arella begins to sing with her beautiful voice.

🎵My little Raven
Gentle and warm
Close your eyes and sleep

Azar, protect her
Shield her from harm
So I will not worry or weep

The Darkness will guide you
Your powers will save you
Meditation will heal you and seep

My little Raven
Sleep now and rest
Ancestors will watch you
And you will be blessed

I will be here
Always and wherever
Fly with me, Raven
Forever and ever🎶

Raven's eyes were closed and sleeping peacefully. Arella kissed the baby and says "Good night, my child." She puts Raven in the little crib and she blew out the candles. Then Arella went to sleep in her bed and the moon's light shined in the temple. The music box stopped playing with a beautiful ending to the little tune and the temple was quiet in the night.

   Throughout the paradise Azarath, everything was peaceful, until the sky slightly turned with a light shade of pink, then dark pink and finally blood red. Arella tossed and turned in bed while having a nightmare about her hellish, terrible and horrifying ecstacy she had with Trigon. She saw in her nightmare, herself telling the leader of what she wanted. Arella said "I wish to have love." It echoed in her mind as she kept tossing and turning. The leader raised her arms out and said "Oh, mighty Azar. I ask you to grant Arella her gift of love. Bring what you give and she shall receive!" Arella was grabbing onto the sheets tightly while she was seeing herself and the man fall in love. She heard herself and the man moaning and screaming. Arella shook her head while she was sweating in her sleep and panting and breathing heavy.

   Arella in her dream was terrified as the man transforms into Trigon and he grinned at her while saying "Beg for my name. I want you to scream." Arella inside her mind was screaming with pain and terror at the same time. Suddenly, she heard Trigon whispered her name. "Arella...." Then Arella yelled as she woke up in alarm and started panting. She looked around and noticed that she was in her bed and inside the temple of Azarath.

    Arella sighed with relief and little footsteps were heard. A small voice was heard. "Mother, are you okay?" Arella followed the voice with her blue eyes and saw four year old Raven looking at her with a worried face. Arella looked at her and she gently smiled. "Yes, everything is alright. I'm alright. Come here." She stretched her arms out and Raven ran to hug her until the ground started to rumble and shake. Raven says "What's going on?" Arella says "I do not know. We shall go see." Raven takes her mother's hand and they ran out of the room and saw the sky was red. Raven says "Mother, what's happening?" Arella says "Nothing good. Listen to me, my child. It is my duty to make sure that you're safe from danger. So, no matter what happens, I will always be with you. You understand?" Raven shook her head and says "No. I don't understand. What do you mean 'I will always be with you?' Arella says "Wherever I send you, I'm not coming." Raven says "No, you can't leave me!" Arella says "I don't want you to get hurt." Raven says "And neither will you!" Arella says "Raven, you have to go. By the name of Azar, I don't have any other choice, but I have to. For Azarath's sake and yours." Raven was tearing up and says "Mother, I..." Arella shook her head and says "No more debating."

   She opened a portal that leads to a realm called Earth. The winds started blowing and a roar was heard with a loud shout. "ARELLA!" Arella told Raven to leave, but she stood there and watched her mother just jumped onto the ground in front of the Temple of Azarath. Trigon appeared and stomped his way towards the Temple upset. Arella got in front of him and stretched her hands out. "TRIGON, STOP!" Trigon saw his wife stand in front of his legs. Trigon says "Get out of my way, wench!" Arella says "NO! YOU WILL NOT HARM MY DAUGHTER! TURN BACK AND LEAVE US ALONE!" Trigon says "So, you do have a child and you expect me to raise this....this....ABOMINATION?!" Arella says "You fell in love with me and I regretted that my wish came true!" Trigon says "No, it was you who wanted this and I should have murdered you in that bed when I had the chance!" Arella says "But you didn't! You couldn't resist me." Trigon's eyes became wide and says "You are delusional, woman! For that, I shall strike you down!" Arella says "You can kill me all you want to, Trigon, but like I said. I won't let you harm my daughter!" Trigon starts to rage and attacked Azarath including Arella, but she was blocking his attacks with her dark magic.

   Raven saw the fight between Arella and Trigon terrified. Trigon was really upset and says "I will not stop until your daughter is mine!" Arella says "Over my dead body!" She shoots a  huge dark beam out of her hands, mouth and eyes and Trigon shoots a huge yellow beam at Arella with his four eyes. It was a hard challenge to see who would win this fight for good. Trigon's beam was far more powerful than Arella's and Arella was struggling to hold the beam for as long as she can, but she couldn't.

   Trigon suddenly grabbed her and lifted her up towards his face and says "And by the way, Arella, I never loved you to begin with. I just wanted you for pleasure and I'm glad you made it happen. I should thank you, but I'd rather kill you." Arella had tears coming down as she shut her eyes closed and in her head she says "Azar, I failed. It's up to you to protect Raven, now. I'm sorry." Trigon says "May Hell punish you for interfering a child into my life!" Trigon zapped her with a disintegration beam that decayed Arella body as she screamed in horror. Her body turned flesh, then charred skin and finally dust. Raven's eyes were horrified at the sight and Trigon saw Raven looking.

   Raven was scared as she hurried into the portal. Trigon smiled and says "Don't worry, my little flea. Daddy will be there to get you next time around, but for now, it's time to get this place redecorated." Trigon used his powers to destroy buildings and create lava into the ground. The Azarthians tried to attack Trigon, but they failed because of how powerful this demon was. Once the people were defeated, Trigon destroyed the temple and began to make a chair out of it. Trigon sighed and smiled. "Ahh, it's good to be back home." He suddenly started laughing evilly as it echoes and parademons were flying all over the place, then it fades to black.

Raven: Legend of Darkness

(End of Chapter 1: A Dark Beginning)

What did you guys think of this beginning? Pretty dark, right? Was it a little scary or it wasn't at all? Be honest and tell me your opinion. What do you think of the cover? No, I didn't make it. Did you think I did? I just got a cosplay photo and added words to the cape because it seemed cool. Do you think that I should do more of this story or should I erase completely? So many questions to answer I know. Whoever comments on this first chapter will get to have a shoutout for the next one and it continues if you plan to do more comments. Anyway, thank you for your honest opinions and to be real with you all, I hope this story will be good for you to read over and over. I just pray that it will. Okay, I love you all and I will see you later! 😁😄😉😎👍👍💜💙💚👏👏✌