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[David Lance POV]
No matter what I tried, my attacks would never reach Wioska. No matter how much rage I had, she always remained just out of reach, always one step ahead of , taunting .
"Getting tired already?" Wioska asked from behind , using the sa mocking tone she had been using since this battle started. "When will you learn that leaping at the enemy blindly doesn't work?"
"I will tear you apart!" I replied as I dashed towards her, slamming myself against a mountain.
"You've been saying that for quite a while, and yet here I am, in one piece," Wioska replied calmly as if my attempts to kill her ant nothing to her.
She was treating like a child, a re annoyance that didn't demand any effort on her part; she wasn't even fighting back anymore; she was just dodging . Everything about her pissed off.
Roaring in frustration, I punched the ground below with all my might, frustration coursing through .
"You know, this test could be easier for you if you were willing to listen," Wioska said as she walked toward . "You won't be able to defeat , not like an animal, at least. So, let's talk, shall we?"
I paused montarily before replying coldly. "No."
I refused to accept her help. Not after she had humiliated so much, no, she would die, no matter how much ti it took , I would rip her condescending face off her head and bask on her corpse!
At my response, Wioska simply sighed. "Fine by then... " Then, before I could react, she stepped forward, placing both hands at the sides of my head, making freeze as she pressed them directly against my forehead. "I guess I can always do this without your consent."
I scread in pain as a new sensation entered my being, overwhelming my every sense beyond reasoning as Darkness swirled around us wildly until there was nothing around but a void of pain, revealing a figure of red standing in front of .
A red demon with horns and four eyes, a demon I knew.
Trigon.
"What?" I muttered, and just like that, the darkness and the void disappeared, bringing back to Wioska.
"So, are you willing to listen now?" Wioska asked, releasing from her hold. "I promise you'll regret refusing to listen to , even if you fail this test."
I looked at her, not knowing what to think. "Trigon..."
What was Trigon doing inside my mind? Had Raven betrayed ?.... What am I even thinking?! Raven would never betray , not my Raven, I knew her, and I trusted her with my life, so why was I even considering the possibility of her betraying ?
"You see it now, don't you?" Wioska comnted, bringing my attention to her. "That thing is controlling you. Partially at least. Do you want to be under its control, or do you want to be free?"
I took a step towards Wioska before stopping. She said she could help ; all I had to do was ask? No, this was a trick; she was playing ! just like she has been playing since I arrived here; I can't trust her, I
What
NO!
Sothing isn't right!
My mind, I can't even think straight, sothing... I can't... focus; I keep going back to the sa point over and over again.
"I can't focus," I growled, my head spinning as I tried to focus on what I had seen, on what Wioska was offering.
"Of course, you can't. Why would that parasite let you focus? Imagine you make an intelligent choice. He can't have that," Wioska replied calmly, making angry all over again.
But she was right.
After all. Why would Trigon keep in a state of rageful ignorance of everything but my main focus? The answer was simple: because otherwise, I would know if soone was using like a puppet, dancing around their own interests.
There was also the possibility that Wioska was playing .
But seeing she could've killed anyti during our long fight if you can't call our fight a fight, I was willing to bet killing wasn't her goal.
"You said you could help , then do it." I replied through a growl, shattering the earth beneath as my voice pushed through the air.
"Impressive," Wioska complinted, her tone laced with a hint of surprise. "You managed to regain so of your senses incredibly quickly. Normally, once a mind is that far gone, they don't co back that easily."
"Good to know," I gritted out as anger bubbled up within with each word that left her mouth.
Wioska chuckled softly before she finally started to walk towards once again, the ground shaking with each of her steps. "This will hurt a lot. So, be sure to get control on the first try."
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With a gentle touch from Wioska's hand, I was once again engulfed in darkness and pain until I found myself in a strange place. It was an empty plain lit by an eerie red light, having nothing but dirt and bones to fill the place. Then, before I could react, my body froze into place.
"CAUGHT YOU" A deep voice thundered inside my skull, seeming to co from everywhere around .
"Trigon, I suppose," I replied, trying to escape whatever bound in place. It felt strange, not like Raven's hold, or Klarion's, more like physical in essence.
"YOU KNOW OF ; THAT MAKES THINGS EASIER," The demon chuckled in amusent. "I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT, AND I CAN GIVE IT TO YOU. YOUR MIND HAS STRUGGLED TO KEEP OUT SINCE THE MONT I DECIDED TO AID YOU, BUT NOW YOU KNOW! YOU KNOW WHO I AM! AND THE POWER I POSSESS! THERE'S NO NEED FOR DARKSEID! FOR ANYTHING! JUST GIVE YOURSELF TO , AND I WILL SEE THE KRYPTONIAN DIES A MOST PAINFUL DEATH!"
"I want to kill him, but I won't whore my soul to you to get that result, so let be!" I replied in a shout.
Trigon, at this, chuckled, his laugh booming across my mind as he appeared in front of , towering above like a man in front of an ant. "I have already gotten access to your mind, child. We made a contract. You can't escape ; whether you like it or not, I am here to stay."
How does Raven do it?
How can she keep this monster at bay, and could I even do it without magic?
Unless
Magic wasn't a part of my particular case.
Taking a deep breath, I focused on my red lantern ring, of how it felt to have it, its power, the rage boosting my every move, until suddenly a red shine appeared in my hand, shattering to pieces the hold that kept in place.
"Bravo," Trigon clapped, grinning at my display. "Unfortunately, that won't help you against at all. I really don't understand why would you try to fight , the Kryptonian deserves to die, and I can grant you the power to do so."
He could.
I knew that.
He was unimaginably powerful.
A being that transcended everything I knew, a God beyond my reach. However, just because I knew that was the case, I couldn't help but wonder why hadn't he given the power I needed to kill Superman already.
Or the power to defeat Wioska?
That question had two answers.
One, he didn't want to help at all.
Or two, he couldn't give any kind of power and was instead simply powering my emotions, which in turn would give more power through the ring.
"You have no access to your magic, don't you?" I asked, staring at him.
Trigon froze for a mont before his confident posture turned into one of rage. "You wish to see my power, child, so be it!" With a roar, Trigon swung his hand, releasing a torrential wave of fire at , burning through everything around the place.
The fire rushed through my skin faster than I could react, scorching my every cell to ashes.
Bringing pain beyond comprehension.
However, as painful as this was. It wasn't real.
I could see that.
I had experienced sothing like this before in my training with Martian Manhunter.
I smiled, realizing I was right. "That hurt. Or at least I imagined it hurt; the mind can be a confusing place, am I right?"
Trigon remained silent, staring at before breaking into a fit of laughter, one that seed to co from a place of rage and amusent. "You're right, child. I can't use my magic, not with you, at least. You are warded with a powerful spell, one that is connected to the life of another, one that feels familiar yet distant. Be that as it may, without , your power will vanish, for it is my fury that powers the ring. Not yours!"
"Perhaps, but unfortunately for you, there are more ways to kill a Kryptonian, thousands of ways," I replied, feeling a sense of relief I hadn't felt in a while. I guess it was part of being inside my mind that I no longer felt nothing but blind rage. It was refreshing, even if my rage was justified.
"It doesn't matter, really. It's only a matter of ti before your mind breaks to my control, and then, you will serve as all should," Trigon replied, looking down at .
I looked at him, and rembering Raven's words and Martian Manhunter's teachings, I changed my mindscape to one better suited to host my unwanted guest.
A prison.
"My mind, my rules, bitch," I replied, with now being the one that towered over Trigon and the cage I had ford around him.
Trigon laughed. "You think you can keep here? You lack the magical component to make this a lasting solution."
I smiled back at him. "And you lack the magical component to make you a threat. At the end of the day, things even out."
Trigon laughed once again. "Boy, the nightmare has just begun. The mind is a feeble thing, to win control you'll need to do much more than this let's see what you have in store."
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Author note: the next few chapters are a nightmare, a struggle between David and Trigon for control, David in this world will et soone who's very important to his future.
Soone that's gonna be a vital part of his developnt, from this point to the end.
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