<div class="floatleft">(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/580be61f-5ecf-4ed3-92ab-9dd309c0b93a/db5mr8a-9d04a25e-2be3-4613-9f3b-92e1278b0aca.jpg/v1/fill/w_747,h_1070,q_70,strp/raven_quickie_005_by_exmile_db5mr8a-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTUwMCIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzU4MGJlNjFmLTVlY2YtNGVkMy05MmFiLTlkZDMwOWMwYjkzYVwvZGI1bXI4YS05ZDA0YTI1ZS0yYmUzLTQ2MTMtOWYzYi05MmUxMjc4YjBhY2EuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEwNDgifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.41GMnxJRVG_Au3Uphn-75YzqGItkB7AjW4IMCIr2j7Y)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Raven<br/><strong>DAY:</strong>August 21st, 2020 | Friday<br/><strong>TIME:</strong>Afternoon<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong>Secret Sanctuary<br/><strong>CONTENT:</strong>Raven does her best to explain things<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Wonder Woman<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Raven followed Wonder Woman out of the meeting chambers and into a private room where she was invited to have a seat.  Deciding it would be best to be cooperative with her hosts, she seated herself and did her best to relax.  It wasn't easy, given the fears inside that she gripped tighter than ever, but she managed, all while her expression remained as placid as she could make it.  Wonder Woman was obviously one of the League members, giving her bearing and maturity, so Raven would endeavor to show her the respect due to one of Earth's champions.  So she listened, her hands folded on her lap as Wonder Woman explained that she wasn't in any trouble, but her circumstances required that she be taken aside.  This... was worrying.  Did they know?  They had magical practitioners among their number, so it was possible.<br/><br/>Setting that aside, Raven continued to pay attention, learning that Earth was quite complicated as it held people of many different cultures and groups, with Wonder Woman coming from a place called Themyscira.  Her name was, in fact, Diana, so that made Wonder Woman more of an alias than anything else.  An island of women where things were very different even from the world beyond the Sanctuary.  Earth truly was strange.  She was told magic was unheard of in most places, though there were a few that accepted its existence, like where Diana hailed from.  Raven couldn't help letting out a quiet snort at the mention of science holding all the answers.  If only.<br/><br/>Then came the revelation: they did, in fact, know of Trigon and the fact Raven held a connection to him.  She felt herself tense, unable to stop it despite her training, but instead of fear or anger, Diana seemed calm, even supportive.  Sometimes she hated being empathic, but other times, like now, she was grateful for her mixed heritage.  If she wanted these people to trust her, she needed to tell the truth.  So, despite her concerns, she decided to share something of her own.<br/><br/>"I'm not just connected to Trigon," Raven admitted reluctantly, shivering as she let her demonic half show.  Four crimson eyes glowed from within the depths of her hood and her skin turned red.  "I'm his daughter."  There was a vulnerability to her demeanor that she couldn't keep from showing, the sorceress lowering her head as she continued.  "My mother is human and fled to the world of Azarath when she was discovered by Azar here on Earth.  From what my mentors have told me, she was part of a cult that somehow managed to summon an aspect of Trigon to this world and he took her as his bride."  She hid the demonic half of herself away again, huddling beneath her cloak as if cold.  "He wants me to join him, so he can use me as he has others, but... but that's not what I want."  She lowered her hood so she could look Diana in the eye, letting her see the truth in her own.  "I came here to spare Azarath the fate of so many other worlds and in hopes that I could find allies.  Allies strong enough to fight back against the Ravager and stop him from doing the same here."  She bit her lower lip, wondering if she should tell the rest... but no, she needed to tell it all.<br/><br/>"According the Trigon, I will serve as the key to breach the dimensional barriers and allow him to bypass the laws that keep him from passing through the Great Door."  She looked away once more, unable to keep looking Diana in the eye after that.  "I don't want any of that.  I don't want to be his herald.  I don't want to see any more worlds destroyed, especially because of me.  I just... I just want to be me and nothing else."