She was conceived when her mother ran away from home and joined a cult, which then summoned the demon lord Trigon, who raped her. Angela Roth, going by Arella, retreated to an alternate dimension where Raven was born and raised in the pacifistic reality called to then where Trigon's demonic influence was felt. Due to Trigon's demonic nature, Arella fled to Earth with Raven, ultimately hiding her identity as the daughter of a powerful demon