Chapter 14- Meeting the last son of Krypton

[22nd September 2003]

{Nicholas Kyle Dunamis POV}

It hurt. My entire body erupted in pain. It felt like someone was pouring magma through my bloodstream. My bones felt like they were encased in artic ice. My muscles felt like they were stretched like a rubber band and then let go. My head felt like my brains were trying to dig themselves out of my skull. My body spasmed as if I was having a seizure, which I probably was.

I tried my best but was unable to bottle up my screams and they resounded through the Manor. Alfred who's room was next to mine for convenience and to take care of me rushed to my room and saw me writhing on the bed biting on the pillow to stop screaming.

He rushed me towards the Batcave while I flew In and out of consciousness. I was brought to the same medical bed and scanned for problems.

Nothing seems to have been found and I finally gave in and fell unconscious.

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{Bruce Wayne AKA Batman POV}

It happened again. The boy is still going through this where his body seemed to fight against itself. I can't even tell what exactly is wrong. It's like his body is rejecting...his body.

I couldn't find out what's wrong with him with my level of tech so I decided to show him to the few people who know my identity and can help.

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{Nicholas Kyle Dunamis POV}

I opened my eyes and all I saw was white. Even though everything was white it wasn't blindingly white it was a bit too white for my taste.

Even though I tried to distract myself from the numb and raw feeling in my body it wasn't very successful.

While writhing about in the very comfy seemingly crystal bed I was wondering where I was.

Last I remember I was getting checked up in the Batcave. Did I die and the Entity bring me here? Was I kidnapped by those Light lunatics? Or just some random lunatics?

Not likely, I mean I didn't show my powers anywhere yet.

I looked around and saw a crystal panel which seemed to show data in a language I did not understand.

I looked around and finally saw something I recognized. A symbol of an S in a diamond shaped shield plate. And then I knew that somehow I am now at one of Superman's homes, most likely the Fortress of Solitude.

I spread out my haki which expanded further than before and felt the surroundings.

The previously smooth white surface now seemed to have grooves and lines that covered them.

While I think I am at Superman's site I still take out my swords, just in case, in the form of Obsidian and White Fang which expends much lesser stamina.

I also open ROOM and SCAN the area. This technology is amazing, the crystals themselves are all the parts necessary for this place to work. It stored energy and information and used it to run this place.

I couldn't sense much more due to my inexperience in both haki and the abilities of ope-ope no mi.

I keep both active while slowly moving towards what I think is the door through my scans. When I reach the wall, it automatically opens and let's me through which likely means I am not restricted to the medical room.

I move forward cautiously ready for possible danger. All of a sudden, through my haki and ROOM, I feel someone appear at my side. More like he was too fast for even my anhanced perception to completely capture. When this happened I subconsciously swung Obsidian at the incoming person and used AMPUTATE.

When I realized what I was doing I saw Superman in shock watching his upper body slide away from his lower body alongside the diagonal cut I made from his hip to lower chest.

Both me and Superman were in shock. Me because I had attacked Superman and I had revealed something I wanted to keep secret and Superman because a seemingly ordinary knife had cut him in two and somehow he was not dead or even in pain.

We were both just staring at each other in shock of the situation until I finally came to my senses.

*cough*

"ehem, I'm sorry."

Superman snapped out of his shock and supported his upper body on his arms,"Wha-what just happened? How am I still alive? Why don't I feel any pain? How did you manage to cut me in the first place?"

Though I understood I pretended not to understand and tentatively asked,"Superman?"

Superman then realized that he was trying to interrogate a child and that he should worry about fixing himself first.

"Umm, about this.... can you fix it?"

"I think so?"

At this point Superman didn't know whether to cry or panic further at the current situation and lamented the fact that he didn't dodge the sword believing in his invulnerability.

I reconnected his body and let the parts bond again. Superman got, looking at me with a little fear before he put on a reassuring smile.

"Hey kid, nice to meet you. That was pretty cool what you did there."

I could tell he was doing this because I am a child and he didn't want to scare me and it worked, I slowly relaxed from the state of tension that I was in. I felt like a child being caught with my hand in a cookie jar.

I slowly extended my haki and ROOM towards Superman, wary that his super senses would notice something but it seemed fine.

When my haki and ROOM reached him I was shocked, no amazed, amazed at the sheer optimism I felt from him. I think this is how Karin felt when she felt Naruto's chakra. He felt like the morning Sun, bright and warm.

I naturally relaxed more and started inspecting him. Superman resembles a tall, muscular Caucasian male with vivid blue eyes and short black hair with a curl over his forehead. He wears a blue uniform with his famous red-and-yellow "S" shield on his chest, red trunks, a yellow belt, red boots and a red cape.

After I relaxed I started getting exited again, I mean this is Superman, the Superman standing right in front of me in the flesh. He was and is a hero to many. Probably the first modern superpowered American hero who inspired all others. It was through his comics that the DC universe was introduced in my old world and probably through the idea of Superman for so many other superhero comics to follow.

He probably sensed my exited state and chuckled.

"What is your name, son?"

"Nicholas, sir", I unconsciously responded like a soldier to his general and straightened my body.

"You don't need to be nervous child. Batman brought you here due to your...condition."

I then remembered that I was probably brought here to figure out what I happening to me.

"So what was, no is wrong with me?"

"Honestly nothing seems wrong with you. You are in near perfect condition by the time you were brought here and in no pain, Just that you were unconscious for around 3 days."

"3 days?" I was shocked.

"Yes, according to the scans you were completely normal in human standards when you were brought here. The reason you were unconscious is likely due to the mental trauma you suffered from feeling that much pain."

"Yeah, don't want to go through that again."

Superman curiously inspected me and my swords that were somehow able to cut him.

"So, do you know how you did that? Cut me and keep me in that state is what I mean?:

"Oh that is..."

I was really conflicted. I wanted to keep the op-ope no mi as a hidden card but I just had to use it. And I had to give him information because he can probably tell when I am lying by listening to my heartbeart.

"It is the ability I recently awakened."

Yup. Not telling more. At least not yet. And by saying recently will make him think I am talking about after waking up instead of for a few months and even if he figures out I awakened it earlier it doesn't matter much.

"Do you know what you can do with your abilities?"

"No, only a little." Which is true as I just scratched the surface of what I can do with this, especially if AMPUTATE was easily able to split Superman.

Superman seeing me a bit anxious decides to end the conversation there and tells me to go and rest as he brings me some food.

After he left I quickly go to the medical bay and sit on my bed.

Well, today was quite exciting.