I AM YOUR ZOD

Disclaimer :all characters and mentioned universes belong to their respective owners and/or creators.

This is a work of fiction.

'Italics means he is talking to himself /inner voice'

"inverted commas" means a normal conversation.

"different languages" means speaking in a foreign language.

Thoughts of other characters

"[Talking to AI]"

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Why save metropolis? Why save Earth? When I could just leave it all to Superman. First a lot of things here were built by my very own company, so I guess you can say that I built all of this through my very own hands. I'll be damned if I watch it all go up in flames because Kal-El couldn't put down Dru-Zod fast enough. And you must be joking if you think I'll leave my fate in another's hands. One thing that always bothers me is the magnitude of collateral damage in movies. I mean all that hard work, all the sweat, blood and tears, everything just gone in a poof, and they take the lives of innocent people with them, people caught in the crossfire. "The grass suffers when elephants fight" that description is the reality.

I can't save everyone but I can save a lot of them, and since I benefit from it as well then I'm a go for it.

Talking about the Warsuit.

The Demon child mark 1 is a suit of armour powered by my very own speedforce energy(which I had an abundance of) utilising the Electrokinesis and backup nano fusion reactor clusters for a fallback system, for the eventuality that something happens that causes me to not be able to use the speedforce.

It also included an Nth metal slimware for its anti magic properties, worn beneath armour. Yeah if I couldn't learn magic right now, then I would prepare countermeasures for it's usage against me. Nth metal is transuranic iron with an atomic number of 676, possesses innate anti-magical properties, is very hyperconductive and has self healing capabilities. I was able to acquire nth metal from Egypt, a thanagarian ship crash landed on earth back when the pharaohs were still in power, it was the whole reason behind hawkman and hawkgirl. The Egyptians used it to create staffs for their ruling classes. I might have also committed some minor crimes by "borrowing" artefacts.

But I got most of the nth metal from very rare meteors in space. The suit itself is a blend of a Kryptonian, nth metal mix, giving it unique strength and durability while still maintaining a slightly large but slim profile.

The suit had retractable excited kryptonite knuckle blades that constantly released k-radiation unless when de-excited by cutting off it's localised power source.

I wasn't immune to kryptonite but it's effects were muted on me. I spent years training with it in close proximity so I could withstand it's effects. And after getting the speed force and the resulting change that occurred in my cells, I could withstand it's radiation. The speedforce gave me a super enhanced healing factor, making kryptonite not as effective as it should be on me, the same as red sun radiation.

The suit also has inbuilt yellow sun radiation collectors, which would continually feed me with useful solar radiation even when in a red sun zone. The thing is my cell capacity for yellow sun radiation was increasing, allowing me to move even closer to the sun's core. I wasn't there yet but I would get there soon. This is mostly due to the speedforce. It has been enhancing and raising my cell processing speed, causing them to evolve to a more advanced and efficient form. Meaning larger capacity and better processing equals to more powerful and pronounced abilities.

The suit had a very advanced computer interface, with an onboard AI system(hope) controlled via a mind to Machine interface, that could interact with any computer on earth. Coupled with holographic projectors, and many more useful gadgets.

The face mask was a collapsible half face mask. A full face mask could work but the lag behind the digital image projectors would slow me down. My eyes could work way better until I designed something that could keep up.

The whole suit retracts back into the side waist buckles and wrist bands when deactivated. The suit is programmed to my unique speedforce signature and a touch of my Electrokinesis is all that's required to reactivate the suit. If anyone else should try to activate it, they would have a very bad end, from all the counter theft measures installed into it.

I was inspired by batman and his versatility when building the suit, so I had a variety of useful gadgets stored all over the suit. Like an emp emitter, a micro scout bot and red sun radiation grenades just to mention a few.

I told you I was prepared for the Dru-zod, so let him come.

The demon child suit had absolutely no capes, I don't think any of my suits will, it's just too impractical for me. The suit symbol would have a dark glow with white highlights when powered up, but the suit itself was blue with silver wrist bands and side belts.

I called it the demon child because it was going to torment my enemies.

From my office, I could see the black zero ship orbit earth's outer atmosphere. I looked at the people around me, The tension in the air, the emotions on their faces spoke of their curiosity and fear. As the TV screens displayed a video of the alien ship.

When suddenly the lights went off, and ghost screams like white noise filled all electronic devices. Heh not on my watch.

"Hope, deploy security patch"

[Yes sir.]

The words of Dru-Zod weyes cut short as a load screen appeared on all Excel tech devices as all the lights came back on.

A single message was now displayed on all the screens of Excel technologies.

"Security patch 2.0 released. All devices secure. Excel tech; only the best!" Every single electronic device across the world that was either running or an Xcel tech in itself received the patch.

Sharp gasps and shocked gazes were sent my way.

Holding back my laughter I announced.

"People, even aliens need our permission if they want access to our systems. We at Excel tech only deliver the best" as if on cue another notification came onto the devices.

"Would you like to view the Alien broadcast."

This time I could hear people all over the world, some saying that I was insane, some laughing and some just shocked dumb, after registering the implications of my actions. The atmosphere lightened just a bit from its gloomy nature.

After watching Dru-Zod give his ultimatum, this put everyone on edge wondering who the person they sought after was. I didn't miss the stray gazes that fell on me and the whispers that it could be me, due to all the technology I had created. (heh) if only they knew how correct they were.

You know I realise that I almost miss his voice, guess it reminds me of my childhood training.

I turned to Janet. "Jane get everyone to take the day off, you do the same as well. All of you, stay in the security of your homes. Be with your families"

"Sir, please be safe" she said with worry audible in her tone.

I smiled and waved at her, as I left the building. An electric arc flashed past my eyes.

XX

Superman had gone to the Peterson Air Force Base where he met the army general. He was led to the desert where he boarded a drop ship with Lois Lane as they would visit the black zero ship.

I knew that he would have a conflict of views with Dru-zod. And Dru-zod would come to smallville in search for the codex.

Everyone stood still momentarily forgetting their conflict as they observed the strange weather.

Dark clouds blotted out the golden light of the sun.

Shadows rose as if foretelling the approaching disaster. Mighty roars of thunder accompanied the red flashes of lightning.

The clouds increasingly began to erupt with lightning, the sounds of thunder began to shake the very earth. The wind sang in resonance to the call of lightning.

BOOM! A single bolt shot down from the heavens, a flash of brilliance split the very asphalt apart raising dust and rubble as the visage of human figure became visible. The

That was too cool. (Dramatic entry, achieved) I stood before Kal-El who was about to fight Faora Hu-Ul and Nam-Ek

"Kal-El, it's us against them. I know you have questions but let's talk about that when we're done here." I announced.

He nodded in understanding. I could swear I saw a bit of envy in his eyes when he looked at my suit.

Faora and Nam-Ek were confused as to my identity. I wasn't about to explain it anytime soon.

I stared at them and spoke. "You have one chance to surrender, do it now or I will be obligated to use lethal force. I'll say it again. Surrender now!" Faora stepped forward with Nam-Ek beside her. She looked at me "You are too impudent"

"General, I guess you were right" I spoke through the comms fitted into my half face mask.

"God help you….Zod" (heh) yeah, I was going as Zod. It's not about what the name represents but what the one who wears it represents.

I had met the general earlier today right after Kal left the Air Force base. We came to an understanding.

"Cue the music"

[Playing, Survival by Eminem]

The music soothed me. I was born for this.

"I'll take the big guy"

"Fine by me" Superman said as he tackled Faora in flight, sending them both through the IHOP across town and I faced Nam-Ek.

"Nam-Ek this is your last chance stand down!" I spoke to him in Kryptonian.

"rawghhh!" he roared, as he ran at me trying to ram me.

"You must be confusing yourself with the hulk" Red lightning flashed over my body and everything slowed. I had so many ways to kill him that it wasn't even funny. He was moving in slow motion to me, although it was faster than humans, his speed and strength were way below mine.

I sent an uppercut to his chin that took his whole helmet off of him, exposing his face. I flew above him and body slammed him to the ground, crack! forming a deep crater that sent tremors through the ground. Grabbing his feet I tossed him upwards again with more force this time, I reappeared in front of him and sent a lightning coated punch to his face, strong enough that it resulted in a shock wave. Nam-Ek fell back to the earth knocked out. Just before he reached the ground, he woke up. Anger written all over his face. Yep, that's the hybrid alright.

"Rarrggg!" the glass burst due to the intensity of his roar. As he jumped towards my floating figure.

"You should have just stayed down" I dodged below his punch as we rushed past each other.

"Aghh!" Nam-Ek cried in pain holding his chest, as he fell to the earth, never to rise again. When I had dodged past him, I lodged a kryptonite explosive pellet directly into his heart by vibrating my hand through his body just in that moment's exchange we had.

I looked over his dead body blood dripping from his lips, eyes wide open.

I threw him onto my shoulder and zoomed to my base which I now took to calling The house of Zod (heh). What? I wasn't going to waste premium Kryptonian genetic material. Yes, I just admitted the fact that I wanted to use his body for various experiments.

Dropping his body off at the base I went towards Superman's position.

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What they don't show in the movies are the actual dead bodies of civilians. This was a harrowing sight of corpses littered across the street, some of the people were still alive buried beneath rubble. Superman was on his knees holding his side as blood dripped down from it. Faora held a kryptonite edged blade over his kneeling form with a sick smile on her face. The kryptonite in the blade should be harming her, but she's protected by her armour. Which was muting the effects.

She turned her gaze towards the soldiers who continuously shot at her. Moving at super speeds I helped take the critically injured to the hospitals and moved the rest away from the immediate surroundings.

"Faora-Ul" she snapped her head towards me. Surprise written on her face at the fact that I spoke Kryptonian.

"Dex-Ul begged me not to kill him, he really was a bitch but I guess that runs in your family" She was so angry that her eyes began turning red.

"I will enjoy hurting you! Bastard!" she leapt towards me. I had no reason to be merciful to her. I moved. My god perception was in effect as she was slowed down to a comical degree. I tossed lightning at her, striking her in the chest. Her face slowly contorted in pain, as I stood before her. Her eyes on mine, she wanted to react but her body was just too slow, her mind could barely even register my movements.

My arms wrapped around her neck as I snapped it with ease, she wasn't as tough as Nam-Ek the hybrid. The act generated another shock wave that was slowly spreading out due to my perception. I dialed it down as time resumed it's normal speed, the shock wave rapidly spread pushing back the closest soldiers onto their backs. She fell lifelessly like a broken doll.

I'm ruthless? Yes. I want you not to forget that I was a warrior, with the mindset of a pragmatic scientist. Killing those who need to die doesn't bother me. I had gone through enough of that, I was supposed to be a perfect combatant. Mulling over the deaths of my enemies isn't my thing. They are already dead.

Superman recovered from his wound but he looked distressed at the death of Faora. He would have confronted me about it, if it wasn't for the severity of the situation. The soldiers around me lowered their weapons, the sergeant announced that we weren't their enemies.

Sending them a swift salute I shot off into the air with Superman beside me.

"Kal-El, I have a plan."

The world engines had already been deployed by Dru-Zod.

I had the general on a live projector feed.

"General, we have a way to shut down those engines. Super man will head to the Indian Ocean to take out the world engine. And I will use this phantom drive to cause a singularity with Dru-Zod's black zero ship" It was actually a phantom bomb made from my ship's own phantom drive.

I'll say it once again. I was prepared for zod.

"Black hole?" he asked.

"Yes, a temporary one. That would suck the ship back into the phantom zone"Superman added.

"Well then gentlemen, the safety of the planet is in your hands" the general said, there was a tinge of grim in his tone. I mean what do you expect, he's a general and he can't even protect the people he is supposed to. All the things he has tried has resulted in failures, he is a general, he takes pride in knowing that he could defend his people. And now he's leaving that to two complete strangers. I would act the same way if I was in his position.

"It's OK, give me your hand" I reached out to grab the arm of a little boy trapped in the back seat of a minivan. He looks at me with trust in his eyes as he reaches out, I pull him out of the wreckage and coat him with my aura. The circumference of the gravity beams area of effect were expanding and I was evacuating people. I'm really grateful for the added speed boost provided by the speed force, without it I wouldn't have been able to rescue most of these people.

Zooming out of the immediate area I hand the child to his mother, Who had escaped earlier without her son. I'm not judging, not everyone is brave enough to face death, this isn't a movie it's the real world. People get scared. The woman hugged her son as she cried out "thank you" and "I'm sorry" in between sobs.

I couldn't just activate the quantum bomb now. The gravity beams would not only disrupt and destroy it, but it might also cause a self sustaining black hole to form. So I needed Kal-El to destroy the world engine in the Indian Ocean.

I flew through the streets of metropolis grabbing everyone I could and sending them to safety as fast as I could and that was very fast. I flew into buildings that weren't evacuated fast enough and rescued the trapped individuals. I heard the dying screams of those I couldn't save. So I focused on those I could. My god perception allowed me to accomplish impossible feats given enough time I could evacuate the whole city but that would be impractical with the current situation.

Vvmmmm

The electric sound of the gravity beams signalled destruction as it lifted the flattened cars and pieces of rubble and debris after a moment of pause it dropped them back down even harder, causing a massive Earthquake and intense short lasting tremors.

It's effect radius expanding with each linear movement. The skyscrapers tilted and began it's falling descent on the hysteric people. Some running, some screaming, some paralyzed in fear and others just accepted their demise.

Vvvmmm

I flew below the skyscrapers and held it, it's whole weight held above my head, my bioelectricity expanded to cover it's form spreading from the contact surface of my hands, allowing reality to bend to my physics defying acts. I heard the unbelieving gasps, I heard the cries of joy mixed with the exhales of relief, I heard the prayers of thanks. "god, is that you?" one of them asked in between sharp breaths that one nearly got me cracking up. "No, I am Zod" I answered with a smile hidden behind my half face mask.

I set the skyscrapers down on its side and evacuated the trapped ones.

Vmmm- crackle boom!

The gravity beam cut off causing massive electric arcs to run across the black zero ship. Superman did his job. I grabbed the phantom bomb from where I had stashed it and flew to the top of the black zero ship. Drop ships flew out of the black zero and started raining energy blasts on me. But it was too late for them.

Electric arcs danced across the black zero ship and the phantom bomb was placed on it. Vvvppp a shock wave radiates outwards as a singularity was formed. It swallowed the ship as though it were just a piece of noodle like fabric. Space bent and so did matter, nothing in the immediate surroundings escaped from the suction, not even the drop ships. I felt the suction force trying to draw me in but I stood my ground. I watched as the hole in reality disappeared as soon as it arrived. It was as though it never even occurred, the only evidence that it was ever here were the missing pieces of skyscrapers, rubble and debris.

"Whooooo!" the jubilations of the people lifted the atmosphere, they rejoiced. I even heard someone say humanity, hell yeah! Yeah, I just hope someone got that all on video. Oh, wait, yes I did and I released it online. What? Fame isn't bad….for me.

Sigh why can't it just be easy.

I rushed and stood before energy blast was speeding towards the civilians. It impacted me but was neutralised by my armour. The resulting force did push me a step back. "You all need to get to safety."

That was a stray blast from the crashing scout ship. Laser beams were expelled from its interior, causing explosions and sparks. The ship began to fall even faster, if it fell here a lot more people would die.

I flew into the air and caught the ship. My muscles expanded as I pushed against the forward motion of the falling ship, I had to exert effort,OK its wasn't much effort just a bit. What? I was just trying to add some drama. I stopped the ship in its tracks. My aura worked to lessen the inertia from its rocket thrusters. I held the giant scout ship over my head as I was floating meters away from the ground. It was tumbling on the inside due to the activities of Superman and Dru-Zod.

I flew with the ship still held in my grip, I was taking it back to Antarctica, the ship contain a Genesis chamber and other technologies that were too useful to me, I couldn't just leave it in the hands of the government.

Kal-El and Dru-zod burst through the side of the ship in a tackle as both of them crash landed miles away from me. Using the opportunity I adjusted my plans, I flew even faster causing red lightning to crackle around me as it formed arcs that ran across my body and parts of the ship, this time I was heading to my base.

XX

Dust clouded the surroundings, burning rubble and tipped over cars littered the streets.

Dru-Zod was on his knees and superman was standing beside Lois(how the heck is she here) and the rest of the civilians.

I floated towards him, I could feel the massive killing intent being expelled from the kneeling Dru-Zod. His anger was clearly expressed through his words.

"I exist only to protect Krypton. That is the sole purpose for which I was born. And every action I take no matter how violent or cruel, is for my people." his body began to shake in anger "And now I have no people! My soul is what you have taken from Me!" He flew at me with an incredible force, I sidestepped his tackle. He dug a deep ravine as he came to a stop. Superman left the others as he also came onto the battlefield.

The three of us standing in a triangle formation.

"Dru-Zod, have you forgotten me so fast" I lowered the mask, showing him my full unobscured face.

"Impossible! How are you here? Val!" his face went from confusion and then to anger "You side with these, humans, against your own People! You were born to stand for Krypton, your sole purpose was to protect it and this is what you do!" He shouted, pointing at me.

Realization dawned on Superman's face as he looked at me after listening to zod.

Pulling my mask back on. I replied "Krypton, is dead old man. Surrender now and maybe you can survive"

"HAH! Child you order me! To surrender!" Ptui he spat on the floor.

"You are as heretical as your mother was before I put her to rest. A zod never surrenders!"

So that's how my mom ended up huh, I would have been angry but I never met the woman, but I will respect her death and take his life as payment for hers.

"And as for you Kal, these humans you have adopted, I will take them all from you" he said with a maniacal grin. His gait was getting faster.

"You're a monster zod, and I am going to stop you!" super man said as he took a horizontal pose, rushing at the now forthcoming zod.

Red lightning arcs danced around my form as I refused myself for battle.

Zod jumped over Superman's tackle and instead stomped on his back using both feet, driving Superman into the dirt. Causing a massive shock wave to pan out from the newly formed crater.

Zod had experience, although he was just getting used to his powers the Man spent most of his life on the battlefield, and superman really was a farm boy to be honest.

Jumping away from Superman's downed figure he rushed at me, I threw speed force lightning at him which he dodged. That was just a distraction, I speared him in the abdomen at supersonic speeds sending us both shooting off into the distance. The heavy armour he had on gave way to the immense impact force. He started slamming both hands down on my back, I grit my teeth and bore the pain as I went even faster slamming him into the desert floor of the Sahara, causing a sand storm. "ughh!" he groaned in pain. He wasn't the only one in it. I shielded my face from the intense laser beams he released from his eyes, the impact force drove me off of him sending me flying through a sand dune.

Zod jumped after me but he was met with another tackle by the now arriving Superman. I immediately shot up into the skies after them. A kidney shot from zod caused Superman to scrunch up, grabbing Superman's cape Dru-zod used it as leverage to toss him towards me. (This is why capes are impractical) I grabbed Superman's outstretched arm, and with a rotation I threw him back even harder, he used the resulting momentum to impact general zod with an uppercut that broke the sound barrier. I was already in front of his rising form, I sent a full powered punch at his face, cutting his lip and blooding his mouth causing another shock wave.

"Arghh! Let's see how you protect your beloved humans!" during the course of out fight we had mostly circled through the earth and we were now back in metropolis.

Zod must have mastered even more of his powers as he shot down towards metropolis. Superman tried to block him, but he was just tackled along, they were falling directly towards a large skyscraper that had my company symbol on it. Yes they were falling towards my very own company hq, of all the other damn buildings they could have chosen from they instead took mine. That wouldn't have been an issue since I made sure the building was evacuated earlier, but I saw Jane in it using my x-ray vision. I don't know why she was even there when I told everyone to take the day off, I mean couldn't she have left even after the black zero ship was destroyed. The problem now was that she would die when Superman and zod would crash into the building. 'Not on my watch' more lightning arcs crackled over my body as I flew faster than the falling zod and superman. I broke through the glass entering into the building, I tore through the steel and concrete pillars even with my god perception I saw superman and zod fall the top causing it to slowly cave in. Jane's face was full of panic and shock as she saw a large piece of the roofing about to fall on her. Everything was in slow motion as I grabbed her and flew through the other side of the building. My aura protected her from the whiplash and any other physical forces that would've caused her death.

"Miss, you're safe now" I said with a gentle tone as I slowly descended to the ground.

Her eyes were shut tight, she just held on to me, death was right before her eyes and now it's not anymore. I don't think she knows what just happened.

She slowly opened her eyes, turning her gaze towards mine. They shook for a moment as we just stood there with me smiling at her. She slowly unwinded her arms from my body her gaze still kept on was most likely still shocked. (This is getting awkward, say something)

"Take care of yourself miss. I'll be heading off now."

"Thank you! I'm sorry, I was just a little shaken up" She said with a little blush.

"It's no problem, you just stay safe." I smiled at her.

I shot back into the air heading for Superman's position.

These two destroyed even more buildings and other infrastructure, dammit. The mortality rate was now definitely through the roof. Oh, their deaths didn't weigh me down, no. I just get angry at the fact that all these people died because I didn't put this guy down earlier, and because Superman is busy f*cking around with him. I had to end this fight now.

I sped through the air, breaking sound barrier after sound barrier. The speed force aura made it so that the effects of my actions didn't cause too much destruction. Dru-Zod never saw me coming. I slammed into his side, crunch his ribs broke under the impact. "ugh!" he took a pained breath. A deep crater was formed in the solid asphalt as we fell into it, cracks and tremors radiated from the epicentre. Again blood pooled in his mouth as he spat it out, he tried to laser beam me again but I sent cold spears at his eyes. "Aghh!" he groaned as ice covered his vision. I closed my fist as a fine tipped kryptonite blade extended from my knuckle. He felt it's weakening effects, I felt it too but not as pronounced. "I'm Your Father, son ta-" "FUCK that" I stabbed him through the heart, "Arghhh! umm!" he screamed and sealed his lips stifling the rest of it. His eyes glared at me. "You always taught me, a zod never begs. This is for my mom as well" his body grew cold. I grabbed his corpse with both arms, the eyes of the world was focused on me. Superman who had stood behind me, gave me a complex look. There was an unnoticed tear that slid down my face. I did what I….fuck! I killed the last of my family, I know he wasn't a father, I knew he killed my mom, I know all that. it's just complex how I feel right now. It wasn't sadness or anger, it was just loss. I guess I was really alone now.

I ascended into the skies with general zod's body still in my grasp and flew off.

It's been some hours after the invasion ended, the whole world was going crazy over the implications of the invasion. The fact that there were aliens that looked like humans and they were super powerful beings gave much to imagination. My fights and acts were online as well. Lois made an online report on I and superman.

I would have to spend billions to rebuild metropolis but that didn't matter, I was the wealthiest man on earth, I had too much of it. ll that hard work just washed away,

I walked slowly into the Mansion, passing by the gardens and the colourful fish pond. I entered my home exhausted, I already sensed the presence of someone else here and smelled the food being prepared.

Jane walked out of the kitchen with a bowl in her hands.

"Jane, it's a surprise seeing you here."

"Yeah, I thought I'd drop by." this wasn't the first time she visited, it mostly involved work and papers, but this is the first time she's cooking.

"Sir….Val, I was at the company building when that massive ship hovered over metropolis and when those aliens were duking it out. That was the closest to death I had ever been. And I…" she took a deep breath after setting the bowl down "I just had my priorities set straight, my life flashed before my eyes and I thought, about all the things I would regret not having done and one thing was at the top of that list." she turned her sight towards me.

'This won't end well'

"I am in love with you" if this was a book this would be a perfect time to spit out the liquid in a way that would convey my feeling of surprise. I could tell that she wasn't lying, her heart and breath were in sync I knew she was serious. It takes a lot of courage to admit to your feelings for someone else.

"Jane, I think you're just in the high of the moment maybe the-"

"No, I have felt this way for a while now. I just never told you due to our boss to employee relationship. And there was also the issue of you being a womanizer. But I just had to get it off of my chest. I remember when we met back in 96, you were that guy with the cocky tone always had this confident smirk on your face" Hah! Those were the crazy times, what? It was the nineties oK and I was a teen.

"Jane, you don't get it. I'm different, I'm not.. I'm not good for you. You'll just be in harm's way if you get involved with me. That's why I refused to form deep relationships, that's why I never had a long lasting thing with people. In fact you are the closest person to me and we just work."

"Eric, I know you're different. I may not know all about it, but the way the company rose and solidified itself, the way you just seem to invent amazing things off the top of your head. When we released the cure for cancer you weren't even hoping it would work you were expecting it to and the way you just upped and made the cure. I thought you had gone insane until I saw the results"

"But that doesn't matter right now, what I'm saying is why can't we just try" she stood up and faced me, I saw the sincerity in her eyes I saw the love deep in it. But I just couldn't.

"No, Jane it won't work. I'm sorry but that's the way it has to be." I couldn't let her get hurt. If she's too close to me….or is that just my excuse for running away from relationships.

"You're afraid of commitment. It doesn't have to be that way"

She didn't have any visible change in her expression, it just went back to her professional look. A thin smile spread across her face. She picked up her stuff and hugged me then she left. I would've said she looked fine if it wasn't for the sobs I heard when she got into her car.

Sigh why do things have to be so complicated.

I just want to protect her.

I formed speed mirages and had a conversation with myself.

'Why do you keep running away. Why don't you face your fears. Why don't you let someone in'

'Why? Why? I don't know, I don't want to trust someone else. That could be a weakness that could be used against me. I don't want to lose any more close people is what an idiot would have said. No I just don't want to trust anyone but me'

'It could also be a strength. Don't be a coward. Pushing them away is the same thing, if you don't want to lose them then hold onto them and protect them. Why not just give it a try. '

'Do I even know how to love? She could teach you, she could be that bridge. Don't push her away. You don't have to be alone anymore.'

'Could you tone it down with the sappy lines, geez. But I guess there's no harm in trying….yet'

Knock knock

"Coming!" The door opened wide with her standing in front of it. She had a hoodie jacket on and yoga pants that accentuated her curves, her hair was still kept in a ponytail.

"What are you doing here, Sir?" she asked with a surprised tone.

"Janet Lee, I want to apologize to you. OK first off I'm an asshole, and I was a coward. I didn't want commitments because I was afraid of what they came with. But I realise now that I have to take the good with the bad. I'm not perfect, I have my flaws. But I want to be with you too.

Maybe you're right I shouldn't give up without even trying. I don't know how to love but I want to learn and I want it to be with you. I'm not going to say a corny line like I want to be with you forever, but I can try right. Yes, there things about me I haven't told anyone, I want to build enough trust between us to the point where I can tell you about it."

Not about my rebirth that wouldn't make any sense and would be the most stupid thing anyone would ever think of doing in the entire universe. Can you imagine it? Telling someone their whole existence is a lie, that you know things about them that they don't know themselves, and expecting them to come to terms with that, and be, 'wow thanks for the info'? No, it doesn't work that way, the consequences are way more severe than that.

I would reveal my Kryptonian origins but that wouldn't be today. I need to build enough trust for that.

'What about your Wonder Woman ship' (shut up brain)

"So, Is there still a place in your heart for me." She drew me into her apartment closing the door behind me. She jumped on me the moment I turned around. Our lips connected as we delved into a passionate kiss, her soft mounds pressed against my upper body. The sweet scent of her perfume filled my nostrils. It was like I could taste the love in her kisses. It wasn't bad at all. She drew back, smiling at me the brightest smile I had ever seen. I felt a tug in my heart and a warm fuzzy feeling building up in me. I looked into her beautiful brown eyes that I could get lost in.

"You're beautiful, Jane and not only on the outside. I don't know what you see in me that would make you love someone like me" I really was curious as to why she would think that way.

"I see you for who you really are. Merry Christmas" She laughed and we went back to kissing.