EWSG Superman V1 The Finale

 

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The roof cracks beneath my feet. The coward has fled to the other side before I arrived.

 

 

“Look what the cat dragged in.”

 

 

I clench my fists in anger.

 

 

“Did it feel good? Killing him? Killing a poor defenseless man. A man who was my friend!” I shout.

 

 

He smiles.

 

 

“Oh it felt good. But I didn't kill just him. I killed his whore wife and the nurses attending him. Nothing better than a good barbeque, ay?” He laughs at me.

 

 

“You will pay for your deeds Solar. I'll personally make sure of it.”

 

 

“Then what are you waiting for? I'm yours.”

 

 

We stare into each other's eyes, waiting, anticipating what's to come. The tension snaps and we rush into each other's fists. I feel his punch connect with my stomach. Another one hits my bottom jaw. But I also hear him gasp for air as my fist meets his chest. I take a swing at his jaw but he dodges, parries, and my my left shoulder explodes with pain. He uses this to his advantage and takes a jab at my left cheek followed by a hit to my nose. I stagger backwards, disoriented from his attacks.

 

 

“Tired already?” He asks with a smirk.

 

 

“I'm just getting warmed up.” I reply as I wipe the blood from my lips.

 

 

We begin to circle around each other, our eyes locked to each others. His eyes are cold, but I can see the fire behind the ice, waiting to be unleashed.

 

 

“You think rage will help you. But it will only destroy you.” He says just as he leaps at me, and knocks me down. He grips my left arm and pushes it down. I feel it begin to burn, as he heats up his hand. As I open my mouth to freeze it, he punches my face, disorienting me.

 

“You are blinded by rage. I know how it feels, since I've been there, just under different circumstances.”

 

He lets go of my left arm, and hits me in the face with his burning fist, causing my cheek to blister with blood.

 

“I grew tired of being Zod's little lapdog. So as we were getting inside our life pods to escape, I tampered with his. His pod exploded upon liftoff.”

 

 

“You..you killed Zod?..” I mutter in shock.

 

 

“It was easier done than said. And now, now I’ve left that foolish madman. He thought he could control me, tell me what to do. No..I've had enough about being second in command. Now it's time for me to shine. And what better way to do so, than to kill the one person who could stop me in doing so. You.”

 

 

He raises his fist, ready to strike once again. I grab onto the floor and tear out a piece of it the size of my hand and swiftly hit him in the side of his head letting him roll over me.

 

 

“I thought there were more kryptonians.” I say as I get back up on my feet.

 

 

“There are. But none as powerful as you and I.” He gets up and outstretches his right arm in my direction. Seeing it begin to turn redder and blacker I freeze it with my breath. The ice cracks under the heat. I manage to duck right before the fire burns my head. I roll over to the left and fire my heat vision into his right knee, causing him to lose balance. He growls as his other arm turns into flame as well. He lunges at me and I welcome him free handedly as I drive my knee into his gut. He lands on his back with a *thump*. I get on top of him and before he can react I drive my fist into his teeth, shattering them.

 

 

“Ghet offv mge” he mumbles as his whole body turns into fire causing me to get off of him and take a few steps backwards.

 

 

“Solar I think you should cool off befo…” The explosion sends me to the very edge of the rooftop. It's a miracle that the roof hasn't caved in by now. I wave my hands through the air for the smoke to clear a bit faster. Finally I get a good look at the effects this had on him. His body is completely destroyed, the burnt flesh is falling off of him revealing charred bones beneath. I look into his eyes that now scream madness and try to look for at least a spark of humanity but I can’t find anything. His body twitches, and his breathing is fast and heavy. I wonder if this is somehow my fault. Suddenly his body bursts into flame once again, furthermore hurting him.

 

 

“Solar you need to stop this, look at what it's done to you.” I try pleading with him, and he responds by shrieking in a unnatural voice.

 

 

“I...I'm going to tear you apart.” Unlike the rest of him, his voice is cold and menacing. He swings towards my head, I dodge and parry with the same move except mine connects. As my fist meets his face, his skin burns my own. I breathe in the hot air, and exhale cold air into his direction, diminishing his powers. I take a jab at his lower jaw, and another one at his neck. He growls, and counters with a kick to my left leg. He takes a swing with his fist, but I catch it in the air with my hand. I crush it, and break it. He yells out in pain, and rams me down into the floor. The roof finally gives in and we fall into the fiery inferno down below.

 

 

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Images flash in my mind. Her. Them. The ones I left behind. Am I a coward? Was I wrong to save myself? I see their hands outstretched to me. They want me to join them. But I can’t. Not now. Never. I look away from the light and back into the dark.

 

 

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Done