Drip, drip, drip.

The sound of rain patters across the dirty windows of the abandoned warehouse. Puddles begin to form under the parts of the roof that have caved in. A small gasp breaks the silence.

Under the beam of moonlight flooding in through a hole in the roof, Kara stands, hands slowly reaching their way to the knife in her stomach. With a small cry, she removes the blade. The clattering of the knife echoes off the walls as it falls to the ground. Her hands tremble as she lifts them to find that they're covered in dark red liquid. Looking up at the man in front of her, her eyes betray her fear.

Your aunt would be proud.

Just when she doesn't think she can break any further, she sinks to her knees.

Drip, drip, drip.

The blood begins to roll off her fingertips and into the puddle below.

You fought like a true warrior of our people.

Non leans down to pick up the knife, looking Kara in the eyes as he reaches her level.

I will admit that it pains me to witness the death of the last daughter of Krypton.

We have all made sacrifices to do what is best for our people.

May you find your peace with Rao.

And with that she is alone once again.

It wasn't supposed to end like this. She had a planet to save and she couldn't even save herself.

Drip, drip, drip.

Tears begin to fall.

Her breathing is slow. Or maybe time is slow. Kara can't tell anymore. Once more she finds herself in a Phantom Zone. She can hear her breathes getting shallower. She mentally begs her lungs to take in more air. In this dark corner of the city, she is utterly alone. A painful reminder of her first days on this planet.

The hurt, the loneliness, the fear – it's what made her human. Her sister reminded her of that every day.

Alex

"Come here", Alex had said as she pulled her sobbing 13-year-old sister close to her chest.

"Listen. What do you hear?"

"Your heart?"

"And what's here?", her sister asked as she placed her hand gently on Kara's chest.

"My heart?"

"Kara, you have a bigger heart than anyone I know on this planet. You've lost everything. You came to me with nothing. You live with that pain every single day. And yet you wake up every morning with a smile on your face. You take everything the bullies throw at you without flinching. You never once used your powers to hurt anyone. Kara, you are not weak for crying. You are not weak for feeling. It's only human."

Splash

Even her Kryptonian strength can't keep her kneeling forever. Kara's super hearing picks up the sounds of small ripples as her body falls into the puddle she's been kneeling in. Her hands fall at her sides, resting in the water. Red mixes with the dirt and grime of the water, ridding her skin of the crimson liquid. A small smile tugs at the corners of Kara's mouth as she looks up at the moon through the gap in the roof. She loves the humans of this planet and their understanding of the universe. Everything must seem so big to them – so unreachable. The moon is so distant to them, reminding Kara of the views of a young child. And she will no longer be able to protect them.

Another tear rolls down her cheek, sparkling in the moonlight.

Kara lets her eyes remain closed. The moonlight still shines brilliantly behind her eyelids. In this moment, Kara is glad that she was sent to this corner of the universe. The yellow sun and the white moon might have made her superhuman, but the people of this world made her human.

Even a god can bleed.

A cold, tingling sensation begins to run through Kara's veins. The light begins to fade from around her, but she is no longer afraid. If this is what it means to be human, then Kara can finally be at peace with this world. She once thought that to be human was to be weak – powerless to the world around her. Being human was to be just a moment in time, a memory on this planet. To be able to move on after making your mark. To be vulnerable without being weak.

In this moment, Kara is more human than she's ever been. Human life is fleeting compared to Kryptonian life. Her time amongst the humans feels too short.

If only there was more -