Visitors.
Lara shuddered as the cool air hit her body as she made her way into the field. She could not believe that Kal-El had slipped away from her, he had to be somewhere. The blonde brushed her hair away from her eyes as she could barely hold her head up.
The blonde kept walking forward and could hear something. It was a flying device above her head, she did not recognize it.
It looked extremely primitive, which told her that she was on a planet where science was far less advanced than Krypton. The blonde took half of a step forward and collapsed.
Blood she lost a lot of it, in the struggle with Zod. The only solace that Lara could take in all of this was that she hurt him just as bad as he hurt her. He had thought that she would be an easy conquest. He was a soldier, she was a civilian after all.
Lara could not believe that her son was gone. Her fear was that he had never made it off of Krypton. Well actually the real fear was that he had been trapped in limbo between the two words, which was a fate worse than death.
There was someone coming and Lara tensed up. She could not fight. The worst thing she could think was she would be captured and she would never really thought about it. The blonde brushed her fingers as she could feel the healing embrace of the yellow sunlight that was about ready to pop down on her from above her.
The blonde placed her hand on the other side of her clothes and while the blood stains was there, the cut was healing.
Lara recalled the theories of the yellow sunlight empowering Kryptonians but seeing was in fact believing and it showed why Zod had gone to this planet. Primitive as the technology might have been, there was one thing that could make anyone strong and that was the healing embrace of the yellow sunlight.
Earth did have potential and she doubted very much the natives would be too friendly to any visitors. The blonde woman stepped forward, as she thought about all that she had lost, there was no turning back. If Jor-El's theories were correct, Krypton was likely gone, and friends and family were gone with it.
She could not lose her son; she would not lose her son, that was the fact of the matter.
There was something out there that she could see immediately, a shining light. Friend or foe, she had no idea what was there and she had to find out pretty soon.
"Come forward, do not be afraid."
Lara was anxious but she was not naïve. One did not become a doctor on Krypton without having some brains her head. The wounds had healed, which meant that any wounds that she gave Zod were likely to have healed right there.
Lara sped off and was surprised. She was taken off guard with the sudden burst of super speed, her hair was thrown in complete disarray.
The footsteps got closer to her immediately and Lara turned around to see someone, who had almost appeared behind her. Her attire was not like anything she had ever seen. Even on the grainy pictures that had been sent to Earth, she had not seem it. One might consider it to be obscene but Lara was completely distracted by it immediately.
"My name is Selene….you must be the other visitor that fell to Earth," she told the woman who stood, her mouth hanging upon and she nodded.
"Please, I don't want any trouble," Lara said as she could see that this woman was formidable and she had powers that she could barely understand and likely would injure herself before she could injury anyone else.
"Relax, I'm not here to give you trouble, take a deep breath, oxygen will help you focus," Selene said softly as she slowly put her hand upon the blonde woman's cheek and ran it down. It was so beautiful indeed, as she looked the woman in the eyes, a bright smile on her face.
Lara shivered in spite of herself at this woman immediately.
"I have the other one that was here….."
"My son, you have my son?" Lara asked as she was startled.
"I will have to explain on the way, before other parties notice your arrival, I had to have your son transported immediately to another place," she said as she watched Lara. "My name is Selene, come with me, I will explain it on the way."
"There's another that came here," Lara whispered, she was desperate, especially how this woman had brought her son here. "His name is Zod, he is ruthless, he kidnapped my son and I, I think he intended to kill us and then take over this planet."
Selene frowned, this Zod taking over this planet was not part of her plans.
"I will deal with him but your son awaits," Selene said as she placed her arm around Lara's slender neck.
"My name is Lara," Lara said.
"A beautiful name but the label fits," Selene whispered in a deep sensual whisper in the woman's ear.
Lara had lost everything but she was not about to lose her son, not after all of what happened.
Selene understood that the mother would be a vital resource if her plans were to go forth and the woman was of unmistakable beauty. That made the arrangement even more amazing. Her golden blonde hair, bright blue eyes, and soft face, along with her supple curves, they were out of this world, no pun intended.
The son had potential as well, something that she had been looking for, for quite some time.
General Zod refused to believe that one child would have gotten his far. The man marched forward as he could see that someone had sighted him here. Every second he was under the yellow sun, he grew stronger and it would be soon where he would not be able to hide from these cockroaches.
"Insolence, they will pay," Zod whispered. The Council had sentenced him to the Phantom Zone but he still had allies that gave him the heads up. He had taken the wife and son of the man who betrayed him in the first place. He had intended to raise Jor-El's son in his own image and as for Lara….well she would make an amusing diversion. She would kneel before him.
Zod felt himself escalate as he flew. Being a tactical genius, he was able to work out his powers immediately.
Two planes flew on either side of him and Zod felt annoyed. It was obvious that they were trying to close in on them.
Zod reared his hand back and smashed one of the planes, ripping through it with a savage force. He was brought down immediately and flew down to the ground.
He held the other plane between his hands and launched it backwards. The plane spiraled hard and crashed against a set of mountains where it exploded.
All were cockroaches to him, they were not people but rather cockroaches that would be crushed underneath his foot. Zod's smile grew even more sinister as he prepared to see who would all kneel before him.
Nova-Roma was a land that Selene built all of those centuries back and she stood right around the amazing architecture that was at the front of the village with the royal palace.
Lara looked around the village, she was impressed beyond her will. There were large towers that were nearly as amazing as that upon Krypton.
"My descendants will get the best and nothing more," Selene said with a smile on her face. Some had called her a harsh tyrant and perhaps she did have to rule with an iron fist sometimes and crush people underneath her thigh high boot. That being said, she took a direct role in taking care of those who had curried her favor. She was fair, although given the type of people she had to deal with, she had to be far nastier than some would be comfortable with. "Your son….Kal-El….wasn't it?"
"Yes," Lara said as she nodded.
"He is staying up at the Royal Palace, being treated like he should," Selene said and there was a moment where Lara stopped and stared at an amazing statue at the foot of the Royal Palace. "Is there something the matter, Lara?"
"No….no….there is nothing," Lara said as she shook her head. She could see the symbol of the House of El imposed on that statue, the S Shield that covered the uniform of a tall and imposing man. It appeared to be some center of worship for the Star Child, at least that's what the inscription said.
"They prophesized his return," Selene said without missing a beat. "Some day, he would come, and all will pay tribute to him. He will be the savior that the world needed, it is a legend that dates back even before my days."
Lara did wonder but she shook her head. All mothers had high expectations for their sons but a god, perhaps that was a bit too much.
"Queen Julianna of Nova Roma, this is Lara, she is the second visitor I told you about," Selene said to the woman who was waiting there.
The woman who stood there, she was an unmistakable beauty. She had silky black hair that went down past her shoulders and a bright golden crown. She had a light chocolate complexion with warm blue eyes and moist succulent lips, not to mention high regal cheekbones. Her breasts were supple and her stomach was flat. Her robes parted to reveal a nice set of soft chocolate colored legs and she wore opened sandals to show the tops of her feet.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, your highness," Lara said respectfully, hoping that she got the greeting right.
"It's my pleasure," Julianna said as she looked at Lara with a bright smile on her face. "And please, it's Julianna, you are a guest on this island, you should not feel the need to be formal."
"Right, Julianna," Lara said as she looked around.
"The young child, this is his mother, his name is Kal-El," Selene told Julianna and she nodded as she lead Lara down the hallway. There were several male guards who looked terrified as Selene walked forward and Lara looked around curiously. The women as she walked by were a bit more at ease but they were not about to overstep their bounds.
"There is always enough room here, ever since my husband passed away last year," Julianna said immediately. "Whoever my daughter marries, is the heir apparent of the throne."
"Yes, Princess Amara, how is she?" Selene asked.
"She's perfectly healthy," Julianna said with a smile. She would never know her father, having just been born a month after he died.
They came across of a five year old blonde girl who was sitting, she had blue eyes, wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans.
"Are you finding everything that you need, Emma?" Julianna asked to the blonde female kindly.
"Yes," Emma said haughtily as she found everything sure enough. The only reason why she was sent to spend the summer at Nova-Roma was to prevent her and her sisters from killing each other, her father's words. She was only mildly interested about the new arrivals.
"Do not forget, Miss Frost, you are family on this island," Selene said to the younger blonde. She was the heir apparent to one of the largest shipping companies in the world. "But you should learn respect, for it is a virtue no matter what your net worth is."
Emma barley avoided rolling her eyes but she hid it behind the book that she was reading.
Lara was lead into the nursery where she saw her sleeping son. She stepped forward and listened to his heart beat immediately.
"Safe and sound, as I promised," Selene said. "And he checks out, there was no consequences to his trip on Earth. You can reunite with him further in the morning."
Lara had no reason to argue.
"And I have a proposition for you, if you wish to hear it," Selene said and Lara looked at the woman. She was older, more experienced, and Lara could not help but feel the slightest bit vulnerable. Yet, there was some seductive quality that she felt herself get ensnared by. "Perhaps we should retire to my bed chamber to discuss this further."
That last statement was said suggestively.
"I will watch over your son until you return, Lara," Julianna said with a smile on her face.
Lara allowed herself to be lead off by Selene, she could not help but feel the shivers that went down her spine. Plus she wanted to find out more about this Star Child legend that seemed to be all over Nova-Roma for she passed a large display talking about the legend, although she did not have a chance to read it.
Zod stopped immediately outside of what appeared to be a Power Plant of some sort. It was filthy, as was the water right across from it. Humans really had no regard for how they lived, that much was for sure.
"So, you've made quite a stir, haven't you?"
Zod turned around.
"You speak to me….."
"I speak to you, but I don't wish to attack you, I believe the two of us can help each other with what might be a mutual problem," the man in the shadows said. "I know you're searching for someone, and I know where he is. The other visitor on this planet."
"The son of Jor-El!" Zod yelled and the man corked an eyebrow.
"Yes, the child has been found by Selene, and it poses a danger to both of us, we must end this before it starts," he said. "My name is Sebastian Shaw, I am the Black King of the Hellfire Club, and I have a proposition for you."
Zod smiled. "I'm listening."
To Be Continued.
