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Story Title: Supergirl: the Rise of Valor
Chapter 7:
Fortress of Sanctuary
Imra led her three comrades deeper into the fortress, stopping when a hologram of a woman dressed in a black robe appeared before them.
"Stop," the woman said.
"Who are you?" Imra questioned.
The hologram smiled wickedly. "My name is not important, but I am a priestess of righteousness."
Jo smiled. "Okay, Priestess, where are the two crystals?" Imra wanted to face palm. Rokk groaned and Ayla slapped Jo upside the head. "Hey!"
Ayla wanted to hit him again. "You're not supposed to reveal our goal, idiot."
The priestess's eyes narrowed. "You shall fail to stop my children of justice."
Imra glared. "Your children are killing people and attacking the innocent."
"Those that allow evil to live are not innocent. You heroes do not complete your task. You must destroy evil, not secure it behind walls of stone," the priestess said.
Ayla frowned. "Killing criminals doesn't stop crime. It only makes heroes into bigger villains."
The priestess shook her head. "Poor child, your brainwashed mind cannot understand the true nature of justice or the true meaning of order."
Purity walked up, standing beside the priestess. "Mistress, how may I serve?"
"Bring justice to these unbelievers," the Priestess said before she disappeared.
Purity smiled fiendishly. Her white eyes glowing with power. "Time for all of you to understand the purity of righteousness." She flew forward sending a right hook toward Imra who barely brought up a telekinetic shield in time. The strike knocked Imra off her feet, sending her flying across the room, hitting a support column before sliding to the floor unconscious.
Ayla screamed in anger before flying toward Purity at full speed her body covered in lightning before she let loose a blast of lightning from each hand, striking Purity and knocking her off her feet and into the far wall of the room. She hit the wall, sliding down to the ground before she stood up unharmed and unleashed a sonic blast that surprised Ayla knocking her into the ceiling of the fortress. She feel from the ceiling toward the ground before Cosmic Boy caught her. He placed her on the ground, trying his best to check for any injuries.
Ultra Boy flew forward, using his powers to enhance his strength. He landed in front of Purity before she could fire another sonic blast. He punched her in the facing knocking her backwards, but she was still standing. Purity wiped her mouth. "Is that all you got?"
Jo's eyes widened. He tried to hit her again, but Purity easily blocked his strike. She ducked under another punch from Jo before she let loose another sonic blast, taking Jo by surprise and sending him flying across the room and into the same column that Ayla had hit earlier. He slumped to the ground unconscious.
Cosmic Boy stood up; he was all alone now. "I'm not afraid of you," he said.
Purity walked toward him slowly. "Good, boy; you might give me some amusement," she said before she moved forward with super speed striking Rokk head on before hitting him head on into the same column that his friends hit. The column crumbled under the final hit, sending pieces of the roof hitting the ground.
Purity turned around just in time to collide with a massive right hook that sent her flying in the opposite direction. She crashed into the central computer core of the fortress that housed the two crystals of the Worldkillers. She slowly stood up, wiping away blood from her lip, which made her eyes widen. She looked towards the person that hit her, standing before her was Mon-el dressed in the red suit with his blue cape flowing behind him. "You, I already beat you once."
Mon-el smiled. "I got an upgrade." He hovered above the ground, but Mon-el never noticed that his ring didn't glow; he was flying under his own power.
Purity flew up in the air to meet him. The two traded punches and it was clear after only a few minutes that the two were pretty even now. Purity landed on the ground; Mon-el followed.
"Julia, I never got to meet you, but I know you are in there," Mon-el said.
Purity smiled. "Oh, the human; she is weak."
Mon-el shook his head. "She isn't weak. She was strong enough to stop Reign from killing Alex. So, she's strong enough to stop you."
Purity shook her head, waving her finger at Mon-el. "Not anymore," she said before she unleased a sonic blast that struck Mon-el head on. Mon-el was quick enough to cover his head with his arms. The blast struck him head on, but it barely pushed him back. Purity stopped, looking at Mon-el strangely. "That's not possible."
Mon-el was still flying, but instead of the sonic blast, knocking him away the energy of the blast was absorbed into his body. He looked down at his hands to see them covered in a golden glow. He looked back at Purity and smiled. "I guess I really did get an upgrade," he replied before he fired a blast of energy from both hands, but he didn't aim toward Purity. Instead, he aimed toward the now damaged computer core of the fortress; the crystal case that housed the Worldkiller's energy crystals was cracked. His blast of energy struck the case full force, shattering the crystal case and destroying the two crystals with two explosions that rocked the fortress.
Purity screamed, clutching her head in pain. She looked up at Mon-el, her eyes flickering. Mon-el took the chance and flew toward her, avoiding a punch from the Worldkiller before hitting her with an uppercut that sent her head snapping back; she fell toward the ground. Mon-el used his super speed to catch her before she struck the ground.
He looked around spotting Imra struggling to sit up. He rushed toward her. Her eyes widened at the sight of Mon-el in his red suit. "Mon-el," she said.
Mon-el smiled but it was a sad smile. "Imra, are you okay?"
"I should ask you that," Imra replied.
Mon-el smiled. "I feel better than okay. Here, I'll help you stand."
Imra nodded. She was still in shock at the sight of Mon-el in his new suit. "The others," she said.
Mon-el helped Imra walk toward Jo, Rokk, and Ayla. The two began to work to help their friends.
Inside the fortress… a few rooms from Mon-el and the others
Superman landed next to his cousin. Kara's lip was swollen and bleeding. Clark's left eye was swelling shut. "She is strong," Clark admitted.
Kara was out of breath. "Yeah, we got to stop her."
Clark smiled. "Yeah, but I'm tired and so are you; she looks as fresh as a daisy."
Kara smiled at her cousin's Smallville way of speaking. "We have to try," she replied.
Reign screamed, clutching her head before she fell to her knees. Kara and Clark looked at each other, realizing that this was their time. They flew forward as fast as they could before they each punched Reign, knocking her out cold. The two landed next to Reign's unconscious body. "I think the others took out the crystals," Clark said.
Kara nodded as she tried to recover from the fight they just had. "Not a second too soon."
Clark bent down and picked Reign up bridal style. "Come on, we need to find the others."
"Does Imra have the hybrid black Kryptonite?" Kara asked.
Clark nodded. "Yes, hopefully, they already have Purity."
The two Kryptonian heroes flew forward, weaving their way through the fortress until they entered the main computer room where they sensed that the others would be.
Kara flew into the room after her cousin, stopping dead in her tracks before landing. She was shocked because standing before her next to her cousin was Mon-el. He was dressed in a red suit that hugged his body with a blue cape that flowed behind it. "Mon-el," she said in shock.
Mon-el turned around his smile big enough to the light up the room. "Kara," he said before his eyes narrowed. "Are you okay?"
Kara smiled. "Yes, but how about you?"
Mon-el chuckled. "That's what everybody has been asking me. I'm fine, Kara."
Clark hated to interrupt the conversation but he needed to do it. "Imra, we need the hybrid black Kryptonite. Stand back, away from it Mon-el. It will affect you like it does the Worldkillers."
Mon-el's eyes widened before he stepped away from Imra and closer to Kara. Imra sighed; it was just another reminder of how much she ruined her relationship with Mon-el.
Imra walked to Clark. "We need to get them to the Legion ship. We have a security room that can hold them. Without the crystals they do not have any more power than a normal Kryptonian."
Kara frowned. "Which is still a lot of power," Kara reminded everyone.
Imra sent a glare toward the last daughter of Krypton. "They'll be unconscious for a while."
Mon-el walked over to Purity's body and picked her up effortlessly. "I got her. Clark, can you take Reign?"
Clark nodded before he picked up Reign bridal style. He and Mon-el took off flying toward the Legion Ship. Ayla walked up to Kara and Imra; Rokk and Jo were behind her. "We'll follow to make sure they make it back," she said before the four Legionnaires flew off toward the Legion Ship.
Kara held her wrist up to her mouth, the built in communicator in her suit beeping to life. "Supergirl to J'onn," she said.
"J'onn here," he replied.
"We've got Reign and Purity, heading back to the ship," Kara replied.
"Good, we'll meet you back there," J'onn answered.
Kara turned to Imra. "We should go."
Imra sighed. "Shouldn't we destroy this sanctuary?"
"With the crystals destroyed and along with the Priestess's AI, I think we've done enough."
Imra sighed before she activated her ring and flew off and out of the fortress. Kara watched her fly off. Her mouth set in a tense line. The relationship between her and Imra was testing her patience. Imra and Brainy had lied to Mon-el; now they had to live with the consequences. Kara smiled at the thought of Mon-el in his suit. She looked around the remains of the Fortress of Sanctuary before she took off toward the Legion ship.
A few minutes later aboard the Legion Ship
Mon-el and Clark walked onto the bridge of the ship. The others all gathered around the main table in the center of the room. Winn's eyes widened when he saw Mon-el in the suit. "My God, you're wearing it," he yelled, making those around the table cringe at the shrill sound of his voice. He rushed to Mon-el, grabbing his shoulder to look at the suit. "How's the cape?"
Mon-el couldn't help but smile at Winn's enthusiasm. "Not as heavy as I thought," he replied with his eyes focused on Kara who stood at the table between Alex and J'onn. Mon-el focused on Winn. "Thanks, Winn; you've outdone yourself, really."
Winn smiled. "Now you need a hero name," he said which earned an amused smirk from Mon-el.
"Well, I did promise that you could name me if the suit turned out well," Mon-el replied.
Clark patted Mon-el on the shoulder. "Good job by the way, but if you don't mind me asking, how did you stop Purity and destroy the crystals?"
Mon-el frowned for a moment. "Well, I'm stronger and faster since taking the serum, that's for sure. I also can fly without the ring." Kara listened closely, smiling at the abilities that Mon-el had that were so much like her own. "I don't have the x-ray vision, the heat vision, or the cold breath like you and Kara. I do have the enhanced hearing and vision thought. But…"
"What is it Mon-el?" Kara asked trying but failing to hide the worry in her voice.
Mon-el looked at Kara his now blue-gray eyes wide as he remembered how he defeated Purity. "Purity hit me with one of her sonic blasts, but it didn't hurt me or affect me. The next thing I know my hands were glowing and I blasted the computer mainframe and the crystals. Then, I attacked her and knocked her out."
Brainy had walked over to stand beside Winn. Imra was now flying the ship, but she was still listening intently to what was going on behind her. "It appears like I postulated correctly, that you could develop a new power, something that neither Daxamites nor Kryptonians share. You absorb energy into your body from an attack. It doesn't even have to be an energy attack. Your body absorbed the energy in the sonic scream and the power behind it was enough to initiate the need to dispel the energy, in this case an energy blast emanating from each hand. A remarkable development."
Mon-el raised his hands to look at them. "Yes, remarkable."
J'onn frowned. "Mon-el, you were supposed to stay at the DEO."
Ayla smiled. "I'm for one glad that he didn't. We would have lost without his intervention."
Clark nodded. "Ayla is right. Kara and I would have lost to Reign if Mon-el hadn't destroyed the crystals." He stretched out his hand toward Mon-el. "Thank you," Superman said.
Mon-el smiled, shaking his hand. "I'm glad to help, Superman."
Superman smiled. "As I said before call me Clark, except when I need to protect my identity."
"Understood," Mon-el replied.
J'onn sighed. "Since I've been overruled by everyone," he said earning a sly grin from Winn and Kara. "Alex, Winn, and Querl, please take Mon-el to your medical room and do a quick check on him."
"Yes, Boss," she said. She walked up to Mon-el, grabbing his arm and leading him out of the Bridge. Winn and Querl following close behind them.
"Imra," Rokk said.
"Yes," Imra replied.
"I'll take over the controls," Rokk replied. "Are we going back to the DEO?"
J'onn was about to answer but Clark beat him to the punch. "Set a course to the Fortress of Solitude."
J'onn looked at Clark curiously. "What for?"
"I have better places to secure Kryptonians and I do not want the government to get their hands on them," Clark replied.
J'onn was about to protest, but Kara put her hand on J'onn's shoulder. "Remember what happened to Astra."
J'onn sighed. "Okay, but I'm going to monitor what's going on."
Clark smiled. "No problem, J'onn.
Fortress of Sanctuary
Pestilence landed near the remains of the sanctuary. She kicked rubble before entering the area where the computer mainframe was housed. She frowned at the destroyed mainframe.
"Don't worry my Lady. I can help you," Thomas Coville stepped out of the shadows.
"Who are you?" Pestilence asked, walking toward the human menacingly.
Coville fell to his knees. "Only a servant, waiting to help you make the world anew."
"What of my sisters?" Pestilence inquired impatiently.
"They have failed. Their crystals were destroyed," Coville replied.
Pestilence frowned. "So, the duty falls to me."
"Yes, my Lady; you will save the world," Coville said.
Pestilence walked closer to Coville before she placed her hand on his head. Immediately green light flowed into him. His veins turned green and he began to cough violently before he fell to the ground. He tried to speak but couldn't. Pestilence stood up before looking down on the dying man before her. "Who said I wanted to save it?" she left the question hanging in the air as she left the sanctuary and the dying body of Thomas Coville.
AN: The first two Worldkillers captured. Mon-el's new powers revealed. The appearance of Pestilence.
