58 Months After the Destruction of National City
"I'm worried. You know that I don't get worried…but after all that has happened I can't help but to be concerned – not for Supergirl's wellbeing…but for her humanity."
Lex turned away from his window in the newly rebuilt L-Corp tower in National City. Thanks to Jefferson Pierce they had been able to find a way to purify the city of radiation using Black Lightning's powers. After the rebuilding, Lex had decided to rename the company. Lena had been telling him to do it for years, that Luthor Corp always sounded too pretentious. He had finally decided to do it in her honour.
"The road that she's travelled in the name of peace has been paved with blood, pain…and oppression," Lex continued as he walked back towards his desk. "Part of me has always feared that she was capable of this. And if I'm being completely honest, that same part of me has considered whether or not this world was better off without such a god among us." Lex sank down into his chair. "Yet, she is my friend, and I believed in her cause enough to help. I provided her with the means to create a green pill army. My hands are bloody in this, too…bloody enough that she still confides in and trusts me. She has no idea that I undermine her cause while keeping our friendship intact." Sighing heavily, Lex looked down at his hands for a moment." You wouldn't approve. You always hated duplicity, and irony not lost on you. It's one of the many things I admired in you."
Lex paused for a moment, reaching out and taking the framed picture that resided on his desk up in one hand. In the image, Lex was stood with his arms slung over the shoulders of both his sister and Supergirl, the three of them stood together and beaming at the camera. Alex had taken it nearly 9 years ago. Lena and Kara had barely been dating then, both too wrapped up in the thrill of saving the world together to have noticed their feelings for one another.
"When that bomb detonated, Lena…I did my best to support my friend who lost everything. But I lost too. As much as she did." Lex placed the photo back down on the desk with shaky hands. He swallowed hard and hung his head. "That's the hardest part to reconcile. I warned you about the risks of being with her. Because if you listened to me…you'd still be alive."