The DEO gang consisting of Hank, Alex, Kara, Mon, and Brainiac 5 interviewed Lena Luthor in their conference room the day after the World-Killers united.
"State your name," Hank requested.
"Really?" Kara rolled her eyes.
"This is my interrogation," Hank reminded her.
"I'm being interrogated?" Lena asked concernedly.
"Just humor me," Hank grimaced.
"Lena Karen Luthor," she replied.
"How long has this being going on?" Hank asked her referring to Sam being treated in her building.
"Three weeks," Lena answered.
"And what exactly have you been doing in those three weeks?" Hank asked.
"Yeah, I mean, was there anything...sexual involved?" Kara asked hopefully.
"No," Lena said shocked.
"I knew it was a mistake to bring you in here," Hank said to Kara.
"I found it relevant," Kara argued.
"When I first suspected Sam was Reign, I took her to my secret lab at L Corp where I conducted a series of tests...with her consent," Lena said.
"When I examined her, I found nothing out of the ordinary," Alex said.
"Perhaps, you should have been...more thorough," Mon grinned.
Kara and Mon gave each other high-fives across the table. "What's that supposed to mean?" Alex asked offended.
"I calculate a 99.99 percent chance that was meant to be a sexual innuendo," Brainiac 5 said.
"After sequencing her DNA, I determined that Sam's DNA changed whenever she was possessed by Reign. Sam is Reign," Lena concluded.
"Yeah, duh. We knew that since her first appearance," Kara mocked.
"Wait...what?" Lena wondered.
"Facial recognition, DNA recovered at the scene, Kara's X-ray vision, L Corp and Catco surveillance footage all conclusively pointed to Sam," Hank said obviously.
"You knew my CEO was Reign from the very beginning and didn't tell me?" Lena asked outraged.
"Not so funny now, is it?" Kara grinned.
"I thought we were friends," Lena said pissed-off. "And how do you have surveillance footage from inside my buildings?"
"We're the government. We can do anything," Hank told her. "So, for three weeks you have been aiding and abetting a mass murderer."
"Well, when you put it like that it makes me look like a bitch, doesn't it?" Lena said sarcastically. "I was trying to help a friend...and get my CEO's ass back to work."
"You didn't think to bring this to our attention?" Hank asked condescendingly.
"You mean a secret government organization that has never publicly revealed itself and has zero accountability?" Lena asked rhetorically.
"Yeah," Hank said unmoved.
"I am not your employee. I have not signed a contract with you. Nor sworn an oath," Lena said.
"I'm not any of those things, either, yet I tell the DEO everything I know as soon as I know it," Kara said to her.
Hank eyed Kara. "Supergirl, shut the fuck up."
"I conducted an L Corp experiment with L Corp technology on L Corp property," Lena said stubbornly.
"What did you discover?" Hank asked.
"I was looking to isolate the spark that turned Sam into Reign, but I didn't get a chance to finish," Lena said lamely.
"I have all of Lena Luthor's data logs in case you wish to read them for yourselves," Brainiac 5 said to the group.
"Those files were encrypted. How?" Lena said stunned.
"Was that a serious question? Sometimes, I miss social cues," Brainiac 5 admitted.
"Our friend, Barney, can hack into anything," Hank explained. "Do you have a way of tracking Reign?"
"No," Lena said flatly.
"They're probably wondering what the fuck to do. All three of them combined were no match against Supergirl. She handled them like a boss," Mon smiled.
Kara and Mon gave each other another high-five. "Speaking of which, you cost Metropolis hundreds of lives and millions in property damage with nothing to show for it," Hank said to Kara.
"The fans will love it," Kara said dismissively.
"How did you keep Reign contained?" Hank asked Lena.
"I used Kryptonite inherited from Lex Corp," Lena said simply. "It doesn't work on Reign, but it does on Sam. I would trigger it before Sam would completely change into Reign," Lena said.
"For the time being, you work for us," Hank told Lena.
"Say what?" Lena asked confused.
"I planted little, as you say, Easter eggs in your company that would give the federal government the impression you committed insider trading and other unsavory business practices," Brainiac 5 said.
"We're also not really into Miranda rights, due process, or fair speedy trials here. If I put you in one of our cells, you're not coming out until I choose to release you," Hank said to her.
"Who the fuck are you people?" Lena asked horrified.
"We're the government...and we're here to help," Kara grinned. "By the way, we have a sword-fight to get to," she said to Hank.
Mon came over to Kara and instantly the two were gone.
Kara and Mon reappeared in the desert. Kon and Mara were waiting bored. "Sorry for being so late. We had to interrogate a good friend of ours," Kara said to them.
"That doesn't sound like something you do to a good friend," Mara doubted.
"Oh, you're so sweet and innocent. It's just so adorable," Kara said to her.
"Let's get this over with," Mon said impatiently wearing his Insane armor.
Kon smirked as he joined with his father away from Kara and Mara. "Be thankful you don't have to deal with this bullshit," Kara said to Mara.
"I don't know. Having multiple males fighting over me...sounds intriguing," Mara admitted.
Kara eyed Mara. "What the fuck did I just hear?"
Kon and Mon faced off a good distance away from Kara and Mara. "Last time we fought, you were weak as fuck," Kon said disrespectfully.
"Things change," Mon replied.
"Mind if I use my sword?" Kon asked taking it out of its sheath.
"Not at all," Mon replied.
Kon whirled his sword in his hand. His hair went up and then he ascended to Super Insane. Mon likewise went Super Insane. Kon gave his father an uncertain look. This was different from before. Smiling nervously, Kon leaped up and slashed at his father several times a second. Mon deflected the sword with his index finger each time creating small air shock waves with each impact. Kon increased his speed but Mon blocked each attack with ease. The wind picked up as their Super Insane auras flared.
Kon came back down stunned. Mon raised his hand at Kon and lazily blasted him across the desert until he slammed into a large rock. Kon's sword fell out of his hand and planted itself in the hard ground. Kon got back up and took off his DEO jacket as things got serious. He powered up bulking up his muscles.
Mon tensed up as he reached Super Insane level two. Static electricity sparked around his frame. Kon realized he was at a disadvantage. Somehow, his father's strength had returned. Still, he had to fight to the end for Insane honor's sake. He leaped off the ground and flew straight at his father. Cocking his right arm back, he collected energy for his attack and pushed his arm forward firing his most powerful attack.
Mon was suddenly hit by a powerful beam that created a massive dust explosion. Kara and Mara watched the huge explosion from a distance. Kon took both hands and fired continuous bursts into the dust cloud increasing its size. Kon couldn't see through the dust cloud but figured with all the beams he was sending into it, he had to be hitting something. For a good minute, he kept firing into the cloud.
Slightly fatigued, Kon rose above the cloud. Powering up to his maximum again, he fired with both hands into the cloud creating mini craters in the ground. Finally, Kon stopped firing exhausted. "Well...it's over," Kon said thinking he had won.
There was no movement from the dust cloud for a good while and then Mon emerged from the dust cloud unharmed. Kon froze up as he gave his father a dumbfounded look. "It's not over until I say it's over," Mon said swatting Kon to the ground.
Kon hit the ground hard dislocating his right shoulder and fracturing his right leg. He grunted in pain unable to move. Mon powered up an energy orb in his hand and fired at Kon. Kara raced to get there in time before the blast hit Kon. There was a powerful explosion of dust and rock as it hit. When the dust settled, Kara remained standing with Kon still on the ground at her side.
Kon stared at his mother who had just saved him from potential death. "Mother...I'm sorry," he said softly.
"Don't worry about it, kid," Kara said to him. She then turned to Mon. "Really? That's a little rough, don't you think?" she scolded.
"I thought the boy could handle it," Mon said unrepentantly.
"I have shamed you, father," Kon said defeated.
"Shame would be if you didn't try at all," Mon said to him.
Mara floated over to her fallen brother. "I'll take him to the cruiser," she offered.
"Since your father is now my king again, I figure we should have our second honeymoon," Kara said giving Mon a passionate kiss.
"Gross," Kon said immaturely still on the ground.
"I remember our first honeymoon. By its end, there was neither honey nor a moon," Mon grinned as he recalled the memory.
"Let's go steal that battery," Kara said to Mon.
"You mean it?" Mon asked not wanting to hope too much.
"Oh yeah," Kara said positively aroused.
Mon touched Kara's shoulder and the two instantly disappeared.
At Catco, James ordered around his staff. "I want someone at Metropolis General to give me an update on the mayor's condition. Talk to the physician, not his press secretary. I want facts, not propaganda. Once we know all the facts, then we can start producing our own propaganda," James told them.
"It might be difficult with medical confidentiality," Georgina told him.
"I don't give a shit," James said to her and then took a call from Lena. "Sup, girl?"
"I really needed to hear your voice. I owe you an apology," Lena told him.
"For what?" James wondered.
"Sam is Reign. I've known about it for three weeks," Lena admitted.
"Well, duh," James said already in the loop.
"Wait...what?" Lena asked confused.
"The DEO has known that for months. I'm in-and-out of that place," James said obviously. "Also, there was this one time I asked Sam if she would be willing to have a threesome with us, and she gave me this evil stare. I knew then," James said nonchalantly.
"Well, I was doing my best to free Sam of Reign," Lena said to him.
"Reign put Supergirl in a coma. How did you contain her?" James asked.
"I used Kryptonite from Lex's storage," Lena admitted.
"You held off Reign all by yourself. That's badass," James said impressed.
"I gambled everything, my friend, my reputation, your trust in me, and I lost," Lena said tearfully.
"Hey, you win some, you lose some," James said unconcernedly.
"I don't want you to look at me like I'm a Luthor," Lena said.
"Then stop doing Luthor-type shit," James advised.
"I need to be punished," Lena said to him.
"Alright, I got you," James promised.
"I have to go," Lena said hanging up. In spite of herself, she smiled knowing what James' punishment would entail.
Mara approached Lena in her Supergirl uniform. "I deceived the DEO, my mother's friends, and you for seven months pretending to be my mother. I know what you did. Without condoning...or condemning, I understand why you did it," Mara said to her.
"Thanks," Lena said appreciatively.
"Do you have more Kryptonite?" Mara asked.
"A shit-ton spread across the country," Lena answered.
"Good," Mara said pleased. "Someone that wants to get rid of their only vulnerability, their only check on their power, cannot be trusted."
Mara then eyed the moon moving slowly across the sky towards the sun. "That's odd."
Reign, Purity, and Pestilence knelt in their base to a red glowing piercing eye. "What is thy bidding, my Lord?" Reign asked of the eye.
"The humanity within the three of you must be purged. Only as pure souls, can you perform my wonders," the Eye of Rao said to them.
"Done," Pestilence said instantly.
"We require time," Reign admitted.
Purity nodded as well. "They are stronger than anticipated."
"Have faith in me, my angels of light. We shall purify this world and make it anew," the Eye of Rao told them.
"As you wish, my Lord," Reign bowed her head. The Eye of Rao then suddenly disappeared.
Mara, Lena, and Alex discussed the odd eclipse. "The Earth and the moon turn on an axis. No amount of technology can change that," Lena said.
"Oh really?" Brainiac 5 doubted as he passed them by.
"This isn't technology," Mara said simply. "This is older than science."
"Please don't say magic," Lena said rolling her eyes.
"In 1917, thousands of people saw the sun dancing around in the sky at Fatima, Portugal. Some things cannot be explained by science alone," Mara said.
"How will the lack of sunlight affect you?" Alex asked.
"I do not have the same reserves as my mother, but I can rely on my Insane side," Mara said to her.
"Your what side?" Lena asked confused.
"How long do we got?" Hank asked Winn.
"Two hours until totality," Winn answered.
"If the eclipse becomes permanent, for whatever reason, what will that do to the planet?" Hank asked Winn.
"Not much. The moon during a solar eclipse only casts a shadow over a small percentage of the Earth's surface. The rest of the surface will still receive sunlight even during a partial eclipse. The atmospheric heat will spread evenly across the surface of the entire planet," Winn said.
"Good work, Winn. I knew you would be the type to pay attention in elementary school," Hank smiled amused.
Brainiac 5 walked up to the group in his human form. "Is there a way for me to connect with Sam and Julia through the spiritual realm the way you did with me when I was in a coma?" Mara asked him.
"No," Brainiac 5 replied.
"Well...shit," Hank muttered.
Mara then felt an intense headache and a buzzing sound in her head. "Are you alright?" Alex asked her.
"Something is in my head," Mara said clutching her scalp.
Hank walked up to Mara and put his hands on her forehead. He could sense the invading presence. "It's strong and ancient," he said as he struggled.
A power discharge blasted Hank away from Mara. DEO personnel rushed into the command center with Kryptonite staffs ready. Mara let loose an air shock wave that blasted them off their feet. "Oh my God," Lena realized backing away.
Mara fell to her knees as she continued to clutch her head. "Supergirl, whatever this is, you have to fight it. You're an innocent teenage girl," Alex said to her.
"How can you say that? I'm not innocent," Mara said gritting her teeth.
Mara got back to her feet and went Super Insane stunning everyone in the room. Mara gave a scream as she continued to power up. "Center yourself, Mara. Rage isn't the answer," Hank said to her.
"I can't fight...what I am," Mara said as static discharges hit computer monitors.
Brainiac 5 watched curiously as Mara continued to struggle. Mara then calmed herself down while keeping her Super Insane form. Her eyes glowed a menacing red. "What are you called?" he asked her.
"You can call me Flame," she replied.
Kara and Mon instantly transported themselves to Ysmault. The surface was similar to Mars with red coloring. The sky was also reddish in color. In the distance, there was a bright red light. "I bet that's it," Kara pointed it out.
"I don't care to be ambushed," Mon said declining to instantly move to it.
"Let's have a walk," Kara said to him.
"Sure," Mon agreed.
"Want to hold hands?" Kara asked him.
"Let's not get too crazy," Mon told her.
As they walked along a cat leaped onto Kara's face and got in her hair. "What the fuck?" she said as her voice was muffled by fur.
Mon raised his hand to fry the cat but then the cat leaped off Kara's face. It bounced off the ground and leaped up towards Mon blasting him a distance away with his red ring. The cat took the offensive scratching Mon all over. Mon tried to blast the cat but it kept leaping out of the way. Kara gave the cat a wide-eyed look as it was kicking Mon's ass. The cat created a red tiger construct with his ring. Mon worked to keep the red tiger's jaws from getting to his throat.
Kara then clapped creating a shock wave that knocked out the cat. "Well, aren't you the most adorable thing ever," Kara said as she examined the unconscious alien cat. "Can we keep it?"
"Fuck no," Mon objected feeling the scratches on his face and armor.
Kara took the red ring off the cat and tossed the cat aside. Putting the ring on her finger, her black Supergirl uniform instantly became pure red. Instead of her S crest, a Red Lantern crest appeared. "As much as I love black, this is stylish," Kara approved.
Mon stared at Kara's now red eyes. "Wow, I just want to fuck the red out of your eyes."
"Oh, behave," Kara said amused.
"I'm actually quite amazed how well you're handling the Red Lantern ring. It should be giving you instant PMS and turning you into a rage monster," Mon figured.
"Probably because I'm a pretty chill person," Kara said.
She tried to form constructs with the ring without result. "Damn, I guess it doesn't work for someone who doesn't give a shit," Kara frowned.
Red glowing beings in the thousands took to the skies and went straight for them. "Are they attacking us, therefore, requiring us to use self-defense?" Mon asked.
"Check," Kara agreed.
"And this is the capital world of an evil empire?" Mon asked.
"Check," Kara confirmed.
"And therefore the galaxy would be a better place if they were all killed off?" Mon asked.
"Check," Kara grinned.
Mon powered up skipping a few levels. In a powerful flash of light, he reached Super Insane level four. The ground shook like an earthquake as he did. "I love your long spiky black hair and that red fur," Kara said touching his hair with her left hand and his arm with her right.
"You're like the teddy bear my parents never gave me," Kara said adoringly.
"This is the pinnacle of my race's power. Show some respect," Mon told her.
"Do you always have to shake the whole world to keep going in this form?" Kara asked.
"Why?" Mon asked suspiciously.
"I want to take you to bed in this form. I want to clutch the fur on your back, rub my stomach on it, and intertwine my legs in it," Kara said with a thirsty expression.
"Once I reach this form, I don't require constant power-ups to keep it. It becomes my natural state," Mon explained.
"Why don't you always look like this then?" Kara asked.
"Other than the fact that it obviously doesn't fit in with human society, it consumes a lot of calories and energy," Mon said obviously.
The thousands of Red Lanterns fired all at once with red beams. The red beams rained down on Kara and Mon creating a powerful explosion of red dust and rock. When the dust cleared, Kara appeared as a red-head from the dust. Mon stared at Kara fascinated.
"What?" Kara asked him.
The Red Lanterns snarled and screamed in rage as they prepared another attack. "You got like an attack that can deal with them all? I find killing them one-by-one with my heat vision boring," Kara asked of Mon.
"Yeah, I got this," Mon said firing continuous discs into the air. The discs went straight for the Red Lanterns slicing them up. The discs kept going slicing up other Red Lanterns, aliens of all types. Mon kept going launching more discs into the air until there were hundreds of discs slicing into Red Lanterns. Once he was done, there was a red cloud in the sky.
"I hope that wasn't it," Kara smirked as the two of them walked further into the city.
Flame looked around her uncertain of her situation. Brainiac 5 fired a Kryptonite net at Flame. She fried it with her heat vision before it could hit her. Brainiac 5 then took out a Kryptonite energy pistol and fired. Flame moved out of the way and then fired on the pistol destroying it. Brainiac 5 then extended Kryptonite blades and advanced on her. Flame cast a disc that sliced off Brainiac 5's head. He fell to the floor in a heap.
"This is bad," Winn realized.
"I got this," Alex said firing her laser pistol at Flame. The burst hit Flame's chest harmlessly. Flame then air shock wave blasted Alex across the room.
Hank rushed Flame from behind. She immediately turned on red flames forcing Hank to hesitate. "Fear makes you hesitate. I fear nothing," Flame said using Mara's voice. She fired a beam into Hank's chest dropping him.
Flame then turned to Winn who was still standing with a regular pistol in his hand. Flame looked at him curiously. "It's very difficult for me to step on an ant and not crush it," she said of the assembled group.
"What are you?" Winn asked her.
"I am the daughter of Rao. So, this body is the strongest on this planet?" Flame considered.
Winn said nothing to that. "No, there are three others," Flame realized. "Even so, this body will do," Flame settled.
"What do you want?" Winn asked nervously.
"I couldn't help but notice there is a colony of Kryptonians on this planet and that there is a conflict between them and my father's angels. For you, this is the End of Days but for me, it is a mild amusement," Flame said to him.
"Well, we do have work to do," Lena said boldly.
"You wish to reach the Kryptonians controlled by my angels in the spiritual realm before the totality of the eclipse? By taking control of this girl, she is now in that realm. If you want her to remain there talking to them, you better start entertaining me," Flame said to her.
She turned to Winn. "Accompanying me," she ordered.
Winn looked to Hank for permission. "Go with her, Winn," Hank ordered.
"Alright, I'm not sure what I can show you in two hours though," Winn said doubtfully.
Flame slowed down time so that everyone in the DEO was barely moving. "We're going to have a lot of fun together," Flame assured him.
Meanwhile, Mara was in the uncanny valley looking for Sam and Julia. She noticed the body of Grace on the ground. Going into the fortress, she found Julia and Sam on the ground shaking. "Supergirl?" Sam realized.
"Yeah," Mara said giving her a hand.
"I beat you into a coma. I almost killed you," Sam said remorsefully.
"All is forgiven," Mara assured her.
"I killed all those people," Sam said stunned.
"That was Reign," Mara reminded her. "Tell me where their base is."
"I don't know where it is," Sam admitted.
"Use your body and find a way to tell us where it is. Do it for Ruby," Mara said to her.
Sam took control of Reign for a brief moment, placed her crystal in a command console, and created an energy discharge. The fortress gave an energy pulse detected by DEO satellites. "We have their location," Alex said seeing it on the screen.
Kara and Mon came upon a Red Lantern that was all head and very little body. He looked like an egg. "Oh, did Humpty Dumpty fall down?" Kara mocked.
"I don't understand the reference," Mon admitted.
"Supposedly, its about King Richard III who was a hunchback and was defeated on the battlefield in 1485. He sat on a wall. He had a great fall. And none of the King's men could put him back together," Kara laughed.
"And they say my race is fucked up," Mon muttered.
"Oh, that's what I love about humans. No one is more fucked-up than humanity," Kara smiled.
"And we're working hard to prevent Reign from exterminating them...because?" Mon wondered.
"They're a galactic treasure...and Alex," Kara reminded him.
Kara and Mon came upon the palace and entered. Inside was a scowling alien with red skin, humanoid body, sharp teeth, and glaring eyes. "I am Atrocitus. For the longest time, I had no purpose. I had defeated my greatest foe and my rage had been quelled. Without my rage, I am nothing," he said to them.
"I have to say. The state of affairs here is...atrocious," Kara mocked.
"Yes, continue to enrage me. It only fuels me," Atrocitus said standing up.
"Let's do this without distracting constructs: just raw physical power," Mon said to him.
"Very well," Atrocitus said as he powered up his body. He glowed red and his muscles bulked up. He screamed in rage and rushed Mon. The two battled briefly inside the palace until it was demolished by the force of their blows. Atrocitus continued his assault into the street.
"Smash!" Atrocitus roared as he clapped his hands together destroying a city block.
As Reign and Sam changed places, Reign grabbed Mara by the throat. "In this dimension, you have no power," Reign glared at Mara.
"This is not Rao's will," she told her.
"What would you know of Rao's will, filthy half-breed?" Reign spat.
"I know that that exterminating an entire race because of a few rotten ones is not justice," Mara told her.
"That's where you're wrong. No one is innocent," Reign said to her.
"Not even Ruby?" Mara asked.
"Not even her," Reign confirmed.
"Turn your judgment on yourself," Mara said to her.
"I am only doing Roa's will. I'm his eternal servant," Reign said flustered as she released Mara. "If its a choice between humanity and Rao, I will always choose Rao."
"This isn't Rao," Mara insisted.
"Enough!" Reign shouted at her as her eyes glowed red.
Reign suddenly became Sam again as Reign took back control in the real world.
Flame and Winn toured around the world. For the outside world, only minutes had passed but for Winn, it had been days. "I am so famished," Winn said struggling to keep up with her.
"Give me the word, and I'll turn these stones to bread," Flame offered.
"That does sound really nice right now, but I'm gluten intolerant," Winn excused.
Flame took Winn to the top of the Empire State Building in New York City. "Throw yourself down from here. I promise that you will survive. Your feat will amaze your fellow humans," Flame said to him.
"Are you crazy? How can I trust you?" Winn said freaked out by the heights. "Besides, there are dozens of people that could do that and no one cares."
"Very well," Flame said and then took Winn high enough that he could see the curvature of the Earth. Flame changed his vision so that the world appeared perfectly flat. He could then see the entire planet's surface, corner-to-corner.
"My geography teacher would kill for this view," Winn said amazed.
"Rao has given me dominion over this world. I can give you all the kingdoms of this world. You can solve the problems of war, starvation, energy, environmental decay, and crime. You can remake this world however you choose. You can command all of the world's scientists to construct for you all the ideas that are in your little head," Flame offered.
"All of it?" Winn wondered amazed.
"Yes, Winn. You can become the eternal ruler of this world," Flame said to him.
"What's the catch?" Winn asked her.
"Bend the knee to me and worship me alone. I'll rid this world of those pesky angels," Flame said to him.
Winn struggled with the decision. "It's so much power for one person. I could never," Winn muttered.
"I will only offer this once," Flame said to him.
Winn looked at Mara's innocent face and realized it wasn't her but a god-like entity he had no understanding of. "Then...my answer is no."
Flame smiled. "You're the first mortal to turn me down. Perhaps, humanity is worth saving after all."
"Wait...what? You were just fucking with me?" Winn wondered.
"There is no good or evil in this universe. There is only fun and a lack thereof. "I had fun with you, Winn," Flame said and then snapped her fingers. A dumbfounded Winn was suddenly back in his chair at the DEO.
"What happened?" Alex asked him.
"I'm not sure, but I need some sugar right now," Winn said and then collapsed.
Mara suddenly appeared in the DEO back to normal. "Did you get their location?" she asked Hank.
"We sure did. We were about to leave without you," Hank said to her.
Mon and Atrocitus trashed the city as they battled. Kara watched in amusement as the two titans battled it out. Mon punched Atrocitus so hard he slammed into one of the orbiting moons. A furious Atrocitus, reneged on their agreement and created a red energy bomb powerful enough to destroy the planet.
Kara flew over to Mon. "I can't reach him while he's in space," Mon said to her.
"We could just leave," Kara suggested.
"You mean...retreat?" Mon asked skeptically.
"Sorry, bad idea," Kara admitted. "Perhaps I should start following Insane tradition."
Mon gave her a skeptical look. "Like what?"
Kara got on a knee and presented her Red Lantern ring to him. Mon took the ring greatly moved by her gesture. It was Insane tradition for a father to hand down his ring to his daughter only for her to hand it over to her husband at the wedding feast in an act of total submission.
"Rise, my wife," Mon said taking her hand.
Mon placed the ring on his finger. His Insane rage powered the ring to its greatest level yet. Mon then flew up into space with a red force-field around his body. Atrocitus threw down his bomb down upon him. Mon fired his ring at the bomb sending it off into deep space. Mon then reached Atrocitus and backhanded him back to the planet. He landed creating a crater.
Kara walked over to the beaten Atrocitus. "You think this hurts me? It only fuels my rage," he spat at her.
"No, but I bet this does," Kara said as she punched a basketball-size hole in his gut.
Atrocitus glared at Kara and then fell over dead. Mon then instantly appeared near the Red Lantern battery ready to steal it. Grabbing hold of it, he instantly transported himself and the battery away. The planet suddenly lost power and all Red Lanterns across the galaxy lost power, many of which suffocated in space. Mon then returned without the battery pleased with himself.
Thousands of enraged alien creatures swarmed the pyramid he was standing on climbing the steps. Mon fired continuously on them incinerating one at a time. Kara joined him with her heat vision. Finally, they overwhelmed them on top of the pyramid. Kara and Mon punched and kicked them as they kept coming.
"Oh my God, I'm having so much fun," Kara said as she whacked fools.
"Absolutely," Mon agreed as he punched and kicked non-stop.
Once the fighting became boring, Kara went Prime and created an energy burst that consumed the entire city. The pyramid was demolished in the blast. Kara and Mon stayed suspended in the air. "Where did you send that battery?" Kara asked him.
"A black hole," he replied.
"So, you didn't even want the power?" Kara asked confused.
"An Insane only accepts power from his own strength," Mon reminded her.
"So, you just wanted to steal their battery...for fun?" Kara asked him.
"Yes. You disappointed?" Mon asked.
"No, I love it," she said passionately kissing him with the ruined city and thousands of corpses below them.
Alex had been working to get Brainiac 5 operational by reconnecting his head. Brainiac 5 got up and kept his neck stiff. "Your repairs will have to be redone," Brainiac 5 said to Alex.
"Beggars can't be choosers," Alex mocked.
"What is your plan?" Brainiac 5 asked changing the subject.
"We go in with all of our heavy hitters and fuck them up," Hank told him.
"We should use the cruiser," Alex said to Brainiac 5.
"Most of you can fly...so no," Brainiac 5 replied. "I'm also not coming. That was too close to having this unit terminated."
"I worked for two hours to get him back up and running. What an ass?" Alex said pissed-off.
"He's right. The cruiser is too valuable to risk. We go in and see what's going on. If its too much for us, we get out," Hank said.
"I don't know if I should go. I would just be a liability," Alex said concernedly.
"I got you a new suit and laser pistol," Winn said to her opening a case.
"Oh, fuck yeah," Alex said positively aroused. "I'm going to change."
Winn chuckled at that. "But not in front of you," Alex clarified walking off.
"That's not what I was thinking," Winn called after her.
Mara, Kon, J'onn, and Alex dropped down into the World-Killer base. The three World-Killers were ready for them. "What's our plan of attack?" Alex asked J'onn.
"We have to find a way to reach these kids," J'onn replied.
"You're going to mind-rape the fuck out of them," Alex realized.
"Read my mind," J'onn said pleased.
"If I ever become director, I'm stopping these kinds of techniques," Alex said righteously.
"Well...shit," J'onn said realizing he would need to postpone his retirement.
Kon slowly took out his sword for dramatic effect and then sped past all three of them. He reappeared behind them in a kneeling position. "Lethal as fuck," he smirked.
"Forgetting something," Reign asked holding a broken piece of his sword.
Kon then realized his sword had been broken in two. "Shit!" he realized and turned around.
Reign threw the broken blade at him slicing through his shoulder. "Let's move," J'onn ordered.
The two teams clashed in a fist-fight battle. Mara held her own against Reign, J'onn battled Purity, and a weakened Kon and Alex took on Pestilence. Reign cupped Mara's fist. "You are weak," she said to her. Reign then threw Mara into the fortress wall. Mara quickly recovered but Reign was already on her. The two briefly battled before Reign upper-cut her to the ground. Alex then appeared and blasted Reign with her new laser gun. Reign emerged from the fire unharmed.
"Shit!" Alex realized.
Mara, J'onn, and Kon all got their asses handed to them by the World-Killers. Alex went over to them to look at their wounds. Kon had an infection in his shoulder wound that was progressing rapidly, J'onn looked worn out, and Mara had a black eye.
"When did we lose control of the situation," Kon wondered.
"How about when you went on your own? How was that tactical?" J'onn asked him.
"But it was so cool," Kon said defensively.
"You know what's not cool: all of us dying," Alex said to him as she patched his shoulder and injected the Pestilence cure into his veins."
"Please, if we wanted to be tactical, Barney could have nuked this place from orbit," Kon said obnoxiously.
"If we nuke this place, they'll just resurrect and create a new base," J'onn reminded him.
"Maybe...if Sam and Julia see how hurt we are, they will assert themselves," Mara suggested.
"You're actually suggesting we get our asses kicked on purpose?" Kon asked incredulously.
"She does have a point," J'onn allowed.
The team faced off against the World-Killers. "Let's get our asses kicked," J'onn said to everyone.
"Much obliged," Reign smirked.
The two teams clashed once again keeping their same fighting foes. Mara and Reign got into a beam war only for Mara to be blasted across the ground. Purity punched J'onn around and used her scream to devastate him. "Julia, I know you're in there," Alex said to her as she held her pistol.
Purity merely smiled at her and screamed at her. Alex fired at the same time creating an explosion that knocked her to the ground. Pestilence and Kon fought in the air slamming into the fortress' walls. Pestilence took hold of Kon and dropped him to the ground. "You may have immunity to one virus, but I have thousands ready to use on you," Pestilence told him.
The four of them were tossed into the center again. Reign gave Mara a good kick across the black sand. She then turned to Alex who was struggling to reach her pistol. Reign took hold of her and threw away her pistol. "They sent a pathetic human to fight us?" Reign mocked Alex.
"Fuck you," Alex spat.
"I would kill you now, but I want you to witness our ascension," Reign said throwing Alex aside.
"Julia, you can't let this happen. You have to resist," Alex pleaded to Purity.
"Help us," Mara called out.
"Yeah...help," Kon muttered not taking their plan seriously.
"If you will not join us, you will be destroyed," Reign said blasting Mara with heat vision for a few seconds. Mara winced in pain as she was hit.
"You will pay the price for opposing the will of Rao," Reign said blasting Mara again.
Purity stood back up and took Reign's side. "Your skills are no match for the power of Rao. You will pay for your lack of vision," Reign said blasting Mara again.
Mara cried out in pain as she was hit dropping out of Super Insane. "Julia, stop this!" Alex shouted at Purity.
J'onn attempted to intervene but Pestilence whacked him back down. Kon was busy throwing up as the infections took their toll on him. "Now, half-breed, you will die," Reign said blasting Mara with continuous heat vision.
Purity watched Mara's execution with a grin and then felt a tremor go through her mind. She stared at the screaming Mara and back to Reign. Going back to Mara's innocence, she then saw Reign's expression of hate. Finally, Julia took control and blasted Reign off her feet with her scream.
Pestilence rushed Purity and stabbed her to the gut and then sliced her neck. "I always knew you were weak," Pestilence glared at her with yellowish eyes.
Purity used the last of her strength to blast Pestilence with her scream. Pestilence tried to resist the scream but then her skin started to crack open. Finally, her head exploded. Purity and Pestilence then fell to the ground dead. Reign eyed the two World-Killers disappointedly. Seconds later, the two came back to life and got back to their feet.
"They have exposed our weakness," Reign realized.
"Yes," Purity allowed.
"What shall we do about it?" Pestilence wondered.
"Even with the three of us, we cannot defeat Kara Zor-El. If we even lose one of us, we are at great disadvantage," Reign said to them.
"We should use my body. Grace is completely cooperative," Pestilence offered.
"Yes but Sam Arias is stronger, and I know how to gain her cooperation. With the three of us, Sam's mind will be crushed," Reign said.
"Do not let your ego interfere with our mission," Purity reminded Reign.
"It has been decided," Reign said to them.
Purity and Pestilence gave up their spirits to Reign. Julia and Grace fell to the ground free of their angels. Reign screamed as she felt Purity and Pestilence join her. The entire fortress shook as Reign floated off the ground as the eclipse reached totality.
J'onn went to get Julia and Grace but was blasted back by Reign's power surge. Reign used her heat vision to kill Julia and Grace. She then lowered herself down to the ground. "With all three of us in one body, not even Kara Zor-El can defeat us," Reign said victoriously.
Kara and Mon then instantly appeared in the World-Killer base. Kara looked around and found Mara, Kon, J'onn, and Alex alive. Kara eyed the dead bodies of Julia and Grace and then stared at Super Reign. "I have the combined powers of Purity and Pestilence within me," Super Reign said impressed with herself.
Super Reign gestured for Kara to come closer. "Now, finally, kneel," Super Reign said to Kara.
Kara could feel the power coming off of Super Reign. She slowly took a knee before her in submission. "Take my hand and swear eternal loyalty...to Rao," Super Reign ordered.
Kara took a deep breath, exhaled, and reluctantly gave Super Reign her hand. The others looked upon Kara in shock and dismay realizing this was the end. "You can't give in," Alex said to Kara.
"It is finished," Super Reign said pleased.
Kara then started crushing Super Reign's right hand causing her to cry out in pain. Super Reign put her left hand onto Kara's shoulder for support. Kara released Super Reign's crushed hand and picked her up by her waist over her head as she stood back up. Kara gave Super Reign a smirk as she threw Super Reign through the air against the cave wall breaking her back. Super Reign then fell into a bottomless cavern.
The base began to shake and crumble around them. "Alright, field-trip is over, kids. Time to go," Kara told them all. All of them grabbed ahold of Mon and then disappeared from the collapsing fortress.
In the DEO conference room, Mon contemplated the Red Lantern ring he had collected from Atrocitus. Kara came pleased with herself. "With Pestilence gone, the Blight never happens. We saved trillions of lives in the future."
"I would not congratulate ourselves so soon," a hologram of Brainiac 5 suddenly appeared. "Now that Reign has Pestilence's power, she may now become Blight."
"Well, aren't you a kill-joy," Kara frowned at him.
"It is time I revealed my hypothesis concerning Reign," Brainiac 5 said to them.
"About time," Kara said impatiently.
"I do not believe Reign is receiving orders from your god, Rao," Brainiac 5 said. "I think there is another entity, Reign's puppet master, so to speak," Brainiac 5 said.
"Why would Reign take orders from someone other than Rao?" Kara asked.
"From the information I have collected, I have concluded that Reign honestly and firmly believes she is communicating with Rao. However, I do not believe she is. She has been misled," Brainiac 5 said.
"Like the plot to Legion?" Kara wondered.
"I do not know of this film, but it sounds disappointing," Brainiac 5 admitted.
"Ha, something Barney doesn't know," Mon smirked.
Brainiac 5 downloaded the information concerning Kara's movie reference in less than a second. "Actually, you make a good point, for once," he said to Kara.
"So, we convince Reign that she has been deceived. No biggie," Kara said.
"The more fanatical a person is, the harder it is to convince them they're wrong," Brainiac 5 replied.
Lena entered the balcony of Catco to meet up with James. "The DEO released me for good behavior," she muttered.
James decided not to tell her that Hank planted a tracker on her body. "You know, there isn't just one approach to what this world faces. There's the DEO way, there's Supergirl's way, and then there is your way," James allowed.
"Well, my way failed," Lena said bitterly.
"You have no idea how many times Supergirl has failed...I mean completely and totally failed to accomplish a good result. She's too into having fun and creating dramatic tension that the world was nearly destroyed several times. But you really care about the planet and that's sexy," James smiled at her.
"You're not offended I kept this a secret from you?" Lena asked.
"Well, I am a little disappointed I didn't get to see Sam's freak-outs in person. I guess I am going to have to watch the videos," James said.
"Alright, no more secrets between us," Lena promised.
"Agreed. By the way, I'm Guardian," James admitted.
"Well, fuck me sideways," Lena said stunned.