Diana had become increasingly lethal over these past years. She used to simply out skill her opponents. She preferred to remind them that they were outmatched before putting them into submission. Now her patience was reserved only for her daughter, so her fights lasted seconds. She never needed more than 4 or 5 moves, against a worthy opponent, to end something or someone. Diana let her power shine so the fools who would face her, even the worst of the gods and monsters, would feel fear in her presence if they met again. Only one being could match Diana's full fury and he was a shadow of himself now. At least that was what he appeared to be. She thought he had left in shame, abandoning her and Lara to forget his mistakes. Bruce informed her of the truth and now she was here.
The Luthor-Brainiac being tore him apart mentally the same way he had torn it apart physically. The weight of his friends being forced to stop being themselves and the weight of the world descending into chaos was heavy on his conscience. The world thought they had ostracized Superman, but ended up killing Clark Kent in the process. His human side was lost, and he became numb as he lost his mind. But now his beloved was here to face him and kill him if he refused to be what he was.
He was everything they said he was. He was a God among men. But he had fallen in love with her because she could truly see him. She could see the man who only wanted to be understood. The man who wanted a simpler life with a family who loved him. So, she surrendered her heart to him as he did to her. She would always take him as he was, even when everyone else rejected him. He belonged to her. She would teach his omnipresent ears to listen to her judgement and ignore the rest. She needed to reawaken the man, Kal-El, who she loved. And she had.
The beating barely registered to him, but hearing her heartbeat did something to him. Feeling her words caress his soul awoke the man in him. And the man in him would have her. He killed for his Goddess so that she would live. So, he took her.
He had barely blinked and her fury surged. She threw another punch, meant to maim him, that was caught mid-strike. Kal moved quickly to overpower her. He grabbed her hair and pulled her head back.
"I'm here Diana".
Kal kissed Diana and moved through the glacier with her. Years of passion and love outpoured in a single carnal joining. She loved how he could take her in anyway. He loved that she allowed him to touch her in such ways. They traveled through the skies as their joining erupted. They were wrapped in his cape as they blurred toward an island. Their bodies came together so forcefully that sonic booms were created, and shockwaves rippled through the air. It was as if no time had been lost between them as they awoke from each other's touch. Then the world actually shook as they impacted onto the beach of the island. An earthquake rocked the local area just as giant waves emanated from the small island. Kal-El heard his goddess command him and moved the heavens to be with her again. The passion wore, and they rested on the uninhabited island.
"By the Goddess Kal, I think we moved the Earth." Diana cuddled to him closely and looked up at him.
Kal smiled as his pain and torment drifted into the sands beneath him. If his Goddess would have him than he needed no other. He wondered why it had been so hard to remember her, but the thought left his mind as she smiled at him. Diana was here. His Diana. Kal just knew everything was going to be okay.
Diana spoke again. "It might be a crude way to do it, but I think you could populate a planet. I'm pregnant again."
He was a little shocked, but this was almost the same way they had made Lara.
He spoke up "You knew the last time too." He smiled back at her.
"The truth shines brightly when you look for it." Diana waited for him to say it.
Kal took a deep breath. "I'm sorry for abandoning you. I'm sorry for pretending to leave. Kara needed a new home, and … I was lost." He looked away in shame as Diana's intense gaze burned into him.
"How could you ever be lost with me at your side? How could you leave me to raise our child alone? My heart ached for you and your child yearned for her father." A few silent moments passed.
"Did you miss us at all?" Her sad question made him look in her eyes as she laid on his chest.
"I missed you with everything. But I couldn't allow you to see me like this. I tortured myself for being corrupted and ruining everyone's lives. All our friends were ruined because of me. I couldn't be what you needed anymore. Clark Kent was too weak to survive the out lash and so was Superman. I had to right myself before I could face you again." He stared at her beautiful blue eyes. He saw her anger rise at his weak explanation. He would face her anger regardless. She deserved his best and this was all he could give.
Diana stared furiously at him for his selfishness "We made a decision Kal. WE did. Did you think I wouldn't suffer for my part in this? That my conscience would be clear? Did you think I blamed you at all for doing what any honorable man would have done in your position? The world put you on a pedestal and made you a God. Then they cast you aside as they realized you were just a man."
She moved her hand to cup his cheek. Her gaze softened at his pained look. Something seemed wrong with him, but she couldn't place it. He needed her reassurance, so she would give it to him.
"But I know you Kal. Then and now. I love the man and the God that you embody. Whether you be Clark Kent, Superman, or Kal-El my love will burn eternally for you and I will fight to the death for the right to do so." She kisses him lightly and though the passion burns hotly she manages more words
"I love you Kal".
His eyes tear up as he realizes what he tossed aside. He may have disappointed the world, but he hurt his lover. He gave her pain instead of the love and comfort he had promised. Kal-El decided then and there that he would spend eternity making it up to her.
"I don't deserve your forgiveness, so I won't ask for it. But I promise to spend every day for the rest of my life at your side. I promise to face every evil that crawls out from the darkness for one more day with you. The world may have rejected me, but I will never reject you again my moon." Kal kisses Diana again and whispers on her lips.
"I love you Diana".
They stayed like that all night wrapped in his cape as they let the silence of night fill the unspoken conversations they still needed to have. They spent time to gaze at the stars with one another and remember each other's warmth. And maybe cause another earthquake or two before letting sleep finally take them for the night.
