On the ocean, Tor-Argo met up with the cargo ship with his own personal vessel. His clan came aboard. Tor-Argo gave no explanation as to how he escaped Oh-Suck-Ah. As it happened, Kon was with Tor-Argo on his ship. Mara gave Kon's smug look an unsurprised look. It was now obvious to her that Tor-Argo had secret plans with Kon and secret plans with her that he didn't share with both of them at the same time.
Mara went to have a chat with Fu-Ji below deck. "Your new orders are to be the consort to the savage as he is now Tor-Argo's bannerman."
"And I'm okay with this," Fu-Ji said blankly.
"Really? I figured you'd be a little more upset," Mara said surprised.
"It's just until either of us dies which is likely to be soon," Fu-Ji said nonchalantly. "My husband and child died with honor. I have inherited their wishes to continue serving my boss. I trust Councilor Tor-Argo."
"Well, okay then," Mara said with a false smile.
On deck, Tor-Argo had a chat with Kash-Ya, his trusted friend and ally. "I've resigned from the council...so there."
"What the fuck? We're so fucked now? All of us...are fucked," Kash-Ya panicked.
"It was the only way. Don't worry. I have a plan," Tor-Argo assured him.
"Is your plan to kill yourself to save us all?" Kash wondered.
"Until they serve me with a legal order, I'm good. They can't serve me if I move around and can't be found," Tor-Argo reminded him.
The ship came upon the coast with a large loyal army on the shore. Kash-Mi greeted his uncle, Kash-Ya, as Tor-Argo came ashore. Kash-Mi had been tasked with making his village presentable and his army ready for inspection. Kon looked around curiously at the Kryptonian army. "
"Is that the same savage we horribly mistreated?" Kash-Mi asked.
"Yeah, he's Tor-Argo's bannerman now. Try to make him feel at home. His new consort and Lady Mara-El will be joining him," Kash-Ya ordered.
Kash-Mi then approached Mara and Kon. "This is Kash-Mi, captain of this village," Mara introduced.
"Yeah, we've met. Fuck yourself, you piece of shit," Kon said in English. Kash-Mi merely smiled pleased as Kon's tone appeared to be respectful.
Tor-Argo then made a speech to his men. "Warriors of New Krypton, dark days are ahead. There is treachery in the air, so I will be treacherous first! And I, Tor-Argo, shall do so by going to Oh-Suck-Ah, escaping Oh-Suck-Ah, returning to Oh-Suck-Ah, and escaping Oh-Suck-Ah repeatedly, losing all of my trusted comrades each time until the late Chancellor's wife feels sorry for me and joins my cause!"
"Hooah!" his soldiers shouted.
"The fuck?" Kon whispered to Mara.
"Councilor Tor-Argo is full of tricks. That won't be his real plan...I think," Mara said to him.
Later that day, Kon tried to get back on his busted-ass ship still off the coast half-submerged. Kon was about to walk on the water when Mara stopped him. "You can't board without permission," she told him.
"My own ship?" Kon questioned.
"Is there something you need?" Mara asked patiently.
"I want my pistols, my men, and my condoms all here right now," Kon demanded. "Wait...that came out wrong."
"Your men are in Eod for their own safety and as for your pistols, they can be fetched, if necessary," Mara said calmly.
"Now, look here, Mara. That ship and its crew belong to me. I'm an Imperial captain and a prince of the Insane," Kon told her off.
"You're quite mistaken. You, your ship, and your crew belong to Councilor Tor-Argo now and he will use them as he wishes," Mara corrected.
"You're saying I'm Tor-Argo's bitch now?" Kon realized.
"Do you need any additional clarification?" Mara asked brightly.
Kon rapidly considered his options as to the most Insane thing to do. "No," he said finally.
Mara escorted Kon to his new house they would be staying at. "This is Jir, the gardener," she introduced.
"Nice to meet you, Lord Gardener," Kon greeted.
"That's not appropriate," Mara scolded.
"I don't give a shit," Kon told her off.
"Your house is ready for your inspection," Mara said.
"Oh, really? It better be so clean I can lick ice cream off the floor," Kon demanded.
Mara gave him a disgusted look and showed him his small courtyard. As it happened the floor was so clean one could lick ice cream off it. "Damn," Kon said impressed.
"You, me, and your staff will live here," Mara said.
"By staff, you mean my penis, right?" Kon asked.
"You will find your sleeping quarters here," Mara said ignoring his obnoxious question.
"I noticed there's no bed. Why the fuck is that?" Kon asked.
"Do you want some tea?" Mara asked ignoring his question.
"Just beer," Kon replied.
"That's not available," Mara rolled her eyes.
"Damn...it," Kon gritted his teeth. "Why am I assigned to this place?"
"You're being honored as Tor-Argo's bannerman," Mara explained.
"Why isn't my apartment a lot bigger and less crowded?" Kon asked arrogantly. "I'm an Insane prince. I deserve to be treated as such."
"You are a bannerman and you will train Tor-Argo's men," Mara told him.
"I'm going to need more compensation than this," Kon disagreed.
"And you have been given Fu-Ji as a consort," Mara added.
"Nice," Kon smiled now changing his tune.
"Since you are obviously not an adult in body or mind, she will merely look after your house and servants and financial matters," Mara clarified.
"Like a second mom," Kon nodded approvingly.
That night, Kon got down to business. "Time for some pillow time."
Fu-Ji merely walked away. "You should treat her better. Fu-Ji is accomplished and highborn. Recently, her husband and son were put to death," Mara scolded.
"Yeah...I was there," Kon said unconcernedly.
Mara gave a confused look but quickly recovered. "Her husband insulted Ish-Do, and something had to be done to avoid bloodshed."
"That's the difference between Kryptonians and the Insane. I saw them dishonor that man, strip him of all his titles and accomplishments, strip him of his identity, and then they stripped him of his clothes and crucified him upside down. Then...they did the same to the infant. In an Insane execution, two warriors beat the shit out of the condemned until he dies but as they do, they declare to the condemned and to all that are present all the accomplishments and good things that man did. Also, the Insane don't execute infants. So, you tell me which culture is crazier," Kon mused.
"Fu-Ji finds purpose and service to Tor-Argo by being your consort," Mara said.
"She was forced into it," Kon said knowing otherwise. "If I was in charge of this place, there would be a lot of changes."
"You make your feelings known too obviously. You must learn to form an impenetrable wall in your mind and listen without hearing. By being polite, bowing, and engaging in a maze of rituals, one can keep true feelings deep inside, safe, and alone. A serpent is never noticed until it suddenly strikes. That is what it means to be Kryptonian, to turn one's emotions on or off when the situation calls for it. It is how these people survived," Mara said.
Mara then handed Kon his two pistols and went to bed.
The next morning, Kon didn't take Mara's advice and nearly created a planetary incident. "Yeah, you can go to hell," Kon said to Kash-Mi.
"It is forbidden to bring your weapons to the training site," Mara told him.
"Yeah, right. What about everyone carrying lightsabers?" Kon pointed out.
"Pistols are different," Mara told him.
"Fine, I won't bring them," Kon relented.
"You must turn them over," Mara continued.
"Oh, fuck that," Kon refused. "No," he said in Kryptonian.
Kash and his men immediately advanced on Kon with red lightsabers igniting. Kon pointed his two pistols at them. "Stop, there's no need for bloodshed," Mara told him. "You are protected."
"For some odd reason, I can shake off our first meeting," Kon said dryly.
"Give me the guns!" Kash shouted.
"No!" Kon shouted obnoxiously in Kryptonian.
"Give the guns to Fu-Ji. She's your consort. She will give her life to defend them," Mara said.
"A Kryptonian woman will give her life away out of shame if she makes her boss' sandwich wrong," Kon mocked.
"Savage! Give them to me!" Fu-Ji ordered.
Kon suddenly felt whipped as a mother figure was telling him what to do and assuring him nothing would happen to his toys. Kon reluctantly handed the pistols over to her. "You can tell this motherfucker I'm ready to go," Kon said to Mara.
"With utmost respect, the savage apologizes for any misunderstanding," Mara lied.
"The guns," Kash insisted.
"Be on your way," Fu-Ji said as she pointed the pistols at him.
Kon eyed his consort and immediately fell in love. Unfortunately for him, Fu-Ji only did what she did because she was suicidal and still hated him. Still, Kon was impressed. "Very good," he complimented her.
Kon and Mara came before Kash-Ya and Kash-Mi on the training site. "The soldiers know how to fire plasma rifles. They are quite good at it," Mara said to Kon.
"Then...why the fuck am I here?" Kon wondered.
"I want to see Insane tactics no one has ever seen before," Kash-Ya requested.
"I don't know shit," Kon said honestly.
"That was the agreement to make you Tor-Argo's bannerman. You better live up to it," Kash-Ya said.
"I'm just a dog," Kon reminded him.
"Perhaps, you might want to start again," Mara said helpfully.
"Fix my ship and I can destroy cities for you from space," Kon said with false sincerity.
"Yeah, no," Kash refused.
"Then, I'll demonstrate my Insane power," Kon smiled.
Kon instructed soldiers to place targets at various distances. Once they were done and out of the way, Kon pointed two fingers at a target and fired an intense ki beam. The beam blasted the target to scrap with perfect accuracy. Kon continued to demonstrate by blasting several targets with ki beams from his finger or palm. Kash soon realized Kon was Tor-Argo's secret weapon.
The next morning, Kon and Mara hung out at the lake. The night before, Mara had read Kon's journal of all the fucked-up things he did on the way to New Krypton. "I read your journal recovered from your ship. I was shocked and appalled," Mara said. "You should know that Tor-Argo's agenda is not yours."
"We may have enemies in common," Kon rolled his eyes. "Christians tried to kill him in Oh-Suck-Ah."
"No, they were trying to kill you," Mara corrected.
"They were trying to kill me because of what I can offer. I could build Tor-Argo a space navy. I can destroy cities, moons, and planets for him," Kon offered.
"You have no idea what Tor-Argo wants," Mara said dismissively.
"And you do?" Kon scoffed.
There was a sudden earthquake that rattled the area. "I get the impression this planet is not entirely stable," Kon said dryly.
"This place has them all the time as well as tsunamis and fires that break out in the villages and cities. It's why their houses are built so fragile so that it's as easy to build them back up as it is to bring them down," Mara explained.
"Have they ever thought to build non-shitty construction?" Kon asked.
"Death is in the air, in the sea, in the earth. I can come for us at any moment. We live and we die. We control nothing else other than that," Mara said subdued.
"Yeah, speak for yourself," Kon scoffed.
At the training site, Kon continued to demonstrate his ki attacks. He fired off an energy sphere that exploded like a grenade creating a large crater. "A grenade shot increases the radius of the damage and the intensity of the damage," Kon said as he fired off a few more.
Messengers suddenly arrived, freaked out. "Ish-Do's men have arrived!"
A squad of Ish-Do's soldiers arrived on the scene pissed off. Kash-Ya went out to greet the leader, Jo-Zen. "Understand, I had no idea Tor-Argo escaped in the night. He wasn't with us. I don't know how the fuck he disappeared," he said defensively.
"You, personally, have been served notice to return to Oh-Suck-Ah. Renew your loyalty to the council and face consequences," Jo-Zen ordered.
"Fuck that," Kash-Ya refused.
"Then, you refuse?" Jo-Zen asked.
"Kill me and Ish-Do loses an important ally, a spy, someone who will backstab Tor-Argo at the right opportunity," Kash-Ya told him.
"If your mind is made up, I'll tell Ish-Do you're an enemy," Jo-Zen told him.
"I am the path to Ish-Do's victory. You see that savage? He has immense power within him. He's even more powerful than one of us under yellow sunlight. He's worth more than an entire army. Stay the night and see a demonstration. If you're not satisfied, I'll go with you," Kash told him.
"Fine," Jo-Zen allowed.
"Tomorrow, the savage will display his power to our guest," Kash said to Nag-Do, Tor-Argo's son.
"Why?" Nag-Do asked suspiciously.
"So, this man will piss his pants in fear and tell Ish-Do how fucked he is if he goes up against your father," Kash lied.
"I look forward to pissing my pants," Jo-Zen rolled his eyes and walked off.
That night, Kon tried to make heads or tails of the situation. "The council wants Kash-Ya to come back to Oh-Suck-Ah to kill him even though he's a spy and a traitor to Tor-Argo?"
"I'm sure Tor-Argo knows this and has a plan," Mara said unconcernedly.
Kon then obnoxiously ate the various bowls in front of him within seconds. Mara and Fu-Ji were shocked and appalled by his eating habits. Kon then turned to Fu-Ji. "For excellent service to this house, here is one of my pistols. Since we're married, what is mine is yours," Kon said sincerely. "I'll miss this gun dearly. I've killed a lot of fools with it. Please accept it as a gift of my gratitude."
"What could I even do with this?" Fu-Ji wondered.
"I'll teach you how to use it," Kon said to her.
"He's trying to be kind in his Insane way," Mara told her.
Fu-Ji took the gun and left. She returned shortly and handed Kon a lightsaber. "This belonged to my father but he's dead. I can't be married to someone who doesn't have a lightsaber. My father also killed many fools with this."
Kon examined the weapon with awe as he ignited the red lightsaber. "I can't accept this," he said stunned.
"What is yours is mine and what is mine is yours," Fu-Ji reminded him.
"As a bannerman, it's not proper for you to not have a sword," Mara seconded.
"Thank you," Kon said to her, deeply touched.
Kon then continued to eat another couple of bowls obnoxiously in front of them.
The next morning, Kon eyed the rain. "More fucking rain," he said peeved.
"You seem to be in bad spirits," Mara noted.
"As I should be. Last night, a strange woman woke me up. I had her stay outside my room the whole night," Kon said obliviously.
"Fu-Ji took the liberty of providing you with a prostitute last night," Mara explained.
"Wait...what? Damn," Kon realized his mistake. "I don't understand. Wouldn't she be pissed?"
"In Kryptonian culture, physical intimacy is merely exercise and a prostitute is no different than an exercise coach on Earth," Mara said.
"Nice," Kon smiled approvingly.
"That means true loyalty, duty, and respect between husband and wives is even more focused in other categories," Mara clarified.
"Yikes," Kon said concernedly.
At the training site, Ish-Do's men arrived for a demonstration. Kon showed up late causing Kash-Ya to nearly freak out. A beam suddenly hit Ish-Do's men blasting them to pieces and spraying blood all over the mud. Another beam took out the rest with equal effect.
"Who ordered that?" Kash-Ya asked stunned.
"I did," Nag-Do revealed.
"This is a shocking act of provocation," Kash lectured. "Your father will know of this."
"Good," Nag-Do said pleased.
Kon appeared out of the mist with a red lightsaber. He casually approached the injured Jo-Zen and sliced off his head. Mara eyed the scene unimpressed. "It is war now."
Soon thereafter, Tor-Argo and his army from Eod arrived. Mara reported to Tor-Argo once things had settled. "Here is a record of everything the savage has done since you left," Mara said handing him a datapad.
"Tell me, whose idea was it to kill Ish-Do's men?" Tor-Argo asked annoyed.
"Your son requested the savage do it," Mara said obviously.
"How incredibly foolish. Ish-Do will use this as a pretext for war. It would have been better for Kash-Ya to eventually arrive at Oh-Suck-Ah after a long journey, get killed, then impeach men, and then take however long to find me to serve me a letter to appear," Tor-Argo said.
"Father, I got you a bird," Nag-Do said adorably.
"Mara, give one of these dead birds to the savage as a token of my gratitude," Tor-Argo ordered. Tor-Argo then chewed out his son for taking the wrong initiative.
Oh-Suck-Ah
The council was resolved to impeach Tor-Argo but they couldn't decide on a fifth member needed to have a quorum. They all stood around talking shit about various people suggested. A box then arrived with Jo-Zen's head.
"Well...shit," Ish-Do said peeved.
In the village, Kon was overjoyed by his dead bird. "Now, we're finally getting somewhere. I kill an entire squad of men and now I get a bird like a dog." Kon gathered around his staff. "I'm putting this bird up here for a week or so. It will soon stink, and insects will be all over it. This will be a test of your obedience. No one touches the bird. If anyone touches this bird...they die," Kon said dramatically and then walked off like a boss.
Fu-Ji quickly did damage control and gave marching orders to the staff. "Nothing the savage touches is to be used for cooking. His meals will be isolated from our own."
Kash-Ya did his own damage control in the camp. "The savage's power is beyond comprehension," he told Tor-Argo.
"I'd like to see a demonstration," Tor-Argo said knowingly. "Although I will keep my distance after what happened to Jo-Zen. I heard you were given orders to return to Oh-Suck-Ah and pledge loyalty to Ish-Do."
"Which I totally refused," Kash lied.
"They'll declare you a fugitive," Tor-Argo pointed out.
"Would not be the first time, won't be the last," Kash rolled his eyes. "Our fates are intertwined."
"Is that so?" Tor-Argo asked skeptically. "Did you manipulate your nephew to manipulate my son to manipulate the savage to kill those men?"
"What the fuck?" Kash wondered.
"I know my son is not clever enough to think this up on his own. He's kind of retarded," Tor-Argo admitted.
"It must have been my nephew. Your son and my nephew were drinking last night, talking shit, and the idea must have been planted then," Kash said, throwing Kash-Mi under the bus. "But Jo-Zen couldn't report back the firepower of the savage. Tell you what? I'll discipline him on your behalf."
"Discipline him? Now, Ish-Do will have to come to me to attack. If we were to attack them at the stronghold of Oh-Suck-Ah, I would surely lose," Tor-Argo reasoned.
"I'm feeling a roller coaster of emotion right now," Kash admitted.
"We will entrench ourselves here, fortify our position, and gather all of our forces in one spot," Tor-Argo said.
"What if there is an earthquake that wipes us all out?" Kash asked concernedly.
"Like that will ever happen," Tor-Argo scoffed. "Tell your nephew he now has command over the savage."
At the house, Mara and Fu-Ji talked shit about Kon. "We're both cursed. He contaminates the kitchen like a vengeful monkey," Fu-Ji complained.
"I've had to deal with him for six years," Mara reminded her.
"If the savage were ever in danger, you'd let me know, right?" Fu-Ji questioned.
"How could he ever be in danger? Even with the red sun, he has massive reserves and Insane fighting power. He's as powerful as all the nuclear arsenal of the entire planet and invulnerable to anything," Mara assured her.
"Does he have any weaknesses?" Fu-Ji asked curiously.
"Just the weaknesses that come from being a Kryptonian," Mara said simply. "An Insane has no weaknesses other than his thrill for battle and his giant ego."
"Talking shit?" Kon asked as he entered the room.
"Tor-Argo will be joining us for dinner and you will be a gracious host," Mara ordered.
"Oh, shit," Kon realized.
That night, Kon did his best to impress Tor-Argo. He caught himself an alien rabbit and made it into a stew the Insane way. Tor-Argo, Fu-Ji, and Mara were all shocked and appalled by him and refused his stew.
"Perhaps we should partake in the food your servants have prepared," Mara said helpfully.
"Oh, sure, alright, let's eat," Kon said awkwardly as his abominable stew was taken away.
Kon immediately dug in, slurping on his noodles. "Like a monkey," Tor-Argo noted. The two proceeded to do an "eat-off" to see how quickly they could slurp down their noodles. Mara and Fu-Ji simply watched shocked.
The alcohol then arrived to be put into small cups. "No, fuck that. Much bigger," Kon ordered. "This is how the Insane drink," he said and quickly drank the whole bottle down.
Tor-Argo was not intimidated and did the same. The two went back and forth until they were totally shit-faced. They slurred their words as they toasted each other. "Soon, we'll be eating with our feet," Tor-Argo joked.
"I know, right?" Kon agreed.
"Perhaps, we should retire," Mara said slightly alarmed.
"Nonsense, let's hear some war stories," Kon rejected.
Tor-Argo and Kon joyfully discussed their many kills and war crimes over the years while the women simply listened. The situation quickly escalated as they attempted to do some target practice with pistols while drunk as fuck. Tor-Argo fired his pistol with perfect accuracy on a fencepost.
"Fucking badass," Kon complimented.
"Let us duel," Tor-Argo invited.
"This is a horribly bad idea," Mara advised.
Tor-Argo and Kon went outside and ignited their red lightsabers. Kon played defensively blocking all of Tor-Argo's strikes. Despite being totally sloshed, Kon was able to focus enough to not kill or get killed. After a short duel, the two disengaged. "Thank you for bringing harmony to my home," Kon said referring to the violence.
"Booze?" Tor-Argo asked him for another round.
"Fuck yeah," Kon readily agreed.
The next morning, Kon's house was considered cursed by the stench of the dead bird. The staff was nearly at their breaking point...as intended. "The villagers are spreading rumors there is a monkey in our house," one staff member complained to Fu-Ji.
"There is a monkey in our house," Fu-Ji reminded him.
"Talking shit?" Kon asked as he entered the courtyard.
"May we get rid of the bird? The smell is awful," Fu-Ji beseeched him.
"Negative," Kon denied. "Where's Mara?"
Kon went out to disturb Mara's peace at the shore. "How come you didn't drink with us?"
"This is all my doing. I shouldn't have come here. Me being here has brought you here with all the calamity that will cause," Mara said reflectively.
"Hey, my brutality is no fault of yours," Kon assured her.
"We shouldn't be seen together," Mara said taking off.
"What the fuck is up with you now?" Kon complained.
"The lightsaber you were given: the truth is that Fu-Ji's father died a coward begging for his life. In the long run, there is no honor in violence and war. I will never be like you and our parents. I ran away with Lemnos, and I ran away with Tor-Argo to find peace. But then you arrive and ruin everything," Mara scolded.
"That's bullshit. Lemnos wanted to use you as a weapon and so does Tor-Argo. This whole planet is a powder keg about to go off," Kon said.
"And you're the one to spark it," Mara told him off. "I give you nothing, not even my hatred, because that is what you deserve."
"Look, I understand you're pissed, but you take this too far. I only beat the shit out of you back then to save you from yourself. Stop palling around with these warlords and things will be just fine," Kon rebuked.
"You don't understand," Mara said vaguely.
"So, you'll hate me and live in anguish to spite me? What becomes of you? My life is mine and your life is yours. If you can't see that, you'll always feel guilty for the fucked-up shit that I do. You'll be imprisoned in my world," Kon warned.
"No, it is you who is imprisoned. Your freedom is all you ever live for and it's an illusion. We are all puppets. The only difference between you and I is that I see the strings," Mara said and walked away.
A disgruntled Kon went back to the village and found everyone rather glum. "How come everyone is more depressed than usual? And where's my bird? Who fucked with it? I want their names. I want their ass."
"It was the gardener," Fu-Ji replied.
"Nice, I was betting on that guy," Kon smiled. "Fetch him so I can congratulate him."
"He's dead," Fu-Ji told him. "I had him killed."
"The fuck did I just hear?" Kon asked dismayed.
"You said death for anyone who took down the bird," Fu-Ji reminded him.
"You put that guy to death over a bird?" Kon asked incredulously. Fu-Ji merely nodded. "Oh, come on! It was a test to see who among you would have the courage to defy me and take it down. It's the Insane way to test subordinates into...insubordination."
"This is not Insane. This is New Krypton and anyone who doesn't follow a superior's order dies," Fu-Ji lectured. "I take responsibility."
"Okay, new protocol. Do not kill any of the staff...without my approval," Kon told her.
"Please take my life," Fu-Ji offered.
"So, now I get it. You wanted to piss me off so I'd kill you. Well, you're going to have to inconvenience me a lot more than that for me to kill you," Kon told her off.
"I've killed one of your servants," Fu-Ji pointed out.
"Okay...don't do it again," Kon told her.
"I'll kill all the staff to get you to end my life," Fu-Ji said emotionally.
"Bitch, you could slaughter this whole village and I wouldn't give a damn," Kon said honestly. "Besides, you did the gardener a favor."
"What?" Fu-Ji wondered.
"Oh, yeah, he had stage four cancer, was in incredible pain, and would have died within the week. I'm actually surprised he managed to be able to get up there to take the bird down," Kon revealed. "X-ray vision. It is a bitch."
"I'm feeling a roller coaster of emotion right now," Fu-Ji admitted.
"Welcome to my world. Now, everyone, get away! I'm disgusted with all of you," Kon ordered. "I'm going to bring another dead bird to the house and things better go differently this time."
On top of a hill overlooking the camp, Mara met up with Tor-Argo. "It's my fault my brother is difficult to deal with," she said apologetically. "I beg your forgiveness."
"Your brother may do as he pleases. I cannot stop him, but I can't have my translator distressed," Tor-Argo said gently.
Kon then arrived on the scene. "I'm a little impatient with your slow-ass plotting. Let me kick ass on your enemies so that I and my men may leave and not return."
"What troubles you?" Tor-Argo asked.
"Your whole damn planet troubles me. Life has no meaning, rituals are bullshit, and people die for nothing," Kon said.
"He's upset over his gardener," Mara explained.
"Stop acting like a child," Tor-Argo rebuked him.
"My gardener died over a bird," Kon frowned.
"He died because of your word," Mara corrected.
"Has this planet ever heard of law enforcement, courts, due process?" Kon asked incredulously. "Wasn't our grandmother a judge? What the fuck happened to these people?"
"I can't be bothered with this nonsense," Tor-Argo said dismissively and walked off.
"I killed that old man. Lord, forgive me, I killed him," Kon said stunned.
Mara gave him, of all people, an odd look. "It's irrelevant. We live, we die, nothing more."
"How can you believe that?" Kon asked incredulously.
"How can you believe your God would ever forgive you or give you mercy after everything you have done?" Mara shot back.
The earth rattled as there was another earthquake. This time it was more intense. The hills gave way in a giant mudslide. People nearby were swallowed up as the ground turned to sand. Tor-Argo himself fell into the mudslide. Kon went after him and used his X-ray vision to find him. Ignoring anyone else, Kon dug Tor-Argo out of the ground and got him breathing again. Putting priorities in order, Kon scanned the ground for Tor-Argo's lightsabers and found them around the area.
"Save my men," Tor-Argo requested of Kon.
Kon nodded and then raced toward the camp. Positioning himself in the center, he emitted a forcefield dome around the camp. As the mudslide came toward the camp it stopped and went around the camp preserving Tor-Argo's army. Still, casualties were high, and the village was wrecked. Kon raced back to his house and found Fu-Ji injured. Kon gave her a reassuring pat on the head that he was no longer angry with her.
Oh-Suck-Ah
Ish-Do entered the chambers of Katar, the wife of the late chancellor. Instead, he came face to face with Kara Zor-El, the real power behind the council. She had been impersonating Katar this entire time with a black-haired wig. "The council is pleased for your visit," Ish-Do said, intimidated by her power and beauty.
"I'm also told the council was outmaneuvered by Tor-Argo once again. That Tor-Argo has conspired and paralyzed it," Kara critiqued.
"I will restore the council," Ish-Do assured her.
"When?" Kara snapped. Kara's manic expression quickly softened with a sigh. "Forgive my impatience but I fear for my planet's future...again."
"I would give my life for New Krypton," Ish-Do pledged.
"In that case, the time for politics has come to an end. The council will answer to me now," Kara ordered.