After a long night of helping around the globe, Clark sneakily landed back at the balcony of his room and since it was still very early in the morning and most people would be still sleeping, he grabbed a book from the shelf and tried to read it
"Huh...I don't know the language, that is something I will have to learn if I will be staying here for a long time" the man of steel said as he opened the book and just sat in a chair, taking it to the balcony so that he may get the most solar energy possible while trying to understand the language of the country. After around an hour, he heard a knock on the door and went to open it
"Sir shield hero, the king has requested the presence of you and the others" a maid said as she greeted him, she was similar to the maid from the previous day only having a shorter bowl cut hair and glasses to distinguish herself
"Sure" Clark said as he waited outside for his fellow heroes, that all came out of their rooms after the maid had done the same she did to him and woke them up. Superman along with the other three heroes were taken to eat breakfast before they made their way to the throne room, where now there was a line of about 11 people standing in front of the throne with some wearing armor while others had more distinct clothes
"Heroes! I have gathered these brave souls before you today, these are the best warriors in the land and they will be accompanying you on your journey to save the world" the king said in a booming voice, each of them looked strong one way or the other and if these were the best adventurers in the kingdom, then it should be easy for the heroes to get a start on the adventuring business
"Are we going to choose them or is it them who will choose us?" Motoyasu asked, wanting to see if he could score all of the beauties amongst the line-up, the red head with greens eyes in particular was on his top priority
"The latter sir spear hero" the king responded his serious tone from before still in his voice, Clark thought of the dodgeball classes he had back at Smallville although he was usually the popular choice in that regard
"Now! Our future champions! It is time to start your journey!" The king exclaimed and the adventurers made their way to the heroes of their choice.
Motoyasu had 4 members that were all female, one had a short bowl cut brown hair while using a simple witches outfit that was green in color with the most eye-catching detail being the somewhat large witch hat, she had a simple wooden staff that seemed more like a cane due to its small size. Another one was a woman with short blond hair that complemented her somewhat elegant black outfit with a yellow ribbon around her neck as well but on her waist rested a simple fencing sword, another one of his party members had a dull pink hair that reached to her waist strapped in a singular ponytail, her outfit was quite revealing in a way as her shorts didn't even reach her knees while her top revealed her abdomen and although she had various accessories on her person, it was unclear what she used as a weapon in combat. Lastly was a lovely woman with wavy semi-long crimson hair that is tied up in a ponytail with chest-length hair strands hanging on either side, her emerald-green eyes accentuating her pretty cute and youthful facial features, yet in terms of size she was slightly shorter than Ren but still taller than Itsuki by half a head, her outfit consistent of a purple skirt and white under shirt that was mostly covered by a leather strap around her abdomen, she had other leather accessories on her arms that seemed to give her the minimal amount of protection needed, her clothes also had a chest window that seemed unnecessary and looked like it was mostly there to grab attention from men, she had a sword strapped to her waist and it didn't look very different from the one used by the knights in the castle saved it for it's slightly smaller size
Ren had 4, one was a large bearded man with an hood over his head and a cape that seemed to be made of animal pelts, the rest of his clothes seemed to be a more standard attire by their simplicity but his axe was very eye catching, it wasn't fancy or expensive looking but it seemed to be very well made as the dark oak wood of the axe seemingly envelopes the steel part of the weapon as if it had overgrown into it, not to mention the fact only one side of the axe was sharp as the other seemed to be thicker and blunt like a hammer. Another one was a young girl with vibrant green hair tied in a ponytail while a single swirl of hair in the front sticks out in a curve, she used a sleeveless Tai Chi suit of red color with yellow accents while she used long blacks sleeves that reached into the bracelets in her arms, she most likely used the loose pair of black pants as they wouldn't restrain her movements, she seemed to be a hand to hand combat specialist. The next one was a man with curly blonde hair and a pair of glasses, he carries a intricately crafted book in his hand and that along with his dark blue coat gave the man a look of either a scholar or a magician, it was hard to describe anything else about the man but he seemed to have a somewhat chill and fun attitude to himself. Then there was a man with a long cape and hood that complimented his more dull colored outfit as he looked like a form of bandit or rogue, physically speaking he was on the skinnier side of the group but seemed to possess two beautifully crafted daggers with him, slightly jolts of electricity coursing through one of them while the other seemed to have a glimmering sparks of flame, the daggers seemed to have been given special properties thanks to some form of enchantment.
Itsuki had 3, one wields a cane that gave off an expensive feeling in addition to a long robe that had intricate embroidery stretched over the trim and the needlessly pointy hat on his head, gave off a somewhat stereotypical look of a mage to the man but outside that, he had a dark purple hair and a large scar across the left side of his chin that extended until the neck. Another one was a large man with brown hair and a long ponytail that extended to the upper part of his back, the man had black boots and green colored pants that gave off a military look but the biggest difference was the armor he wore in his upper body as it only covered his arms and chest but seemed flexible enough to give him free movement despite the plated metal, his main weapon of choice seemed to be an simple but overall large Axe. The last one was a wide mustachioed man dressed head to toe in a flashy and expensive looking armor, it made his sword look rather dull in comparison but the most distinct part was his demeanor as just by the way he stands it gave off an arrogant and somewhat selfish aura, he might be a cause of problem if he acted like a thug.
"This seems a bit unfair..." Motoyasu comments, he was glad that he scored a party full of beautiful women, and seeing that Kal-El had no one to help him made him feel a bit bad for the guy, but considering his choice of clothes it made complete sense for no one to choose him 'to bad he had to come with such a lame suit'
"Is there a reason Kal-El doesn't have any party members?" Itsuki asked wanting to know if they had a good reason to not choose him, he knew the shield class was bad but at least one other person would have joined him 'It can't be just because of his clothes right?'
"I must say I also didn't expect this" the king said before one of his advisors come close to his ears whispering something in his ear, Clark use his super hearing
"There are rumors about the shield hero's clothes" that was what Clark heard and he could see what was going to be the cause of his lack of party members
"I see... So there are rumors" the king said seemingly pleased by this confirmation, that was an odd detail but Clark let it pass for now
"Huh?" the other heroes got curious as that shouldn't really be the case considering how long they have been in this world
'how could such rumors already be spread out? We only arrived yesterday!' Itsuki thought, no way could this sort of information go around without the likes of the internet
"There are rumors about the shield hero's bizarre choice of clothes as they seem very confusing for the people of my kingdom, rumors about the shield hero having a weird name with a just as weird pronunciation" Aultcray said with a confident smile which Clark thought was a bit off, shouldn't he be disappointed or at least remain with a neutral expression?
"Guess you dug your own grave there buddy" Motoyasu said in a joking tone, he could see very well why none of the girls would want to hang around Kal-El as he looked like a complete weirdo
"Makes complete sense if we can be honest here" Ren also agreed with the reasoning, the shield class was already bad but then he went on to leave such a bad first impression about himself, he almost felt pity towards the shield hero
"I see..." Itsuki said in defeat 'I knew he was the weirdest choice amongst us but I didn't think he would be that unpopular'
"Well I can handle myself so it shouldn't be a problem" superman said as he was used to working alone most of the time, and even if he worked together with someone here, unless his teammates could either fly or teleport, they would be mostly traveling on foot which would limit the man of steel scope of fighting and helping others
"You sure? The shielder isn't known for its attack" Ren comments as he knew that a shielder alone by himself was dead on the water in terms of getting exp
"I can make it w-"
"If I may?" A feminine voice cut Clark off catching the attention of everyone in the room, the girl in motoyasu's party line up had red hair in a ponytail and green eyes "I can go with the shield hero, if that's okay with you spear hero that is"
"No of course you can" Motoyasu said, he couldn't stop a fair maiden from being with him if she didn't want but he only hoped that Kal-El would treat her well
"Pleasure to meet you Mrs" Superman extended his arm to do a hand shake with the girl, it wasn't ideal but he could use a hand to know more about this world and Clark was sure that he could protect her from almost any problem they might run in
"You can call me Myne Sophia and the pleasure is all my sir Shield hero" the girl said smiling as she shook his hand, hiding her true intentions
"Since it seems that the shield hero will have to find party members by himself, he will receive a larger amount of money this time" the king said as the maids came in to deliver bags containing silver coins to the heroes, with Clark having the highest amount of 800 silver coins while the others got 600 coins
"Heroes I wish you all luck for the adventure ahead of you" the king said in a triumphing tone of voice as he bids them farewell, the heroes were guided to outside the castle gates with the four of them going their separate ways
"We should go to a blacksmith sir shield hero, I know the best one in town!" Myne said as they walked out of the castle's gates and into the city, she had a up beat and cheerful tone to her words although they didn't feel genuine
"Sure that sounds good, although I'm satisfied with my costume as it is" Clark said as he knew this world might have strong materials but he knew that his superman suit was one going to be more reliable than any armor he tried, still it was worth a shot to see the type of stuff they had
"Really!? You are planning on using that for the entire adventure?" the girl said doubt as she didn't want a guy dressed like that to be seen with her 'why would he wear such a weird and awful looking stuff like that?'
"Of course I-" Clark stops his speech as he sees two men struggling to lift a crate, one had cat ears similar to the maid in the castle while the other had ears similar to a otter, both were wearing stitch up pants and ragged shirts
"Let me help with that" the man of steel says as he offers a hand to the exhausted demi human cat
"Oh no there is no need for-" the demi human man is unable to finish his sentence as he sees the weirdly clothed man lift the heavy box with a single hand, and then stack the rest of the other boxes up with the other
"Where do you need to put it?"he asked seemingly not bothered by the seven crates he was carrying with a single hand, people on the street were surprised at the strength of the man in what they thought was some sort of clown costume
"In the carriage over there..." Before he can finish pointing the man of steel had already placed all boxes, organized them and tied them with incredible speed and efficiency, all the people looking were shocked at the display
"How did you-"
"Sir shield hero could we please continue" she wanted to get out of there as fast as possible, she didn't like the attention the Shield was getting specially because it was positive
"Ah sure" Clark says as he resumes their walk, the two demi humans are left in disbelief to have seeing the shield hero of legend just casually help them like that, think it was some sort of small blessing from their savior
During their walk to the blacksmith Clark helped some kids get their ball from a roof, stopped a pick pocket robber, helped an old man climb a stair and even assisted more demi humans doing minimal tasks. All that was going through Myne's head was anger during this 'why does he have to be such a nice guy!? I know they are legendary heroes and all but they shouldn't be helping with every single person needing help! If he keeps this up making him a criminal is going to be hard...'
"Here it is! This is the best shop for an adventurer" Myne said as she opened the door of the shop, Clark looked seeing that there were swords, spears, and armor decorating the shop.
"Welcome to my shop, how may I help you and your friend?" A man said at the counter, he was a tall buff figure, with a beard and a bald head with a scar to the side of it, he looked like he had fought against a strong beast before "My name is Erhard by the way... Well now that's something you don't see every day, that's quite the attention grabbing suit you got, although not for any good reason I can think of" he says surprised by the appearance of his new customer as the outfit he wore was something he never expected to see anyone wear in his life
"Yeah you have a point there, I'm just looking around I don't intend on buying a different armor although some more casual clothes would be nice" clark said as he would like to have something to wear when he wasn't in his superman outfit going around saving people
"Are you sure about that? I don't see why you would keep that..." Erhard said as he observed the weird suit, it looked like something from a carnival show or circus in his opinion
"I bet this is stronger than most metals here" Clark remarked, as in his many adventures, his suit was never really damaged or burned by some of the most powerful individuals and monsters of his earth
"Really now?" the blacksmith said sarcastically as he walked over, pulling out what looked like a monocle as he began to examine Clark's costume
"What in the world!?" Erhard says as he jumps back at what the monocle shows, it was the most unbelievable thing the blacksmith ever saw
"Something wrong?" Myne asked, confused by whatever reaction the blacksmith had from that, it was just a stupid looking suit
"This can't be... You! Get here!" Erhard said as moved closer and began to inspect the man of steel suit from various angles
"This suit you're wearing, it has got to be the most resistant thing I have ever laid my eyes on my own heck I dare say you're wearing a suit of gold from how amazing this is!" Erhard said as he never heard or seen such overwhelmingly good material, the stats on this thing was nuts
"You're saying that this thing costs a lot?" the girl says as she lifts a part of the cape
"Lady the material and stats of this thing alone make it worth 5 times more than the entire castle" Erhard said, admittedly it was a bit of an exaggeration but it wasn't far off from the possible value of this thing
"Really!?" Myne said in complete shock at this, to her the costume was weird and ugly but if it costs that much then she had a new goal in mind 'If I can steal this I could be rich! I won't have to worry about money for another day in my life, sure I already don't really have to but...'
"Where did you get this?" Erhard asked, he never heard of such material in his entire career as a blacksmith and if he could just know where to find it, he would spend as much money he could to go there and get some of the material himself
"I was wearing it when I was summoned here" Superman responded with his comment being confusing to the blacksmith
"Summoned?" He looked at the man again and just now he could see the relatively small silver shield strapped on his left arm, it suddenly clicked to Erhard who he was talking to
"You're the shield hero!" he happily exclaimed, it made sense for someone to walk around with such an incredibly resistant suit being the shield hero, after all he was always known for being a resistant individual and with a suit like that anyone would be basically indestructible
"That I am my friend" Clark humbling confirmed his identity to the blacksmith
"Guess this explains the suit being so good, must be a very rare stuff from your world" Erhard said as he was a bit disappointed in not being to work with this material, although he couldn't even think on how to even do such a thing
"It wasn't when I was a baby but now there is only one place that has the material and devices to make it back in my world" the man of steel explained, as the only way for him to fix his suit was using the kryptonian equipment in the fortress of solitude
"That's a real shame, the defense and heat resistance in this suit is off the charts but it does lack in any sort of magical defense in comparison" the blacksmith said as the blunt and slashing resistance was over 5000 with a heat resistance bonus that was even higher, nothing in his store came even close to the suit the man in front of him used, he was lucky to have even seen the thing if he could be one of the only blacksmiths to analyze the suit in the world
"Well I guess that means I'm good in terms of armor" superman said as he was a bit content in being able to keep his suit instead of having to get a new one
"You're not just good my friend, I say you got the best armor in the world" Erhard said as he observed the suit, he found weird that it would be made into this admittedly strange costume, but he also saw how it would be more impressive a sword breaking against a skin tight suit rather than a metal armor
"I guess we should head to the fields to fight off some monsters" Myne suggests as she would probably won't be able to convince him to sell the suit or buy a new one
"That would be a good step f-"
"Wait!" Erhard screamed out as he came from the back with a shield. It was a bigger shield than superman's and had a more rectangular look to it, the borders of the shield were made of a shine metal while the center had a black and white texture reminiscing of a ink splatter but it seemed to be formed more naturally along with it having a certain feel to it not too different from looking into the night sky
"After what you showed me I can't let you go without something so here take this, it's the best shield I have" Erhard said as he places the shield on the counter, willing to give the man of steel his best creation so far free of charge just because of what he showed him
"You don't have to d-"
"Please it would be wrong to me for not giving you anything in return" Erhard explained, as a blacksmith, seeing such material like that was like seeing a work of art, it was as if he saw a suit stronger than the world itself and as such, he felt the need to give something back in return
"Well then I guess it wouldn't hurt" Clark says as he holds the shield in his hand a screen appears asking if he would like to use [weapon copy] he accepts and a new screen appears
[Siderite Shield LV 1 successfully copied] (Locked: Higher level required)
[Equip bonus 12 Magical Tolerance]
[Ability Shooting Star Shield: create a barrier of light around you, your party members can through it, but enemies and attacks won't]
"That is very useful" Superman says before placing the siderite shield in his inventory, he would give the shield back to the blacksmith but the man might not accept it
"Thanks for the help Erhard" he thanked the man for his gift, Clark doubted if he would even use the shield but having it with him was enough
"The pleasure was all mine, hope to see you again mister!" Erhard said as he waved away the pair as they exited the shop, Superman and Myne made their way to the fields afterwards where they would find monsters for Clark to battle against
"So this is a monster?" superman said as he observed the round creature, it was a really odd thing, as it didn't seem like a actual living creature, he did see a group of creatures in Siltvelt that looked similar while he saved a child from being attacked, but they at least had snake features, these were just orange balls
"Yes! a balloon to be exact, they are the weakest monster of all" Myne explained as Clark thought that the name was more than fitting, although it's sharp teeth could prove to be dangerous to kids if they were to leave the city's walls
"I can see that... Well I won't need any help fighting these things so you can just sit back and relax" superman waved to his companion, who approached a nearby tree to rest against
"Right on sir shield hero and don't forget to collect their scraps, we can sell them later" myne said as she prepared to sleep below the three 'its going to take a long while before you can defeat that'
"I can use you to test something that has been bothering me" Clark said as he picked the creature with one hand and punched it, the balloon is sent flying back a couple of centimeters before getting back at attacking him
"That's a normal punch" he said as the man of steel picked up the creature once again, locking eyes with it again
"Now if I put a little of sun energy into it" Clark said as he focused on the fist for a brief moment before unleashing another punch that this time explodes the small orange balloon
1 EXP
"The gauge went down by about 2% so the more force i use the more energy it will take from it" he analysis as the bar went back up full again and started charging to beyond 100% but seemed to reach a limit at 300% which superman wished he could raise even more
"I never really had to think of my powers as a limited resource, although I had collected a lot of solar energy during my life on earth so I never thought it would end quickly" Clark says with a hand on his chin as this was something he would have to get used to, he would have to do much more resource management than he is accustomed to but it shouldn't take long for him to get the hand of it
'I could use the night to fly into the atmosphere and take as much of the solar energy of the sun, as the closer i get to it the faster it recharges' As he was thinking that a group of balloons jumped at Clark all at once with him only realizing when one jumps at his face, he uses a little bit of heat vision to pop all of them as balloons don't require a lot of heat to pop. The man of steel continue fight the balloons and even other monsters as he went deeper in the forest, he also absorbed their parts like the king had said his shield could although he didn't have a use for most of what he unlocked, around 4 pm Clark stopped his grinding session to help a man who was falling from a mountain in Shieldfreeden
"*Yawn* so how was the fighting sir shield hero?" Myne said as she woke up from her sleep, four hours must have passed as the sun was already going down
"It was good we better call it a day, the sun is setting down" Clark advised with a confident pose, having tested out everything he needed to know about the relation between his powers and the status magic
"We can spend the night on an inn, let me show you" Myne led him to a run-down inn where they would spend the night, Clark thought that she might have chosen the place due to being cost efficient but he didn't really mind the condition of the establishment
"Shield sama I brought you a drink" Myne said as she came in with two cups of beer, the inn they were wasn't in the best conditions but it could still serve fine as a establishment, call it 'cozy' if you would
"Thanks, although I'm not much of a drinker" the man of steel says as he takes a sip, for any weaker man the spiked potion would have put them to sleep but for Superman the thing was nothing more than a addition to the drink, it did not have the effect it was supposed to as the stomach of the man of steel was strong enough to digest the potion without it taking effect
'Now that he drank the sleeping potion I can go steal his money and maybe even that suit of his' Myne thought, originally she was only going to steal his money and armor but after hearing the value of the stupid costume he used she got a new item in the list of things to steal on her mind
"I'm going to my room, have a good night" Clark said as he made his way to the stairs of the inn, not to sleep but to leave into the stratosphere and look for any danger people from anywhere in the world may be facing
"You too shield sama!" She waved at him as she was assured that he plan would go without a hunch. In his room Clark opened the window and flew off into the atmosphere once more, taking the sunlight while using his super hearing to see if any crime or disaster was happening around the world
"We need to fortify the dam or else it will break someday, but we don't have the budget for it until next year"
"I can't believe how stubborn kids can be, when I say to Wyndia it's her bed time she should just go to sleep without making a fuss"
"Man Larsazusa is really good at fighting! She dominates anyone in the coliseum!... Well aside from that new Orca woman"
"I wonder if master Takt will take me on a date this week"
"Have you heard of the alligator in the sewers?"
"Ah crap we are going to die!"
Superman focuses on the last one and flies to help with whatever problem they may be facing
Faubley, city to the west
"Ah crap we are going to die!" a man shouts in panic as he runs out of the way from pieces of stone failing from above
"The train tracks are falling off the bridge!" a woman screams as the citizens of below run away from the failing debris
"That was scary as fuck" a dark skinned man in overalls said as he was cleaning the sweat off his forehead
"At least no one got hit by them" an older citizen says, trying to be optimistic
"We better tell the authorities before a train leaves to the sta-" the woman stops her speech as she and the other citizens see a train coming to
"Oh no this bad, really bad!" a man said as he put his hand on his head and started to hyperventilate 'If that thing falls I'm going to die and even if I don't my boss is gonna kill me from working just to fix that!'
"What are we going to do!?" panic was starting to spread amongst the people like wild fire
"This looks like a job for Superman" a man in red cape and blue clothing says, everyone looked confused at him but they couldn't care as soon the train would fall from the bridge and hit the buildings below. However the weirdly clothed figures starts to do something breath taking as he lifts part of the broken rail and flies into the track, that alone was shocking but he then starts to meld the rail back by what they could only assume was some sort of fire magic that came from his eyes
"He is fixing the bridge!" a man full of oil in his clothes shots which catches the attention of more people
"But he can't fix all of it in time!" another citizen shouts as he points at the incoming train, the man in blue seeing this puts his own body in the track
"Wait he's gonna use himself as a rail track! that's suicide!" a woman in the crowd says as she covers her eyes, even if the man was able to fly and shoot fire from his eyes there was no way he could resist the weight of the train without getting a broken spine from it. But to the shock of the crowd he did it anyway, he withstood the weight of the entire train like it was nothing like he had carried heavier things before, as the train passed safely the man flew up and stretched a bit.
"It has been a while since I got a massage like that" he joked to the shock of the people who start to clap their hands in admiration of the work made by the mysterious figure as he slowly flies down to the ground, they all gather around him and start to praise him while asking questions
"that was absolutely amazing! I never saw a person just do that!"
"You are quite the individual, I tip my hat off to you good sir"
"how can you fly like that mister? Is that an air spell or some sort of talisman?"
"Henry Buckley for the News Plate, what's your name? have you always been able to do that? Were you born here in Faubley?"
"I'm Superman but I guess you could call me by another name" the heroic figure says as he lifts his right arm to show the silver shield, for a moment all went silent before breaking into praises once again
"You're the legendary shield hero!? I never expected to see you in person like, ever"
"I knew your heroes were strong but that was another level! since when do you guys fly?"
"I wasn't aware that the four heroes had been summoned, did we summon the shield?"
"We got a super strong shield hero with us! I'm not even mad that we didn't get the bow hero! this is way better"
"I bet the guys at Siltvelt and Shieldfreeden are jealous! we got a shield hero that can fly and they probably have nothing like that"
the Shield Hero tries to move around the mob of people circling him before picking something up with his ears "I got to go, it seems like a volcano is about to erupt"
"Uh... How do you know that?" a gentle man with a top hat and butterfly tie asked, none of them heard a volcano even begin to erupt and Faubley had the least amount of active volcanoes on the planet
"Super hearing" the man in blue says before leaving in super sonic speed, the citizens begin talking with each other about this new hero
"This shield hero is the man of tomorrow I tell you!" a kid in overalls shouts while putting his fist high above his head, the other people laughed at this but they all liked the title 'man of tomorrow' as it seemed to fit the shield hero that they had all just witnessed like a glove
[author's notes]
fun fact I started writing this fanfic after rewatching the superman animated series
some may say that the suit stats are way too high but let's be honest here, they would have to be strong enough to handle entering and leaving the planet's orbit constantly in super sonic speeds
hope you guys like it, leave a comment if possible
now to answer some questions you guys asked:
To The JSmooth: i understood your question in two ways so-1 because Clark Kent/Kal-El has died in the comics before (three times if i recall correctly) 2 he is the most iconic superman and the one you think when you hear the name
To Kmart 364: thank you! Superman basically breaks the narrative of the story of shield hero so i will try to do interesting things with it, like giving the other heroes some spotlight similar to the motherly hero or maybe focus on the other countries and their people
To ideal man: not any specific version of the character but the closest is the superman from the death of superman
To JAKEkenstein: I'm flattered but i can't do that as I'm not a big wonder woman fan (there are two wonder woman crossover fanfics with shield hero already that you could check out, but i can't promise you will like them or not)
To FlexonWriter: i guess you have a point there, but hey she is teaching Melty well in comparison to Malty so she learned from her previous mistake
To ZukahaniMultiColor: great suggestions all around, i will consider them but i first need to do some extensive research on the politics of the world of shield hero, as the series barely focus on it which makes it hard to write about the political figures in the world
To TheRealD3lph0xL0v3r: the pope will definitely be angry but he won't know that the shield hero is an alien as he already sees him as the devil himself
To 2zz3: he will do international hero work during the work, it's one of the main things I like to write in this story and as for raphtalia... you will see what I got planned soon enough
To zanzara: good comparison, hats off to you my friend
also yeah he will be acknowledged around the world as the story goes on but for now it is just rumors
To Student: that was what I was going for, I plan on keeping it up
To Perseus12: Hey man! sorry to say that I won't have Mirellia fall in love with Clark as it feels very forced in my opinion, but her thoughts towards him will be explored later on (but they are not romantic)
that was a lot, I will probably won't be doing another one of these for a while but I'm sure to go non-stop at writing the next chapter