The red-and-blue figure flew over and hovered in front of He-El.
Kara-El was slender, and disbelief flickered across her delicate, pitiful face as she looked at He-El and said in shock:
"He-El... big brother... why do you look like this?"
Kara-El and He-El knew each other.
Back on Krypton, the two were about twelve years apart in age. Jor-El had once invited He-El to a family gathering, mainly to introduce him to a young woman of marriageable age from the House of El. It had not been Kara, but another young woman in the family.
Nothing had come of it in the end, but it had allowed He-El and the members of the House of El to get acquainted.
Kara had not spoken much with He-El, but she knew he had been a promising scientist at the Science and Technology Institute. With his handsome looks, outstanding abilities, and excellent character, everyone had wanted to bring him into their family.
She had never imagined that now, after Krypton's destruction, she would see He-El again—the man the House of El had held in such high regard—and discover that he had survived.
The instant she saw him on the news, Kara could hardly believe it. The once-handsome He-El now had grayish-white skin and scars across his face caused by quasars and cosmic rays. He looked terrifying.
"Kara!" He-El searched his memories for the relationship between the Source Universe's He-El and Kara. They were merely acquaintances who had met at a banquet and exchanged a few words in private. Kara had also asked He-El for help with her science homework.
Beyond that, there had been nothing else.
He-El and Kara had never had any romantic involvement.
After all, back on Krypton, He-El had focused more on the technology at the Science and Technology Institute,