Jor-El

Venom slapped his forehead speechlessly. How could someone ask so directly? Kara's silence meant it was over.

How did he win you over in the first place?

Selina found it hard to believe that this straight man could have a wife like this.

I pursued him.

"..."

Kara kept her head down and continued untying the rope.

"Of course I was angry, but then I realized that protecting Carl was my only motivation to live during my imprisonment. If you had told me back then that you weren't Carl, I would be dead."

Clark was stunned. Imprisonment? Death?

All he knew was that Kara had landed on Earth before him in another world, and he assumed she had become Superman in that world, Kino had saved her. Now it seemed that many things were not as he knew them.

"Actually, I knew from the beginning that you weren't Carl. Carl was just a baby when he left Krypton and had no idea I existed."

During my imprisonment, I begged for mercy, wept bitterly, fantasized that someone would save me, and even fantasized about killing all of humanity. One year, two years, three years, more than a decade passed, and nothing changed.

Eating the same food every day, from the initial extraction of bone marrow and body tissue to the later blood draws, what kept me from committing suicide was the task my parents gave me: to protect Carl."

Clark opened his mouth, but found that something was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't speak for a moment.

He never imagined that Kara's experiences in another world would be so tortuous: imprisonment, being used as experimental material, and the belief that sustained her to live—to protect herself.

Selina took a few steps closer, her face filled with disbelief.

"That's terrifying! How did you manage to get through it?"

"Through dreaming, I learned a skill: in my dreams, I can forget everything in reality and return to my parents to be a carefree child."

Kara smiled at Selina and continued untying the rope, pulling hard, but unfortunately the rope was part of Venom's body and didn't break easily.

Kara continued.

"Then you appeared, took me away, vented my resentment, took me to see the ocean, fed me delicious fruit, took me home to sleep in a soft bed, found the other people, and even gave me a New Krypton. From that moment on, you were my Carl."

Venom also saw Kara's eyes light up, and she planned to burn the black rope, controlling it to disappear.

Kara hugged Kino tightly and buried her face in his chest.

So don't abandon me, don't leave me, don't dislike me.

Kino paused slightly, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by determination.

He gently raised his hand and tenderly stroked Kara's golden hair.

"Good."

After Kara calmed down, Clark came over, looking very downcast.

"I'm sorry, Kara, I never knew... um! That it was so deep?"

Clark's face was suddenly pinched and kneaded by Kara until it was a stiff smile before she stopped.

"That expression just now didn't suit you. The Clark I know is Superman is always sunny and optimistic, bringing hope to those around him."

Kara released her grip, looked at Clark, and said with a smile.

"The past is the past, and I now have a new life. However, Clark, I'm giving up the task my parents entrusted to me."

I have Carl whom I want to protect."

Kara looked at Kino with a gentle smile in her eyes, her blue pupils reflecting his image like the ocean under the sun that day.

Clark sighed, knowing that Kara was completely unable to leave, and looked at Kino, his eyes turning stern again.

"Kino, come with me."

After saying that, he flew into the air without looking back and disappeared.

Kino looked at Kara and said, "Kara, I'm leaving for a while. Don't follow me. This is a man's talk. Venom will stay with you; she and I are one."

"Um."

Kara watched Kino's retreating figure with some worry.

Venom seemed to have read Kara's mind.

"Don't worry, Clark can't beat Kino."

"I'm just worried that Kino will kill Clark."

Kara didn't know exactly how strong Kino was, but the fact that he could suppress General Zod and the Kryptonian with his biological force clearly showed that he was not on the same level as Clark.

"It's alright if he dies, Kino can resurrect Clark," Venom comforted him.

"That's fine then, as long as Clark doesn't die."

Upon hearing that she could be resurrected, Kara relaxed.

Upon hearing this, the corners of the mouths of those around him twitched involuntarily—it seemed that in Kara's mind, Clark's safety was only a matter of "not dying."

They also realized that Kara's mental state might have been affected by her past experiences, and her definition of "being fine" was somewhat simplistic and crude.

Bruce also began to consider the danger posed by Kara. Although she might not appear in this universe again, it was better to be prepared.

Furthermore, the plan for Kino needs further updates; what kind of plan and equipment should be developed?

Damian could tell from his father's expression that he was thinking about how to deal with the Godfather.

She also asked the godfather why he wasn't angry.

The Godfather's answer at the time was...

"I'm glad to be valued by Batman so much, and even to have him constantly thinking of ways to deal with me. I'm even looking forward to him showing me his plans or his armor."

Arctic.

Two figures landed here.

In the frigid glacier, there is a huge door, and the key is placed beside it.

However, this key weighs several hundred tons.

Clark lifted the enormous golden arrow-shaped key and inserted it into the keyhole of the Fortress of Solitude's gate.

The door opened.

Neither Clark nor Kino spoke as they walked inside into the foyer, where huge statues of Jor-El and Lara stood, holding up a shrine to the destroyed Krypton.

Continuing along the winding passage, the two arrived at a mysterious room filled with sparkling Crystal.

The phantoms of General Zod and Jor-El were talking about something.

On the display stand between them, there was a small, exquisite glass jar. Inside the jar, a miniature Krypton was emitting a soft glow, like a sleeping star.

"A new Krypton, it's perfect... but why is there Kara's fingerprint on it?"

"Because this Krypton belongs to Kara, I just brought it here to show you."

"..."

Jor-El's phantom shook its head helplessly, looking at its old friend with a complex emotion flashing in its eyes.

After all, they had broken apart due to ideological differences; he died on Krypton, and Zod was killed by Carl. It's truly poignant that they are now "conversing" in this way.