Silver-Haired Girl

New Jersey.

This time, Li Ang and the others had come to the seaside.

America had an incredibly long coastline, with both an East Coast and a West Coast, and naturally, not every stretch was suitable for a beach.

So most areas were deserted.

Li Ang and the others had picked a spot with particularly rugged terrain. They hadn't seen a single soul on their way there.

The coastal areas of America were actually quite densely populated.

The central regions were even worse.

Many so-called towns had only a few hundred or a thousand people at most.

They were smaller than even a single village in the great eastern nation.

Vast stretches of land were uninhabited.

"Come on, Kara!"

Li Ang cheered Kara on, and Harley Quinn was excited too.

Harley grinned broadly, her lips painted a fiery red, eager to see just how amazing Kara really was.

Kara nodded, then closed her eyes.

She stood on a giant rock by the sea, as if gathering her strength.

Li Ang watched from the side. Even with her eyes closed, he could see Kara's eye sockets beginning to turn red and heat up.

That was terrifying!

"Ah!"

Then Kara opened her eyes. They were already a deep crimson, and powerful Heat Vision shot from them, striking the surface of the sea.

"Boom!"

The seawater boiled instantly.

In a flash, countless gallons of seawater evaporated, and clouds of steam billowed over the shore. The ocean itself seemed to be split in two by her Heat Vision.

Superman's Heat Vision could reach the temperature of the sun's core.

Kara wasn't that powerful yet, but she could still reach temperatures of over a thousand degrees—hot enough to incinerate almost anything.

Li Ang watched enviously. When would he get Heat Vision of his own?

Then he could learn to "heat milk" like Homelander.

"All right, now learn how to control the temperature!"

Li Ang called out.

The Heat Vision in Kara's eyes cut out for a moment, as if a flashlight had run out of batteries.

Then the beams softened. It seemed Kara really was adjusting them.

After that came one attempt after another, with no end in sight.

Once Kara had tried a few more times, she got the hang of it.

But soon she said, "Godfather, my eyes are a little dry. I don't want to try anymore."

Li Ang turned her face toward him and took a look. Her eyes were a little swollen and red. She'd clearly been "overusing her eyes."

Most people overused theirs staring at computers and phones. His goddaughter, on the other hand, played around with Heat Vision.

It looked fun. He wanted to try it too!

"Then do what you want."

Li Ang knew Kara couldn't wait any longer.

From ancient times to the present, people had dreamed of flying.

People could now use machines to take to the skies, but every individual still wanted to soar freely like a bird.

Kara had that chance now, so of course she wanted to give it a try.

"Hehe."

Kara had been waiting for this.

She crouched down, clenching one fist and striking a takeoff pose.

"What's she doing?"

Li Ang pulled Harley Quinn over to the side, and Harley immediately asked.

She'd been bored watching the whole time.

Kara's Heat Vision had been impressive, but watching it continuously had gotten dull.

"Just watch."

Li Ang said nothing more.

Kara had already gotten the hang of it. She leapt into the air.

This time, she didn't leave a crater in the ground, which meant she had learned to control her strength quite well.

Kryptonians really did have astonishing natural gifts.

"Whoosh!"

Kara shot up from the ground like a missile and vanished into the clouds in an instant.

The next time they saw her, she was already out over the sea.

But this time, she didn't fall straight back down. She tried to control her body instead.

Kara wobbled in the air, but eventually steadied herself.

"Wow!"

Harley stared at the sight, completely dumbfounded.

"Kara can fly!"

A girl in her early teens had just taken to the sky right in front of her.

Even Harley Quinn, who had seen plenty in Gotham, was amazed.

Was this even human?

Then again, most supervillains in Gotham weren't known for their physical strength, since Gotham was Batman's home turf.

The city's excellent matchmaking system had to be mentioned.

If Kara settled in Gotham, it would be a complete mismatch.

Harley was so excited she could hardly contain herself. She was already imagining how she'd run wild in Gotham with Kara as her goddaughter.

Joker, Batman—Kara would beat them all into the ground!

"Darling, let's do this at home?"

Harley was practically hooked.

"Sure. Kara probably won't be stopping anytime soon."

Of course Kara wasn't going to stop.

She felt as if Earth's gravity had completely let go of her, no longer able to hold back her flight. She could go wherever she wanted.

She could fly above the clouds in an instant, or skim low over the sea.

And she was getting faster and faster.

The scenery around her streaked past at incredible speed, but she could still make out every little detail.

On her first attempt at flying, she started circling the Earth.

"Boom!"

She kept speeding up, and the sound of her flight began to change.

At first it sounded like a fighter jet roaring past. Then it changed again, as if space itself were trembling.

Kara could feel herself going faster and faster. She had long since broken the sound barrier.

But she still wasn't satisfied. She desperately wanted to push past her limits.

If anyone had measured her speed, they would have found that she had soon exceeded Mach 5.

Just then, Kara felt as if space had been torn open.

Then a silver-haired girl appeared before her.

Kara stopped at once and watched the girl warily.

Aside from her beautiful silver hair...

The rest of her was hard to look at. She looked like a refugee, dressed in tattered clothes and covered in grime.

She seemed about as tall as Kara, though thinner.

By modern standards, she looked a little malnourished.

"Who are you?"

Kara descended from the sky.

She looked around. They were in a forest, and she had no idea where she'd ended up.

The silver-haired girl stared in shock as Kara descended from the sky.

But she soon recovered, thinking Kara was a sorceress.

Then Kara spoke, and the girl was completely bewildered.

She had never heard a language like that before.

"I am Ciri Fiona Elen Riannon, Princess of Cintra. Are you a sorceress?"

The silver-haired girl spoke at length, and Kara's eyes widened.

What language was this?

But Kara was no ordinary person. She was a Kryptonian girl with a Super Brain.

After hearing just one sentence, it took her only a few seconds to master the silver-haired girl's language.

"Ciri? Cintra? Never heard of them. I'm not a sorceress either."

Kara answered in her language. "I'm Kara Zor-El. I don't know where the place you mentioned is, but I'm guessing it isn't on Earth."

"Earth?"

Ciri looked utterly baffled, her eyes wide with confusion.

"Just as I thought. You're not from Earth. You must have traveled through time and space."

Kara thought of the rift she had seen earlier. It had appeared for only a moment and was gone now.

This was going to be a problem.