Immediately afterward, Edgar took out another private backup phone and dialed a secret number.
"Head to the secret experimental base in Russia immediately. The location is... Get Soldier Boy out. Once you see him, tell him Clara has been killed by JS. Stoke his anger and make him hunt JS down at any cost. Once it's done, tell him the whole truth about what happened back then. Remember, act discreetly throughout. My involvement must never be exposed."
Inside the penthouse apartment at Vought Tower, Homelander stood silently in place, still holding his phone in the same position. Incredibly complicated emotions churned in his eyes as he sank into a prolonged silence.
JS was Solomon.
His ability was to defeat Supes and copy their powers and physiques.
All the clues connected, clearing up every question he had ever had.
But what good did knowing the truth do?
Everything had already been settled. He had long since stopped being a match for Solomon.
Edgar wanted him to hold Solomon back and cut off his path to further growth?
What a joke!
As Solomon was now, he could easily crush him with a mere lift of his hand.
If the gap in their strength had been slight, he might still have refused to accept it, resisting to the death and fighting with everything he had.
But they were already worlds apart. The enormous gulf left him unable to muster even the slightest thought of resistance.
He was obsessive, insane, and overbearing, but he valued his life even more.
Even if he had to bow to someone else and shed the halo of the strongest Supe, even if he felt stifled, resentful, and miserable, as long as he lived, he still had everything.
Besides, Solomon had never stripped him of his power. He still