69 Warmth

"From the looks of it...you're already strong." Mera frowned whilst stepping back

Suddenly, sirens could be heard in the distance which meant the local authorities were coming to check the scene after what happened only minutes ago.

"It's not enough..." Ethan replied just as glanced at all of his mates before looking at Mera again.

"I have more questions for you, but there is something more important right now...I'll leave you with some words. Their plan isn't going to work and a lot of Atlanteans and Xebelians are just going to be killed for no reason." He said.

"Who are you to question our motives! You're nothing but a surface dweller that poisons our waters!" Mera growled as she conjured two floating massive spheres of water that contained the poison that was expelled from Ethan's body.

Harley gritted her teeth, "You bitch! I should have-"

Before Harley could finish her sentence, a stream of water shot out from Ethan's right hand like a bullet. The water moved as if it was alive and encased itself around the two spheres of water, combining them together to make one.

Mera couldn't believe her eyes, she could only watch as her control of the water was ripped away from her so easily.

"Wait...but how?!" Mera tried her best to regain control, but she found herself unable to do it as it no longer felt like it regular water.

"Impossible...What are you?..."

Suddenly, Ethan's eyes flashed with brilliant gold light as hundreds of tendrils flew out from the sphere, connecting to the black ocean.

Seconds later, the sphere started to increase in size as the ocean returned to its original blue color.

The poison was being pulled out.

"Just remember what I said. You are only being used." Ethan motioned his hand and the giant sphere moved towards the sky as he took a deep breath.

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It's been several hours since the incident, when the police arrived they could only see a flash of bright light followed by what sounded like a raven.

The police looked for any clues, but they were left with nothing and they had to put it down as a freak occurrence.

The one responsible left the area with his women, leaving behind the confused Mera. She could tell that the man knew a lot about her, but she'd never seen him in her entire life.

'Of course, I'm being used. I'm being used for the good of our kingdom by my own will!" She thought as she swam through the ocean depths.

'But..' Mera stopped and looked back towards the surface for a moment. 'What did I really want?...'

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There was a long silence when Ethan arrived back at the RV with everyone until Pamela finally spoke up.

"I believed you weren't stupid, but after today I've been proven otherwise." Pamela frowned.

"I-"

"No...I love you, but how dare you? I could understand if something out of your control happens, but no...you were intentionally trying to end your life!" She yelled, grabbing the collar of the dry shirt he put on.

"Not only are you in charge of your life. You're in charge of ours. I didn't even get to choose if I wanted that, but you know what you said to be after that day?... The promise you made to me? Do You?!"

Ethan nodded his head, "Yes..."

Pamela gritted her teeth as tears started to fall from her eyes, "Then why would you do something like this?! Huh?! WHY WOULD YOU ETHAN?!"

"Do we mean that little to you?" Pamela asked as her voice started to crack. "...Are we just trophies for your collection that you can get rid of whenever you feel like it?..."

Ethan immediately wraps her arms around Pamela's waist, pulling her trembling body close. She'd squirm with all her might, but Ethan's strength proved to be too much

"No...You're all important to me. I don't know what would have done if you guys weren't by my side. I love all of you." He said while looking at his mates in the eye before looking back at Pamela.

"You say that...but are we important enough to know the reasoning for what happened?..." Pamela asked, slowly looking into his eyes

As soon as she asked the question, his mind began to think of everything that could happen if he told them his story. The most they know is that he's part dragon and that he came from a place far away.

How much should he tell them?

Should he tell them everything?

How would they react?

Will everything be the same after they know?

"Ethan..." Raven who was quiet this entire time called his name.

"You accepted me even after knowing my origin. We're not going anywhere." She smiled as she brushed the back of her hand against his cheek.

"I'm still mad at you!" Harley groaned while stomping her feet. "But.. I'd never leave you Honeybun. You're stuck with me whether you like it or not."

"I'll be by your side no matter what, master. I'll follow you wherever you go." Myra grinned.

Pamela cupped his cheeks, "Nothing you say will make us stop loving you. So, trust us a bit more...Ok?"

Looking at all of them filled him with the warmth he hasn't felt since those precious times with his parents. He wasn't too good at making friends, and when he had one, he would end up losing them because he was unable to open up.

The only people that kept his spirits up were his mother and father.

The dynamic duo were his parents and his friends, so losing them all at once was extremely hard on someone like him.

But now, all of that is behind him...

Ethan then let out a long exasperated sigh as his lips curled into a smile.

"Alright, you forced my hand. I'll tell you...I'll tell you everything." He said as everyone sat down on the couches.

It took nearly two hours to tell them everything. He told them about coming from a different universe which for Raven and Myra wasn't shocking. Harley on the other hand was acting like a child who just seen the detaching finger magic trick for the first time.

Ethan then continued to narrate his story by telling them he was chosen to become the successor to the dragon with no idea why he was picked.

Of course, he didn't say anything about them being fictional characters or anything, but somehow Pamela knew he was still hiding something. However, she was happy that he was telling them his story.

"But it doesn't answer the question as to why you were so upset to the point you wanted to kill yourself." Harley pointed out.

"Now that I think of it...It's pretty stupid but...I wanted to bring back my parents..."

"Resurrection?... You know messing with death can lead to terrible consequences...I knew something was off about what you said in the past." Raven replied.

"You were getting stronger so that you could bring your parents back to life? Are you crazy?" Pamela said.

"Maybe just a smidge?" Ethan answered.

"Yeah, that's crazy." Harley shook her head.

Hearing her comment made everyone stop and look at her.

"What? I'm not crazy? I'm just special in my own way. Screw anyone who has a problem with it." The blonde said, wrapping her arms around Ethan's neck.

"I am crazy in bed though...why don't you-Hey!" Harley shrieked as Pamela peeled her off of him

"Hehe.." Myra giggled.

"I don't mind throwing hands, Myra. Don't think that I won't!!" Harley growled.

"Why would you throw your hands away?" Myra questioned with a raised eyebrow.

"Ah...you." Harley smacked her forehead and sighed.

"My master or..the dragon that gave me these powers hasn't been answering me...And I sort of got extremely upset?"

"What are you? A teenage girl?" Harley said which caused Pamela to laugh out loud.

"Please don't insult me. I already feel bad." Ethan groaned whilst pinching the bridge of his nose.

Suddenly, Raven moved from her seat and plants a kiss on Ethan's lips, something she normally wouldn't initiate. Feeling the soft pillowy lips against his own was greatly appreciated and he couldn't help but pull the half-demon into his lap.

The single kiss quickly turned into a passionate makeout session that had Raven groaning in pleasure.

Minutes later, they separate from each other whilst gasping for air as Raven clung to his neck.

"Is this better?..." Raven whispered, leaning in for another kiss.

"Woah hey! How come you aren't stopping her?!" Harley complained with a grumble.

"I wonder," Pamela smirked which only made the blonde angry but not as much as when she grabbed Ethan's face to have a kiss of her own followed by Myra.

"Hey!!"

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Ethan and co chatted with each other for quite sometime before they went to bed. The king-sized bed suddenly wasn't big enough as all of them wanted to sleep beside him.

It was now 8 am, and everyone except Ethan was still asleep. He had wanted to get up, but in his current predicament, he wasn't getting anywhere.

'I'm going to need a bigger bed.' He thought as he gazed at the ceiling. 'I'm a fool to think that I can avoid the war...but the Atlanteans have somethings that I want. I wonder what Mera is doing?'

If Ethan was on the beach from last night then he would see the Xebelian causing a scene as people were enamored by her looks.

'Where is he...?'

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Back in Metropolis, Kara was working hard to run her new company, but lately, her mind has been wandering since her last encounter with Ethan.

She was currently in a meeting with her advisors, but she wasn't paying attention at all to what they were saying.

"Ms.Starr!!"

"Hm?..." Kara blinked several times before looking at the woman with brown hair that called her name. The earth name she had chosen was Karen Starr, the owner of the rising technology firm called Starrware Industries.

"Should we postpone the meeting? You aren't looking too well?" The woman asked.

"Uh...Um Yes." Kara gave a slight nod. "We'll take a short break then come back to this topic. Let's say for about twenty minutes."

After she spoke the men and women in the meeting room started to get up to leave the room.

Once everyone was gone, Kara sighed and laid her head on the table while collecting her thoughts.

"If I didn't know any better. I would think that there is a man on your mind."

Kara nearly jumped from hearing the voice and looked up to see the brown-haired woman again.

"Ah...Darcie, you snuck up on me." Kara sighed. The Kryptonian's senses are several times stronger than a human's and still didn't notice that she stayed behind.

She was really out of it.

"So...? Who is it?" Darcie curiously asked while leaning in close.

"Who is what?" Kara was confused.

"Don't play stupid with me! The guy! Who is it?"

"No...I'm.." Kara quickly waves her hands in front of her face in hopes of covering up her blushing cheeks.

"Aha! Someone managed to snag the attention of the great Karen Starr! I can't believe it...And here I thought you didn't want to date." Darcie grinned.

"I don't!"

"Oh, I see. You're looking for marriage. Dang is he that good? Let me se-"

"Darcie!'

"Alright! I'll stop teasing you." Darcie puts her hands up in defeat.

"Still to get your attention...is he single? Can I see a pict-" She stopped as she was met with a glare, causing her to step back.

"I'm officially shutting up now."

"Good."

"But you knoow~"

"Do you want me to fire you?"

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In Washington D.C, the Justice League was still cleaning up the mess that happened with Cadmus with Batman at the helm. Superman felt awkward around Superboy so he made the excuse of being needed somewhere else to ditch him with Diana and the others at the Hall of Justice.

Superboy or Kon-El took this quite bad as he knew what he was and yet he hoped the man he was modeled after would accept him.

"Hey, don't sweat it," Dick said, patting his shoulder. "If you asked me. I rather not associate myself with a grown man wearing underwear on the outside. Which is also why I'm glad Batman updated his suit. The last one was just so weird."

Kon didn't want to to show emotion, but he ended up smiling after what Dick said.

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