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(AN: Also a lot of people have been telling me about MC coating his hand in qi/dragonic energy to attack, but that's something he hasn't learned yet. The only aspect he knows is elemental and Kryptonian's weakness to magic is hella weird man. Some say its not really a weakness it's just that he'll get hurt the same as a normal human being would. Also, he's been known to fking tank magic before, talking about it had to do with his mindset. It's fucking confusing. This is why people can make so many ff of Marvel or DC. The multiverse pretty much makes you able to do whatever you want and it could probably be canon in another universe. Idk my two cents here lool.

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"Don't think for a second you'll beat me!!" Ethan shouted, moving faster than Superman could blink. He couldn't even react when his entire face was grabbed by Ethan and thrown like he was being shot out of a cannon.

*BOOOM!* Clark slams into a wall with terrible force, obliterating it into pieces, fortunately, they were underground or he would have been flung outside. Instead, his body was met with solid earth that broke apart from the impact until his body stopped.

He was injured, but not to the point where it would hinder his abilities, but unfortunately, Ethan didn't stop there and moved from his previous position.

Kara who was standing by was powerless to stop Ethan as she only saw his after image.

Clark was more experienced than his cousin, but even he could barely see Ethan, and only acted out of instinct, throwing a punch straight ahead.

*BOOM* His instinct proved to be right as instead of hitting his body, Ethan only hit his fist which caused shockwaves that even people above could feel, they even suspect that they were having an earthquake.

The strength between the two was pretty much the same with Ethan now having an advantage, but luckily Clark doesn't have to rely on his super strength and speed all the time.

His eyes started to glow bright red, and it only meant one thing.

Clark was going to use his heat vision!

However, Ethan only grinned at this which somehow didn't sit well with the Kryptonian.

And he was right to feel so as the fist that was connected to his started to generate a lot of heat until it suddenly bursts into brilliant golden flames.

Normally, Clark had nothing to fear from fire, but even he started to feel the heat. So much so that he started to sweat as the skin on his hand started to burn.

"Ahhh!!" Clark shouted in pain while simultaneously using his heat vision

*Bzzzz!!* The red beam collided against Ethan's face, forcing him back quite a ways.

Being hit with heat vision wasn't a pretty thing, and being hit in the face was even worse as Ethan's face was stinging, luckily he was quite reliant or it would have burnt off his face.

"Honeybun!" Harley completely forgot about what happened earlier and was only concerned by Ethan's safety, but even after being hit he continued to grin with his now slightly red face.

However, even with his face, she saw that he was breathing even more heavily as the golden scales started to cover more of his face.

The two then charged forward at the same time, colliding with each other with tremendous force that caused another shockwave. Ethan always made sure dodged or tanked Superman's hit to keep Harley from getting hit, but the longer their fight prolonged, the closer Harley was to getting hit.

It was amazing that he was doing all of this one-handed, and the one that was taking the most hits was Clark. Each blow to his body was strange as he typically never gets injured this badly.

"Hah!" Ethan slipped through Clark's guard, grabbing him by the neck before bashing his head against his, sending him into a daze.

Now it was a perfect time to escape!

However, Ethan did no such thing.

*Crackle* Instead of fire his right arm started to produce electricity that wrapped around his arm like a swarm of snakes.

Immediately Clark's danger sense started to go off and he tries his best to pull himself together.

"Don't ever think you can-"

*Bzzz!! * A red beam shot forth, hitting the side of Ethan's face with so much force that it knocked him over.

Kara had thought she could take it easy as she knew he was trying to escape, but now she was worried that one of them might kill the other on accident.

'I have to stop the fight!' She thought as she flew towards the fight.

"I thought we were trying to escape? Honeybun?!" Harley asked, but instead of answering, Ethan stood back up and charged towards Clark after avoiding Kara.

The only thing on his mind was beating Superman to a pulp!

'What's going on? He's not even reacting to me...What's going on... Wait! Didn't Pamela say something about this?... ' She thought as his grip on her started to loosen.

"STOP!!" Harley and Kara screamed at the same time which made them both surprised.

"Huh?-" Hearing them both caused Ethan to come back to his senses before everything quickly turned dark.

*Thud* He passed out on the ground.

Seeing him pass out didn't stop Clark any as he was too riled up by their fight. His suit was damaged in several places, his arm was burnt, and he was bleeding from his forehead after Ethan had used his head for a headbutt during their clash.

"Honeybun! Wake up! WAKE UP!" Harley started to check him over after gathering enough strength to move. Ethan was unconscious with sweat drenching his entire body which is something she found strange.

She then placed her hand on his forehead and it was...

'Hot...He's burning hot. Is he sic-' Harley didn't even get to finish her thoughts as she was pushed to the side by Clark before he grabbed the collar of Ethan's shirt or what was left of it.

He then raised his hand as if preparing to punch him again.

"GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF OF HIM!" Harley roared as she started to invoke her transformation. "If you don't I-Guh!" She winced in pain, stopping her change as she gripped her abdomen.

She was still hurt from her earlier fight, she could only watch as Clark's fist headed towards Ethan's face.

"No-

" Cousin that's enough!" Kara shouted, grabbing Clark's hand when his fist was just inches away. The Kryptonian could easily overpower her due to him being under the yellow sun longer, but he was stopped long enough to come to his senses and let's go of Ethan.

However, something strange happened as he started to float in midair instead of falling to the ground.

"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!!" A voice shouted. The voice sounded angry and distorted, but Harley instantly knew who it belonged to.

Raven!

The half-demon finally made it back to Cadmus, and she did not like what she saw as she spotted her beloved in a terrible condition that set her off, invoking the demon blood that runs through her veins.

"YOU DARE INJURY HIM?!" Raven shrieked as Kara and Clark couldn't even react to their bodies being wrapped in a dark cocoon made of magic. If Raven wanted to she could crush the two with a mere thought, she only had to draw upon her magic and dragonic energy.

'They deserve death! I won't let anyone live after hurting him!!'

The two Kryptonian's tried to free themselves, but their attempts were fruitless, and it only managed to make things worse as Raven's hold on them tightened to the point where they were struggling for air.

"I-I remember you...you came to ask for help...Zatanna was right...you were a demon!" Clark said. He remembered Raven's outfit and voice after the half-demon came to them begging for help. However, Zatanna sensed a dangerous evil coming from Raven and said that they shouldn't believe her at all.

The Justice League then tried to attack her, but she managed to teleport far away, escaping from their grasp.

"Di-"

"We have no time for this! Ethan is sick! Get us out of here Raven!" Harley groaned as she forced herself to stand which was painful, but she managed to walk towards Ethan before collapsing near him.

"What?..." Raven froze in place as she quickly returns to normal to check on Ethan along with Harley. His condition looked bad, but for some reason, she could feel the amount of energy he possesses started to increase.

'That's strange...'

"Yes, I don't know what's wrong, but ever since his body absorbed this strange crystal, he's been a bit strange," Harley said. "We need to leave."

Raven quickly agreed and released the two Kryptonian's after moving them further away.

Clark and Kara fell to the ground as they desperately gasped for air after being released.

"You're not getting...away!" Clark coughed before dashing towards them, however, he was stopped by a hand.

"Kara what are you doing?!" He raged as he tried to get by, however, Kara wouldn't let him.

"I'm stopping you from going any further! You're badly hurt and that woman easily stopped the both of us. You'll only end up hurting yourself more!" Kara snapped. She then glanced at the two women surrounding Ethan with a complicated expression.

She didn't quite know what to feel anymore, and it worried her a bit. Kara started to feel a little something for Ethan but seeing how he acted and the fact that he was married pretty much destroyed that feeling.

However, she did hear something interesting just before the three disappeared.

"Don't hold him so tight. He's already burning up."

"You're holding him too!"

"I said don't hold him tight. I didn't say not to hold him."

"Grr! Whatever let's just go I'm before he wakes up and adds another girl."

It shouldn't be important, but somehow it was all she could think about. 'Another girl?... Do they mean me?... Wait, another?' It was unknown to her, but at that moment she started to feel slightly...hopeful

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Once they returned to the RV, everything quickly became chaotic with the state Ethan was in. At first, Harley wanted to take care of Ethan to nurse him back to health, but she was forced aside by Pamela.

Pamela then stripped him of his clothing and gently wiped him down from head to toe as Raven observed his condition. He looked a bit better, but it was strange for him to be exhausted when she sensed his energy steadily rising.

"What do you think?" Pamela asked Raven as she sat down on the edge of the bed.

"It's not just a normal fever. Something is seriously wrong. The only thing that I think would be causing is the crystal Harley was talking about earlier. However, there is no way for me to be certain if I can't see it..." Raven said as she gently slid her fingers through Ethan's hair.

"So...we can only make him feel comfortable and wait for him to get better?... I don't like it." Pamela frowned while she watches Ethan's writhe in bed.

"I think...I think master is advancing to the next stage." Myra spoke up after standing in silence for quite a while. As soon as they returned with Ethan she immediately wanted to check on him, but then she started to hear a voice inside of her head which was more like a whisper. The whisper belonged to that of an unknown woman and strangely it was originating from Ethan's body.

Most of what the whisper said sounded like she was speaking another language. The only thing she could make out was the word 'Ocean.'

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In a place underwater, separated from the world outside laid a kingdom unlike any other. It was a place littered with abandoned ships of various origins and the place where thoughts of war were beginning to form.

The kingdom was named Xebel, and it was ruled by a king named Ryus. Ryus and its inhabitants grew in strength over the years, creating a military power that could easily topple a country. However, they were unable to escape their prison that was forced upon them by their sworn adversary or so they were told.

Their adversary has been mentioned in myths several times as the city that sunk to the sea, the city of Atlantis. And while Xebel spoke of war with Atlantis, Atlantis spoke of war with the surface dwellers for past transgressions.

The ambitions of the two threatened to shake the entire world, but they were unaware that they were dancing in the palm of someone's hand. Two massive powers were nothing but puppets that will be used and tossed away after they served their purpose.

Chaos will take over and soon the world will be brought to its knees if it isn't stopped.

And in the middle of that were two people, one with long red hair and the other with blonde hair. Neither of them knew each other, and it was unknown if they were to be enemies or friends.

The man that orchestrated the entire thing was maniacally laughing from afar, but even they weren't aware that they were being used.

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It's been two days since the Cadmus incident, and only a select few knew about it with the help of the authorities as they were told to keep quiet about it. The Justice League was able to find Clark's clone, but they were immediately met with a fight after Robin freed him. However, Diana quickly subdued him with the help of her lasso which also helped them talk to him.

The clone or rather Superboy was just as confused as they were and out of the goodness of their hearts, they brought him out of the facility. Clark was unhappy about the news, but he took it a bit better when Kara was excited to have another Kryptonian around.

After everything was settled they tried to find any information that told them that Lex Luthor was involved, but everything was wiped clean.

They could do nothing to the man, but he was raging in his office after hearing of the incident, especially after he found out the item Ra's Al Ghul brought was taken by someone unknown.

"But...perhaps I could use them...They seem to be at odds with Superman...No matter. The research isn't lost and there is another facility where I can continue my work." The man said to himself.

"But I need you to do something for me..." Lex said, looking up from his desk to see a man with a strange orange and black mask on his face, making him look quite menacing. The man stood over 6ft tall, and a body belonging to a hardened warrior, but he was a warrior no more...

He was a killer, a mercenary that will complete his tasks along as he gets paid. Although there were certain lines he wouldn't cross it still didn't make him any less dangerous.

"You should be able to complete the task with ease...especially since you were recently enhanced again...Go. Do the job you were paid for." Lex said.

The man simply narrowed his eyes at Lex before turning around to casually walk out of the office. After he was gone, Lex would sigh and sit back in his chair.

"Things are about to change..."

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"I can't believe he's still unconscious..." Pamela frowned as she wiped Ethan's forehead with a cool towel. He had been sweating more often since yesterday and she was trying her best to keep him comfortable.

"Are you sure we need to go to the ocean?" She asked while turning to Myra. "Is this really because he's advancing?"

"Yes, I'm sure of it." Myra nodded.

"So are we really taking this lady too?" Harley asked as she pointed to the tied up Talia who was quietly sitting on the couch. The assassin knew she was unable to escape so she tried to make the best of it since they weren't trying to kill her.

However, she did become curious about Ethan after learning all the girls were his lovers.

"We'll dump her in Gotham. I rather not keep her around any longer." Pamela said which somehow managed to offend Talia, but she was powerless to speak.

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"I've come to collect...my daughter."