10 Chapter 9 [Special Chapter]
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After reaching Lor's side, Ariella sat down and immediately started talking to Lor. She kept making small talks and comments that would cause Lor to respond to her.
Lor too also responded to her once in a while and just like that they kept conversing.
But while conversing, there was someone who was watching them as they were talking.
She was staring particularly at Ariella with a very scary expression on her face.
The look on her face would have been more than enough to cause a person to jump and a person who knew her, to be shocked at her sudden change.
The person was of course Supergirl or to be more precise, Kara.
She had been watching them for a while now and could recognize the look Ariella had been giving Lor for a while now.
It was the same look she usually gave Lor but at a much lower intensity.
It was the look of a girl in love and one who had fallen quite deep at that.
As for how she had managed to fall so deep despite only knowing Lor for less than a day is something Kara had never been able to figure out.
Lor always had this effect on girls his age or older than him despite only talking to them on one occasion or never at all.
It was like something about him just kept pulling them towards him and making them fall head over heels for him with no chance of ever getting over him except through the passage of time.
A very long passage of time, to be precise.
That's why ever since she figured out just what she was feeling towards Lor and just how deeply in love she was with him, she started chasing away those girls who constantly kept trying to approach him.
It was always painful seeing those girls talking to him and trying to make him fall in love with them and once in a while, she even had the dangerous thoughts of killing them.
Thankfully, Lor showed no interest in any of them no matter how hard they tried.
All except till this moment.
She could see the small smile that was constantly appearing once in a while during his talk with Ariella and she also couldn't see the usual coldness that Lor had when talking to other girls or strangers.
She knew the girl was already making her way to his heart.
*CRUNCH*
The Glass in her hand shattered under the pressure she was placing on it.
She gritted her teeth and glared hatefully at the girl who constantly laughed at the comments Lor made once in a while.
How she wished she could go down there and claw her face off.
How she could tear off her hair and slam it down her throat.
How she could punch her face in and break her teeth.
Gorge her eyes out and watch her scream in pain.
And then spill her or-
"Ouch!"
She suddenly yelled in pain at the feeling of something piercing through her skin.
She looked down at what caused it and was surprised that her hand was bleeding out and had several pieces of glass piercing her skin.
She hurriedly thought of how she suddenly hurt herself and why she's bleeding.
It was then she remembered how she had a glass cup in her hand just a while ago.
'It probably broke due to the force I placed on it and considering just how much I'm bleeding, I've probably been hurt for a while now.'
"Just how did I not realize this earlier?"
She said as she hurriedly pressed a button on the table beside her to call the servants to attend to her.
'It seems during my thoughts, I was so engrossed in it, i didn't even realize I hurt myself.'
'And my thoughts...I felt so much anger and hatred towards her that I even hurt myself. Just what is wrong with me?'
She thought as she carefully plucked out all the glass shards out of her hand.
While groaning in pain every single time she removed a shard.
'I've been like this for some time now and it happens every time i see someone getting close to Lor. Am I that in love with Lor or is something else the cause of this.'
She thought as she groaned once again at the feeling of another shard being plucked out.
*Sigh*
'Thank Rao, nobody was here to see to my expression. I'm pretty sure it was scary.'
She thought in sadness as she remembered the expression she made while looking at the mirror in her bathroom.
She was thinking of how to get all those girls away from Lor and accidentally got too deep in her thought.
When she realized that she was going too deep in her thoughts again, she hurriedly brought herself back to the present and managed to get a glimpse of her expression during her thoughts from the mirror.
It was scary, horrifying, sinister and even had a sadistic smile on it.
She still remembers how frightened she was at that time and how worried she was at the thought that she had become something evil.
Something monstrous.
She was so scared and worried that day, that she didn't even come out to have fun with Lor.
Something she loved doing and was already a normal occurrence in her life was stopped all because of how frightened she was.
She didn't leave her room and her parents kept asking her to come out but she didn't listen.
She was too scared.
Thankfully, Lor came that day to see her.
With his words, comfort and promise that he would hear her out and listen to what ever is troubling her, she was able to come out of her room and immediately, she latched onto Lor and cried her heart out.
Her parents gave her and Lor some time and privacy to talk and when they were all alone in the room, she remembers pouring her heart out to him and telling him her fears.
At how something could be wrong with her.
Her distress and fear at what could be happening to her, she told him everything.
But what she didn't tell him was that this always happened because of him.
And neither did she tell him how much she loves him.
She was too scared to tell him. She was afraid he would look at her like a monster. Like someone who couldn't love a person properly.
Like a person he shouldn't be with.
The mere thought of that still causes her to shiver till this day.
Thankfully, her fears were for nothing.
Lor listened to her and could tell that she was really stressed and scared at what could be happening to her.
Since Kara didn't tell him that he was the cause of this and just how much in love she was with him, He thought that she saw something scary in the mirror that really shocked her to the core.
As for her being a monster despite Kara repeatedly telling him so, the thought didn't even cross his mind.
He knew her. He knew she wasn't the type of person who would hurt people and watch them writhe in pain with a sadistic smile on her face.
So he told her. He told her his exact thoughts and just how wrong she was.
She wasn't a monster or the freak she thought herself to be.
She was his friend. A person who cares deeply for people and a person with a compassion and love too big for her.
A Good person.
Kara, hearing that, cried herself to sleep that day.
Her constant thoughts of death and torture had made her very stressed for a long time now.
She's had these thoughts for a very long time and it's made her very worried that she was turning into something she didn't want to become.
Thankfully, Lor was here to comfort her.
Here to bring her back from her dark thoughts and show her just how wrong she was.
It's one of the reasons she loves him so much.
He's always been there for her and been with her through thick and thin.
No matter the pain, sadness or anger she felt through out her time as the daughter of El.
He was there. There to push her through it and carry the burden with her.
No matter how heavy it was.
How stressful it was.
Or even how painful.
'He was always there.'
She thought with a beautiful smile different from what she had seen in the mirror.
It was pure and flowing with love.
An unnatural amount of love.
Suddenly, she was brought back to reality by someone entering the room.
She turned towards the person and saw it was a servant.
The moment the servant came in and saw how much she was bleeding, his eyes bulged and he immediately rushed towards her and started wrapping her shard less hand with a cloth he had on him to slow down the bleeding.
"My Lady, how did you injure yourself so much?!"
He asked as he kept on wrapping her injured hand while keeping a panicked expression on his face.
"I accidentally hurt myself while I was thinking about something. I added too much strength to the glass and it broke."
She answered with a stoic expression on her face.
Years of being around Lor had influenced her behavior and the way she generally Carries herself outside.
She now acts like a true lady of the house of El and Carries herself with grace wherever she goes.
Although stoic with strangers, she still acts like a cute and reserved girl around Lor.
No matter how hard she tries to stop herself from acting like that, she just can't help but act reserved and like a girl in love around him.
'I guess that's something I'll never be able to change no matter how much time passes.'
She thought as she released a sigh.
"I see. Please be more careful my lady."
The servant said as he finished wrapping her hand and stood up.
"No worries, I will."
She said as she too stood up and walked to the room her family occupied.
She was in a different room away from them all because she wanted to get a closer look at Lor as he participated.
And a good look she got.
The servant bowed down to her and followed her until she reached the door of the room her family occupied.
She opened the door and the servant bowed once more before leaving.
In the room, there were Four people who were conversing with each other and watching the tournament at the same time.
It was obvious they were enjoying the tournament just like everyone else watching it at this moment.
Well, everyone but the group of adults against the house of Zod.
They immediately stopped talking when they heard someone entering the room.
They turned towards the intruder and saw it was just their daughter and niece.
Alura was the first to see her and smiled immediately when she saw her daughter.
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[A/N: Sorry about that. I just realized that I hadn't posted a picture of her parents yet.]
As Alura was about to invite her in, she saw Kara's wrapped hand that was still dripping a little blood.
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She immediately rushed towards her and knelt down to check her wounded hand.
"Kara! How are you hurt?!"
She yelled as she was truly shocked at her child being hurt.
It's not every day she gets hurt as Nobody dares to hurt the daughter of El and Kara herself knows better than to hurt herself.
The others also stood up and walked towards her.
The next person to reach her was naturally Zor-El.
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It's his daughter too after all, its only natural he would be a little faster in reaching her compared to the other two.
"When I wasn't paying attention, I accidentally hurt myself."
She replied with a shy smile.
"What do you mean? You're not answering the question properly Kara."
Alura said as she looked at her daughter with a stern expression.
Kara seeing that she can't get away without telling her parents the truth, decided to come clean.
"I was thinking about something and unconsciously, I applied a bit too much strength to my cup and it shattered. That's how I hurt myself."
Kara said as she looked away from her mother's surprised gaze.
Alura seeing her daughter acting like this, sighed and led Kara to the Medical Pod stationed in the room.
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"And just what were you thinking about that caused you to be so distracted?"
Alura asked as she and Kara finally reached the pod and she placed Kara in the now open Pod.
"Uhh, I'd rather not talk about it."
Kara said as she turned her head to the side to hide her growing blush.
Alura, seeing Kara's blush, already knew what she was thinking about.
'*Sigh* it's that boy again.'
"Well, why don't we put that aside for now? As long as she's fine, then that's all that matters."
A male voice belonging to Zor-El, finally spoke up to help his daughter.
He knew his wife wouldn't leave Kara alone until she got to the bottom of what happened and that involves asking a lot of questions that could possibly go on till the tournament ends.
Zor-El or the two other people in the room didn't want that and so he decided to put an end to the situation before it could escalate.
Besides, his daughter is fine and nothing bad seems to have happened to her. That's all that matters, they can continue the questioning back at home.
"Zor is right. Kara is fine and it doesn't look like anyone attacked her so let's put it aside for now."
One of the other two people in the room, spoke. It sounded masculine and seemed to have a very kind feeling to it.
It was Jor-El, the father of one of earth's greatest heroes.
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"Right. Let's go back to watching the tournament. Kara looks like she could use some rest now."
Another voice spoke. It sounded feminine and sweet and belonged to the last person in the room.
It was Lara Lor-Van, the wife of Jor-El and mother of Superman, one of earth's mightiest heroes.
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Alura, listening to each of their words, decided that she'll put this matter aside for now.
She looked at Kara, who was now sleeping peacefully in the pod and watched as her injured hand healed at an astonishing pace.
She sighed and looked back at the others. She smiled and walked back to where she was previously seating.
"Fine, I'll put it aside...for now."
She said and she turned back to watching the tournament.
Zor-El and Jor-El had a helpless smile on their faces while Lara just smiled and went to seat next to Alura.
Zor-El and Jor-El also sat back on their seats and everyone went back to conversing and watching the tournament.
Back to the tournament, while Lor and Ariella were still talking and exchanging ideas with each other, the Host decided to continue the tournament after Lor's speech.
"Splendid speech from Young Lord Lor just now. Lets get back to the tournament now, shall we?"
The host asked as the people cheered as a sign of their acceptance.
"Then let's have Young Lord Lor up for another round!!"
The host said as the audience cheered at the prospect of witnessing another one of their future general's fights.
At this point, it's quite obvious who's gonna win this tournament. It doesn't take a genius to figure it out.
*Sigh*
Lor sighed and then stood up. He looked to the side and could see his opponent walking towards the stage.
He turned his attention back to the stage and then walked towards it.
Suddenly, he was stopped by someone holding his hand.
He looked back at the person who held his hand and saw Ariella giving him a cute smile.
"Good luck, even though I know you don't need it."
She said as she released her hold on his arm and placed it back on her lap.
Lor inwardly smiled at her care but on the outside, he did nothing but nod and reply.
"Thank you."
He said as he once again started walking to the stage. His opponent had already reached it and was impatiently waiting for him.
It seems he wasn't really fazed by Lor's skills and the battle he had with Ariella. He looked confident and seemed to want to test how strong Lor was for himself.
'*Sigh* another idiot.'
He thought as he finally stood on the stage in front of his opponent. The skills and physical strength Lor had shown up until now, should have been more than enough for any of these kids to figure out that on their own, they're no match for Lor.
But it seems like some were still hoping that they could somehow beat Lor.
Whether it was by taking advantage of the fact that Lor doesn't take them seriously and usually leaves himself open for attacks or by wearing himself out due to fighting multiple opponents.
They'll just have to think of something to beat Lor.
And this is their last chance. After all, it seems like Ariella isn't planning to beat Lor considering how friendly and close she is with him.
If they can't win this match then they can be considered to have failed this mission.
"Ready?"
The host asked the opponent readied himself and assumed a staff stance while Lor simply placed his unsheathed blade on his right hand.
The opponent said yes and Lor simply nodded.
"Then begin!"
The host shouted as the opponent rushed straight for Lor. He reached him as the opponent thrusted his staff towards Lor's torso.
Lor looked on with a bored expression and just moved to the side, easily dodging the staff.
Almost immediately, he bent down to dodge the staff That was swung towards his head the moment he dodged.
Lor, using his opponents current swinging position against him, slammed his shoulder unto his opponents torso, causing him to back away from Lor and hold his abdomen in pain.
Lor didn't give his opponent any chance to rest and swiftly gave a kick to the side of his opponents head, causing it to whip to the side almost immediately and his opponent to get thrown towards the side of the stage.
*CRASHHH*
He landed harshly on the ground and groaned in pain.
"Ughh"
He groaned once more as he struggled to stand up. He eventually managed to and when he looked up, he suddenly found Lor standing right in front of him.
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'I guess I had no chance from the beginning huh.'
He thought as he released a sigh of defeat.
"It seems you've finally come to your senses huh."
A voice said, bringing him out of his thoughts.
"Well, it doesn't matter. You were still gonna lose either way."
"Wait, wh-"
He was saying until he got interrupted by Lor suddenly Kicking him in his torso.
The force from the kick caused him to blast out from the stage and land on the ground...
Knocked out.
*OHHHHHHHH!!*
The audience screamed at the exciting beat down.
Lor took one last look at his opponent before walking out of the stage. The fight, just like the previous one's, was as easy as taking candy from a baby.
Usually, he would take pride in defeating his opponents and coming out on top, just like the way Zod raised and trained him to be but he simply couldn't feel anything from fighting these teenagers and 'skilled' opponents.
It was like an adult going against a child. You simply wouldn't feel an achievement for doing that.
Lor walked back to his spot with a displeased frown appearing on his face but just as fast as it appeared, it quickly disappeared.
'There's no use thinking about it. I knew I would be bored and upset fighting a bunch of teenagers but I still joined the tournament because I saw it as a way to increase my and the House of Zod's influence and reputation. Since I went along with it, then I should be prepared for emotions like this.'
Lor thought as he walked towards his resting spot. His golden air flying along the wind freely with no obstructions. It caused the already magnificent appearance of Lor to be amplified and given a whole new feeling and vibe to his being.
A feeling that was wholeheartedly accepted by the females watching him currently.
*BA-DUMB*
[A/N: is that the word for the sound of a heartbeat?]
The heart of every girl and young female adult beat loudly at the sight. It was almost mesmerizing and irresistible seeing this new look and vibe that was different from the usual cold and aloof feeling you got from him.
*OHHHHHH!!*
Lor reached his spot under the increased cheering from the crowd. He didn't bother to think about why they were suddenly cheering even more.
He sat down on his chair and proceeded to lean back while enjoying the service provided to him by the servants.
"You did great out there."
He suddenly heard a voice speaking to him. He didn't need to turn to know that it was Ariella talking to him.
"Mmm. Thank you, you're up next. You ready for it?"
He asked, his eyes closed as he immersed himself in pleasure from the massage provided to him.
"Yeah, I'm ready. It's not gonna be hard considering just how much you roughed him up."
She said as she smiled at the sight of a figure currently being moved to a medical pod.
"Believe it or not, I didn't put too much strength while fighting him since I didn't want to hurt him too bad. Currently, he should only have cuts and bruises from the attacks I gave him so although it might seem like he was beat up pretty badly, in reality, he was only hit with enough force to make sure he was knocked out and not hurt too much."
Lor said as he released a small smile at what Ariella said. Even if he's only using twenty percent of his strength, that's still more than enough to overpower these kids and cause them considerable damage if he doesn't control himself properly.
Right now, Lor, even if he's using twenty percent of his power, is still holding back to make sure these kids aren't hurt too bad.
Twenty percent of his power is equal to an adult and if he used the full force of that twenty percent on these kids, that could cause them to be hurt very badly.
After all, its the power of adult in a child's body their currently going against. An adult will always be able to hurt a child as long as the child is normal, no matter what world it is.
If Lor used the full power of that twenty percent against these kids then they won't go out with just a few Bruises.
They'll at least go out with a few broken bones and cracked skulls.
Injuries that were way too much for just a mere tournament.
Although people do go out with a few bones broken when facing each other but if Lor used the full twenty percent against them in all his matches then every single one of his opponents would go out with dangerous injuries that rarely occur in matches.
Such a thing would bring light to his unnatural strength and speed which could possibly turn out bad for Lor.
Something he wouldn't want.
"Really? It doesn't seem like that to me. It looks like he might not even recover on time to face me."
Ariella said, not even surprised that Lor wasn't going full power and was only using just enough strength to knock his opponent out.
The little time she's spent with him have been more than enough to know how powerful he was and just what kind of person he is.
Well, at least how powerful he comes off as. She obviously doesn't know how powerful Lor really is.
She doesn't know Lor is currently capable of carrying an entire space shuttle on his body, move at speeds that would leave even a fighter jet behind, take a shot from a tank to his face with not even a scratch and sense things as little as ants as if they were next to him.
She only knows what little Lor has told her and just what she has seen for herself.
Lor wouldn't tell her just how strong he really was no matter what as he still sees her as someone who would die on Krypton.
The only way he was gonna tell or show her how strong he really is, was if he decided to save her from Krypton's destruction for whatever reason or....
She somehow manages to win a spot in his heart.
Whether as a Lover or as a possible future mother for his children. Lor would only tell her how strong he was if she was truly in love with him and there was no chance of her ever betraying him.
Even then, he wouldn't tell her about his reincarnation or powers. She has no way to figure out about Lor's reincarnation but she could possibly figure out his abilities later on.
But that's it, only abilities he shows. Like the regular Kryptonian Powers. Any ones like [Superior Reactive Adaptation and Evolution], she'll have to figure it out herself.
"Trust me, I really didn't do much damage to him at all."
Lor said as he basked even more in the feeling of enjoyment.
"Fine, I'll believe you."
Ariella said as she too relaxed while enjoying the services provided by the servants.
She had finally managed to calm herself down and control herself while around Lor. She was no longer thinking about him consistently and could finally be herself around him.
But even so, she still gave glances at him every few times and her mind still wandered to him once in a while.
It was clear her love and affection for him were still at a very high level and hadn't dropped at all in intensity.
It was just more...
'Controllable'
She thought as a blush crept up her face at the thought of falling so easily for someone.
She swept a strand of her hair behind one of her ears and gave another glance to him.
[A/N: Please tell me what y'all think about this. I've made it where her love for Lor seems more 'normal' and not at a level where it seems like she's a Yandere. I've also made it where it doesn't seem 'forced' for y'all who think it is. The next girls after this won't have as much reaction as Ariella but they will still have a reaction. Hope it's ok now.]
"Now that our contestant is healed and ready to battle, shall we have Ariella Del-Nar up for her match!!"
The host suddenly said as the audience cheered loudly once again.
"Looks like it's your turn now. Be careful out there, it's not gonna be easy defeating him like I did."
Lor said as he gave a glance towards her direction before going back to enjoying his massage.
Ariella, seeing his concern for her, felt her heart skip a beat. Up until the last few minutes, Lor never showed any emotion towards her.
He was always unresponsive and never showed any interest in her. He never even talked properly with her and only said one or two words to her before ignoring her.
It was only these last few minutes that he actually started to communicate with her and engage in meaningful conversations with her.
Seeing him finally starting to show emotions for her, made her heart beat even faster and her love for him to grow even more.
'It seems my efforts in trying to get him to fall for me weren't in vain. Although, I didn't get the result I want, I can at least tell I'm getting there. I'm glad for that.'
Ariella thought with a relieved expression and a smile showing just how happy she really is.
"Thank you for the concern, Lor. It means a lot to me, really."
Ariella said as she turned towards him and gave a gorgeous smile.
It reflected her pure and enormous love for Lor. It was mesmerizing and anybody who saw it, could tell whoever this smile was directed to, had done a fine job in winning this girls heart.
Lor gave a slight smile at her words and said nothing more.
Ariella turned back towards the stage and walked towards it. Her face, adopting a serious look and looking like it was in no mood for games.
She reached the stage under the cheers and support of the audience and stood in front of her opponent.
Her opponent had a serious expression on his face and any signs of injuries he sustained fighting Lor had completely disappeared.
It's already been decided who the number one in this tournament was gonna be while the outcome of this match will decide who gets to be the number two and number three.
The opponent had already missed the chance at getting number one and although, he wasn't satisfied with number two, he'll just have to deal with it.
For this match, he'll definitely give his all and the same goes for Ariella. She definitely can't get third place this time.
Not when it truly matters now.
They both readied themselves and got in their various stances.
Fists raised, ready to destroy all that dares to go against it.
Staff pointing forward, ready to thrust at all obstacles in front of it.
It seems like this is gonna be a very interesting match.
"Begin!"
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I know y'all are mad at me for not posting for the past two weeks....
And I'm sorry for that but believe me when I say I do have a reason for that.
I had a college program in school that was mandatory for everyone in my grade to attend and I had to attend too.
Even if I didn't want to.
I honestly thought I would still be able to make chapters for y'all while still in the program but I didn't know it was gonna be so hard to make chapters for y'all while still doing the projects I was given in the program.
I had to wake up early in the morning and study in the program till 5 in the evening.
Not to mention all the fun and games I played with my friends there till 9pm.
By the time I was done for the day, I was so tired and sweaty that my legs couldn't move till the next day.
As if that wasn't enough, I couldn't use my phone during class periods and had to wait till class ends.
I literally had no time to make chapters at all.
Thankfully, by the time I had to leave for the program in school, I was already half way done with this chapter and as a result, I didn't have much to do when the program ended and I finally had time to start writing the chapter.
I just got out of the program yesterday and finished this chapter today.
So I'm sorry for keeping y'all waiting for so long. I should have told y'all that In the first place.
It's my fault in this. *Proceeds to perform dogeza*
But things ain't so bad now that I'm done with the program and I can go back to enjoying my summer.
Anyways, this chapter was originally supposed to be the end of the tournament arc but since I was gone for too long, I was very desperate to post a chapter.
So I cut a part of this chapter and put it into the next one, meaning the next chapter is officially the end of the tournament arc and is the chapter for when we finally time skip to Krypton's Destruction.
So close to canon yet so far.
In this chapter, I went pretty deep in the psychology of a Yandere.
Most authors don't go in depth on Yandere's and how they're suddenly okay with their drastic personality change.
The girls suddenly start killing people for their love ones and are suddenly okay with it. Some girls would never commit murder but suddenly start doing it and are okay with it like there's no problem at all.
It's not like I'm against it or I hate it but I believe there's gotta be something that happened between the time when they were normal and didn't like killing and when they suddenly start killing and don't care anymore.
Like maybe they came to terms with themselves suddenly changing or maybe it's something like 'their love was so strong that they put away their dislike or hatred for killing all because of their love'
That's most likely it but I also wanna believe it wasn't as simple as that.
Like they had to go through something deep or mentally prepare themselves for the deaths they're about to cause for them to come to terms with killing.
But anyways, those are just my thoughts.
I'm just taking a completely different route from most authors I've seen.
This chapter was also pretty long.
5698 words.
That's to be expected of a special chapter, I suppose.
I won't be able to post tomorrow or the day after since I really need to save more chapters for you guys in case something like this ever happens again.
Sorry about that.
Once again, I'm sorry for not posting for so long and do please tell me your thoughts on this chapter and what you think about it.
I'd love to hear what you guys think.
Anyways, I'll see y'all next chapter.
Peace✌️
