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Prince of Krypton-1
I grabbed the fist of a zorbak alien, an over muscular green scally being with tusk like mandibles, I pulled it's arm and wrenched it behind his back. Tossing him into the wall, and raised my arms in triumph as the crowds of aliens cheered my name.
"Nova-Bel! Nova-Bel! Nova-Bel!" They cheered all together.
I would have escaped War World by now if it wasn't for the new fields they lined the city's walls with. It keeps me at half strength. I was the Prince of Krypton, how I escaped the firey clutches of a destroyed Krypton was a long story. Long story short...they sent me as a child to the last Kryptonian city, Argo. From there I was raised by my friend Kara in- Ze's aunt. Before she died Kara in-Ze and I were sent in separate ships to Earth where rumor has it that Zor-El's cousin lived.
However, as we passed through a asteroid field we were separated as mine had become too damaged to function. It put me under a stasis for years until I was found by Mongul who trained me to be a vicious and brutal killer. He told me because of the last Kryptonian to visit War World they realized how much they needed to upgrade their defenses and now I fight to survive as Mongul's newest champion. I can't tell you how long I've been here. Years? Eons? Time works differently on War World.
I wore a very revealing armor that had my family's symbol on the chest which resembles a Star going supernova. A war skirt attached to my codpiece. I had knee length metal boots with guards. Studded metal arm bands to protect myself from attack. I wore my thin band crown with my family's symbol and my naturally long straight blood red hair with violet highlights.
You wouldn't notice I was a warrior by looking at me. My 5'9 golden tanned lean muscled frame didn't look like much of a threat. However, as a matter of natural defense the submissive Kryptonian males are physically stronger than dominant Kryptonian males.
I was too distracted by the roar of the crowd that I didn't notice the Zorback alien who tackled me to the ground and punched me square in my jaw. He grabbed me by the hair and spun me around using it. I felt myself slam against a wall as I rolled over in time to dodge a Lenorian's foot as it stomped the ground hard enough to break through. I grabbed his foot and tripped him as it gave me enough time to get up. I dodged a laser spear and snapped it with a chop from my hand. I then grabbed the spear's tip and lobotomized the Zorback alien.
The Lenorian, a yellow skinned alien with the face of a bildsnipp, it grabbed a broken starship and hurled it at me. I had to cartwheel out of the way and grabbed the wing of the ship and tossed it at the Lenorian at blinding speed to watch him get split in half. Green blood splashing everywhere on the battlefield.
"Nova-Bel! Nova-Bel! Nova-Bel!" The crowd which consists of all kinds of alien races wearing brown cloaks of rough cloth. Mongul can throw as many fights as he wants, however, it won't distract them from what's really going on forever. Mongul throws these fights to distract the masses of their lack of food and water, money, even going to the lengths of making any who stand against him disappear. I can only hope that one day something happens to the powergrid so I can regain my full powers and make Mongul pay for his crimes. The people see me as a champion...their savior. Some have tried to destroy the grid to release me from the hold he has over me.
"Well it appears you survive to live another day, Nova-Bel." Mongul said in a booming voice as he watched the fight from a high throne.
"We will see what challenges tomorrow holds...at WAR WORLD!!" He yelled into the air as the crowd went wild. I was zapped by the tiny ball that floated around recording the fight. It beamed me back to War World's holding cells. I wasn't allowed to walk the city because of the fact that Mongul knew I would go to the powergrid.
"Get into your cell." Mongul's assistant Neron said as he stood on a floating disk.
"Eat a bildsnipp!" I yelled at him, more floating pods surrounded me and electrocuted me.
Help me! Anybody!!
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"Help me! Anybody!!" J'onn J'onzz yelled in ancient Kryptonian, as he held his head in pain.
"J'onn! What's wrong?" Wonder Woman asked panicked as she helped him into a chair.
"Superman! We need to contact Superman. It's of grave importance!!" J'onn said as he began typing into the terminal, contacting Superman's communicator.
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"Hit them back!" Supeman said to the other more amateur superheroes. The robotic drones under the control of Gorilla Grodd who had created them with the help of Lex Luthor an uneasy alliance between the two.
"There's too many of them!" A rookie yelled as a droid jumped him.
Superman shot 12 of them with quick bursts of his heat vision causing them to explode. Ripping off the droid from the rookie he tossed the arm of the droid into the chest of another droid.
"Superman! There is a matter of grave importance. Report immediately to the Watchtower. " J'onn J'onzz aka The Martian Manhunter said over an intercom link.
"Kind of busy!" Superman said into the communicator as he rushed Gorilla Grodd and punched him into the wall.
"Filthy human, get your hands off me!!" Gorilla Grodd grunted in pain.
"You should have stayed in captivity!" Superman quipped with a smirk before knocking Grodd out with a quick backhand. Superman then grabbed the helmet that controlled the droids and crushed it in his hand.
"Grodd's down. Flash, take over." Superman said as Flash showed up in a red gust of wind.
"You got it, Sups!" Flash said with a smirk as he comedically saluted Superman.
"J'onn, I'm ready for transport." Superman said into the com link.
Superman stood his ground as a blinding cylinder of light shined over him. His form distorting as the beam trasported Superman back to bases molecule by molecule.
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"J'onn! What's the emergency?" Superman asked flying to J'onn and Wonder Woman as they looked upon the giant screen that held a map of the universe as it zoomed in onto the target.
"I just got received a telepathic distress from War World." The Martian Manhunter said pointing coordinates on the screen.
"I don't follow. It's probably just a trap by Mongul." Superman said.
"No, I can sense this person. Besides...he's Kryptonian. He's giving off the same energy signature that you and Supergirl do." J'onn said to the head superheroes who have come together.
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I found myself in my large cage, chained to the wall. It was dark but thanks to my Kryptonian senses I could see perfectly fine. I pulled and pulled until the chains around my right hand got loose and finally snapped. I pulled the chains around my chest off and then my next hand. I then grabbed the chains bounding my feet to the wall and pulled until they broke off.
I rolled on the floor tired and exhausted. I could barely move, knowing Mongul used a powerful sedative on me. It's the only way to keep me from attempting to get out.
"Eat your food!" A guard commanded as he pushed a hot tray of food into my cell through the floor slide. Purple and grey slop that could only be know as the insides of a Gordlex...a green furred beast with three horns on it's forehead.
Here on War World...if you did not eat...then you would not eat. So I learned to eat the most disgusting things. Lucky for me tonight...Gordlex entrails are a delicacy. I used two fingers to take a pinch of the slimy goop and place it in my mouth. The taste was better than what they usually fed me...I always pray to be fed this stuff.
I got to about half my tray of food when I heard a crashing sound and the alarm went off. The alarm didn't go off a lot but when it did it usually meant there was a fight going on. A bad one. The lights cut off as the walls began to shake more and more. I gripped the wall and pulled myself up to watch as the ceiling caved in. A very large and beautiful man stood in the most strangest colors I have seen before. It really complimented his appearance.
From the Ancient Kryptonian symbol he bore on his chest I could tell he was from the family of El.
"You...you must be Kara in-Ze's cousin. Kal-El." I said to him. I watched as his face twisted in confusion.
"Kryptonian...but it's harder to understand." He said outloud. I didn't understand what he said but it sounded like he was talking to himself.
"Can you help free me?? Wait...if you're on War World then you will be stripped of half your powers by the powergrid." I said to him but he didn't understand.
"I'm here to help." He said in modern Kryptonian. I could some what understand as I learned it from Kara in-Ze.
"Can you understand me, now?" I asked using broken but more modern Kryptonian.
"Somewhat. Why...why do I feel so weak?" The beautiful Kal-El said holding onto the wall.
"War World has a new powergrid that's fueled by Kryptonite. It won't kill us, but will keep us from being able to leave War World." I say to him as he grabs me and attempts to fly but only levitates a few feet before we drop.
"J'onn! Come in!! I found the Kryptonian, but because of the powergrid that has been installed in War World we are unable to use our powers to their fullest extent." The Kal-El said in that strange language again.
"Diana and Hawkgirl are on their way to deactivate the Powergrid." The Martian said back to him.
"No!" I yelled showing my worry.
"The controls are in Mongul's main chamber. He will kill them." I said to Kal-El.
"No one said they were going for the controls," Kal-El said with a smirk before pulling me to the barred door, "Push." He said as we pushed the door down together and ran down the halls of the holding cells to the exit as two sphere's appeared from the wall.
"Careful. One shock and they can render you unconscious." I said as I dodged an electrical volt.
I jumped and flipped in the air kicking the sphere into the other sphere causing them to explode as four more appeared. I punched one as Kal-El kicked one into another. I grabbed one sphere and smashed it into the wall, but forgot the other sphere. I began to fade as I felt a shock from behind, luckily it was just on my leg as I leaped out of the way. I fell to the ground and looked up to see Kal-El punch the sphere in it's sensors.
"Let's go." He said lifting me up. I put my arm around his neck and felt this strange feeling coming from me as I leaned closer to him. He helped me walk as my leg felt numb. We made it out of the holding cells and found ourselves outside in the open. We stood in the Bazaar of War World.
"We need to find disguises. If I remember correctly, you're as famous as I am here...maybe more." As we walked the streets of the Bazaar. We found some cloaks for sale but thanks to who we were we got them for free.
"I know this is an inappropriate time to ask but who are you and why are you wearing a crown?" Kal-El asked me.
"I am Nova-Bel, Prince of Krypton." I said like it wasn't a big deal. It wasn't at least not in my eyes...Krypton is gone.
"That would explain it." Kal-El said as he pulled me out of the way as guards passed us by.
"I will remove Mongul from his false throne and set these people free from his tyranny." I said as the feeling came back to my leg and I was able to walk again.
"What do you plan on doing afterwards?" Kal-El asked me.
"I suppose find some use for myself. I can't let evildoers steal and strike fear and cause pain to the innocent and the helpless...not while I have the necessary abilities to fight for Justice." I said to Kal-El as I stopped and looked him in the eyes.
"Come with us after this...join my team and you will see your desire fulfilled." Kal-El said to me as he put a hand on my shoulder. That strange feeling returned as he touched me. It's like receiving a Kelzar bolt from a Asterott's stun pistol...a neither good nor bad sensation, that intrigues you.
"When this is over...I will let you know my answer." I said as we continued on. We finally made it to the Capital City's powergrid station. It was guarded by opponents that I have yet to face during my matches.
"Superman! Diana and Hawkgirl have been captured." J'onn said to Superman over the com link. I didn't understand what he was saying...either of them.
"Send me their last coordinates. We've reached the powergrid. Hopefully this will let us-" Whatever he was saying it sounded like he wasn't finished when I saw him go down.
"Kal-El!" I said running to him before I was struck from behind.
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"Green Lantern. You, Flash, and I are needed on War World. I've lost communication with Superman, Hawkgirl, and Wonder Woman." J'onn said to John Stewart as The Flash and Green Lantern joined him on the teleportation deck.
"It's about time I see some action." The Flash said being immature.
"We are so doomed." John Stewart said as he rubbed his temple in frustration.
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I could feel my face being grabbed by a strong and scaly hand.
"Wakey wakey." I heard in a voice I knew and hated too well. Mongul.
"I said wake up you pathetic piece of a starship wreckage." Mongul said as he backhanded me. My eyes flew open to see Mongul's sneering face.
I couldn't help what happened next. I spit in his face and headed butted his face. I watched him groan in pain as he held his now bleeding nose.
"You only made it easier to find you." I said to him as I struggled to get out.
"Oh don't worry...I'm been waiting for this." Mongul said wiping the blood off his face before pressing a button which released me. I noticed all the others were still strapped to the walls and unconscious.
"Know this day well Mongul. For today is the day that you lose your empire." I said getting up from the floor.
"Tough talk for a leashed Kryptonian. Face it. You don't stand a chance against me with the powergrid up. Let's make this interesting. I'm going to record this event for all to see as their champion dies by my hands." Mogul said with a malicious grin before lunging for me.
I barely had time to dodge as he punched me in the gut and then the face and kicked me hard in the chest before grabbing my leg and spinning me around before tossing me at a pillar where he pushed my face into it.
"What happened to all those tough words?" Mongul taunted me.
"Eat a bildsnipp!" I yelled before landing a few blows of my own. I could tell they were barely denting him. I flipped out of the way and caused him to break Superman's left shackle. I grabbed his head peice and smacked him across the face with it.
"These fights are all just a ploy to distract the people of War World of what's going on. No food, peopld disappearing. How long did you think you would get away with it?" I asked him kicking him hard in the groin.
While he was slouched in pain I took the advantage and began pressing button on his throne. I watched as Wonder Woman awoke and got free from her spot. She flew at Mongul in anger, just pushing him back with punches. Before I turned to see Wonder Woman get thrown at the wall.
"Is that all you got? Pathetic." Mongul said with a smirk.
I needed to find the button to disrupt the powergrid's signal.
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"We need to pull down this powergrid." J'onn said as he morphed into a dragon and tied the guards up with his body as they struggled against him.
I'm on it!" Flash said as he ran to the grid and began throwing stuff at the line but nothing happened. Green Lantern used his ring and formed a blade and sliced the line of the powergrid.
A green light flashed around the city's walls as the walls literally came falling down. The powergrid's core reactor exploding in the middle of the city.
"That should do it. Now we need to do damage control." Green Lantern said as they rushed to the middle of the city to help the residents who were in the impact.
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As I was taking a beating, the room shook with such anger. The alarm went off and on the screen showed the damage of the inner city...no one lived there. It then turned to a Martian, Green Lantern, and a....I have no idea what the fast red man was. I could feel the sensation of weight being lifted from my shoulders. After so long I finally felt like myself. I caught Mongul's fist as it came at me.
His massively larger than mine, however, I was stronger. Much stronger. His face turned to anger and fear as I lifted him and tossed him at the wall.
"Mongul. Let's see how you fair now that I'm not leashed up like a cordakian." I said before charging at him with incredible speed. I offered him a punch to the neck and then a kick to the groin.
"This is for Draaga!" I yelled at him as I lifted him up and punched him into the wall. Draaga was killed by Mongul a few years back when I first came here. Mongul cheated. With no one to challenge Mongul...he was back in command.
I went to release Kal-El, the Thanagarian, and the...I do not know what creature the woman was. Not noticing that Mongul was coming up behind me. It was Kal-El that delivered the bkow that knocked Mongul unconscious. I grabbed one of Mongul's weapons and brought it to Mongul's neck.
"No! Nova-Bel!" Kal-El said coming up to me.
"You can't do this...it won't make you any better than him." The Thanagarian said in her native tongue.
"He deserves it...but you're right. However...this time I will make sure he will never hurt another." I said as I crushed his hands.
"You didn't need to do that. It is not our way!" Kal-El yelled at me.
"I am not of your way! Besides...his hands will heal. He just won't be able to ever hurt anyone with how weak they will be." I said as I pushed passed him and the others.
"Wait!" The others said in their strange language that I still didn't understand.
"Nova-Bel!" Kal-El said to me as he grabbed my arm. "Please."
"I do not understand your new customs, Kal-El. Kryptonian customs would dictate that Mongul be killed for his crimes by the most highest of punishments. Especially since he attacked and tortured Kryptonian royalty." I said as I turned to Kal-El.
"However, since you saved my life...I will spare his. I cannot reward you with anything, other than this..." I said tangling my fingers in his raven locks and kissing him. I didn't expect him to kiss me back but I could feel the blasts of an Argoan Celebration.
I backed up from him to see his face redder than our sun.
"Can we get out of here? I've been wearing this armor for what feels like a millenia. I want to finally have my rest." I said as I yawned exhausted.
I couldn't seem to keep my eyes open. I felt Kal-El pull me close as I finally drifted off to a well earned hibernation. Whatever the future holds...I just hope Kal-El is by my side.
(First chapter. Spelling errors and typos probably somewhere, but just enjoy what you can read! Lol.)