[DC] Chapter 93: Heroes? (Patreon)
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Currently, Rao was in front of the ship that Kara came to this universe, the ship was located in a region of the second mother ship that only Rao and General Zod have access to.
Kara was scouring around looking for anything useful, she entered the ship and searched for anything, she was sure that the person who left her in this new universe would not bring her without any backup plan.
At least, she believes that the person who left her in this universe is a friend. After all, if she were the enemy, she would be dead now.
"I'm curious about something." Rao spoke while accompanied by the Martian.
"What?" Kara, who was now calmer, replied. She doesn't know why she let her guard down next to Rao, but although Rao is scary, she doesn't think he's her enemy; that thought only got stronger when he found out he was a friend of Kara Zor-El from this universe.
But she was curious as to why General Zod didn't go crazy in this universe. She remembers that in the beginning General Zod and his companions were loyal to Krypton, but something happened and General Zod did a coup d'état;after these events he was exiled in the ghost zone and came to Earth in search of revenge.
'I think Rao's existence has changed the entire timeline of this universe, and what does he mean by God? Is he like Diana? ' She thought to herself.
“Why are you wearing this outfit without any protection? Are you an exhibitionist?” He asked curiously while putting his hand on his chin, he was really very curious. After all, her clothes were not very convenient for protection.
"... This is my Hero uniform !!" She shouted in embarrassment.
The Martian showed a dangerous look when she saw Kara yelling at Rao, she didn't like the blonde's attitude.
Rao only showed a small smile when he saw Kara's reaction. 'She had the same reaction as Kara that I know, I think that the personalities of other Kara should not change so much in different universes ... At least my Kara was not as expressive as this woman, she had her moments of shame, but she was not as expressive as she is. I think that because she lives a lot with humans, she became a woman who acts a lot through emotion. '
"Hero? What is it?” Rao was thinking that Kara was a war hero, but judging by the reaction of the aforementioned and her ridiculous uniform, he thinks that thought is wrong.
Kara goes back to looking for something on her ship, while looking for something, she replies: "Heroesare beings with great powers and abilities, they use these powers to help the innocent without powers from the villains."
A question mark appears in Rao's head. “Hmm. Are heroes something like law enforcement officers? And are villains criminals who break the law? ”
"Yes, heroes use their powers to defend Earth and the people without powers from villains."
"I understand." Rao nods.
“How does this organization work? Do you have a leader? How does the punishment of these villains work? ” He asked curiously, after all, a group of beings with superpowers cannot be disorganized. They must have a leader or something, and depending on the leader, this organization may have different thoughts and ideology, I hope they are not the same as the Greek pantheon.
"We are a group of heroes brought together for a cause, we don't have a leader; the punishment of villains is decided by the government, we just stop the criminals and put him behind bars." She spoke without going too far.
Rao raised an eyebrow. "Wait ..." He was full of doubts now about this organization, a group of beings that act by an ideology
"Just one example: If I attacked Earth in your universe, and I was defeated, what would happen to me?" He decided to make an example to understand the thought process of these beings.
Kara stops looking for something and looks at Rao: "We would probably throw you in the ghost zone."
".... are you serious?" He asked with a shocked face.
"Yes." She went back to look for something on the ship.
"This ..." He couldn't believe what he was hearing, this was something very stupid. An enemy from another universe attacks Earth and when they defeat that enemy, they just trap him in the phantom zone? What happens if that enemy leaves the phantom zone? He would definitely seek revenge and in the process, more innocent people would die ...
"What happens if that enemy leaves the phantom zone?" Rao asked seriously.
"We were going to defeat this enemy and trap him in the ghost zone again.” She spoke as if it were the right thing to do.
"................"
Rao looks at Kara with a slight frown on the expression on his face, "I don't understand, why don't you kill this enemy?"
Kara looks up with a shocked face. "Killing is wrong, heroes don't kill." She replied with a determined face. "From the moment the hero begins to kill, he will feel that he is above the law, eventually he will lose control."
Rao just stared at Kara with an expression as if he were looking at a species of rare animal, he could not understand Kara's thought process that led to this response.
A good enemy is a dead enemy. If Rao let an enemy live it is because he wanted to use that enemy for some purpose in the future, that thought materializes with Atlas. He was Rao's enemy, but he was also a powerful titan and because of the moment and circumstances involved in that confrontation, he couldn't eliminate Atlas. Because of that, he practically enslaved him to be a useful weapon.
But if it were on another occasion, Rao is sure he would kill Atlas. After all, a living enemy is just a dangerous unknown, and that unknown must be eliminated immediately. 'Of course there are exceptions like Hades, I shouldn't be so extreme, but if an enemy attacks me or my people, it would definitely be eliminated.'
'I don't understand, she is very different from the Kara I know. Although I could not endure the killing, the Kara I knew was not entirely against the idea of killing if she were an enemy. ' Rao started to think what happened to that thought being born in this blonde woman's head.
"Who spoke those words to you?" He asked as he narrowed his eyes.
"Batman, and Superman." She spoke honestly.
'Ah ... This is what happened, she was indoctrinated. The thought that killing is wrong was put into it by these two men. ' He came to the conclusion when he heard what Kara said.
Soon Rao thinks about something and smiles: "What would you do if Batman the person who slaughtered his friends was in front of you?"
"I ..." Kara didn't know what to say, but when she remembered the sight of Batman over the bodies of her friends, anger grew in her heart. "I will kill him!"
Rao just nods his head as if he understood, but inside, he was disappointed; I can say that she said this because she was angry, but I'm sure that when she killed the enemy, she would regret that decision ... She became very weak mentally if someone's death can leave her thinking shaken, so any enemy can take advantage of this weakness. She is also acting only for her emotions, she forgot logic and reason, she forgot what it is to be a Kryptonian, she was too infected by the thoughts of humans.
"I found it!!" Kara screamed as she pulled out a brooch with the symbol of lightning.