Marvel: Son of Krypton, Tearing Apart the Nemean Lion

After transmigrating as Krypton’s last orphan, Su Chen’s escape pod crashes on Themyscira. The Amazon queen Hippolyta adopts him, making him Wonder Woman Diana’s younger brother. At six, he takes on four elite warriors barehanded; at eight, he tears three Nemean lions apart with his bare hands. The yellow sun’s radiation makes him stronger by the day.

But Kryptonian genes are stamped with dominance, ferocity, and an overwhelming desire for control. As he grows older, he awakens telepathy, the ability to hear all things, and Heat Vision one after another. The night his powers go out of control, two beams of red light shoot into the sky, and the entire island trembles. Diana rushes back and looks at her adoptive brother. “Mother says you need help. I think what you really need is to learn to control yourself.”

In the queen’s chambers, Hippolyta hands him a Kryptonian battle suit. “It’s time for you to leave. The world beyond is where your battlefield lies.” Su Chen takes the suit and glances up at the yellow sun outside the window, the corner of his mouth lifting.

“Fine. Let Earth find out just how terrifying Kryptonians can be.”

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.