I Became a Loser?! [Western Crossover]

After Laetitia was born, her life followed a predictable course. As the daughter of a minor family, she entered a marriage alliance for business and married Lionel of the Luthor family.

Honestly, he was pretty good-looking. And so Laetitia became Laetitia Luthor.

At first, their married life was actually quite good. Metropolis wasn't as dangerous as neighboring Gotham. They lived ordinary lives and ran a small business.

The Luthor Group's business continued to decline, and Leon's personality began to change.

Laetitia became pregnant.

They named their child Lex. Lex Luthor.

Leon started drinking and staying out all night. Sometimes, he gave me a look that frightened me.

All the pretense shattered when I caught him whipping Lex's back with a cane.

I should have realized sooner why Lex was always so quiet around me. Was he disappointed in me...?

Old Luthor doesn't need to live any longer. It would be hard to dispose of a body in Metropolis, but what about Gotham?

The latest report from the Daily Planet: The chairman of the Luthor Group has died after getting caught in a gang shootout while traveling to Gotham for business negotiations... Laetitia has been appointed the Luthor Group's new CEO... According to reliable sources, Ms. Luthor plans to rename the company the Lex Group. Does this mean... Stay tuned to the Daily Planet for more.

Even as a red-haired, green-eyed child, Lex always remembered his mother's care and guidance.

He was the smartest person in the world. He could control every aspect of his own life. His mother was there to give him a place to return to, or rather, a safety net. Whatever he did, his mother would always take care of the aftermath for him.

Whatever he did.

Shh. He once discovered his mother's secret.

They never spoke of it, but they both knew.

Until the Joker planted a nuclear bomb in Metropolis.

For the sake of that damn alien! Did they really intend to sacrifice an entire city for him?! At the time, Laetitia had hinted that Lex should go to the Middle East. He wanted to investigate the League of Assassins' Lazarus Pit, so he left his city! Then he watched that lunatic Joker make a spectacle of himself on television!

A pitch-black shadow tinged with blue, impossible to describe, its slick, slimy tentacles covering all of Metropolis. Just before the one with super speed could react, it snatched away the pregnant Ms. Lane, then smacked the alien aside with another tentacle. The immense black mist swallowed every terrified, screaming resident of Metropolis, along with the one and only Joker from Gotham, plunging them all into a baby-like sleep.

The nuclear bomb detonated, and Metropolis was reduced to ruins.

After the alien came to his senses in space, he raced back like a dog. But instead of finding nothing but despair, he was met by Lex, wearing kryptonite gloves, and a punch crashing down on him.

Once everything was over, Metropolis began its reconstruction. Its residents woke from their baby-like sleep, still shaken, only to find their homes completely destroyed. Fortunately, they'd all bought insurance from the Lex Group!

The Justice League had always believed this apocalyptic, evil, chaotic creature would bring disaster to humanity. But when it first appeared, all it did was save the entirety of Metropolis... Oh, and the Joker also disappeared in Metropolis. The police have now (halfheartedly) assigned people to look for him.

Batman, in his expert opinion: Lex's actions can be explained by Superman harming his city while he was away, but they seem more like misplaced anger. He doesn't appear particularly concerned about his city. Perhaps he knew a monster like this had been lurking in Metropolis all along.

Could the Joker's chaotic evil really compare to cosmic horror?! Of course he was gobbled up as a tasty little snack. Lex really does have good reason to hate Superman. That's my boy. If Superman's enemies keep trying to destroy Metropolis, this place is doomed. What a headache.

All I can say is, thank goodness for me, Laetitia, aka the cosmic-horror tentacle monster!

Theme: Little red-haired, green-eyed Luthor is adorable