Chapter 81: Themyscira Lives Up to Its Name
David was going on a trip.
His parents and Clark weren't particularly surprised.
During the break between semesters, many people chose to travel to relax and start university life with a better mindset.
To celebrate the end of David and Clark's high school careers, their mother Martha happily prepared a lavish dinner and invited friends and family. Pete and Chloe were both there, as was Kara.
For the occasion, their father Jonathan moved out the long-unused extension dining table from the warehouse.
After a joyous banquet, everyone had a wonderful time.
The couple saw off their friends, while David and Clark saw off their classmates.
The moonlight cast a bright and soft glow, draping everything in a silver veil.
In the familiar attic of the warehouse, Clark stood before the astronomical telescope with a wistful expression.
"Lana didn't come today?" David asked, walking up the stairs with his hands in his pockets.
He was surprised Lana hadn't been at the dinner table today, and even more surprised Clark hadn't invited her.
"She... is preparing to study at university in Paris, France."
Clark leaned on his thin, white and red cane, shaking his head with a hint of sadness.
Life always had its imperfections, and things often didn't go as planned.
He had secretly loved Lana for years, and just when it seemed they might get together, it was time to graduate and part ways.
"Since we're destined to be apart, I thought it best not to disturb her. It would only lead to more regret."
Their feelings for each other hadn't reached the point of a long-distance relationship.
Earlier, when they were caught up in their unspoken feelings, Clark had entertained unrealistic fantasies of attending the same university as the girl he admired. But Metropolis was too close to their small town, and Paris was too far.
"It fits my impression of Lana."
David nodded.
Lana had become a cheerleader not long after starting high school. She was ambitious, dated the captain of the football team, and was the center of attention. She pursued what most people pursued and wouldn't let a budding, unfulfilled romance halt her well-planned life.
As for Clark, he was a small-town youth who had never even left the state. He couldn't possibly abandon his parents and move to an unfamiliar country for Lana.
"Their unspoken feelings were destined to end without a beginning."
"There will be many opportunities in college."
He said softly, trying to comfort him.
Clark, wearing sunglasses, shook his head bitterly, indicating he wasn't optimistic.
When his eyesight was good, he was just a background character in school, not very popular with girls. Now that he was blind, it was even less likely.
"There will always be someone who can find gold among the gravel."
David chuckled.
He recalled Chloe mentioning her cousin at the dinner table. She was a full-fledged reporter at the Daily Planet at a young age, tenacious and beautiful. She had already written several popular articles and won a new reporter award. Her name was Lois Lane.
Clark's trip to Metropolis this time should be the start of his contact with his future wife.
"Gold?"
Clark asked in surprise, scratching his head. He was taken aback that his younger brother would describe him that way.
"I... apart from the innate talents of an alien, I don't seem to have anything particularly remarkable."
He found it strange that he handled so many situations less adeptly than his younger brother, even requiring David to step in for him, like with Avery or Rickman.
That day, after Clark had pressed him, David learned that what he thought was a perfect resolution to the Rickman situation had, in fact, left behind clues that almost exposed his identity. If not for his brother, he might have been exposed already.
This realization had greatly frustrated him.
"Don't underestimate your precious potential, like your kindness."
David said, "Not everyone has the ability to destroy the world, yet can bring peace to those in danger in an instant, like seeing hope itself."
Even he couldn't do that.
"Kindness?"
Clark's expression became confused. He gritted his teeth and hesitated before saying, "What I said after my personality was altered by the red meteorite wasn't baseless."
Those were all thoughts he had harbored deep down, like not wanting his parents to interfere too much, or feeling that David made him seem completely unlike an older brother. However, those emotions had been brought to the surface and amplified countless times.
"There's no need to hold yourself to the standards of a saint. You are the son of humanity."
Seeing Clark seem lost in confusion and doubt, David frowned.
He could understand Clark's worry about having emotions like a normal person.
"I..."
David, have you ever thought about why I was sent to Earth?
What if I have some sort of bad mission?"
Clark's brow furrowed, his voice laced with unease.
He had caused so much destruction on the farm that day.
If that fight had happened in the town, how many people would have been injured?
Kara said he was Sergei from the prophecy who would destroy the world, and after the vision Ms. Kardashian had predicted for him, he had another interpretation after terrifying his parents a few days ago.
"In the future, will David be on the side of justice?
And will I be the one who causes fear and panic."
With just one red meteorite that arrived on Earth with him, he could directly transform into a qualified destruction machine.
All of this combined, Clark involuntarily clenched his fists nervously.
"You're overthinking it.
It seems that being blind in both eyes, unable to see anything, has given you more time to think wild thoughts."
Unable to tell Clark that he was just an infant alien refugee trying to escape, without any mission, David raised an eyebrow, patted Clark's shoulder, offered a suggestion, and turned to leave.
"Don't think about these things too much, get more sun.
Your eyes might still recover."
"I'm going to bed early, and I'm leaving for my trip tomorrow."
"Oh right, where do you want to travel this time?"
Clark asked as he turned to watch his brother head downstairs.
He probably wouldn't go to Gotham again; he felt it was best to avoid that dark place.
"I'm not sure either, probably go take a look around London."
"Near London.
Are there any tourist attractions there?" Clark asked, puzzled.
"A place rumored to be like paradise."
...
Whoosh!
On the coast of a small island.
Azure seawater washed over a beach of white sand, and the fierce sea wind carried the faint, briny smell of the sea.
On a rocky shore with scattered black rocks, a young man with a lean and strong build, dressed in casual beachwear as if on vacation, looked up at the overcast sky. Thick fog rose from the sea, obscuring his vision.
"It took me two days to finally find it."
"After Steve Trevor crashed his plane on Themyscira and then, along with Wonder Woman Diana, traveled by an ancient medieval wooden boat from Themyscira to London in one night, it indicates that Themyscira is located in the sea area near London."
David spent some time searching the Atlantic and North Sea areas near London.
"Just a few minutes ago, the weather here was clear and sunny, but as I approached at several times the speed of sound, the sky here seemed to sense something, and the weather changed drastically."
Boom! Boom!
The wind howled, and thick fog instantly enveloped the sea, making it impossible to discern directions. Lightning flashed within the dark clouds, instilling fear.
If someone had arrived by boat, they would have judged that a storm was approaching and quickly left.
But this only confirmed to David that Themyscira was nearby.
"Zeus, god of thunder and lightning, and also the god of the sky..."
Themyscira is protected by Zeus, the king of the Olympian gods. A magical force field surrounds the island, hiding it from discovery and protecting Hippolyta, his lover, and her Amazons who reside there.
Dressed in vacation attire, David left the temporary island he was staying on. His skin glowed with a purple light as he ran onto the surface of the water, transforming into a purple lightning bolt. With his immense speed, the seawater beneath his feet felt like solid ground, allowing him to race across it.
...
"What's outside the island?"
With the sound of waves crashing, Diana sat idly on a cliff, gazing outwards, her slender legs dangling over the edge.
She had pondered this question countless times. Her mother had described the outside world to her, a world belonging to humans, with women who were not as strong as the Amazons, and with men.
Themyscira was picturesque, with an exceptionally blue sky that seemed like a piece of pure blue glass inverted overhead. The air was so fresh that every gust of wind was free of impurities. Lush, primeval jungles could be seen everywhere on the island.
Ancient, stately stone palace complexes with classical styles were dotted among the mountains.
Even the most beautiful painting would become tiresome after being viewed for thousands of years, just as there was no place on the island that an Amazonian princess was not familiar with, offering no novelty.
"This is a pure land bestowed upon the Amazons by Zeus, untouched by the war god Ares."
Diana longed to leave the island and explore.
However, her mother, Queen Hippolyta of the Amazons, had repeatedly forbidden her from leaving, and had also forbidden any Amazon from leaving the island, lest they attract the evil gaze of Ares.
Thousands of years had left no trace on Diana. Her skin was as smooth as silk, her features exquisitely refined and heroic, and her curly black hair, like ebony, accentuated her noble and extraordinary bearing.
Because she was isolated from the world and had little experience with worldly affairs, Diana's eyes, like those of a clear lake, still held a trace of girlish innocence. Bored, she tossed a pebble into the distant sea.
Thump!
The pebble flew a hundred meters and landed in the seawater.
Whoosh!
A figure, moving like lightning, turned and crossed hundreds of meters of sea, leaving a path of white, turbulent waves in his wake. He appeared on the white beach and stopped, looking around with interest.
"Themyscira truly lives up to its name."
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