Later – At Home
The house was quiet. Comfortable. Expensive. Paid for by my parents' civilian career's, savings and any money I have from my part time job. Apparently dad worked at Wayne Industries improve their tech by leaps and bonds. He probably hid a few things to make sure Wayne tech didn't get to advance to quick but just enough be top in the word next to Lex Luthor's company.
Mom had multiple careers among other hobbies that all brought in money. She was a supermodel as a main front in the same circle like Vixen(Mari Jiwe McCabe). she would do multiple shows a year everyone wanted her showing their outfits and products, and mom turned down a lot of job because she didn't agree with the product or the company and still made a killing.
She always said it was a quick easy paycheck which made me a laugh talk about pretty privilege. She would actually prefer her career as a "Architect" with her own company helping fix homes and contributing to rebuilding from natural disasters. She and dad built this house before I was born and helped improved the affordable housing for the Urban area's of Gotham and Bludhaven.
Her company's called "Ictinus Industries". After the most famous Greek Architect. The company still works with her being gone and I receive a monthly salary. Which was my mom's normal amount per her instruction should she disappear or die that I would become acting CEO until I finished my education or decided that I didn't want to run the company. I lowered the amount of 25 thousand I received to a decent amount around 10 thousand and made sure the employees got actual raises and kept their benefits.
I mad sure to attend the occasional board meetings which was weird being one of the only 2 men there. Mostly woman held seats of power all of them new me since I was child but didn't like me being their mostly cause I didn't always agree with their proposals like cutting benefits or stopping their yearly raises.
I argued if mom was here none of you would even say half of these things cause you know she would turn it down and probably get rid of you money hungry lioness. Luckily I had Diana Prince (Wonder Woman) was on the board who agreed with me. She was like a aunt to me considering her and mom go back a while. Thanks to her we were able to replace those board members with good people no blinded by money and keep the company thriving and have a good reputation.
I enter my home I dropped my bag at the door, scanned the rooms. No bugs. Either Bruce got the message or was being more careful. I showered and changed into some relaxed clothes I felt exhausted, I collapsed into my bed.
That night, I dreamed
I was with my parents and we were sitting in the living room. I was maybe eleven. Mom and Dad sat on either side of me. Across from us were the Graysons: Nolan, Debbie, and their son Mark. A normal enough family if you ignored the fact that Nolan could level a city.
Things had been fine back then. Nolan and Dad claimed some made up reason for two Viltrumites stationed on Earth. A lie. I knew it. So did Mom. But she stayed silent. So did I and years passed. Me and Mark powers would awakened our powers at fourteen. In the comics he didn't unlocked them until he was 17.
That gave me the impression that a lot of things were different in this Universe. Mark's Viltrumite strength hit like a freight train. Mine was... different. I threw a punch and the shock wave destroyed a tree. At that point my dad and Nolan would reach out to the League for helped and ran tests with the help of Star Labs trusted scientist. They check the Leagues data bases for similar powers and abilities.
The result were shocking I found out I unlocked my "Metagene" then my dad said I was a type two hybrid. when I asked what that meant my dad explained. That Unlike Mark who is a type one hybrid humans and Viltrumites DNA is so similar their is only a small difference. With him saying pureblooded Viltrumites don't a Adrenaline glands. But you and Mark do but what makes you even more different as a type two hybrid.
The humans of this planet have something called a metagene which you seen be shown in different ways. Each different species around the galaxy has something similar if not completely different depending on the planet and species. The viltrimite gene normally overwrite the DNA of the host with small changes like skin and hair color but will eventually take over completely until it succeeds.
I knew most of this from the lore but its something new which makes me feel more worried for some reason. Nolan would come in saying type two hybrids have a base line of Viltrumite abilities that will improve over time with the added bonus of the other species anilities which will get dramatically stronger with time which our people have a abundance of.
My dad told me what my results were. Saying I have the ability of "Tactile telekinesis". Which made me think of Super boy (Conner Kent) how that was his powers. Paired with my Amazonian resilience and future Viltumites powers means I was gonna be overpowered but in like a hundred years maybe less or more I could be unstoppable. But right now mark was probably the stronger one for now just by a little.
Nolan praised me. "You're a rare hybrid, Cain. The Empire will be proud." Dad looked worried when he said that. But he said nothing. When I asked about Viltrumite purity, Nolan's smile vanished. He said, "Our race nearly died centuries ago due being stuck in constant conflict and we were betrayed by one of our own and former allies.
But we had to adapt to survive so we did and hybrids saved us. Our Grand Regent, Thragg, is part Daxamite. Another, Anissa, has Tamaranean blood. Many more in our ranks and our DNA has been evolving." What was only 50 Viltrumites has now turned into 500 strong with with both numbers of Pureblood and Hybrids combined. Nolan continuing that Him and my dad are the only view true pureblooded left from the older generation. So the pureblood superiority means nothing now.
My dad would say "we aren't just told to breed with just anyone or any species". Once in a while and its extremely rare but it still happens. Some hybrids are to weak and cant survive their heritage and die before or as the their turn nine.
Which made my dad look sad and had me worried for a second. "The best case scenario but still a pretty bad one" Nolan continued. Is that the Viltumite genes aren't inherited. That made me look at Nolan in surprise that some children wont inherent their powers.
Those cases from what he was saying are even rarer. An that if there certain triggers or enough generation pass or reintroducing more Viltrumite DNA back into the bloodline will reawaken the dormant gene.
Then I would remember what I told you last year from my dad saying when my viltrumite abilities awaken.
Can you explain what you meant I will notice things about woman being attracted to me and I being attracted to them'. I asked dad.
He would rub his head and then Nolan would say "I got this I find it easier for me to say" and my father thanked him". Nolan would then say how our Viltrumite DNA gave the men a woman of our species a certain pheromone we release when we are around certain members of the opposite sex.
Its a survival instinct imbedded in our species to reproduce with the best genetic match to create strong and powerful offspring. Mark said nothing still trying wrap his head around what was being said. I understood it but was surprised by what I was hearing hoping it wasnt as bad as I thought it was.
Nolan continued saying not don't worry though it does not mean you will assault anyone that makes you horny our want to sleep with a blood relative. Which made me breath a little easier. You on the other hand find that person in this case for us woman start to very attractive.
And hard to keep your hands off of and in all the studies we done its the same for the partner sometimes they will come on to strong unable to resist the longer your around each other and mate right their regardless of the environment or the timing. As viltrumite we already have high strenght, stamina and endurance and we are blessed with a nearly bottomless Libido, Nolan and my dad looked at eacher smirking which creeped me out.
Hearing all this made me think of when Peter Parker(Spiderman) and Cindy Moon(Silk). When they met in the comics and couldn't keep their hands off each other every time they were around each other. Which scares me if all Viltrumites are like this imagine what happens if I get someone like Supergirl or Wonder Woman when my abilities fully awaken.
Which is even scary feeling like I don't have much of a choice. Even though pretty much all the superhero and supervillain woman are stunning and beautiful. This just creeped me out thinking one day I might be hanging out with a friend and his wife and next thin you know I impregnating her because she was the right match.
that post nut clarity would be crazy and ruin so many lives which made me think if those two had more mates and kids in the world we don't know about. I would put that in the back of my head for now and focus on other things.
I would shivering start shivering remembering Thragg and Anissa... those names alone sounded dangerous and they are hybrids as well especially Thragg. A Daxamite who on par with Kryptonians in terms of strength and overall abilities but not weak to Kryptonite but lead.
I would ask about the weakness . Nolan would continue saying That type two hybrids are more resistant to both species weaknesses but that doesn't mean it wont hurt you or even kill you. In some special cases you would be completely immune.
Nolan would tell me and mark to be careful and to not going around sharing this info with anyone.
Then came the day my parents left for the Watchtower. "We need to help the League with something," Mom said. "Go train with Robin at the Tower."
I obeyed.
Hours later, Mark attacked.
He murdered Titans. Tore through the Tower. I watched Argent and Beast Boy die. Conner Kent and I stood our ground. Raven and Kid Flash flanked us. Robin rallied survivors.
It was war.
We finally brought Mark down. Broken. Bloody.
Then came my reward.
Black Canary's scream.
Martian Manhunter's psychic blast.
Darkness.
And then... I woke up.
Breath caught in my throat. Chest heaving. Sheets soaked in sweat.
"Still haunted," I whispered.
But morning was coming.