SuperCorp Chronicles

Chapter 110

"Why didn't you finish her off? I sent you to do a job and you do not come back until it is done." Lex Luthor demanded of Black Adam when he returned to Kahndaq.

"Watch yourself, Lex Luthor. You forget who's kingdom this is." Black Adam said, since he was currently offering sanctuary to Lex Luthor and his little what he was calling Legion of Doom in Kahndaq, since this was one of the few countries that not only wasn't a member of the UN and that the Justice League had no jurisdiction to operate in, so it was the only place Lex was safe from prosecution.

"I don't care." Lex said, only to have Black Adam hold a lightning bolt to his throat.

"What yourself Luthor. I may have aligned myself with you for the moment, but I can easily change my mind and turn you over to nearly every other country on this planet that wants your head." Black Adam said and Lex could tell that he'd gone too far.

"You need me a hell of a lot more than I need you Luthor." Black Adam said.

"My apologies. My hatred for the aliens, especially the kryptonians, clouded my judgement. I meant no disrespect your highness." Lex said, though Adam could tell that Lex was lying through his teeth.

"I offered you sanctuary here and I still don't know why I agreed to do that." Black Adam said.

"Because you're tired of heroes keeping you from expanding your borders and with my help, you can do that." Lex said.

"I still don't think it was a wise move to court him. My king." a new voice as Black Adam's wife and queen, Adrianna Tarazi.

"My love." Adam said to the one person he truly loved.

"Kahndaq has flourished under our rule, our people are happy and you even came to a truce with Captain Marvel that benefits both of you. We were happy. And then you came here." Isis said.

"I'm simply trying to get the king to expand his empire." Lex said.

"At the cost of how many innocent lives?" Isis asked.

"Enough. I will not hear discord in my own palace." Black Adam said and Lex looked at the queen smugly.

"Luthor, leave us." Adam said, dismissing the man, who reluctantly left.

"We can't trust him, my love." Adrianna said.

"Who says I do. Luthor is a resource that will be helpful in protecting Kahndaq, but I am no fool. I trust no one is not from Kahndaq." Adam said as he held his wife's necklace, the source of her powers.

"You know I can protect myself my love. You made sure of that. Not to mention I have the highest security in the country." Adrianna said.

"I know, but I do not want Luthor to know of your power. And while I know you can protect yourself, if Luthor harms you, he will suffer my wrath." Black Adam said.

"I know. But our kingdom has been peaceful since you were awakened and freed us from men like Luthor. No danger. Until you let that outsider and his legion into our borders." Adrianna said.

"It's a calculated risk. It was only a matter of time until Captain Marvel made allies with those powerful enough to help depose me. I had to make alliances myself." Black Adam said.

"And when Luthor tries to kill me, since we both saw the look on his face, he doesn't like the influence I have on you." Adrianna asked.

"Then he will be lucky to escape this country alive, since there is nowhere he can run where he'd be safe from my wrath.

"Wow, this place is so cool." Captain Marvel said as he geeked out at seeing the Hall of Justice for the first time.

"You should've seen it when it was the Justice League's real headquarters instead of the tourist trap it is now. It's a good way to help fund the League though." Supergirl said with a smile, since she could clearly tell that Captain Marvel was a child in a grown man's body. As in literally. She'd had him, along with all other potential candidates for League membership, under surveillance for months. She knew who he was.

"Do I get to see the Watchtower?" Captain Marvel asked.

"When you turn 18." Supergirl said with a chuckle as Captain Marvel froze.

"What are you talking about?" Captain Marvel asked.

"Did you really think that I don't know that you're a child in a grown man's body? Billy." Supergirl said and Captain Marvel groaned.

"How did you find out?" Captain Marvel asked.

"Anyone we consider for Justice League membership is put under surveillance so we can study them and you have been up for membership for a long time. We're still debating whether or not to let you in before you turn 18, though your help today definitely helped get you more support, since it definitely showcased that the League needs more mystic firepower, since right now, the only magic user we have is Doctor Fate. But there are a lot of evil wizards out there, so the more magical heroes we have, the better. I'll be putting you up for a vote at the next meeting. But anyways, I brought you here so we could discuss Black Adam. You've fought him before, do you have any idea what the attack was about?" Supergirl asked him and Captain Marvel shook his head.

"No, it was completely out of character for him. Everything Black Adam has ever done has been to protect his people, protect Kahndaq. He's a king who only cares about his kingdom and while he may be evil to an extent, one of his more honorable characteristics is that he's always put his people first. I mean, the way he became king of Kahndaq." Captain Marvel said.

"I know. It may have happened before the League was formed, but I can't deny that it was effective. It's part of why we've left him alone, since while he's causing trouble, Kahndaq seems to be flourishing under his rule and protection, so as long as he stays there, the Justice League isn't going to make moves against him. Now though, I think we might have to reconsider that policy." Supergirl said.

"What are you thinking?" Captain Marvel asked.

"Not sure yet." Supergirl said.