POSSESSION ; INJUSTICE SUPERBAT

Chapter 06

The weather made everything seem perfect. The sky was dark with clouds, disallowing any sunlight to breach through. The weather was dark and cold, mingled with the gloomy atmosphere at the funeral.

The entire crowd glanced over at the man dressed in black. It was the hardest for Clark. Everyone knew about this.

He was a powerful man. However, he couldn't protect his beloved woman and his unborn child. It wasn't his fault for failing to save them. It was the cruelty of the world which had killed Lois and the Superman they know.

Being the one who stayed by Clark's side when the entire tragedy happened, Diana watched her companion a bit closer than others. She noticed that the man did not cry. His eyes were lifeless and empty. He was staring at the tombstone with Lois's name on it as if everything and everyone around him did not exist. Not a single tear had slipped from his eyes, but Diana knew that Clark had cried and mourned with Lois's cold body in his embrace.

No one had hoped for such an accident to happen. No one could have imagined themselves in Clark's position. No one, except for the one person who hid in the dark.

While everyone was sharing their grief and sadness, Bruce was alone and had no one to share his. Even though he didn't attend Lois's funeral, no one could be sadder than him except for Clark.

There is a reason why Bruce didn't attend the funeral.

He didn't have the right to be there. 

It was his mistake which had killed Lois.

Miscalculation or no, Bruce didn't deny the fact that he was part of the reason Lois was killed. As the protector of Gotham, he should have kept his watch on Joker and predicted the gruesome plan of his foe.

But Bruce had been careless. And now, he had caused everyone to fall into the trap set by the madman.

Especially Clark.

He'd never wanted to destroy Clark's happiness.
He cared about the man.
He loved him.

In a world filled with criminals who couldn't be controlled by the law, Bruce understood Clark's feeling when he lost Lois. He had been there. When Joker killed Jason, Bruce had planned a million ways of torturing the criminal for murdering his son. His sanity had been blinded by rage and despair, but he hadn't allowed Joker to win against the psychology war between them. 

 Clark loses. Lost.

Lois was a big part of Clark's life. She was one of the people who'd influenced Clark to become more like a human. And the unborn child, its existence was supposed to bring promised happiness into Clark's life.

Bruce snapped out from his thoughts when he heard heavy footsteps. Whoever the person was, they weren't Alfred. His butler's steps are always steady and light.

Bruce pulled out a Batarang as he turned around.

His eyes widened when he saw an unexpected guest.

"Clark...?"

As the Kryptonian walked towards him, Bruce felt a shudder running through his spine. He could see the glowing red eyes of rage directed towards him. It was as though Clark wanted to devour him with his glare. In the brief moment, the Kryptonian pinned Bruce against the wall. The blue eyes were filled with resentment.

"It was your fault!" Clark said. He gripped Bruce's throat tightly, threatening to crush the man's bones under his grasp. "You should have killed that madman when you could! You should have done it when he took Jason away from you! How many sacrifices had to be made to let you understand that you shouldn't sympathize with the criminals?! HOW MANY?!"