Notices the presence of a newcomer, Ńúćĺéáŕ Ḿáń.

THE PHANTOM ZONE. Grey. Grey shadow as far as the eye can see. Ever-changing shadow. There is no light. There is no darkness. Only grey.

There is a sound of a faint wind, akin to that of the wind in a desert, blowing grains of sand over the dunes. At times is grows and howls, bringing with it the cries of those long gone and forgotten. —

— I had learned of this place many years ago—from a knowledge crystal left behind by my father, Jor-El. This is the Phantom Zone. A place created to hold the most vile of Krypton’s criminals. It is a place of shadow a despair—a place where beings go to be forgotten. —

— And yet Kal-El, Krypton’s last son, entered this forsaken place freely. It was an effort of last strength—a fight for survival against some unknown foe. It had paid off. For the time being—in more ways than one. —

— Though he was still weak, he had survived. And there was hope. There was always hope.

Kal-El gazed out over the grey landscape, noting the ever-changing shadows, how they rose and fell, constantly shaping the landscape. It was easy to get lost here, especially for one who had gone mad and lost his wits. Yet thankfully, he had not. He had willed himself to hold —

— on. Being in a weakened state from the fight with Ńúćĺéáŕ Ḿáń, he had been thankful for a respite from the other. Their arrival into the Forgotten Realm has separated the two, and as of yet, their paths had not crossed.

Ńúćĺéáŕ Ḿáń @MajForce GENERAL ZOD @NonTheDestroyer Jor-El Each step was stronger, and with each step, Hope grew. Kal-El lept, propelling himself across the formless expanse. Several more running strides propelled him onward still. The blazing orb of the sun was in full view now, just beyond the Earth. He gathered his strength and —

Ńúćĺéáŕ Ḿáń @MajForce GENERAL ZOD @NonTheDestroyer Jor-El — with two final strides, he lept, hurling himself upward toward the rift and towards the expanse of space.

Ńúćĺéáŕ Ḿáń

Ńúćĺéáŕ Ḿáń Superman watched the poor being drift toward the sun for several moments. He considered letting him drift toward the blazing orb, yet something told him not to take any chances. He rushed toward the other then with a quick spin, he hurled the Nuclear Man towards the Sun!

"𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲. 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰!"