What does it take to be super? I once thought I knew, but in light of recent events I am not so sure. Around the world people new my name and I would do anything in my power to try to save them all, but I know now that this feat is not possible. My name is Clark Kent, and I was Superman, but now I am just a man. To begin this story I need to take you back to the time when I was still Superman, and I still had her.
Metropolis is know for its criminals I dare say that a few of them have been attracted there because of my power, but it always works out, I stop them, and put them in jail. This particular day everything was normal I was working at my desk, in the top floor of the daily planet. When Lois lane the love of my life the woman who gave me the name superman came over to tell me about a new story she was working on and wanted my take on it. The whole thing was about who was the man behind superman of course I have not told her of my secret identity. I would never risk putting her in such danger, so I keep my secret. In this story she unknowably calls me the greatest man in all humankind the one man who can save the planet, and never lets a innocent life go. I would be lying if at the time I did not admit that this went to my ego I have never had much of one, but to hear the girl you love saying these thing about you really gets the heart started even if she doesn't know that what she has written is about you. Back to the story I tell her I like it and fix some of the grammar, and she goes of to pass it off to the editor and that when I hear the sirens, and take off like I have done a million times before, but this time it would never be the same.
Three blocks away from the daily planet I see the cop cars surrounding what looks like a run down building I approach and ask the chief what is going on. That's when it happened BOOM! I get hit with a blast that nocked me back at least five blocks, I could see all the cops that where there are disintegrated and this tugs at my heart I have to find out what this thing is. As I fly back I see this great beast standing in the crater he has left, he was at least 12 feet tall and appeared to be a deep shade of purple, with eyes that where bright orange, and teeth that looked like that of a sand tiger shark. Before I could call out to it I heard it talking in my mind reading my thoughts finding out what and who I am. It then screamed I am eschaton, and I have travelled the universe seeking worthy adversaries, I dare say you may be the best yet, prepare for your destruction. I knew then and there that this was going to be a long day, and I probably would not make my date with Lois. I have fought tougher foes, but it has been a long time. The last time I felt someone punch like this I was squaring away with doomsday, and the last time I faced someone with this much of a strategic mind apocalypse was trying to take over the world. Every punch rippled through my body and the sad thing was I did not seem to be hurting this thing at all, and he seemed to learn from every one of my attacks. The destruction we where causing was enormous and I knew I had to try and move away from the city, but this eschaton, this beast, just would have nothing of the sort. I would throw him out and he would fly right back in. after about an hour of fighting I heard his voice in my mind again, saying you truly are a great adversary, this is a fun fight, but it grows rather boring I think it is time to make it more interesting. I of course had know idea what he meant the suddenly he was off leaving a crater where he launched and I could see he was headed for the daily planet, and that's when I heard his voice very faint, but I still could make out what he said, loved ones are never safe in battle.