She tightened her legs one last time. "Show me," she breathed, "what happens when you break ."
She laughed. It was bright and sharp as a diamond saw. superman returns xenia
Finally , she thought. Something new. Three days later, Xenia stood in the center of the crater. The ship—Kryptonian, she’d learned from the dead scientist she’d followed—was mostly dark. But its core hummed. A pulsing green heart. She pressed her palm to it. Instead of killing her, it purred . Her veins lit up like circuitry. For the first time in her life, she felt weakness leave. She tightened her legs one last time
She picked up the note again.
She squeezed a chunk of hull plating. It crumpled like wet paper. " she breathed