[ EU ] Lex Luthor has finally gone too far ... Superman has SNAPPED .

`` Help, Superman'' 
 
 Two hundred feet above Metropolis, Lois Lane, brave, reporter for the Daily Planet, let out a scream. 
 
 She'd stumbled onto Luthor's plan late last night, but before she could contact the authorities, Luthor's goons had grabbed her, knocked her out, and tied her up. 
 
 And so, here she was, in Luthor's airship, just about to be witness to the maniacal genius's latest attempt to stop the Man of Steel. 
 
 He'd told her his plan, gloated about it actually, a crazy scheme to flood the earth air with Kryptonite particles, starting with Metropolis itself. He wanted to make the earth inhospitable to any Kryptonians, and the huge machine he'd built into the airship was designed to modify the very air itself. 
 
 Lois was n't just going to sit back and let that happen. Her handy nail file had been enough to cut the ropes binding her, and as soon as she was free, she had called for Superman. 
 
 She knew he would hear her, wherever he was, no matter how far, she knew she could rely on him to save her. 
 
 Luthor came rushing towards her, shouting at his goons, calling them `` bumbling idiots'', but in the few seconds it had taken him to do so, Lois had seen the familiar red and blue streak she knew so well 
 
 `` Give it up, Luthor, you do n't stand a chance'' 
 
 Lex Luthor just smirked 
 
 `` You really think you can win, do n't you, hero'' 
 
 Superman floated in mid air, just outside the airship, his crimson cape drifting in the wind as he stood, arms folded, looking squarely at Luthor, 
 
 `` C'mon Luthor, Time to take you back to jail'' 
 
 `` Oh, I do n't think so, not this time'' 
 
 Superman became a blur, as he rushed at the machine preparing the air to be processed, breaking the metal handle off and shutting it down. The machine stopped with a whine, though the screen still stayed lit. 
 
 But in that moment, Luthor had produced a small gun from his pocket and held it to Lois's head. 
 
 There was no witty retort, no words at all. Luthor did something he'd never done before. 
 
 He pulled the trigger. 
 
 The sound was so quiet, just a small pop really, it did n't sound like a gun should sound at all. 
 
 Lois blinked, her mouth opened a little, and she fell slack in Luthor's hands. 
 
 Superman stared, aghast 
 
 `` You madman, what have you... oh, no, no no no'' 
 
 Lois fell to the ground, a small puddle of dark blood forming around her hair 
 
 Superman rushed to her, but it was too late. 
 
 Lois Lane was dead. 
 
 Superman, screamed, he'd never been late before, never failed to save anyone, but he'd been so focused on stopping Luthor's ridiculous invention, he had n't thought about the most simple weapon of all. 
 
 And now she was gone. 
 
 Anguish and frustration turned to anger and hate as Superman stood up. 
 
 Luthor backed away. He'd never seen Superman look as he did now. 
 
 And Luthor was afraid. 
 
 `` YOU!'' Superman snarled 
 
 He grabbed Luthor by the collar. 
 
 `` How could you, how DARE you'' 
 
 Luthor looked worried `` Fine, take me to jail, I wo n't struggle'' 
 
 Superman's eyes burned red as the heat ray burned through Luthor's face. 
 
 Skin and bone collapsed, his very blood and brain boiled, and in less than a second, Luthor was dead. 
 
 Superman dropped the corpse of his nemesis and looked down at Lois 
 
 He's wasted so much time, been so stupid. He'd hidden away behind a disguise like a stupid love-sick schoolchild, He'd pretended that he was the hero, believed his own hype. 
 
 Superman, Super... man 
 
 What a fucking joke. 
 
 His parents had been right. He WAS better than these stupid foolish humans, and ever since he'd arrived on Earth, they'd done their best to cloud his judgment of them. First his `` Earth parents'' with their belief in truth, justice, and the American way, and then Lois herself, calling him Superman 
 
 He ripped the S from the front of his costume. 
 
 No more. He would not bow down to the whims of this pitiful species any longer, he would be their plaything, rescuing them all from their own stupid mistakes 
 
 They would pay for their foolishness, just as they should have long ago. 
 
 Superman walked over to the machine Luthor had been planning to use. The chemical compound for Kryptonite still flashed on the screen. 
 
 Superman hit a few buttons, and Kryptonite disappeared 
 
 Yes, Let's see how the humans handle a disaster when they do n't have a big hero to defend them 
 
 He entered the chemical elements of Alpha, Beta and Gamma radiation, and directed it to fire towards Metropolis. 
 
 Those that survived would enter a new age. the dawn of Kal El's domination over the human race.
