Chapter 20: Chapter 20: Awakening in a New Life
Drifting in the Void
Clark floated in an endless abyss.
No light. No warmth. No sense of time.
Only voices.
A man's furious screams. A woman's desperate sobs. A child's broken cries.
The cycle repeated, over and over, like echoes of a life he couldn't reach.
He tried to move, to wake up—but the void held him in its grasp.
Then, something changed.
A Sudden Awakening
A sharp, piercing scream shattered the silence.
Clark's mind snapped back to reality.
His body ached, his head pounded, and warm blood trickled down his forehead.
Pain.
For the first time in what felt like eternity, he felt something real.
His senses returned in a rush. The cold, hard floor beneath him. The scent of dust and sweat in the air. The dim flicker of candlelight from a nearby corner.
He gasped, his lungs burning as if he hadn't breathed in years.
He was alive.
Realizing the Truth
Clark moved, his limbs stiff but functional.
A mirror lay cracked beside him. Slowly, hesitantly, he turned his gaze toward it.
The reflection sent a shock through his mind.
A lean but powerful frame. Raven-black hair. Piercing green eyes.
No longer a baby. No longer a child.
He was adult.
Sorting Through Memories
His mind reeled, grasping at fragmented memories.
The last thing he remembered—
The terrorist attack in the MCU.
His consciousness merging with baby Harry Potter.
Using heat vision to obliterate Voldemort.
Then… nothing.
Fifteen years had passed.
His body had grown, but his consciousness had remained dormant, likely drained by the massive energy he had unleashed as an infant.
He had been asleep. A passenger in his own life.
But now? Now he was awake.
A New Beginning
Clark clenched his fists.
Power surged through his veins.
For the first time since entering this world, he felt whole.
His strength, his speed, his senses—all fully active. The once-restrictive force of the world's will had loosened its grip.
He was no longer a helpless child.
No longer just Harry Potter.
He was Clark Kent.
And he would never be powerless again.
A Sudden Disturbance
Just as he began to process everything, the silence was broken.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Someone pounded violently on the door.
The force behind the knocks was unnatural—filled with anger and impatience…
Whoever was on the other side… wasn't here for a friendly visit.
Clark's emerald eyes narrowed as the door burst open.