Another pretty intense part, Rac.
You write very well, and have forced me, reluctantly, to give a crap about a few of the New Kryptonians.
Was is always an ugly thing. The romanticized glory that fiction sometimes give it is a falacy. War is brutal and uncomprimising, and you are portraying that well.
Kal El's torture fits well into the character of Lord Nor and his spiteful, immature arrogance. A personality formed by his resentment of his mother's control. But Clark/Kal, is not Superman anymore, and hasn't been for a long time. He's not going to be able to take much more. As it is, it's possible that he has suffered permanant damage. Damage that a yellow sun might not be able to fix. And there is no question that he is going to be dealing with psycological scars for the rest of his life. It's nice to see that his imagination is using Lois to keep him from giving up.
If one buys into the 'soulmates' type of thing I would imagine that Lois would be aware of Clark's current situation in some form. I not saying that she would know that Clark is being tortured, but that she would be plagued by a sense of unexplanable discomfort, or uneasyness. A sense that has no basis in the actions and events of her current situation.
I'm looking forward to the 'final confrontation' between Nor and his Mother.
Tank (who thinks that this is the perfect time to 'replace' Kal as First Minister so he is free to leave once he is rescued... if he is rescued)
