This story is quite a bit darker than anything else I've ever attempted- something I probably should have warned about when I first started posting.
Hmmm, not nearly as dark as some I have read. Clark no longer has his old support network, which mean he's going to need to build another and quickly. Surely during the time he's been in Metropolis as Clark he's learned about the skills of come of his CI's? In any case, keep writing, I'm very much interested in seeing where you go with this story.