"Now it's just a few more minutes away." Artisan said as he looked at the timer in his ship which was counting down from 15 minutes.
Time ticked away as he is currently in space outside of Krypton as he is watching the planet. Fissures and cracks had already been formed on the surface and lava was leaking out and he can tell that it is not going to last long. Many of the facilities on the planet had been destroyed due to this sudden shift which disabled the ability of the Kryptonians to escape.
General Zod meanwhile had himself and his team imprisoned in the Phantom Zone yesterday due to being taken off guard by some of the protestors and though he tries to plead his case they didn't listen and exiled him. Artisan of course didn't intervene as he knew that his appearance won't do much on the matter.
Even if he had managed to save the man from being sent to the Phantom Zone, he is sure that Zod will come back to Krypton to find a way to save it's people and would most likely use the Phantom Zone as a last ditch effort to ensure the survival of their race.
Whether it be the first scenario or the second, Zod will end up in the Phantom Zone regardless and he wants to make sure that the future Superman doesn't have to fight too many Kryptonians.
He also saw Jor-El putting the future Clark in a crib as he and his wife is putting him in a shuttle to ensure that he survives. They charted a course for Earth and had also sent the Fortress of solitude ahead of time as they were spending their last moments with their son.
He sat there comfortably as he watched the events happening as the time ticket away and it was becoming shorter and shorter. Soon he saw Clark being sent out of Krypton and he also saw Kara being shot out of Krypton in a space ship by her father.
He watched as the two spaceships went into the Phantom Zone and disappeared, but he already knows that they will be fine, and if they aren't then he will make sure that they are. It was for a reason that he put trackers on their spaceships.
"10.. 9.. 8.. 7.. 6.. 5.. 4.. 3.. 2.." Artisan counted down as he raised his right hand.
Right now the whole planet is riddled with cracks and it was glowing due to the amount of Lava that is covering the surface of the planet.
"1." Artisan said as he snapped his fingers.
*BOOOOOOOOMMMMM*
The planet of Krypton exploded right in front of his eyes as he watched the spectacle with wide eyes. After the explosion was done what was only left was debris, no indication of there ever being a civilization in this area as everything has been destroyed. He also saw the city of Argo but knew that they won't survive much if they don't wisen up their act.
"For what it's worth, at least Kara and Clark will be there to continue the race." Artisan muttered to himself as he looked at the space.
He lingered there as he watched the space before him, then he turned around and went to the pilot seat as he sat on it before he quickly gave commands before the ship fully started. The ships thrusters activated as he flew forward through the vast regions of space in great speeds as he took one last look at the place of Krypton before he flew away.
There were multitudes of worlds and races in the DC universe and he is thinking about which other race he should go to when he got an idea. He remembered that Starfire was part of the Tamaarian race and since he was near the Vega star system he decided that he might as well go there and take a look at the civilization.
And so he changed his trajectory to the planet of Tamaran as his ship went into hyper drive as the turbulence increased but he wasn't that bothered by it as he took the time to take it easy. It would take more than two hours before he reached the outskirts of the Vega Star system. After that he looked at the map of the system and saw where the planet of Tamaran is as he made a mental map of it.
Then he flew his ship on the path as he avoided asteroids while he watched the scenery of space all around him. He saw some ships which he avoided as he made his way around them in great speeds, his reaction speed more than enough for him to evade them at great speeds.
He would fly for a long time before he came across the sight of the planet of Tamaran. However he frowned when he saw ships in the atmosphere attacking the planet as he increased the speed.
"Scan." Artisan commanded as the ship used its scanner.
Soon he got the information and saw that the planet of Tamaran has been attacked by what he found out as the Citadel. He went and parked his ship a good distance away from the planet and exited it after his suit covered him. He put the ship in camouflage mode before he flew towards the planet.
He could see that a great many Citadelians attacking the planet of Tamaran and has dealt quite the damage to the people and their city. He increased the speed as he reached the outskirts of the planet as the Citadel ships picked him up.
"We have an unidentified object coming towards us." A Citadelian said as he got the information.
"Kill it." The commanding Citadelian commanded as he didn't want to waste any time.
"Understood." The guy said before he relayed the order.
One of the ship's turned it's weapons towards Artisan as he took note of it as he zoomed towards it. Then the ship shot a lot of beams at him as he quickly calculated the distance and speed and managed to evade all of the attacks and kept on dodging them as the Citadel ship kept on shooting.
Artisan gathered plasma in his hands using the energy of the suit before he shot it in the form of beams which hit the hull of the ship and moved his arms as the beams cut through the hull and moved while damaging the ship further. The damage rocked the ship and caused the gunners to stop shooting.
He gathered a substantial amount of plasma again before he gathered the two together and shot it as one energy beam as it entered the ship. Then he increased the output which caused the beam to grow in size before explosions rang inside the ship and it exploded as it was destroyed.
'Okay, so I need that much percentage of energy to destroy the ships.' Artisan thought to himself as he turned his attention to the rest of the four ships in space.
Of course, with the destruction of the first ship at the hands of Artisan, the other ships also turned their attention to him as they all started shooting at it. But he didn't give them the time as he shot out of the way in great speeds as he analysed the ships before he moved on top of him as he looked down at the ship.
He then gathered plasma again before he shot the same amount as he had used on the first ship as the attack broke through the hull and destroyed the ship as well causing it to explode from internal damage.
Then he weaved around the many attacks by the other ships as he was able to dodge them due to calculating their trajectories and moving appropriately before he shot down and destroyed the rest of the ships quickly. After that he scanned his surroundings and made sure that there were no survivors, after which he entered the planets atmosphere and flew towards the where the fighting was happening.
He spotted some of the Citadelian attackers in groups and in ships and seeing that they were too engrossed in their attack to notice him which he took advantage of by quickly attacking and killing a good amount of groups with his attacks while he took out the rest of the ships in the sky. Of course this drew the attention of the other Tamarians and the Citadelians as they saw him floating in the sky after doing the attack.
One Citadelian managed to gain his wits as he realised that they have been attacked as he raised his gun at Artisan.
"Attack!" He shouted as he shot at him.
The rest of his group and the other following his movement while a few kept the Tamarians at bay. But it was all for naught as he dodged their shots and return fired and killed them using his attacks. The Tamaraneans also retaliated more due to him taking the attention of their attackers as they used their abilities to fight against the rest of the Citadelians.
"We need to retreat!" One Citadelian said as he realised that their situation is bad.
"I-I can't contact our spaceships!" The Citadelian beside him said in response.
"I can't find our other ships!" Another said in shock.
"You won't. Because I've already destroyed them." Artisan announced as he landed beside the group of five Citadelians.
They immediately attacked him but he destroyed their guns before they could fire. Then they opted for fighting using their fists, confident that their larger stature can give them a chance. But also proved for naught as he effortlessly punched one into the ground before killing him.
He then proceeded to kill the rest of the Citadelians as he made sure to kill them, after which he looked at the rest of the enemies as they were killed by the Tamarians.
He then stood there as he watched the people pick themselves up from their battle. Then they turned to look at him as they walked/flew towards him before standing a few feet in front of him.
"Did you... destroy their ships in space?" One Tamarian asked him.
"Yes. You do not have to worry about them." Artisan said to them with a nod.
The Tamaraneans eyes widened when they heard that as they looked at each other. Then they looked at him as their faces morphed into happy one before they cheered out in happiness as Artisan watched them.
'Well, at least I made it at a good time and managed to stop a massacre.' Artisan thought to himself as he watched the people cheering.