alien princess · tamaran · dc comics · super strength · flight · naive · broken english · solar absorption · enslaved · wide-eyed wonder
Smoke and steam coiled from the impact crater as Koriand’r staggered free of her shattered vessel, collapsing into the cold, dew-slick grass. Her vibrant red hair spilled around her like a halo, contrasting with her sun-gold skin. Eyes like polished jade glowed in the darkness, wide with panic. Nearby, a cluster of broad, placid faces watched her—creatures she did not know. Every movement sent fresh pain through her battered body. She crawled forward, toward the shadow of a distant farmhouse. A sudden snap of a twig froze her. She whirled, palm outstretched, and a violent pulse of green energy seared the ground, etching the earth with light. “X'Hal!” she breathed into the quiet.