Week 3 Storytelling: The Beginning of Kal El

He looked out of his mansion size home at the vast desert canyons in front of him. The sun of his planet pierced the ground and reflected off high rises as a glowing red beam that splintered off in all directions. Today was the day Kal El would become ruler over his planet and his father would pass the throne down to him. His father Jor El was becoming very old. His hair was thinning, his breathing was getting heavier with every step, and his limbs could only take him half as far than before. Jor El reigned for many years of the great planet of Krypton but now it was time to turn in the towel, so to speak.

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Suddenly Kal El heard a CLICK... CLICK outside of bedroom door. He walked hurriedly away from the glass window overlooking the city and opened the door. As soon as he turned the knob to open a flying robot swirled and dived around his head until it made it to the center of the room and quickly deescalated to a stop. After a moment of silence within the room the robot spoke, “Kal El King Jor El is ready to begin your final review now.” As soon as the robot was done he flew through the open door and vanished.  He stood for a moment within the room looking around at what lie in front of him. He house was painted different shades of blue and red and the furniture was handcrafted wooden pieces that stood in elegance bringing an earthy feeling within the home. Kal El continued to survey his environment because he knew very soon his life was about to change but he did not realize how much.

 He showed up about ten minutes early to his final review. Could he be fit for this planet as a rightful king, or is his fate filled with more sorrow than that? He kept pondering. He knew with being king he would possess powers unlike any he has every experienced and deep down Kal felt like he could take on it all. Instantanously, the door from which he was sitting outside waiting opened. His father Jor El came out to great him. Jor El looked pleased and excited to see his son through warm gray eyes. “Oh, my dear boy. How long have you been waiting here? Please come in. I have some very unique news for you.” Before Kal could answered he was rushed into a big room with windows on all sides. If the glass was not so visble then it could almost feel like one was walking in the clouds. Before him were a panel of high ranking officials within the planet’s kingdoms. Anyone from the assistant to the king or the assistant to the assistants were there. Kal stood with his arms down at his side trying to monitor his posture. Jor El quickly begins to tell Kal there has been a change of plans. Kal El shall be sent to earth to help rule and save the people within it. His cousin Kara Zor El will take the thrown as the ruler and instead of Kal El he will be called Superman.

Superman

Author's Note:

The story I based mine off of was Narayan's Ramayna from the chapter called," Two Promises Revived." There was a man named Dasaratha, who is a king. He is ready to give up his thrown and wants his son to be next in line. I got the idea of the father and son dynamic from this part but I decided to use Superman and his father instead to make my story more interesting. Then something in the story immediately changes and Rama does not become ruler but instead lets himself get exiled, while someone else by the named of Bharatha. I changed my story to be more happy. I decided to let superman become who we know him as through being exiled. So in a way he was taken away from his planet but it was because he was destined for more than the planet he is from. The situation is overall happier. I also selected the pictures I did from google because I wanted my readers to have a better visual of what to imagine what is happening within the story.

Bibliography

Narayan's Ramayana. " Two Promises Revived". Link

Reading Notes: Two Promises Revived- Narayan's Ramayana Part B

In the chapter "Two Promises Revived" in "The Ramayana" it begins with a man named Dasaratha who wants to give his thrown to someone younger. He has done his work and spent many years on the thrown and wants to spend the rest of his days resting. He then decides to give his throne to Rama because he is competent and younger. I will change the characters but keep the initial plot. I will twist the story to include Superman's Father Jor El and Superman, Clark Kent/ Kal El. I will have the plot centered to be on their planet. In the comic books superman gets sent to Earth when he was a baby because his planet was going to explode. Instead I will have Jor El be like Dasaratha and pass down his kingdom of Krpyton to Superman, or Kal El. The journey within the story will show how superman who did not have power comes to many as he becomes a hero of many planets. Just like in the chapter there were many obstacles that got in the way, my characters as well will have obstacles to overcome in some way. With an expecting turn in the chapter Rama does not become king because Dasaratha wants him to achieve higher spiritual welfare. So in my story I can have Kal El say to superman in the end that instead of governing over their world that he should govern over ours. Superman will then become the hero we were raised to know about and love. In the end a man by the name of Baharatha was selected in place of Rama to rule. He even took his sandals as symbol of reigning on the behalf of Rama. I decided to change my story for Superman also to help his cousin Kara El/Supergirl to be a part of being a hero to Earth. She will be like Baharatha who carries herself and has powers like superman but has her own fate to rule in her specific ways. In the end of this chapter the ending is not as good for the characters for Rama gets exiled and Baharatha finds out he was cursed for his previous actions, but I wanted my characters to have a happier and more complex ending.






Resources:
Narayan's Ramayana Link to Reading Guide
Superman and Supergirl