Superman Returns Xenia -

She hit him again. And again. Each blow sent a little green crack through his suit, through his skin, through his calm .

"Everything that makes me feel alive is poison, darling," she said, standing. "You should know that better than anyone." superman returns xenia

"Let go," he said. "I'll catch you. I swear." She hit him again

He didn't push her away. He didn't punch. He rose . Straight up, through the clouds, into the freezing stratosphere. Xenia clung tighter, laughing, gasping, the green fire in her veins starting to flicker. The air thinned. The cold bit through her stolen invincibility. "Everything that makes me feel alive is poison,

Outside, the sun was rising over Metropolis. And somewhere up there, she knew, he was listening.

"Xenia Onatopp." His voice was calm. Disappointed. Like a priest who'd seen too many confessions. "The radiation from that ship is killing you. The green crystal—it's not power. It's poison."