Homelander felt the heat rise within him a familiar ache for power and release. He imagined the raw strength of another like him. The idea of an equal, a rival, a lover. It was intoxicating. Billy Butcher’s image flashed through his mind a challenging, defiant face. A smile, dark and dangerous, spread across Homelander’s lips. The games they played could be so much more. The thought of Omni-Man, another titan of the skies, crossed his mind. A new kind of hero, a new kind of theme. The stage was set for an epic, arousing encounter.