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Spider-Man Volume 3, Issue #6: Betrayal
It's moments later, where the spider of this Earth would lash out against the Hunter, flailing his tendrils at the guy.
"You can't just kill the guy!"
Oh yeah? Just try to stop me! He growls, as his tendrils coil themselves around the Hunter's neck.
"He has answers, that we all need. He's been hunting down Spiders from across the multiverse, and we don't know why. Yeah, the multiverse is a thing, and I'm still wrapping my head around it myself. Point is, if you kill him now, we don't get said answers."
He killed Felicia.. That's not something we can forgive.
"We?"
"It's the symbiote.. Seems he's been bonded with it for far too long." Harry says
"I'm sorry, the what?"
"Wait, you haven't encountered Venom before? Oh.. Well let's hope you never have to encounter it on your Earth. Anyways, there's only a couple ways to stop them. Like for example, this." Harry grabs something from inside his belt, and throws it at the Spider. Sure enough, this symbiote starts separating from the host body, as it screams; Make it stop! Make it stop! It's enough to separate the symbiote from the host, who just so happens to be another version of yours truly, Peter Parker. The ringing continues, until Harry turns the device off. Without the symbiote, this Peter Parker stays crouched in the corner of the room, talking to himself. Yikes, glad I didn't turn out like that.
"Sound, and fire, the two weaknesses of the symbiote." Harry announces, proud of his knowledge.
"You knew how to stop him this whole time, and you waited until now to do it!? Could've avoided a lot of hassle if you said something earlier!" My voice rises, in anger, and volume.
"I was giving him a chance. One chance to prove me wrong. But as I said before, the symbiote was bonded with him for years, slowly twisting his mind into something else."
"Right, sorry about that. Haven't really been myself recently. Think it's mostly due to the lack of sleep. Feels like I'm running on fumes." I say, closing my eyes for a second, before opening them once more.
"No worries Pete. Must be hard. Given yet another responsibility. The fate of the Spider-Verse, and all of the spiders in it, weighing on your shoulders. Thankfully, I'm here to help you shoulder that burden. And I'm sure we'll find others, and put an end to this, the right way." He reassures me, just like the Harry I know would. But this isn't him. This Harry is different, not that I mind of course. The one I know hates me for a complete misunderstanding.
"No pressure or anything. The Spider-Verse?" I say as my sigh turns to intrigue. It's definitely a lot to deal with. And here I thought dealing with costumed supervillains was going to be the toughest part. Now I have to save a whole universe, chalk full of other Spiders.
"Yeah, just thought of it.. Pretty catchy huh?" Harry smiles, at least, I'm pretty sure it's a smile.
"Sort of, yeah. Now what are we going to do ab-" But when I turn to look at the Hunter, he's gone. No body, no trace of him being here. Just gone..
"Well, I guess it's onto the next Earth. Not much we can really do here." Harry replies, nonchalantly, as he web handcuffs the other Spider, whose still in mourning. I mean, it's clear he was pretty attached to the symbiote, and he loved Felicia. Two things he cared about the most, gone, just like that.
"Guess so. Hopefully the next one has a nice bed to lie in, cause I'm about ready to crash, no matter how much I want to keep going." I say with a groan, as I start walking.
"Same Pete, same.. Personally, I'm hoping for a good milkshake. Haven't had one of those in a long time."
"Finger's crossed! Let's get out of here before the police show. They aren't the biggest fan of me on my Earth, and I can't see that changing here, especially with me being a criminal with a symbiote here."
"Feels strange saying all that out loud, huh?"
"Just a little bit, yeah." I say as we exit the Federal Treasury. So out of the 3 Spiders so far, only one has decided to help. 33.333 repeating percentage is not the greatest, but hopefully, that'll increase to 50 with the next one. Otherwise, we may not stand a chance against whoever it is that sent the Hunter after us in the first place.
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Inheritors Command Center
"They were too strong.." I say, as the portal closes behind me. Kneeling down, I look up at Morlun, one of the Inheritors.
"Maybe I was wrong about you after all. Gave you more credit than you deserved. One simple job, and you couldn't even accomplish that. When given the chance, you killed the totem instead of bringing him to us. You were right, Daemos." It's rare for Morlun to admit he was wrong. At least, from what I've observed of him.
"Of course I was. It's futile, trusting one of their own to get the job done." Daemos says, his arms crossed.
"Give me more time! I'll bring them here, just give me another chance." I say, pleading with them.
"You've been given one chance too many. Brothers and sisters, it's time we have ourselves a nice refreshing meal." Morlun looks to Bora, Brix, Daemos, Verna, Karn, and Jennix, all of them smiling, eagerly. It was in that moment, that I knew it was all over. I've hunted some of the biggest prey imaginable, but now, I fall prey to these immortal vampires, too scared to move. I would've been spared.. I just had to do bring the other spider-totems to them, and I would've been free to do whatever I want, back on my Earth. But I failed, and for that, I now pay the final price. Goodbye Calypso, my beloved. Until we meet again, on the other side.
Spider-Man Volume 3, Issue #6: Betrayal
It's moments later, where the spider of this Earth would lash out against the Hunter, flailing his tendrils at the guy.
"You can't just kill the guy!"
Oh yeah? Just try to stop me! He growls, as his tendrils coil themselves around the Hunter's neck.
"He has answers, that we all need. He's been hunting down Spiders from across the multiverse, and we don't know why. Yeah, the multiverse is a thing, and I'm still wrapping my head around it myself. Point is, if you kill him now, we don't get said answers."
He killed Felicia.. That's not something we can forgive.
"We?"
"It's the symbiote.. Seems he's been bonded with it for far too long." Harry says
"I'm sorry, the what?"
"Wait, you haven't encountered Venom before? Oh.. Well let's hope you never have to encounter it on your Earth. Anyways, there's only a couple ways to stop them. Like for example, this." Harry grabs something from inside his belt, and throws it at the Spider. Sure enough, this symbiote starts separating from the host body, as it screams; Make it stop! Make it stop! It's enough to separate the symbiote from the host, who just so happens to be another version of yours truly, Peter Parker. The ringing continues, until Harry turns the device off. Without the symbiote, this Peter Parker stays crouched in the corner of the room, talking to himself. Yikes, glad I didn't turn out like that.
"Sound, and fire, the two weaknesses of the symbiote." Harry announces, proud of his knowledge.
"You knew how to stop him this whole time, and you waited until now to do it!? Could've avoided a lot of hassle if you said something earlier!" My voice rises, in anger, and volume.
"I was giving him a chance. One chance to prove me wrong. But as I said before, the symbiote was bonded with him for years, slowly twisting his mind into something else."
"Right, sorry about that. Haven't really been myself recently. Think it's mostly due to the lack of sleep. Feels like I'm running on fumes." I say, closing my eyes for a second, before opening them once more.
"No worries Pete. Must be hard. Given yet another responsibility. The fate of the Spider-Verse, and all of the spiders in it, weighing on your shoulders. Thankfully, I'm here to help you shoulder that burden. And I'm sure we'll find others, and put an end to this, the right way." He reassures me, just like the Harry I know would. But this isn't him. This Harry is different, not that I mind of course. The one I know hates me for a complete misunderstanding.
"No pressure or anything. The Spider-Verse?" I say as my sigh turns to intrigue. It's definitely a lot to deal with. And here I thought dealing with costumed supervillains was going to be the toughest part. Now I have to save a whole universe, chalk full of other Spiders.
"Yeah, just thought of it.. Pretty catchy huh?" Harry smiles, at least, I'm pretty sure it's a smile.
"Sort of, yeah. Now what are we going to do ab-" But when I turn to look at the Hunter, he's gone. No body, no trace of him being here. Just gone..
"Well, I guess it's onto the next Earth. Not much we can really do here." Harry replies, nonchalantly, as he web handcuffs the other Spider, whose still in mourning. I mean, it's clear he was pretty attached to the symbiote, and he loved Felicia. Two things he cared about the most, gone, just like that.
"Guess so. Hopefully the next one has a nice bed to lie in, cause I'm about ready to crash, no matter how much I want to keep going." I say with a groan, as I start walking.
"Same Pete, same.. Personally, I'm hoping for a good milkshake. Haven't had one of those in a long time."
"Finger's crossed! Let's get out of here before the police show. They aren't the biggest fan of me on my Earth, and I can't see that changing here, especially with me being a criminal with a symbiote here."
"Feels strange saying all that out loud, huh?"
"Just a little bit, yeah." I say as we exit the Federal Treasury. So out of the 3 Spiders so far, only one has decided to help. 33.333 repeating percentage is not the greatest, but hopefully, that'll increase to 50 with the next one. Otherwise, we may not stand a chance against whoever it is that sent the Hunter after us in the first place.
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Inheritors Command Center
"They were too strong.." I say, as the portal closes behind me. Kneeling down, I look up at Morlun, one of the Inheritors.
"Maybe I was wrong about you after all. Gave you more credit than you deserved. One simple job, and you couldn't even accomplish that. When given the chance, you killed the totem instead of bringing him to us. You were right, Daemos." It's rare for Morlun to admit he was wrong. At least, from what I've observed of him.
"Of course I was. It's futile, trusting one of their own to get the job done." Daemos says, his arms crossed.
"Give me more time! I'll bring them here, just give me another chance." I say, pleading with them.
"You've been given one chance too many. Brothers and sisters, it's time we have ourselves a nice refreshing meal." Morlun looks to Bora, Brix, Daemos, Verna, Karn, and Jennix, all of them smiling, eagerly. It was in that moment, that I knew it was all over. I've hunted some of the biggest prey imaginable, but now, I fall prey to these immortal vampires, too scared to move. I would've been spared.. I just had to do bring the other spider-totems to them, and I would've been free to do whatever I want, back on my Earth. But I failed, and for that, I now pay the final price. Goodbye Calypso, my beloved. Until we meet again, on the other side.