Chapter 144: CHOICES & CONSEQUENCES
AN: A little early today. Don't forget those Powerstones.
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[Meanwhile] [Kamar-Taj]
Ancient One and Dr. Strange were witnessing the event unfold before their eyes. This was a critical moment that might just decide the fate of this world. Out of all the future visions they saw recently through the time stone, this was a critical point where Spiderman kills Tony Stark thus delaying the arrival of Knull by a few years. But in return, Spiderman loses someone close to him, causing him to lose his sanity and turn to the dark side along with Wanda as they both try to use the power of Darkhold to gain knowledge to bring back the dead, causing more chaos.
However, in some of the alternate realities, Spiderman spares Tony thus preventing the scenario from happening. In those realities, he joined forces with the heroes to fight against Knull's army who arrived too early, but at the same time, Thanos appeared with his Black Order to get the final infinity stone on Earth, the time stone, resulting in a massive battle between Knull vs Thanos with with four Infinity Stones. This battle devastated Earth. They couldn't see further beyond that.
Either way, chaos ensued.
In some scenarios, the heroes won while in others, they lost.
So, this was a critical point where Spiderman either kills Tony Stark or lets him live.
"Are we just going to watch without doing anything?" Dr. Strange asked the Ancient One as Spiderman was talking with Tony after defeating him. "We can take on Knull and prevent Thanos by making a deal with Death or we can find the cosmic entities to assist us against them. There's Thor, we can ask Odin for assistance or Eternals, Inhumans... We can stop both Knull and Thanos, but imagine what would happen if they break the reality while using the Darkhold. If they open the gate of the underworld with that then..."
"The history will repeat itself. Dark Era will begin once again. Humanity's end will come with the rise of the darkness..." Ancient One shook her head.
"Then what should we do?" Dr. Strange asked again.
"The only thing we can do, Stephen... Watch and wait," She replied.
"Wait and watch?! I know the rules say not to meddle with the timeline, but I refuse to sit here and watch as the world burns." Dr. Strange shook his head in disagreement.
"I agree with you, Stephen. However, this is something Spiderman needs to do. It's his destiny, the Great Weaver decreed it. If we intervene, something even worse might come to pass. You know about the butterfly effect, right? Spiderman is the key to stopping Knull and preventing Thanos, but this is something he must do himself. Kill or save Tony is his decision, not ours. We can only pray that he makes the right one," Ancient One closed her eyes as Dr. Strange clenched his fists.
"..." Dr. Strange understood the situation. He sighed and just sat there, watching the event unfold.
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[Back at the harbor]
Tony took out a USB drive from his pocket, "Do me a favor. Give this to Pepper Potts. She's the only one I told this about and man, did she try to stop me. I should have listened to her back then. So, give this to her. This contains a private message for her."
"What are you gonna do if you got a second chance?" Spiderman asked curiously.
"If I had a second chance, maybe think things through before taking steps... Maybe work on mending the relationship between mutants and humans, or fix this symbiote mess I've created. Gotta many people to apologize to. After that, perhaps, I'll spend some more time with Miss. Potts, forgetting about all these for a moment, live my life with a clear mind and not burdened by my fears and guilt. Enjoy my life... I guess," Ironman replied with a weak smile.
Spiderman didn't say anything and grabbed his arm, absorbing the chi from his body, while using his chi to heal his body. Tony's body began to glow with a bright yellow hue as the pain slowly vanished. His overheated body stabilized and his broken arms began to regenerate at a fast rate.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Tony asked in surprise as Spiderman let go of his hand.
"Well, you are like my hero, truth be told. When I saw what you did, I just couldn't hold myself back, but then again, killing you will reduce our force while facing that bastard. So, live and fix your mistakes. The innocent lives that were lost, go to their families and apologize to them. Then work to prevent future threats. When this is all over, tell the world what you did, and accept your mistakes. Oh, and don't even try to sniff around me for info. I've already told you what you need to know. The rest, you heroes and mutants figure it out. Kill Magneto and Red Skull if you must, because sometimes you just gotta make that choice..."
Spiderman stood up and stretched his arms and legs.
"By the way, that was really a good fight, Mr. Stark. And you should really hurry and find those other symbiotes that are doing God knows what right now. As for this one," He turned toward Misery who was still in its blob form, "I'll be taking it. Oh, one more thing. I'm putting up a team of heroes and I need you to support us. You know, like erasing someone's past crimes and data and turning them into good people. You can do that with ease, right?"
"A team of heroes?" Tony raised his brows in interest.
"Yep, a team."
"And who's in this team of yours that needed their past cleared?"
"Frank Castle and Felicia Hardy, although, I need to meet up with her first. But yeah, for now, those two. Later we'll see," Spidey replied as Tony narrowed his eyes at him.
"Felicia Hardy? Black Cat? You got her to join your team and how the hell did you manage to get Frank to join your team? Fury gave him an offer to lead a team of superheroes back when he was in prison. But he refused it, saying he doesn't play well with others. So, how?" Tony asked.
"He's a friend of mine, that's all there's to it."
"Friend, huh? Well, good for him. I'll take care of their past," Tony stood up after that and looked around at the destruction their battle caused, "Haaa... You should get out of here first. I'll take care of things here. As for that Symbiote, you sure you'll be able to handle it?"
"Yeah, don't worry about me. I'm pretty sure it's slightly different from the other red ones. Anyways, gotta run now. Catch you later!" Spiderman waved at Tony as he took out a container from his suit and placed it before Misery, "Get in. We'll talk about what happened with my body that made you jump out and become this weak later. For now, get in that container, and behave."
Misery hesitated for a moment, but in the end, it jumped into the container and Spidey stored it in his suit. Then he webbed away from the harbor as if nothing happened. He didn't even show any signs of exhaustion.
Tony stood there and watched him leave.
'To think he was this strong. But surprisingly, the future that I saw... There wasn't any Spiderman, but a female Spider Woman who called herself Ghost Spider. I need to talk to Strange. Something unexplainable is going on with our world...'
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[Hospital]
Spiderman reached the hospital and sighed in relief to see Liz alright and unharmed. The Shield agents have secured the area and captured the hired mercenaries. He webbed down before her.
"Hey, Liz. Glad to see you're okay." Spiderman greeted her.
Liz widened her eyes when she saw him. She was with her father, sitting near the entrance. Tears instantly rolled down her cheeks as she ran toward him and hugged him tightly, crying her heart out.
"I was so scared. They had a gun on my head and then that thing..."
"Don't worry. Everything will be fine now. We took care of that and no one will come after you again," He patted her head gently and tried to comfort her.
"Thank you..." Liz tightened her grip around him as Spiderman smiled and patted her head once again.
"You should go with your father. Take some rest for now."
"Are you going to visit me like you used to do in the past? I... I have a lot to talk to you about. I can understand if you are too busy... I mean..." Liz suddenly realized that she was tightly hugging him without even realizing it.
She blushed and released him as Spiderman chuckled seeing her cute expression.
"Of course, I'll come to see you. We have lots of catching up to do. So, Don't worry. Now go with your dad, Liz."
"Okay..." Liz nodded her head, wiping her tears as Spiderman looked at her and smiled under his mask.
Her father came toward Spiderman and said, "Thank you for saving my daughter. I don't know what I would have done if I lost her."
"Just doing my job, Sir," Spiderman replied as he scratched his head awkwardly. "Besides, she's strong. She'll get through this. Well, see ya..." He webbed away after that as Liz's father sighed and shook his head.
'Strong, huh...' He looked at Liz who was looking at Spiderman leave, "He's right. Come on, let's go home, Liz."
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[Back to Kamar-Taj]
"In the end, he chose to save Tony Stark instead of giving in to his desire to kill. He's slowly maturing and thinking things through. Now, we'll begin our preparation to face Knull and Thanos who will be coming within 10 years from now," Ancient One declared as Dr. Strange sighed in relief.
"But what about Spiderman's team of heroes? How will they affect the future?" Dr. Strange asked as he sat on the floor cross-legged.
"As I've said before, Peter Parker is an anomaly. Every step he takes, and every choice he makes will shape our reality for better or for worse. Who knows, by the time those two beings arrive, he might be the most powerful being in this universe..." Ancient One chuckled as Dr. Strange shook his head.
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