Chapter 008: Broken Destiny.
That night, the criminals of New York will feel true fear. This new Spider-Man called Venom was not like his counterpart who is full of jokes and rainbows, he is not a hero, he is a damn threat!
That night, Venom killed only 25 people, all of them were rapists and child groomers, scum he did not care about killing.
But the collateral damage was even worse. Any gang member, any thug, any thief, the moment they encountered Venom, they were beaten until they turned into pulp!
They did not die, but they felt like they wished they had died, after all, they will never leave a hospital bed again!
Today, Venom honored his name as dark knight and heir of Batman, all the thugs received a lifetime direct pass to the hospital for the rest of their lives! The corrupt hospital industry is happy for its new clients who are mostly crime-related gangsters, gangsters who have money, and the citizens of the streets are happy because the trash was eliminated!
When the red Spider-Man fell, the older brother who practices Bully came out from the deepest depths of the 7 hells and went to cause chaos on earth!
"Rejoice scum, you have the blessing of the incarnation of Justice! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Shouted a very sane citizen.
"Damn Spider-Man! You shouldn't have lost! Control your brother! Look at what he is doing! He is a threat! A THREAT!" Others complained.
"Estimates say that this hero permanently incapacitated more than 400 people yesterday... Most of them being gang members and known thugs linked to various factions." A professional-looking man analyzed.
"Venom is a hero!" A citizen shouted.
"Hero? He is not a hero! He is a damn murderer! He killed many good citizens!" A presenter snorted.
"If you want to adopt these good citizens, I have a contact to send about 10 to your house." The guest retorted.
"... Uhh..."
"You don't want to? But they are honest and upright human beings, right? Why don't you accept taking care of them? You preach about human rights, right?"
"I can't take care of so many people... Cough." The fat man visibly blushed at his own words.
"That's what I thought." The woman nodded in disdain, and then she looked at the camera. "No matter what they say, in this era where heroes and villains are fighting competing over penis size, it is very refreshing to see someone decisive who cleans the streets. No innocent was killed or attacked yesterday, all were scum of the earth. And those who were killed... Were worse than scum."
"Venom, what an appropriate name, he is using his venom to heal the rotten streets forever. Whether he is Spider-Man's older brother, his master, or whatever his relationship is, it doesn't matter, what matters is that when Spider-Man fell, something better and decisive came out of that loss!"
Peter turned off the television. "They are talking as if I had died." He snorted.
"And what the hell is older brother!? I am almost 30 years old! He should be the younger brother!"
"Well..." The blonde woman beside Peter picked up her phone, and showed the image of Venom standing, muscular body looking like a Saiyan, 195 CM tall and with an imposing presence.
Peter swallowed dryly, he had to admit that that guy's body was very intimidating, he himself was muscular, but it was more on the athletic side, he looks like he was built like a tank.
"They are saying he can compete for America's ass." The woman laughed. "The Captain and him are respectively top 1 and 2 now."
"Damn!"
"Anyway, where did this aberration come from? I don't remember having any more spiders, I had destroyed everything..."
"Wade must know something, after all, they seem to be friends."
"Wade... Huh." Peter's eyes became warmer, not in a strange way, but like someone looking at a comrade.
Of all his hero friends, the one who answered his call in a dangerous moment of his life was that talkative mercenary. Peter does not blame his hero friends, after all, he knows they were busy.
'It's damn Parker luck again!' But even knowing that, understanding and 'accepting' are different.
Is it serious that NO ONE was available? New York is the epicenter of heroes, you throw a stone, there is a 95% chance of finding some hero on patrol.
"You don't seem to hate him." She pointed out.
"I..." Peter sighed. "I just can't accept it, with his strength, he could very well have just arrested them, right? But... He chose to kill."
"..." The woman did not comment, as someone who is the daughter of a police officer, she understands Peter's feeling very well, but... She is no longer a hopeful child and teenager, she is an adult with 30 years, she knows very well how rotten the justice system is, not to mention that police officers do not only arrest, they also kill if the situation is very bad.
Another fact was that if Peter had won the fight and arrested these villains, in less than 2 months, they would be free again.
Her sense of justice agreed with Peter, but internally? She agreed with Venom, it was already time for those villains to have died.
'At least now, he will have more time to rest since most of his villains are… incapacitated.' She thought.
"I suggest you rest and stop being Spider-Man for a few weeks."
"... I."
"You need to organize your thoughts, Peter. No one leaves the doors of death without sequels. Unlike other times, you were really one step away from dying." She spoke worried.
"... Honestly? It may sound crazy, but I feel like I was set free."
"Huh?"
"At the moment of my death so many things appeared in my head, but mainly Aunt May, you, Mary Jane. And my own situation."
"..." The woman stayed silent and let him speak.
"I managed to accept death smiling, but... I had regrets. There was May this elderly woman, and she still did not have her financial freedom, is she going to spend her last years working? My trash relationship with Mary Jane, the foolish way I was handling my life."
"Wade saved my life... But Venom woke me up to reality." Peter's eyes were glazed, he was looking at the window, looking at the clouds with a lost look.
"When I see him, I can't help wanting to be better... I think, what if I were like him? Not exactly like him, after all, no matter how much I change, I think I could never kill as easily as he does."
"But, what if I were better? Stronger? More centered, more Peter than Spider-Man."
"I have been Spider-Man for more than a decade... I think, that I can be selfish and be more Peter Parker, right?"
"Sorry, I am talking nonsense, right?"
The blonde woman smiled, and shook her head. "You are wrong, I think what you thought is absolutely right, it is time to be more Peter than Spider-Man."
"You don't need to carry the whole world on your back, after all, only in New York there are a bunch of heroes, right? That kid Miles is around too."
"New York will not burn just because Spider-Man is not active 24 hours a day, focus more on yourself, Peter. Use that intelligence I know you have to help yourself, and your family."
"...." Peter closed his eyes, at that moment the moment when Deadpool arrived together with Venom appeared in his vision, that confident posture, that strong presence, he wanted that for himself, he wanted to be the neighborhood Spider-Man, but a better Spider-Man.
"You are right, Gwen." Peter stood up, and picked up his phone.
"It's time to organize my life." He approached Gwen with a smile on his face and gave her a hug.
The hug lasted a short time, but conveyed what Peter wanted to convey. Then, he turned around and called a number.
"Hey, Mary Jane."
"Sup, Tiger."
"I always wanted to say this... Go fuck yourself, you slut! Go fuck around with Harry, or Norman, or whatever prostitute you have in your number, I'm done, see you never again! Ah, no need to visit Aunt May anymore, she never liked you anyway! Bye!"
"....." Gwen opened her eyes wide in shock.
"... Haaahh." Peter felt like a weight left his body, then he picked up the phone again and called.
"Parker! I want pictures of that new hero for yesterday!"
"I always wanted to say something to you, Jameson! I really hate you, but at the same time I like you, you are a piece of shit with a horrible personality, and you made me go through a lot when I was younger, but..." His voice became softer. "Thank you for the help. Employing a young adult and giving a decent salary, I am not blind, I saw your small gestures."
"... But you are still an annoying idiot. Anyway, thank you. I quit."
"... Very well, Parker. I will inform everyone... They will miss you."
"I know, but I need to move on with my life, look for another photographer, that tall Eddie seems to be impressive."
"I'll take a look later. Until another day, Peter."
The call ended.
"Heh, this is the first time that fool calls me Peter." Peter shook his head, then he walked towards the bedroom, and soon after came out with an old red suit of his.
"I'll take a walk, see you around, Gwen." Without waiting for the answer, Peter jumped from his building and swung through New York.
Still with the same shock on her face, Gwen looked at the window and then shook her head. "That fool never listens to me."
She sits on the couch, and looks at the television, when turning on the television, as expected it was news about Venom.
"I don't know where you came from, or how you gained Spider-Man's powers... But I thank you for existing... Peter finally started looking more at himself." A small tear fell from Gwen Stacy's eyes.
"With great powers, comes great responsibilities, huh? What curse did you cast on your nephew, Ben."
Without knowing, Adrian just by existing broke Spider-Man's destiny, he inspired him to be more, to be better, to be a superior Spider-Man, but different from that distorted and bad version of Octavio, after all, Adrian hates plots where the protagonist loses control of his own body to his villain.
Adrian inspired him to be a superior Spider-Man while continuing to be a better Peter Parker. Just like Batman was the face of Bruce Wayne, with Bruce Wayne being only Batman's persona.
Peter Parker was only the persona for Spider-Man, unconsciously, or because of Uncle's words, Peter always prioritized being Spider-Man.
But now this curse was broken, he is still Spider-Man, but this time he is the Spider-Man who does not neglect Peter Parker. He is still the neighborhood friend... Only this time, he is the superior neighborhood friend.
Without knowing, in just a few days living in the Marvel universe, the butterfly effect of the existence called Adrian messed up the entire timeline, what will happen next? Who knows?
But one thing is certain, this version of Spider-Man will definitely have a happy ending.
...
"... You have been silent since that phone call."
Jameson, now with his white hair, looked at the window, he took a drag from his cigar. "I am just nostalgic, before I realized it, that brat grew up, huh?"
"Really? I think he took too long."
"Maturing is not a gradual process, some happen earlier, others happen later, Parker's case is peculiar... I think he was stuck in the past until recently."
"His uncle, huh." For them Parker's story was not a secret, after all, before hiring someone, it is necessary to check his background.
"I don't know who it was, but I thank them for making him wake up to reality, the boy was just wearing himself out."
"Hah! Enough melancholy! I want pictures of that black threat!"
"Jameson, you will be canceled if you put the title like that." The man laughed.
"Hah, let them cancel me! Do you think I care!? I am John Jonah Jameson, and I am uncancelable!" He snorted.
"Black threat and talkative mercenary saves Spider-Man at Oscorp tower! That's the title!"
"... You are going to report the truth?" He blinked surprised.
"We are a serious newspaper! We need to tell the truth! Putting eight villains against just one hero!? Who do they think they are!? That is blatant bullying!" Jameson was furious with this fact, just what were the other heroes doing!?
'Hero, huh.' The man displayed a small smile.
"Publish it, publish it! I want this everywhere! Criticize all the heroes too who were doing nothing while this was happening!" He casually ignored the actions of the other heroes, as expected of Jameson, he only sees what he wants.
"Yes, sir." When the fat man left, Jameson looked at the Spider-Man suit that he still had as a collection.
'The only one who can speak badly of Spider-Man is me!'
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I never liked how Peter always suffers in the comic book stories, therefore, here he will have his happy ending.
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