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Words in bold are to indicate which character is speaking.

Underlined text is for explanations of general situations.

*Text in italics and between asterisks is for actions and thoughts*.

--- The use of the middle dash is for scene changes or time changes.---

(The use of parentheses is for clarifications within the texts)

//The use of diagonals is for the narrator//

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//Narrator//

It's been a little over two weeks since Peter had his final fight with Doctor Octopus where he ended his life breaking the cycle of constant confrontations they had for years. Which made him feel bad since it meant that he failed once again to save a life, which would have broken anyone.

But not someone like him, and even less so having several emotional supports that helped him cope with the situation in a healthy way. Like Aja, Crystal , Maxine, and several of the heroes like the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, several of the X- Men , the other Spider-People, etc.

Since the news that Spider-Man finally killed Doctor Octopus for real spread quickly, reminding everyone of his time as the Superior Spider-Man. So this time they decided not to make the same mistakes of the past.

They ran all kinds of tests on him, which he gave his consent to, both by scientific and magical means to verify that he was still the Spider-Man they had known all their lives. And to their surprise and delight, he was still the same in mind, but his body had improved exponentially. So they decided to give him an explanation of the situation.

He explained to them that Doctor Octopus had relapsed into absolute villainy and through mystical means had acquired all the power he had lost over the years, causing him to fly back to his Superior Octopus stage , thus becoming a great threat that had to be stopped. And to his regret, the most appropriate thing was for him to kill him himself. And as a result, he regained all his power.

At first the heroes were skeptical of the situation, but after analyzing and interrogating Crystal and Aja, she was recognized as Wakandan by Black Panther , specifically as a Balú-Ayé , a war that functions as a guide and controller of balance. Therefore, he was in charge of interrogating her as her King, proving that the story was completely true.

The heroes were a little disappointed by Spider-Man's actions, although after seeing Spider-Man's genuine remorse and thinking about it for a bit, they weren't innocent at all and in the end only what eventually had to happen happened.

And from the point of view of Doctor Strange , Black Panther and Thor. Spider-Man was still someone pure of heart since he did not kill out of hatred, but out of mercy towards the lives of both the innocent and the villain. Increasing their respect towards him.

So they gave their support both emotionally and by allowing him to use the facilities of the impossible city to train and get used to the change in his powers. To avoid any damage to property or the environment of the Earth.

To begin with, all of his physical abilities were increased to the point of equaling or even surpassing his time with the Other, because he has not only doubled his powers after absorbing his physical fragments, but he also has a part of the web of life and destiny fused with him, and also in all these years he has acquired more experience, even developing his own martial art.

And speaking of martial arts.

To handle his new level of power, Aja began to teach him everything related to the Balú-Ayé .

Combat techniques

Hunting techniques

And topics related to mysticism and meditation.

Everything that I once taught Kraven and what he has learned over the years.

To prevent him from becoming overconfident in his newfound power and stop thinking analytically about the situation, allowing the enemy to take advantage in an absurd way. In addition to better controlling his strength to avoid greater damage, since, despite being more willing to use more force with certain enemies, he will continue to hold back with several so as not to kill them all.

All this being monitored by the heroes (mainly the Avengers), to update their databases on him.

And he was perfectly aware that several of them were going to make contingency plans against him. Which didn't really matter to him since he himself had made plans against them in case of an emergency.

Only for cases where they become villains or are controlled, as has happened on more than one occasion.

Even this would benefit them in some ways, as there is a chance that more changes will occur within the next few months, so their databases will become outdated again. They will be prepared to face the Spider-Man of today, but not the one of tomorrow.

That's all there is to it regarding the heroes. But what about the villains?

All of Spider-Man's villains were upset as they recalled the Superior Spider-Man era and the black suit. The hero's most violent moments, where several villains ended up in critical condition or directly died at his hands.

The most scared were the common criminals and fifth-rate villains who were unlucky enough to see him during their occasional patrols, so they would simply surrender since they weren't as crazy as their main villains and didn't have the means to confront him.

As for the big villains, several didn't care at all about the news or simply ignored it because they were busy with their own affairs. But for others, the news did cause them to raise an eyebrow.

The situation clearly makes Peter uncomfortable since this was the most obvious thing that was going to happen, since after taking a life, things are never the same as one became accustomed to.

Another thing that happened in these weeks was that every time he went to sleep he would wake up in a dark forest like no other he had ever seen before. The only source of light he could see and that allowed him to understand his surroundings was the moon itself, which shone a clear blue full of beauty and mystery.

And in the distance he heard a voice converging with the flow of the air that made the leaves of the thousands of trees that surrounded him resonate, reciting the same prayer over and over again, only changing it with the passing of the nights.

Although it was sometimes a simple phrase that may or may not have much value on its own, but she knew that she should give it as much attention as the other sentences. So she decided to write down each one to avoid forgetting them, especially what he said to her last night.

--- Night 1 ---

¿?: To find what you are looking for, you have to put together the pieces of the map.

Peter: Who are you? What is this place? *He would question defiantly*.

¿?: I live in Possibility, I live in Possibility, I live in Possibility.

Peter: You're not going to answer me. *He would say a little annoyed*.

¿?: To find what you are looking for, you have to put together the pieces of the map.

Peter: ... Ok, I understand, that's how things will be. *He would sigh in resignation upon understanding the dynamics*.

¿?: I live in Possibility, I live in Possibility, I live in Possibility.

--- Night 2 ---

Peter: Here we go again, what are you going to say this time?

¿?: There are days when we are so mobile, so mobile, like the light blades of grass in the wind and at random.

Peter: Noted. * He would say sarcastically*.

¿?: There are days when we are so mobile, so mobile, like the light blades of grass in the wind and at random.

--- Night 3 ---

¿?: The moon and the yew, The moon and the yew, The moon and the yew.

Peter: That doesn't make sense.

¿?: The moon and the yew, The moon and the yew, The moon and the yew.

--- Night 4 ---

¿?: Night of pain in the mountains, Night of pain in the mountains.

Peter: That sounds a little weird.

¿?: Night of pain in the mountains, Night of pain in the mountains.

--- Night 5 ---

¿?: I am nothing. I will never be anything. I cannot want to be anything.

Peter: Hey, don't be like that to yourself, I can recommend a good psychologist.

¿?: I am nothing. I will never be anything. I cannot want to be anything.

--- Night 6 ---

¿?: Still I rise, Still I rise, Still I rise.

Peter: I'm glad you're feeling better.

¿?: Still I rise, Still I rise, Still I rise.

--- Night 7 ---

¿?: If sleep were (as they say) a truce, a pure rest for the mind.

Peter: True, it can cover a bit more than that.

¿?: If sleep were (as they say) a truce, a pure rest for the mind.

--- Night 8 ---

¿?: Omens of innocence, Omens of innocence, Omens of innocence.

Peter: ...I don't know how to answer that.

¿?: Omens of innocence, Omens of innocence, Omens of innocence.

--- Night 9 ---

¿?: The pieces have already been given, your duty is to find the meanings themselves and the meanings as a whole, since between word and word lies the truth.

Peter: That's it? There's nothing else to say?

Every time he appeared in that forest he tried to communicate with the entity to see if it would change its behavior, its words or at least get some information about the entity such as its name. But all his attempts ended up falling on deaf ears except for the last day when the entity deigned to say something more.

¿?: My name and my person are irrelevant to modern times, they only acquired value when I was born and for this moment. Because my job is to kindle the spark of narrative at its respective moment, so that stories follow their natural course. But I have no power over this, since the spark itself gave me my job.

After saying those last words the dream ended making Peter wake up full of intrigue about that mysterious being who decided to give him a name to refer to him, and knowing that he is someone related to superior spiders from Otto's words, he had the perfect name.

" The Narrative Spinner "

Each of these dreams was told to the girls to discover the message they held, so they decided to only discuss the subject when they were not under the supervision of the other heroes because they did not want to give them more problems than they had recently. And the place where they decided to meet was in Peter's laboratory at the Beyond Corporation .

//End of the narrative//

Peter: Well now that we have all the pieces, we have to put the puzzle together. Any idea, no matter how far-fetched, is welcome, because we have to take things literally and not at the same time.

Crystal : Well considering what was said in nights 1, 3 and 7, it could mean that he lives in the world of dreams since there everything is possible to a certain extent. Only we can't see it normally since the world of dreams is practically infinite. Not even the inhabitants of that realm know everything it encompasses, they even have no idea about that dark forest when I ask them.

Aja: Good deduction and what you say is true, each plane of existence is virtually infinite. So if we look for it without having an idea where to look it would take us years to find the mental remains.

Maxine: That gives me an idea of the place where he lives exactly, it has characteristics of nights 3 and 4, and what Peter mentioned. Maybe he lives in an area that is a small rise that contains a distinctive tree after all, the Yew is a type of tree, only that it is in the middle of that forest which is so absurdly large that the only thing it produces is loneliness and pain, and the only thing he can perceive is the wind with a great view of the moon, a perfect situation for sleep, but a nightmare when it comes to waking up. That would give it to what was said in nights 2, 5, 6 and 7.

Peter: Amazing Maxine, you managed to make sense of almost all the sentences. The only thing left is the one from night 8, which confuses me the most because innocence is not only the lack of guilt or evil, but it can also be the lack of certain knowledge. Perhaps the forest in which he lives is so incomprehensible that everything you know has no value in that place or if you have information about the place, it is insufficient compared to the reality of the situation.

Aja: That fits well, but we still don't have the whole puzzle finished as we have a vague idea of what the place is like, but we don't know where to start or if there is any latent danger.

Peter: True, we've only made a little progress. Hey, Rili, is there something wrong? You've been very quiet. *He would kindly ask his "daughter" *.

Rili (OC): In fact, yes, I was checking to see if the sentences had a relationship between them by consulting the database, and after several checks I found that each of the sentences is the title or a fraction of a Poem.

Crystal : Poems? Now that's an unexpected change. *She would say slightly surprised*.

Maxine: Show us everything.

Rili (OC): Also their records?

Maxine: What? No, no, just the poems, what was that about? *She would ask very confused*.

Rili (OC): Hehe, sorry, dad's prankster part is pretty strong. I'll show you everything later. *She would say a little embarrassed by that oversight*.

Maxine: I'll have to see about that later. * She would look at Peter who seemed to find it a little funny*. Or maybe not.

//Narrator//

Rili would show them each of the Poems and their respective authors, highlighting the parts that were extracted for the prayers. All translated since some were in another language.

Everyone who read the poems selected the parts that they considered the most important to put together the puzzle of " The Narrative Spinner ". Although they could not help but admire the beauty and genius of several of the poems. Since they felt more identified with some than with others, although in Peter's case it felt like each Poem spoke to him in a certain way to decipher them.

Night of Sorrow in the Mountains by Numa Pompilio Llona (translated from Latin Spanish)

The storm raged; and I, meanwhile,

from the mountain to the foot, the face on the palm

pouring out bitter, inextinguishable tears,

I remained in his pain, my soul asleep;

When the slumber of my suffering ceased,

The blue was clear, the wind calm...

And with wonder and bitterness and mourning,

I raised my face to look at the sky!...

Sirius shone radiantly without ceasing;

Saturn, motionless, looked from the zenith

universal life... The Milky Way,

that sparkled with taciturn light

and the orb in a wide circle enveloped

of shiny scales, it looked like

the infinite, symbolic serpent

that is being devoured eternally...

How much silence! Oh God! How much repose!

And what a deep and fatal indifference!

How strange is that whole prodigious

It is from man to the miserable presence!...

Upon understanding it, a painful shock

penetrates and distresses the conscience,

and in its intimate depths it dawns

a tremendous and relentless idea!

Peter: I can understand his emptiness at the loss and his decision to go somewhere to spend his loneliness, as it is a small escape from the situation. Although sometimes it does not end up helping as it only reminds you more intensely of the pain.

"I dwell in Possibility" by Emily Dickinson

I live in Possibility

A House More Beautiful Than Prose

Most numerous of Windows

Superior in Doors

Of Rooms Like the Cedars

Impregnable to the eyes

And as an eternal roof

The Gamblers of Heaven

Of visitors, the most beautiful

As an Activity, This

Spread wide my narrow hands

To collect Paradise

Maxine: I understand the feeling, at Beyond Corporation I can basically do whatever I want, whenever I want, however I want. I feel all powerful with the resources I have and now my job is to build a paradise, but the others...

"Tabasco Shop" by Fernando Pessoa (translated from Portuguese Portuguese)

I am nothing.

I will never be anything.

I can't want to be anything.

Apart from that, I have all the dreams in the world within me.

Windows of my room,

From my room one of the millions in the world that nobody knows

who

(And if they knew, what would they know?),

You give in to the mystery of a street constantly crossed by people,

To a street inaccessible to all thoughts,

Real, impossibly real, certain, unknowably certain,

With the mystery of things under the stones and beings,

With the death that stains the walls with moisture and makes

the hair of men is white,

With Destiny driving the chariot of everything along the path of

nothing.

I am defeated today, as if I knew the truth.

I am lucid today, as if I were about to die,

And I had no more brotherhood with things

That of a farewell, turning this house on this side of the

Street.

Crystal : When I use my powers, I feel like I'm a dream that takes on a physical body. I'm successful and not so successful at the same time. People can guess about me but not really know. Like I'm a new myth that will become a distant legend. Which is nice and a little sad to know that I'll be like many dreams, a ghost mark of something that will never come back.

" Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou

You can write me in the story

With your bitter and twisted lies,

You can step on my same ground

But still, like dust, I will rise.

Does my cheekiness bother you?

Why does sadness haunt you?

Because I walk like I have oil wells

Pumping in my living room.

Like moons and like suns,

With the certainty of the tides,

Like hopes that spring high,

Still, I will rise.

Did you want to see me broken?

Head tilted and eyes downcast?

Shoulders falling like tears,

Weakened by my soul cries?

Does my arrogance offend you?

Don't take it too badly

Because I laugh as if I had gold mines

Digging in my own backyard.

You can shoot me with your words,

You can cut me with your eyes,

You can kill me with your hatred,

But still , like the air, I will rise.

Does my sensuality bother you?

Is it a surprise?

I dance like I have diamonds

At the meeting of my thighs?

From the huts of shame of history

I get up

From a past that is rooted in pain

I get up

I am a black ocean, jumping and wide,

I