Marvel: You Call This A Sorcerer?

At this moment, Peter Parker had arrived at his latest place of residence.

Here, he had a portion of the "inheritance" Tony Stark left him.

A dusty box, yet it could transform into extremely advanced, cutting-edge equipment.

Of course, it also contained one of Tony Stark's Arc Reactors, although considered obsolete, it was still far more advanced than most of the technology on the market.

More importantly, here Peter Parker could carry out his "plan."

He would produce those vaccines that could cure Dr. Otto Octavius and the others, allowing them to return to normal lives.

This was the only method Peter Parker could think of to rescue them from the "Spider-Men's" hands.

However, Peter Parker never considered what these people really wanted.

Many people say, why can't we give villains a chance to reform?

But in reality, that's not how it works.

For a villain to be given a chance at redemption, they must first pay the price for their crimes. Only after that can they have such an opportunity.

As for these people before him, they had never paid the slightest price for their actions.

They might not even feel any remorse.

Look at these so-called "innocent people": which one of them isn't bursting with violent power, which one isn't morally bankrupt?

They face death, and Peter "Saint" Parker's heart is about to break.

Under Peter Parker's hands, the grand cause of the multiverse had turned into this mess.

Peter Parker must save them!

But…

Have they paid any price for it?

No, not a bit.

The only reason they stand on Peter Parker's side is that they don't want to lose their lives.

Peter Parker never thought: since these people would die fighting Spider-Man, what does that say about who they really are?

Or, in Peter Parker's view, are the Spider-Men of other universes the true villains?

And these people before him are the rightful heroes?

In any case, Peter Parker was now researching these so-called cures.

However, the group behind him didn't share his mindset at all.

Electro saw the Arc Reactor Tony Stark left behind, Otto Octavius and Norman Osborn saw Tony Stark's technology.

As for the others, new thoughts emerged.

If they wanted to ensure their lives, perhaps instead of being sent back, there were other ways.

For example… staying in this world?

While Peter Parker was studying the cure, his hand suddenly stopped.

An invisible premonition made him feel as if he were in another world.

Ignoring Otto Octavius's questions, he turned and walked into the living room, asking aloud where May Parker was.

"What's wrong, Peter?"

Just as he reached the center of the living room, May Parker came downstairs.

Peter Parker didn't speak; he just looked at her.

Seeing Peter Parker's expression, May Parker seemed to understand something and quietly walked into another room.

She was fetching those cures.

"Peter?"

Otto Octavius looked at Peter Parker, who stood there without saying a word, and felt a bad premonition.

Peter Parker's gaze swept over everyone, finally settling on Electro.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Electro asked angrily, as if Peter Parker's gaze had wounded his pride.

Indeed, it had.

He was extremely sensitive. Before becoming a mutate, he was ignored by everyone, looked down upon.

Even his death was caused by being forced to work overtime on his birthday to fix a machine.

After becoming Electro, he cared even more about how others looked at him.

So when Peter Parker looked at him that way, he reacted strongly.

Whoosh!

Bang!

At that moment, Peter Parker suddenly shot a strand of web, sticking Norman Osborn's left hand to the device behind him.

This action shocked everyone.

But Norman Osborn smiled.

"Impressive…"

"Your sixth sense."

Now, the previously amiable Norman Osborn changed entirely, his mouth curling into a cold grin, his eyes becoming extremely sharp.

His other persona had emerged!

The Green Goblin!

"Norman?"

Otto Octavius stepped forward, not understanding why Norman Osborn said these words, nor what had happened.

"No more dark side?"

Norman Osborn tilted his head, sneering mockingly.

He looked at Peter Parker; the more naive Parker was, the more he wanted to toy with him—

Toy with his kindness, toy with his ignorance.

"You think I'd just give in?"

"Let you so easily take away my power, because you don't know what that power can bring?"

Norman Osborn… no, the Green Goblin had fully taken control of this body.

He would never allow Peter Parker to take his power.

"You don't understand me."

Peter Parker faced Norman Osborn, feeling mixed emotions.

His spider-sense told him he might really have made a mistake.

"Is that so?"

"I saw how she forced you, making you fulfill her moral mission."

"We don't need your rescue, nor do we need to be cured."

As Norman Osborn said this, May Parker, who was about to approach, stopped.

Her hand tightened around the bag she was holding.

She knew Norman Osborn was talking about her!

Then Norman Osborn turned to the others.

"These are not curses."

"They are gifts!"

He said this to Electro, because he knew Electro was the most likely to be swayed among them.

And the device on Electro's body seemed to become the final death knell.

"All those so-called choices are fake."

"Gods do not need choices!"

With Norman Osborn's words, it became the final straw.

Electro ripped out the device on his chest, and Norman Osborn broke free of Peter Parker's webbing.

"May, run!"

Peter Parker shouted. May Parker did not hesitate, dashing outside.

At the same time, a flash of electricity passed before Peter Parker's eyes, heading straight for the Arc Reactor hanging on the other side.

The spider-sense helped Peter Parker dodge the electricity.

But it also allowed Electro to snatch Tony Stark's Arc Reactor.

In an instant, Electro's body began to surge with electricity.

The building's power became unstable!

Otto Octavius, who still had some conscience, was grabbed by Electro and thrown out the window, blasting a large hole through the wall.

Peter Parker fought fiercely with Norman Osborn.

Osborn completely overpowered Peter Parker in every way.

Yes, whether in strength or intelligence, Norman Osborn surpassed Peter Parker by more than one level.

Even though Peter Parker struggled, Norman Osborn still beat him from the upper floor down to the lower floors.

"Beaten from upstairs to downstairs" doesn't just mean intense fighting; it shows how badly Peter Parker was beaten.

Each of Osborn's heavy blows could smash through one or even multiple floors.

In front of Osborn, Peter Parker had no chance to fight back.

This was a crushing defeat, even worse than facing Thanos.

At least with Thanos, Tony Stark and Strange were main attackers and Parker was a helper.

As for Peter Parker's current fighting power…

A dog would shake its head.

Boom!

Boom!

As Peter Parker "descended" floor by floor, Norman Osborn followed him down.

Coincidentally, May Parker ended up on the same floor.

Pressed to the ground and pounded relentlessly, Peter Parker couldn't fight back at all.

He could only endure the physical and psychological double blows from Norman Osborn.

"Your weakness, Peter."

"It's your fatal flaw!"

"It has you by the throat, can't you feel it?"

At this moment, Osborn gripped Peter Parker's throat tightly, just as he said—

In this situation, it was all thanks to Peter Parker's weakness.

If he hadn't done what he did initially, if he had chosen to stand by, would all this have happened?

Right now, Peter Parker only suffered physical blows.

Osborn's words only made him slightly doubt himself.

Next would come the moment he could never let go of in his life.

May Parker, holding the special "cure" for Norman Osborn, leapt behind him.

She tried to inject the cure into Osborn's neck.

Osborn casually pulled it out; it had no effect.

If May Parker had held a pair of scissors or a knife just now, maybe she could have saved Peter Parker's life and her own.

Unfortunately…

"Norman's right, you turned him into a pathetic wretch."

Osborn tossed the useless cure aside and kicked the struggling Peter Parker back to the ground.

Then he crouched down, grabbed Parker's hair, and pulled him up.

He wanted Peter Parker to watch May Parker die!

"You want to cure me?"

"Now, I'll cure you."

Osborn whispered softly in Parker's ear.

At the same time, the Green Goblin's glider flew to the doorway, targeting May Parker inside.

Although Peter Parker kept urging May to run, it was too late!

Boom!

With the glider smashing through the door, May Parker was struck and sent flying.

Osborn—no, the Goblin—stepped onto his glider, fully evolved now.

He turned to look at Peter Parker, smiled slightly, then eyed May Parker lying in the debris.

A pumpkin bomb was tossed towards May Parker.

"No!"

Peter Parker shouted, using all his might to rush at the pumpkin bomb.

In one swift move, he reached out his right hand. One second before the bomb exploded, his fingertips touched it, batting it away.

But the explosion still came as expected.

The departing Goblin also dropped a few bombs, vanishing into the sky.

The violent explosion killed many innocents.

The entire building had now become half-ruined, with screams and cries still coming from above.

Those people Peter Parker tried so hard to save ended up delivering a lethal blow to him.

"May, are you alright?"

As the dust settled, Peter Parker struggled to his feet, searching for May Parker.

May Parker also stood up and looked at Peter Parker.

They embraced, comforting each other's emotions.

For Peter Parker, seeing May unharmed made him heave a sigh of relief.

Because she was one of the most important people in his life.

Without May Parker, there would be no Peter Parker today.

But Peter Parker almost pushed her into dire straits.

"Aunt May, did I do something wrong?"

"I shouldn't have done any of this from the start."

"As Ronan said, my choices brought terribly painful consequences."

Peter Parker looked at the ruined scene and listened to the wailing sirens.

He began to doubt his choices.

May Parker grabbed his arm, her eyes firm.

"Peter, listen to me."

"You did nothing wrong, and your choice wasn't wrong."

"The abilities you have are a gift, a blessing from God."

"With great power comes great responsibility."

"You must use your powers to shoulder greater responsibility."

May Parker spoke the most classic line from the Spider-Man series.

As soon as she finished, it was as if all her strength left her.

"Mm, I believe you, Aunt May."

"Let's go."

Peter Parker looked at the riot police surrounding the outside and spoke softly.

May Parker nodded, intending to follow him.

But just then, her legs weakened, and she collapsed onto the rubble.

"Aunt May, are you alright?"

Peter Parker knelt down, voice trembling.

"I'm fine…"

"I just need a little time…"

May Parker forced a smile, feeling her strength drain away.

Meanwhile, Peter Parker, who tried to lift her up, felt his hand covered in blood.

He panicked!

"An ambulance!"

"Can anyone call an ambulance?"

"There's a patient here!"

Peter Parker screamed towards the door.

But May Parker held his hand tightly, wanting to say something, yet lacking the strength.

She could only force a final smile, encouraging this newly adult child.

Until

Her right hand went limp.

"Ah!!!"

Peter Parker's heart-wrenching cry echoed through the building.

Ronan stood behind a nearby pillar, silently observing it all.

Could he save May Parker?

Yes, he could.

He only needed to use the Reality Stone's power to erase May Parker's wound, and none of this would happen.

But he didn't.

He wouldn't.

The reason was simple, as he'd said before.

All this resulted from Peter Parker's own choices.

The best teacher in life is not a person, but an event—

And one that's unforgettable.

For example, right now…

Peter Parker knelt on the ground, holding May Parker's corpse, sobbing bitterly.

He not only lost his beloved Aunt May,

But many innocent tenants also perished.

The aftermath of the explosions was more than what we see now. Letting Norman Osborn and the others go was like letting wolves loose—

No, they're even more dangerous than wolves.

And all this was caused by Peter Parker alone.

When May Parker died in his arms, who knows if Peter Parker regretted his choice today.

Ronan glanced at Peter Parker's miserable figure and turned away, disappearing into the darkness.

In the pouring rain,

Peter Parker stood before a giant screen, watching J. Jonah Jameson's sorrowful condemnation.

He felt utterly lost.

He didn't heed Strange and Ronan's words, leading to the current situation.

May Parker died in his arms.

And it all began because of him.

He still gripped the "cures" May Parker had taken out, which cost her life and many others' as well.

Now, Peter Parker even wished he could die.

Clink.

A crisp sound came from the ground.

A mystic portal appeared behind Peter Parker.

"Are you here to mock me?"

Peter Parker saw the portal from the corner of his eye. He thought it must be Strange or Ronan.

Why else would they come now?

"I don't have time to mock you."

"Peter… Parker."

A strange female voice came from behind Peter Parker.

He turned around, alert, looking at the woman who appeared behind him.

He didn't recognize her, never seen her before.

"Who are you?"

Peter Parker instinctively took a defensive stance.

The woman didn't care about his actions and took two steps forward.

"Don't come any closer. I don't know you at all."

After the previous lesson, Peter Parker was unwilling to trust anyone easily, especially strangers.

"My name is Vini, someone from another world as well."

Vini looked calmly at Peter Parker, stating her name.

Upon hearing she was also from another world, Peter Parker visibly slumped.

Because the so-called parallel universes led him to this dreadful state!

If those people from the multiverse hadn't appeared, he wouldn't have made those famous choices.

He wouldn't have lost May Parker!

Nor become a notorious murderer in everyone's eyes.

Thinking this, Peter Parker couldn't help shaking his head.

"Though you don't know me, I sympathize with what you've been through."

"If I were you, I couldn't do any better."

Vini spoke softly, as if empathizing with Peter Parker's plight.

But Peter Parker still remained highly vigilant.

After being tricked once, how could he trust anyone easily again?

If he did, he would not just be a child, but a fool!

"What do you want?"

"Or do you also have a grudge against another universe's Peter Parker?"

"If you have a grudge, I suggest you skip talking and just fight."

Peter Parker assumed Vini was another enemy of Spider-Man.

But Vini shook her head.

"No, I am not Spider-Man's enemy. On the contrary, I'm Spider-Man's friend."

"I can be your friend as well."

Vini's voice was full of allure.

A friend?

Peter Parker froze.

Since he made all these choices, he felt he shouldn't have any friends left.

To be precise, he felt unworthy of friendship.

"What exactly are you trying to say!"

Peter Parker took a deep breath, more confused about what Vini wanted.

Vini smiled.

"In my world, Spider-Man and I fought side by side."

"At some point, he also made a terribly wrong choice and paid a heavy price."

"His aunt and uncle, who raised him, died in an explosion."

"But… he eventually revived his aunt and uncle."

Boom!

At this moment, thunder rumbled loudly in the sky.

Though the lightning didn't strike Peter Parker, it struck his heart.

He revived his aunt and uncle?

"What did you say?"

Peter Parker took a step forward, his previously despondent emotions suddenly erupting.

He looked as if he saw the last glimmer of hope—

Hope to bring May Parker back from the dead!

"In our world, there's a way to resurrect the dead."

"And I just happen to know it."

Vini smiled at Peter Parker, slowly extending her right hand to draw a circle.

A blue light appeared to her right.

At a glance, Peter Parker recognized whose light this was!

"This is May Parker's soul. I need her body."

"As long as you retrieve her corpse, I can resurrect her."

"And you…"

"Just need to do me a small favor."

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