[Meanwhile] [Kamar-Taj]

  A 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 retly through the time stohis was a critical point where Spiderman kills Tony Stark thus deying the arrival of Knull by a few years. But iurn, 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 t back the dead, causing more chaos.

  However, in some of the alternate realities, Spiderman spares Tony thus preventing the sario 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 Bck Order to get the final infinity stone oh, the time stone, resulting in a massive battle between Knull vs Thanos with with four Infinity Stohis battle devastated Earth. They couldn't see further beyond that.

  Either way, chaos ensued.

  In some sarios, the heroes won while in others, they lost.

  So, this was a critical point where Spidermaher kills Tony Stark or lets him live.

  "Are we just going to watch without doing anything?" Dr. Strange asked the A One as Spiderman was talking with Tony after defeating him. "We take on Knull and prevent Thanos by making a deal with Death or we find the itities to assist us against them. There's Thor, we ask Odin for assistance or Eternals, Inhumans... We stop both Knull and Thanos, but imagine what would happen if they break the reality while using the Darkhold. If they opee of the underworld with that then..."

  "The history will repeat itself. Dark Era will begin once again. Humanity's end will e with the rise of the darkness..." A One shook her head.

  "Then what should we do?" Dr. Strange asked again.

  "The only thing we do, Stephen... Watd 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 Spidermao do. It's his destiny, the Great Weaver decreed it. If we intervene, something even worse might e 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 only pray that he makes the right one," A One closed her eyes as Dr. Strange ched his fists.

  "..." Dr. Strange uood the situation. He sighed and just sat there, watg the event unfold.

  ...

  [Back at the harbor]

  Tony took out a USB drive from his pocket, "Do me a favive this to Pepper Potts. She's the only oold this about and man, did she try to stop me. I should have listeo her back then. So, give this to her. This tains a private message for her."

  "What are you gonna do if you got a sed ce?" Spiderman asked curiously.

  "If I had a sed ce, maybe think things through before taking steps... Maybe work on mending the retionship 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, fetting 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, abs 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 tee at a fast rate.

  "Hey, what are you doing?" Tony asked in surprise as Spiderma 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 fag that bastard. So, live and fix your mistakes. The i 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 o know. The rest, you heroes and mutants figure it out. Kill Mago 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 turoward 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 do that with ease, right?"

  "A team of heroes?" Tony raised his brows in i.

  "Yep, a team."

  "And who's in this team of yours that heir past cleared?"

  "Frank Castle and Felicia Hardy, although, I o 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? Bck Cat? You got her to join your team and how the hell did you mao 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 py well with others. So, how?" Tony asked.

  "He's a friend of mihat'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 destru 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 ha?"

  "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 ter!" Spiderman waved at Tony as he took out a tainer from his suit and pced it before Misery, "Get in. We'll talk about what happened with my body that made you jump out and bee this weak ter. For now, get in that tainer, and behave."

  Misery hesitated for a moment, but in the end, it jumped into the tainer 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 o talk te. Something unexpinable 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 meraries. He webbed down before her.

  "Hey, Liz. Gd to see you're okay." Spidermaed her.

  Liz widened her eyes when she saw him. She was with her father, sittihe entraears instantly rolled down her cheeks as she ran toward him and hugged him tightly, g 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 e after you again," He patted her head gently and tried to fort 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 uand 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 e to see you. We have lots of catg up to do. So, Don't worry. Now go with your dad, Liz."

  "Okay..." Liz nodded her head, wipiears 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. e o's go home, Liz."

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  [Baar-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 faull and Thanos who will be ing within 10 years from now," A One decred 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..." A One chuckled as Dr. Strange shook his head.

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