Chapter 98: Two Deaths


    AN: Sorry for the dy. I meant to update yesterday but got swept up with work...


    You''d think they would give me some time to rx since I''ll be on vacation starting tomorrow but no, they gave me more work. :(


    Anyway, here''s the chap!


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    <strong>Chapter 98: Two Deaths</strong>


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Captain Universe? Why are you called Captain Universe? Aren’t you also a Spider-Man?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Peter asked, full of curiosity.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Cosmic Spider-Man smiled.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I still consider myself to be Spider-Man. Captain Universe is like a title for those who were chosen by the Enigma Force. Its powers enable me to be the protector of this universe as the strongest being.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Cool…but why Captain though?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Peter tilted his head.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“What do you mean?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I mean, Captain sounds cool and all but…you’d think the strongest being in the universe would have a much higher rank, right? Is Major Universe taken? Or how about General Universe? President Universe?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Cosmic Spider-Man was speechless.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He turned to Miguel and asked the same question Superior Spider-Man asked.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Are you sure this guy’s the Prodigy?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Well, he ain’t wrong though?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">PS4 Spider-Manughed.


    <span style="font-weight:400">One of the Miles raised his hand and added.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Actually, I’ve also wondered about that.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Beside him, the other Miles answered.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Well, Captain Universe just sounds right. General Universe would sound too domineering.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Please, the guy has the word Universe on his name. It’s already pretty domineering.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Good point.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">While the Spider-Men started to discuss about it, the female Spider totems just rolled their eyes at them.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Oh great. They’re at it again…”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Even Benjamin couldn’t help but feel chills at the sight of multiple Spider-Men talking nonstop.


    <span style="font-weight:400">At this moment, a figure in a white suit, short ck hair, and a red mask that only covered half her face approached him and started to look at him from head to toe silently.


    <span style="font-weight:400">It was Cindy Moon, AKA, Silk.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Confused by her action, Benjamin asked.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Is there something?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Space Peter said you’re a God. You don’t look like one.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Space Peter?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin chuckled at her nickname for Cosmic Spider-Man.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“What is a God supposed to look like?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I don’t know. Like Thor?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled and shook his head.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Thor’s a Norse God with Asgardian blood so he naturally looks muscr. I’m just human.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Also, his muscles were refined perfectly by the Refined Super Soldier Serum so although he doesn’t look bulky, his strength is no joke.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I still don’t buy it.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Silk pouted and ced both hands on her hips.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin just shrugged and refused to prove anything. She’ll understand soon anyway.


    <span style="font-weight:400">After Silk walked away, Gwen approached him with another Gwen.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The difference between them was…well, the Gwen that Benjamin knew had short blonde hair that reached her shoulders along with a ck hairband.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The other Gwen also had short blonde hair that reached her shoulders but only on one side as her right half of the hair seemed to be much shorter. She also had hints of pink at the ends of her hair.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Capt. Meet Gwen. Gwen, meet Capt.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Gwen smirked as she introduced the other Gwen to Benjamin and Benjamin to the other Gwen.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The other Gwen rolled her eyes at her but still shook hands with Benjamin.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Nice to meet you. Name’s Gwen. If you get confused how to call us, you can call me Drummer Gwen and this one Geek Gwen.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Geek Gwen protested.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Hey! We talked about this! I’m Smart Gwen!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Sure Geek. Oh, if you prefer, you can call me Cool Gwen too.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin chuckled and suggested.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“How about Haircut Gwen and Hairband Gwen?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“That’sme…”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I like it!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Haircut Gwen disagreed while Hairband Gwen agreed.


    <span style="font-weight:400">In the end, it was still undecided what to call them.


    <span style="font-weight:400">By this point, Superior Spider-Man was fed up with the farce and immediately called everyone to focus.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Enough! Are you all this stupid!? Did you all already forget we have a crisis at hand!?


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Rx Ock, we’re safe here in the refuge. Those Inheritors won’t dare toe here.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">A Spider-Man said.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Do not call me Ock! I am the Superior Spider-Man!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Uhh yeah. No. Too long. How about SSM?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Spider-Man suggested and another Spider-Man added.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“But then it would sound like Sadistic Spider-Man.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Or Smelly Spider-Man.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">The Spider-Men continued to joke, making the Superior Spider-Man more and more irritated.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Miguel just groaned and rubbed his head at the side.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Cosmic Spider-Man sighed as well and spoke up.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“In any case, we now have all the Spider-Totems the Inheritors are trying to get. It’s time we start thinking about how to counter-attack. We can’t always be ying defense here.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">To this, Peter raised his hand and asked.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Umm, which Totems are they again and who are they?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Well, there’s you, the ‘supposed’ Prodigy.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Was the supposed really necessary…”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Peter grumbled but Cosmic Spider-Man ignored him.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He turned to look at Kaine Scarlet Spider who sat quietly at the corner from the start.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“There’s the ‘Other’, Kaine.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Peter looked confused so Gwen added.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“He’s one of Peter’s clones.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“One of what now?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Peter was shocked.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Clone? Does he have a clone now too!?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin saw he was about to start overthinking again so he calmed him down.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t worry, anyone who can clone you in our world is either dead or in jail already.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">...So it was still possible!?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Cosmic Spider-Man continued.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“The ‘Bride’, Silk.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Peter was confused about where these names wereing from and this time, Miles was the one who exined.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“That’s Cindy Moon. Supposedly, she was bit by the same spider that bit Peter, causing her to also gain spider powers but because she was bit by the same spider as him, they would always get frisky with each other when they’re near each other.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Ugh, you don’t have to exin that much, Miles…”


    <span style="font-weight:400">One of the Spider-Man in the corner groaned.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Clearly, he was the Peter that Miles mentioned as he was trying to stay far away from Silk.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Silk just snorted and didn’t bother toment.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled wryly as he knew that Silk was quite a genius among the Spider Totems in terms of skill and ability.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Others rely on web shooters but she can literally release webbing from any part of her body.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Because of that, she’s a bit arrogant and rash, causing headaches to the others.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Cosmic Spider-Man continued as he turned to look at the baby being held by Jessica Drew.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Finally, the ‘Scion’, Benjy.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">May bit her lip as she added.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“My baby brother…”


    <span style="font-weight:400">MJ could tell how worried she was.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Based on their conversation before, these specific totems are currently being hunted by those Inheritors.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Which meant that May had been trying to run from them along with her baby brother for who knows how long.


    <span style="font-weight:400">And based on her reaction earlier…her mother, the MJ of her world, may very well have died in the hands of those Inheritors as well.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Maybe even her father, Peter…


    <span style="font-weight:400">MJ didn’t say anything and only held May’s hand to reassure her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Although she was not her mother, she could still feel a sense of kinship with her and felt that she shouldfort her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">May looked at her gratefully and clenched her hand, finding peace in the hands of her mother’s doppelganger.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Cosmic Spider-Man continued.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“There were still others but…they have already fallen in the hands of the Inheritors. But as long as we protect these four, they will be unable to achieve their goal.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Everyone nodded as they understood this point.


    <span style="font-weight:400">However, one thought differently.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“No.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">It was Kaine.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“If you think I’m just gonna sit around here and wait, you’re dead wrong. Have you already forgotten what happened before? Many of us died. They died protecting me! Those bastards need to pay for what they did!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">He stood up and started to walk off.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Where are you going?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">One of the Spider-Men asked.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Looking for something to punch.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">As much as he wants to leave and look for the Inheritors, he has no idea where to go and even he knows how reckless it would be to go alone.


    <span style="font-weight:400">But he couldn’t stay here and watch them waste time prancing about.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The mood suddenly turned heavy after Kaine left.


    <span style="font-weight:400">PS4 Spider-Man patten Peter’s shoulder.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t worry about him. He’s like our version of Batman. Always brooding and speaks in a deep voice.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Who’s Batman?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...Nevermind.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Cosmic Spider-Man also noticed the mood and sighed.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Alright, let’s disperse for now and rest up. Gwen, show the neers around and familiarize yourselves. Tomorrow, we’ll start the official meeting and n for the counter-attack.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Everyone nodded and started to disperse.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Superior Spider-Man grumbled but still followed Cosmic Spider-Man. He knew better than to go against someone powerful like him.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Gwen then gave them a tour around the ce. At this point, Leah also woke up and began excitedly dragging Peter around.


    <span style="font-weight:400">To this kid who thinks of Spider-Man as her hero and suddenly found herself waking up in what basically is Spider-Man Utopia, it was obvious how excited she would be.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin just looked at them and chuckled.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He didn’t follow them anymore and went to the room that he was given.


    <span style="font-weight:400">There was something more important he needed to deal with.


    <span style="font-weight:400">After closing the door and sealing the space with magic, Benjamin called out.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Death, you there?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I’m here.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I’m here.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">…Right. There were two of them that answered.


    <span style="font-weight:400">One was the Death from his universe…and the other was the Death from this universe…!