Chapter 105: End of the Inheritors
<strong>Chapter 105: End of the Inheritors</strong>
<span style="font-weight:400">Inhumans, at times, would appear normal despite awakening. Daisy and Peralta were like this.
<span style="font-weight:400">However, in most cases, Inhumans would physically change upon awakening.
<span style="font-weight:400">Some would grow extra limbs, some would lose a part of their body, some would have additional parts, and so on and so forth.
<span style="font-weight:400">Leah, upon awakening, has also transformed externally.
<span style="font-weight:400">On her face, instead of having normally two eyes…she now has a total of eight!
<span style="font-weight:400">Looking at the eight eyes arranged just like a spider’s, Benjamin sighed, thinking that her life may be even more difficult now.
<span style="font-weight:400">Her eight eyes blinked as she looked around her in amazement.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“How do you feel?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Leah didn’t answer but looked at both of her hands.
<span style="font-weight:400">The next moment, webs shot out from each of her fingers!
<span style="font-weight:400">She wiggled her fingers as if typing from a keyboard in midair and as she did, the web started to gather in the space between her palms, forming into…a figurine!
<span style="font-weight:400">It was a figurine of Spider-Man!
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin was amazed.
<span style="font-weight:400">To think she was already capable of controlling such small and thin string of webs and turning it into a small figure…was this the ‘Prodigy’?
<span style="font-weight:400">It seems she was also capable of producing web from her fingers, somewhat simr to Silk.
<span style="font-weight:400">As for other abilities, they can only figure it out as time passes.
<span style="font-weight:400">While thinking of such, Cosmic Spider-Man approached them.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ben, this girl…”
<span style="font-weight:400">“She’s the actual ‘Prodigy’ it seems. An Inhuman with spider-like powers.”
<span style="font-weight:400">At the side, Miguel turned to look at Peter who looked shocked and nodded.
<span style="font-weight:400">“That makes sense. I knew that kid being the Prodigy felt off.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hey!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Peterined but no one minded him.
<span style="font-weight:400">While the others surrounded Leah, Cosmic Spider-Man nced at him again then at the ck sword in his hands.
<span style="font-weight:400">“This sword…why do you have it? There should only be one All-ck Necrosword in the multiverse…”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh, don’t mind it. This is a different one. It’s not like the one you know where those who wield it gets corrupted.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“How does that even work?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“It just does.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Cosmic Spider-Man looked at Benjamin for a moment before sighing.
<span style="font-weight:400">Really, the more he knows about this guy, the more he couldn’t understand his existence.
<span style="font-weight:400">“More importantly, aren’t you guys going to the Inheritors’ homeworld? Kaine and the other clones already went to the clone world right? Do you really have time to stand around here?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Uhh, right! We need to deal with the Inheritors and prevent them from attacking the Spider Totems for good!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Peter remembered and quickly left with the others while Cosmic Spider-Man remained.
<span style="font-weight:400">Looking at the others leaving through the portal, Cosmic Spider-Man looked at himself and for the first time since receiving this power, he felt conflicted.
<span style="font-weight:400">Yes, he had be all-powerful in his universe…but at the same time, he felt chained to this universe and was unable to help the others.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin looked at him and patted his shoulder.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t think too much about it. Just continue being you. Even if the Inheritors are gone, it doesn’t mean the Spider Refuge is useless. You know as well as I do that Spider-Man has tons of enemies with various means. Let the Spider Refuge continue to exist. You may be powerless outside of this universe, but you can reach out and help the others by having a ce to rest and regroup. Over time, it might even be a society of sorts where each Spider totem can help each other.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“A Spider Society…is it?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Cosmic Spider-Man seemed to have found a new purpose.
<span style="font-weight:400">He turned to Benjamin and smiled as he nodded.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I understand what I should do now. Thank you, Ben.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“It’s fine. If you need any help, you know where to find me.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Then I won’t be polite. I’ll count on you when we need your power.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Cosmic Spider-Man nodded and shook hands with him.
<span style="font-weight:400">At this moment, Leah walked over to them while holding another Spider-Man figurine made of webs in her hand.
<span style="font-weight:400">Based on the design, it seems to be a Cosmic Spider-Man figurine.
<span style="font-weight:400">“For you!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Cosmic Spider-Man smiled and took the figurine as he patted her head.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Thank you, Leah.”
<span style="font-weight:400">As he looked at Leah beaming a smile, he thought for a moment and asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Say, Leah…Ben told me that you’re an orphan, is that right?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yes?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Then…is it okay if I adopt you?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Huh?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin was surprised at his sudden proposal.
<span style="font-weight:400">Actually, he had been thinking of what to do with Leah for a while now.
<span style="font-weight:400">At first, he thought that maybe he could leave her under May’s hands in FEAST but with her current appearance now…it may be a hard for her to blend in there.
<span style="font-weight:400">Sending her to Xavier’s School of the Gifted also didn’t seem right since she wasn’t a mutant and she might feel alienated there as well.
<span style="font-weight:400">Send her to the Inhumans?
<span style="font-weight:400">They haven’t even revealed themselves even now. Those bunch generally keep to themselves and don’t like the idea of outsiders joining them. Even if the outsider was an Inhuman like them.
<span style="font-weight:400">If all else fails, Benjamin was thinking of adopting her himself if it ever came to that.
<span style="font-weight:400">He didn’t think Cosmic Spider-Man would suggest it first.
<span style="font-weight:400">Cosmic Spider-Man continued.
<span style="font-weight:400">“You can visit young Peter and MJ anytime you want. I just want you to have a home and also help you train your new powers. What do you think?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Leah blinked her eight eyes a few times, seemingly still in shock.
<span style="font-weight:400">She turned to Benjamin who nodded at her with a smile, then turned back to Cosmic Spider-Man.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Will you…really adopt me?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Of course! I’d be really happy if you ept.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Leah’s smile widened.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Un! I ept!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Haha! That’s great!”
<span style="font-weight:400">The two hugged happily as Benjamin smiled at them warmly.
<span style="font-weight:400">While the newly formed Spider family was happy, the same can’t be said about the Inheritors who were slowly but surely being defeated by the Spiders’ invasion.
<span style="font-weight:400">Their clones also stopped producing due to some problems urring in the clone world.
<span style="font-weight:400">It seems Kaine and the others seeded in destroying the clone machine the Inheritors were using.
<span style="font-weight:400">Meanwhile, in an unknown location outside of time.
<span style="font-weight:400">A group of people with somewhat simr features could be seen discussing with grave expressions.
<span style="font-weight:400">A certain cybeic man spoke.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Something’s wrong with our calction. The worms are dying sooner than expected.”
<span style="font-weight:400">A certain man wearing a sphinx crown frowned.
<span style="font-weight:400">“This shouldn’t have happened. Something is interfering with the multiverse. An unknown variable.”
<span style="font-weight:400">A certain man with blue skin and a purple high crown looked at the distance and added.
<span style="font-weight:400">“It doesn’t matter who or what this variable is. No one will stand in our way.”
<span style="font-weight:400">In the distance, a colosseum full of men like them were shouting and thumping their feet.
<span style="font-weight:400">Although they all have some distinct differences, they are all the same person, just different versions in the multiverse.
<span style="font-weight:400">They are Kang.
<span style="font-weight:400">At the same time, in another unknown location.
<span style="font-weight:400">A ce filled with darkness.
<span style="font-weight:400">A man with long white hair sat on his throne as he held onto a ck-red sword.
<span style="font-weight:400">His eyes turned to look at the sword and frowned.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Why…why do I feel another presence simr to you…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Unknown to Benjamin, forces in the multiverse had taken notice of the change Benjamin brought as he meddled with the Spiderverse.
<span style="font-weight:400">As for Benjamin, he was preparing to leave the Spider Refuge upon the Spiders’ return.
<span style="font-weight:400">With everything dealt with, there was no reason to stay here longer than necessary.
<span style="font-weight:400">However, as they were leaving, they were blocked by someone.
<span style="font-weight:400">It was Silk.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I’ming with you guys as well.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Huh?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin looked at Silk in surprise.
<span style="font-weight:400">Silk exined.
<span style="font-weight:400">“My world already has plenty of Spider people. And it’s also annoying that I get horny everytime I’m near my world’s Peter. It’s better if I switch worlds. I don’t have any family there anyway. As for friends, I can just visit them from time to time.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Hearing her exnation, Benjamin could understand it a bit.
<span style="font-weight:400">“But why our world?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Peter asked while Silk just brushed him off.
<span style="font-weight:400">“No reason!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">On the other hand, Gwen looked at Silk then at Benjamin. Her eyes squinting.
<span style="font-weight:400">Captain Freed’s definitely the reason. Did that guy charm another woman? Should I tell this to the other girls back home?
<span style="font-weight:400">Although Gwen wasn’t a part of Benjamin’s women, she was somehow invited to their group chat for gossip.
<span style="font-weight:400">When they get back, she can gossip this to the others.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin shrugged.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, suit yourself. I don’t really mind.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Good!”
<span style="font-weight:400">At the side, Kaine was speaking to another Peter Parker.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I won’t be going back.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Huh? Why not?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I’m staying in the clone world. It’s where I feel like I need to be right now.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Kaine exined.
<span style="font-weight:400">When he and the other clones went to that world, they found that the Inheritors weren’t the only ones being cloned there.
<span style="font-weight:400">There were also Spider totems being cloned like livestock.
<span style="font-weight:400">They were born only to be eaten by the Inheritors.
<span style="font-weight:400">Now that they have dealt with the Inheritors, Kaine felt he needed to be there and guide those clones to live their own lives.
<span style="font-weight:400">For the first time, Kaine felt like he found his calling. His responsibility.
<span style="font-weight:400">This was his role as the ‘Other’ and the reason for his existence.
<span style="font-weight:400">At least, that was what he felt.
<span style="font-weight:400">Perhaps seeing the other Spiders choosing different worlds from their homeworlds, Mayday Parker also decided.
<span style="font-weight:400">He walked towards Benjamin and dered.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Me and Benjie will also stay in your world!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Huh? Why?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin was confused again.
<span style="font-weight:400">What’s with these girls switching worlds all of a sudden?
<span style="font-weight:400">Although he can vaguely feel Silk’s reason, there shouldn’t be a reason for Mayday to go with them…right?
<span style="font-weight:400">“With you around, that world should be safer for Benjie to grow up. Besides, even though we’re staying in your world, I’m still going to attend school in my world. Just think of it as memuting through the multiverse!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin was speechless.
<span style="font-weight:400">To think she’d even think ofmuting to another world to go to school…
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin sighed and epted. Anyway, there’s nothing wrong with what she wanted. She can also leave Benjie with May in FEAST. I’m sure she would be happy to take care of the little kid.
<span style="font-weight:400">Although Benjamin has no idea how to exin his existence to her…
<span style="font-weight:400">Then, another figure approached them. It was Miguel. The Spider-Man of 2099.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin looked at him weirdly.
<span style="font-weight:400">“You…don’t tell me you want to stay in our world too?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Miguel rolled his eyes.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I’m not.”
<span style="font-weight:400">He then turned to look at Gwen who was in our group.
<span style="font-weight:400">“How long are you gonna stay with them? Did you already forget you have your own world?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ah, right…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Only now did Gwen finally remember she didn’t originally belong to their world.
<span style="font-weight:400">However, she can’t just admit that she forgot so she found a reason.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ahem. I’m just going back to grab my things…”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Uhuh. Well, whatever you do is up to you.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Miguel shrugged and left.
<span style="font-weight:400">Gwen sighed then turned to Benjamin.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, I’ll be following for now but will leave soon after. Oh, but don’t worry, I’ll be visiting often! It will be like I never even left!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t worry too much about it. You’re always wee in our world. You’re still a member of the EPD after all.”
<span style="font-weight:400">While they were talking, Peter and MJ came back from saying goodbye to Leah and promising to visit every now and then.
<span style="font-weight:400">With that settled and seeing no one else approaching them, Benjamin led the group as they returned home.