bioinnovel Chapter 130 Peter Parker's Identity Crisis!
Chapter 130 Peter Parker's Identity Crisis!
"Don't worry, I wouldn't hold a grudge against a kid over a nickname... Of course, if you really enjoy the feeling of freefalling, I wouldn't mind letting you experience it?"
Of course, as the Sorcerer Supreme, the Ancient One, who has lived through countless years and accumulated boundless wisdom, could easily see through Riley's thoughts even without using spells like mind reading.
Therefore, she was faced with this clever and eccentric visitor from another world, who was also the only one in the world who could understand what she was thinking...
Just like when Riley had just woken up, the Ancient One suddenly appeared and scared him. The Ancient One would occasionally put aside her unfathomable elder demeanor and reveal a slightly mischievous and amused side when facing Riley alone.
After feigning seriousness and giving Riley a fright, the Ancient One first used magic to bring Riley back to the New York Sanctum.
Then, while sitting down, he gestured for Riley to sit down and talk. At the same time, he cast a spell again, showing Riley that the universe, which should have been completely closed and self-contained, was gradually converging and merging with another parallel universe.
"Alright, let's get back to the main topic. Our world is facing a new crisis, and it's on a multiverse level."
"Moreover, according to my investigation, the source of this disaster is Peter Parker. Or, to be more precise, another Peter Parker in a parallel universe, and my troublesome successor."
"Peter and Strange triggered a multiverse crisis... Hmm, I think I know what you mean."
Although it was just a brief description, Riley quickly recalled that Spider-Man movie he had watched before being reincarnated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a movie with such a illogical plot that it was unwatchable.
Even Riley, who was obsessed with his brother, couldn't help but frown and look disgusted when he thought of Peter, that idiot who was overflowing with a saintly heart, ignored Strange's advice, kept causing trouble for himself, and ultimately killed May Parker.
Even when a new task popped up on the system interface, he ignored the temptation of a large number of points and continued speaking calmly.
"However, in my understanding, this incident will be resolved with the help of the other two Spider-Men, right? I shouldn't need to get involved, right?"
It's not that Riley was cold-blooded or heartless, or that he didn't want to change this tragedy.
According to Riley's understanding, the timeline he traveled to was most likely a universe where, like Peter, the troublesome and useless May Parker had already been forced to die under Norman Osborn in order to say the phrase "With great power comes great responsibility."
As things escalated and spiraled out of control, the Peter from that parallel universe—who is Tom Holland—chose to make everyone forget the source of the disaster, namely the existence of "Peter Parker," in order to quell the catastrophe.
There's nothing more to say about being willing to sacrifice oneself to redeem oneself from mistakes.
The problem is that Strange's spell doesn't specify that it only works for Tom Holland's version of "Peter Parker" and doesn't affect the "Peter Parker" who came to this parallel universe from another parallel universe at the same time.
Or perhaps, people from other parallel universes might also forget the existence of "Peter Parker" due to the influence of this spell?
Just imagining Riley wandering onto the set of "No Man's Land" and then coming back to see Peter, his first words being, "Who are you? What are you doing in my house?", sends a pang of heartache through Riley...
What if, in the worst-case scenario, the spell, through Riley's medium, affects the Marvel Universe he inhabits, causing Peter, whose life has been smooth sailing, to suddenly be forgotten by the whole world and lose everything?
Riley will have to ask him a lot of questions...
What exactly did Peter do wrong?!
Why should I let you, who has participated in several major events, even being turned to dust by Thanos' snap, and then witnessing Iron Man die before my eyes to save the world shortly after being resurrected... all these setbacks and blows, yet you haven't learned a thing and are completely incapable of learning from your mistakes, drag me down?!
Even Toby and Garfield, who stumbled into your universe by accident and ended up cleaning up your mess, get inexplicably scolded by this thing!
What the hell?! You caused all this trouble yourself, but you're acting like it's their fault!
If you hadn't stopped Strange, this would have been easily resolved long ago!
As a result, Tom Holland's Spider-Man version became the worst-ranked and least favorite version in Riley's mind, given that he was a former police officer who had also experienced countless hardships!
To put it bluntly, it's more like a smaller version of Iron Man than Spider-Man!
He doesn't even deserve the title of Iron Man's alter ego; he's just an idiot who's indecisive and instinctively seeks help from others without ever thinking of solving the problem himself!
Not to mention that now, Riley, who also possesses Spider-Man's superpowers, is fully qualified and confident to angrily criticize Tom Holland for wasting his superpowers and being completely unfit to bear the heavy responsibility represented by the title "Spider-Man"!
After all, even a person with a normal brain would think about the consequences before acting and consider whether they can handle them...
The trouble he eventually caused wouldn't be that outrageous!
Therefore, for Peter's sake, after talking with the Ancient One, Riley's style of action changed from passively waiting for the crisis to arrive to taking the initiative before the crisis arrives, in order to minimize the losses and harm as much as possible. However, in the face of this crisis, he showed extreme resistance!
integral?
Ha, I wouldn't go no matter how much you offer!
That money can be earned back sooner or later, but Peter Parker, his precious little brother, is his only one!
"It seems I don't need to say anything more about this crisis."
Of course, the Ancient One must have foreseen Riley's choice before finding him.
So, watching Riley stand up after speaking, intending to take his leave.
The Ancient One looked helpless, lamenting that Strange was really making trouble for himself. She wondered if he had chosen the wrong successor. Before Riley could take a few steps, she gave the answer that Riley least wanted to hear.
"But unfortunately, even if you don't participate, once my disciple in another universe casts that Oblivion Curse, its effects will spread to all universes through the brief gaps between them. That means we will also be affected."
"in other words……"
"If you don't intervene, once this crisis is over, everyone, including you and me, will forget that 'Peter Parker' existed. This will make him the loneliest person in the world."
"...Holland, I'm going to fuck you! [beep]!!!!!"
Upon hearing the Ancient One's words, Riley stopped in his tracks.
Then, with his fists clenched, Riley, no longer caring about maintaining his image in front of the Ancient One, completely broke down and immediately began to warmly greet the troublemaker's ancestors in his native dialect, which he hadn't spoken for a long time but still pronounced clearly!
As for Riley, who was emotionally agitated, given that they now share the same surname "Parker," there's the suspicion that he might have insulted his ancestors...
With Mom as the primary focus and Dad as secondary, and relatives as the radius, and ancestors for eighteen generations as the diameter, Riley, pointing a small finger and spitting everywhere, was clearly no longer concerned with anything else, launching a tirade against "Holland" from afar!