3 Birth of Anansi

Before We begin People have been asking about the female lead and if the protagonist is going to have a harem and to be honest I think I'm probably going to maybe possibly in theory leave that up to the reader to decide so with that being said do you want this story to be a Harem

NOTE ~ I already have a love interest character that will be introduced within this chapter so if this is Harem then she's the head of the harem and If it isn't then she's all you get. With that being said, this book's fate is in your hands.

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James sat there in quiet excitement for the painfully slow 45-minute bus ride. Throughout the ride, one thought flew around his head: 'I'm going to be a spider person. That thought was accompanied by extended daydreams of heroics and swinging through the new york skyline. Eventually, the yellow bus screeched to a halt to the cheers of the bored students on the bus.

The students practically ran out of the bus ignoring Mr. Garvey's pleas to me orderly and form a line and enter Oscorp. James was one of these students that ran out of the bus like an excitable child the exact moment the bus stopped.

James just stood on the sidewalk taking in the view of Oscorp before giddily running into the building eager to begin the tour that would most certainly change his life. He walked through the building with unbelievable patience as the docent bored him and the rest of the kids there with his slow and monotone voice.

After making their way through the less interesting things like their offices and their breakroom the class was finally taken to their genetics lab where they were shown some of the closed labs where the top scientist was working on advancements in gene technology that could, in theory, allow for an era that was free of illness, death, and suffering. The docent went on and on to bragging about the future that they were creating in the labs and even singing the praises of their founder and chairman Norman Osborne. James even swore that the docent's voice even increased slightly from his deadpan monotone as he mentioned their mythical founder. James however knew the truth about Norman and that truth was at the forefront of his mind.

'An idealistic goal that would be honorable if their chairman wasn't a crazed sociopath hell-bent on destroying spiderman'

Harry Osborne was annoyed at the star-struck faces of many of the people there including peter. He slumped his shoulders slightly and sighed at the thought of having to hear another person list off all of his father's achievements.

James noticed how Harry reacted and realized that harry may be a threat in the future, especially with his inferiority complex. He made a mental note to keep tabs on harry and make sure that he doesn't do anything stupid like becoming the goblin.

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Norman Osborne the very man that was currently being praised by the docent for his humanity is currently standing in an underground lab extremely furious.

"So you mean to tell me Otto that you haven't made any progress in determining if the OZ formula works, what the hell could you possibly be spending all the money I've given to you on". Osborne despite his anger kept his tone neutral and didn't show the slightest hint of the raging typhoon of anger that was buried under the surface.

"Look Mr. Osborne I cannot be rushed, I am attempting to create a cure for cancer and as such, it takes time that is being used as best as possible to ensure that we can save your life. Currently, we are testing out the formula on some lab spiders that we had previously genetically edited with time I promise you we will get your cure!"

"You better have better news soon or else I may be forced to find another head researcher just like last time"

With that thinly veiled threat, Osborne left Octavius in his subterranean research lab.

"Dr. Octavius we have a serious problem!"

"What is it, Jenson?"

"3 of the spider subjects have escaped captivity!"

"WHAT!, You IMBECILE How Did You Lose Three of our subjects? Go find them IMMEDIATELY!"

The doctor ran out of the room intent on finding those spiders before he either gets strangled by a tentacle or was fitted for a pair of cement shoes.

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James was still overwhelmed by the docent's continued stale monotone voice that was slowly putting not just him but all of the rest of the class to sleep. He was getting impatient as the tour was almost over and he hadn't seen a spider anywhere in the entirety of the parts of the building that they had covered during the tour.

James's patience was damn near running out and he knew that if he didn't get bitten then he would march right into the lab and make the spider bite him.

As James continued to lose patience he didn't even notice two spiders lowering themselves from the ceiling of the room. One had landed on peter parker's hand and had bit him and the other landed in the crook of Jame's neck and took a big bite right into his neck.

The two screamed out in pain surprised at how painful the bite was. The spider that bit peter was killed by one of the students nearby who watched parker get bit. The students formed two crowd groups around both peter and James who both had nasty red marks where they were bitten by the spider. Cindy Moon, a classmate had actually gone to check up on James who lay sprawled out on the floor. She checked to ensure that he was still breathing and when she verified that he was ok she felt a jolt of pain coming from her ankle before she too passed out with a scream.

After that, the class decided to leave early to make sure that the students that had passed out were going to be okay. Luckily by the time they had returned to midtown, the students had woken with a high fever. Peter and Cindy were taken home by their respective guardians while James was forced to go and catch the train back to Queens.

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James once again jolted awake in a cold sweat he saw the familiar small apartment's exposed brick walls and he relaxed slightly still on guard since he had no idea how he had made it home after being bitten he only knew that he went on the trip and had been unexpectedly bitten by the radioactive spider and then passed out.

"Does this mean I'm a spider person?"

He was still taken aback by the whole experience as he wasn't even sure if this was reality or some long dream that he would wake from the moment he left the warm embrace of his bed and yet the excitement was practically lifting him off his bed. He finally came out of bed and took a few hesitant steps before walking to his mirror his body was exactly the same but he could vaguely feel the addition of two elongated fangs in his mouth. He focused on them and tried to retract them and for a few seconds, the fangs disappeared from his mouth which caused him to crack a cocky grin that immediately fell as his fangs popped back out.

"I guess I gotta train!"

Despite his previous sentence, he had the biggest grin on his face. He decided to start immediately so he grabbed some sweatpants a hoodie and some running shoes and headed out. He started his training by running where he discovered that he could easily run 30 miles per hour and further maintain that speed for an extended period.

He ran to the warehouse district where he tested his strength on heavy pieces of metal and after about an hour he determined that his current max lift was 20 tons and his average was in the range of 10~13 tons.

He had even accidentally triggered his spider sense when he was nearly squashed by a pile of metal that he had been lifting. Though he found that he wasn't able to trigger his spidey sense.

He spent the first week just training his body and getting accustomed to his new strength. But in the second week, He knew that the thing that he was going to try next would be something that eclipsed all of his other powers.

With his newfound powers, James found that he was able to effortlessly scale the sides of buildings and leap great distances. But perhaps the most exhilarating of all his abilities was his newfound ability to swing like Spider-Man.

One evening, James found himself on the roof of a nearby skyscraper, gazing out at the sprawling cityscape before him. He suddenly had the urge to try out his swinging abilities, so he took a deep breath and launched himself off the edge of the building.

As he fell, James extended his arms and shot out a web-like substance from his wrists, just like the famous Marvel superhero. The web latched onto a nearby lamppost, and James felt a rush of adrenaline as he swung forward, his body hurtling through the air.

For a moment, James felt weightless, soaring above the city with nothing but the wind in his hair and the feeling of pure freedom coursing through his veins. With each swing, he felt his muscles straining and flexing, propelling him forward with incredible speed and agility.

As he swung through the city streets, James felt a sense of joy and wonder, unlike anything he had ever experienced before. He knew that he was a changed man and that his life would never be the same again.