Chapter 78

In the hands of Spider Supreme was a silver card which seemed to be covered with magic circles.

"What can this card do?" I asked, puzzled about the function of this card.

"This card is no ordinary card, Peter. It contains a special Saint Graph I have built just for you. You have no idea how much hardships I had to endure just to learn how to make this kind of cards." Spider Supreme said in a sorrowful tone, as if remembering those hardships.

"Come on, Zelretch was not even that hard of a teacher." Melusine said, countering his claim and revealing the name of Spider Supreme's teacher, Zelretch.

"You are saying this because you didn't learn under him. You have no idea how much of a troll that millennia old coat is." Spider Supreme said while cursing Zelretch.

"Anyways, we are talking about the function of this card. This card contains an empty human Saint Graph which will merge with your original Saint Graph.

Once it has been merged, it will turn your body into a receptacle of your dragon powers, allowing you to use more of your Saint Graph's power without turning into a dragon. That is why, I have also injected enough energy in this card to boost your Saint Graph's power to about 25% of its true potential."

"Wait a minute! Before you use this card on me, I have a few questions." I interrupted Spider Supreme and asked.

"Sure! You deserve to know what is going on. I will try to answer any questions you may ask." Spider Supreme agreed readily.

"Why are you giving me this much power? What are your motives?" It was something I needed to know before I accepted this card.

"I just need you to do a few things for me once I deem you strong enough. Although it will likely not be for a few years. Don't worry though. It is nothing evil. Unfortunately, I can't tell you the details now." Spider Supreme said, answering my question quite vaguely.

"Can you not do it by yourself? You are so powerful. After all, it was you who gave me these powers. And even if you can't, there is still Melusine here who has the powers from the same dragon but is much stronger than me." I questioned.

"Melusine has quite some restrictions placed on her in this case. I will try my best but I believe that I will not be enough. As such, I need your help. I can't tell you more than that for now." Spider Supreme said, giving again a vague explanation.

"Since the experiment on me was successful, can't you give yourself the same Saint Graph as mine. After all, you are the one who made it." I questioned since it made sense.

"This is one of the restrictions I have as a Spider Person or rather a Spider Totem as is the actual term. I will always be a Spider no matter what more I become. As such, I can't transform into a Dragon from a Spider." Spider Supreme explained his helplessness in this matter.

"I can tell you, however, what made me choose you specifically. I needed a Peter Parker who was not a Spider Totem. And this was harder to find than you would think."

"Is it really that hard?" I questioned as I thought it would not be too difficult to find someone like that in the multiverse.

"More than 80% of the Spider Totem you would find in the entire multiverse are Peter Parker or a variation of him. Those who are not, they often die in the journey of a Spider Totem." Spider Supreme said in a sorrowful tone, shocking me.

"Does that mean the decision I took back then to use the Lizard Serum was one of those cases?" I said as I connected the dots.

"More likely than not. You probably would not have taken this drastic decision if fate had not willed it to happen. I have seen it too many times.

A Spider Totem's life is filled with many tragedies. And one tragedy which is confirmed to happen at least once in their life is the death of a loved one."

Does that mean that I was just a puppet of fate?

I quickly shook my head as this thought filled my mind. What had occurred was already in the past? There was no need to ruminate over it or blame it on something else. I just needed to look forward.

"But it is possible to circumvent these tragedies. Like you did with mine." I said, realising just what had he done when he had saved my life.

"Yes, I did. But it took me several experiments before I could do it perfectly. Even then, more often the not, I could not save them because I was just not on time." I could feel genuine sorrow in his voice as he explained how much he had done so that he could save those like me.

"Why does this even happen?" I said as I could not understand the purpose of this fate thrusted upon those like me.

"The reason is very complex. Just know that it is related to the working of the entire multiverse and can't be easily broken. I will explain it to you next time."

"Enough of this sad talk. It is about time Peter used the card." Melusine said, reminding us of Spider Supreme's actual purpose for coming here.

"So, you ready?" Spider Supreme asked as he got ready to use the card on me.

"I will not be unconscious for four days like last time, right." I asked as I didn't want to disappear again out of nowhere.

"Don't worry. It will not take that much time. I think it will take only about half an hour. Moreover, it will be painless." Spider Supreme said, assuring me.

"Alright! Use it then." I said, giving my affirmation.

"Okay! I am starting. But I would advise you to remove your clothes and artefacts so that they are not damaged by the energy released during the procedure." Spider Supreme said one last advice.

As he said these words, Melusine turned her back to us so as to not peek on me.

"If you say so." I stripped naked using the transformation bracelet and then give all the artefacts I had to Spider Supreme.

"I am starting now." As he said these words, the silver card started floating and then entered my chest without any interruption.

As soon as the card entered my body, I could feel the dragon I had seen before while meditating, roaring inside me.

I became aware of the Saint Graph inside my soul Spider Supreme was talking about. I could feel its power growing and soon I was enveloped in a cocoon of red lightning.

But I didn't lose consciousness. I could feel the power of the Saint Graph entering my body and modifying it, strengthening it to another level.

However, this enhancement was not a wild one like it was when I had obtained these powers. This time, every bit of power entering and enhancing my body felt obedient. I could control my body just as smoothly as I could before.

Just as Spider Supreme had said, after about half an hour, the enhancement was completed and the cocoon of red lightning was absorbed by my body.

"Here, dress up now." Spider Supreme said, throwing my transformation bracelet to me.

I immediately changed into casual clothes using the bracelet and wore the rest of the artefacts.

I had a lot to ask Spider Supreme after this enhancement but I felt restless as I wanted to check how much my body had improved.

So, I moved across the island and punched a tree. As soon as I punched the tree, it was immediately uprooted and flew away because of the strength of my fist.

Although I was impressed by my enhancement in strength the main improvement was in my speed. Just now, when I had moved, I had easily reached the speed I could only achieve using a low powered flash. Now, I could understand why Melusine had said that I had no speed.

"Now this is what I was talking about. I can now proudly say that you are my little brother." Melusine said, praising my speed.

"Say, wanna have a flight together?" Melusine suddenly offered.

"Sure, why not?" I agreed as I also needed to check how much my flight capability had improved.

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So, Spider Supreme was actually taught by Zelretch! We get another peek into Spider Supreme's past. We also gain knowledge in the inner workings of this multiverse.

Actually, back when I had written about 'Thunderclap and Flash', I hadn't read Melusine's wiki page. As such, I didn't know that her main advantage was her speed.

So, with Peter's speed being heavily boosted with this enhancement, there will be fewer chances in the future for him to use 'Thunderclap and Flash'.

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