Chapter 145
"Thank you for saving this world, Spider Supreme." I thanked Spider Supreme once all the phenomena in the sky disappeared.
"No need to thank me. It was my duty. In fact, I should be the one to thank you." Spider Supreme replied, thanking me instead to my surprise.
"Why are you thanking me?" I asked, confused by his words.
"Because I would never have found about Magnus Parker and Chthon's plan this early if you had not been in this world, Peter. By the time I would have acted, it would have been too late." Spider Supreme explained.
"So, you are the famed Spider Supreme Albion was talking about. As a former Sorcerer Supreme, I am ashamed that I could not defend my world and you had to save us." Dr. Strange said, apologising for his inability to resist Chthon's plan and save his world.
"It was not your fault, Dr. Strange. Chthon had acted far too swiftly for anyone to be able to do anything. By the time you could do something, it was already too late." Spider Supreme said, not blaming Dr. Strange for the incident.
"Peter, you alright!" Emma asked worriedly as she approached me. She hugged me tightly before I could even say anything.
"I had thought that we would die today." She muttered in a sorrowful tone. It was clear that she was quite emotionally affected by the sudden ordeal which could have easily lead to our death or something worse if Spider Supreme had not acted.
"Still, I can't believe that Magnus was someone like that. He was such a sweet guy when I had first met him." Mayday said, still distraught over Magnus' true identity as the Avatar of Chthon.
"We should have listened to Dr. Strange's words when he had warned us about Magnus. No, it would have been better if I had listened to Dr. Strange from the very start and reversed the ritual when he had first proposed." This world's Peter said, clearly blaming himself for everything that had happened.
After all, he was the one who had wanted to cure the interdimensional intruders.
"There is no need for you to blame yourself, Peter. If Chthon had not targeted this world, he would have targeted another one. It is just the nature of beings like Chthon. At least, we were lucky that we could stop him this time. Chthon won't act for some time after this defeat. So, stop beating yourself, Peter. It was never your fault." Spider Supreme explained to Peter why it was Chthon's fault and not his own.
"Dr. Connors is alright! Moreover, there seems to be no trace of the Lizard Serum in his veins." Peter 2 shouted as he reported Dr. Connors' condition.
Dr. Connors had reverted to his human form almost immediately after I had thrown him at the wall. Meaning that he was in his Lizard form for at most half a minute.
"Then, why had he transformed into the Lizard when he had already been cured?" Dr. Octavious questioned.
"There is no need for you to overthink this situation. This is just a trick of Chaos Magic. A small amount of the Lizard Serum's power must have been stored in Dr. Connors' body for one last transformation which was triggered by Magnus to divert everyone's attention, thus allowing him to steal the ritual box." Spider Supreme explained what had happened with Dr. Connors.
"Magnus must have tampered the serum when he was enhancing it. He was manipulating everything from the start." Mayday said furiously upon realising how much Magnus had played with us.
"Does that mean something is wrong with me too? After all, the Goblin Serum's antidote had also be made by Magnus." Mr. Osborn asked worriedly.
"Let me check." Spider Supreme casted an analysis spell which was clearly a unique one given the fact that I couldn't even understand the runes on the magic circle.
"Hmm… There are no traces of Chaos Magic in your body. So, you don't need to worry." Spider Supreme gave the verdict causing Mr. Osborn to release a sigh of relief.
"Magnus had likely focused only on Dr. Connors because he felt that Mr. Osborn won't be enough to distract anyone."
"So, what now?" This world's Peter asked.
"Now, everyone needs to return to their own worlds. But first, I need to tell Albion something." Spider Supreme said, pointing at me.
He took me a little far away from everyone and then casted a magical barrier which I could sense was one of complete isolation.
"Wha tis it that you want to talk about, Spider Supreme?" I asked.
"You must have questions regarding why you could easily cross the barrier formed of Chaos Magic like it didn't even exist." Spider Supreme asked.
"Of course, I have. But so much happened in the last few minutes that I just couldn't ask you." I replied.
"Chaos Magic manipulates reality. But what would happen if it encounters something from a different reality." Spider Supreme asked, shocking me as I had expected a much different answer.
"Hmm… I believe that it would not be able to manipulate it. It would be like a computer program trying to handle a code in a language it is not designed to work with." I answered after some serious thinking.
"It… It can't be!"
As I answered this question, a sudden realisation came upon me regarding what Spider Supreme was trying to say.
"Are you saying that my powers are from a different reality?" That could be the only answer cause I definitely was not from a different reality.
"Indeed, your powers are from a dragon of a different reality, i.e., a different multiverse. This gives you the characteristic of a 'Foreigner', meaning 'The Entity Outside the Realm'." Spider Supreme confirmed my hypothesis and explained what kind of characteristic I had because of my unique situation.
"Is that why you need my help?" I asked after hearing his words.
"That is part of the reason. A Foreigner is like a Joker card, capable of doing things others can't even dream of as they are not bound by the rules of this multiverse." Spider Supreme answered in affirmation.
"But how can I ever fight monsters like Chthon? It just doesn't make sense. I couldn't do anything when Chthon had started to descend." I said because I found myself inadequate in front of such monstrous beings.
"That is because a lot of your Saint Graph is still locked. In fact, I didn't want you to be involved in this kind of matters for years. But unfortunately, fate had other plans. Once more of your Saint Graph is unlocked, you will understand what I mean." Spider Supreme explained why I was not ready yet.
"How did you even obtain something from a different multiverse?" I asked curiously.
"I had actually fallen in a different multiverse by accident a hundred years ago. That is why Chthon was saying that I was dead. Because I was assumed to be because of my disappearance. Your powers, the Noble Phantasms, my dear wife Morgan, your big sis Melusine, they are all from that multiverse. I had actually saved them and they eventually followed me to this multiverse."
To think that so many things and people who had influenced me till now were actually from a different multiverse.
"Does that mean the attack you used just now was also from that world?" I asked.
"Indeed, that is my Noble Phantasm. The Indian God Indra's weapon, Vajra. The situation which led to me obtaining this weapon is something I don't want to talk about but I can't deny its power." Spider Supreme answered, clearly reluctant to talk about his Noble Phantasm.
"Anyways, we should return now. The sooner you return to your worlds, the better." Spider Supreme said as he removed the barrier.
"Albion, look!" This world's Peter pointed me towards the sky as we returned.
Helicopters were flying in the sky, slowly approaching our position. They obviously knew that this place was the epicenter of the recent phenomenon.
"We must hurry! They must not find the other Spiders." Dr. Strange said as he looked at the approaching helicopters.
"They would start blaming Peter the moment they see him here." MJ said, still angry at the public and the media for the whole Mysterio debacle.
"Don't worry. I will say that an interdimensional monster had invaded and Peter had helped me defeat it." Dr. Strange assured that he would handle the situation.
"Everyone!" Spider Supreme addressed all of us.
"I know that all of you are quite affected by the recent incident but I must ask you all to not dwell too much on it. This is not your battle yet. I will handle everything here."
"Now, all of you must return to your worlds. It is too dangerous for you to remain here." Spider Supreme said as he took out the ritual box.
"Goodbye, everyone!" Spider Supreme said these last words before he pushed the button which should have been pushed long ago.
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And with this chapter, the Multiverse Arc is finished. Now, Peter and Emma will return to their own world with information and technology which will change their world upside down.
Also, the Foreigner attribute is something which will come into play when higher tier beings will start appearing.
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