The sky and ground became clusters of stars, whole galaxies were strung up before Strange and I. It was like looking at an image on the entire universe, but only the universe was a small pixel in the image I was now looking at.
But in that image there was one structure that dominated everything else. It grew to look bigger than whole galaxies, the golden web road I found myself was big enough to house a city block, but it was but a small atomic part of the giant web I found strung around the entire multiverse before me.
"It's called the Web of Life," Strange informed me, "no one knows how it began, it was there since before time itself. Many say it was left behind from the multiverse before ours, I however believe in a different theory."
He turned to me, "in every multiverse there are beings with superhuman powers. And almost always, one of those beings are a totem of the Spider."
My eyes went wide, "a Spider powered hero," it wasn't a question, it was a fact.
Strange nodded, "yes. They are the reason the Web of Life exists. They generate it with every breath they take, with every action they take. It binds the whole of the multiverse together, a source of power of amazing, no sorcerer has been able to channel even a fraction of it. To do so would be like touching the sun itself, only a thousand times more hotter.
"But, there is an exception," he turned to me, "only a Spider may use the full capabilities of the web. Only a Spider, no one else. And in the whole of the multiverse, there has never once been a Spider who has tried. Until you."
I turned to Strange, "you want me to use this power? Are you crazy?! One wrong move and I can kill hundreds!"
"And you can save billions," he shot back, "I'm no fool Peter, I know your capabilities, I understand your powers better than you understand yourself. I know what you are capable off, I can see your potential."
"But why?! Why do I need to do this?! What's out there that I need to wield the power of the freaking multiverse?!"
Strange looked at me and whispered, "the Doom of all life," six bright lights shined over his head, red, blue, green, purple, orange and yellow and together they formed a gauntlet, "Thanos is coming, and he will destroy everything."
I gawked at Strange, "how?"
"I have seen it. As a Spider grows stronger so does their connection to the Web of Life. And your connection is the strongest I have seen for a long time," Strange looked over his shoulder as suddenly one thread point began to glow brighter than everything else, it was so close to the center, I knew if that was to be destroyed, it would bring every other thread down too.
"I-I can destroy the multiverse?" I asked in horror.
"Yes," Strange nodded, "your death at the hands of Thanos with the infinity stones can cause it all to collapse."
"B-but that's not possible! I'm nothing! How can one Spider bring it all down?! How?!"
"It's not just you, the world you come form is also located close to the heart of the Universe," Strange looked over to the web as a notch near the center glowed brightly, "it's perfect."
"This isn't' possible! I'm not even-!" I stopped, I was about to admit my deepest secret, but I stopped myself before.
But then Strange continued, "you're not what? The real Peter Parker?" he didn't look surprised, in fact, he looked relieved, "I know."
"W-hat? What do you mean you know?!"
"I know you are not really Peter Parker," Strange replied, "I know, to you, all our worlds are nothing but stories. But, that changes nothing. The moment you put on that mask and made those web shooters, you became Spider-man. A hero, it doesn't matter if you aren't born to be superhero, you chose that path and have traveled it like any other."
I stared at him, my mouth going dry, "I can't."
"You can, and you will. You may not be Peter Parker, but you understand the price of power and the responsibility it carries. You understand what it means to be Spider-man, more than anyone else. That is why you will become the Sorcerer of the Web, Protector of Life itself. That, is your destiny. It always has been."
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