Chapter 415: How to Cheat Death

Chapter 415: How to Cheat Death

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The aftermath of the intense battles left the group of Spider-Men and their allies with a mix of exhaustion and triumph. The defeated three, Kingpin, Olivia Octavius, and Tombstone, were securely bound and restrained, unable to cause any further trouble. With their adversaries taken care of, the focus now shifted to Peter life saving spell and ultimately sending everyone back to their respective universes.

As Peter returned from the New York Sanctum, he carried all of the necessary supplies in his necklace. He noticed the restrained new arrivals and instantly recognized them from his trip to Miles's universe. Whether they were actually from his universe or a parallel one was a mystery.

Peter turned to the group, Lily standing at his side. "What's with these guys?"

"They were waiting here when we arrived..." Tom quickly explained everything that happened before Peter's arrival.

Peter nodded. "We'll deal with them later. Right now, our priority is my spell." He says as he looks up at the sky. "After all, we're running out of time..."

Following Peter's gaze, everyone looked up at the sky, finding it in perfect condition. They began to wonder if he could see something that they couldn't.

And they would be correct.

Sending a small amount of Eldritch energy into his eyes, Peter could see the tiny purple cracks beginning to form along the blue sky. Cracks leading to other universes, filled with all sorts of dangerous beings. Strange's spell has been active for far too long, and it's starting to grow into an even bigger problem...

'We only have until sunset.' Peter thought as he prepared to speed things along.

Turning back to the bewildered group, Peter noticed Natasha standing among them. "I take it she was pulled out of her time as well?" He asked.

Tony nodded. "Yeah, don't worry. I've already checked her over. She's the real Natasha." He says as he frowns thoughtfully. "Will your spell be able to work for two people? Because if not, I'd rather you save Natasha."

Peter shook his head firmly. "No, That won't be necessary. I grabbed some extra supplies just in case, so I can make it work." He said as he turned to Natasha and smiled. "It's good to see you, Natasha, or at least a version of you. You know, in my universe, you're one of the few teachers I've ever had. You, the Ancient One, a few master in Kamar-Taj, and that's about it."

"What about school?" Lily asks as she squeezed Venom on her arms.

"Meh, I don't count them..." Peter shrugged. After all, they didn't really teach him anything that he didn't already know.

Natasha's curiosity piqued as she heard Peter's words. "Nice to meet you, Peter," She said with a small smile, extending her hand. "I'm not sure what happened in your universe, but I'm glad I could help."

The room filled with a mix of confusion and intrigue as Peter held up the dusty book.

"What's an astral body?" Lily asked, her eyes wide with curiosity.

"It's like your soul and conscious mind mixed together," Peter explained with a warm smile. "Think of it as the essence of who you are spiritually and mentally."

Tom frowned thoughtfully. "Aren't the clones people too? I don't think we should be sending them to their deaths..."

Peter shook his head. "No, the clones will only appear human. I'm not giving them an astral body. And even if I wanted to, it would be extremely difficult to do so. After all, creating actual life is hard. Which is why we have to put Tony and Natasha's astral bodies inside of them."

"But didn't you make me with magic?" Lily asks curiously. "Do I have an astral body?"

"I..." Peter froze for a moment. "I don't know..." he answered truthfully.

"Is there a way to find out?" Lily asked with a small frown on her face.

Peter nodded. "Yeah, but are you sure you want to know?"

"Yes!" Lily answered instantly.

"Okay, hold still..." Peter says as he reaches out and grasps Lily by the top of her head. And with a single pull, everyone watched as a ghost-like transparent Lily came flying out. "Venom, catch her."

In an instant, Venom morphed into a small bed, which Lily's pilotless physical body collapsed on.

"Woah!" Ghost Lily exclaimed in awe as she left her fathers grasp and floated around. "This is so cool!"

"I guess you do have an astral body." Peter muttered in shock. "I wonder how I did that?"

Tony processed the information, his analytical mind trying to grasp the intricacies of the spell. "So, you'll pull our souls out like that, stick them in these clones and send us to die in our timelines, but then our souls will be brought back here?" he asked, seeking confirmation.

"Exactly," Peter nodded. "It's a way to cheat death, allowing you both to continue living here. This is the best I can do on such short notice. If I had a week or two, then maybe I could come up with a better plan."

The room fell silent as everyone absorbed the gravity of Peter's plan. The weight of altering time and tampering with life and death hung heavily in the air. But Peter was confident in his abilities and knew the risks were worth it to save Tony and Natasha.

While everyone was shocked, processing all of the information they were just given, Peter continued readying his spell, whilst Lily dashed around the room, looking like a cute little poltergeist.

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