What does it mean to be a hero? When you were a child, were you inspired by stories of knights, supermen and courageous men and women who did wonderful things and changed the world around them? They were your heroes. You looked up to them, didn't you? And you admired them and read stories about them late into the night? Weren't you inspired by their courage and hoped you could grow up brave and strong? Weren't you thrilled by their exploits and their charisma?
Those have been the questions that have riddled the mind of a symbiote. This symbiote was known as Venom. Venom was an alien from another world. Its species is known to bond with its host to survive and give them power in return.
Venom was different from its kind. Instead of bonding the host so as to drain them completely, Venom wanted to have pure symbiosis with its host. To live and become something more with mutual understanding between the symbiote and it's host. Venom has been around for a long time and faced many threats in its life time. But the greatest threat that it has ever faced had proven to be its last.
An ancient being known as Knull, the creator of its kind but was cast out long ago, had returned to destroy the world and Venom had to stop him. With the help of its host, Eddie Brock, and other symbiotes, they destroyed Knull but it came at a price.
Venom, bonded to Eddie, was holding a blast furnace door shut. Inside was the essence of Knull, it's weakness like many of its progeny was fire. Eddie had previously detonated a series of explosives to weaken Knull significantly and put it into a furnace to finish it off. But Knull was trying to escape. Venom and Eddie were making sure that doesn't happen. The heat coming off of the furnace was intense and rising
"We need to hold this door shut or else everything ends" Eddie Brock said to Venom through their link.
"I know Eddie. We will succeed but only one of us will survive" Venom told its host grimly.
"What? What are you talking about?" Eddie asked confused. Venom was struggling to hold the door.
"Knull wasn't the only one that got hurt by the blast." Venom told its host.
"Are you saying you are dying?" Eddie asked his partner and friend with shock.
"I am Eddie" Venom responded as it's body was being burnt away from Eddie's
"O-Oh my god. I-I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for you to get hurt" Eddie said to his partner with some tears coming out of his eyes.
"I don't blame you Eddie. You did what you had to. I would've done the same." The symbiote reassures It's partner as more pieces of the alien start getting burnt away. There is not much time
"What am I going to do without you?" Eddie asked with immense sadness.
"You will live on Eddie. We have done a lot of bad but a lot of good too. Keep atoning for our mistakes and find other ways to help people. Always remember that I will always be with you and..." Venom's time is up. This will be its last words "I love you, Eddie"
The final remnants of the symbiote are burnt away as it's body is now replaced with Brock's to keep the door shut.
"VEEEENNNNOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!" Eddie yells with anger and grief. Anger that he essentially killed his partner and grief that he will never see Venom again as well as the world never knowing that they stopped one of its greatest threat but it came at a price.
Meanwhile, Death, a beautiful woman and the eternal entity of the end, witnessed the symbiotes sacrifice. She was touched by its deed. She knows the amount of bodies that Venom has dropped over the years but she knew it had good intentions. She had respect for the slain alien among other things
Like her, Venom was a force of nature. Powerful and strong but on occasion was wise due to its extensive knowledge of its previous hosts. It was picky with its hosts but always chose those that were similar to it. It's purpose was simple, to be truly connected but despite its efforts it never happened. It could be argued that Venom just couldn't find the right host but it was determined to keep looking. Death's purpose was simple too.
Gather the souls of the dead. Whether they be aliens, humans or gods, Death was always there waiting for them. That was all the she'd do and that's what she did. There were however a few beings that caught her interest. Some she loved, others just fascinated her. Venom brought out both reactions whenever she observed the creature. Despite it not having a gender, Death was enameled by the being and it's will. She was sad that it was gone.
Then she came upon an idea. What if Venom was brought back and sent to another world. Filled with heroes and a lot of potential candidates to find pure symbiosis but one that has caught her attention. It is a huge gamble. There is a natural order to things and the risks could be difficult and possibly devastating. But nothing worthwhile was ever easy.
She then made her decision and with her vast power, revived the fallen creature. The symbiote in its black goo form was in front of Death, alive and confused. It was sure that it was dead and there was no coming back from that.
Venom creates a tendril of his goo and creates a face with his sharp teeth and white eyes to observe his surroundings. The symbiote is in some type of palace. Nothing it has ever seen before. Practically indescribable if anyone had to ask it.
The recently revived then locks eyes with the person in front of it. Venom recognizes this person. Over the course of its lifetime, Venom has dealt with a few close calls on dying but always survived. In those brief moments between life and death, it had seen glimpse of the Reaper of souls. It was interested in this being. Venom sometimes wondered if Death had a appearance or had one in the way many thought she did in their respected cultures. It didn't expect to see Death as a woman. Venom was thrown off a bit by that but it didn't matter to the alien. Both of them were different and just wanted to be connected in some way or another.
Their relationship was a simple one but I guess you can say that they know each other long enough to consider themselves lovers in a sense. They were never physically intimate but emotionally there was something there between them. Venom has loved some of the hosts he bonded too. Some more than others but Death and it were different. More existential and broad. A love born in the hopes that one day, they could be something. But despite them not really being together, they have respected each other immensely
I guess now they have an opportunity of a lifetime. Both the symbiote and Death smile at each other.
"Hello my love" Death said to Venom.
"Hello Death. It's good to see you again. I guess this means that I died then" Venom said with a sad smile. Death notices this.
"Yes you did die but I brought you back" Death said to brighten the symbiote up.
Venom was confused on that "Why? Why did you give me a second chance? I would've thought that you would want to be together when I die?"
"I know and believe me I do want that but I enjoy you more when you are alive. Doing what you do because you could. Life has always made death more meaningful and giving you a second chance at life would make death even sweeter for you. Once you have finished on this new life, we will be together again along with the host you have chosen to bond with." Death reasoned.
"What does thing second chance entail? And Why bring the host? Might seem a bit redundant don't you think?" Venom asked his eternal lover. Death smiles at the question.
"I will send you to another world. Another world filled with heroes but not like the ones you've seen and know. This world could give you an opportunity for a fresh start as a hero. Also,The host in that world will give you the one thing you have been searching for. Pure symbiosis, a perfect match. Plus, I know who could be your new host. This potential host has also interested me in the same way you have." Death said to the symbiote.
Venom didn't know what to say. Being sent to another world to be a hero and have complete symbiosis. He will miss the people that he bonded with in the past. Eddie, Flash and even Spider Man but this was its goal for the longest time and while close to having symbiosis with them, it never happened. This was an opportunity that Venom can't pass it up. It is curious about the potential host though.
"Who is this new host and what makes you think that they could achieve perfect symbiosis with me?" Venom asked Death in curiosity.
"This person is a boy and is ostracized, like some others, by people who think that because they have powers they are superior. They tell him that he would never walk among them as an equal. Only a vulnerability that has no place in their world. This doesn't deter the boy. He pushes onward to prove them wrong but it came at a cost. He died saving someone from getting killed by an unknown villain. He died bravely and accepted it without fear because to him, he achieved being the hero that everyone else thought he couldn't be" Death informed Venom. Venom can admit that this boy, whoever he is, was certainly similar to it. It's a shame that the boy died. "Would you like to meet him?"
Venom nods and in a flash of light, there stands a 5 year old boy with short black hair, brown eyes and wearing a black t and cargo shorts.
The boy is confused at his surroundings. He looks at Venom and is not afraid. He's seen scarier and weirder things back home. He sees the woman and blushes at her beauty.
"Ummm Hello. What's going on?" The boy asked doing his upmost to stay calm. He was holding out well
"Hello young one. How are you?" Death asked the boy.
"I'm ok I think but I'm pretty sure that I died not too long ago." The boy said.
"Yes you did and I'm sorry that happened. If you don't know, I am Death. The Reaper and guided of souls. You are here now because I'm giving you a rare opportunity to go back home and be the hero you have dreamed of being" she said to him. This draws his attention more than the fact that he is meeting Death.
"Really? How?" The boy asks. Death likes the fact that the boy is not intimidated by her.
"The being next to you is Venom. An alien from another world and once died like you did. Saving someone from harm or rather the world from harm. It's species requires it to bond with people and by doing so grants the host a series of abilities that will help you in your journey." Death informed the boy. The boy looked at Venom and Venom looked at him. Both of them observing the other trying to see if they should do this.
"Trust me. Both of you can make a difference. All you have to do is bond" Death added.
"So you can help me be a hero in my world." The boy asks Venom. Venom nods it's head
"I can and believe me I will. You seem genuine about your intentions and I think you have a good heart. I'm willing to do this if you are" Venom said to the boy. The boy looks a bit uncertain with bond with an alien but there is something about Venom that seems familiar. It's almost like kindred spirits. This seems to make the boy produce a decision.
"Ok then. Let's do this partner" the boy said to the symbiote with a smile. Venom smiles back or tries to anyway.
"Very well. Partner" Venom then approaches the boy and latches on his body to cover it. The boy is consumed with the symbiote and in a few minutes garners the appearance of Agent Venom in honor Flash Thompson.
"Woah Cool" the boy with excitement as he looks at his outfit. It was incredible.
"It is isn't it?" Venom asks in the boy's head
"Holy crap, you have telepathy?" The boy asks.
"Yes, we do" Venom tells the boy.
"Why do you say we?" He asks.
"Because now that we have bonded, you and I are one in the same. Now we are Venom" Venom clarifies to the boy
"Cool" the boy comments liking that idea.
"Very good" Death said gaining their attention. "Now that is done, it is time for me to send you back to the moment of when you died. It'll be like nothing happened and both of you will start your new lives. Don't waste it"
"We won't" both of them said to her in unison. She smiled at that.
"Till we meet again" Death said to both of them and as she is about to send them away Venom asks his partner a question.
"What's your name partner?" Venom asks him. He would've already known it but since he was just revived, his powers are a bit off. Might take some time for them to return to normal.
"Oh sorry. I'm Shiro. Shiro Kiragaya, pleasure to meet you Venom" the newly named Shiro responders with a smile.
"The pleasure is mine Shiro." Venom says as they both disappear in a flash of light.
This was the beginning of a new adventure. A new story involving an alien and a young boy. This is about to get interesting.
Ok guys. New story here with Venom as the hero of the story. Like my other stories it will be a harem. I have a preliminary list on who should be in it but I want to know what you guys think.
I apologize if the interaction between Eddie and Venom didn't seem right for some reason. I just learned that Venom died in the comics and so using tidbits from what I know I did my best to remake his last moments. I'm sorry if it's not the way you know if you've read that part before.
I also hope that this was a good starter for the story. I'm also working on another story called DC's Webbed Warrior that should be coming out soon. Enjoy the story guys. This is me signing out.