TANGLED FATES.
(Three years before Peter received the Spider Bracelet)
An elderly Asian man was meditating in a Chinese-style room.
The old man stood with his eyes closed and his breathing calm and steady, while a small, green turtle-like creature imitating his actions.
And as he meditated, a strange mist began to fill the room to the point where one couldn't see his hand in front of his face, though the effect lasted only a few moments, as the mist slowly began to fade away to reveal that the room had been replaced by a void of dark colors, where only the old man, the creature and an elderly woman who wore a reddish black dress with a white spider all over her torso and sitting on some kind of chair with cobweb-like cables in the back.
Immediately, the old man smiled gently as he opened his eyes, then glanced at the woman in front of him and said:
- Madame Web, it is an honor to meet you at last.
- I say the same, Master Fu. - Madame Web smiled. - It was about time.
- I suppose the Ancient One sent you here.
- Not exactly, my dear Master, I came on my own. - Madame Web said with a sigh. - Unfortunately, one of the reasons for my visit was to inform you about the death of the Ancient One.
- That is very sad. - Said Master Fu with a hint of sadness. - Who is the Sorcerer Supreme now? Because if there was not one, some being like Dormammu would have already destroyed our world.
- He is an impetuous but intelligent young man, Wong told me that his name is Stephen Strange.
- It seems that gradually, the time is coming for a new generation to take charge of protecting the world.
- I am afraid that is the way it is, at least for people like us, but we are too old for this.
- Please, do not say that, Madame Web, you are just a young girl, you are only about 50 years old.
- You are a flatterer, Master Fu, but let us face it, we are both very old.
- This talk makes me a little sad and does not get us anywhere, would you mind if we change the subject?
- I agree. - Madame Web nodded. - The second reason for my visit is to inform you about the future of the world and the Miraculouses.
- Ah, so the time is coming.
- That's right, the chosen ones are almost ready to receive their gifts. Unfortunately, we can not wait that long. - Sighed the old woman. - As you will know beforehand, the Moth Brooch and the Goblin Cufflinks are lost.
- I suppose when they reappear, they will be in the wrong hands.
- Not at all, it is certainly bad that a bearer does not use his power for good, but I assure you that the Cufflinks will be with their legitimate owner.
- It is truly sad to hear that Coffee will help to do evil, the little one is not so bad, just somewhat mischievous.
- No kwami is completely evil, Master, except of course by Caedes.
- It is part of the balance of the universe, my dear Madame, especially considering how good Shou-Lao is.
- I know, I know... - The clairvoyant sighed. - Finally, about the chosen ones, I have had some visions about them.
- Impressive, that means the holders of the Ladybug Earrings and the Black Cat Ring are linked to the Web of Life and Destiny.
- Yes, but there is a big problem. In several futures, the holders of the Spider Bracelet, the Earrings and the Ring become the greatest heroes in history... but given the amount of suffering they must go through, there are great possibilities that at least one of them will turn evil, or worse, that they will all become villains.
- That is definitely very problematic. - Sighed Master Fu. - And most of all, very sad, I did not expect the holder would have to suffer, especially not as much as you mention.
- But if that is true, then we should not let them own the Miraculouses. - Wayzz snapped.
- We can not interfere with fate and you know it, Wayzz. - Said Master Fu.
- We can only do one thing, and that is to ensure that Peter Parker, Marinette Dupain-Cheng, and Adrien Agreste have enough support and are guided through the right path. On top of that, we can only hope that they will never turn away from the light. - Said Madame Web.
- I trust that they will be able to support each other, but they will need us, the holder of Life and Calm and the new Sorcerer Supreme, to guide them.
- So we shall.
- Well, I guess that would be all for now.
- Indeed, Master Fu, I hope we meet again soon, under better circumstances.
- The same I say, Madame Web. - Master Fu said while he bowed.
Madame Web smiled and replied the gesture to Master Fu, disappearing slowly and leaving the old man back in his room. Immediately, the Master stood up and turned to a turntable, then he put his hand on it and smiled.
- Soon. - Master Fu whispered.