New York dock, a ship floats in from the fog. It’s captain was Morlun coming back to New York after deadly journey in Mephisto’s realm. With the first part of his plan completed it was time for Morlun to exact his revenge on the only man who has ever been able to defeat him…Spider-man.

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Down at the Frontline Peter made his way down Ben Urich’s office ready to submit the latest photos he had taken of Steve Rodgers being cleared of all charges and becoming the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D. To Peter it had been an exciting and crazy couple of years. The Civil War, Secret Invasion, Osborn taking over S.H.I.E.L.D, as well as his Aunt May getting married to J.J. Senior. With Osborn out of commission Peter hoped life would settle down and he could go back to fighting light weights like Electro and Vulture. Peter thought back to Mary Jane and the encounters they had got him thinking now would also be a good time to slow down and better connect with friends, such as Harry, MJ, and Flash.

Reaching Ben’s office Peter knocked on the door lightly. “Come in!” A voice called from the other side. Peter opened the door to see Ben sitting at the desk reading over some articles to publish. “How did the exoneration go?”

“Great, I don’t think I’ve seen Mr. Rodgers happier.” Peter said handing him the photos.

“These are are great.” Phil said looking them over. “You never fail to get me such great pictures. How do you get such great angles?”

“I guess I just have that talent.” Peter replied knowing that he had a little help from Spider-man.

“Yeah you do.” Ben said looking at his notes. “I have another assignment for you. Mayor Jameson is giving a speech on a fund for the Avengers. Can I trust you to get great shots?”

Peter smiled at Ben and replied, “Always.”

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Morlun walked through the sewers trying to find the perfect place for his rematch with Spider-man. New York held many mysteries and Morlun wanted to find one that would fit his needs. Morlun continued to walk through sewer letting only his sense of magic guide him. A sound was heard behind the vampire causing Morlun to turn around coming face to face with a large rodent creature. “Get out. No trespassing.” The creature screamed launching himself at Morlun. Morlun held his ground throwing his fist forward knocking Vermin into the sewer ground. Morlun strolled over to the coughing rat creature grabbing him by the throat and throwing him into a wall.