Schism

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    Warren stood in a lab surrounded by several vats and a workstation filled with various of blood samples and other varying scientific technologies used for the prospect of cloning. Warren had his glasses off and was looking at a DNA sample from another potential cloning subject before he leaned back. He pinched the bridge of his nose and put his glasses down before turning to one vat, he picked up a recording device and pressed a button. "Dr. Miles Warren's journal. Test subject C-01," Warren spoke as he stood up, "I found it difficult at first to integrate the symbiotic structure of the Carnage symbiote to Spider-Man... Peter Parker's DNA," he said as he walked over to a vat and wiped the glass. "For most of the prototype works, the symbiotic cells would just completely take over the red blood cells of Parker before trying to assume their shape and cell structure."

    Warren stopped as he narrowed his eyes at the vat before turning around and went back to his work station, "But I found a way to fully integrate both cell structures without one having to battle the other for dominance," he spoke before holding up a vial of red goo. "When investigating the DNA structure of the alien life form, I found something that I assume was from the parent symbiote. There was a strand of DNA that appears identical to Peter Parker, so I used that as basis for a serum and then I was able to successfully integrate the structures of both Spider-Man and Carnage into a embryo," he said as he paused the recording and looked at the vat. Warren presses the record button again, "While Spidercide was easier to make than this new creature, I still fail to see what plan my employer has to make a war of clones against Superheroes, probably better to not ask questions but with this new creation. He has the ultimate weapon under his disposal," he said as he stopped the recording and put it down on his station.

    Warren kept on staring at the vat for a few more moments before he walked away, going to get himself either water or coffee. The glass of the vat was murky at best but there was a form inside that could be made out even to one with the worst of visions. Inside the green liquid was the form of a baby with tubes going down to its mouth and stomach; and from the dark silhouette of the baby came several webs that stuck to the interior of the vat. The form moved before opening its eyes to reveal smaller version of eyes that Venom has, moving its arms to the side to show the claws on its small hands. A sign of the monstrosities that have yet to come.

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    Spider-Man would swing through the city, looking for any sign of Green Goblin or a trail of the glider's exhaust that could lead him to Goblin or the cloning facility itself. He fired another web line and swung to a flagpole before landing on it, he was breathing hard while he just looked down at the civilians down below. Spider-Man put a hand on his face while trying to collect himself and to not think was as much hatred and anger in his heart towards a clone of his greatest enemy. The arachnid hero would have a few flashbacks to the fated night that Gwen Stacy died and how in anger, he killed the Green Goblin with his own glider: the decision to kill Norman never haunted him but now, he was back alive and he could go after anyone close to him again. Even after getting assurance from his adopted family and a few members of the Avengers with the X-Men, he still had a great fear plaguing his heart.

    He lifted his head and let his left arm on his knee, staring out into the city while focusing his spider sense on any potential danger at all. Then at a moment not too soon, his spider sense went off, he flipped off the flag pole as a giant fist came in and slammed into the building. He fired another web line as he looked over his shoulder and saw Yellowjacket trying to catch him in his giant hands, "Yellowjacket? But I thought you were searching for Goblin!" He called out before pushing himself off of a web line and rolled on the ground for a moment. He got up and went at a full sprint while Yellowjacket's hand came down and palmed the top of the building, Spider-Man fired a web line before he jumped off the building as Yellowjacket kicked the building. The building crumbled down before Spider-Man tried to go and save the people bellow, but Yellowjacket slammed Spider-Man into the wall, pinning him against a building.

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