First Punch.
The Superior Spider-Man, unknown to the storyline Characters, wasn't Peter Parker but Dr. Otto Octavius.
Using a brain-swapping Octobot, Otto had transplanted his mind into the body of Peter Parker.
Otto retained all of Peter's memories and thus was able to fool all of Peter's family and friends, from Mary Jane Watson and Aunt May to the Avengers.
Peter's mind, meanwhile, was placed into Octavius' dying body.
This was common knowledge among Contestants.
But, not many could take advantage of this knowledge, especially after the Superior Spider Man became the Superior Venom.
Kai was different, though.
He had something that could be called one of the broken Abilities in the Primordial Tower, if not one of its kind— The Ad Infinitum.
Just as Black and Superior Venom's fists collided for the first time, yellow crystals danced in their eyes.
With the first punch, the AI instantly and entirely blocked Otto Octavius' mind and remnants of Peter's psyche, which were still within his original body.
With the first punch, the AI let the symbiote take full control of its host.
With the first punch, Black made first contact with the alien.
"What are you?!" the Klyntar asked warily.
Symbiotes were masters in the field of consciousness, emotions, and manipulations.
Yet, not only had Black done something that it couldn't, at least not so fast, but he had also bypassed all restrictions, conversing with it on the psyche level.
"Leave your current host," Black said. "If it's power you desire, then you will have it … with me."
"You?!" the Symbiote laughed. "You punch like an old woman!"
"… I see."
…
Second Punch.
One way to make the Symbiote give up on the current host was to kill both Otto and Peter's minds using AI.
However, it would go against his goal here.
First, he would need to use Timeline Applaud.
Black didn't want to use this Skill, given Dr. Strange was already wary of him in this timeline. What if he needed to use it against the Avengers?
No, the AI couldn't take such chances, and the Lucky Intuitions were against it as well.
Second, killing Peter's body, regardless of explanations later, could also work against Black.
The Symbiote must willingly fuse with him, under the watchful eyes of the Avengers—a condition particular to this timeline and event.
Another way to make the Klyntar join him was to… give it a taste.
With no mind trying to control it, the Symbiote gained full control of Peter's body, bringing out its greatest potential.
The second punch the Superior Venom fired was twice as strong as the first.
This time, when their fists met, the Ad Infinitum didn't send a program.
It sent an Echo — a mini-Black, one could say.
The Echo would control the body, making it think that it could do things that Black could.
If it had been an ordinary man, like Eddie Brock, then such a process would have obliterated his body from within.
Peter Parker was a superhuman, though.
Even if Peter's body wasn't as strong as Black's, the Echo could still count on the Symbiote to push it beyond the limits without compromising the body's composition.
"Here," Black said, smiling. "Have a taste of what it feels like fusing with me."
Booooooooooooooooooooom!!!
…
Black hovered midair as the Superior Venom hung on a building's water tower.
Between them, a building's upper stories collapsed, billowing dust.
For a moment, everything seemed to have gone quiet.
Then, it happened.
Letting go of its hold, the Superior Venom landed on the roof with a thud.
The four spider-like arms on its back retracted. Its enormous figure tightened even more, becoming a skin-tight suit over Peter's body.
Under the shocked gazes of the Avengers, the Superior Venom lifted its arms and clenched and unclenched its fingers.
"What's this…" the Symbiote mumbled. "What's this … feeling? What are these… memories?"
With a bang, its two arms became two curved swords.
With a pop, Black appeared right in front of it.
Renewal Taekwondo —
Black's kick went straight for the Superior Venom's chin.
It picked up on it, the Spider Sense tingling like never before.
But the Symbiote couldn't do anything. This kick was fast. Faster than any attack it had faced so far on earth.
— Recoilless Baek Rok!
Standing far on a building, the Avengers and Moraine saw an unbelievable sight.
One moment, Venom was standing still, looking at its sword-like arms.
In another, a BOOM sent it up, shattering its jaw.
Several black tendrils shot out of Venom's body and latched onto the roof.
"ROARRRRRRRRRRR!!!" the Symbiote let out a mad howl.
Rage.
Passion.
Anger and Hostility.
Love. Lust. Ecstasy. Sadness.
Power. Raw, pure, and absolute Power.
Venom had never felt so powerful before. Never.
It raised its arm and hacked, sonic booms exploding the windows all around it.
Black's eyes danced with amusement once more.
He raised his hands and —
Venom's whitish eyes popped out.
— and grabbed the blades.
"This is all you can do?" Black asked, holding the swords. "After what I gave you?"
Venom snapped.
Thin tendrils oozed from the swords and grabbed Black's wrists.
It lifted the Item's figure high and then slammed it down with all its might.
…
A deafening explosion rocked through the city as the entire building under the Venom's feet collapsed.
It raised its swords toward the sky and let out a roar of absolute monstrosity.
ROARRRR-RRRRR-ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!
A fist appeared in its vision, then.
Tiny, puny, non-mentionable, human fist.
The fist replaced everything in Venom's vision.
The sky. The world. The Power. The Emotions. The Feelings. Noting remained.
Only the fist, becoming larger — larger and larger and larger.
Venom remembered the name from the memories within him — Focus Punch.
Black couldn't use Focus Punch Skill anymore because he lacked the Golduck Blood Essence. But the AI had already unraveled its mysteries.
Now, with Kaiju's power backing him up, and combined with his Haki, he could make every move a Focus Punch or Focus Kick.
Of course, to not transform because of Kaiju Blood Essence, Black was burning an enormous amount of Calorific Value, using Biokinesis.
Seeing Black's punch, Superior Venom, too, drew the swords back and made ten fists of his own, focusing his entire being on those punches.
Alas! The Superior Venom lacked the Supreme Will.
Crack-ck-ck!!!
Ethereal, yellow bolts of lightning snaked around Black.
They covered not only his immediate surroundings, but also the Avengers standing far from him.
Black Widow's eyes rolled back in her head. Captain America's knees bent. Iron Man's armor kept him standing, but he could barely see.
Dr. Strange's right eye had shut down, the left, robotic eye pulsating hard.
Wings of Grim Butterfly fluttered behind Moraine as if that could lessen the brunt of Supreme's might.
"One way or another," Black said, his dark eyes holding Calm, "I get what I want."
Then he punched at the speed of Mach 2.
Boooooooooooooom!
…
When sight and sound returned to the world, the scenery was truly a sight to behold.
On one side was the Superior Venom, tendrils shooting off its body, becoming huge arms. And all those giant palms were holding a tiny fist.
— only a tiny fist.
Nothing else.
"Haha!" Venom laughed.
Two invisible tendrils suddenly became visible on its back, each having a sword-like appearance at its end.
In between Black's attack and Venom absorbing all the attack's power, the Symbiote had used the Instincts in its memories to obliterate the puny human, using its inherent invisibility.
"OK," Venom joked, still laughing. "I take back my words about the old woman-like punch. Haha!"
Iron Man's thrusters fired up, and Dr. Strange and Captain America prepared themselves for a bitter fight.
"No!" Moraine called out. "Father. Wait!"
"Huh?"
Suddenly, the tiny fist in Venom's palms squirmed.
With a bang, a body materialized from the fist's stump, becoming Black.
Venom retracted its arms and slammed its chest. "I WON! I WON! I KILLED YOU! WHY ARE YOU ALIVE?!!!"
The Calm gently smiled.
"Yes, you won," he said, shocking the Symbiote. "Let's end it here."
"…?"
The Echo within Venom disappeared.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"
Losing its favorite toy, like a child, the Symbiote let go of Peter Parker, hurled itself across space, and —
— fused with Black's body.
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