You are Ben Parker, super-powered criminal and thief extraordinaire. After being bitten by a radioactive spider, you underwent a miraculous change, and adopted the identity of "The Huntsman"! But it's not all bad! Your clone brother, Abel Parker, works to protect the city, and potentially help clean up some of your messes. He goes by the name of "Spider-Man"! And co-parented by them both is Cindy Moon--half-fox demon, part-time prophetic monster slayer and a local vigilante endorsed by the moon god Khonshu!Archive: https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Max%20Spider%20QuestLast time: After retaking the city, Cindy and company marched an army of monsters to Varnae's doorstep and challenged him to single combat! Despite the legends surrounding him, he got thoroughly trounced! In his desperation, Varnae cast away his pride, as well as his immortal soul! As it turned out, he had been secretly planning to possess the TRUE ruler of Limbo this entire time. Except, it wasn't Belasco, but a blonde kid with a giant sword!Using every trick and resource at her disposal, Cindy avoided seriously injuring the girl, and fought her way to Varnae's castle. There, she and the Blood Witch lured him into a devil's trap, where Shaggy used his powerful magic charms to eject Varnae's soul from the host, and placed it in a home-crafted artifact used to entrap spirits.They weren't able to rest for long, though, because Ben and Belasco’s fight made its way down to Cindy's level! Together, the two of them briefly fought the demon, but his defenses were too strong for them to even wound him! Thankfully, Khonshu informed you that he had called for backup. And that backup came in the form of Ammit, the devourer of souls! But that wasn't even the craziest part! Because she brought Cindy’s previously deceased friend, B Negative, along for the ride!After Ammit swallowed Belasco whole, Cindy ran over to embrace her dear friend. But the revelations didn't end there!Harpy and James came out to meet the group, dragging Dr. Hank McCoy (A.K.A. Beast from the X-Men) along with them! He not only surrendered and admitted to his complicity in this event, but he also offered them what might be the cure for mutants!?No one really knew what to make of that, but Cindy at least managed to prevent Mina from killing him outright, forestalling Ammit's judgement in favor of allowing the Kaiju King to make the decision. Only, when they got back, the Kaiju King was on the brink of death from overstraining himself during the zombie invasion!Thinking fast, Cindy picked out a small team to dive back into the battlefield and find Louise. It should have been an impossible task, but, for some reason, Cindy received help from a pair of spirit messengers that belonged to a mysterious Kumiho.(Cont.)
As bothered as Cindy was by this development, she momentarily pushed her concern aside so that she could get Louise back to the palace. Without any other option, the people of Monster Metro allowed Louise to feed her Goldblood to the King. And, miraculously, it somehow stabilized his condition!What will this mean for the future of Monster Metropolis? What does Ma’at and Ammit want with B? And why did that Kumiho help Cindy?Find out all this and more in the latest issue of…MAXIMUM SPIDER QUEST!Rules:Most dice rolls will be 1d100. Modifiers will be added depending on the situation or on the alien being used(Usually +10 or -10). Crit successes and crit fails apply. Crit fails can be overridden by crit successes, but crit failures cannot override crit successes.How to Roll:To roll dice, type “dice+1d100” in the options field without the quotations. To roll dice with positive modifiers, type “dice+1d100+modifier number” in the options field without quotations, and with an actual modifier number. To roll dice with negative modifiers, type “dice+1d100+-modifier number” in the options field without quotations, and with an actual modifier number.Pastebins:Character Sheet:https://pastebin.com/1ZihFYSV Equipment and Gear:https://pastebin.com/WAhveFAd Contacts:https://pastebin.com/WdcFXD2s 10 Commandments of the Desperados:https://pastebin.com/Qpr2jVPE Costumes:https://pastebin.com/5Jie54X2 The Huntsman’s Travel Guide:https://pastebin.com/PU6LWsipUpcoming Events in the Maximum Universe:https://pastebin.com/DceSEjiR Good luck and have fun!Disclaimer: You are still currently playing as Cindy, but we will be relinquishing control to Ben after these next few votes.
It took a while, but you all managed to convey the gist of what had happened over these past few days. During the time it took, Pandora was engaged in mystical multitasking. She not only assisted in portaling monsters out of the palace, but she also cast a few repair spells at the city. At this distance, though, you couldn't tell how well any of it was working.By this point, the room had been cleared of almost everyone who wasn't relevant to the conversation at hand, with the exception of Shaggy. Now that Pandora was here, your grandmother's guardian was free to go fetch his master.“So…the kid slew Varnae and trapped his soul. But not before he possessed that child over there…”Pandora pointed at the collapsed form of Limbo's true ruler with her free hand. She was laid beside the Kaiju King in a medical tent, with Louise, Mina and a group of physicians overseeing their condition.With her other hand, her wand moved near constantly as she continued weaving her magic.“Who has an undisclosed relationship with Belasco, the one who was previously thought to be the ruler of Limbo.”“Who was swallowed by a giant Egyptian crocodile god.” Ben explained.Judging from the disappointed look on Ana’s face, she would have very much liked to see that.“It didn't make sense the first time you said it, Huntsman. I'll be looking into that personally.” Pandora said, bringing her wand to rest in its holster. “This is all right up Varnae's alley, though. He's supposed to be a master manipulator, but it looks like you all managed to foil his ‘Hellbat’ plot.”Huh. Looks like the term “Hellbat” might actually stick.“If I didn't know any better, I'd say it sounds like you're grateful for my meddling this time.” Ben said smugly.Pandora rolled her eyes slightly and planted a hand on her hip.“The Monster Metropolis’ existence isn't nearly as classified as the other thing.” she clarified. “Besides, I won't turn down free help when it comes to field work. You were on top of this before our seers and psychics caught wind of it.”Ben raised an eyebrow expectantly. Pandora folded her arms over her chest and panned her gaze around the room.“I appreciate what you all did here. It wasn't your job to step in, but you did it anyway. If Strange were here, he'd probably make you all honorary Defenders.”Everyone exchanged confused looks.“Uh…what're those?” B asked aloud.“Oh, it's his little supernatural super team.” Pandora explained while idly wiping at her eye. “It's not exactly ‘exclusive’. If you've teamed up with a Defender before and you call yourself a Defender, then I guess you're technically a Defender. Some people just come and go.”She wasn't making it sound very special. At least “Defender” sounded better than “Slayer”.(Cont.)
“Is it anything like being made into an Avenger?” Ana said, sounding a bit hopeful.Pandora shrugged. This was the second time in one day that you saw Ana being visibly disappointed.“You probably won't get a lot of reactions out of people from our realm, that's for sure.”She pointed a finger at Harpy.“Her husband was a founding member, actually.”Harpy flinched, and the various pieces of jewelry still attached to her clothing jingled. She narrowed her eyes.“Ex…” she hissed.“Sorry. ‘Ex-husband’.” Pandora corrected herself. “Point is, they aren't all bad. They've done more work to stomp out extradimensional threats than most. I won't lie and say that it was their ticket to fame, but it's respectable work. And…why am I even arguing this?”She ran a hand over her face. Ana perked up at the mention of “extradimensional threats”, and, even you had to admit, that part had you curious.“What I wanna know is where you know Harpy from?” Ben put in. “Did you read her mind or something?”“Nope. I just pay attention to some of the more notable Gamma Mutates and their whereabouts.”“Afraid they'll go berserk and start rampaging?” Ben asked.Pandora slowly shook her head and pointed down at the floor.“Just making sure they aren't working for the man downstairs.”“You mean Mephisto?” you inquired.Pandora shook her head again.“Even lower.”You gave her a confused look, but she didn't bother clarifying any further.Delphyne chose that moment to speak up.“And? Is she?”Everyone stared at her, then at Harpy, and, finally, back at Pandora. The woman continued staring at Harpy out of the corner of her eye for a few more seconds, before returning her attention to the group as a whole.“Not at the moment.” she calmly reported.Ben proudly jabbed a thumb back at himself.“Good. She'll be coming with me, then.”Pandora gave him and Harpy a curious look.“Is it safe for me to assume that you're just making new friends instead of trying to date the Hulk's ex-wife? Because, l don't think you need me to tell you how bad of an idea that is.”Anastasia glared at her from Delphyne's side. Harpy tilted her head to the side slightly.“Ah. Technically she was married to Bruce Banner.” Ben corrected her, raising a finger to the air.“I hope you'll come up with a better excuse than that when the Hulk comes knocking at your door.” she said with a shrug. “Anyway, it's not my right to tell her where to go or how to live her life.”Carnelian let out a thoughtful hum that almost became a soft growl.“The Green Knight will have less to worry about in her absence. And it will become safer for merchants to travel as well, now that the harpies have lost their leadership.” he added.
“Until they start splintering and we have to suppress all the annoying little bandit gangs that'll keep popping up.” Delphyne said with a sigh.“I can help with this. I have much experience shooting down birds.” Ana volunteered.This seemed to cheer both of them up a bit.Harpy sneered at them from over her shoulder, and shook her head before returning her attention to Pandora. But Pandora wasn't looking at her. Or any of you, for that matter. Her eyes were locked on the one person that hadn't contributed to this conversation.“Walker...” she breathed, her usual mask of indifference falling away in an instant.Deadhead shifted from his position leaning against a cracked pillar. He pushed off of it and stepped into the light where everyone could see him.“Hey, Dora. Long time no see. How ya been?” Deadhead asked, his voice unusually soft.“Fine. Were you wrapped up in all this too?”He rubbed the back of his helmet and averted his gaze.“Kinda. Another job gone wrong. Just my luck, right?” he said with a shrug. “You…figure out anything new with that puzzle box?”She blinked a few times before responding.“I…not really, no.”“Oh. Well…keep at it. I'm sure you'll figure something out. You're smart.” Deadhead encouraged, giving her a thumbs up.Pandora opened her mouth, then closed it. Neither of them seemed to be able to figure out what to say next.“Okay, what is happening here?” Delphyne asked, a sharp fingernail alternating between pointing at either one.“Good question…” Ben chimed, a look of mischief playing across his mask as he stroked his chin.Fortunately for them, they didn't have to answer that. Because another portal opened up, drawing everyone's attention to it. And emerging from it was your grandmother and her trusty hound.She looked around the room, her eyes lingering on Pandora for a bit. But when they found you, her whole face lit up. You rushed up to meet her, moving faster than most professional athletes just to hug your grandma. She swept you up as soon as got within range of her arms, and spun you around like you were a toddler.“There's my little genius! You were incredible out there!” she boasted, nuzzling your vulpine ears with her cheek. “Not even Nari could do something like that at your age.”Your eyes shot open.“Really!?”She nodded down at you.“Nari remains one of the most impressive fighters that I have ever seen, but her true strength lies in her ability to craft unique spells.” Young explained, gently setting you down on your feet.“Mom's a spellweaver?” you asked in surprise.“And a right powerful one, at that.” Shaggy mentioned. “Under the right circumstances, Nari Moon can be a real nightmare to fight.”(Cont.)
Grandma Young seemed to agree. Your mom never explained to you exactly how her magic worked. And if all that was true, then how was she overpowered by vampires on the night that you were separated?Yet another thing to add to the pile of questions you had for your mother.—----Pandora had more questions of her own, too. She still didn't know enough about Beast's involvement in all this, and no one offered to tell her about the mutant cure. B smoothly omitted that part from his understanding of what had happened. You and the others were also expected to answer more questions as more of WAND's number filed into the palace through their own portals. All the while, she made sure that Deadhead didn't slip out from under her nose.“Where’s that spell tattoo I got you?” she asked.“The flesh that you printed it on is gone. I got a fresh coat.” he answered with a shrug.Pandora crossed her arms and frowned.“And the ones I put on your bones?”“Those break all the time.” he argued, gesturing at himself. ”C'mon, Dora. I'm like the friggin’ Ship of Theseus over here!”You chuckled at that. Grandma Young looked down at you curiously, but you shook your head. Your eyes continued to travel the room.You saw Ana and Delphyne engaged in a heated spar, with Ben and Harpy watching from the sidelines. Louise and the King's medical staff were giving them dirty looks as they tended to the King's needs. Meanwhile, Mina, Carnelian and James were busy debating something. You didn’t manage to catch everything, but you thought you heard them discussing the possibility of Carn teaching James how to fight.And you were just watching it all go down. You and your grandmother were standing side by side against a wall, with Shaggy patiently sitting next to you.“They certainly are a lively bunch.” she remarked, a look of amusement clear on her face.“Yeah. I wonder when the Kaiju are getting back, though. I wanna see them before I say goodbye.”Grandma Young squeezed your shoulder, and you craned your neck to stare up at her.“I'm just glad that I got a chance to see you before you go.” she said, her smile growing a bit somber.“You're…not coming with us?”She shook her head slowly, and your heart sank.“Not yet. There is much that needs to be done to repair this city. Even if the council is no longer serving as it once was, we cannot sit idly by.”You nodded, but you knew you weren't doing a very good job of hiding your disappointment.“But,” she went on, her smile growing warmer. “Once this city is back up and running again, I intend to make up for lost time. We will have a lot of catching up to do.”You returned her smile, and you felt her hand reach for yours. You squeezed it tight.“Yeah. We sure do.”(Cont.)
Hand-in-hand, you and she casually strolled over to the palace entrance. Her hand was far warmer, and far less wrinkly than it had been prior to you implanting the Bloodstone.As you reached the steps, you stared down at the Monster Metropolis. It was still broken, but it was healing. Its people had hope. WAND's mages were slowly piecing everything back together, and everyone was pitching in to fix up their home. Whether it was salvaging building materials, serving food, or helping with repairs, there was more than enough work to go around.From these ruins, you would all build something better.“Cindy, look!” Grandma Young said, pointing at a group of Kaiju racing towards the Metropolis.You started jumping up and down and waving at them frantically. They probably couldn't see you, but you didn’t care. You were just glad to see them again.—-----When it was time for you to leave, you suddenly found yourself feeling like you didn't have enough time to say goodbye. Grades and school assignments were important, sure. But these people were your friends and allies.You knew B would be staying, and you figured that Louise would wait until the Kaiju King was back on his feet before she considered leaving.“Be safe, Moon Girl. Don't do anything I wouldn't do.” B said, willingly subjecting himself to another suffocating hug from you. His leather jacket creaked under the weight of your arms.“That should be easy. I bet I can count those on one hand.” you joked, accidentally meeting Beast's gaze over his shoulder, before quickly looking away.As soon as you pulled away from B, Louise was right there waiting to envelop you in a warm embrace, her cloak closing around your shoulders to trap you within a curtain of silky hair and sweet smelling perfume.“You've grown so much since I last saw you!” she said with a laugh, squeezing you tight as she did so. “I am afraid the word ‘petit’ is no longer fitting for you.”You managed to fight through the mass of curls enough so that your face could be seen.“Aw, but I like the way you say it.” you said, smiling back up at her.“In that case, I will be sure to say it again when we next meet.” she promised, giving you a wink. “We have much catching up to do.”To your disappointment, she released you, and turned her head to spot the man who was approaching you both.“My thoughts exactly.” Ben said. You noticed Ana was watching from a distance, but Louise didn't seem to care, because she flew right over and wrapped her arms around his neck.You quickly averted your gaze before the imminent fallout of that decision could take place, and found three members of the Monster Council patiently waiting for you to notice them.(Cont.)
Delphyne gave you an enthusiastic wave, and both sides of Carn's mouth were upturned into a smile. Even the demon-possessed side. Although, you weren't sure if that was more of a malicious grin, or one of genuine joy. Probably the former.Not that his normal smile was much better. He didn't seem very used to doing it.The lower half of Mina’s face was still hidden behind a red cloth, but the fact that she had come to see you off was sentiment enough.You wasted no time in running up to hug Delphyne. She was a bit bruised from her bout with Ana, but it didn’t seem to be bothering her at all.“Make sure you call, okay?”“I'm more of a texter, but I'm sure we can, like, squeeze in a few calls here and there.” she promised, rubbing your head affectionately. It made you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.Your eyes opened as Carnelian stepped closer. He offered a small book bound in tanned leather. It seemed to be a journal of some sort.“For you. To suppress the beast within.” he explained.You detached yourself from Del and gingerly accepted the book from his hands.“And you're sure I can have this?”He nodded.“It will be put to better use in your hands. I can only hope that it proves effective.”You clutched it to your chest and went in for a one-armed hug. The Were-Hyena tensed up, and for a moment, all you could feel was his cold, hard metal plate armor pressing against your cheek. Then, a hand moved, and you felt a meaty arm wrap around your shoulder. His claws dangled near your face, but he made sure to tuck them so that they wouldn't hurt you. It was an awkward hug, but you still thought it was sweet.After it ended, you turned your attention to the only person other than your grandmother who had chosen to invest in you. You didn’t know what to say.“Would you care to take a walk with me?”You blinked in surprise.“Y-yeah, sure.”“A bit of warning,” she said, raising a finger. “There will be stairs involved.”Her eyes turned towards the palace gates.“It's cool. I can walk.” you said, falling into step with her.Looking over your back, you saw Grandma Young and Shaggy watching you go with Mina as Pandora asked them more questions. You waved at them to let them know you were going to be okay.“Excellent.”That was all Mina said. Your eyes searched the room for the one other person you never got to say goodbye to, but you couldn't find him.“If you are searching for my new lab assistant, I have sent him to deliver samples to a contact of mine within the city.”You turned to stare at her. Had she just said “lab assistant"?“Knowing him, he will most certainly delay his return in order to aid in reconstruction efforts.”You snorted a laugh.“Yeah, that sounds like him. I had no idea that he was mentoring under you.”(Cont.)
“It was a very recent arrangement. He wishes to repay his debts. Such a foolish boy…” she sighed, shaking her head.“He seems pretty smart. I'm sure he'll be great at it.”“I have no doubt. There was no mention of monetary compensation or lodgings. He has left it all up to me. I fear that someone would take advantage of the boy if I did not step in.”“Well, I guess it's a good thing that you're such a nice person.”“You children are always so quick to assume…” Mina muttered, keeping her eyes forward as you both descended the steps.They were lightly populated with WAND agents and monster citizens, both trying to enter the city. Flying overhead, you saw Slizzik and Scragg struggling to carry Mekara and Aegis up to the palace. You waved at them as they passed, and they all turned to acknowledge you. Mina’s hands were busy holding her dress, but she gave them a respectful nod.A bolt of blue energy shot past them and struck the palace roof. Several WAND agents cursed and started pulling out their wands, but when the smoke cleared, they only saw Hi-Vo crouched down and staring at them curiously.“It appears that you will have the chance to say your goodbyes after all.” Mina commented. “It is a miracle that so many survived.”“A miracle from Khonshu.” you thought, but didn’t say aloud. Mercy had no such qualms, though.What will you say/do?>”What're you planning on doing with Louise's Goldblood?”>”What's gonna happen to the Monster Council after this?”>”Be honest with me. Should I be worried about Ward? He did help us fight Varnae, but he also tried to take us all out.”>”You wouldn't happen to have any more of those Bloodstones, would you?”>”You know…I wouldn't mind giving House Morvayne a glowing endorsement the next time I come back. I'm sure there are a lot of misguided vampires out there that could use some solid leadership.”>Write-in.
>>6308482>”What's gonna happen to the Monster Council after this?”
