Within an unknown plain surrounded by darkness and smoke. Out of the smoke arises a figure kneeling before another figure resting upon a metallic throne with webs branched out like a tree. Both were looking at an astral looking mirror, watching a projection of a familiar world & individual in a red, white & blue colored, web mask & suit with a white spider symbol, sitting on top of a building with damage.

???: (dark male voice) It's that grim, isn't it?

???: (calm female voice) I'm afraid of. Even after the events that tampered with his life, at the hands of the accursed Otto Octavius…

???: Hmph. The so-called Superior Spider-Man, who made a mockery of the mantle of the spider totem. I never liked him or any variant of the mad doctor, such great intelligence but his arrogance, pride and ambitions blinded him, shutting everyone out, creating Parker industries, making enemies out of everyone who already hated him & those who loved him all resented him now.

???: Yes… after Peter reclaimed his body, the damage was done.

???: The Web has gone into darkness…

???: Indeed, you think after all the things that's happened throughout their world, the “heroes” could not see through a single lie or bother to check the matter at hand.

???: I agree, Madame. For some of the “smartest” individuals didn't bother to look into it, they like everyone else branded him a villain that must be locked away or put down. A cruel hand of fate… I've seen many spider avatars fall to such a familiar fate, heh, some were worse…

The female on the throne sighed.

???: I have as well. At least not everyone turned against the young spider. A select few of heroes with reason, even the variants as well as his own team of Web Warriors knew something was wrong, trying to let him be heard on the truth, only to be shut out. Even after Otto came back in a clone & revealed the truth, the situation still hasn't gotten better, I fear the young spider still might give up on the mantle or… end it all.

???: Which is why I was summoned here, Madame Web. You know as well as I do that he is the chosen, the center, while you were dead by the time Julia took over as the New Madame Web, she was supposed to be his guide yet she, unlike the other spiders, didn't do a damn thing to help him, Cassandra. She knew of his predicament of Otto & still did NOTHING, So I'm gonna mix things up.

A light slowly shines in the darkness, revealing a slender, elderly woman with neck length long gray-ish white hair and wearing black & red glasses, pearl earrings and a very long, red & black dress with a white spider emblem on the center. She thought Julia had so much potential to be the Next Madame after her time had come but… apparently, since she'd been gone, it hasn't been what she had hoped.

(A/N: There have been many Superior Spider-Man fanfics I've seen where he is hated by everyone, including the spider men & women, not believing his story and Julia Carpenter as the new Madame Web not doing a great job in being Peter's guide & could've helped him through the superior Spider-Man incident but didn't, even if she knew about Otto taking over his body. So… I decided in my story, not everyone is going to be Spider-Man's enemy, a select few heroes, including the Spider-Men and Spider-Women (except Julia) like Spider Gwen, Miles Morales and others will believe Peter's story while I decided to bring Cassandra back to be Madame Web once again. Julia will be one of the reasons to blame for Peter's suffering but won't be entirely bashed, she'll at least slowly regret what she did.)

Madame Web (Cassandra): (regretful tone) Tis’ a shame… I thought in my absence, Julia would… do more than what I could but…

???: I know. (Blunt) She royally screwed up.

Madame Web (Cassandra): I take it your brutal honesty hasn't changed.

???: When am I not brutally honest? I mean, you have my own mistakes in trying to help Spider-Man but Julia ended up making things worse for Peter even though his life was already a wreck. While you stripped her of her title & powers, spending her time on earth as a powerless human, I'd say that's getting off easy.

Madame Web gave a slight chuckle. A light is shown to reveal the figure talking to Madame Web. Rising to his feet was a tall man with an impressive athletic body. He was wearing a white-ish blue cloak with a black webbing pattern, a black & white trim mask with white-ish blue sharp eyes, a bodysuit with the same color scheme & a glowing blue spider emblem on the chest, white gloves and boots and was wearing a silver, ancient looking medallion with six blue glowing gems & a black spider emblem.

Madame Web (Cassandra): (stern) I hope you don't intend on breaking any rules, Wanderer of the Web…

Wanderer of the Web: Now, now Madame… I'm only bending and mixing things up. It's time to make a change, I exist to serve you, protect the Multiverse of Spiders and like you, I am here to watch over & assist Spider-Man. I am the Wanderer who travels dimension inside & out of the Web of Life, to help those who are lost in need of a new path of the Spider…to see who is also worthy to take a spider's mantle in their own way, it's what I do.

Madame Web (Cassandra): You plan to convince the young spider to not give into despair, to continue and find his way back on the right path?

Wanderer of the Web: Exactly. But before that, I found another lost one. A candidate with a life akin to Peter's in a way, one of loss, madness, chaos & grief, but with the right guidance, her creative and chaotic nature can be seen as something… more.

The Wanderer’s hand rose up, showing an astral mirror, showing the candidate in question & the history, later revealing the candidate in the current state; A 19 year old girl with pale skin, very long blue hair in twin braids that reach the calves with a side bang on the right, dark circles around her eyes which were a purple-ish pink, full purple lips & had a slender figure with a bit of athleticism & signs of pear shaped attributes. She has tattoos of blue clouds on the right side of her body. She was wearing a dark leather crop top with a distinctive X symbol across the chest, sleeveless & the stomach exposed, a spiked belt with a gold buckle, armbands extended down her forearms, fingerless gloves, slightly torn asymmetrical dark/bright purple & gold striped pants & leather boots with purple laces.

Madame Web’s expression was calm but inside she was showing concern, shock and skepticism.

Madame Web (Cassandra): I see… and you are sure that SHE can be a suitable candidate for a spider's mantle?

Wanderer of the Web: Of course, while the girl is quite… an unstable case, this gift can help her along with Spider-Man himself in this chance of a new life.

Madame Web (Cassandra): And She can be the key to Spider-Man's new path of life as well.

Wanderer of the Web: Yes. You know that there are a million possibilities of how this can go. The question is…

The Wanderer's hand glowed as a spider appeared in his palm, it was black with long legs of purple-ish pink color on the sharp tips of said legs, glowing blue eyes with sharp fangs & a emblem of a bizarre skeletal blue/purple spider on the back of its abdomen.

Wanderer of the Web: Will you allow it?

Madame Web was silent for a moment in her thoughts. She thought about the young spider and all he's been through, comparing it to the girl her wanderer showed the Madame, both were broken in their own way, while Cassandra couldn't help but feel skeptical but right now, this can't be ignored. She wasn't going to allow Spider-Man to suffer more, if this new candidate can help him on this new chance, then so be it.

Madame Web (Cassandra): I'll allow it. I'm trusting you with this task. Once you're done with the one known as Jinx, you shall visit the young spider.

Wanderer of the Web: (mocks solute) It shall be done, ma'am. Heading to the dimension & the place known as Zaun.

He vanished in a white-ish blue light.

******

Meanwhile, in Zaun…

The sky was dark, the wind was howling as a full moon showed through the clouds, illuminating Zaun in an eerie fashion. Within the darkest depths of the undercity, Jinx herself was seen wandering the area, dragging her rocket launcher Fishbones, her face emotionless. She felt so cold, so torn, so full of despair. But it didn't matter, her father figure was dead, she sent out the message to the city of progress in the form of a hextech gemstone powered missile as she showed them all her wrath, Silco's wrath, Zaun’s wrath.

Where was her sister, Vi? Honestly, she didn't care anymore. She made her choice. Jinx thought Vi would still be her sister regardless of how different she was but it was clear that she cares more about the topsider than her. She didn't know or care what became of the ogre Sevika after her fight with Vi or what Singed was up to after her shimmer procedure, they probably don't want to be around her now that Silco is dead.

A few days later, she gave Silco a proper burial in the Polluted River of Zaun, the very one where he told her the very story of Vander almost killing him in these waters & once giving her a symbolic cleansing to let “Powder” die, making her strong to overcome the pain & let go of her past . It was quite a painful feeling that made Jinx's heart ache, she didn't mean to do it… She let out a loud, gargled wail of agony before Silco's body sank into the watery abyss.

Silco's voice: (dying words) Don't cry… You're perfect…

Now she was alone, no one to turn to, no one but the haunting visions and voices in her head within a world ready to break loose in war, clearly everyone was gunning for her.

Did jinx care? No. She's used to everyone wanting to be her enemy. No friends. No family. Jinx was completely alone.

Finding a nearby abandoned home she turned into one of her hiding spots awhile back, heading inside from the back. The place inside was given her own touch like her main workout/hideout, she drops fishbones, along with her other weapons, pulling a lever without a care, the place lit up in neon blue lighting, full of her gadgets, her styled graffiti art all over the walls, ground & ceiling, etc. The Zaunite walks through the living area & plops down on the couch, still in grief.

Jinx: ….

She turns to lay down on her back to look at the ceiling.

Jinx: What a day… What a lovely progress day…

Silence fills the air, nothing with the wind blowing outside.

Jinx: I showed them… we showed them all, right Silco…?

Only silence was her answer. She sighs while slowly twirling on her braids like a rope.

Jinx: I thought she'd still love me… even though I was different… (disgusted look with a snarl) but she chose the piltie enforcer…

She glanced at a slightly broken mirror, an image appeared in the form of her… sister Vi, looking “corrupted” with a smug smirk and Caitlyn Kiramman, looking very distorted and demonic looking with a fiendish grin. Jinx narrowed her eyes in a furious manner.

Reflection Vi: (distorted voice) I knew you were a mistake from the beginning. You sent your message yet you lost EVERYTHING, our adopted brothers, Vander, that traitorous scum Silco and now me… how our real parents would be ashamed of how low you sunk, how much of a psycho you've become…

Jinx: (voice cracked) V-Vi… you don't mean that…

Reflection Caitlyn: (distorted voice) Oh she does. You're worse than scum that deserves to be in chains, forgotten until you finally die. You cause pain & chaos everywhere you go. You delivered your little message to Piltover, which already want your head for your actions, and now, all of Zaun will pay for your actions…

Jinx: Shut up…

Reflection Caitlyn: At least Vi is different from most of you undercity trash, under her wing, she sees things clearly…. She's mine now…

The reflections embraced each other in a loving manner, staring & grinning smugly and evilly at Jinx, who was grinding her teeth, her purple-ish pink eyes glowing with a right eye twitch.

Jinx: Shut… up…!

Reflection Vi: Aww you're mad? Why do you care? We're not sisters anymore, my “sister” Powder died a long time ago when you were born, Jinx. Piltover doesn't want you, Zaun sure as hell won't see you as a hero. You think you gave Zaun hope… all that missile shot with the gemstone power did was ignite a war that'll wipe out the undercity… everyone in Zaun will be in worse shape, because of you.

Jinx clutches her head, her fingers digging in her hair with the two reflections of Vi & Caitlyn laughing demonically as it got louder, jinx reached for her revolver.

Reflection Caitlyn: You didn't point anything, Jinx! You only showed that you're nothing but a parasite, a psychotic murderer & a FAILURE!

Reflection Vi: No matter where you go, you're just a ticking time bomb ready to lose control and explode. Face it, you're just what you've chosen to be… A JINX.

Jinx: SHUT. UP!!!!!!!!!

Jinx let out a loud, blood curdling yell and threw the revolver at the mirror of the laughing, demonic reflections of Vi & Caitlyn, shattering the mirror completely. Jinx fell to her knees with slight sobs, ached breathing and all, tears pink from the effects of the shimmer, having another breakdown.

Then a noise from upstairs stopped her episode.

Jinx: …?!

Another noise was heard. Someone was here, in her hideout? Jinx wipes her tears, shaking her head with a manic expression as today was not a good day for ANYONE to break into her lair. Getting to her feet & grabbing her gatling gun, Pow Pow & immediately heading up the steps in a stalking manner, reaching the halls with her style art everywhere and six doors were present.

Jinx: Come out, come out wherever you are…

She creeps towards each door, one by one, she kicks them open, looking around but no trace of an intruder. There was one room door left at the end of the hall, she grins maliciously, having her intruder trapped. Immediately approaching the door to kick it down, aiming Pow Pow forward.

Jinx: Gotcha!

Her eyes laid upon someone in the dim lighted room, seeing the Wanderer of the Web himself sitting casually on a recliner chair in a calm manner with his masked eyes closed. To Jinx, the stranger was no one she's seen or heard of before & she doesn't know why but something was radiating from the Wanderer, something she can't explain. She shook off her shock and glared at the intruder.

Wanderer of the Web: That's quite a “greeting.”

Jinx: W-Who... Who are you...?

She aims Pow-Pow at the cloaked figure, who sported glowing white-ish blue eyes.

Wanderer of the Web: I'm merely a friend…

Jinx looks at him for a moment before giving a sarcastic remark.

Jinx: Yeah. A friend. Quite a friend I have to dress up like a spider web themed Grim Reaper, I feel sooooo excited…

Wanderer of the Web: (sighs) Sadly, this isn't the first time I've been called a spider themed Grim Reaper.

Jinx aims & fires rapid bullets at the Wanderer, who raises a hand as a transparent, web patterned, white-ish blue barrier, the bullets connecting with it only to bounce off the barrier, the bullets falling to the ground.

Jinx: What the hell…?!

Wanderer of the Web: Are you done?

Jinx pulls out her grenades but finds nothing, realizing that she left them downstairs.

Wanderer of the Web: I'm not here to fight you, Jinx.

Jinx: How do you know my name?  Who are you?

Wanderer of the Web: I am the Wanderer of the Web, I travel from different worlds in & out of the Web of Life to help those who are lost in need of a new path of the Spider...

Jinx: The Web of Life...?

Wanderer of the Web: You have been chosen. I've read into your life through your eyes...

Jinx: (narrowed eyes) What are you... A stalker?

Wanderer of the Web: No. I'm a celestial being, here to give you an opportunity…

Jinx: Let's say… I believe you. (glares) But you got the wrong one. Tch, chosen one or whatever it is, I ain't buying it. I'm just a-

Wanderer of the Web: A Jinx? A ticking time bomb ready to lose control and explode?

Jinx: …

Wanderer of the Web: Yes, you hurt over something beyond your ability to control. You made a lot of enemies in this world, losing everything & everyone you know, lost in your own madness & grief. When people look at you, they fear you, they're disgusted by you & see you as a tool of chaos to control only to fail repeatedly.

Jinx grew annoyed & impatient.

Jinx: What are you getting at?

Wanderer of the Web: When I look at you, I don't see just chaos, I see you as someone with power, potential & the need to get creative with that chaos.

Jinx: R-Really?

The Wanderer nodded. The blue haired Zaunite chuckles sadly.

Jinx: I do have some creativity in what I did… only brings chaos. (Calm, sullen stare) Too bad not many people think so, are you sure you didn't confuse me for a saint to be chosen for this spider gig or what ya call it?

Wanderer of the Web: If I did make a mistake in seeing you as a chosen, I wouldn't have come here. 

Jinx: You're lying. Y-You gotta be. This is gotta be a sick joke you're playing on me.

Wanderer of the Web: I'm not. Not every spider variant is a saint, chosen regardless. You have a lot of questions, I know, but I'm really here to help you. A chance at a new life. A new path of a spider.

Jinx gave the Wanderer a cautious look, unsure of what the wanderer was offering, being a chosen spider whatever this “spider theme grim reaper” is talking about.

Wanderer of the Web: I know you don't trust me & not sure if you want this opportunity. Afraid that you'll mess up this chance… but this new path will have bumps in the roads, new enemies at every term & challenges that'll test you, I have no doubt in my mind that you'll be something more… The question is, will you accept it or not?

Jinx was silent as she was lost in thought, the Nightmarish visions & voices attacking her again, ridiculing and insulting her that she messed up her life already, she'll mess up with this new chance. She already lost everything so maybe it's time Jinx got away from it all, maybe started a new life, maybe this chance will be what she needs, maybe she'll finally be at peace, find a new purpose & be stronger than before.

Jinx shook off her start of another breakdown, looking at the Wanderer.

Jinx: I-I'll take it.

The Wanderer smiles under his mask, standing up.

Wanderer of the Web: Good. Now for your test.

Jinx raised an eyebrow.

Jinx: Test? Thought you were going to zap me to a new world or something?

Wanderer of the Web: That's part of it. First, you shall receive the gift.

He raised his hand as the same spider from before appeared, making Jinx look at it & back at the Wanderer in confusion.

Jinx: A spider? That's it? Say no more, give it here. Love the color of it.

Jinx reaches for the spider but the Wanderer stops her.

Wanderer of the Web: Hold on there, Blue tigress. This is no ordinary spider & the gift is within the venom of its fangs for you have to let it bite you.

Jinx: Bite me? And I know it's filthy rich coming from me but Are you crazy?!

Wanderer of the Web: Crazy, I am not. Once the spider bites you, it'll take you to the point of metamorphosis, granting you abilities far more than what you dreamed of. However, it depends… once the venom enters, you'll be in a very painful course, if the gift accepts you then you'll be reborn. If it doesn't accept you, then you might die.

Jinx: Might?!

Wanderer of the Web: Don't worry, you just have to accept the gift, hopefully, it'll accept you back.

Jinx breathes in and lets out an annoyed sigh.

Jinx: I've been through worse, so I guess this is a new step. Let me have it.

The Wanderer took hold of Jinx's hand as Spider hopped on her arm, crawling around it a bit before biting Jinx with a hiss.

Jinx: Ouch!!

Jinx broke the hold with the spider hops off her arms and on the Wanderer's left shoulder. Jinx clutched her left arm, hissing in pain from the bite mark.

Jinx: F**k, that stings.

Wanderer of the Web: It gets worse.

Within a few minutes, Jinx started to feel off, like she was getting very ill. She shakes her head a bit, looking at the Wanderer as her vision blurred, her breathing grew heavy, her body felt like it was on fire, the blue haired Zaunite was shaking with sweat running down her head.

Jinx: W-What’s going on.. ?!

The Wanderer didn't say anything as Jinx struggled to stand, backing away and falling on her butt, dropping her gatling gun. Her breathing grew worse as Jinx looked at her trembling arms in panic, slightly glowing blue & purple-ish pink veins showing and spreading to her body. She let out pained gasps & yells while clutching herself, falling on her back, writhing in pain from the spider's venom coursing through her body and reacting strongly to the shimmer in her blood. She looked at the Wanderer as her eyes widened in seeing a distorted image of a gargantuan, glowing eyed spider glitched in & out, glaring all menacingly, jinx panicking. 

Jinx: What's happening… to m-me?! AHHH!!!

The Wanderer only stared as Jinx was feeling excruciating agony, the Zaunite’s yells getting louder and louder. He knew that Jinx knew of the test and accepted it, now will the spider's gift accept her or will she die on the spot? Jinx, while in pain with her muscles burning & her bones aching with crack sounds, was trying to get up to reach for the Wanderer, only to fall back down, grunting with gritted teeth as she looked at the nightmarish spider visage looming over her, speaking in a cold, tone with a hiss.

Jinx… Jinx… JINX… JIIIIIIIIIINX!!!!!!!!

Jinx: No… Nononono… I can't! I won't be S-Scared! Helpless! Hurt! Weak! Not again! NEVER AGAIN!!!

The venom from the spider bite had Jinx seeing the world spin as she held her head, more visions & voices clouding her mind. She started to scream as webs suddenly shot out of her body, Jinx struggled with the webs engulfing her until she was fully wrapped in a cocoon.

Wanderer of the Web: The gift has accepted you, now you must enter the new world...

A portal opened up under the cocoon containing Jinx as it fell through it.

Wanderer of the Web: I wish you well on your new journey, Jinx…

The Wanderer then vanished in white-ish blue light, one part of his job done and leaving this dimension. Now Jinx has been sent to Spider-Man's world somewhere where she'll begin her new life & take as a spider avatar but it is unknown when Jinx will awaken from her cocoon induced sleep.

To be continued...

(Chapter 1 is finished! Please vote, comment and let me know what you think of it! We begin with Madame Web/Cassandra debuting along with my OC, The Wanderer of the Web, who plans to help Spider-Man in his situation as well as other individual from a different world in the form of the loose cannon, Jinx. Thought I'd give the spider that was going to bite Jinx a bit of a design akin to her icon symbols & art. I'll think about drawing the Wanderer & the spider next time. You might see a scene from season 2 like Jinx giving Silco a proper burial as well as some parts from my story's preview cutscenes via bio chapter. Now jinx is in a cocoon induced sleep with the spider's bite working on her metamorphosis mixed with her shimmer infused blood, when she'll awakened, it's anyone's guess. Next chapter will be about Spider-Man himself & his predicament. Tune in next chapter, this is NexusCrow-X formerly known as omegacrow-nexus fading to black.)