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The bell tower loomed over New York, its shadow cutting through the moonlit sky. Peter Parker clung to the cold stone, his breath ragged, his Spider-Man suit fraying at the edges. The symbiote writhed across his body, a living nightmare of black tendrils that amplified his every move, his every thought. It had turned him into something he didn’t recognize—aggressive, reckless, consumed by a hunger he couldn’t name. He’d hurt people. He’d hurt MJ. The church bell’s vibrations had been his salvation, its deafening toll peeling the symbiote from his skin, weakening its hold. “Get off me!” he’d screamed, clawing at the black mass as it shrieked in protest. The symbiote fought, tendrils lashing out, but the sound overwhelmed it. It slithered away, pooling on the floor like spilled ink, leaving Peter trembling, half-naked, and human once more. He stumbled down the tower, the night air biting his sweat-soaked skin, convinced he’d done the right thing. But the silence that followed was