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Through the high-intensity data streams of the previous battles, Peter had decoded a fundamental vulnerability of the Morlun Family: Life energy is a finite resource.
Every blow Karn struck, every wound he regenerated, and every energy blast he unleashed required a direct withdrawal from his internal "battery." Furthermore, as this reserve depleted, his physical output followed a linear decline.
Initial Engagement: Karn possessed enough energy to overwhelmingly crush Tobey Maguire.
Second Engagement: After being sealed in plasma, his weakened state allowed Tobey to overpower him with the new suit.
The T-600 Terminator Robots were the perfect attrition tool. They had no souls to devour and no life force to steal. By the time Karn had twisted the metallic skull off the 50th robot, he was gasping for air, his movements sluggish and his once-infinite strength flickering like a dying candle.
The Last Stand in the Dark
Karn stood amidst a graveyard of titanium-alloy limbs, crushing a mechanical skull in his empty, trembling palms. For the first time in centuries, he felt a bone-deep fatigue.
"Get out of here quickly!" Norman Osborn hissed, hovering nearby on his glider. "I suspect the real enemy hasn't even shown his face yet!"
Karn glared at the Green Goblin with bloodshot eyes. "It's your fault, you useless insect! You made me waste my essence on these puppets. Find me a living soul to eat, or I'll start with yours!"
Norman's eyes flared with green malice behind his mask, but he held his tongue. "Detonate the Human Enhancement Agent at the surface, and you can eat an entire city. But first, we have to break through Marko's sand walls."
Just as they prepared to charge, the sand wall shifted. It didn't crumble; it parted with surgical precision, creating a single narrow passage.
The Multiversal Revelation
A figure stepped through the gap. He didn't look like the skeletal T-600s. He wore a sleek, sophisticated Nanometer Metal Battle Suit in shades of deep red and titanium gray.
"Norman Osborn," the figure said, his voice amplified by the suit's external speakers. "If you had applied your genius to curing human disease instead of weaponizing your ego, you might have actually changed the world."
Norman's eyes narrowed. "Who are you? Another one of Harry's 'friends'?"
"You can call me Peter Parker," the voice replied. "But I am the Peter Parker of another Universe."
Norman froze. As a brilliant biological scientist, he knew the theoretical implications of the multiverse. But his shock quickly turned to venom. "Since you're a Parker, you can die just like the rest of them!"
The Sword of Doomsday
Norman and Karn launched a coordinated pincer attack. Norman dived with his glider while Karn lunged with half-meter-long energy claws. Peter remained motionless until the last second.
Defense: Peter's left arm transformed into a massive plasma cannon. BOOM! The shot forced Norman to bank sharply, breaking his momentum.
Counter-Attack: As Karn closed in for a killing bite to the neck, Peter's right hand manifested a shimmering blade.
Clang!
Karn recoiled, jumping back ten meters. He stared at the weapon in Peter's hand with an instinctual, primal dread. It wasn't metal; it was a sand-yellow crystal longsword that vibrated with a sickening, invisible hum.
"Let me introduce you," Peter said, holding the blade steady. "This is the Sword of Radiation."
Technical Note: The blade was composed of the same nuclear radiation sand that originally transformed Flint Marko into Sandman, compressed into a solid state by the Mechanical Limit Breaker (Level A).
"Ordinary nuclear radiation might only annoy your family," Peter continued, his voice cold. "But by compressing the isotopes into this crystalline form, I've increased the concentration to a level that disrupts your very molecular structure. $E = mc^2$ works both ways, Karn. Are you ready for your half-life to begin?"
Karn's expression shifted from rage to pure horror. This newcomer didn't just have power; he had the formula for their extinction.
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