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After the reality-altering events of No Way Home, a montage reveals Peter Parker’s grueling new status quo: balancing a failing freelance career with relentless street-level heroism. The peace is shattered when a military tank goes on a rampage through Manhattan, with The Punisher in hot pursuit. The chaos leads them to a high-security prison where a "possession" phenomenon begins jumping from inmates to guards. Peter and Frank Castle follow the psychic trail to a secret, illegal sub-basement holding Jean Grey. It’s revealed Jean was projecting her consciousness to lure the Punisher for a rescue; together, they liberate her and escape. ​The respite is short-lived. Following a brutal clash with Scorpion, a battered Peter collapses in his apartment. He awakens weeks later encased in a mysterious cocoon on his rooftop. Emerging with enhanced strength and organic web-shooters, he seeks out Bruce Banner to study these biological changes. However, Banner’s stabilizer malfunctions, triggering a Hulk transformation. During the brawl, Hulk reveals he remembers Peter’s secret identity, a memory Banner loses upon reverting. ​The arc culminates when Peter tracks The Hand to a plot involving Matt Murdock. Attempting to stop Daredevil’s forced extraction from prison, Peter is overwhelmed and captured. Waking up moments before an executioner’s blade falls, his new powers kick in, he systematically dismantles the ninja hoard with terrifying efficiency. He eventually locates a freed Daredevil, and the two vigilantes join forces to permanently drive The Hand back into the shadows. It's revealed that The Hand brought Elektra back from the dead once again to be the leader but she defied and ran.