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Logan g.r.o.a.n.e.d at the thought of returning to school, but it wasn't like he had much choice. He sat down for his first period class, feeling a curious stare on his back that he chose to ignore. Instead, he noticed that his shirt was tight on him again, but instead of the gut he used to have, his shirt was straining against his strength stat's muscle-building. He tapped his pencil lightly on his desk, checking his watch every now and then, waiting for class to end.

When that class ended, he left, shooting Flash a quick stare before the shoulder-check could be attempted again. He heard a ding in his head.

!NEW! Death Stare:

Under your dreadful glare, a target is thoroughly terrified of you. They are unable to move, speak to you, or hurt you for the remainder of the day.

Logan laughed. 'Get f.u.c.k.e.d, Flash.' With that thought, he made the dreadful walk to his chemistry class. He sat down at his desk, barely managing to not jump out of his skin upon noticing that MJ now sat next to him. Because of course she is. He decided to pull a quick 'Observe' on her.

Mary Jane (MJ) Watson

Level: 3

HP: 40/40

Str: 2

Dex: 3

Con: 6

Int: 5

Wis: 4

Cha: 9

Luck: 3

NEW OBSERVE FEATURE UNLOCKED

Feeling: Nervous, Weak knees currently, Hyper-aware of your presence. Still thinks you're hot.

He sighed lightly, turning his ponytail into a quick messy-ass bun and laid back a bit in his chair, crossing his legs. After the usual blathering on of the intro of the class, the teacher announced some time in class to work on their project. The project was to create a formula for something that could emit an odorless and harmless smoke. Logan began to take more interest in this project after the last couple days had gone by. He had no idea what the hell was happening to his life, but if this shit was to become routine, he figured he better either get used to it or make it his bitch. He had many doubts about accomplishing the second part, but he would try.

He spent most of that period, dodging all of MJ's attempts at flriting, not because he didn't care, but be cause he didn't want to deal with that. Also he was busy trying to get this smoke thing done so he could make his own if he had time. Periodically, he would ask MJ a question about the assignment, but she didn't have all that much to add. It was almost the end of the period when the school alarm went off. He had excused himself to the bathroom moments before just to run away from MJ's ceaseless efforts. He ran out of the bathroom with his staff in his hands, his bandolier around his c.h.e.s.t, and his trenchcoat on. The trenchcoat luckily had a really dark hood, so his identity was secure. His Shadow Manipulation wasn't a high enough level, so for now it was just a plain black trenchcoat with no real benefits other than the hood.

What he was faced with was Spider-Man getting his a.s.s kicked by The Lizard. Logan began to sweat, using 'Observe' to make sure he could slip by unnoticed.

Curtis Connors/The Lizard

Level:10

HP: 300/350

Str: Better than yours

Dex: Better than yours

Con: Better than yours

Int: Better than yours

Wis: Better than yours

Cha: 2

Spider-Man/????

Level: 11

HP: 250/400

Str: Better than yours

Dex: A million times better than yours

Con: Better than yours

Int: F.u.c.k.i.n.g genius

Wis: 8

Luck: -5

Logan whistled softly at the level differences before starting to slink away. Unfortunately, the system had a different idea.

QUEST:

Help Spider-Man defeat The Lizard

Rewards: +5 trust with Spider-Man, 1 random equipment item, 600 Shop coins, Lizard Scale material (A grade)

Failure: You die or Spider-Man dies, or both of you die.

Logan cursed and waited for an opening. That opening came when Spidey got swatted by a giant tail and flew near to Logan. Logan immediately stored his staff and grabbed Spidey's arm, melting into shadows. He stayed that way to let Spidey breathe for a second, and then spat him out at the Lizard, letting him attack to follow-up a shadow blast. It stunned Lizard a little, but it was enough for Spidey to land a very good hit. The Lizard backed off a bit and Spidey turned to regard Logan. Logan shooed him away towards the Lizard. "Go! I'll try to lend support, but i can't do the same damage you can!" He punctuated this by launching a multi-throw of needles at the Lizard. 3 of them bounced off, but two sunk into 1 t.h.i.g.h, and Logan got lucky enough that it hit nerves and turned it into a significant wound.

He pumped his fist for a second and used shadows to try to restrain the Lizard. Spidey didn't let the opportunity go to waste, canonballing himself from a slingshot into Lizard's back. Following that, Logan rushed the Lizard, popping out from a shadow right under him with his staff and knocked him in the chin while the Lizard was still reeling from the hit to the back. It didn't do much damage, but the concussion effect still happened.

Spidey finished it with a heavy right hand, and while he was webbing up the Lizard, Logan melted into a shadow and left the scene, popping up outside with his now-evacuated class. The Lizard was put in an armored van and taken away, while Spider-Man swung away, looking for the guy who might have saved his life.

Logan did cursory "Yeah I'm safe, yeah that was nuts." Before he quietly left. He took a trip down an alley and scrolled through his rewards.

QUEST COMPLETE!

+5 trust with Spider-Man

1 random equipment item

Shuffling...

!NEW! Pure-Light Robes:

The day version of the Midnight trenchcoat. A brighter-than-the-day robe not unlike what a wizard or a mage would wear, full of inside pockets, radiating light energy. While equipped, your form is obscured during the day. At night, you cannot hide, but people who look at you are blinded and disoriented. While obscured, targets have trouble seeing you, and have a 50% chance to lose track of you, and a 25% chance to miss on a ranged attack. Any abilities utilizing light energy require 5% less MP.

Level 4! 10 more stats points received to distribute!

HP: 50

Stamina: 85/90

MP: 90/150

Str: 7 + 1 = 8

Dex: 10 + 1 = 11

Con: 6 + 4 = 10

Int: 10

Wis: 10

Cha: 6 + 4 = 10

Luck: 2

600 Shop coins

Lizard Scale material (A grade)

Shadow Manipulation Level 3! When you attack using am existing shadow, you have a 5% chance of scoring a critical hit, doubling your damage.

Current Rank: 6

Ranks Needed to Level: 20

HIDDEN BONUS

Deal more damage than Spider-Man!

Spider-Man damage: 149

Your Damage: 151

Reward: 1 random ability

Shuffling...

!NEW! Energy Pulse Lvl 1:

You can condense your natural energy into a concentrated beam of a damage type you have access to: Shadow or Light are the only ones available to you currently.

Current Rank: 1

Needed Ranks to Level: 10

New title gained!

Impromptu Sidekick: If Spider-Man crosses paths with you, he will expect help. The public sees you in a positive light, and your charisma permanently increases by 1 when this title is in use.

Logan rose his eyebrows. "What am I, a time-of-day avatar or something?"