Main story During the events of "
Sins Rising", Spider-Man throws
Norman Osborn off a ship and leaves him in the wreckage.
Sin-Eater shoots Osborn with his rifle, knocking him out.
Kindred uses a centipede to communicate with Sin-Eater and calls him a hypocrite, stating that Sin-Eater hates people who have sins in them, yet he is full of sins. Kindred kills Sin-Eater, absorbing his magic. He possesses
Miles Morales,
Spider-Gwen,
Spider-Woman,
Anya Corazon, and
Julia Carpenter and forces them to attack Spider-Man. Anya injects Spider-Man with venom before she and the other possessed heroes escape. Spider-Man manages to make it to the
Sanctum Sanctorum before collapsing. Upon recovering, a downcast Peter tells
Doctor Strange about something that had occurred, with the doctor being upset that Peter made a deal with a demon and did not expect any consequences. Aiming to help rectify the evil, as Strange inquires about the Order, a demon-possessed
Silk attacks the two. Meanwhile, Norman recovers at
Ravencroft, newly cleansed of his evil. He begs
Ashley Kafka to find Kindred, who aims to enact a worse event upon the city. When Kafka asks to know his reasoning for saving such a person, Norman answers that Kindred is his son
Harry Osborn. Spider-Man uses the Hand of Vashanti, a magical weapon given to him by Doctor Strange, to enter the astral plane. However, he finds the plane in ruins and sees a vision of Mary Jane being eaten by centipedes. Spider-Man wakes up in the middle of a grave and digs himself out before encountering Kindred. Meanwhile, Sin-Eater begs Kindred's forgiveness and says he will not renounce his master's name. Sin-Eater reveals that he is planning to kill
Morlun to steal his powers. Spider-Man fights against Kindred, who brutalizes him with his tendrils before sending him in front of the
Brooklyn Bridge, where he sees the possessed spider-heroes causing havoc. Spider-Man sees Spider-Gwen about to throw Miles Morales off the bridge, and starts begging to Kindred. Spider-Man says his friends did not do anything, and that if Kindred lets them go he can have him. Kindred agrees, freeing the spider heroes but snapping Spider-Man's neck. Spider-Man has a dream about the day Harry Osborn returned from Europe and encounters Kindred, who reveals his identity as Harry to him. Morlun kills the mutated Sin-Eater followers and confronts Sin-Eater. Morlun initially has the upper hand, but is overwhelmed and killed by Sin-Eater. Meanwhile, the spider-heroes and Strange navigate through the astral plane and arrive at Kindred's graveyard. Kindred repeatedly kills and resurrects Spider-Man. He reveals that he plans to show Peter that Hell is the absence of light and hope, and is worse than death itself. Kindred explains that he revived the Sin-Eater to reform his father, but Peter stopped him because of his self-righteousness. Peter sees Sin-Eater shooting Morlun, and also sees Sin-Eater waiting for the spider-heroes. Julia Carpenter willingly allows Sin-Eater to absorb her
precognition, which allows him to see Kindred's identity and intentions. Sin-Eater shoots himself and disappears in a flash of light. Just then, Kindred kidnaps the spider-heroes. It is later revealed that Norman did not have his sins cleansed and is still evil; and he is working with the
Kingpin to kill Kindred. Kindred ties up Peter and calls out his selfishness and fear, stating that all his friends and family died because of his actions. Peter attempts to apologize, but Harry is angered and beats him up. Mary Jane tells him to stop, but Harry explains that he needs to kill Peter because Peter will bring death and suffering to everyone else. Mary Jane offers herself up, but just before Harry is about to make a move, the Green Goblin appears, shocking Kindred. He throws a bomb, mortally wounding Mary Jane, and attacks Kindred.
Epilogue It is revealed that Green Goblin threw only a flash grenade, which did not injure Mary Jane. Mary Jane takes the rest of the spider-heroes to safety while Spider-Man, Green Goblin and Kindred confront each other. During the chaos, the sins that Kindred took are freed and returned to their original hosts, resurrecting Morlun and the
Juggernaut. Kindred tells the two of them that he wanted Spider-Man to remember what he did, while he also wanted Green Goblin to leave Norman Osborn, but realized that failed and both Peter and Norman do not remember what happened, before Kindred is encased in a black cube. Later that night, Norman reflects on the recent developments, revealing that he'd faked returning to being Green Goblin and that his cleansing and remorse really are genuine. Norman expresses confusion on why he's still good, but nevertheless embraces his newfound empathy and vows to make amends for his years of evil deeds and promises to find out what Kindred is talking about. Spider-Man confronts Norman, who explains that his epiphany is genuine, but Peter refuses to forgive him. Norman admits to all wrongdoings, wanting to start making up for it by asking Spider-Man and him to work together to help Harry. ==Critical reception==