The power of Jasmine sought a body which would fit the power of a goddess, or at least a power of great supernatural potentency. It moved to an obvious candidate, one Mary Jane Watson-Parker. The sexy redhead was perfect for the power of a Power That Be, which is why the power fused with her.
From this moment on, she could turn people into her loving, devoted worshippers with only her voice and image. This among other powers like magic, shapeshifting, superhuman physical attributes, causing necrosis by touch, precognition, omnilingualism, mediumship, and many more unknown powers. However, it was that first power of mass hypnosis and worship we must look at first.
For while the original Jasmine had to allow herself to be born into a universe, then use this power... Mary Jane already existed. She had images and sounds of her life before the fusion. So when the cosmic power became one with her, these previous images and sounds now held this power. Things like pictures from her model days, her TV images on Secret Hospital, as well as her B-movie 'Lobsterman'. All of them spread to the four corners of the world and eternally kept on the Internet. As well as memories from those who had met her, for what were they but images and sounds in the mind.
So by the time Mary Jane began to wake up for the day, people were already becoming part of her worpshippers hive mind. Which began like...