[Please See The Stats Of Your Units]
How do I do that, Marcus thought to ask, but then three large diamonds appeared above their heads and began projecting their stats.
[Unit: Esdeath]
Rank: Legendary
Evolution Capacity: 2
Level: 1
EXP Until Next Level [0/1000]
Abilities:
-Ice Cavalry
-Ice-Storm
-Ice-Blade
[MORE LOCKED ABILITIES...]
Traits:
-The Tormentor
- Charismatic Leader
-The Seducer
Loyalty Level: [3/100]
The seducer huh?
Smirking, Marcus turned to the two other diamonds and found the same layout of stats. Though, of course, their ranks, powers, traits, and loyalty levels differed.
[Unit: Saiyan Saga Vegeta]
Rank: Epic
Level: 1
EXP Until Next Level: [0/500]
Evolution Capacity: 3
Abilities:
-Galick Gun
-Big Bang Attack
-False Transformation
[MORE LOCKED ABILITIES...]
Traits:
-Zenkai Growth
-Saiyan Physiology
-Battle Instinct
Loyalty Level: [0/100]
[Unit: Crocodile]
Rank: Epic
Evolution Capacity: 0
Level: 1
EXP Until Next Level: [0/500]
Abilities:
-Sand Storm
-Logia Invincibility
-Quick Sand
[MORE LOCKED ABILITIES...]
Traits:
-Ambitious
-Master Manipulator
-Ruthless & Sadistic
Loyalty Level: [5/100]
"The traits are just…" Marcus paused and swallowed hard as Crocodile's eyes pierced his own, "…what I expected."
"What are you talking about?" Crocodile scowled, removing the cigar from his mouth. The man was monstrously tall, standing at about 8 feet as he towered over Marcus.
Marcus allowed himself another moment to pause and gulp down a ball of spit before answering. "I summoned you guys here. All three of you."
"Summoned us?" Vegeta said, his arms folded as usual. "What do you mean you summoned us here? Speak plainly boy. And speak of your name too."
"I…uhh…well, look, there's a voice thing that told me I could summon you guys. Y'all don't hear it?"
"Hear what?" Esdeath said.
"The voice! Look, watch this. Hey! You, ghost, or whatever the hell you are tell me what this place is! Why am I able to summon anime characters!?"
"Characters?" The three units said in unison, clearly slighted by his addressing.
[You Are Currently In Your Personal Domain]
"Oh! My, my," Esdeath said, a look of shock washing across her face. "I do hear this voice. Do you guys hear it?"
Vegeta and Crocodile nodded, though their expressions were one of suspicion and much less one's of surprise.
"See! I told y'all! Also, what's a personal domain?"
[A Personal Domain Is Your Own Personal World Separate From The One You Were Born Into]
"Separate from the one I was born into…I see. So this is a different world?"
[Yes. As Stated This Is Your Own Personal Domain]
"If this is his own personal world why are we here?" Vegeta inquired, his face hardened like the chiselled muscles underneath his body armour.
[You Are His Personal Units That Have Been Summoned From Your Respective Worlds. He May Do With You As He Please, And Discard You If He Wills It]
"Do with us as he please!?" They all yelled.
"This diminutive ingrait has no means to be commanding me!" Vegeta bellowed, pointing his gloved finger at Marcus, as if his words hadn't already addressed him.
"I'll tear him all to pieces." Crocodile said, raising his golden hook.
Esdeath nodded and followed suit. "I shall do much the same."
"Wait!" Marcus cried, waving his hands to defend himself futilely. Though, he didn't really need to. His command had caught all three of their legs, much to their horror, and they were now frozen in place like mannequins.
"W-what is the meaning of this!?" Vegeta croaked, struggling against his incorporeal chains.
"Just what did you do brat!?" Crocodile yelled.
"What kind of teigu is this?" Esdeath said calmly, her eyes fixed on the craven boy in front of her.
They're…they're not moving. Did I do that?
[It Is As Stated. You Are His Personal Units That Have Been Summoned From Your Respective Worlds. He May Do With You As He Please]
"Enough of that talk!" Vegeta bellowed, still struggling fruitlessly. "Show yourself! Show yourself now!"
[I Am Already Here]
Here?
Marcus flung his head around in search for the source of the voice that blared through the halls of his skull. But nobody could be found. There was nothing but the units, the circle, and the large tower in the distance.
Wait…the tower. Don't tell me that's it?
"You wouldn't happen to be that tower over there would you?" Marcus said, raising one brow.
[Indeed I Am]
"I-I see. Just what are you? What am I doing here? And what's the point of these guys being summoned?"
[I Am A Tower That Was Created Alongside Your Very World The Moment You Became A Summoner. My Sole Purpose Is To Provide You With Information, Power This World, And Act As A Secondary Inventory For When Your Own Gets Full]
"My own? I have my own inventory? How do I access it?"
['Open Inventory' Is The Command For Accesibility]
"Open Inventory" Marcus repeated after it. And, as he did, another window appeared in front of him. Within his inventory, the seven other units he had summoned were staring back at him. They were like the characters within the banners, though these ones belonged to him.
There were multiple Vegetas and Crocodiles, along with a single Konan and Garou. "Holy shit! There's so many! Wait, wait! Why can't I summon any more?"
[You Only Have Three Avilable Slots. You Cannot Summon Any More Than That]
"How do I gain more slots?"
[By Clearing And Conquering Worlds In Which Your Own Level Will Increase]
"By clearing and doing what!?" Marcus shrieked, taken aback by the violence behind his words.
[By Clearing And Conquering Worlds. Each Seperate World Has Its Own Tower, And You Are To Destroy Those Towers And Bring Its World Into Fold With Your Own. That Is What Your Units Are For]
"You hear that?" Marcus said, a sudden smile washing across his face as he turned to the three units. "You're all basically my personal army."
"To hell with that!" Crocodile complained. "I'm nobody's lackey.
"Well then you can go away!" Marcus snarled. To his surprise, Crocodile had done just that. The man had turned into a billion tiny sparks that wafted through the air and phased into Marcus's body.
"W-what was that!? Where'd he just go?"
[Back Into Your Inventory]
"Is he staying there forever?"
[No. You Can Summon Him Again Or You Can Feed Him To One Of Your Other Units]
"Feed him?" Marcus mouthed, his face scrunching up in disgust.
[Yes. That is How Your Units Gain EXP And Level Up]
"How they level up, huh." Marcus mused, his thumb under his chin as a myriad of thoughts danced around in his head. He turned to Esdeath, and then a single command flowed from his mouth. "Feed every single one of my units except crocodile to Esdeath."
[Feeding…]
Eight motes of light forced their way out of Marcus's stomach, and made their way towards Esdeath. They circled her before burying themselves deep into her soul, enriching the lacklustre stats she already had.
"What's this! I feel rejuvenated!" She cackled, clenching her fists as she felt the power course through her veins. Marcus looked back up at her stats.
[Unit: Esdeath]
Rank: Legendary
Evolution Capacity: 2
Level: 23
EXP Until Next Level [3,478/55,000]
Abilities:
-Ice Cavalry
-Ice-Storm
-Ice-Blade
[MORE LOCKED ABILITIES...]
Traits:
-The Tormentor
- Charismatic Leader
-The Seducer
Loyalty Level: [60/100]
Holy shit…her loyalty level went up by a bunch.
"I don't know what it is that you just did brat, but you've got my ear and my blade for now. I promise you that." Esdeath said.
Marcus couldn't but grin. He turned to Vegeta and found him waging a war against his Saiyan pride. He understood as much that the boy in front of him had the ability to make him significantly more stronger, but was it truly his own strength if he relied on Marcus for his gains?
These were the questions Marcus assumed were running about in his head. Regardless, he'd power him up just the same.
"Hey, tower. I'd like ten more spins."