Marcus continued to apply his phantom pressure to the bolt stag keeping it locked in place and completely pacified.
The proud creature tried to fight back with all of its might but the strain on its soul was so great it could not even generate the smallest spark of electricity or make the slightest move.
Marcus himself was actually quite surprised by the strength of his phantom pressure, since it seemed to be quite a bit stronger than it had been before.
'I wonder why it feels so much stronger, it cannot be because I leveled up to thirty since I have not actually applied my skill points yet. I guess a quick check at my status would not hurt.'
'Status'
Name: Marcus Ferrous/Irene
Age: 28/19
Race: Unbound Ghost (Great Spirt of Light and Darkness)
Level: 30
HP: 5240/5240
MP: 2270/2270
STR: 211
AGL: 209 (+10)
VIT: 208
INT: 227
SPR: 316
Stat Points: 40
Skill Points: 17
Unique Skills: Personal Status, #######, Master of Soul and Body, Soul Burst, Embodiment of Light, Embodiment of Darkness
Skills: Medium Item Box, Lesser Regeneration Lvl 1, Digging Lvl 1, Fighting Lvl 4, Magic Circulation Lvl 4, Iron Magic Lvl 4, Disassembly Lvl 4, Stealth Lvl 2, Lightning Magic Lvl 4, Creature Appraisal Lvl 3, Fire Magic Lvl 1, Danger Sense Lvl 3, Darkvision Lvl 3, Scythemanship, Superior Lvl 4, Healing Magic Lvl 2, Mana Regeneration Lvl 4, Speed Burst Lvl 4, Mana Body Lvl 4, Powerful Slash Lvl 4, Physical Resistance Lvl 3, Heighten Spells Lvl 4, Forge Lvl 1, Trap Sensing Lvl 2, Dark Magic Lvl 1, Light Magic Lvl 1
Blessing of Iron, Exalted Blessing of Light, Exalted Blessing of Darkness
Race Abilities: Invisible, Ethereal, Chill Zone, Float, Possession (Limited), Undying
Specter Powers: Ghost Sounds, Spectral Arm, Phantom Pressure
Seeing the changes in his status Marcus was utterly shocked to the point that he accidently removed his phantom pressure from the bolt stag.
The bolt stag sensing the release of whatever power was holding it, quickly got up and charged at Marcus.
However, as distracted as Marcus was, he still felt the incoming danger and swiftly reapplied his phantom pressure once again forcing the bolt stag to the ground.
'Woops nearly got skewed by its horns there, but the changes in my status are too surprising and I lost focus. This is pretty bizarre, but I figure that when my soul truly fused with the fragment left behind by Irene my spirt stat grew nearly a hundred points. I also have acquired her name and age which is a bit odd, but I suppose in a way I am more of a mixture of both Marcus and Irene at this point, kind of like a certain green person named after an instrument from an anime back on Earth.'
Seeing as he already had his status up Marcus applied his stat points evenly just giving eight to each stat for the sake of expediency.
With his stat points assigned Marcus got out of his status window and stared down at the bolt stag he currently was suppressing.
The stag was looking at him in disdain since it thought that Marcus must be using some dirty trick to hold it down.
Seeing this look Marcus leaned down, right next to the stag's ear and said, "I have won, my strength is far greater than yours, submit to me or your soul is going to break. I can already feel that your soul is starting to crack under my pressure, and it is only a matter of time before you cease to exist."
The stag looked right into Marcus' eyes and it could tell what he had said was true. The stag could feel its soul under extreme pressure and even as strong as it was, it would only be a matter of time before the damage was irreparable.
The stag then cast its eyes downwards in an act of submission realizing it had been bested by someone far stronger than it.
Marcus nodded his head and released his phantom pressure and then looked towards Frank and said, "I will be taking this bolt stag since we have come to an understanding."
Frank stared out at Marcus and the stag wondering what he had just seen. Marcus had used some strange power to completely overpower the bolt stag in a way Frank had never seen. He had seen plenty of strong people use impressive abilities, but this was the first time he had seen an attack like Marcus'.
Marcus seeing that Frank was in a daze called out to him again this time much louder and said, "Hey I am buying this bolt stag, get the paperwork together so that we can get this done before the day ends."
This time Marcus' yelling broke him out of his stupor and he slowly began approaching Marcus until he noticed the bolt stag begin to stand up again.
Frank thought for sure that the stag would kill Marcus now that his back was turned but to his surprise the stag just stood there its head lowered in resignation.
The stag had lost to Marcus in a challenge it had accepted so the proud beast would rather die than do something cowardly like attack Marcus in the back.
Seeing how calm the normally violent stag was Frank continued to slowly approach and when he was in front of Marcus he said, "Um I am afraid I do not have the authority to sell you this lightning stag, it is one of the few rare grade beasts we have and only my boss Hugo would has the authority to sell it to you."
Hearing this Marcus was astounded since he though that the stag was just another uncommon grade magical beast. But now that he thought about it, the bolt stag did seem quite strong even for its level so it being a rare grade actually made sense.
Marcus looked up at the stag with a new appreciation since having a rare grade magical beast would help him both in status and power, since a rare grade magical beast was pretty much the peak of what people could get under their command.
Marcus then turned towards Frank and said, "Very well then, let us go and see your boss Hugo, I have decided to get this bolt stag since I already went through the trouble of having it submit."
Frank let out a breath of relief because from the moment that his boss had purchased this bolt stag it had been nothing but trouble, and now they were finally going to be able to get rid of it.
Frank began walking away towards the building that served as the companies shopfront.
Before following behind Marcus looked towards the stag and said, "I will be right back try to behave yourself."
When Marcus walked away the stag looked angrily at his back, but it still made no move of defiance since its pride would not allow it.
As Marcus followed behind Frank Lilia ran up to him and gave him a big hug and said, "Next time warn me when you are going to do something dangerous like that, I thought I was going to lose you again."
Marcus looked down warmly at Lilia a slight pang in his heart and said, "Sorry about that Lilia, next time I will warn you but just remember that your big sibling is really strong."
Once Marcus had finished comforting Lilia the two of them walked side by side as they followed behind Frank.
Soon the group of three made it back to the storefront and walked inside where Frank told them to wait while he got his boss.
Marcus then watched as frank walked into a back room and after about a minute everyone in the building heard a loud shout that said, "ARE YOU SERIOUS."
After a few more seconds a burly old man that was easily six and a half feet tall came out from the back room followed by Frank.
Seeing the man who was obviously the owner of the company and seemed pretty strong Marcus gave him a quick appraisal and found that Hugo was at a level he could not see.
Hugo then looked towards Frank who pointed at Marcus and the large man approached and said, "So you are the one who wants to buy the unruly bolt stag. Frank told me that you used some weird ability to get it under control, but I do not by it that a little girl like you is strong enough. I am the only one in my company strong enough to wrangle that beast and even I need a special item to dampen its electricity."
Marcus looked up at Hugo right in his eyes and said in a confident tone, "What Frank said is true I got that bolt stag to submit to me and now I want to buy it, I am far stronger than it and I bet I could even beat you if push came to shove."
Hugo looked at Marcus for a second before breaking into a laugh, the idea of Marcus beating him was just too funny.
However, in the next instance Hugo felt a mysterious force weigh down on his soul, and while it did not force him to the ground the pressure was still uncomfortable and making him feel heavy.
Hugo then looked at Marcus seriously for the first time and raised his eyebrow and said, "Do not be too proud just because you are level thirty and have and interesting ability. I admit you are strong, but you should cease your attack before I get angry."
Seeing the change in Hugo's expression Marcus released his phantom pressure and said, "So, are you willing to sell that bolt stag."
Hugo nodded his head and said, "Yeah but only if you can afford it, for a high grade rare magical beast at level twenty-four, I think four thousand gold would be about right."