7 An Odd Summoning, Marius’s Determination

When Marius heard the words of the Mountain Ax Senior, he didn't even hesitate to speak directly; he didn't care about his intentions for Earth; he only cared about himself and his family. He spoke on Earth's features and differences and any other tidbits, to see if he knew about his world.

The Mountain Ax Senior, when hearing this frowned as he shook his head and spoke, "Well now, I've never heard of a warrior being summoned from that world before. I met a few summoned warriors many years ago, and the most famous amongst them have all come from places that are recorded in our Artiman Records. This Earth World is an unknown to factor to the Summoners System..."

Marius narrowed his eyes at this; he pondered, 'So, if even he doesn't know our world, who could have possibly had the power and knowledge to summon us to these lands? Is this purely related to Ria? Or myself?'

When Marius thought here, he had recalled that during the summoning something weird had occurred to Ria, but even before then, for as long as he could remember, he could sense the same feeling of something calling him.

The Mountain Ax Senior made a puzzled look before he asked again, "Then tell me young one, how were you summoned here? I need to know the exact happenings from your summoning..."

Marius also didn't hold back this information; he didn't know anything about anything, it's better to let someone with more knowledge enlighten you on things you don't understand.

When the Mountain Ax Senior heard Marius described the formation, his expression remained normal, but as he heard about the dark hand that had momentarily appeared, his face sunk.

"This... how can this be?" The Mountain Ax Senior exclaimed as his eyes showed a serious look.

Marius seeing this look felt uneasy, he knew his summoning wasn't so simple. He didn't ask, but wait for him to explain the circumstances.

As expected, it only took a short moment for the Mountain Ax Senior to regain his bearings. However, the look shown to Marius was now different, it had a serious vibe as he spoke, "Young one, your calling here is most definitely an intentional summoning, but it wasn't one that was meant for you. I don't know who your wife is, but I can tell that you right now that she is a Hellian, and not an ordinary one. Typically, a single-horned Hellian isn't enough to warrant any major status, but the fact that a being of that level could send her to your world and summon her back is enough to imply that her background is no simple thing. I highly recommend that you speak with her once her body has finished its Re-Initiation Phase."

When Marius heard his words, he nodded, accepting his suggestion, he had already planned on speaking with her once she awakened. However, there was one thing he heard that didn't quite register with him, he glanced at the Mountain Ax Senior and questioned, "You said Re-Initiation Phase, what do you mean by that statement?"

The Mountain Ax Senior glanced at the direction of the house and replied, "It's simple, those sent to another world, though are transferred in entirety, experience the same process of reincarnation. As such, whatever she had in this world would be reset once send to another world, the opposite would naturally hold through once she returns, the very things she's once lost would come back to her, but her previous combat power and skills shall all be reset to the initial stages."

Marius thought for a bit and spoke, "Is this something with serious side effects?"

The Mountain Ax Senior shook his head and replied, "In normal cases, it wouldn't be, but all in all it depends on the person. They might be weak for a short period. Still, as they've already trained in their paths powering up would be significantly faster, they might even show strides and achieve a higher level of power than they'd initially possess in the long run."

Marius didn't care about anything else, the only thing that registered in his mind was that nothing would happen to his wife, and she was safe. He heaved a sigh of relief while showing a grateful look to the Mountain Ax Senior and spoke in a softer tone than before, "I thank the elder for his guidance."

The Mountain Ax Senior made a hearty laugh as he heard this and spoke, "Hoho... so you do have manners, that's good, at least you know when to give this old man some face."

Marius had an embarrassed look; it wasn't that he didn't have manners; he simply didn't trust the stranger and was merely cautious about his agenda; even now, he still had a tinge of alertness around him.

The Mountain Ax Senior looked at him for a while before he rose to his feet and spoke, "Well, I'd say that's enough of a greeting, you should go back and take a look at your family. To learn more about this world and its customs, you can refer to my study in the leftmost room downstairs; there's also an assortment of survival techniques and battle skills that might come in handy, you can ponder upon them until you and your wife have come up with a decision."

After saying this, the Mountain Ax Senior stood up and stared at Marius for a little while before taking a few steps forward, headed towards the house.

Marius now sat alone within this lush field, his face calm as the cool wind rustled his hair, shifting it to the side as he contemplated, 'Ria... who are you in this world?'

As Marius thought he couldn't help but recall the scenes of how they met, the images of how a beauty had suddenly appeared out of nothingness, falling into his wounded arms after a dreadful battle as he silently laid and awaited death in a sea of corpses.

However, as if Marius didn't want to overthink this, he shook his head and pushed down his unnecessary thoughts, 'It doesn't matter, I accepted her as she was despite our sudden chancing, there's no need to overly worry about the unknown, we'll get through it when it comes to it. In this unfamiliar land where creatures such as those beasts and persons like that old man can exist, there is only one thing that I should be focused on doing.'

When Marius thought here, his eyes flashed with a firm ray as he stood up and gripped his fists, causing his muscle to bulge as he spoke to pep himself up, 'I must grow stronger, strong enough to survive these dangers and carve out a place within it for my family.'

As if the world heard his determination, the wind grew stronger, bushing up the scattered leaves and petals as it sent about the mountain range, some even gliding towards the clear lake at the opposing ends of the house.

The Mountain Ax Senior smirked as he glanced at him before continuing on his way, his mind resonating with Marius's words he contemplated, 'Well said, young one...'

Having now rebuild his mood, Marius soon took the chance to ponder his changes, 'Hmm, if I recall correctly, I had quite a few changes when I arrived here, and another transformation after I had bested that creature. Let's take a look, Show Status...'

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[Name: Marius Edgewick]

[Status: Chosen Born - Inheritor of this status is born with uncommon abilities.]

[Level: 3 | Age: 29]

[Race: Human]

[Battle Rank: G Rank Warrior]

[Stamina: G★]

[Strength: G★]

[Agility: G★]

[Dexterity: G★]

[Mystic Power: G★]

[Mastery Points - 2]

[Inborn Abilities:]

[Strengthen All | Level 5]

[Mastery: 165/8000]

[Description - An inborn skill that allows the Host to strengthen anything he wishes, current effects on battle power are limited to an increase of Five ★ Stars.]

[Effects: Based on current Mystic Power, this technique can be utilized at maximum capacity for 4 Minutes, exceeding this limit will cause severe side effects.]

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[Learnt Skills: None]

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When Marius saw his status, he made an in-depth look as he pondered, 'I am really at Level 3, but I don't know what this G★ Warrior signifies, how does it weigh against the strength of those other warriors and creatures in this world? I also don't see an EXP bar; it seems that EXP in this world isn't necessarily as I'd assume it, I'll need to find some time to experiment a bit and see how all of this works.'

Having arranged his thoughts, Marius then rose to his feet and turned towards the small wooden house. He then took a step forward with a strange flicker in his eyes as he pondered, 'Since I've had chances, I'll need to check on the children and see if anything's different about them...'

While in thought, he soon left the fields and once more entered the building, heading up towards the room to meet with his family.