[You have attained Sovereignty over Fort Zyvar]
Your Domain: [Fort Zyvar] has reached the Maximum Level.
You now have [Absolute Control] over the Domain: [Fort Zyvar].
You may now freely edit, control, set and manipulate the rules of your Domain.
“Now…” I took a deep breath. “[Upgrade].”
[Domain Sovereignty Found]
[Gatekeeper Activated]
Upgrading…
A Monster’s [Domain] was their little slice of paradise. A slice space that belonged exclusively to them. A monster who attained the highest level of a Domain would be able to turn that Domain into their pocket-dimension and effectively play god – although with some limitations. They could set rules of reality that would apply within, such as making gravity inverted or making the air produce carbon dioxide instead of oxygen. There were limits because limits were always needed on such things to prevent them from being game-breakers, and so I couldn’t create certain organic or sentient material. Of course, I could probably circumvent those limits with the right skills.
“Un…unbelievable…”
I willed Fort Zyvar’s walls to be reinforced titanium, and my wish came to be. I willed the ground to be gold, and so it became gold. [Earth Control] allowed me to manipulate earth normally. The Domain was merely an extension of my power, enabling me to use it as I desired.
I willed my Tungsten Golem Artillery to man the walls, and they came to life, standing at attention. I willed Tungsten Golem Infantry to patrol the gates, and they came to be. I desired the broken walls to be fixed, the courtyard to be stretched out, the tower to ascend further to the sky. I willed, with [Ice Manipulation] a giant frozen fountain to rise from the center of the ground in my likeness. I told the ice to never melt, and it wouldn’t. I told the water to be clean from deep within the ground, and it was. I commanded clouds, to form at the ground level and exist in the shape of furniture, and so it was.
Within one’s Domain, one was a god.
‘Don’t let it go to your head.’
I rolled my eyes. Yes, mother.
In the end, this was only possible because Fort Zyvar as a Domain was at the maximum level. Getting a domain to the Max Level was stupid difficult. You would need to have fought off invaders time and time again to do that. I sidestepped that requirement because Fort Zyvar had already fought off invaders, time and time again. I was reaping from the hard work of all those poor nightmares, Elvani, and Hlahani warriors who’d died attacking and defending this place time and time again.
It wasn’t so much standing on the shoulders of giants as it was creating a skyscraper from a mountain of dead men.
“[Domain].”
Domains
You currently have (1) Domain:
[Fort Zyvar – Lv. Max]
“Perfect.”
[Fort Zyvar – Lv. Max]
A Domain previously belonging to Erzili, the Slithercreep. It is located within the Hlahan Forest, in South-Eastern Alamir, three hundred stretches South-West of the Kataramenos Forest. Created in 311FE by the Hlahani Human Army as a means to prevent the advance of a rogue Elvani faction seeking domination of the South during the Elvani Wars. The Fort was championed and defended by one of the earliest of humanity’s Champions, Sionis the Savior. Ultimately, the Fort fell in 323FE, once Sionis met his demise at the hand of the Leporinian God-King Haresen. Since then, it has been used as a stronghold by different noble and ignoble individuals alike.
Core Domain Bonuses:
+200% HP Regen while within the Domain.
+150% MP Regen while within the Domain.
+100% EXP Gain while within the Domain.
Bonuses from Domain Defenses:
Infantry Bonus: +100% Attack Power while within the Domain.
Artillery Bonus: +100% Defense Power while within the Domain.
Bonuses from Domain Aesthetics:
Fountain of Janus: +50% Morale to Fort Inhabitants.
Streets of Gold: +20% Increase in Harvests.
Tower of the King: +1 Influence Point Per Day.
“Lord Janus!”
Erzili came running, Slim, Arol and Wunder trailing behind her. Onna, I just realized was flat on her ass, staring at the changed landscape like a child who’d stumbled into an amusement park for the first time.
“I am at your full command, Commander Janus,” Zyvar’s voice whispered into the air.
The spirit of the Fort whispered in my ear. Zyvar’s appearance had changed. Gone was the tattered and broken armor, replaced instead with a new, almost futuristic military attire. The spirit’s complexion was certainly brighter, with a brilliant smile that accompanied an odd, militaristic air.
“They still can’t see you, can they?”
“Only you, Commander, have that privilege.”
“Good,” I whispered. ‘Watch them for me.’
Zyvar saluted. “As you wish, Commander.”
“You…” Erzili stared around the Fort. Drinking in the change of appearance. The sturdy walls. Cloud-furniture. The ice fountain. The Commander’s Quarters being a veritable tower in the sky. The golden streets and Tungsten Golems, marching and patrolling.
“…you fixed the fort.”
My lips twitched beneath my mask. The looks on their faces were priceless. Even Slim, the normally hard-to-read King of Wendigos was staring at the redesigned Fort Zyvar with an expression that belayed befuddlement.
Arol looked as if she was about to explode on the spot from excitement. She was trying hard, it seemed, to keep herself in check.
‘Zyvar… install some indoor plumbing.’
Ice taps and shower-heads galore. Public, because we were all nightmares here, and almost everyone was naked by default. Wunder walked around with his dick always visible, so I sorely doubted anyone was going to ask that they wanted privacy.
“Consider it a small token of appreciation,” I said.
“Appreciation?”
I hummed. “My submitting yourself to me as my eternal slave, I gained access to this Fort. The very least I could do was make it more… livable.”
“That’s one hell of an understatement,” Wunder whispered.
“Even Oreilles does not have streets of gold.” Slim agreed.
[From improving the living conditions of Fort Zyvar, your Minion’s Loyalty to you has gone up!]
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