Mark of the Multiversal Pretender

[For those confused about the Black Panther tribe, you can just think of them similar to the Pandas in the Kung Fu Panda world, except that unlike the Pandas who still live in a healthy and normal life despite the hurdles they faced against General Kai and Lord Shen, the Black Panther tribe on the other hand, are unfortunate.]

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Looking around and finding a mirror with a few cracks, Leo approached it before taking a look at himself.

Leo saw a huge change in his appearance, his suit is more black, no more shine in it, it looks kind of similar to Matte Black.

"I look fantastic." Leo muttered to himself, spinning around a few times, wildly letting his cape wave over.

"I'm Batman!" Doing a very gruff and deep voice as possible, Leo uttered the famous line of the bat hero from the universe of DC.

"I would definitely look like him if my mouth is exposed." Leo muttered to himself. Now that's done, next is the Secret Reward.

"Blessing from the Panther Goddess. This would be the 2nd time I'll receive a blessing from a goddess. Is my luck really that good or I'm just favoured by these goddesses." Whispering to himself, Leo wasted no time and mentally pressed on the claim button.

[Congratulations! You have received the following blessing...

• Morph: Black Panther - Using this skill would transform the user into a Black Panther, enhancing strength, agility, durability, reflexes, and senses.

• Master of the Night - Once the moon reaches its peak in the sky, the entirety of the user's strength will be doubled.]

'Holy shit!' Leo's eyes widened in surprise upon seeing the overpowered blessings that he got.

Who knew that such a simple quest will reap such a juicy blessing.

*Clap!*

Cupping his hands together, Leo closed his eyes and prayed inside the bottom of his heart.

'Whoever Panther Goddess you are, you have my absolute gratitude.' While uttering these words in his heart, Leo suddenly felt a slight throb in his mind.

[You are welcome, Destined One.]

'.....I'm supposed to be surprised but why am I annoyed being called that again? Am I some kind of protagonist in a story? Am I a Harry Potter in someone's literature?' Still, while annoyed, another small side of Leo was thankful. Perhaps being the Destined One is the reason why he's living in this new life of his.

After the throb in his mind disappeared, Leo assumed that the Panther Goddess was already gone.

'Genesis? Can you tell me why I kept being called Destined One? Do I have some kind of Multiversal prophecy that I'm supposed to fulfill in the future?' With Genesis being the closest he got from the being that placed him in this situation, Leo knew if he needed answers right now, only Genesis would have a clue.

[.....You're already strong enough but yet not that strong. I can only tell you that your glorious purpose is much more than just a Multiversal scale, you will be destined to become a medium, a bridge and a balance.]

'Although it's not the answer I needed, it should be enough. So I just need to get stronger to get my answers right? Is there any chance I can increase my percentage of Daredevil?'

[Perhaps you should take a look at your status, Leo.]

Heeding Genesis's words, Leo opened his status panel.

[Status

Name: Leonard Skinwalker

Completed Templates:

- Black Panther [MCU version]

Current Templates:

- Template 1: Daredevil [11.908%]

- Template 2: [Locked]

- Reputation Points: 102,988

- Gacha

- Quest

- Multiverse

- Skills

- Inventory

- Shop [NEW!]]

Eyes widening in surprise, Leo quickly asked Genesis.

'Genesis. What happened to my Reputation Points?! Since when did it jumped from almost 80,000 to 100,000!?'

[Reputation Points can be gained through the image, fame and reputation you have in people's eyes. However, latent potential and strength of an individual is also taken into consideration. The stronger the individual that admires and knows your reputation, the higher Reputation Points you'll get from that. As for how you got 20,000 reputation points. You should give your gratitude to the Black Panther tribe. After all, the commotion that was caused earlier spread around like wildfire. Now almost every Black Panther in the village knows your reputation, and combined with their latent potential, I'm sure I don't need to continue.]

'....How come I only know this now. If I knew it sooner I would've visited the Spiritual Realm and made myself known to every master there.' Leo eyes twitched slightly, obviously he's just joking, it's not like he could willingly enter the Spirit Realm and besides, even if he could, he'll definitely get his face smashed by either General Kai's twin blades or Master Oogway's Jade Staff.

[Please stop joking like that. If you want to visit the Spirit Realm that badly, you can simply learn the Wu Shi Finger hold from Master Shifu and do it on yourself.]

Leo cheeks twitched, he doesn't know if Genesis is suddenly gaining more consciousness and now knows how to make a joke. Still, he'd prefer this kind of Genesis rather than the stone-cold Genesis when he first got it

[Ugh, please don't develop feelings for me, Leo. I am neither male or female and not interested in relationships.]

Hearing Genesis's words, Leo felt like he heard something mixed in her tone.

'Is that disgust that I just heard?'

[What are you talking about, Leo? Must be your imagination.]

Right after Leo spoke, Genesis replied, its tone returning to its usual stone-cold tone.

'I swear I just heard it.' Dropping on the matter, Leo focused on his current situation.

Mentally pressing on [Shop] function, Leo was met with a brand new unfamiliar panel screen flashing before his eyes.

[Welcome to Shop! Here you can buy ordinary items and templates for a good price!

- Common -

• Food

• Drinks

• Items

• Miscellaneous 

- Templates -

• E-Rank

• D-Rank

• C-Rank

• B-Rank

• A-Rank

• S-Rank [Locked]]

"What's this? Where's the Skill shop? Bloodline shop? Nothing?" Leo silently grumbled under his breath.

[Leo....I didn't expect you to be that kind of person. What kinds of bullshits are you blabbering? There's no such thing as a Skill or Bloodline shop. You can already get both by buying a Template. And putting that aside. I have a suggestion that is very effective in increasing your template percentage.]

[As you already know, template percentage can be increased through enacting as the template Character. Now that the shop has been opened, you can buy a template that is related to Daredevil and have them both act their roles in public. By doing so, not only would you increase both template's percentage, you'll also guarantee to get large amounts of Reputation Points, two birds in one stone.]

'Genesis, did I ever tell you how smart you are and how much I love you?'

[Please let me stop you and your weird and awkward confession. How about you just go on your way and heed my advice?]

Soon after that, there was no more reply coming from Genesis, leaving Leo alone.

'Seriously, if I knew Genesis could develop and adapt, I'd instill female consciousness in her. At least that way, I would have a female companion in my hea-' Before Leo could finish his sentence, he suddenly felt something smacking the back of his head.

*Pak!*

'...I deserved that.' Muttering in his mind, Leo shifted his focus back on the panel screen.

[Template: E-Rank....

• Boss Baby (Boss Baby) [10,000 RP]

• Mr. Bean (Mr. Bean) [10,000 RP]

• Random Ungraduated Ninja Academy Student (Naruto) [10,000 RP]

• Random Navy Intern (One Piece) [10,000 RP]

.....]

[Template: D-Rank

• Mr. Satan (Dragon Ball) [20,000 RP]

• Shinichi Kudo (Detective Conan) [20,000 RP]

....]

Seeing such boring characters, Leo decided to directly jump at the big leagues of character templates.

Anyways with how he needs to grow power, he doubts if he even needed templates below C-Rank.

[Template: B-Rank

• Frank Castle (Marvel) [50,000 RP]

• Wilson Fisk (Marvel) [50,000 RP]

• Daredevil (Marvel) [50,000 RP]

• Shark King (DC) [50,000 RP]

• Danny Rand (Iron Fist) [50,000 RP]

....]

[Template: A-Rank

• Shang-Chi (Shang-Chi) [100,000 RP]

• Tony Stark (Marvel) [100,000 RP]

• Dr. Strange (Marvel) [100,000 RP]

• Shoto Todoroki (MHA) [100,000 RP]

...]

Unfortunately the S-Rank was locked and Leo isn't going to ask about it as he knows that it must either be related to his low strength or low reputation points.

Nonetheless, A-Rank characters are already enough for him.

Besides, the A-Rank characters are quite good, especially Dr. Strange and Tony Stark, only god knows their capabilities.

Aside from them, Leo has already decided who to buy.

'Wilson Fisk then.' Remembering Genesis's advice, Leo decided to heed it and buy someone who is the most related to Daredevil. Who else but Wilson Fisk, Daredevil's mortal enemy.

Without hesitation, Leo pressed on Wilson Fisk's profile.

He then watched as his previous 100k Reputation Points decreased down to 50k, which should be enough to buy another thing to buy.

'Genesis, I can buy another template slot, right?'

[Yes. Yes you can. Would you like to buy the second slot?]

'Yes please.' Rubbing his hands together, Leo watched his second slot on the status shake for a bit.

And before his eyes, the second slot finally glowed in gold, along with his Wilson Fisk template being integrated.

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[Next Chapter: Ch. 64 - The Great Pretender and the Kingpin]