I created my own system

Chapter 124 The Five Pillars

"Damn it"

Apollo can't help but curse he doesn't even know whether Esteban survives or not so all he can do is run.

"I am not liking this"

He ran dodging countless beasts until he could no longer take a step.

"What now!?"

Julius worriedly asked when they found themselves cornered. Now they began to curse the church's big structure all the running couldn't even let them leave the church's gate.

"Now what"

Apollo thought while still thinking about his next moves.

"I can leave I think I can"

He thought as he breathed a huge amount of air to relax his nerves.

"Hold on to me kids, I'll increase my speed"

"Okay!"

A smile suddenly emerges on the young man's face happy that the kids no longer disprove of his decision.

"RAGHH!"

The beast roared and Apollo timed his move to dodge it.

"On the left!"

Isaac shouted as he saw another demon beast.

"On it"

With great reflex Apollo who currently possesses Esteban changes positions to dodge the charging demonic beast. The kids felt amazed by his moves but the disaster was not yet over as more beasts lunged forward.

"I am getting dizzy!"

Artemis said while covering her mouth.

"Same here"

"Brother slow down!"

"He can't, we will be eaten if he does!"

The kids have their own dialogue while Apollo feels his energy decreasing.

[Creator a high-ranking demon beast is on its way, should we proceed to use your real strength?]

Jeremiah asks knowing that his Creator is reaching his limit. However, if he does so it might change the real future that made the current story in the history books.

Apollo looked and saw that the demonic beast was up to kill, as the bloody fangs began to descend towards their direction a light sent the beast away.

"Esteban ran in that direction" sister Clarissa said while pointing towards the wall of paintings.

"Does she want me to run into those paintings"

[There is a hidden path to their Creator]

"Ah thank you"

The boy with the kids hanging on his body drags his tired body towards the wall full of paintings.

"Wait how about sister Clarissa!"

Thor couldn't help but say seeing her lone figure defending them.

"We can't stay here any longer!"

After reprimanding Thor's words, Apollo then kicks the painting's frame causing it to rotate. After the frame rotates a sudden creaming sound is heard, Apollo is about to lose his patient but fortunately, the wall is flung open and the path is revealed.

"Good," Apollo thought and was about to enter when a scream made him turn his head back.

The source of the scream was none other than Sister Clarissa who was pinned on the ground by a giant black poison panther.

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The kids scream knowing what will happen next. In that spur of the moment, Apollo put the kids down and began to sprint towards his supposed sister.

Everything happens fast and without knowing what happened Apollo dashed forward.

"Water Element Aisle of the Lost!"

Out of nowhere a voice spoke then a raging water flooded in and swept the ground. Apollo stumbled a bit due to the water however it wasn't the end. Another voice came in chanting another spell that set the temperature to drop.

"Water Element, Ice magic, Frozen field"

The water that flooded the ground froze causing the beast to get stuck in and turn into an ice statue. However, this wasn't the case for Apollo and Sister Clarissa. Somehow the magic saves the two.

"Hey, are you two okay?"

A familiar voice spoke before a sound of steps came in.

As the sound approaches Apollo recognizes the person who saves them.

"Father Mariano!"

"Good, it seems you two are fine, where are the children?"

Immediately upon his question, Apollo pointed in the direction of the passage. Five children were there all holding onto each other.

"Father how about the other kids did they manage to run?" instead of worrying about herself, sister Clarissa thought of other's well-being.

"That I'm afraid I can't answer we all got separated when a high-ranking demon beast came. Let's end this talk we need to leave now!"

And so the old priest dragged the siblings towards the passage.

"RAGHH!"

Another roar came in again then the ground shook creating cracks and fissures. "Kids head inside the passage!"

Despite the ground collapsing the priest still ordered the children to head inside the secret passage, he wasn't the least worried about the passage collapsing along the ground. Somehow he knew that no matter what happened in the church the path would remain.

"Go!" he repeated however his voice didn't reach them due to a roar that came from the ground.

Apollo obvious to the creature underneath the cathedral urges the children to move without them but no matter what he says it won't reach them.

"What's going on they should be able to hear me" he questioned while still holding the injured Clarissa.

Soon the beast underneath the dirt completely broke the floor and revealed its colossal body. A black fur with a cylindrical body with very short, powerful limbs and large, shovel-like front paws adapted for digging tunnels. It also has small eyes and ears that are concealed by fur and its nose is pointed and sensitive seemingly detecting any movements of its prey.

"Not good"

Apollo can't help but say, by now he is considering using his real power. Because at this rate the five founding pillars may die and that would change the future recorded in history.

Still considering his option the demonic beast finally made its move as soon as it sensed the presence of a living. Its targets are the five children who were the nearest to him.

"No!"

Father Mariano was the first to react and immediately used a spell to boost his speed.

"Damn it!" Apollo came behind the priest still holding sister Clarissa. His mind began to be in shambles because he didn't know what to do.

"Kids behind me"

Father Mariano arrived first and immediately used his body as a shield.

"No!"

The kids shouted but the old priest gladly didn't listen his objective was to protect the children.

"No please!"

They began to beg not wanting the priest to die for them.

"Hush now little ones, just close your eyes and nothing bad will happen" he smiled happily, however, it only added sadness to the children's eyes.

.....

Apollo's Pov.

"No!"

I shouted seeing Father Mariano's action.

"Stop it!"

I felt my body boil as if something was burning inside me, my body moved hastily and without thinking I rushed towards them.

However, as the beast's sharp claws aim at us suddenly I felt a sudden change in the atmosphere. It was a powerful energy that was neither man nor power from a spirit. Golden lights began to ascend from the broken church and the beast who was about to attack halted its moves.

[Notification Alert!

An unidentified energy has been detected!

No negative intention has been detected!

Proceed to prepare countermeasures!]

I was so taken aback by the sudden turn of events that I didn't notice the sudden increase in nature mana.

"Wait something is strange"

The mana is....singing?

It felt like they were being energized by something and that is the reason it creates a humming sound in my ears.

"What's going on?"

The demonic beast who also sensed the situation felt hungry at the sudden influx of mana. It began to greedily sniff trying to absorb the energy however he couldn't. This made the beast angry and grumpily drag its feet to destroy anything in its surroundings.

Nature mana is available for everyone, you can inhale it like air but you can't absorb it completely nor can you manipulate it at will.

As the demonic beast went berserk the mysterious energy intensified while the mana began to physically manifest.

"Now this is dangerous"

Too much mana can cause poisoning and the kids are very prone to it. Their bodies are still weak and thus wouldn't be able to handle the sudden intensity of mana.

I was about to move when I felt a sudden pressure, it was strong and it made me kneel.

"Esteban!"

I heard my sister's voice and so I immediately shielded her from the pressure. I don't know if it works but it's the only thing I could do.

"Father Mariano!"

I shouted trying to probe his situation however instead of getting an answer, my eyes were blinded by a sudden light. I kept my position trying to serve as a shield.

[An intense energy has been detected!

Applying Gears and lenses!

Creator, you may proceed to look!]

Despite the situation, I heard Jeremiah's words.

"Just what the hell is going on!"

My eyes went through the blinding light and saw five strange objects. I focused my vision but couldn't get a better image of it until the light soon began to be pulled by those five objects. As the light decreases my eyes can finally see what's going on.