Despite the peaceful atmosphere, the boy possessing the body of a young man felt that it wouldn't last for long.
Apollo felt that the time the breakout at the east would soon spread here and he wasn't mistaken.
The events fast forward and the day of the disaster arrives.
Demonic beasts came crashing into the city devouring anything in their wake. Esteban, Apollo's posses character doesn't know what to do. Since part of this story wasn't included in any books in history he doesn't know what he should do since he might do something that changes the intended outcome.
The church became a mess and the debris came flying everywhere.
"Sister!"
Esteban shouted while holding onto the kids. No matter what the future holds he needs to keep them safe. However somehow he couldn't let her go, just like what happened to Jun, Apollo felt the same towards her. A feeling he couldn't give and receive from the person that should have given it to him. A love, a family and a sister he longed to have.
"Esteban take the kids to safety!"
"Yes, father!"
Apollo doesn't know whether he could use some of his skills or not but he still runs, even when he doesn't know how the future will unfold he keeps his body moving.
"Let go!" he shouted but then as he ran someone was recklessly moving.
"Thor don't move, I won't be able to run if you move like that"
Apollo told him since he was carrying five kids, it was hard though his body was huge and was enough to accommodate the kids.
"Then drop me!" Thor tried to argue not liking living sister Clarissa and Father Mariano.
"Shut it, Thor!"
Cedar said while trying his best not to cry, he too wished to help but there was nothing they could do.
Isaac and Artemis, on the other hand, kept holding onto Esteban's back.
As they run a beast arrives and opens its mouth.
"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!"
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 first.
"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 they say 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 really 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. My eyes could see a small orb surrounding the children which serves as a shield.
"Stop it! You should run!"
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 mana nor power from a spirit. Golden lights began to ascend from the broken church and the beast who was about to attack halted its movements.
[Notification Alert!
An unidentified energy has been detected!
No negative intention has been detected!
Proceed to countermeasure!]