"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.
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.