Chapter 63: Chapter 63: The power of the five children of the heavens
Apollo flew to chase two hooded figures, as he soared against the wind, the trees swayed to follow due to his insane speed.
"Legan order Nox to teleport us back!"
"Yes sir!"
However, a massive pressure plants them in their position seizing their movement.
"Gravity"
Blood soon drips from their bodies since small to larger wounds begin to appear.
"Attraction"
From an intense gravitational pull, a force then pulled them towards a certain figure, a monster to be specific.
"Legan cancel this spell!"
"Sir this isn't a spell!"
"What!"
The paladin knew something was off and so he activated the holy necklace the archbishop gave him.
The force that keeps pulling him weakens and with this he is able to change his position, using the momentum he tried to strike instead.
"Repulsion"
When the priest Legan and the paladin brace themselves for the impact another force pushes them away.
"What the hell!" Legan exclaimed while the paladin with him remained calm.
"This creature uses one of the blessings of the five gods!"
"That's impossible!"
"It's possible"
A deep ear-splitting voice interrupted scarring the two believers of Nirvana.
"Inertia"
From the pushing force a sudden stop made their bodies suffer a shock.
"Argh!"
"This damn monster!"
Apollo lifted his fist to immobilize his captives however an energy blast came towards him.
Instead of being surprised Apollo merely waved his hand and right in front of his two captives the energy blast went in another direction.
"This is!" Legan finally realized that the words from his comrade were right.
The black demon knight in front of them is really using one of the blessings from the five gods.
By alternating the fundamental laws of physics Apollo was able to repel the hurling attack, redirecting it towards another direction.
"Where did that come from"
[An airship has been detected from a distance
Be prepared multiple cannons are being directed here]
"Annoying"
He waved his spear sending an equal amount of force to counter their cannons.
[I suggest you do what you must Creator, they are preparing to do an Ignition blast]
"Can you cancel it then"
[It is too far Creator I won't be able to jam the firing system of it] Join us at m_v le mpyr
An ignition blast is a cannon that comes from the power of lighting and fire elements.
Apollo felt annoyed and decided to eliminate the ship first.
"Locked" he commanded and the space surrounding their position got sealed, everything now is within his command.
Legan and the paladin priest Josei looked at the monster in front of them convinced that he had used a blessing.
"We must stay alive Legan" he said telepathically.
"I will sir Josei"
"Don't worry you two won't die"
"!?"
"!?"
Their thoughts halted when they heard such an ominous voice. Chill runs through their spines while their heartbeat went reckless. Anxiety washes them over as the looming danger swallows them.
A demon had crept into their minds without them knowing, their fear escalated until only darkness remained.
[Locked had been terminated prepare for a total blast off]
An annoying notification made Apollo click his tongue, to think there was a person within the ship who could cancel his skill. Even the counter he made was useless.
"They have some useful people there," he thought when Jeremiah's voice rang inside his mind.
[30% corruption rate....
Creator, it might take a while before you can control these two]
"Alright"
He flexed his wings trying to fly however a bullet came flying towards him. Swiftly he uses his weapon to deflect it before flying towards the ship.
"They are too far damn it"
He sped up using the might of wind and as he drew closer the better his view of the airship.
[Incoming!]
A series of arrows flooded his view indicating the directions of the attack.
"Time to use some spells"
From the start of the fight Apollo only uses a couple of spells which didn't really deplete his reserves but now he plans to fight a little seriously.
"Fire and Darkness element" he began to say as he visualized the spell in his mind.
The air suddenly vibrated causing the mana to freeze this caused the cannons to malfunction.
"That demon! he is using mana domain!"
Mana domain or domain is a technique in which a mage uses his mana to influence the mana of the surroundings. The greater mana an individual has the greater effect it has in his/her surroundings.
"Everyone use a shield!"
"Commander we can't something is jamming the barrier system!"
"What! Then call all priests we need them on deck!"
"Yes commander"
A sudden pressure burdens the heart and mind of the commander making his judgement clouded.
"What is happening to me?" He questioned while looking at the figure floating in front of them.
Black flames emerge from the spear turning into a fiery ball of flames.
[20 mages are about to strike]
Apollo didn't mind it instead his mana flared up boosting the power of the spell.
"Burn! Black sun!"
The sphere of black flames turns bigger as if a sun really descended from space. The heat burns the trees even affecting the ground. The airship was in no good shape either because they received the spell's full power.
"Go full speed now!" the commander ordered pushing all priests and paladins to work.
However, their enemy had no plans to let them go.
"Accelerate" he merely said making the giant floating sun chase after the fleeing enemy.
"Inertia" he added.
The airship halted despite its initial speed before being hit by Apollo's spell.
As the black flames engulf the ship, the mechanism that causes the ship to float ignited causing another powerful explosion. The sail and the entire framework of the ship were blasted off as the rapid speed of the spell escalated. The passengers and crew all brace themselves for the extreme heat and smoke from the blast.
The overall structure of the ship soon became devoured by flames before being fragmented and plummeting towards the ground.
[There are still some people alive Creator]
"Really? That is surprising"
The spell was supposed to burn everything however somehow they still survived. This made Apollo curious and so he flew towards the site where the airship crashed.
He landed perfectly at the crash site and despite the raging heat and burning flames, he calmly walked across it to see if anyone really survived.
"Let's see....!?"
His instinct went haywire when a sharp object suddenly popped out of nowhere.
It was fast way too fast as if the attack teleported right in front of his face fortunately he was able to dodge.
[It was a poison dagger Creator] Jeremiah reported.
"Where did that dagger come from, Jeremiah traced the mana signature of the spell just now"
[It wasn't a spell Creator]
"It wasn't?"
Apollo felt his blood tense up feeling a little excited. His past fights never gave him much trouble he doesn't know why but every time he faces an enemy their minds seem to be clouded with something.
[It's actually your skill Creator]
However, Apollo wasn't able to hear it because his focus was occupied with something.
All possible routes were drawn inside his mind serving as a map to each dagger that appeared in front of him. As he got used to the patterns he became more efficient in blocking and dodging them.
While he occupies himself defending a notification made him look at his back.
[Behind you Creator]
As soon as he turned a blade was already placed on his chest while ten more daggers were placed in his vitals.
"Locked"
The space became under his command but that did not mean the blades placed on his body would disappear but he had plans for that.
Black flames soon took over his jet-black armor becoming a protection he needed.
"Fire and darkness, Inferno"
The blades melted but the demon was not done yet, utilizing his spear he used it to amplify his spell. The space is within his command and thus no more blades appeared out of nowhere.
"Finally I found the rats"
The black flames became focused at the tip of the spear Apollo clad in the power of space teleported right in front of the enemy.
Five injured people all of which seemingly have a high position inside their temple.
"Should I turn to become my spy?"
However, those thoughts were immediately removed when he saw a fire spell blasting its way towards him.
Apollo commanded the space and instead of being hit, the spell went to one of the five remaining enemies.
"I'll end this"
He waved his spear and released the spell Inferno causing a huge hole on the ground.
[Creator none of them survive]
"That is good to hear now"
His body became a blur and reappeared again in the place where he left his two captives.
"They are gone"
[No need to worry Creator your spell works, as soon as the corruption ended they were able to leave]
"That is good to hear, any more signs of attack?"
[None to this moment however the breakout hasn't ended]
"With that quantity, I highly doubt it could end easily"
So he took off and as he moved the flames from the burning ship followed him.