Apollo''s Pov.


    It was a duel at the expense of ourrades'' lives.


    However, I don''t see any sort of defiance nor any negative reaction from the army of pdins and priests.


    "What a faith"


    [We should be more cautious then, their expression means they are confident with their leader''s abilities]


    "Right"


    Although I am almost immortal right now, being cautious won''t really hurt.


    So I cast three defensive spells, an earth, water and wind spells.


    A resonance happens once the three spells are cast creating an array-like defensive formation.


    After casting those defensive spells I enhance the armor I have before casting another round of spells. A buffing spell to be exact.


    Increase Speed


    Increase agility


    Increase control


    Increase foresight


    Increase weapon sharpness


    Increase stunning effect


    Increase confuse effect


    Increase stealth


    Increase....


    [Creator you are packing too much buff]


    "Didn''t you tell me to be cautious?"


    [Yes I did]


    "So let me add more then"


    I lifted my spear and saw my opponent taking out a book.


    A gospel will surely be cast.


    I raise my spear and a defensive spell emerges from the tip of it.


    "Come to me kingdom of God raise your gates and show your might!"


    Mana began to freeze meaning that a mana domain was made.


    I couldn''t breathe properly, my body felt restricted.


    "So this is the power of a Celestial Mana domain"


    It was a different type of pressure from the ones I felt before.


    "How exciting"


    The chanting continues making the pressure intensify. I could have broken through the pressure using brute force but that would be ruining the fun.


    [I thought you want to be cautious]


    "Don''t worry I am"


    And the gospel continues.


    "Purgatory!"


    The archbishop''s mana poured out turning into something that made Apollo amazed.


    It was a dreadful spell for the enemies while a protection for its allies.


    A halo of white light came for the temr army while a gate of hell for Apollo.


    "Cast a dome Jeremiah"


    Apollo''s blue mana emerges from his body before transforming into a dome of red light.


    The fire element, light magic Dome of Protection was cast.


    "Well let us face this spell"


    A ck iron gate towers above the clouds, its door is decorated with ancient symbols.


    "Magical runic symbols"


    The forest was reduced to mere dirt due to the force made by the appearance of the gate, while Apollo remained standing still.


    "Open!"


    With themand of the archbishop the mighty gate truly opened.


    The symbols glow red almost looking magmatic and fiery then a linees down dividing the gate into two. This line parted revealing the secret inside the gate.


    [Notifications alert!


    A mass of energy is about toe prepared for impact]


    A burning sensation soon prated me, my skin felt a sudden itch and difort. The temperature escted fast until my eyes felt burned and watery.


    [Initiating shield]


    Jeremiah immediately made a move and put up a shield to intercept the attack.


    "That shield will soon melt"


    Then from the giant doors of the gate, a huge st came out. The gate was already ginormous that''s why the st that came out of it was enough to wipe out the entire forest and leave a giant burning hole in it.


    "Jeremiah"


    [Yes?]


    "You teleport them right?"


    [Yes Creator you can proceed to show your true strength]


    I sigh of relief escape from me.


    That''s good to hear.


    Mana began to fluctuate while the gate prepared another round of sts.


    "Come to me book of God.."


    While I prepared to block the st I heard another gospel being cast.


    "This guy truly wants to kill me"


    [How about attacking then?]


    While Jeremiah talks another st escapes from the jaws of the gate. The sky parted due to the power while the ground burned even hotter turning the air too hot to breathe.


    I saw the fiery sting to me however I wasn''t the least worried.


    I raised my spear and waved the weapon in my hand. A ck energy came out before slicing the st into two.


    "What!"


    "Did he just sh through that attack!"


    "Impossible!"


    The enemies eximed though the archbishop continued casting.


    "Chains of Cain!"


    The words from the priest echo while the heaven and earth are enveloped by a powerful light.


    Those lights gained physical form and turned into chains that began to bind me down. As the bindings tightened the gate sted another attack.


    "I can''t move"


    [What do you expect when you are chained down]


    I tried to move and break the chains but to my surprise, I couldn''t summon an ounce of my energy to move.


    [The chains are meant to seal all your energy so you won''t be able to move]


    "Interesting"


    I wasn''t the least worried since I prepared enough.


    My weapon glows absorbing the essence of those who have died. The blue glowing symbols expanded until the spear turned into pure energy.


    It happened in the blink of an eye, a blue energy shape like a spear pierced through the chainspletely breaking them.


    Once I gained freedom Imanded the spear to return to me before using it to break the st.


    Smoke filled the area blocking the onlooker''s vision though once it disappeared they saw the chains broken and the gate crumbling.


    "Ahh I swing too hard"


    [You gathered so much essence that it almost broke the gate]


    "And I really wanted to see it''s a final st"


    [The gate should produce a st 5 times the power from the previous st but since you almost destroy it, its performance might decrease]


    "That''s not good I was thinking of replicating the spell. If I can''t see its full capacity I won''t be able to gather enough data required to copy the spell"


    [I already scanned the gospel however there are still some holes in the form]


    "Never mind that just give some spells from our arsenal, and I''ll just synthesize them"


    [Affirmative]


    While this conversation transpires the archbishop already cast another gospel which summons a white holy sword from the sky. However, one swing from my spearpletely broke the sword.


    "What kind of weapon is that!"


    "Could he be a powerful swordsman that can cut through the gospels like butter"


    "If he is then he would have used an aura to efficiently cut the spell, this guy merely used brute force to cut everything. There was no technique or tactic just pure force"


    One of the high-ranking pdins said.


    The situation doesn''t seem good for my enemies however the fight isn''t over yet.


    He should have more gospels prepared to sh with me.


    "Hmmm?"


    The demeanor of the archbishop changed and so did his mana.


    "Oh so this is it"


    The tainted mana I always felt and saw was actually the fragmented mana of their lord, Nirvana.


    That fragmented mana would boost their overall stats and abilities.


    "Then that skill equalizer must be from Nirvana"


    [Possible]


    "!?"


    [!?]


    It happened so fast that the moment I blinked I found myself buried deep in the ground while my barrier was being pierced.


    [The skill Light of Aegis is activated]


    My thoughts went haywire while my spear moved ording to mymand.


    "Come down from heaven Fafnir!"


    Another gospelnded and the heavens once again opened.


    I looked up and saw the magic circle that activated the spell and for a moment I was mesmerized.


    It was a type of magic circle I had seen before.


    It was a magic circle meant to borrow a power from someone.


    So they are borrowing their power from Nirvana.


    This realization caused a smirk to emerge from my face.


    "I see no wonder you are worshipped"


    This type of borrowed power is something a minor god can''t achieve, it is simply too powerful.


    Perhaps a mid-rank?


    No maybe lower than mid-rank but higher than lower-rank.


    "Face the judgment of the holy dragon!"


    The dragon manifested from the spell caught onto my spear and furiously pinned it on the ground.


    "What kind of barrier is this!"


    The archbishop said while trying to stab me with his sword.


    Sparks begin to generate due to the friction between my barrier and his weapon.


    "That sword..."


    I began to speak while still being pinned on the ground.


    "Oh, what of it? Do you recognize this de?"


    His voice was mocking as if he was trying to anger me.


    Well lucky for him I am angry.


    [Notification Alert!


    The Eternal oath is activated!


    Your emotion shall be influenced by the oath and shall be fueled by its power]


    "No, I am really angry"


    [Be alert the Oath is affecting your emotions and thoughts!!


    Creator is advised to...]


    I wasn''t about to hear Jeremiah because my eyes became focused on one person.


    "How dare you hold Excalibur!"


    My voice became ragged while my eyes red with darkness.


    The oath has taken over and now all I can hear is these two words.


    {Destroy him}


    Jeremiah''s words could no longer reach me as the voice of the oath reigned supreme within my mind