I created my own system

Apollo's Pov.

I expected things not to go according to my plan and I was also prepared that chaos would happen, however, who would have thought I would see Alphonse, grandpa's older brother here.

At first, I really thought he was an ordinary enemy I needed to gain information but I was wrong. The thought that he was familiar to me stems from the thought of his tainted mana, so at first I smiled in satisfaction however as I studied his mana even more I found out who he was.

Grandpa's older brother and a man who must be killed according to the imperial law.

"Ugh!"

I groaned as I felt the bindings of the oath, it squeezed my heart as if telling me to obey the order given by the previous emperor. I steeled my mind and tried to gain control until the system forced the oath's bindings to weaken.

At that moment I knew I must kill Alphonse to make the oath sleep, if not I fear I might go crazy.

I felt conflicted but every time I did so the oath would suddenly spike up causing my breath to seize for a moment.

Should I ask for help? But this was supposed to be a secret mission. I don't want anyone to find me since I won't be able to move freely.

In the end, all I could do was let the oath extinguish Alphonse while my emotion was swallowed leaving me nothing but an empty feeling.

[Creator! Creator, you have killed Alphonse!]

"Yes I know"

I said while feeling I was half awake and half asleep.

I thought the system could handle the oath's power but it seems I underestimated it. My senses just completely returned though the only thing I could see was a smoke of deadly air.

I then waved my hand and Veritas was cast. While the dark smoke continued to bind the poor soul my eyes landed on the single object that wasn't destroyed by the miasma.

"Sir Alphonse why betray the tower"

I sighed, "If he is important to you why leave him" I thought so while the deadly haze began to surround me.

"Not good, now I wonder how should I deal with this"

I pondered until I thought of my demon form, it has a skill similar to this. And since demons are immune to poisons this should be fine.

"Yup, why not"

I said while preparing to activate the skill, soon a black-like liquid flowed through my body while immediately rearranging the bones and cells of my body. As all my features turn monstrous I finally execute my plan. I opened my mouth widely and strongly draw my breath to suck the miasma.

Fortunately, I was successful although it was a bit painful.

[Notification Alert!

The memories seem to be corrupted!

The system is initiating a cleansing!

Cleansing failed!

The affected area is bigger than anticipated,

and can only clean some notable parts of the soul]

Jeremiah reported that the memories are incomplete and may seem mixed up. Although I was a bit confused about what was happening. The memories of Alphonse began to flood in, at first it was manageable until a sudden pain made me wince.

"What is going on" I said to myself, a bit confused until I realised how the soul I am trying to memory search is being tainted.

A heavy burden struck my mind while a series of screen panels emerged in front of me.

"Not good" I thought however I didn't have enough time as my eyes saw people running towards me.

"They are coming...gotta do some acting," I told myself while my eyes began to lose focus.

What should I say then?

I need to at least say something.

"S-orry... Sato didn't... Make it"

That should do it...now.....let me rest...

My thoughts run through the memories of Alphonse until I encounter a unique obstacle. A powerful cloud of smoke, it was spinning like a tornado and in the middle of it all was a piece of memory that was strangely being protected.

"Interesting" I could only say while hovering around.

I wonder what could be so important that such a powerful defensive measure was being put inside a person's soul.

"I wonder if I can enter"

[Don't do such a risky thing, and that smoke isn't a mere cloud but a curse put to hypnotizes and brainwash someone. Due to that spell, the victim's memories are being clouded and are unable to identify what is real or just a fragment of their hallucinations]

Jeremiah explained to me though my mind is thinking about how to cross and gain access to that memory. It seems it was the center of the chaos and corruption that tainted his soul.

"Now how to cleanse this"

I said while flying across the turmoil of magic. Can I cast spells in this state?

[You can Creator because mana doesn't come physically but it manifests mainly inside your mind and soul. As long as you think of it, the power will naturally obey you]

Jeremiah told me and so I waved my hand and a spell began to play on my fingers.

A spark of fire gave birth to a wonderful light, this existence not only burned the surrounding darkness but also broke the contaminated area. A sudden peace was brought by my spell and so I was able to get a glimpse of what memory it holds.

"What's this?"

I was baffled as I saw how Alphonse was attacked by the members of the revolutionary church.

"I thought he voluntarily went there"

I observed more and saw how Alphonse was easily defeated by the sheer amount of his opponents.

~Ah, we have a guest here~

A certain voice made my mind even more in pain, as if something his crawling inside my head.

~Who might you be my little friend~

He spoke again while Alphonse had his body bound with magic.

~Oh, aren't you gonna speak? Just staring?~

That man whose appearance is cloaked by a fog approaches the captive mage, looking down as if he caught a strange animal.

[His memories are clouded by a certain spell, it's hindering his perception of his past, and some of his memories are also being tampered with. I believe we can't rely on him for information]

"We still need to look through everything"

I told him until that man's face got closer to Alphonse and strangely the fog that obstructed his face disappeared.

"Hold a sec I know this guy"

I exclaimed as my mind searched the man's face inside my memory.

[He is an ambassador from a kingdom who often does business with Nero]

"Didn't the report include his background"Nôv(el)B\\jnn

[It did and there wasn't anything suspicious about him]

While Jeremiah and I felt confused another wave of pain hit me as the man spoke again.

~Hey how about becoming my friend~

Alphonse didn't dare to speak, that is when I heard his thoughts.

{I must contact someone, this man is dangerous! He can control anyone just by speaking with them. I mustn't say anything!}

Hearing those thoughts made me stare in respect towards this man.

Wait could it be that he was forced into joining?

As my thoughts fly everywhere the scene continues to unfold.

~You are interesting~

~However you are too weak to be useful~

Alphonse steeled his mind as he felt each word that was coming from him was a spell that could affect his will.

However, every time he passes another hurdle of mind control the more it intensifies. I could see how brave he was and how his thoughts would go back and front towards grandpa and the tower.

"What's going to happen"

I wondered until a spell landed on the enemies and blasted them out. Amidst the chaos, a silhouette can be seen dragging a body with him while three spirits take turns to ensure their escape.

~Brother you good?~

~Alger!~

I can't help but be surprised when I saw a young version of Grandpa.

"What now?"

I questioned while looking at the situation. It doesn't seem like Alphonse will be tempted to join. However, I was wrong, as soon as the smoke returned my eyes were blinded for a second. The memories of Alphonse were filled with comparing and negativity. It was a time when grandpa and him were being compared endlessly.

The people of the Delmar house were the most toxic of all, his mother Latina didn't like her husband's bastard getting more attention than her son. So he put heavy pressure on Alphonse driving the young mage into madness.

"No" I spoke as I saw him kneel after failing to cast a spell that Alger was able to do.

~ It's not working well~

He said weakly as he let his body fall to the ground.

I too felt his pain, he wanted to be more but people around him were whispering words that would only drive him into a pit.

I continued to watch until his mother came with someone. It was a person with a different wave of mana, I immediately recorded this inside my memory.

~Son, mother brought someone who can definitely help you surpass that bastard~

She said though my heart began to squeeze knowing things wouldn't go better.