I created my own system
Chapter 325 - 325: A visit to the world tree

Apollo returned to the seniors' dorm, and there he saw the other lower-class students talking about the execution. Amongst them were Apollo's classmates who weren't really convinced by the ending of their enemy.

"That sly bastard won't go down without a plan, is he?" McKenzie mumbles as he rests his head on Blair's shoulder.

"Don't call me bitter, but I also share the same feeling," Keith added while stirring the cup of noodles with his hand.

"I honestly don't know if I'm going to be happy or what"

Matilda also rested her head on Blair's shoulder.

"Apollo, what do you think?" Agnes asked, based on her expression, it seems she, too, is having a hard time accepting Nero's death.

"I know he is dead, but somehow I still couldn't feel happy about it," she added while looking blankly at the bowl of noodles in front of her.

"Same, probably because we weren't the cause of his downfall, that is why we are feeling like this," Braiden's theory.

"I don't think we are like that, Brai." Niko tapped the back of his Friend's head as he said it.

"We already settled our grudges, so I don't think our discontent is because of that," he added, then as he saw Apollo, he couldn't help but ask.

"How about you Apollo? What do you feel?" All eyes then rest on him, so reluctantly his friend answers him.

"I don't think I am satisfied as well, I feel wrong all of a sudden. Like this wasn't supposed to be the ending"

"Or more to say this isn't the ending," Casper interrupted as he and Samael arrived with trays of bowls of noodles.

"Eat up, everyone," Samael beckoned. Then, as if by cue, Arabella and Alya arrived with pitchers of juice in their hands.

"Sigh.....this is really nice," Aaron said, so munching on the bread he took from Vesta's plate.

"Wait, that's strange. I think I put my bread beside my noodles?" She began to wonder while her friend Aaron stealthily escaped and hid behind McKenzie.

"We should just observe the current situation. If things go bad, we could always rely on each other," Apollo stated. It was also a message to himself that everything shall be revealed in due time.

"I should wait and see how things go"

[Creator Nero is still floating along with the other souls, and there are still no signs of him making any kind of connection with the cloned bodies]

"How about the other souls then? Any weird fluctuations?"

[As of now, there are no signs of disturbance. I am also keeping tabs on the world trees that currently reside in our continent, but like the status of the other souls there were no signs of disturbance]

"How long should we wait?"

[How about we go to the world tree and see what is happening]

Apollo already thought of that, but he hesitates since the world trees themselves are too busy guiding souls to even remember their names. Once someone dies, their name is immediately stripped away from them. The overseer of the deceased only knew the souls based on their characteristics and how they felt, and there is no way Apollo knew the characteristics of a soul. He doesn't even know the criteria for characterizing them.

"It's not like I can describe them physically since they don't have any physical form, they are only a ball of spirituality." Apollo thought again, but every complicated thing he came up with, the faster he ate.

"Um... How many bowls did he finish?" Samael asked as he brought the pot of noodles instead of the usual trays he brought.

"Well, I think around 20?" Jillian answered since she was the one cleaning the table.

"Just leave him be since his thoughts are probably in a mess," Alicia told them.

"Hey Jill, how about her?" Samael asked again, and like before, Jillian answered, "Alicia? I think around thirty"

Hearing that Samael looks at Aaron, signaling him to ask Keith to cook more.

The day went by, and it was already night, still bothered by the events of the day, Apollo decided to pay a visit to her, the world tree.

"Elaria," Apollo called, seeing the human form of the form tree.

{What brought you here? I know you, you won't just appear without a reason and I doubt it because you miss me}

"Come on don't be like that, the truth is something is bothering me"

{I can tell go on speak} she encourages while her bright smile turns into soft comforting expression.

Without hesitation, he began to tell her everything. The world tree wasn't really surprised at some part of the story, and by the time Apollo finished talking, she immediately gave a suggestion to Apollo.

How about staying and observing the souls here, and see how the process of reincarnation works. You might remember something if you do so}

She just said urging Apollo to walk around the heart of the tree. And soon, with her power, Apollo was brought into a place he had never dreamed of seeing.

"This is"

{Yeah please just stay here and observe}

Apollo nodded and quietly sat beside a long river where dozens of souls began to cross; however, for some reason, he suddenly got disconnected and was brought into a different place.

"Finally a chance to meet you arrived"

A familiar voice rang and immediately made Apollo look behind him.

"Nero"

"Yes indeed it is me"

Apollo just looked at him, not looking resentful or anything, it was a look of trying to understand something you find dangerous.

"You know, I really want to apologize for the bad impression I gave you when we met first, I mean, I don't really mean to be disrespectful to the person bearing the name Apollo. Shall we start over again and introduce ourselves"

APOLLO'S POV

Confusion filled me as the feeling of deja vu guided my senses to a memory I don't know of.

"Are you confused?" a voice filled with sarcasm came to my ears, along with the figure of the man I should kill.

"Hi Apollo, you know I am still amazed at how you look exactly like the previous one"

"What?"

"Ah so nobody hasn't told you the entire truth? It seems the rumor about your relationship with your family wasn't a lie. Unfortunately, I don't have the luxury of explaining anything to you. However, if you truly wish to know the history of your precious family, you find me, or better yet, help me," he said while his body began to disappear. The surroundings began to change as well, returning me to the place I was previously at. We are back at the eight rivers of reincarnation. Supposedly, I was supposed to watch the souls cross and observe how they will live again without having any memories of their previous life, but with an uninvited guest, I suddenly have the urge to kill.

[Creator should we stop him?]

"It's okay we have marked him after all"

Indeed, the marker was still in his soul but the other reason for me to let him go was the fact that my mind was shaken by his words.

"I need answers"

[Then should we go and ask your father?]

"No, I don't want that old man to get involved here, especially since I don't know what kind of reason will work on him. I can't really say that I went on a mission and confronted Nero. Although he tolerates my previous actions it might not be the case with Nero, after all, he is the highest level of criminal right now, and he will freak out if he finds out I am here"

[So who should we ask?]

"Don't worry I already had someone in mind"

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"About the Lionheart family?"

"Yes, Alicia, aren't you connected with the imperial family? Come on, help me out," I urge, feeling that she is the only person I could trust about this matter. I don't know how much connection she has with the emperor, but I know it's significant given how she spoke of him. So then I looked at her with eyes that were begging for help, reluctantly, all she could do was nod her head.

"Sigh, alright, I will tell you what I know," she said happily, but then I suddenly wondered why a thick book popped into her hand.

Um... what's that?"

"You were asking for information, right? Here it is, the history of your family"

"Pardon? If I am not mistaken, aren't those records only accessible at the imperial palace archive?"

"Yes I thought you asked me for help since you noticed my affiliation with the emperor"

"Ah..yeah of course... hahaha...that was the reason why I approached you.." I was aware that Alicia had a certain position in the imperial palace that made her on par with the emperor's authority, but I never knew she could randomly take a record from the imperial archive.

"Alright, enough with the chit chat, let's just take a look at this." The thick book moves on its own and flips its pages like someone is moving it.

"Hmmm? I see it seems that throughout the history of your house, there wasn't just one person whose name was Apollo"

"Wait really?"

For a moment, my heart suddenly skipped a beat.