Hey hey guys I'm back and the fourth chapter of "Fate Sins" is here. I'm glad that you enjoyed the story between Fate/Stay night and Nanatsu no Taizai despite the bad start of the first chapter. I apologize greatly. Don't worry the same old OP-ed Saber will be back in action. I will continue this story even if it looks bullshit.
I'll be making over 5 thousand or 6 or 7 thousand words in this chapter and future chapters from now on. Eleven thousand or 12 thousand words feels so tiring enough.
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(plays Netsujō no Spectrum by Ikimono-gakari at the start of the chapter)
Chapter 4
The King of Knights could not believe her eyes of what she had seen. Meliodas, the Dragon's Sin of Wrath and legendary captain of the Seven Deadly Sins has fallen to the blade of Holy Knight Gilthunder from behind! Despite an honorable single combat between knights, both former and current, Altria finds it distasteful and cowardly for Gilthunder to strike Meliodas from behind rather in front like a knight should be. Such underhanded tactic that Assassin (Hassan) would prefer to use if an enemy Servant drops their guard during the Grail War which unfortunately none of them did.
Still she finds it suspicious that the blond boy was defeated by the likes of the pinkette Holy Knight easily. Too easily. Seeing how Meliodas did with Twigo and the catch-then-throw with Gilthunder's lightning spear earlier, the Dragon's Sin of Wrath would have won the fight... unless if he meant to be defeated on purpose. But for what? At his own risk of life and death.
In apparent victory over the legendary captain of the Seven Deadly Sins, Gilthunder moved Meliodas' body to see his dying face before finishing him off. "Dragon's Sin of Wrath, Meliodas of the Seven Deadly Sins, do you have any last words?"
Still bleeding from his wounds, Meliodas weakly answered. "...The others. What happened to the others?...That's all I want to know."
Sheathing his weapon, Gilthunder decides to tell him at his dying moment. "Very well. I'll tell you. Of the remaining five, the whereabouts of the three are unknown. However, we know the location of the other two. The Fox's Sin of Greed is imprisoned in Baste Dungeon. The Grizzly's Sin of Sloth has passed. He perished in the Capital of the Dead. Do not worry. I will see to them personally."
"I see..." Meliodas said as he closed his eyes about go on a peaceful death... not! "Thanks, Little Gil!" as he opened his eyes wide and carefree before getting back on his feet once more as if nothing happened despite the heavy slash wound on his shoulder.
Gilthunder appeared to be not amused at all of Meliodas' antics but in his thoughts bemusedly. Meliodas, you little troll...
"Uh,...what just happened?..." Altria deadpanned said, seeing how the Dragon's Sin of Wrath so carefree and casual even if he was fatally wounded and after being informed of the current states of the two other Sins.
"The Baste Dungeon and the Capital of the Dead, right? Guess, I'll pay them a visit.", the blond boy playfully smirked.
"I see... You let yourself come to harm in order to find your allies are." Gilthunder coldly realized Meliodas' true intentions but in his mind. At the very least, I gave you what you asked for. I'll leave the rest up to you Meliodas. Now let's end our little good show.
"We'll continue this some other time. Okay?", Meliodas casually said. This would mean the end of their duel for now.
"You wish!", Gilthunder coldly retorted of the blond boy's suggestion as he unsheathed his lightning-infused broadsword once more to cut through Meliodas in front this time but the blond boy quickly evaded in a casual manner!
Turning around, the pinkette Holy Knight attempted to slash at the legendary Deadly Sins captain in fast speed but all are easily evaded again in a casual manner almost as if Meliodas was teleporting in short distances. Gilthunder was about to attempt another blow on the blond boy again... but was suddenly blocked back by Altria Pendragon herself!
After shrugging off the shock of Meliodas' antics, Altria had sprung into action and swung her longsword, enhanced by her Prana with Reinforcement in a similar fashion of Invisible Air, the wind magic-based sheath of Excalibur, when it glows brightly blue, clashing with Gilthunder's lightning broadsword with grace even with her one good arm.
Being pushed back in a few inches away, the pinkette Holy Knight confirms his small suspicion earlier before his battle with Meliodas that the blond cripple can indeed fight even in her current condition.
"That has gone far enough Sir Gilthunder!", Altria declared as she directly confronted him.
"What is the meaning of this Lady Altria? I thought you will not interfere in a fight between knights.", Gilthunder coldly asks of her intentions to interfere.
"You have fought Sir Meliodas in a fair fight indeed in the rules of single combat of chivalry but to attack him from behind is dishonorable...", the King of Knights said before raising her blade with her left arm at Gilthunder. "...And to attack him again even in his wounded state is even more disgraceful. Such a cowardly move only an assassin can pull off like that! That I cannot tolerate anymore."
Ignoring her criticisms, Gilthunder charged at the blond cripple and clashed swords with her, with series of fast sword strikes in quick speed. Altria, reacted quickly and parried most of his strikes with her left arm almost as easy as it looks in equal speed. Their clashes had caused the ground to crack with debris flying all over in different directions.
Dammit! He's so fast and is very good of his skill of the blade I admit... but this is nothing compared to my battles with the other Servants!, she thought as the King of Knights made her counterattack, managing to gracefully evade the pink-haired Holy Knight's last sword strike before swinging her longsword, with a strong recoiling force of a powerful shotgun, at his chest, which managed to cut through his armor and wounded him, sending him flying into Diane's grasp as she caught him easily at her armored hand.
"Captain said 'some other time', didn't he?", the brunette Giantess told him as she tightened her grip on his body like a toy doll.
"Unhand me!" Gilthunder demanded as he exerted lightning all over his body in attempt to make the Serpent's Sin of Envy let go of him this instant.
Unfazed or unharmed of the lightning Gilthunder made, Diane proceeded to send the pinkette Holy Knight flying very far away from the Forest of White Dreams. "Didn't I tell you a long time ago that 'shocking' men aren't popular with girls, Little Gil?"
Altria watched Diane throwing Gilthunder out of the Forest and later sweat-dropped of Meliodas' carefree look even if he's wounded as he waved goodbye to the pink-haired Holy Knight and then tells Diane that she needs a replacement for her armored gauntlet, which was destroyed from Gilthunder's lightning exertion.
Later, the three heard series of angry hooves stomping towards them and turned around to see Hawk, appearing to be almost grilled into bacon from the lightning binds earlier, with Elizabeth as the talking pig angrily said. "Hey you! You got a nerve messing with me, you bastard pig! It's my turn now! Pugo! Pugo!"
"Are you three alright?", Elizabeth asks.
"Yup.", Meliodas answered while Diane and Altria who unsheathed her longsword, nodded in reply.
Hawk looked around and saw no sign of the Holy Knight who kicked him out hard and demanded. "Huh? Where'd that bastard pig go?"
"You're the pig aren't you?", Meliodas retorted of Hawk's angry words.
Diane took a good sniff on Hawk and added. "And he smells delicious!"
The talking pig cringed in fear of being eaten after hearing the Serpent's Sin of Envy's comment. Even noticing Altria seemingly drooling in anticipation of how he might taste like before shaking off that thought made Hawk even more nervous than ever.
Elizabeth ran into Meliodas' side and asked if he's hurt but the Dragon's Sin of Wrath assured her that he's fine but from the looks of it, he's bleeding badly from the sword received by Gilthunder.
"D-don't get so touchy-feely with Captain!", Diane grumpily said.
"B-but-", Elizabeth tried to explain but was cut off.
Diane continued her grumpy retort. "It's my job to look after captain, okay? If anyone's gonna help him, it'll be me."
It's not like anyone's going to stop you Lady Diane..., Altria mentally commented while sweat-dropping.
"Hey, I'm injured too! He really did a number on me!" Hawk angrily exclaimed that he suffered the most during the encounter with Holy Knight Gilthunder.
Meliodas then 'examined' Hawk's injuries and had him pointed out the tasty parts such as spare rib and shoulder roast before the talking pig angrily accused the blond boy for doing that on purpose.
Elizabeth offered to tend to Hawk much to his joy that she's the only one who cares for him while the rest eyed out to eat him.
Diane looked grumpy towards Elizabeth for being a bit too close to her captain then later glanced at Altria who shot a look that says: "I told you I can fight."
As the Boar Hat crew venture their way out of the Forest of White Dreams, Altria Pendragon wonders about Gilthunder's words about the coming war against an unknown threat. But what? Against who exactly? Is that the reason why the Holy Knights took over the kingdom and pushed everyone around just to prepare for war? Coming from the look on his eyes, it doesn't appear to be a lie but there are a lot of questions needed to be answered along the way.
A small village somewhere a few miles away from the Forest of White Dreams
In a small village, a group of people composed of villagers and priests are praying fervently inside the local monastery.
"O God, please bring back to us our young men of our village who are taken by the kingdom. Please bring divine retribution to the Holy Knights."
Then suddenly, Gilthunder crashed into the monastery and wounded several people inside there as he walked away like nothing happened.
"Divine...retribution...", the wounded man muttered.
"Someone... help me ...", one of the wounded people cried out.
"Oh well.", Gilthunder commented as he heads back to the kingdom to file a report of his encounter of the two Sins, and the third princess, including the blond cripple who managed to best him despite her condition.
The black raven watching this always symbolizes: Dark wings, dark words.
On the way to Baste Dungeon
As Hawk's Mother and Diane traveled on the road heading to another destination, Meliodas held a discussion on his new-gained information from Gilthunder as he holds the wanted posters of the Fox's Sin of Greed and the Grizzly's Sin of Sloth.
"So, the Fox's Sin of Greed, Ban, was thrown into dungeon while the Grizzly's Sin of Sloth, King, is dead and buried... What do you think?" as he asked Diane and Altria while sitting next on the former's shoulder.
"I don't care... I have no interest in men other than captain. But enough of that. I've become such a fine woman over these ten years!" Diane cheerfully said, pointing out to her wanted poster.
"That's not what he meant, Lady Diane.", Altria deadpan commented, whilst standing on top of Hawk's Mother.
"That's just a sketch y'know.", Meliodas bluntly said before jumping off Diane to Hawk's Mother much to her disappointment.
"Anyways, if the Fox's Sin of Greed, Ban, is in Baste Dungeon, so we're staging a rescue am I correct, Sir Meliodas?", the King of Knights asked.
"Yup, we're gonna break Ban out of there and what did I say about not calling me 'sir' again?" Meliodas said.
Altria was embarrassed of this and apologized before continuing the subject. "But what about the Grizzly's Sin of Sloth, King? According to Sir Gilthunder, he died and buried in the... Capital of the Dead. It seems you have lost a member of your unit-..."
"Oh don't count King out yet. I'm pretty sure that he can't be killed that easily. Besides no can stand up to the likes of him and walk away unscathed. Ni-shi-shi.", Meliodas casually said.
The King of Knights was surprised that the legendary captain of the Seven Deadly Sins took the news of Ban's capture and King's alleged demise all too casually and carefree, in contrast to his title Dragon's Sin of Wrath and not feeling the full burden of being a leader. But then again, he's too unpredictable.
"It's decided! Let's go pick up Ban at the Baste Dungeon first!" Meliodas declared with Diane and Hawk's Mother enthusiastically agreed with the blond boy.
"Why the Baste Dungeon first?", Hawk asks after overhearing their discussion when he and Elizabeth went outside the Boar Hat after recuperating.
"It's closer.", Meliodas replied.
"That's the only reason?", the talking pig skeptically asked.
"Then I suppose you have a plan in breaking your comrade out?", Altria asks with the Deadly Sins captain gave a thumbs up that he has a plan but coming from the looks on his face, she can't tell if he actually has a plan or not.
"I-I disagree!", Elizabeth objected.
That got the rest of the Boar Hat crew's attention as the silvery-haired third princess continued, "Shouldn't we treat your wounds before you go to the dungeon? If you have to fight another Holy Knight with your body in that condition..."
"Oi, you forgot about Altria, Elizabeth! Diane said that she saw her fight that bastard pig with left arm and yet almost easily beat him despite that condition. Heh when I see that swine again, I will not hold back! Pugo! Pugo!", Hawk retorted while exhuming his righteous arrogance.
"B-but she needs to be treated too, Hawk.", Elizabeth defended her statement.
At least she has a point., Altria thought. One good arm is not enough, for the sword needs both hands to synchronize well in battle. It's only thanks to her luck and skill that she held her ground against the real Holy Knight in her condition although had the feeling that her right arm's getting healed already from her regenerating power but still needs a doctor's check-up.
On the other hand, Meliodas looked casually at Elizabeth before doing another perverted move boldly.
"Maybe this'll help." as he placed his face in front of Elizabeth's mini-skirt.
"R-really?", the silverly-haired girl naively asks.
"Obviously not!", Hawk retorted while Diane and Altria feeling irked of the blond boy's bold pervertedness.
Meliodas then patted on Elizabeth's head, assuring her that it's only a few scratches before heading back inside the Boar Hat with a little rest.
The three girls and the talking pig watch as the blond boy disappeared inside the Boar Hat.
"I figured he would've asked you to sleep with him or something.", Hawk commented.
"I'll go check on him.", Elizabeth said as she entered inside the Boar Hat.
"Sleep with him, you mean.", the talking pig snorted.
Later, Altria followed Elizabeth to take a break inside the Boar Hat as she sat down on the chair with mannerisms of a noble lady, relaxing herself.
Looking at her longsword and its sheath given by Holy Knight Gilthunder back at the Forest of White Dreams, the King of Knights wonder if there's a chance that she'll have Excalibur back but then again it might as well be in the hands of another king who might be better ruler than her. The question is: who will be that person?
Suddenly, Elizabeth rushed down in panic from upstairs of the bar. "A-Altria, you have to help me!"
"What is it Elizabeth?", the blond cripple asks, seeing how the third princess of Liones looking alarmed.
Elizabeth answered almost in tears. "I-it's Lord Meliodas! He-...he fell unconscious from his wounds...He needs to be treated now!"
Baste Dungeon
In the middle of the outskirts 8 miles southwest of a small village, there is a massive canyon-shaped castle with four towers shaped almost like overgrown giant mushrooms.
It is called Baste Dungeon, which is the prison of the Fox's Sin of Greed, Ban.
"A report from the Royal Palace. We've confirmed the presence of two Sins at the Forest of White Dreams. I fear that they'll be coming here in search of a certain someone.", a lavender/silver-haired young woman in full-body armor with black coat reported to her superiors whilst bending the knee to him in respect.
"Oh? They're finally coming, the little Sins?", a female Holy Knight with a slender figure wearing full-body armor colored in pink and a helm resembling a spider playfully commented as she moved her knight chess piece.
"Whether he comes straight here or stops by the neighboring town first, I suppose we should be ready to welcome him.", a male Holy Knight wearing full body armor and a helm resembling a demon commented as he made his another move with his queen chess piece.
"Oh come now Golgius! What an unpleasant move.", the female Holy Knight complained to her comrade named Golgius.
Chuckling, Golgius playfully taunted her. "It's your turn, Friesia."
"Umm..." the lavender/silvery-haired knight tried to say something but the female Holy Knight named Friesia cut her off.
"No need to worry Jericho. You see, this dungeon was built in preparation for battles to come. An experimental fort, you could say. Even for the Seven Deadly Sins, it won't be easy to conquer this place.", Friesia explained about Baste Dungeon to the young knight named Jericho.
Suddenly a large intimidating voice spoke out behind Jericho, nearly startled her. "That's true. Don't forget that we, the Weird Fangs, are here as well."
Jericho turned around to see a towering Holy Knight in full armor with a helm of a feminine face adorned with a long kilt and wields a circular staff with a small bell attached into it looking similar to a shepherd's staff.
"O-of course not, Lord Ruin.", Jericho said in an intimidated tone in the presence of the Holy Knight named Ruin behind her back.
"However, I wonder if they'll really come.", another Holy Knight in armor with spiked shoulder-plates and a helm covered in thorns with red eyes glowing through it wonders in sullen tone.
"Good point. There's no way anyone would take such a huge risk just to save him, Jude.", Friesia agreed to the Holy Knight named Jude while the others listened.
Friesia continued, "Since we captured him five years ago, he hasn't basked in the sun, nor has he moved an inch, or even be allowed to speak a word. He hasn't been feed anything worth eating either. He's going to be tortured until the the day he dies."
The rest of the Weird Fangs agreed to Friesia's opinion about the Fox's Sin of Greed, Ban's current state in prison.
"T-there's another report aside about the sightings of the two other Sins.", Jericho said, earning the Weird Fangs' attention.
"Well, what is it Jericho?", the female Weird Fang member asked.
Jericho answered. "A-according to the second report here that there's an individual who pulled out Lord Gilthunder's sword in Bernia Village and later battled him in the Forest of White Dreams when he sighted the two Sins there."
"Hmm...so there are other people out there in the kingdom who is foolish enough to stand up to the Holy Knights.", Golgius wonders.
"Could that person be one of the Seven Deadly Sins?", Jude asks.
"N-no, from Lord Gilthunder's report that the individual is a woman with blond hair and green eyes identified as Altria and is stated that she might be a former Holy Knight in terms of her skills and magic of a veteran warrior but was crippled from an encounter with Sir Twigo in Kaynes Village but still formidable even from her condition judging from his report."
The Weird Fangs finds it surprising that a mysterious person might be someone of great power and a skilled fighter even in her crippled.
Ruin was the first to break silence as he finds it incredulous as he said, "Impossible, there are no Holy Knights leaving service in their own free will or deserted from our ranks for ten years except for few cases. Unless... she's from another kingdom."
"From another kingdom? Where? Camelot? Danafor?-...Oh wait that country's been destroyed a long time ago. Kukukuku. Edinburgh? Wait, again. It was destroyed by the Vampire Clan twelve years ago. Even if it's true, there's no way other kingdoms in Britannia could have the military strength to stand up against the Holy Knights of the kingdom even if they have Holy Knights of their own not since Danafor was once in equal par with Liones. Unless they have made some sort of alliance." Golgius explained.
"Or maybe they prefer sending them in an indirect approach rather a full-scale assault. Who knows if there are Holy Knights from other kingdoms, like the little lady Altria, right?, out there waiting to strike at the right moment in Liones. In the meantime, I'll keep a close watch on her. Dofufufufu." Friesia said gleefully behind her helm.
"Regardless, anyone who stands in the way of the Holy Knights will be obliterated even the Seven Deadly Sins themselves. Fwah Fwah." Ruin declared.
The other three Weird Fangs agreed and then patiently waited for the arrival of their would-be foes, the Seven Deadly Sins and their mysterious ally.
Meanwhile, in the highly secure cell with two guards, inside is the legendary Fox's Sin of Greed, Ban who appears to be chained and staked on every limb in his body, almost dead from the looks of it. But then made a playful humming overheard by the guards.
Approximately 8 miles northeast of Baste Dungeon, Dalmary Town
In the small village named Dalmary Town, Diane rushed into the human town, attempting to find a doctor to treat with Meliodas' wounds but ended up scaring away the villagers.
"Wait! I just want to know where the doctors are!", the Serpent's Sin of Envy tried to tell the townspeople but was saddened as they run away from her.
Looking at her captain's unconscious state, Diane can only mutter his name worringly.
"I told you so!", Hawk scolded as he and Elizabeth caught up with the giantess with Altria following them.
"Hawk and I will look for a doctor in the village. Lady Diane, can you-", Elizabeth tried to offer help but the Serpent's Sin of Envy interrupted her.
"I'll be the one to save Captain!"
Elizabeth tried to say something but the blond cripple had beaten her to it. "Lady Diane, I think it's best if Princess Elizabeth and Hawk to search for a doctor in this village. Your presence will only scare the villagers off if you continue."
Diane is reluctant at first before finally relenting. "I get it. Go start looking, I'll wait here."
Elizabeth and Hawk were pleased that the brunette Giantess allowed them to search for the doctor thanks to Altria.
"Y-yes!"
"Be good and wait for us! Pugo! Pugo!"
As Diane squatted down still looking at Meliodas, Altria sensed something wrong and eyed on the mysterious bug looking down upon them as if it was watching them in surveillance before it flew away.
Baste Dungeon
At the Baste Dungeon, Friesia was in ecstasy when her little bug discovered the two Sins' presence in Dalmary Town including their mysterious ally. "Dofufufufu. I've found them!"
The female Weird Fang member got up from her seat, temporarily halting their game of chess with her fellow Weird Fang. "Just as Golgius anticipated."
"Are you going Friesia?", Jude asks.
"Yes, Jude. I'm going to deliver the first strike and put an end to him!", she answered before cracking her bladed dual-tailed whip, ready for battle against the Sins while Golgius heads out to carry out with the plan of their own.
The remaining Weird Fangs are now on standby in case if certain mishaps happened.
At Dalmary Town
Later after managing to find a doctor to tend to Meliodas' fatal wounds and also Altria's broken arm, Diane squatted down near the local hospital, ignoring the bystanders staring at her presence.
"Captain...", she muttered as the Serpent's Sin of Envy looked at Meliodas' unconscious state through the window.
The middle-aged doctor with brown hair and beard, wearing glasses poured contents of substance into Meliodas' mouth as he said, "This is the medicine I've prepared for myself. It'll make him at peace."
Altria, who is sitting next to the corner of the room, overheard this. A medicine that'll make him at peace?... something doesn't feel right about this.
"Thank you very much, Dr. Dana.", Elizabeth thanked the doctor named Dana.
"Honestly, I'm surprised that he's still alive. The wound from the sword is deep and he's got a burn as if he was struck by lightning. Why would a kid like this?...", Dr. Dana commented.
Turning to the blond cripple, Dr. Dana got her attention and said, "Come, miss. Let's have a look on your broken arm."
The King of Knights complied and followed the doctor and his assistant to another room, leaving Elizabeth and Hawk (and Diane too) with Meliodas to tend to him and the three would later be attacked by Friesia outside the building.
In another room on the ground floor isolated from the chaos outside, Dr. Dana removed the bandages around Altria's arm cast and examined it while his assistant readies the fresh linen to her wounded arm.
The occupants inside the room later heard an earthquake but it appears to have stopped for now and continued to their doings.
"Hmm... how strange...", he muttered upon his examination.
"What is it doctor?", Altria asked.
"According to the medical report that you have suffered a broken arm that you could even barely move a finger or two as if you have been crushed by a boulder.", Dr. Dana explained.
The doctor continued as he examined her right arm appearing to be okay and perfectly intact but still raw on its skin. "It would appear that your arm had almost been healed from bone to skin. It must be a miracle."
He must be referring to my Regeneration ... and that small boost of power that accelerated the healing process., she thought as Dr. Dana asks his assistant to bandage up her right arm.
"Tell me what does that medicine you gave him do? It wasn't meant for healing him, I assume?", the King of Knights asked directly after the fresh linen has been wrapped up.
"Huh? I beg your pardon, miss. What did you say?", Dr. Dana wonders, looking like he's in cold sweat.
"When you gave Sir Meliodas that medicine, you said it'll make him at peace.", Altria sternly replied. "And that would mean you're trying to poison him, aren't you?"
That got Dr. Dana off his calm side as he begins to panic and tried to flee from the room but the blond woman easily caught and then pinned him at the wall with her healed right arm, causing it to crack from pressure, perhaps a little bit too much from her Reinforcement she used on her right arm. The doctor's assistant shrieked to see a young woman pinning Dr. Dana like rag-doll.
"I'm going to ask you nicely, doctor. What poison did you give him and why did you do it? Answer me.", Altria demanded.
The doctor gulped in cold sweat of the blonde girl's threats and answered. "I-it it's.. a specially-mixed deadly poisoned made of...wolfsbane, d-deadly nightshade, cantharidin,...and henbane's leaf. The boy will never open his eyes again.. I... I had no choice!"
Altria then demanded more answers from the scared doctor. "Is there an antidote for it doctor? If Sir Meliodas dies, it will on your hands and your head as well if you don't make it this instant. And speaking of you have no choice, I would assume the Holy Knights are behind this judging from the look on your face that you've been forced to do such a dirty work."
"Kukuku, it would seem you have been compromised doctor. That girl must be perceptive from the looks of it. You should have been careful of your words, for every word has a meaning.", the voice spoke inside the room. Then the person behind the echoing voice appeared to Altria Pendragon still pinning Dr. Dana at the wall in a polite manner.
"Even we wouldn't come out unscathed in a battle against the legendary Seven. Besides, for the kingdom to accomplish its goals, we have to take drastic measures milady.", the Holy Knight with demon helm explained their reasons.
Altria then looked at the Holy Knight sternly and upset, "Does that include resorting to dirty underhanded methods befitting for backstabbers and assassins, Sir Holy Knight?"
"Yes, even that too milady. You know the old saying, 'Desperate times calls for desperate measures'. Allow me to introduce myself. I am the Holy Knight Golgius of the Weird Fangs.", the Holy Knight introduced himself in a chivalric polite manner although it might appear to be mocking. "And you must be the one named Altria from Lord Gilthunder's report. From the previous reports that you've been injured to the point you can't use your arm to fully wield a weapon, I guess the reports are overly-exaggerated yet you held on your own against the son of the late Great Holy Knight Zaratras. Impressive...for a cripple." as he continued with a mocking tone.
The King of Knights shrugged off his mocking comments about her, although within her she felt insulted for her pride as a knight has been soiled and longed to gain it back, and unsheathed her longsword, with her Prana powering it. This time with two arms now.
Altria raised her blade in front of the Weird Fangs member with a little sarcasm in her tone like the way she spoke to the King of Conquerors when he saw her as a little girl rather than the king of Britain in their first meeting during the Fourth Holy Grail War.
"Then prepare yourself Sir Golgius. You might have a taste of the cripple's blade, Holy Knight."
"Oh, I would love to stay and fight you milady... but I have a princess and the sword of the dead boy to take. See ya!", Golgius said feeling cowardly all of a sudden of her authoritative tone of a king as he quickly bolted through the door heading to where Meliodas rested with Elizabeth and Hawk watching over him intending to kidnap the third princess and steal Meliodas' dragon-shaped broken blade.
Then suddenly, Altria immediately swung her weapon at him with a large wind slice of her power which Golgius immediately counters with his large fork pointed broadsword with a side slash that cut her attack in two which then exploded harmlessly behind him in smoke. Soon the two knights clashed steel together in quick speed, forcing Dr. Dana and his assistant to take cover to avoid a crossfire.
The Weird Fang member then launched his small crescent-shaped blades at the blonde woman but she easily parried them and fought back with a side slash to which he easily dodged, causing the room to be heavily damaged with furniture destroyed and scattered all over. Golgius then disappeared all of a sudden and for a short time, slightly wounded Altria on her cheek and other few sides of her body before she blocked his next attack which would have been fatal at the back he's been aiming at when he reappeared behind her.
In retaliation, the King of Knights then gave a strong swing of her attack of a shotgun's strong recoil in her blade that sent Golgius flying up the third floor of the building where Meliodas is rested.
"Guwah!" he yelled as he crashed into the ceiling before landing hard on the floor of the room he's now in.
"What?! A person came out from the floor! Pugo! Pugo!", Hawk exclaimed in shock.
"A-a Holy Knight?...", Elizabeth said upon recognizing who he is.
Golgius, on the other hand, recovered from the impact as he said, "Owww... that really hurt. I wonder what will be the outcome if she's on her one good arm by now. Huh?..."
"Looks like I've hit the jackpot!", the Holy Knight gleefully said when he noticed the third princess of Liones and Meliodas at his bedrest as he quickly got back on his feet and stood in a polite manner.
"Who are you?!", the silvery haired-princess demanded.
"Princess Elizabeth, I am Holy Knight Golgius of the Weird Fangs. I've come to pick you up". the Holy Knight politely greeted upon looking at Elizabeth staring at him in surprise.
Sensing Altria heading her way through the hole he made, Golgius gave a hard roundhouse kick in the gut when she descended through it by a jump in a timed moment.
"Altria!", Elizabeth and Hawk yelled together when they saw her falling unconscious lying against the cracked wall she crashed on. And her longsword was kicked away by Golgius for his safety reasons.
When Golgius gave his hand to Elizabeth in a gentleman manner, Hawk stood in his way. "You pig bastard! You'll have to get past Hawk, captain of the Knights of the Leftovers Disposal! Pugo! Pugo!"
In response, the Holy Knight kicked the talking pig and sent him bouncing throughout the room, ended up crashing into the blonde woman's lap.
"Hawk!" Elizabeth cried out. Dr. Dana went up stairs to see Holy Knight Golgius about to claim his prize.
Heading to Meliodas' bed, Golgius tore off the blankets to reveal the blond boy in toned muscles and bandages of his heavy sword wound in his shoulder, still holding on to the broken sword. "As for you Meliodas, there's no reason for you to leave this sword in your possession now that you're dead. I'll be just taking it back. Kukukuku." as he said almost in triumph to the unconscious Dragon's Sin of Wrath.
"Stop it! What are you trying to do with Lord Meliodas?", Elizabeth demanded.
When Golgius tried to pry Meliodas' hands off his broken blade, the grip loosened and the weapon belongs to the Holy Knight now.
"I see so it's this sword.", Golgius commented before the blond boy suddenly got up from his bed in a flash of speed and regained his grip of the sword, resulting a tug-of-war between the two over the broken blade.
"I-impossible! Even after all that poison...", Dr. Dana said in confusion that the poison he specially mixed didn't work on him.
Regaining conscious shortly, Altria saw Meliodas back on his feet. "What? How is that possible?..."
"You just refused to die. Let go of the sword!" the Holy Knight demanded as he tightened his grip on the broken blade to make the blond boy release it.
All of a sudden, a massive dark aura pressure exerted forth from Meliodas who even tightened his grip on the sword more.
"I can never let go of this sword, even if I die. That is the one and only thing I can do to atone for my sins!", the Dragon's Sin of Wrath declared.
"Lord Meliodas!", Elizabeth cried out to him, appearing to be unafraid of his dark aura.
"Sir Meliodas...", the King of Knights muttered when she sensed his power that something far more sinister than his reflective attack and sweats in cold fear as she tried to get up.
Seemingly unafraid of Meliodas' dark pressure, Golgius mocked him. "Kukukuku. Your heroic words mean nothing! I'm taking the sword and the princess!"
Then the blond boy showed his face to the Weird Fang member, only that he looks radically different than before. Jet-black eyes and a mysterious mark.
Everyone saw it and were shocked.
The Holy Knight froze in complete fear upon looking at the Dragon's Sin of Wrath who appears to be angry, very angry at him for touching the broken sword and couldn't even move his legs to flee from him.
Taking advantage of Golgius' frozen fear, the King of Knights got up and did the unexpected due to her sword's out of reach for a while.
She punched the Holy Knight in the face!
The arm strength of her punch from her Reinforcement had dented half of Golgius' helm as he was sent flying out of the window, crashing into the nearby building before falling into the ground hard and then ran away in fear of Meliodas' dark pressure when he recovered from the sudden melee attack as fast as his legs can carry.
"He got away!" Hawk said when he saw the Holy Knight running away.
"Umm... you're still Lord Meliodas, aren't you?", Elizabeth naively asks.
Cautious after having witnessed of Meliodas' other side, the King of Knight readies her weapon she then picked up just in case.
The Dragon's Sin of Wrath turned around only appear to be normal again with his eyes green instead of a jet-black eyes and a mysterious mark.
"Yo, Elizabeth, Altria, and the ass-hog.", the blond boy casually said.
"Thank goodness! That sounds like the Lord Meliodas I know!", Elizabeth said happily.
"But this guy called me an ass-hog.", Hawk grumbled. The King of Knights eased down calmly and stood down, having sheathed her weapon.
Meliodas then took a look around and asked the three. "Hey, where are we?"
"We are at the town of Dalmary. It's close to Baste Dungeon.", Elizabeth answered
"And who was that guy just now?", the blond boy asked again.
"A Holy Knight named Sir Golgius of the Weird Fangs, Meliodas. Apparently he's after your sword and you Elizabeth. Dr. Dana is behind your poisoning as well.", Altria explained.
The Boar Hat crew turned around to see the would-be poisoner only for Dr. Dana to disappear from the room. Hawk wanted to go after him but Elizabeth stopped the talking pig, insisting that Meliodas needs healing and same thing goes for Altria who suffered slight wounds from her another encounter with a Holy Knight who Elizabeth dressed them. The third princess was even surprised that Altria's right arm has been healed.
Removing the bandages from his shoulders, Meliodas appeared to be completely healed albeit some fresh scars needed to be fully recuperated.
"Looks like it's healed.", the Dragon's Sin of Wrath said.
Elizabeth was taken aback of Meliodas' sudden healing. "Wh-what?! No way!"
Altria saw it too, finding it surprising that he recovered from such a wound so fast and wow he looks muscled for his age. Almost reminding her of Shirou when he looked like that out of his shirt during his training during the Fifth Grail War. Just thinking about it made her blush hard and looked away from a shirtless Meliodas like a gentlewoman.
"What's wrong? You're awfully assertive today.", the blond boy asked.
Elizabeth felt flustered and Meliodas playfully dared her to touch him much to Hawk and Altria's annoyance.
"Hurry up and put some clothes on.", they said together.
After Meliodas got fresh clothes of his outfit, the Boar Hat crew heads to find Holy Knight Golgius of the Weird Fangs for questions and answers.
Meanwhile as she followed them, the King of Knights ponders in her thought of what just happened after witnessing Meliodas' immense dark power that scared off Golgius witless and frozen in fear that she took advantage of with a punch. It is unchivalrously for her to strike a man without a weapon in her perspective but it was necessary to send him running like the coward he is and probably also one of the adaptations in the fields of battle against new opponents.
And about Meliodas, his power was something she had never felt before. Of course she had fair share encountering and battling fearsome powers of Berserkers (Lancelot and Heracles) dark magics of Casters (Gilles de Rais and Medea), including the power of the tainted Holy Grail and even of Gilgamesh himself during her time as Saber throughout the Fourth and Fifth Holy Grail Wars, but Meliodas' was far more terrifying even the face he brandished earlier towards Golgius when he tried to take his Broken Blade was terrifying enough to look at.
Judging from his enraged look on his face towards Golgius in contradiction of his calm carefree and casual personality, the King of Knights now understood why the blond boy earned the title, the Dragon's Sin of Wrath.
"What are you, Meliodas?...", Altria wonders.
(plays 7-Seven by FLOW x GRANDRODEO at the end of the chapter)
Author's Note: Looks like I've finished another battle against writer's block in this chapter and the fifth chapter of "Fate Sins" will be coming soon. Sorry again if I made her OOC again. I apologize but never regretted. I hope I can redeem this story one of these days hehehe. Forgive me.
For the battles against the Weird Fangs, I might take it to a different way although it might be complicated if it's linked to the canon, manga and anime likewise. Anyways, I will try my best and might be worth of my effort.
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