At any rate, let's start.
Summary: When Kagome went through the well after the final battle, she ends up in the well nearby the castle of Liones. The king and his young daughters find her. Then 4 years later she meets the infant Elizabeth and they grow very close. Kagome and Elizabeth have formed a special bond, no one could get between. Six years later, the Holy Knights staged the coup. Kagome escapes taking Elizabeth, who is at that time six years old, with her.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Seven Deadly Sins. They belong to their respected owners.
"..ooo.."- Saying
'..ooo..' - Thinking
"..ooo.." - Japanese
*..ooo..* - Happenings/doings
"..ooo.." – (In bold) Exaggerating.
Now…. ENJOY!
Chapter 4 X Ban, the Undead Ban
"Dr. Dana!" Kagome yelled landing on her knees next to the bleeding man. "Pull yourself together! Why did this...?" Kagome looked down as the doctor was breathing weakly. When he felt wet droplets fall on his face he took the chance and studied the girl "Why…" he questioned. "Are you crying for me?"
"I'm sorry… I just wanted… to save my daughter…" he began confessing. "Cenette… I just wanted to protect…" he breathed out as his words died with him. Kagome tried her best to hold all of her tears; it was a while since she witnessed someone's death. "It's all my fault…" she muttered.
Elizabeth was now crying as well, holding tightly on to Hawk's ear. "What're you talking about? Golgius killed the doctor." Meliodas reasoned. "But if I didn't decide to stop the Holy Knights, no innocent people would've been effected more than they should've." Kagome kept looking at the man.
"Dr. Dana wouldn't have died, and his daughter wouldn't have been taken hostage by the Holy Knights, right? And if I hadn't found you, while searching for the Seven Deadly Sins, none of this would've happened!" she shouted angry with herself.
Meliodas kept quiet and then went to her side, kneeling. "I understand why you're crying. But… Is your desire to protect the kingdom from the Holy Knights so easily broken by a few tears?"
Kagome open her eyes in realization and switched her gaze to meet his emerald, green eyes. "I resolved to find the other Sins with you and stop the Holy Knights. Even if you were to die, I would fulfill the promise I made with you." Meliodas brought them closer, while Kagome's eyes just wondered over his handsome face. "Meliodas…"
He stood up, looking away from the older princess. "Everyone has to die someday. But… What they believed in will never fade away as long as someone protects it. Once you've made the decision to protect those principles no matter the cost in blood and tears… You follow through with it! That's what it means to be a knight." He walked away.
"Onee-chan!" Elizabeth went to her sister. "Eli…" she placed her tiny hands around the small waist of her guardian. "You're not at fault. You're always doing your best for others! You're amazing!" Hawk had already followed after Meliodas leaving the royalties alone.
Kagome smiled. "Yeah, thanks Eli. I think I just sometimes need to hear that." She looked at the man and back at the child. 'I'm amazed she can actually handle this.' A smirk formed on her lips. 'It's not like me to just quit, even I can do something…'
"Eli… can you keep a secret?"
"Well, let's get going to Baste Dungeon then, shall we?" Meliodas walked over the bridge with Hawk walking on railing. "Hey, you're not gonna leave them behind, right? They haven't come out of the clinic ever since they carried that useless doctor in." Hawk asked him.
"Baka. They'll be much better off laying low in town. There are Holy Knights at Baste who are after them, especially Kagome-chan. Geez, how stupid can you be?" Meliodas returned. "You called me stupid twice, didn't you? Well, it takes one to know one!" Hawk retorted.
"My bad ass-hog." Meliodas insulted with a smirk. "Calling me an ass-hog is no different at all, you bastard!" Hawk shouted, while Meliodas pinched his cheek, hard, in respond. "You're stretching my skin…"
"Meliodas-sama!" they heard a child call out. "Meliodas!" as well that one of a woman. They turned around and saw the princess sisters come their way. "What are you doing?" Meliodas asked as they came closer.
"Here." Kagome handed him a bag with a sword scabbard within it. "I fixed it for you while you were sleeping. It might not be that great, but…" she strayed off. "Such a good girl." Hawk complimented. "I helped too!" Elizabeth claimed raising her hand. They giggled at the girl, except Meliodas who kept looking at the woman.
He took it from her without saying anything, positioned it on his back, and placed his sword in the sheath. "Thank you…" he looked up staring directly in Kagome's sky blue eyes. "Kagome."
Lost in thought Kagome blushed on the sight, not really hearing anything at the moment. "Y-Yeah… you're welcome…" she managed to say, while trying to hide her face beneath her bangs.
"Let's go! We ain't got all day!" she switched, pushing Meliodas forward as another way to hide her blushing face.
They kept walking and the pig and the girl were on ahead. Kagome had calmed down and decided to walk next to the leader of the Seven Deadly Sins, Meliodas.
"I may not be a knight," she started. "but… I will keep fighting for the kingdom and its people." She stated looking at him, listening. "So even if you were to die right now, Meliodas."
He interfered. "Don't be killing me now." He stated blankly, she dropped. "That's not where I was going to." she sighed and looked back at him with a small smile.
"I have a stubborn charm of not knowing when to stop. They often tell me." A bright smile came on her face, as a certain silver-haired dog-ears having, guy flashed through her mind. 'Yeah… I never gave up.'
"Now then. Let continue!" she walked to the other two. "Kagome-chan, what about me? What if I died?" Hawk asked as he secretly overheard the conversation. "What about me, Onee-chan?" Elizabeth joined in with the questions. "For both of you, I'll never give up." She patted their head as they kept walking.
Meliodas looked at her back, and alluring swaying hips. Somehow, it just happened. He needed her, not for now, not for later. Just for… forever. He caught up to them. And passed Kagome, by fondling her ass, quickly.
"Hey! Shouldn't you concentrate on getting your teammate back, Ban?" she yelled after him, so when he came close she could hit him.
"No, Cenette." He stated and Kagome felt excitement and happiness wash over her, hoping that he was going to say what she thought he would say. "We've gotta save Dr. Dana's daughter, Cenette."
"But what about Ban-sama?" Elizabeth questioned holding her sisters hand. "Well, if he knows that we're on the way, he'll probably just bust himself out." He casually brushed off, but soon found himself in front of the princesses with his hand on the hilt of his sword.
They had heard a loud bang, and afraid it was an enemy, Meliodas got in stance. But he relaxed after recognizing the shoes of the creature that came down on them. "Diane!"
"What are you doing here?" Meliodas asked. Diane kept a blank look with no real expression on her face to see. 'Her aura, something is off about her aura!' Kagome glared. But her suspicions were soon proved wrong as Diane changed back to herself.
"Captain? Captain! You're supposed to be resting! What are you doing up and about?" she exclaimed worried. "Enough about me. Are you okay?" Meliodas asked back. "You're asking if I'm okay?" she replied confused.
Hawk to it upon him to enlighten her. "After you crushed all the bugs in Dalmary, you went charging toward Baste Dungeon, didn't you?" Diane looked even more confused. "Huh? Did I?"
"Diane-sama…" Elizabeth muttered worriedly. "Sounds like there's a really troublesome enemy." The blonde stated. "Are you really okay, Diane?"
"Uh, yeah." The giant answer sounded unsure. "I'm just a little out of it." The light in her eyes suddenly disappeared, and she looked like she was turned into a doll. A man dressed in armor appeared before her.
"I am Ruin, Holy Knight of the Weird Fangs, here to bring ruin upon the Seven Deadly Sins." He stated. "A Holy Knight!" Diane exclaimed. "Captain, protect the prin-" She looked shocked around her. "Captain? Guys? Where did everybody go?"
Ruin gave a dark chuckle. "They're already in my hands." Ruin told her. "Give Captain back!" she yelled kicking the ground where the Holy Knight stood…
…in her illusion.
The knight being in reality, Meliodas was launched up and then punched down by Diane. "Meliodas!" Kagome and the others ran after the flying man. 'I knew it! It must be an associate of Golgius; they must've cast a spell that makes Diane mistake Meliodas as that Holy Knight.'
She made it to Meliodas side, checking for injuries. "Diane! What's gotten into you all of a sudden?" he shouted. "Meliodas, listen." Kagome began serious. "Diane must be under a spell that makes her delusional. Don't hurt her, she must come back one way or another."
"Let me just say this now: I won't lose to some Holy Knight!" she yelled and Meliodas understood what the princess meant. He looked closer. "Those eyes. She can't see us at all."
"Wh-Wh-What should we do?!" Hawk asked scared. Meliodas turned around and took Kagome by her waist and placed her on his shoulder, he dragged Elizabeth over Hawk's back with his other hand. "We're running, duh!"
"W-Wait! If you carry me like this." Kagome yelled embarrassed hitting his head with her fist. "You can see my panties, you hentai!" he shifted their position and carried her in bridal style while avoiding Diane's attack.
"Uh-oh, innocent bystanders!" Elizabeth warned, pointing at the two figures crossing their path. "Hey!" Meliodas called out. "You two better run." He advised, and when they came closer he could see a young child with the father.
"Where are you hiding, Holy Knight?" Diane looked around the place filled with trees but no human in sight. "A midget like you should be smashed, twisted, and torn apart in your armor!"
Hiding beneath the lower layer of the hill, were Kagome, Elizabeth, Hawk, Meliodas and the travelers they came across. "Someone help!" begged the father.
"Keep an eye on this little guy." Meliodas handed the young boy he saved over to Kagome. "Hai!" she held him protectively and watched as Meliodas went out. Only when she came in contact with the boy, she noticed the odd aura.
"What were you guys doing out here?" Elizabeth asked, slightly jealous of the attention the boy got from her sister. "We're shepherds from Dalmary. We were just returning from the pasture. What's gonna happen to us?" the boy in return asked, sobbing against Kagome's chest.
"Don't worry. He'll protect us." Kagome smiled, gently patting him on the head. 'But, I want some answers from you.' She glared.
Meliodas looked around, staying close to the ground. He then heard something like a bell and looked up. "You're-" he looked shocked at the Holy knight. 'How could I not sense his presence?' he questioned himself.
"I am Ruin, Holy Knight of the Weird Fangs, here to bring ruin upon the Seven Deadly Sins." Ruin told him as he looked down. "Hey, you big oaf! You're the one who did something weird to Diane, aren't you?"
"More likely… you're speaking to Diane…" Hawk noted as he looked from afar. "Not him too…" Kagome started to worry. Diane attacked. "Return Diane to the way she was before!" Meliodas shouted as he too began attacking.
Diane started working her magic, when pillars of stone came shooting out of the ground. "Run, run, run!" yelled Hawk as he now carried two children on his back. "We must find a way to stop these two from fighting!" Kagome opposed as she avoided the attacks from the ground.
"Maybe…" Elizabeth began, almost losing breath of the tension building within her. "If we find the… the Holy Knight…" Kagome eyed her. "Attack the brain rather than the body, huh? Let's do it!" Hawk nodded his head in agreement and they went off.
While the events went on, Fresia laughed evilly standing save on a higher place of the hill. "Old man Ruin is really getting into this!" she laughed some more. "Guess I should join in on the fun soon, too."
"Jericho-sama!" an underling yelled. "Find him!" She ordered. "Find the Fox's Sin of Greed, Ban!" she shouted at the man lurking around her. "B-But, Jericho-sama… Y-You're" one stuttered eyeing up and down the woman only in her underwear.
"It's fine! Just bring me a change of clothes and armor! Hurry up and go!" she yelled desperate, and they quickly scrambled away. "Hai, ma'am!"
"That bastard!" she mumbled to herself, recalling the past happening.
-Flashback-
"Kill me! Kill me now!" she almost demanded as her chin, with the hand of the Fox's Sin, Ban, was holding her up. "Listen, hairdresser…" he brought her face closer to his. "That's a nice set of armor you've got there. Doesn't really suit you, though." Ban insulted.
-End Flashback-
"Ban…" she muttered hatefully. "I will get you back for this!" she promised, while the man in subject was wandering around trying the armor out. "Ah, guess it's too small." He complained as he threw the arm piece back on the pile of armor. "That's a real shame. I liked to look of it."
"Cut off all the exits! He might be hiding in the vents!" Ban heard a voice yell and walked to the source. "It's been noisy for a while… Did someone escape or something?"
As he came closer to the hall a sudden figure appeared from the shadows. "Where exactly do you think you're going? Ban of the Seven Deadly Sins." Recognizing the voice and the armor, Ban smirked. "Hey, if it isn't the Holy Knight Jude."
Jude came closer to him. "You are going to die here, Ban. And I shall be the one to kill you." The man stated. Ban's smirk widens. "You're going to kill me? Why now, of all times?" he questioned.
They came to stand face to face, Jude lingering to attack. "You are of no more use to us. You were the bait for the captain of the Sins, and you've fulfilled that role. Right now, the other Weird Fangs are disposing of the two members of the Seven Deadly Sins. The Dragon's Sin of Wrath, Meliodas and the Serpent's Sin of Envy, Diane. And once I kill you, there will be four fewer criminals in this world."
Ban had listened in amusement, and when he heard that he chuckled. "I sure hope all your dreams come true." He teased. "Five years ago, who was it that caught and tortured you?" Jude asked, threatening him with the past. "You haven't forgotten, have you?"
"Well, I'll be going." Ban brushed off, as he kept looking Jude straight in the eyes. He wanted to walk past the Holy Knight if it wasn't for the spear pierced in his stomach. Ban leaned against the wall, eyes wide, but then a smirk was placed. This was going to be fun.
"You're pretty tough for a midget Holy Knight!" Diane hatefully admitted as she stomped her feet to the human beneath. "You're pretty quick for a giant Holy Knight!" Meliodas retorted as he latched out a few powerful kicks.
They parted allow each other and themselves to catch their breath. "So both of them think the other is a Holy Knight or something?" Hawk ensured, while it has been answered many times. Kagome nodded. "Both of you stop it!" Elizabeth tried to reach them. "Just stop it!" she yelled.
By the sound of Elizabeth's voice both of the Sins turned their head, and their emotionless eyes returned to live. "Huh? Ojou-chan? Ohime-sama? What are you doing?" Diane asked confused. "That's our line!" Hawk shouted.
"Huh, Captain's here too? Where'd the Holy Knight go?" Diane ignored Hawk and looked down on the blonde. "Oh, speaking of which…" Meliodas looked around searching.
"Giant Lady! Are you okay?" the young boy, they had saved prior, ran to Diane. She crunched down a little to be closer. "Ah, you're still here?" she asked as he came a halt on his way. When he stopped, the small bell in his staff moved.
*Cling*
Diane's eyes went back to the hypnotized stage, unable to see her comrades. "Everyone disappeared again." She looked around. Again the bell rang as the boy moved. Now Meliodas got back to the trance. "Damn Holy Knights."
"Matte, Meliodas-sama! No!" Elizabeth tried to protest, in hope is would stop them again. But this time her calls were unheard. Kagome had been quiet the whole time, observing. 'Why did they come back when Elizabeth called them? They didn't listen before, why now? And how were they able to be transfer back in the hypnotism?'
Her eyes opened in realization and she glared at the innocent bell hanging from the young boy's staff. 'That must be it…' she went to go closer to the boy while he just stared at Diane, scared.
"You hid everyone again, didn't you?" Diane yelled as she hit Meliodas to the ground. "Scary! I don't wanna die!" The boy ran off to the man, who was frozen, stuck to the ground. "It's okay." Elizabeth began. "I'll protect you with my body if I have to." she declared bravely.
"That won't be necessary, not even over my dead body." Kagome replied sternly, coming closer to the boy, dragging Elizabeth and Hawk with her. "You-" Kagome couldn't finish as a Holy Knight appeared.
"What a caring princesses, we have." Fresia had spoken. "I wonder how true those words of yours are, though." She threw her hand with the whip in the air, summoning the insect surrounding them in one whole swarm.
"Is that the Holy Knight?" Hawk asked surprised, while seconds later a bug latched on his nose. But no one answered his question, luckily enough Elizabeth did respond to his crying of the bug attack.
"Storm Rondo!" Fresia announced. "Come, my cute little bugs! Tear their flesh apart with your hard claws and sharp wings!" she continued her rampage.
"Wah!" Kagome snapped her eyes behind, to the boy who began running further from the group. "I'm scared! I'm so scared!" he shouted. Fresia turned to him, sounding very pissed off. "Such an annoying brat. I'll start with you! Die!" she directed her whip to him and the bugs obeyed, creating a hurricane of bugs.
Elizabeth looked shocked as the bugs kept attacking him as he screaming in agony. "Hmm, "I'll protect you with my body if I have to," was it? You know how to sound cool, but deep down, you're hoping someone else will come to the rescue, aren't you?" Fresia mocked, obvious directed to the youngest sister.
"So cruel!" Hawk muttered watching the scene. Elizabeth began walking. "Eli? What are you doing?" Kagome asked. She didn't stop and kept on walking. "Matte!" Kagome tried to run after her, but another swarm of bugs blocked her path and she glared at Fresia.
"She's really going to do that? This is bound to be interesting!" the female Holy Knight laughed darkly. 'Elizabeth…' Kagome looked concerned to her sister. Her eyes sharpened and she glared down at the bugs. 'At least, to protect…' Her hands glowed softly, and a rosy pink layer was created, burning with power.
Elizabeth walked straight in the hurricane, with no regrets left. "I…" she started looking at the slight older male. "Made a promise, right? Even if you were to die… Even if I'm the only one left… I will protect the kingdom and its people from the Holy Knights, that's what I promised with Onee-chan after all!" she smiled brightly stretching her hand out to the boy.
"Shoujo-san…" the boy looked with widen eyes at her, and then let himself be embraced by the small figure. "Elizabeth…" Hawk muttered. Clicking her tongue, Fresia retreated all her insect. One of the reasons being that Kagome, mystically, made most of them disappear in thin air. And that wasn't lying good with her. 'How come she is not wounded, by my insects attack?' she questioned as she glared at the child.
The bugs vanished and Elizabeth breathed out a relieving sigh, she didn't know she was holding. She loosened her grip on the boy and fell to her knees. "Are you okay?" Hawk asked. "Yes." She answered with a smile.
"Are you hurt anywhere?" she then asked the boy. "No. It's quite admirable that you would even put your body in harm's way to protect a child no older than yourself." The boy's voice had darkened. "Though I'm curious to know how you are not harmed…" Elizabeth looked surprised until the voice of her sister went through her. "Elizabeth, get immediately away from that boy!"
"Eh?" Elizabeth was stunned, and then a dark laugh emerged from the young man. "Reality is harsh, isn't it?" The boy's physical appearance changed, and its body manifested so it became and armor. A Holy Knight.
"The kid turned into a Holy Knight? So his appearance until now was an illusion?!" Hawk exclaimed surprised. "So then…" Elizabeth tried to speak but was shut down by her own fear, scared and afraid of the man before her. "Before me, the Seven Deadly Sins are like mere children." Ruin said.
His staff came closer in a dangerous matter, in order to attack her. But before it was able to touch her, he came in contact with some kind of invisible barrier. "What?" he exclaimed.
"I told you, not over my dead body!" Kagome yelled as one hand was stretched out to their direction. Kagome winched. 'Damn… it had been too long… I've become rusty.'
Hiding his surprise and noticing the small moment of Kagome's guard dropping, he and Fresia shared a quickly glance and they knew what to do. Fresia let her bugs bite down Kagome, and in the handling she dropped her barrier. With that Ruin was able to take a hold of the child who had watched her sister fall down after the poisonous insects released her, with cuts and bite marks all over her body. "Onee-chan!"
'Damn it! Why can't I…? Why don't I have any power?' Kagome repeatedly scolded herself for failing at such an important time. She looked at Elizabeth, tears gathering in her eyes. "Elizabeth!"
"You bastard!" Hawk decided to move on his own, and first ran to the man who held the princess hostage. With a simple movement, Ruin slashed his staff on the head of the piglet.
'What was protecting the girl? Was it Kagome Ohime? Her sudden appearance in the kingdom and claiming the crown, it's mysterious just like her powers…' Ruin noted the memories down, someone's gonna give him the answers he wanted.
"Haha, those two Sins are probably killing each other by now. Their lives are about to reach their ends. Just like Ohime-sama…" Ruin said as he watched the sister struggle to break free. "Return those two to normal!" she yelled.
Annoyed, Ruin hit her with his staff, resulting in her flying away from the man. "Elibabeph!" Hawk tried to talk. "Wait, Ruin. Wouldn't be bad if we killed the princesses?" Fresia reasoned as she came to stand next to him. "I'm fully aware of that." Ruin replied annoyed. "Hey, Princess Elizabeth. I'll tell you something in commendation of your bravery." He began.
"The thing that hypnotized those two is…" he raised his staff. "the bell of this staff-" he looked closer as the bell didn't ring at the movement. "It's gone?!" he exclaimed. A quick glance to the young girl, gave his answers. Elizabeth smirked and spitted out the bell. "Y-You wench! You were going after the bell all along!" Ruin insulted angry.
'Not all along…' Elizabeth told herself grinning. Ruin took that for mocking, she was making fun of him! "How dare you do this?" he went and threw his fist down at the girl. But once again was blocked by an invisible wall, but also a hand.
"No. How dare you?" Ruin looked at the owner of the voice who raised their hands away from the girl, the grip being so strong on the arm it even crumbled a part of his armor. Meliodas.
"The spell was broken?" Ruin questioned himself. "Elizabeth…" Meliodas turned to the girl who was supposed to be lying down, sleeping. Then again… supposed to. "Meliodas-sama!" the young princess was already up, al happy that her hero had shown up. "Onee-chan took a direct hit!" she said and he immediately went to the woman who wasn't that far.
"Arigatou, Elizabeth, you did well. I'm convinced by your dedication." He whispered to the girl raffling her hair. He crunched down and lifting the woman up a little, stroking her cheek. "Kagome…" he placed his hand in hers and raised it. "I'll be keeping my promise no matter what." He kissed her hand sweetly.
"Ignoring me?!" Ruin shouted as a child, irritated by the lack of attention. "He who strikes first, wins!" he attacked the blonde in the back as he had not turned to him yet. Meliodas dodged the swaying staff. And the fight began. Meliodas had supposedly brought the Holy Knight further away from the injured sister, to protect her and the other two.
The staff swung down, letting cracks spread trough the ground. "Meliodas!" Hawk shouted worried as Ruin had caught Meliodas by the face and raised him to his eye-level. "Haha, what a joke. To think that the kingdom is terrified of such a small child." He taunted confidently.
But that soon disappeared when he saw Meliodas eyes stare at them from the gap between his fingers. Meliodas placed his hand on the arm that was holding him and blasted the man away. "Hey, wait, Ruin!" Fresia yelled after him, seeing as Meliodas was following the figure as it flew closer to the dungeon.
Suddenly foots steps were heard, really close by. Fresia turned around knowing what to expect, but still hoping it wasn't. Facing upwards, she came face to face with the giant, Diane. And Diane wasn't happy.
While at the Baste Dungeon, guards and soldiers alike were shaken up by the human flying and crashing into the wall. "What the? A person just came flying over?!" one said bewildered.
Ruin came to stand on his legs, and noticed blond hair beneath him, but before he could look, he was again thrown to the wall. In his glory, the people looked on as Meliodas had successfully knocked Ruin, the Holy Knight away.
But Ruin would not give up that easily. "Yes… it'd be boring if it weren't like this. Right, Dragon's Sin, Meliodas?!" he stood up glaring at the small man walking towards him.
"Don't tell me he's the captain of the Seven?!" one began and watched how he land a hit in Ruin stomach resulting in his middle part of his armor, to be destroyed.
"To break my armor with a single punch…" Ruin tried his best to fight the weakness in his knees and kept standing. "I-Impressive." He threw his had up in the air. "Is that what you were expecting me to say? You fool!" His body began to change, skin became darker and his muscles were now showing.
"This armor is nothing more than a shallow skin! So! What will you do-" He couldn't even finish his speech as a quick elbow of Meliodas made him shut up. Blood started dripping from his helmet. "I don't have a choice." Meliodas said coldly. "You hurt someone important to me." He moved away letting the Holy Knight fall. "That is your sin!"
"Ruin-sama… in one hit. He's the real deal…" Soldiers panicked and fear washed over them as they looked at the blonde man. "He's really one of the Seven Deadly Sins!" one exclaimed as they all didn't know what to do. "Run for it" Some had already run, be it in the dungeon or away. It did not matter, as long… as long as you escaped from the Dragon's wrath.
Ban and Jude had been staring at each other, waiting for one to move or talk. Ban had decided he wanted to go. "Five years ago… Do you know why I was captured by you five years ago?" he asked Jude as he leaned against the wall with a spear still pinning him.
"Back then, I longed to feel pain… Pain that could make me feel truly alive… But I'm sick of your pain already." He pulled out the spear that was impaling him, with ease. Jude watched shocked as the blood dripped from his opponent, and he took a few steps back.
"Since now I know that Cap'n is alive, things are bound to get interesting, right?" Ban said with a teasing smile. "There's no reason for me to stick around in this boring place anymore!" he pushed the weapon through Jude's armor, in his body. "B-Bastard!" Jude cursed. "You're not planning the same thing as ten years ago, are you? Overthrowing the kingdom?"
"Overthrowing the kingdom?" Ban repeated as if not understanding the meaning. "Oh yeah, now that you mention it." He remembered, slightly teasing the knight. "Just try something like that. This time, for sure, every single Holy Knight in the kingdom will declare all-out war on the Seven Deadly Sins-" Jude tried to threatened, blood erupted out of his mouth, blocking his words.
Ban gave a sick smirk, watching the Holy Knight die. "Sounds like fun."
Diane had just finished beating Fresia up, and settled it with a final attack, Stepping on the female human. Clapping her hands together, as a motion of being finished, Diane looked at the two princesses.
"Gomen na, Kagome-chan." Hawk apologized hovering over her form together with her younger sister, Elizabeth. "If I only were stronger." He cried silently. "Please wake up, Onee-chan." Elizabeth held strongly on the hand of her sister.
"Those are some serious injuries. We need to get her back to town right away. You too, Ojou-chan." Diane decided crunching down at the two crying. "Matte… I'm alright… so take me with you." Kagome's voice said painfully. "Take me to Meliodas… and Ban…"
"What are you saying? You're severely wounded!" Hawk protested. "I also want to go!" Elizabeth declared. "You're also wounded!" Hawk scolded. "but…" Elizabeth began. "I've decided… I will continue fighting… for the kingdom, its people and Onee-chan."
"I'm sorry, but that's impossible." Diane rejected. "We're going to Baste Prison, where the enemy is awaiting us, you know. Even if you go, both of you… you can't do anything in your current condition."
Kagome snickered, but then felt the pain of the poison still lingering around her body. "True as it may be… I told you before didn't I? I will do what I can do." Kagome stated with resolve, her eyes fully opened staring at Diane's eyes. "Besides…" she smiled, sitting up with groans. "Meliodas and I… made a promise, we won't give up."
"So you won't cry?" Diane asked, where Kagome smiled. "No." The giant girl sighed, and removed her bag and placed it down. "I'll put you two inside of my bag. It'll be a bumpy ride. Your wounds might get worse as well. Is that still okay?" Diane asked, mostly at Kagome since her wounds were worse and very dangerous if it got infected.
"That won't be necessary." Kagome declined with a smile. "Eli?" her secret request got across and Elizabeth began her act. "Ah! Look, it's Meliodas-sama!" She pointed away from Kagome. "Where!" Diane's eyes snapped immediately at the direction searching for her crush. Hawk, fooled by the sisters, was also looking.
When Diane couldn't see him she turned back disappointed. "What are you saying Ojou-chan? Captain is nowhere near here-" Diane's eyes widen, her mouth was open, welcoming flies. She stared at Kagome up and down, and again! "N-No wounds?!"
"See… I'm already patched up. And Eli can handle a few small hits, right?" Kagome was standing with no visible wounds to see, only the ripped parts of her clothes as evidence. "Right!" Elizabeth answered happily.
"Well, then. What are we waiting for?" Kagome and Elizabeth went ahead to the dungeon. "Arigatou, Eli." The older sister held out her hand with a smile. "No problem, Onee-chan." Elizabeth complied with the same bright smile.
"Hey!" they both looked back after hearing Hawk call out. He was cornering the man they came across. "You're a soldier from Baste, aren't you?" Hawk started threating. "N-No, I was threatened by a Holy Knight-" the man protested.
"You know the location of the captured Sin and the doctor's daughter, don't you?" Hawk came over more violent than he actually was. "Wait! Do you have any idea what the Holy Knights will do to me if I tell you-" he was cut off by loud steps, stopping behind him.
He turned around, swallowing his nerves. "Between the Holy Knights and us, who'd you prefer?" Diane said sweetly holding the beaten up Holy Knight, Fresia. The man soon gave in.
"Are you sure it's this tower?" Meliodas asked Diane as he stood by the entrance. "I'm sure of it. He didn't seem like the type of soldier who'd lie to my face about this." She answered. "I see…" he wondered off. "Wow, this sure is big!" Kagome looked around surprisingly impressed by the building.
Meliodas watched from a far, and if you knew him, one could say he was in love. Diane saw how her captain's eyes softened while looking at the older princess. "Arigatou, Kagome." He muttered.
"But it sure is awfully empty in here." Hawk commented as he walked further in. The others followed suit behind. The ceiling was so high that even Diane was able to go with them. "It's probably because I sent their boss flying." Meliodas answered. "What a cowardly bunch." Hawk responded.
"Looks like they've gone inside." Jericho who was looking from the vast ground, watched as the group went inside. "What are your orders, Golgius-sama?" she turned to her mentor. "I must admit that I'm impressed. However, your strength will bring your own agonizing death upon you!" he revealed a black little ball.
"That's the incantation ball?" Jericho was surprised, seeing the Holy Knight throw the object down. Purple smoke appeared and covered up the Dungeon. "The Eternal Seal Spell! Even ten tyrant dragons would be unable to destroy this magical containment barrier." Golgius laughed evil. "All the Sins can do is rot away in agony inside that sealed cage!"
"Oh, yeah! Elizabeth-chan, I've been meaning to ask, how did you know it was the bell that did the work?" Hawk asked as he walked next to the girl. The others heard his question as well. "Well, that's because One-"
"Elizabeth, is just very smart, and caught on." Kagome answered for her place. She got closer to the two and took Elizabeth with her by the arm and went on ahead. "Look Eli!" she excitedly went further as if seeing something very interesting.
"You don't want me to tell them?" Elizabeth asked, her sister stopped and turned to her with a secret smile.
-Flashback-
Elizabeth watched as the staff came closer to her, but was fortunately halted by a barrier firmly placed between them. "I told you, not over my dead body!" she could hear Kagome's voice. 'Damn… It been too long… I've become rusty.' She could hear her sister's voice in the barrier, and apparently, others did not hear her.
'Eli, can you hear me?' Kagome then proceeded to ask. "Hai! Onee-chan, how come I can hear you thinking?" Elizabeth asked. 'Because their part of my powers. At any rate, I need you to do something for me. I want you to get a hold of the bell on his staff. It's because of that, that Meliodas and Diane are under his control. Can you do that?' Kagome asked as she winched from the pressure of her body.
Before Elizabeth could answer, a swarm of insect attacked her sister and bit her. "Onee-chan!" She exclaimed wanting to run to her, but was stopped by the Holy Knight. She had only one choice left now. Get ahold of the bell
-End Flashback-
Diane also wanted to question, how Kagome was able to heal all those wounds, as well as the poison. But by just one look, Kagome had given her. She knew that asking wasn't an option. 'Just who are you… Kagome Ohime-sama?'
"That's her." Elizabeth pointed to the sleeping woman behind the bars. They had found the prison section where the found the daughter. "There's no doubt about it. She's the doctor's daughter." Kagome added. "Let's take her with us. Can you fit her inside your bag?" Meliodas asked turning to Diane who was waiting in the hallway.
"Yup, should be fine!" Cenette eyes fluttered open and saw Diane's hand intimidating going towards her. "Kyaa!" Diane broke the bars and the woman fainted. They placed her in the bag, letting her rest. "Is she okay?" Hawk asked skeptic. "Yup, looks like she just fainted." Kagome answered.
They heard footsteps coming from behind them and turned around. Slowly a figure revealed himself from the shadows, they could already see blood red pants. "Ban." Meliodas greeted.
"Ah, Cap'n!" Ban looked up to see some familiar and some not so familiar faces. There was a moment of silence, while the glared at each other. "They just reunited, so what's with the tension in the air? I have a bad feeling about this…" Hawk backed away, together with Elizabeth they hid behind Kagome.
"Yep. I think you should hide behind me." Diane told Kagome as she sat down. Kagome didn't question it, and stood behind the giant. Their faces then suddenly turned happy.
"Ban!"
"Cap'n!"
They slapped their hands together, faster each and every time. "Phew," Hawk breathed. "They get along really well!" Elizabeth smiled. "Yeah." Diane just brushed it off. And they watched as Ban threw his joined hands down, hitting Meliodas in the walls. "Cap'n! Come on, Cap'n!"
Meliodas stood up and launched his head in Ban's stomach, sending him through the other walls. "What in the heck?" Kagome's face was stoic, what could she possible think of this. "Just let them be." Diane replied.
Both of them laughed. "The hell?" Ban got back up. "I thought you'd be sluggish be now, but…" Meliodas finished. "You seem pretty energetic!" The grabbed each other right hand in the high-five and slammed to the ground. "Ready?" Ban smirked challenging. "Go!" Meliodas announced and they started their arm wrestling.
They both placed full power on to their hands, to where the ground gave in. "Wh-What's going on?!" Elizabeth held on closer to her sister, who was now in the arms of Diane together with Hawk. "Is this normal?" Kagome asked Diane as she pointed to the two men, who were destroying the floor. "Those two have always been like this. Really, men are so childish."
"Our record was 361 wins out of 720 in my favor, right?" Ban said as a way to brag, taking his captains arms slowly down. Meliodas placed more power in his hands so that they were once again in the middle. "Are you sleep-talking? I'm the one with 361 wins!"
The floor finally gave in and they were all falling, funny enough the part where their contest was held was still in pact. "Captain's serious face is so cute, too!" Diane squealed.
From the outside one could see the purple smoke disappear entirely. "The barrier! Impossible!" Golgius called out stunned. The Dungeon fell apart, to where the soldiers began running.
"This is how powerful the Seven Deadly Sins are?" Jericho asked, in disbelieve. "I'm retreating…" Golgius backed away, and then snapped his eyes to his subordinate. "Temporarily." And with that he vanished. "Wait…" She looked around. "Wait!" she then ran as well.
They all had safely made it back to the town, but once they got there, Kagome gave in to the tiredness from her body. She used a lot of Reiki in one day, it was even harder since she hadn't even practice in a long time. They brought her upstairs, letting her rest.
Meliodas, Elizabeth and Hawk had decided to drop Cenette off by her parents. And when they got by the room, a healed Dr. Dana greeted them. "Tou-sama? Tou-sama?! Tou-sama!" Cenette threw herself in the arms of her awaiting father. "Cenette! I'm so glad you're safe!"
"Same to you, Tou-sama… I thought you'd be…" Cenette cried. "H-He came back to life?!" Hawk muttered very surprised. Dr. Dana had heard, and removed his shirt. "Take a look."
On his chest was one big scar right down the middle. "This is…" Hawk analyzed, there was no sign of a wound except for the scar. "It's the same thing that happened with Meliodas's wound!" Hawk exclaimed looking back and fort.
"The same thing?" Dr. Dana facial expression saddened. "It's embarrassing to say this as a doctor, but… I have no idea how I survived." He placed his shirt back on. "Well, you're alive. That's what matters, right?" Meliodas smiled, it seemed like he was unfazed by the miraculous incident.
Elizabeth was grinning; she just couldn't hold it back. "What are you smiling for?" Hawk asked, she just turned her head holding back for any more laughter. "Nothing." She brushed off.
"Anyway, we're off. Once the Holy Knights hear about this, there's a chance they'll march straight to this town." Meliodas was about to turn away, when Dr. Dana stopped him. "Meliodas-kun! Is there any way for me to return the favor? Even if it's as simple as a meal."
"Well, I guess I'll take you up on that offer." Meliodas smiled. "Please, no poison this time." Hawk added, earning him a punch on the head from the Sin.
"How's Kagome?" Meliodas asked on top of Diane's shoulder together with Hawk. They looked through the window, at a sleeping Kagome, with Elizabeth sitting next to her waiting. "She calmed down a lot." Diane answered.
"I see." He felt reassured and kept watching her until Hawk decided to speak. "Why exactly is she sleeping in your room? Kagome-chan's and Elizabeth-chan's room is on the third floor, y'know."
"About that…" Meliodas thought back. "Ban just went ahead and slept on their bed, claiming that it's his room now." He jumped down, Hawk following him. "Then what are they going to do?"
"Elizabeth found it very comfortable in Diane's bag, and she'll let her sleep in it for the night. Kagome, she'll be fine sleeping with me." Meliodas answered with a perverted grin, and slightly drool. "That works." Hawk sighed. "There are no other rooms so there's nothing we can do-"
"As if!" Hawk interrupted his own sentence. Kagome winched, slowly her eyes opened and she was met with the almost crying little princess. "Eli?" she said weakly. "Onee-chan!" Her sister immediately glued herself to the waist.
"What about Cenette? Did she get home save?" Kagome asked. "We brought her back to town, safe and sound." Diane answered, and Kagome shifted her body so that she could talk directly, face to face.
"I see. I'm glad." She smiled, whipping away a relieving tear. "So this time you are crying, huh?" Diane teased a little, remembering her last words. Kagome giggled. "Apparently."
Night came, and they decided to eat at the roof of Dr. Dana's house. Kagome was still tired, yet they managed to make at least some sort of bed for the lay on. "Well, then Kagome, Elizabeth. I'll introduce him again." Meliodas walked over to the barrel ban was sitting on. "This is the Fox's Sin of Greed, Ban."
"Yo, nice to meet ya." Ban smirked at the woman and the child who was clinging to her. "Where did those clothes come from?" Meliodas asked after he noticed.
"There's no way I could be naked in front of princesses, especially a kid." He answered. "You had money on you to buy clothes?" Meliodas continued. "I just happened to find them lying around." Ban remembered how he stole the clothes from a guy he passed in the streets.
"Come to think of it," He looked up to the giant. "It's been a while, Diane." He gave a goofy smile. "I could've gone without seeing you for another hundred years, though." Diane turned her head away.
Ban stood up and walked to the princesses, as Kagome tried to sit up. "I'm Kagome, and this is Elizabeth. Please forgive me for greeting you in such a state." She apologized by bowing her head.
"No need, Hime-chan. We sins aren't really ones for decorum." Ban placed his left hand on his right chest and bowed. "Here's to the five of us getting along." He smiled at the child, hoping it would not scare her off.
"Six. There are six of us." A voice stated. Ban looked surprised and turned to his captain. "Huh? Don't be silly, Cap'n. Of course it's the five of us." Again the voice interfered. "It's six! Do you have a screw loose in your head or something?"
"Ah?" Ban got annoyed. "Who's there?" he looked around. "Me!" his eyes felt to the ground looking at a pink pig. "The pig can talk?!" Ban jumped back. "Why's that freaking you out now?!" Hawk yelled back.
"No way! What's the point of a pig being able to talk like a person? Oh, I get it. You, you're King, right? I see you were cursed and then turned into a pig, huh?" Ban kept denying. "You're wrong." Diane answered.
"King died. So the rumors say." Meliodas went in further. "I'll have you know, I'm not just some ordinary pig." Hawk got Ban's attention. "I'm Hawk, the captain of the Knights of Leftovers Disposal!" he sad proudly. "Sugoi! I've never heard of anything like this before!" Ban exclaimed very impressed.
"Finished with the introductions yet?" Dr. Dana cut in. "Eat up before the food gets cold." He welcomed them to eat. "Well, let's eat!" Meliodas didn't hesitate. "Cap'n, no fair!" Ban went after him. "Leftovers belong to the Knight of Leftovers Disposal, okay!" Hawk claimed.
Cenette brought food especially for Kagome, Elizabeth and Diane. "Here, this is for you three." She said, placing the boards on the table next to them. "I'm sorry that you're the only one eating standing up." She apologized after Diane had taken a piece.
"No, that's okay." Diane smiled. "I'm glad that I get to eat with everyone!" Elizabeth smiled as well and snuggled closer to her sister. "Me too!" Kagome ruffled up her hair. "Yeah, friends are the best things you could have!"
After all the food had been eaten, they were ready to leave. "Don't be so harsh, Cap'n Hawk! Please, Shishou!" Ban had placed his whole weight on the poor young piglet. "Someone, do something about him…" Hawk begged. "Ban, stop being such a pain!" Diane stepped in from her place. Kagome gave a giggle.
"This does truly remind me of the old times." She snickered, and looked up at the people watching her. "I wish this moment could last forever. But that won't be possible, will it?" She smiled sadly casting her eyes down stroking the now asleep Elizabeth's head.
"Hey, Ohime-sama…" Diane began. "I don't know anything about humans or their countries. Honestly, I'm not really interested, either… But… I don't think I'd mind fighting for you. You were really cool today." Diane smiled.
Again a smiled plastered itself on Kagome's face. "Baka. I don't want you to fight for me," she looked up. "I want you to fight with me." Diane's eyes widen at the statement, she felt reassured.
"You definitely have a power within you. The power to move the hearts of Captain and me… By the way, Ohime-sama… Can I call you…" A small blush formed on the giant's cheek. "Kagome?"
Kagome brightened up. "Hai!" Kagome then noticed the falling star. "Look, Eli." She shook her sister awake. "Huh? What's wrong Onee-chan?" Elizabeth rubbed her eyes, confused. "Look…" Kagome guided her head up, watching the stars.
"This is…" Dr. Dana strayed. "Just like that stanza from one of the ancient poems of Britannia…" Slowly one by one, they looked up at the falling stars.
"When the skies are crisscrossed with shooting stars, Britannia will be visited by a dreadful menace. It is the omen of the beginning of a trial of ancient origins. Between those guided by the hand of light, and those of the bloodline of darkness, a holy war shall begin."
"Ban has joined up with Meliodas and Diane." Gilthunder reported as he looked at a flying child. "Hmm. I don't know why they decided to make a move now." The child answered. "Don't you dare betray my trust…" Gilthunder glared.
"King."
KT: Finally done! Yeey! There's more mystery for the sins on Kagome! Now what will happen? I honestly I love the mysterious bond between Kagome and Elizabeth, it's just Kyaaa XD I know that I shouldn't say that about my own character design or rather interaction, but it's just so cute! Okay, sorry about that, just my own ego growing, ignore me please... but do review... I'm sorry...
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For those who do not know these words:
Hai: Yes
Arigatou: Thank you
Gomen na: (Other way of saying) Sorry
Sugoi: Amazing
Hentai: Pervert
Baka: Idiot
Ohime: Princess
Ojou: (Young) Lady
Shoujo: (Young) Girl
Tou: (Other way of saying) Father
Onee: (Older) Sister
-chan: Honorifics for girls
-san: Honorifics for everyone
-sama: Honorifics for those of higher standards