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 9 X Kagome's Tears
"K-Kisama! Get your filthy hands off Veronica-sama!" Griamor shouted at the man holding his beloved princess. "You coward, taking a woman as hostage!" Hawk yelled but soon rephrased his words. "I mean, well done, Ban!"
"As long as you do what I say, I won't hurt her." Ban began. "First, return Cap'n back to normal. Second, release the princesses from that ball. Once that's done, I'll return het to you." Ban told him.
Before Griamor could answer, Ban let her go and fell. "You…" He breathed out as he had glanced behind him. "Jaleco?!" Griamor acted quick and caught the princes. "Veronica-sama!"
The female knight narrowed her eyes at the undead man. "Jericho." She corrected him. "Looks like it's finally time for the main character to shine!" Hawk exclaimed with a troubled expression but still did his best to suppress it. "Eat this!" He started running to Jericho. "Rolling Ham Dash!"
With a snap of the fingers an explosion occurred, leaving Hawk to be fried and blown away. "Hawk-chan!" Both Kagome and Elizabeth called out. Kagome's grip on the amulet tightened as she held it closer, while glaring at the woman who had fired. Guila.
"We've completed all our objectives. Sir Griamor, please release your power, if you'd be so kind." Guila guided. The Holy Knight did as he was told to and released the barrier on Kagome and Elizabeth. They both felt to the ground as soon as it disappeared.
Guila kneeled in front of the two and offered a hand to Kagome who had protected Elizabeth from the fall. "Here, Ohime-sama." Soon her hand was pushed away. "Hold on." Guila turned to look at Veronica.
"I appreciate the assistance. However, I'll be the one taking Nee-sama and Elizabeth back with me." She stated. "Your… Hendriksen's objective was just to capture Meliodas and his sword, wasn't it?"
A lance was pointed at them. "Please just be obedient and hand over Ohime-sama, she's the one we want. You can take the child with you." Guila claimed. "If not…"
Her sentence was not finished as Griamor held both the female knights in his barrier. "I will not allow such insolence against Veronica-sama!" he said.
"Well done!" Veronica complimented and went to talk to the two. "I don't know what you and Hendriksen are up to, but you are to be tried in a court-martial!" she claimed.
As Veronica was scolding the women, Kagome took her chance and dragged Elizabeth away. "Matte, Nee-sama!" She could hear Veronica calling her. "Nee-sama!"
Kagome shut her eyes close hoping to ignore the pleading. 'Forgive me, Veronica-chan…' she kept on running. As she kept running with the six-year old, she could feel her other younger sister's aura following them.
"Shall we lend a hand in capturing the princess?" Guila proposed to Griamor, still stuck in his barrier. "No need." He brushed off. "You just stay there and make peace with your fate."
"That's unfortunate." She said. "You see, our orders were to retrieve the crown-princess. We will fulfill our orders… even meaning to kill the other princesses." She stated. It downed on Griamor and he yelled out.
"Veronica-sama!"
Just as the two were running, Kagome could feel magic being activated beneath her. She quickly pushed Elizabeth out of the way, but she didn't expect herself to be pushed by none other then her other younger sister, Veronica. She went to stretch out her hand, and Reiki started gathering around.
"Veronica-sama!" Griamor yelled desperately after he heard the explosion. He hurried his way though the smoke, searching for his mistress. "Kagome-chan, Elizabeth-chan!" hawk shouted as he came back and saw the sisters run.
Kagome looked shocked in front of her. "Veronica-chan…?" she muttered. Elizabeth had passed out from the shock of the explosion alone. "Why would you…?" the two males joined them.
"Veronica-chan! Come on wake up…" dragged the younger girl on her lap. "Onegai…" she leaned in closer to her ear. "It's a request from your sister… Just open your eyes." On that time Veronica slowly opened her eyes. "Nee-sama…"
"I'm here." Kagome smiled with tears slowly gathering in her eyes, while she tried so hard to hold them back. "Nee-sama is right here…" Veronica searched for something with her eyes. "How about Elizabeth… are you two unharmed?" she asked them tiredly.
"No, no she's totally fine. Only sleeping…" Kagome tried her best to stand strong. For the love of Kami, she was 25 already!
"That's good… you know, I wanted to be like Nee-sama… bright, strong, kind and brave. You had always protected me in the past." She began laughing lightly, but it soon turned in pained cough.
"Vero-" Kagome tried to stop her, but Veronica wanted to finish. "I always thought… just like the girl in your stories… You have a knack for getting into trouble… And someone has to protect you… all the time… Nee-sama, I'm happy that it was me…"
Kagome gave a smile as well, her tears leaking. She placed one of her hands on Veronica's chest, where her hearth was beating slowly. "Yeah… Just like when we snuck out of the castle." Kagome recalled the happenings from eight years ago.
"You protected me… and ended up getting seriously injured… All I could do was worry… worry for you well being. I could only comfort you from the pain you took from me." Kagome smiled.
"I remember that…" Veronica stated. "I was really happy." Kagome admitted as her tears were already dried up. "To have such a bright, strong, kind and above all brave, little sister. You made me so proud! You still loved me, even knowing that I wasn't related to you, our family, by blood."
"Of course it didn't matter… Nee-sama is Nee-sama… I… love you… both Elizabeth and you… Nee-sama…" Veronica's slowly closed her eyes. "I know, I love you as well…" Kagome smiled and watched as Veronica did the same.
"Griamor… this is my last order… Please protect my sisters…" she asked of him. "Your last? Please, don't say such a thing!" Griamor shouted panicked. "Griamor!" he snapped his head to the older woman and saw her stare at Veronica while her breathing stopped.
"No!" he cried out and fell on his knees. "No! Veronica-sama!" his tears were spilling on the ground.
"Any moment now…" Guila stated. "Nani?" Jericho questioned, as she had been laid-back since they got trapped. The both fell on the ground with only Guila landing on her feet. "He lost his composure, so his power became unstable." She answered.
They went and made their way to the people who were suffering over the lost. "My power, Killer Mine, surrounds this area completely." Guila started as only the Holy knight turned around to look at them. "Looks like I made the right decision to deploy it preemptively."
"You swine bastards!" Hawk shouted at the two. "You b-" Griamor wanted to curse to but was cut off by another explosion. "Are you sure about that?" Jericho asked and glanced over at Guila. "He's the son of the Great Holy Knight."
"Griamor and Veronica-sama were attacked by the Seven Deadly Sins and died unexpectedly," should suffice, don't you think?" Guila brushed off and went to walk closer. "Crazy woman…" Jericho muttered.
When Meliodas's sword came in sight, Guila went to grab it. "Now, Ohime-sama. If you would, please come with us. We ask that you don't put up a pointless show of resistance." Guila demanded when she turned to the woman.
Kagome glared at the girls. "If you think I'm some helpless princess, then think again! I can take care of myself perfectly fine!" Kagome yelled. "What could you possibly do? Without your hero, you're hopeless." Guila commented. "He's sealed within that stone. Now-" she got surprised by the dark energy she could feel gather.
"You still think I can't do anything, huh?" Kagome snickered. She held the stone closer to her lips. "Release!" She summoned and dark and purple lights erupted from it. The stone broke and released all its energy containing it. "Come to me, Meliodas…" she whispered softly.
"Cap'n?!" Ban looked at the dark gathering from his place. "Wait, no… This feeling." He muttered. "It can't be…" he remembered the red Demon.
'No way, so much Youki… it was containing this much…? But that means!' Kagome shot to look up at the creature that came forth. Meliodas, but not the one she knew. He was just like, back at Dalmary town.
Black markings were covering only a part of his body. 'This confirms it… but he has too much power for the average hanyou, but does that means he really is…' She muttered the last part out loud, letting the Holy Knight hear it. "A Youkai…"
"How did he break out from the Goddess-" Guila's sentence was cut short was a slash was made. She went to look at her left arm. It was gone. "AAAAHHHH!" she cried out and watched as Meliodas held no emotions on his face while he was holding her hand, which still held his sword.
"H-How dare you!" she muttered. With no remorse, Meliodas casted her hand away and slashed his broken blade down. The blast blew both Jericho and Guila away.
"You got to be kidding me! How could such a light swing be so powerful?" Jericho questioned. She then saw that Guila was unconscious.
"We're in trouble!" She yelled and stood up and ran to her picking the separated hand in the process. She retrieved a green ball from her pocket and smashed it on the ground. "Super Recovery Spell!"
After a while Guila woke up and could feel her hand back on her arm. "Thank you." She said to Jericho who supported her back.
"This can't be happening! I thought it was impossible to break out of the Goddess Amber!" Jericho exclaimed. Surprised and confused.
"I don't know." Guila admitted. "But it does bother me what Ohime-sama said. And this feeling of extraordinary magical power… That's…" they turned to stare at the figure that slowly arise in the dust. They both recalled what the princess had said before the explosion. "A Youkai…"
"That thing is really dangerous." They snapped their head behind them to see Ban staring at the same thing. "You, Jaricho." He greeted, to where stood up and grabbed the hilt of her sword. "It's Jericho!"
"Sorry, but thanks for healing me while you two were at it." He thanked them nonchalant. "You've got some nice stuff on you, like these Incantation Orbs." He showed the three orbs of different colors. Guila looked at her armor where she had stored them. "When did he-?"
Suddenly Ban expression changed to panic. "Don't look away!" they saw the supposed Meliodas coming their way. Ban went and sprinted ahead to meet him halfway. "You… Are you really Cap'n?!"
With little power, Meliodas cut Ban in half and continued his way. "Meliodas…" Kagome looked as the man got further from them. She still held her sister close to her, with her hand back on her chest. Now both Hawk and Griamor woke up and came to her. "Kagome, are you okay?" Hawk asked her.
"Veronica-sama!" Griamor ran over to them and fell to the ground. Tears kept falling and showed no signs of stopping. "Griamor." He turned weakly to the older woman who held a blank face.
"This is an order from your Crown Princess…" she stood up placing the body gently on the ground. Kagome went over to the unconscious Elizabeth and picked the bundle in her arms. She walked past him and spared him a glance. Just looking in her eyes got him frozen to the ground. Did those eyes really belong to the kind princess of Liones?
"Do not leave her side."
All he could do was nod under her glare. "Good. Hawk-chan, let's go!" she called him over and they were gone, following the trail Meliodas left.
Then another explosion occurred, this time around them. Kagome closed her eyes and let Hawk take care of Elizabeth. When she opened them, she stood face to face with Meliodas and the ground around them had disappeared except for the place they were standing on.
Meliodas leaned in closer, their lips almost touching. Kagome started blushing, a sight that Meliodas wouldn't see much. He began sniffing her. "Meliodas…?" she questioned.
He then stopped and raised his right hand that was covered in the dark tattoo. More Youki began gathering around that arm and turned it into a wing. Kagome saw where this was going and tried to call out. "Matte, Meliodas!" but it was too late, he was already off.
"Hmm, this is?" Helbram turned to look at the distance. "What's going on? He should have been sealed within the Goddess Amber." He then noted to the struggling breathing King that was trying to attack again with the little magic he had left.
"Don't even bother. Now's not the time to be fighting you." He turned his back on the former Fairy King. "N-Nani?" King inquired, he then felt a evil presence coming to them at an incredible speed.
It came down creating an explosion full with dust. Helbram pushed his cape away to let him see more. He then saw Meliodas retracting his one armed wing. "That appearance… You're…" Helbram muttered.
Meliodas had already attack him, aiming for a punch with his sword. Just at the last moment, Helbram could block it with his hand. "Allow me to correct myself." He tried to talk but Meliodas disappeared and punched him with his other hand jumping up.
He then launched at the Holy Knight, and pushed him in the ground with his feet. Meliodas proceeded to pick him up and throw him away again. Just as Helbram managed to stand, Meliodas was in front of him again giving several powerful punches.
When wanting to give the last punch, Helbram dodged and punched him away instead letting Meliodas hit the mountainside. He came falling down afterwards.
"It seems you're fundamentally different from Guila and Jericho." Helbram landed in front of the monster when he didn't move. "Well, what a fortunate miscalculation this turned out to be." Meliodas looked up.
"You… were mixed from the beginning, right?" he watched as Meliodas came to stand up. "This unparalleled power… You're on a completely different level from the others who drank the demon blood later. It's no wonder that the Goddess Amber couldn't contain you." Helbram drew his sword and prepared for another battle.
"Or maybe it was just one of the many mysteries that our Ohime-sama has…"
"Well, either way it's fine. More importantly, let's see what you're capable of, shall we?" He finally finished when he saw Meliodas raise his right arm again, and this time created an axe. He jumped up to an incredible height.
"Oh ho!" Helbram followed him with his eyes and a smile. Meliodas slashed down while still in the air. Just at the same time, Helbram attacked in order to block it. Cracks were found in the ground surrounding the target.
"This wild, murderous intent… How wonderful." Meliodas came down. "Well then, I'll have to get serious too." Helbram stated, and Meliodas disappeared to attack him. The green haired dodged and slashed. "Eh? Damn, I accidentally split him in two!" Helbram claimed.
But when the dust disappeared he could see Meliodas unharmed, but there was a difference. "So those jet-black marks moved and protected you?" he noted that the tattoo had changed to his left side. "You're unscratched after a direct hit from my sword. Quite impressive."
Meliodas came launching for him again. "Well then, how about this?" Helbram stood ready and activated his magic. "Hunter Wisp!" he created light balls and it went after Meliodas.
The battle continued in the sky as Meliodas kept avoiding, but he got hit in the end. "Bull's-eye! Yeah!" Helbram smirked in confidence. Meliodas fell down and was kneeling.
"I see, I see." Helbram stated as he got a notebook and began writing. "Although his power has increased dramatically, he has lost his ability to use Full Counter. Perhaps this is due to his loss of mental faculties or because of an alternate personality. Further research is required."
He saw how Meliodas let the marks cover now both of his arms and turned into large claws. "Well, well, this is truly fascinating." Helbram finished and got ready for round two.
"Whose crazy power is this?" the Holy Knight in a bright red armor asked. "He's as strong as Master Helbram! Guess'll be on mah way since I've gotta look after Guila'n th' rest." It turned around and walked away if it wasn't for Hauser stopping him in his track. "Wait just a second!"
"You plan to leave just like that?" he questioned. "Why did you use your power on a defenseless opponent and on an innocent civilian, you bastard?" he demanded and answer.
"That opponent was a criminal who was plannin' on overthrowing the kingdom, y'know." The unknown knight answered as if it was obvious. "Between someone who put herself in harm's way to protect a civilian, or the scumbag roly-poly who kills innocents, who's the bigger criminal?!" Hauser exclaimed angry.
"Who're you callin' roly-poly?" it questioned annoyed. Then some kind of earthquake interrupted their fight.
The smaller being turned and saw some house coming their way. It halted with it's snout right in front of the man in red armor. It was Hawks' mother.
She held something in her mouth and dropped it off in the cliff. Hauser got see really quickly what it was. "Giant clothes…" he muttered with a questioning face.
Helbram was trying to evade the series of attacks Meliodas latched out on him. When he could stop for a short moment and look back, Meliodas was already in front of him. He pushed the Holy Knight in the ground with his gigantic claws.
"Well, well, this is truly spectacular." Helbram revealed himself pushing the claw with his own hand, preventing getting himself crushed. "But you won't be able to defeat my Link power." They both kept placing strength in their arm trying to beat the other.
"You might say it's a bit like your friend Ban's power. It's not as dirty as his Snatch that steals other powers, but… My power Link, lets me take on the powers of others who have allied themselves with me. So it doesn't matter how string your powers are!" yelled as he won and pushed Meliodas's claws away and charged with his sword.
It hit Meliodas in the shoulder before blasting him away. "And that's how it's going to be!" Helbram went after him; Meliodas landed but soon sprinted to the man.
They exchanged a few hits, but Meliodas had the advantage and landed a few punches on him blasting him away again. Helbram landed some feet away and stared up. "Unbelievable! His power is still increasing! He hasn't yet reached his final form?" he saw how the marks increased around the Captain's body.
"Fine, then." Hendriksen walked closer to the purple ball where Helbram got his powers from. "I'll lend you a bit of my own." He placed one hand over the orb and saw it glow.
Helbram could feel the strength he got from the Great Holy Knight. "OOHH!" Meliodas launched him, but all it took was a single strike to blow him away. Meliodas's sword came falling down, hinting that the blast got it separated.
"For a moment, I didn't know what was going to happen. But to defeat that rampaging Meliodas in one hit," Helbram, looked in the distance where Meliodas got blasted. "Great Holy Knight Hendriksen… is an absolutely terrifying man."
He picked up the dragon sword, and looked around. "Now that the Seven Deadly Sins have been merrily annihilated, all that's left to complete my mission is to bring back Meliodas, Ohime-sama, and the sword."
Kagome and Hawk had watched the battle from a distance. Elizabeth was still unconscious. "No way…" Kagome gasped. "Dammit! Am I the only fighter left?" Hawk asked.
Kagome narrowed her eyes as she stared at the blond man in the distance. "Meliodas."
"Go away or I'll turn you into flattened pork!" the man in red armor swung his samba balls back and forth in order to scare the beast away. Hauser then could see the increase in shadow around them. "Oi!" The Holy Knight turned around and started to panic.
Helbram floated up to the body that lay in the center of the crater in the mountainside. "Now then, let's capture you before we have another rampage." He stated.
Kagome and Hawk were frozen as they watched the happening. "Don't tell me…" Hawk began. "He's just going to get taken like that?" he questioned scared. "Meliodas…" Kagome whispered. "Melio-"
A hand was placed over her mouth before she could repeat the name even louder. Kagome followed the arm and saw whom it belonged to. "Ban?" She muttered out as he let go. He was holding King under his other arm.
"Quiet. You can still run, right?" He asked her. "This is too dangerous." He said. She nodded and shifted her eyes to the child that still lay in her arms. "But, with her…" she didn't finish as Hawk took the child on his back. "I got that covered!"
"But are we just going to leave Meliodas here?" she asked them. "Tch." Without her regards he picked her up and dashed. "Matte, Ban! I can help him! Let me go!" Kagome protested fiercely. "I'll let go of you once we get out of here alive!" Ban reasoned, as he didn't show sight of stopping.
"I've never seen Ban this nervous before." Hawk talked to himself. "That Holy Knight must be really dangerous." They kept on running, half listening to Kagome's rants.
"Fleeing in humiliation…" Helbram watched them go. "How fitting for criminals such as yourselves." He then turned to the unconscious Meliodas. "Too bad you won't be getting away." He stretched out his hand. "As soon as I have their hero, I'll-"
Out of nowhere he could feel a presence behind him, and just on time he could dodge the coming blast. "Oh, so you were alive after all," he commented as the attacker turned to face him. "Serpent's Sin of Envy, Diane!"
Diane placed her Gideon on the ground and went over to pick her captain. "Captain…" he muttered. "Uh, hello?" Helbram called out. "I'm sorry for interrupting your touching reunion, but how about we strike a deal?"
"You." She started darkly, but Helbram kept talking. "If you hand over Meliodas and Ohime-sama, I won't lay a hand on you or your friends."
"Was it you?"
Helbram stopped and watched as she shifted to turn to him. He quickly backed away. "The Helbram Horoscope of the Daily: It would be wise not to do anything rash and foolish." He began. "You won't be able to defeat my Link power with just your measly Gideon."
Diane turned around with a very angry expression. "Were you the one who did this to Captain?!" She picked up the gigantic axe with her free hand and swung it down.
From the castle Hendriksen narrowed his eyes and reacted quickly. "Retreat, Helbram."
"Huh?" Helbram just dodged one swing. But soon the others came. Diane had placed Meliodas in a safer place in order to use both of her hands. Helbram had nearly no time to prepare for a counterattack.
"What about retrieve Meliodas and Ohime-sama?" he asked his boss. "Retreat immediately!" Hendriksen ordered once more. "Yessir!" he dodged the last attack but then Diane threw Gideon with all her might up to slam it down even harder. "Mother Catastrophe!"
The earth fell apart and Helbram had made his way to the two unconscious girls. He was about to pick Guila and Jericho up when he felt the attack nearing. "They're here!"
The flying stingray came on time to take him and his subordinates away. "Retreat at full speed!" he ordered as they flew away from the disaster.
Ban and Hawk were also trying their best to outrun Diane's attack. "Nani? What is this?!" Hawk asked in panic, trying to keep Elizabeth on his back while he ran for their lives.
"Stop talking and keep moving those hooves and make sure you don't drop the kid!" Ban scolded. "Don't stop running! Move it like you mean it!" Hawk took a quick look behind and saw that almost the whole mountain was in the air because of Diane's power.
After everything was over, the group gathered nearby, waiting for Diane and the Captain. "See, didn't I say it was too dangerous?" Ban responded. "Yes." Hawk replied as they kept on staring at the giant boulder. Kagome held her head low as she stroked the sleeping princess in her lap.
"Oi!"
Kagome heard a voice and looked up. "Diane!" Kagome quickly stood up while gently placing Elizabeth on Hawk's back. "What about Meliodas?" she asked as soon as they got closer.
Diane crunched down and opened her hand to show the beaten down, but awake Meliodas. "Yo!" he greeted coolly. His face was soon smooched against the cheek of Diane.
Kagome let out a relieved sigh. "Thank goodness." The giant place him down and let the two face to face. "Melio-" she wanted to call out but a blur of red passed her by and Meliodas was send flying "Now, we can call it even for the time being." Ban stated. "Deal." Meliodas agreed from his place.
"Meliodas…" Kagome walked over him worriedly and kneeled in front of him. "I'm sorry." He gave her a sad smile. Her eyes were hidden beneath her bangs so he couldn't read her emotions. "Baka…"
A soft word left her lips, but he could hear it, and then his eyes went wide. Kagome looked up, and he could see tears falling down. It would be bad to say out loud, but she was truly breathtaking. Her arms went around his neck, as she hugged him. "What's wrong? You're usually not so affectionate." He snickered.
"Meliodas, you're an idiot. Baka, baka, baka!" he couldn't help but smile. "Hey, Kagome…" he began and she nodded as showing her attention.
"Let's put some underwear on."
Kagome then realized his hands on her butt and freaked out. "You hentai!"
*Slap*
They both had stood up. Kagome had crossed her arms and turned her head away from him in a huff while Meliodas stroke his red cheek with a dirty grin. By now King had also awoken.
"So, King, are you okay too?" Diane asked him. He gave a tired laugh. "I don't know if I'd say I'm okay…" Ban hit him on the back. "Quit making a fuss over a little scratch."
Kagome's attention got taken away by the feeling of a familiar aura. She looked behind her and saw that Meliodas and Hawk looked there as well because of the noise. Appearing beneath the rumble appeared a Holy Knight.
"Griamor!" Kagome walked over him and the princess he was holding. "Looks like you're fine." She smiled. "I'm a failure as a Holy Knight." He stated as his tears had yet to dry. "I even disobeyed Veronica-sama's last order… to protect you and Elizabeth-sama."
"Griamor." He looked at her and she gave him a kind smile. "You have listened to my order. As the crown princess I'm her superior. You need to listen to me first before anything else."
She walked closer to him and tilted up his chin with her smaller hands. "Thank you. For always thinking of Veronica until the very end. Now remember… Stay by her side no matter what…"
Griamor looked stunned at the woman. Once more she gave a smile, she stood up and turned around to walk away. "I will definitely stop the Holy Knights. I'll stop them for sure." She claimed.
"How? How were you always so strong?" Griamor questioned. Kagome turned her head slightly in his direction. "Griamor… Isn't it nice…" her eyes went up to the sky. "Not to be alone…" she just left him like that, with those words that had a hidden meaning. Just who was Kagome?
"Will he go back to the kingdom after this?" Hawk asked the group after Kagome had joined them and waved Griamor off who was carrying Veronica.
"Beats me. At least now we know there's some discord within the Holy Knights." Meliodas answered. "Anyway, Cap'n… What happened to your sword?" Ban noted.
Meliodas looked around and came to a conclusion. "Guess it was stolen." He stated. They anime-fell. "Isn't it something important to you?" Diane asked him. "Is that really okay?"
Kagome was in thought. 'I remember something about that sword… but what was it?'
His expression chanced to troublesome. "It's not okay at all. The situation is dire. But…" he lighten up as his eyes met the sapphire blue eyes of Kagome. "As long as you're fine, Kagome, I'm fine."
Kagome's face reddened at his bold statement. Before Meliodas could do anything to anything to her cute appearance, Diane picked him up. "What, so it's all right even if I'm not fine?" she asked him with an attitude.
"What are you talking about? There's no way that you're not fine." He said in reply. "I'm not fine at all." Hawk pouted because no one gave him attention. "You're surprisingly tough." King commented.
"Oi, minna!" Ban called them over. "Look at who decided to wake up…" he hung over the small body of Elizabeth. They all came closer and watched as the child slowly opened her eyes.
"Ohayo, Elizabeth!"
Behind the giant boulder, Helbram dropped Jericho and Guila on the ground. "If I'd been just one step late in retreating I would've been done for." He sighed out as he rested against the wall.
"Well, at least we have the spoils of the war, so I suppose all is well." He revealed Meliodas sword and took the broken blade off it. He observed the dragon hilt closely.
"One of the keys to the revival of the Demon Clan. A fragment of the Coffin of Eternal Darkness. The day terror return to Britannia is near!"
"What did you say? Veronica is dead?!" Hauser exclaimed as he made it back to the castle after his encounter with the Giant Diane. "During the Seven Deadly Sins' raid on Byzel it seems she and Griamor met an untimely death." Gilthunder responded.
Hauser gripped his fist in anger. "Impossible! There's no way Griamor would've died so easily! Besides, how are we supposed to report all this to Margaret-sama? Where's Great Holy Knight Dreyfus?" he exclaimed worriedly.
"He's shut away in his quarters." Gilthunder replied coldly. "In the past few days, the Holy Knights in Hendriksen's faction have increased dramatically. And they're all New Generation."
Gilthunder continued. "Hendriksen's and Dreyfus's factions… Up until now they were even in power, but now that balance has crumbled. Perhaps this is another precursor to the Holy War."
"Hmm…" Hawk walked outside Boar Hat early in the morning. "The chilly morning air is tightening up my body. Guess I'll do some training to make up for our last battle!" he ran off in the forest.
At some point he stopped and looked through the bushes and saw Kagome on the top of the hill. "Be safe, my dear sisters…" He could hear her mutter to the wind.
"I will return soon. But then the Kingdom would be a place where laughter fills the air like when we used to have fun in the old days. Even if it costs me my life!" she claimed brave.
"It'll be all right." She turned around and saw Diane. "We'll definitely return the Kingdom to its former glory. You've got Captain on your side!" She said. "Not to mention other comrades." Kagome smiled, and together they looked at the sun rising.
In some other place, King sends multiplies spears at Ban, who dodged all of them. He then kicked one back, but it stopped before King's face by his magic.
"Are you making fun of me, King?" Ban asked. "Come at me seriously! Do it like you want to kill me!" he demanded from him. King placed his hand on the back of his neck. "To kill you, huh? Why?" he asked.
"I just wanna crush the Holy Knights and take back the Kingdom as soon as possible. That's all." He disappeared and reappeared behind King. Grabbing his head and pushed his to the earth. King somehow managed to get a hold of his balance and halted before he hit the ground.
"Take back the Kingdom? That's quite a surprise. I thought you didn't care about other people's business?" King taunted him with a smug smirk. "Aren't you the same way?" Ban returned.
"Well, yeah… But I do have a specific reason: to help out Diane. That's all." King admitted as he leaned back in his pillow. "If that's the case, I do too." Ban stated. "We'll save the kingdom, and as a reward, I'll be taking the Horn of Cernunnos stored underneath it."
"Horn of Cernunnos? Isn't that a ceremonial artifact that lets you communicate with the Goddess Clan? What are you going to do with it?" King asked him, and then realization hit him. "Wait, are you-?"
"Yeah. I'm going to revive Elaine with the help of a goddess. That's why we should continue! Come on!" Ban yelled at him. King let out a small smile that the undead man couldn't see. "I guess I have to accept him, don't I, Elaine?" King looked at Ban and was surprised by the rage he was holding in.
"You're worried about Captain, aren't you?" King guessed. "I thought so. I'm struggling with it myself. Captain's appearance… That was-"
"Just see what happens if you keep talking! I'll smash every tooth out of you!" Ban threatened as he held up King by his collar. "B-But… even you must know-" again Ban didn't allow him to finish.
"Like hell I do! There's no way that he's the same as that monster! There's no way that can be true." Ban repeated as the memories flashed back. "Ban, Kagome-hime knows something about this… Maybe she can tell us…" King tried to pursue him.
"And how can you be so sure?" Ban's hold tightened. "B-because she said some strange stuff during your fight with Captain." Before he could explain more Ban let go of him and turned away. "Ban…"
"Cap'n said, "Come with me!" He said that to someone who had spent his entire life as an outcast. To a shitty person living a shitty life! Elaine and Cap'n are the only two people in the world crazy enough to accept a person like that. I don't need to know more than that he told."
"I didn't think the Holy Knights could gain such power this quickly." Meliodas said to himself as he sat on a small hill near the mountain. "I guess I can't hold back in fight anymore." He picked a flower petal and bit on it.
"Sweet." He then spit it out and broke a small tree branch from a little tree. "Guess I should throw this away." He stood up and focused. He then slashed it down, and the force alone created the mountain to split in half.
"When the skies are crossed with shooting stars, Britannia will be visited by a dreadful menace. It is an omen of the beginning of a trial of ancient origins. A Holy War between the guiding hand of light and the bloodline of darkness."
He looked up ahead and saw everyone gathered around, even Elizabeth had woken up and watched him with sleepy eyes. "Captain…" King muttered.
"Meliodas…" Kagome looked at him in question. "I promise… And for the person who fought beside me for so long… This battle that has raged on for 3000 years… I'll put and end to it once and for all!"
Back at the castle, Gilthunder enter the base of the dungeon. "You've got some nerve to show your face around here." A female voice said as soon as he stopped in front of her cell. "State your business." She demanded.
"Veronica has died." He stated coldly and a loud bang full of anger was heard on the other side. "It was the Holy Knights, wasn't it?" the woman snicker in self-pity. "No, the Seven Deadly Sins." He replied.
"That's impossible!" she denied. "Together with Kagome and Elizabeth, who are now considered a wanted fugitive, they're planning to seize the kingdom." He said.
And hand stretched out to him. "The day draws closer that you people receive divine punishment." She stated. "No. The Seven Deadly Sins are the ones who shall die." He went and held her hand.
"Gilthunder… The traitorous Holy Knight. I will never forgive you." Her grip tightened when she felt his warmth. "Margaret-sama. I shall consume all of your hatred."
A young boy wearing a yellow coat, green hair and classed stood near the entrance of a cave in the woods. "Boo!" he let the animals escaped the cave before he turned to his companion. "Let's rest here."
A giant purple armor, heavily damaged was walking to him. The person inside it sounded as if it had a hard time to breathe. "Aahh!" it turned around and sped up its pace at it went. "Matte!" the boy called out to it.
After a few minutes the young man found the armor lying in a more open space, with the light falling on it. "There you are." The boy kept his stoic expression while the birds flew away from the thing. "Just wait here for a sec."
He came back with seeds and placed it in the hand of the giant armor, letting the birds land around the food, eating it. "Birds are foragers. They'll also gather under trees to rest." The green-haired gave a smile. "When one wished to attract birds, it's best to rely on nature."
A bird landed on his head and he looked up with a blank face. "I'm not a perch for you to sit on. I'm not food, either." He said as the bird pulled on a strand of his hair.
The person inside made weird noises. "Are you laughing?" the boy questioned. Guess I'll join in on the fun as well." He began his weird series of laughter. "Hahahaha."
Suddenly a hare appeared from the bushes, scaring the purple armor. "Aah!" it slammed its fisted hand on the poor animal, killing it in an instant. Because of its action, it scared all the birds away.
"Scared…" it breathed out. "That's just a hare. Nothing you need to be afraid of." The boy said.
"Gowther… Scared…" it said. The boy placed a hand on its still fisted hand. "I'm going back to the forest." The boy left the armor and walked around, he stopped when he picked up a piece of wood. "This would do."
He then felt small droplets land on his head. Slowly more water began to fall from the sky. It was raining. After the boy came back, he started a fire and began crafting the wood with the knife he had.
"Yeah." He muttered as he observed his work. He stood up and placed the wood over the missing armor piece that was supposed to cover the hearth. "It's perfect." He then watched it fall. "Oh."
"Looks like we'll need something to stick it on after all." The boy said as he picked it up. "I'll go take a look once the rain stops."
"Rain is one process of circulating water." He began explaining. "Water evaporates from the surface and condenses into clouds in the atmosphere. The water then falls back down to the Earth. This creates rivers, which then flow into oceans before returning to the sky."
He stopped for a moment and listened to the sound. "Everything in this world is part of the cycle of life." He continued. "Plants, insects, and animals all eat for the sake of survival. Once they die, they return to the earth. This process of life repeats itself forever and ever."
The rain began to dry over time. "Those who deviate from this course… I wonder where they should go." The boy smiled to himself. "Book…" the armored man stated. "Ah, that's right." He got a few from his back.
"Which book should we read? Dark Pulsation? The Memory in Darkness or maybe A Young Girl's Justice?" he presented. "That one." The purple armor stated. "You really love this book, don't you?" The boy commented as he put the other away.
"Hey, this is a pretty nice arrangement." Noted as he opened to the first page. "I read a book while you listen…" the boy said to it. "I get to learn while you're entertained. We're participating in the cycle of life as well."
He suddenly stood up and walked around. "Something like this wasn't written anywhere. It's a discovery!" he sat down again after he cooled down.
"Or so I'd like to say. It's an attractive hypothesis either way. At the very least, I'm interested. Arigatou." He smiled as he looked up to the being. "I've learned something new again. Whenever I'm with you I'm always learning."
The armor tried to imitate the young boy. "Ari… gatou…" the boy smile widen slightly. "Hai. Arigatou." The boy then looked outside. "I'm sad that our travels together will soon come to an end."
KT: DONE! Once more there is an early chapter. That's because I have to go somewhere early in the morning, missing my… let's say appointed time, to post. I hope you enjoy and forgive me ^^ I am however finally done with school and have summer vacation that means I have plenty time to write! WHOWOWOWOOW I'm so happy! Please review and be happy with me ^^
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For those who do not know these words:
Hai: Yes
Kami: God
Ohayo: Good morning
Arigatou: Thank you
Onegai: Please
Minna: Everyone (everybody)
Nani: What
Baka: Idiot
Kisama: (Rude way of saying) You
Hentai: Pervert
Reiki: Spiritual energy
Youki: Demon energy
Youkai: Demon
Onee: (Older) Sister
Nee: (Another way of saying Older) Sister
Matte: Wait
Ohime: Princess
Hime: (Another way of saying) Princess
-chan: Honorifics for girls
-sama: Honorifics for those of higher standards
