Ron's flames can be mistaken for the fla Mrs of Purgatory because of their nature. Evil, sealed away, and extremely temperamental. I figured with all there similarities, nobody would notice the color difference. Sorry for any confusion.

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"It's mine now, you've no use for it!" The Holy Knight said right before pulling it out of Meliodas' grasp.

Before anything more could be done, Meliodas was out of his bed and standing beside the Holy Knight, hand gripped tight on the dragon sword hilt. A wave of surprise fell over the room. Rin felt a bit of fear emanate from the Holy Knight.

"But that's impossible! Nobody could have survived that amount of poison!" The doctor looked at Meliodas in awe.

"To stubborn to die, i see. But you will let go of this sword!" the Holy Knight gripped the sword tighter and pulled on it as he spoke. To be honest, it looked more like he was playing tug-of-war against a brick wall.

A black aura began to come off of Meliodas as Rin watched in confusion. It was dark and evil, just like with Astaroth back before Rin had first pulled the sword out and broke the seal. How could Joan possibly trust Meliodas, he was obviously a demon! The darkness and hatred that seeped through him into the world gave Rin goosebumps and made his stomach turn. He stepped in, eyes locked on would protect her, no matter what.

Was he afraid? Or, perhaps, was the Captains evil power actually making Rin sick to his stomach?

"Even if I die, this sword is the one thing I will never let go. It's the only thing I can do, the only way I can atone for my sin."

"Spout all the nonsense you wish, the princess and the sword will be mine!" the Holy Knight pulled at the hilt once more, but gasped when Meliodas looked up at him. Rin couldn't see what had changed in Meliodas' expression, but the fear of the Holy Knight and how he suddenly jumped through the window to escape said a lot.

"Sir Meliodas, Im sorry, but is it really you standing there?"

"Yeah, it's me. Hey Elizabeth, hey Porky. And Rin! You okay?"

"Yeah, i'm good." Rin smiled and gave a small laugh. Maybe...did he imagine it? Meliodas seemed normal, better than ever.

"Thank goodness! Your back to your old self again!" Elizabeth's relief was evident.

"Except that he called me Porky for some reason…" Hawk said. Rin couldn't help but laugh.

"Hey, where are we right now?" Meliodas looked around the room, his expression somewhat blank despite him asking a question.

"The town of Dalmally, nearby Baste Prison." Elizabeth answered.

"Um, is now a bad time to tell you a Holy Knight attacked and broke a bunch of Joan's bones?" Rin stopped smiling and looked around at everybody. Elizabeth gasped and Meliodas looked surprised.

"A Holy Knight took down Joan? I find that hard to believe. Say, where is she?" Meliodas peeked his head out the doorway to check the halls.

"The outskirts of town, I have a friend looking out for her."

"Why didn't you bring her here?" Meliodas looked as emotionless as usually. but there was a hint of suspicion in his voice. When Rin didn't answer the question, the captain suddenly placed a hand on his shoulder. Rin pulled away and stepped back.

"Don't touch me!" he said. He was afraid, but not of Meliodas. The captain seemed to understand and drop the subject.

"We'll find a doctor then." Meliodas looked at Elizabeth, opening his mouth to say something but getting interrupted by Hawk.

"Speaking of the doctor, where did he go? Hey, he hightailed it! Let's get after him!" Hawk was practically jumping in excitement. Rin didn't wait, he took off to find the doctor. He began a wide search of the city, running through the streets to find the doctor.

"You won't find him here," a soft voice said just before Rin took another corner. He turned towards the sound.

"Joan!"

She was riding on Kuro's back, her eyes slowly closing and opening as if she was trying to fight back sleep.

"Rin, are you okay?" She said as he ran to her.

"Yeah, im fine. You got the worst of it. Are you alright? I mean, I heard so many-"

"I'll be fine Rin, for now you need to get far away. There is another Holy Knight, one that could be deadly to not only you but also the Sins. His power creates Hallucinations that cause people to attack their alleys."

"i need to find you help first. I need the doctor or-"

"Why don't we return to the doctor's place, we should find him near that house."

Rin nodded in agreement then climbed onto Kuro's back with her. The demon cat ran through the streets gracefully, careful not to throw either of them off. As always, Joan was right. Near the house they found the doctor in a pool of his blood.

"Doctor! Geeze, what happened!? Is he dead?!" Rin knelt by the doctor's size, lifting his shirt up slightly to see how bad the wound is. Already the hole was beginning to heal up. The man's' shallow breathing could hardly be seen or heard.

"We need to get him inside, alright?" Joan said. Rin looked hesitant, but knew she was right. He was in better control, he could do this without harming the man. He carefully picked up the man like a baby and carried him into the house. Kuro, however, decided it would be more fun to climb up the wall with Joan gripping onto his fur so that they could come in through the broken window.

"Im fine, lay him on the bed."

Rin did as she asked and began searching a nearby room for anything they could use to help him. He found a bag with lots of gauze and other things.

"HOW DO I DO THIS OH MY GOD YUKIO IS THE DOCTOR NOT ME AHHHHHHHH!"

"Rin, it's alright calm down! Here, give me then." Joan stood carefully and made her way to the bedside. Her limp made Rin wince.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, i'm sure. I've had a lot of practice with taking care of injuries." along with Rin's hell, she managed to clean and bandage his injuries up. As she worked, Joan answered any question Rin might have.

"Meliodas, he's..is he a demon?"

"Are you a demon?" She asked gently.

"What? No!"

"Then neither is he. Demons are different in this world, see. Demons are a race, a species. Meliodas just happens to be one. Just as you didnt choose what you are, neither did he."

"Oh, so-"

"You saw what he did when the Holy Knight tried to steal the sword?"

"Yeah, I did."

"It's because that sword is a key, one that can be used to open the door and allow the demons back into the world."

"He fought so hard...to keep the demons away?"

She gave him a small smile. "Yes. Now, don't you have any questions for Kuro?I mean, he is a bit of a mystery at the moment."

"Yeah, hey, how did you get here Kuro?"

'I don't really know. I woke up a barn and there was nobody there. I found your sent though so I've been following that.'

"Wow." Joan gasped. "I can understand you! Your telepathy must work differently here."

'How so?'

"Maybe it's anybody who can use magic can hear you? In your world mostly just demons had powers, but here most people do. We'll test the theory out when the doctor wakes up, okay?"

"Yeah, sounds great!"

'I agree!'