We arrived at the necropolis. Now all that there is to do is just wait. Okay so how are we going to do this. Should we just set a watch and wait until they get here?

Yes that sounds like a good idea.

I will take first watch. You go do whatever. I'll give you a shake when it your turn. Let do this at three hour intervals. If they get here I'll let you know.

Okay. I'm going to take a snooze.

K. Wake you up later. And he's gone. Well I guess that's that. Now to wait. I know what King is going to do but hey. I think I'll go explore a bit. Oh my god. There are the two kids from a couple years ago.

"Hello!" I called out floating down to them.

"Who are you?!" Same question again?

"Don't you remember me? I think we met ten years ago."

"You are the girl who gave us a ton a food that day!"

"Yup that's me. I forgot to introduce myself that day. My name is Lillian. What are yours?"

"My name is Timmy, and my sister's name is Ellen."

"Nice to formally meet you guys. Do you want more food because I can-"

"No we can't take your food again. It would be rude." Said Timmy. Well if you insist. The leaves started rustling.

"Sorry to cut our reunion short but I have to go. Say I have a friend who is wondering some things about this place. He might come to visit you guys. I'll ask him to give you some food in return for your information."

"Okay! See you soon." They called after me as I waved good bye.

King what is it. Seriously.

Just wondering where you were.

Oh is that right. Well anyway, I negotiated a deal with those kids. Give them food and they will answer your questions. That good for you? Now you can ask them more about the necropolis.

That's awesome. Thanks. Well when the time comes, I have to make sure to get into the land of the dead. I have something to ask a certain person.

One week later…

Well isn't this my lucky day. They just got here. Yay no more waiting. OI KING. WAKE UP DUDE. KING KING KING KING KING KING KI-

I'm up Jeez.

Sorry but you told me to wake you up when they got here.

Well I guess that is what you told me to do. So they're here?

Were you listening to anything I said? THEY ARE HERE. Clear enough for you?

Seriously what is with you today? You are being all pissy.

Just stressed. I trust that you are the one who will kill Ban?

Yes I want to do it for my sister.

Of course you do. Well anyway, I'm going to watch the bar. Are you going to watch Ban and take the first shot you get or slice him up a bit.

Slice him up a bit. Sometimes I'm surprised at how well you can read me.

Comes with living with you for eight years total.

Hmm.

Well I'll be off now. Give me a mind shout if you want back up and a legit shout when you need it.

Okay. I flew off in the forest to find a nice place in the trees to watch. Ah there it is. Hawk's mom. Just gonna settle in the trees, activate concealment and I'm good. I have two swords so I don't have to give myself away, hopefully. I must have just missed them all. That means they have probably seen King. Okay then. This is getting stressful.

Hey Lillian, can you meet me in the clearing where we first were? We need to chat.

Okay. Chat meaning ranting to me about things that transpired. Well better let him get it out sooner.

King you alright- What.

"I'm stupid! Stupid stupid stupid stupiiiid!" Wow he's so worked up, even Oslow came over. He's like curled up in his pillow.

[He met Diane.] That answers a lot of things.

"Hey King are you o-" I got cut off by this.

"I'm so stupid! I made it look like I ran away because I saw Diane!" Well anyway your chances with her this time and age is nil cause she's head over heals for Meliodas. "I couldn't help it though," King said into his pillow," especially if she said something like that right away…"

"King are you okay?" I finally interjected.

"No I am not Okay!" King started flying around frantically on his pillow. "Diane is so cute as always!" He gasped. "But what should I do if that makes her realize I like her?!" He grabbed Oslow's head. "WHAT SHOULD I DO!"

[I'm confused.]

"Yeah me too."

"But then the captain hasn't changed in the last ten years. How is that even possible! But those two seem to be doing well. You two...Don't be fooled by Ban… That scoundrel! Ban… I will never forgive you!"

[If you are done ranting...]

"Oslow what is it?"

[Look!] We all poked our heads out of a bush.

"Hey look! Flowers just started blooming." King exclaimed. "That's never happened before." Hmmm. I think the gate is opening.

"King, be ready to fly full speed ahead toward the area where the flowers are blooming."

"Hmm? Why?"

"You'll see." The petals started swirling up and around. Now! We flew into the twister leaving Oslow behind. Sorry Oslow. We'll be back soon.

As soon as we got in I activated lunalight. I was now invisible and even King didn't know where I was.

"Okay Lillian, I'm going to-" He looked around. "Lillian? Where are you." I said nothing because I didn't want him to know I was here. Or anyone really. Lillian? "She must not have made it..." He murmured quietly. Then he noticed that someone was running off. "Ban?!" Someone called out. I guess that's Diane. King flew after him. "Stop!" He yelled. I guess he doesn't care if his comrades see him or not. Well, I guess I better go after him.

"I won't let you get away!" Said both Ban and King. For different reasons obviously. Ban is chasing Elaine and King is chasing Ban.

"Ban…! Don't think you can get away from me!" King yelled. Jeez King. He could chill and think about it for a minute.

"It's you agaaaaaain?" Ban said. Took him long enough. "King imposter!"

"King... imposter?" My god. Well it is a dramatic change. But still.

"Yep."

"No, no, I'm actually King."

"I'm busy right now… shoo, shoo..." Ban said gesturing for King to get going.

"Don't wanna." King said with a smirk on his face.

"Whatever." Ban started running off.

"You haven't changed one bit. You never listen to what other people say. you don't show any interest in things unless they concern you. Because of that, you have no problem ditching any ongoing mission on a whim. Just like when you stole every stuffed animal in the kingdom… And you got drunk and put us sins in danger in the battle of Edinburgh… and… " Ban tried to grab King's face.

"If it's to satisfy your greed, you don't care about what happens to anyone else." Ban finally stopped. Then he attempted to grab King. That failed miserably. He missed every time.

"You… really are King, huh…?" he said with a typical smirk on his face.

"Isn't that what I said?" King replied leaning on his pillow.

"Then I won't feel bad about clobbering you!" He tried to hit King. What he hit was chastiefol.

"You always tried to hurt me, just like that, back in the old days..." King perched on a nearby crystal.

"And to remember those old days, you showed yourself to us..." He paused and thought about it for a second. "No, to me."

"Even if it were up to me, if I could help it, I wouldn't want to be reunited with you like this..."

He told Ban of the story of how the forest perished.

"... Where did you hear that story?" King turned chastiefol into it's second form, guardian and grabbed Ban.

"The way you are now, you're no match for me." He floated over to Ban.

"King… How do you know about that woman?" Here comes the big reveal… Not really but ya'know. King grabbed the front of Ban's screwed up shirt.

" The saint that you killed… Elaine… Was my sister!" He exclaimed.

"I didn't think much of it back when I was around you. Why a human like you was immortal." He started flying back to his crystal. "I had no idea that it was a power you got from killing my sister and stealing the water from the fountain..."

"I see." says Ban. "And you want to kill me for revenge. Buuuuut, that won't do you any good. Because I'm immortal!"

"You know that my sacred treasure has many forms right? Well… You wouldn't know since you never showed any interest in it. Spirit spear chastiefol form three, fossilization!" A spear formed from the middle of the teddy bear's stomach and impaled him.

"I've been looking forward to this moment. Are you watching Elaine?" How the truth would crush him. How Elaine would truly feel. "I do admit that your immortality makes it hard to kill you. That's why I'll have you become a living statue that will never move again. If you have any confessions, I'll listen to them." He said as more of Ban became stone. "... But I still won't forgive you." Ban started grinning. "What's so funny? Don't act so tough. You're really frustrated aren't you?"

"Really… look nothing alike." Ban murmured that so softly that no one could barely hear it.

"Goodbye Ban." He cocked his head at the statue. "To the very end, not even a word of repentance… huh. Just like you Ban… Then at least, in the capital of the dead… not allowed to die… or find peace, all alone… just live in agony for the rest of eternity." He pulled Chastiefol out and let it shift back to it's normal form. "That's a fitting fate for you, in return for stealing everything from Elaine." He started floating away. I bet a certain fairy is kissing Ban.

"What…? Is that…?" He went back. "Some kind of trick by Ban? No… That's impossible. Ban shouldn't be able to do anything." It's your sister King. Deal with it. "No… way… This feeling is! Elaine? Is it… really you?" Annnnnnnd… She kissed Ban.

"What?! The petrification was released?!" Poor King. So ignorant. Hopeless. He still has some things to find out.

"Yo, Elaine." And King is officially broken.

"Ban… How can you see Elaine? Is… is that really Elaine?! No… no! If that's really the case how can you see her while I can't..."

"Ban… How did you get that scar?" King is really losing it now. Plus he is getting totally ignored.

"Meh… So you haven't been watching from this world at all?"

"Tha-that voice really is! Elaine! It's me! You know, right? Please! Let me see you too!"

"You should let him see you too." Even Ban is getting the feels.

"The so-called 'capital of the dead' is where the soul and memory are tied together. Those who still live and those who have passed on… The strong bond created by their shared memories is what allows the deceased to be seen." King was silent for a moment. This really is killing him.

"You're still mad at me, huh." I have never seen King look so dejected in all the time I have been with him. "That I abandoned everything. You… The Kingdom… I threw it all away!"

"This felling… A holy knight!?" He whirled around and was about to leave.

"BAN WAIT!" Elaine shouted. "Why did you come to see me?"

"No reason. I just wanted to say one thing."

King was shaking so hard. "Fine, I'm alright with whatever you think of me! But there's no reason for you to save Ban!" You wrong there buddy. "He's the one who stole everything from you!" King is still in ranting mode.

"Someday I'll definitely make you mine."

"Ban! What the hell do you think you're doing to my sister!"

"Thank you, Ban..." Ban ran off to face Guila with the others. I finally decided to show myself.

"What…?" He fell to his knees. "King..."

"Ban!" Elaine cried out.

"I don't understand… How can you forgive Ban, the man who stole everything from you..."

Elaine decided to answer."... After you threw the country away, for seven hundred years… I lived the whole time fighting the loneliness by myself. But those seven hundred years of solitude… He buried them in just seven days. Because Ban found out that you were my brother, he provoked you and took your spear..."

"What?" King said looking up.

"He's not the person you think he is..."

"Elaine!" King exclaimed "How am I able to see-"

"If you can see me, then it is because I want you to understand Ban and help him."

"Elaine-" King started but was interrupted by a girl riding a pig crashing into a nearby crystal.

"I'm done! I can't run anymore, my body is at it's limit!" Said the pig. I guess that's Hawk. The girl just groaned. That means that is Elizabeth. Okay gotta follow the fairy. Sorry King.

"Elaine I don't understand why you care for Ban so… Elaine..."

"Hey could you wait up please?" I called out. "I sort of want to ask you something..." The balls of light stopped floating away. "Yes?" She said.

I started twiddling my fingers. "Um I really hope you don't mind this but do you mind me travelling with King?"

"No I don't. I have watched you two. I saw what you did when King discovered that the forest was gone. You comforted him but also left him the time he needed to grieve. I thank you for that. So no. I really don't mind you being with him." She said.

"But… I'm afraid that I might replace you. I don't want to do that!"

"It's okay. Everything will be allright. Everything will find a way to work out. Now go help him."

"Will do. Thank you." I looked back and she was gone.

Oi King… You need a hand in beating Guila?

Lillian! How are you here?

I was here the whole time. I just didn't answer you.

Oh. Well no. Thanks for asking.

Feel free to go with the sins. I don't really want to approach and talk to them so…

I understand. Just stay close to us.

I will follow you guys… I just don't want to make contact.

You shy?

Yes.

Oh. I killed her and she disappeared.

This is the land of the dead. She simply put herself in a near death trance to get here. Be careful.

Alright.

What is this light?

The necropolis is rejecting us because we're alive.

I'm going to disappear as soon as we get out.

Stay safe.

You too.

Edit 7/12/18: hopefully made it easier read.