Heyo! Another chapter is up! So, if any one remembers from my previous author's note, please know that I'm doing better now. However, I am still struggling to get chapters updated for not only this story but the rest as well. Some are long overdue for a new update. Anyways, let's get onto the new chapter!
In this chapter, the powers of Light and Darkness have overtaken Micah. As she tries to control these powers and save her brother, she encounters a mysterious being who hints of her destiny. Then a confrontation unfolds between Zelophehad and Meliodas when a shocking truth is revealed!
Disclaimer: I do not own Nanatsu no Taizai. Only my OCs.
Side note: If anyone remembers from when I first posted this story, I made not that this story isn't canonically connected with my stories. Well, I take that back. Don't worry-overall the story is still going being written as I originally intended it to be. However, I'm experimenting with a same universe/multiverse thing and thus began to allude to it in this story. After I finish this story (which may be a loooooooong while) I might make a crossover story addressing this connection.
EDIT: I plan to re-edit and rewrite some of my previous chapters. This will be including Micah's birth scene as it now derives from canon. So, look forward to that soon!
EDIT 2: I made a profile for my stories! Now you'll see what I plan to edit and the general canon plot line is made for all my stories and the connections they all have. Do be warned that some sections will contain heavy spoilers! Please read with discretion.
Enjoy!
When she opened her eyes, her colored eyes were met with the blue sky. Soft white clouds dotted the sky, like paint on a canvas. The woman tried to reach towards them but realized something.
"I...can't move..." She whispers, her mind in a hazy state. Where exactly was she? What happened? Why couldn't she move her limbs? No...she couldn't feel them. With a shaky breath, she tore her eyes and looked down towards her body. Her eyes widen in realization.
"Ah. That's right. They got torn off." She murmured staring at the bloody stumps that used to occupy her arms and legs. The woman looked around and saw corpses and weapons strewn everywhere. Everything was covered in blood-She realized that her body was covered in this liquid as well. Turning her sight back towards the sky, she gave a small smile.
"Soon, it will end." She said with a sigh as the sky began to turn dark. The once white clouds turned black and began to gather above her, forming into a figure resembling a man."And the cycle will continue on and on." The figure gave a sinister smile and began to reach out for her. However, when he got near her, the woman's body began to glow.
"So, I will break this accursed cycle!" She declared with a yell. "With my demise, so shall you disappear! The Creator shall die and the Nothing will disappear!" The figure faltered back from the light but then stood up straight and gave a haunting laugh.
"You and I can never truly be gone!" It laughed. "We are but fragments of a whole, destined to love and despise each other! My dear, you who created this world and the Dragons that protect it, will surely be reborn. Then I shall as well, and the cycle shall continue once more!" With that, it disappeared, and the skies cleared once more. The woman gave a ghost of a smile as her body began to dissipate.
"Then so be it...My children." The woman called out to her beloved Dragons, lost somewhere in the Heavens. "Protect this world as you have until I am reborn. Until I am once again united and finally end the Nothing once and for all!" Then she disappeared, signaled by the loud and sorrowful roars the came from above.
...Wait and Hope...
Sometimes Love can make you do crazy things. And Grief can make you do horrible things.
That is what happened to my children...
Micah found herself surrounded by many mirrors. Her reflections stared back at her as she stared at them. What had happened? What exactly was she doing here?
"Alethea...Sidero..." she called. Alas, the two souls did not answer her. Micah frowned as she tried to remember.
"I was with Elizabeth and Hawk when Big Brother Meliodas lost control." Micah murmured. "Then, my bracelet-" The blonde paused.
"My bracelet—the Light and Darkness gemstones!" She cried out. Now she remembered! Micah had warned Elizabeth and Hawk to run away when the gems broke and she was enveloped by the power. That was when she must have fallen unconscious.
"But why am I here?" She questioned. Whenever she was asleep or unconscious, she'd at least be in a white void with Sidero and Alethea. But, they were not here. Instead the mirrors greeted her. Knowing that there must have been more to these mirrors, Micah reached out and touched the one in front of her. Suddenly, the mirror rippled as though she had just touched water, expanding out towards the others not unlike a tidal wave. Micah's eyes widened in shock when she saw, as the ripples faded, that her reflections were replaced with different people. The one to her right was a woman who had long honey caramel colored hair with emerald colors eyes. To her left was another woman with tied up wavy blonde hair and sea blue eyes. Next to that woman was a female with shoulder length brown hair and crimson eyes. There were others as well, but Micah could not make them out.
"W-Who are these people?" She whispered. And yet...
"They seem familiar, don't they?" A voice suddenly said. Micah snapped her head towards the mirror in the front. There, in the mirror, was yet another woman. Yet, this one seemed different than the rest. The people in the mirror still acted like her reflection, moving in the direction that she moved. However, the woman remained firmly in place, looking at Micah with miscolored green and blue eyes, similar to her own. The blonde blinked.
"No...the green is the exact same color!" Micah thought. Indeed as she looked closer, the woman bore a similar green color in her eye as Micah. However, the blue resembled more of the reflection's eye color. Once again, Micah had to look closer. The woman resembled some parts of the people in the mirror! The mysterious woman gave a small smile.
"Have you realized? The similarities...these are not simple coincidences." She said. "No, this is part of our destiny. To protect the worlds we love and prevent the Nothing from consuming everything." Micah shook her head in confusion.
"What do you mean? Our destiny? I don't know who you even are!" Micah retorted. The woman kept her smile.
"Yet, you can feel it, can't you?" She whispered. "This mysterious feeling of familiarity, the dreams of your past lives. I'm certain even Alethea and Sidero have realize not all is as it should be." Micah thought for a moment before shaking her head again.
"I can't think about this now. Elizabeth and Hawk are in danger!" Micah cried out. Remembering the warnings the two people from her dreams had given the blonde, Micah knew that the magic in the gemstones must have been hostile. The woman nodded in understanding.
"Yes, the Dragons of Light and Darkness. No doubt they have been influenced by the Nothing." Then, she gave a mournful look. "The children..." Micah suddenly felt sadness settling inside her heart as she felt something wet roll down her cheek.
"T-tears?" Micah thought as she wiped away her falling tears. Through the corners of her eyes Micah watched as the people in the mirrors did the same. Perhaps there really was something connecting them after all. The woman sighed as she spoke again.
"I can sense them. They are indeed in possession of your body." The woman whispered. "Thankfully, time does not pass in the void. I shall send you back so that you may quickly reclaim your body." Micah nodded.
"Thank you." She said. Then, a thought occurred to her.
"What exactly is this void? Am I still in my mind?" She asked. The woman said nothing at first but instead reached out towards Micah. Much to the blonde's shock, the woman's hand went through the mirror.
"This place is Something and yet it is Nothing." She answered vaguely. "Now, take my hand and return where once came from." With no hesitation, Micah grasped her hand. Immediately, she felt her body get lighter and soon began to lose consciousness.
"Soon, we will meet again." The woman whispered. Micah heard no more as she fell unconscious.
The Nothing influenced them and convinced them that I could never return
But, that is not true.
"Lady Micah!"
Micah snapped her eyes open and sat straight up. She quickly looked around and noticed two familiar people.
"Alethea! Sidero!" Micah cried out in relief. The Goddess and Demon quickly rushed to her.
"Micah! We were so worried for you!" Alethea said as she embraced the blonde. Sidero did the same, but immediately broke away.
"This isn't the time to be hugging! We've got bigger problems to attend to!" Sidero said. "Your body's gone rogue!" Micah frowned as she broke away from Alethea.
"I'm aware. The Dragons of Light and Darkness." She answered. "When I fell unsconsious before, I met two people who warns me of this. I-I think it must have been the dragons themselves." Alethea and Sidero looked at each other before looking back at Micah.
"Did one of these people have glasses." Alethea asked.
"What about someone with orange hair?" Sidero added. Micah widened her eyes in surprise.
"H-How did you-?" Micah began. Suddenly, the void began to shake as screams resonated through the air.
"Lady Micah!" A familiar voice called out. Micah gasped.
"That's Elizabeth!" She yelled. "Something happened to her!" Alethea and Sidero looked at each other again, this time with a grimace on each of their faces.
"Micah, you must return to real world." Alethea said. "Sidero and I will try to repress the Deity Dragons until you can find a way to contain them. Micah tried to protest.
"There simply no time for another option!" Sidero hissed. "Now, get going!" Immediately, Micah was thrust into the darkness. Moments later, a light appeared and blinded her momentarily. Micah blinked and tried to refocus her vision. When she could see again, the woman immediately gasped in horror. Though the field had already been damaged from the battle earlier, Micah saw that it was now completely decimated. Micah saw no one-not the Holy Knights nor her own comrades. She covered her mouth thinking the worse when voices erupted.
"Lady Micah!" Elizabeth cried out in relief as she appeared from behind a broken house, with Hawk at her tail. Micah nearly sobbed when she saw Elizabeth was fine.
"Elizabeth! Thank goodness!" She cried out. "I thought that you had been killed!" Elizabeth shook her head.
"I'm alright, Lady Micah! Hawk managed to get me away from the destruction." The princess explained. "Griamor took Veronica someplace to hide while the others went after Sir Meliodas. Are you alright now?" Micah grimaced as she took a step back from the upcoming woman.
"Elizabeth, stay back!" The woman warned prompting Elizabeth to freeze. "I don't know how long they can keep the dragons at bay!" Hawk frowned.
"They...?" He questioned. Micah had no time to tell him when pain struck her body. Hugging her body covered in shadows, Micah let out agonized screams as voices resonated in her mind.
"Never forgive! We shall never forgive!"
"Get out of Micah's body! You don't belong here!"
"You fakes! You live on the death of our Mother!"
"This isn't what you want! Please, open your eyes!"
"This is what we want!" "This isn't what we want!"
Micah fell onto the ground, still screaming as the voices grew louder. Her accessories began to glow brightly as her powers began to grow out of control.
"Lady Micah!" Elizabeth cried out as she dodged a rocky projectile sent from the ground. "Please, get a hold of yourself!" Hawk squealed in pain as the flames singed his tail.
"Elizabeth is right!" He agreed, prancing around to escape the elements. "Before we all get turned into roast meat!" Micah struggled to contain her powers, but the pain racking both her mind and body made it nearly impossible. Suddenly, she heard the voices of familiar people.
"My Lady!" Elaine cried out as she flew towards the incapacitated woman. Seraphina and Zelophehad were close behind her. Micah attempted to give out the same warning as before, but she could could produce nothing more than gurgled cries of pain. She could feel herself lose consciousness, the screams and cries beginning to fade into the background and her eyes slowly closing.
"My Lady! You mustn't give in!" A voice called out. Micah snapped open her eyes and quickly regained her fading consciousness. Did the Cloak of Shadows just speak with her? Yet the voice sounded different. However, Micah didn't have time to focus on that-she had to take back her body. With much effort, Micah picked herself up just as Elaine and the others dropped to where Elizabeth and Hawk were. Gritting her teeth Micah grabbed herself and sunk her nails into her flesh, drawing blood before she turned her head upwards.
"I will not let you hurt my friends!" She screamed. Immediately, the elements calmed down and the voices went silent. Only Micah's labored breathing filled the air. Then, two voices spoke, ones that Micah had heard in her dreams.
"Oh child of two worlds...Our grievances may never be heard. But we will stand by you for you are the reincarnation of our beloved mother."
Micah felt all her energy drain out of her body as she fell to the ground. However, Seraphina and Zelophehad rushed to her, grabbing the woman just before she hit the ground. Micah could feel the oppressing presences disappear from her mind as her body reverted back to its original form.
"Sister! Are you alright?" Zelophehad worriedly asked. Micah gave a weak nod. Seraphina threw herself on the woman.
"Oh Sister! I thought the worse when Elaine told us something was terribly wrong with you." She cried out. Micah hugged both the Goddess and Demon together as they began to cry.
"I will fine. There is no need for tears." Micah murmured as she comforted the two. Out of the corner of her eye, the blonde saw Elaine, Elizabeth, and Hawk approach her.
"My Lady, I apologized we couldn't arrive sooner." Elaine said with a guilty expression. "We had just finished escorting the remaining citizens out and where about to search for the Sins when I received that terrible feeling. We tried to rush over..." Micah gave a small smile.
"There is no need to feel guilty. You simply did what I asked." Micah murmured before turning to Elizabeth. "Elizabeth, do you have any idea where the Holy Knights and Ban went?" Elizabeth gave a grimace.
"They all went after Sir Meliodas. But to where I cannot say." Elizabeth confessed. "Lady Micah we must hurry after them!" Micah nodded and began to break away from the two people hugging her when Seraphina spoke.
"Elizabeth?" She questioned and looked at the princess. "You're name is Elizabeth?" Zelophehad looked at Elizabeth and widened his eyes in disbelief.
"How could I not see it before?!" He nearly yelled. "You are Elizabeth!" The princess began to cower as the Demon and Goddess stood up and closed in on her.
"Zelophehad! Seraphina! What the hell are you doing?!" Micah demanded. "Get away from Elizabeth!" However, the two ignored her and drew closer. Suddenly, Elaine dove in between them and shielded Elizabeth from their stares.
"Enough! There isn't time! We must find the others!" The fairy scolded just as a loud explosion caught their attention. That seemed to snap the two from the trance.
"Very well. We shall leave this subject for another time." Seraphina sighed before looking towards the explosion. "I sense a powerful presence from the explosion. Meliodas must be there!" Micah nodded gravely.
"Everyone be careful. There's most likely a powerful enemy there." She warned. "But I know we can defeat it! Elaine, protect Elizabeth and Hawk! Zelophehad and Seraphina, stay by me. Now let's go!" With that said the group quickly headed over to the explosion. Micah prayed that her brother and his friends were alright.
Truth be told, reincarnation is a fickle matter. No one is truly reborn as the same person they once were.
But I was still there, even in two bodies.
Micah felt her body grow cold when the group arrived at the site. The very first thing that greeted her was her older brother thrown against a cliff, creating a large crevice on impact.
"Brother!" Micah cried out as he stilled, the darkness on his body rescinding until it was nothing.
"Lady Micah!" Elaine wailed. "King and Ban!" Micah looked and saw yet another horrific seen. Ban laid in several pieces and King was bleeding severely. The Holy Knights Jericho and Guila were also unconscious yet Eira was nowhere to be seen. Seraphina covered her mouth in horror while Zelophehad grimaced. Suddenly, her vision was blocked when an aging man with an eye patch and green colored hair appeared out of nowhere. He examined the group as he stroked his beard thoughtfully.
"Oh? So you've finally decided to come, Arthur?" He asked with a smirk before pitching his tone up into a familiar voice. "Or should I call you Micah?" Immediately, Zelophehad and Seraphina formed a protective stance in front of Micah, shielding her from the knight. Micah grimaced. Her previous deduction had been correct. Love Helm had been a spy for the Holy Knights! The man continued smirking when his eyes fell on Elaine and he frowned.
"Lady Elaine. I thought it was you earlier. But how strange considering you should be dead." He called out. "Or were you alive this whole time?" Elaine said nothing at first, yet she seemed to have a mournful expression.
"Helbram. What did they do to you?" She whispered. Micah raised a brow. Elaine knew this person? Yet, Micah felt something off about him...The man, Helbram, gave a smirk.
"Should you really be worried about me? After all, I have orders to bring this and the princess back." He stated as the man pulled a broken sword. Micah growled.
"That belongs to my brother!" She roared as the blonde brandished her sword at the knight, her eyes glowing dangerously. Helbram frowned once more as he took out his weapon.
"Tell me, Micah the Sinless. Are you and your brother mixed like the Guila and Jericho?" He asked. Micah gave a confused expression.
"M-Mixed?" She questioned. Suddenly, Helbram was thrown back when a ball of dark magic attacked him.
"How dare you claim my sister as such an abomination!" Zelophehad hissed as he dropped his arm back down. Seraphina glared at Helbram as she readied her bow. The man, after being thrown a little ways, stood back up and wiped the blood from his lips. Suddenly, Helbram gave a large smile before he threw his head back and laughed.
"Ha! So there's more of you?" He guffawed. "Sir Hendrickson will certainly be pleased if I can him back more data." Micah narrowed her eyes. So the man worked for Hendrickson.
"Zelophehad! Seraphina! Help the Sins!" Micah ordered. "Elaine, do not let Elizabeth or Hawk out of your sight!" With that she flung herself at Helbram, her sword ready to pierce into him. Helbram easily parried her attack, placing Meliodas's sword in his pocket.
"Excellent! Show me the extent of your powers!" The elderly knight declared as thrust his sword at her. Micah tsked and maneuvered her body away from it. She took the chance to glance away. Zelophehad and Seraphina were already gone to follow her commands. Elaine was bringing Elizabeth and Hawk away to someplace safer. Micah ducked her head as Helbram swung at her, kicking him back with much force. With a groan the knight managed to keep himself from falling.
"Why aren't you using your powers?" He demanded. "Meliodas has it so I know that you do as well!" Micah growled.
"You want to see my powers? Then I'll show you!" She yelled as the woman summoned forth her dragons. The accessories began to shine brightly as the four elements form a sphere above her. Helbram stared at the sphere.
"H-How can this be?!" He questioned. "Sir Hendrickson never said anything about this!" Micah smirked as she brought her attack down. Suddenly, a glowing arrow pierced her shoulder, causing Micah to cry out in pain. Her attack crumbled into harmless pieces before disappearing. With a hiss, Micah tore the arrow from her shoulder as Eira descended next to Helbram.
"Eira! You must fight against his control!" Micah pleaded towards the knight. Helbram laughed once more.
"It's impossible! Sir Hendrickson was quite careful with his precious experiment." He stated. "Eira, the first Reactor to be mixed with blood of the Goddess Clan!" Micah grimaced and looked into the glazed over eyes of Eira. Was there no way to bring her back? Micah shook her head.
"No, I know that Eira's still in there! Please, open your eyes!" She called out. Eira's eyes widened as the returned back to normal.
"Mi...cah?" She whispered. Suddenly, Eira grabbed and began to scream. "Get out! Get out of my head!" Helbram looked stunned.
"I-Impossible! How is this possible?!" He demanded to know. "The mind control shouldn't been broken by anyone other than Sir Hendrickson!" In his shock, Helbram hadn't noticed when Micah got closer to him. With a yell, she kicked the knight in his abdomen and sent him tumbling back. Micah quickly tried to calm Eira.
"Eira! I'm here! I'm here!" She tried to comfort. Eira's halted to a still as she looked towards Micah, her blue eyes shining with tears.
"Micah...Help me." She begged. "I can't keep back Hendrickson for long." Micah frowned when she heard Alethea's voice.
"Micah, I may be able to help Eira. Place your head against hers." The Goddess ordered. Micah quickly did as she was told and placed her forehead onto Eira's. Immediately, a glowing circle surrounded the two. Micah saw strands of her hair straightened and turn silver as the marks on Eira faded away. Then the light faded and Micah's hair returned to normal. Eira gave a weak smile.
"Thank you, Micah." She whispered before the knight finally collapsed. Micah caught her just before she fell to the ground. As the blonde wondered what to do with Eira, another voice spoke up.
"Inconceivable!" Helbram coughed as he stood up, his hand where Micah had kicked him. "You are also mixed with Goddess blood?!" Micah gently sat Eira down by a nearby rock before she glared at Helbram.
"You tell Hendrickson to stop this madness!" Micah shouted. "His plans will destroy everrything!" Helbram narrowed his eyes.
"You know of his plans?" He questioned. Micah crossed her arms. She refused to tell him the existence of Alethea and Sidero and their words lest it puts them in danger.
"I have my ways." She answered vaguely before readying her sword. "Now, will tell Hendrickson to stop this madness?!" Helbram smirked.
"He has already witness what has happened here. Sir Hendrickson refuses to be stopped!" He proclaimed and launched himself at Micah. The blonde tsked as she parried his attack. Suddenly, Micah was snatched by someone away from Helbram.
"Wha-?! Ban?!" Micah cried out as the Sin of Greed grabbed Eira and sprinted away.
"It's too dangerous here!" He explained. "We gotta go!" Micah began to retort when she realized what he meant. Micah watched as a gigantic boulder crashed down where she and Helbram once were. Micah gulped as the dust settled and the rock remained in place. Diane was nearby, holding her sacred treasure Gideon.
"Was that...Diane's doing?" She asked Ban. He nodded.
"Told ya it was dangerous~!" He answered with a smirk. Micah took a closer at Diane and noticed someone in her hand.
"Big Brother!" Micah cried out in relief. Though he was still unconscious, she could tell that Meliodas would be fine. Micah let out a sub she hadn't realized she held in. Ban carefully put her and Eira down before embracing the former.
"There, there. I know it ain't easy the Captain like that." He comforted. "But he'll pull through. He always has." Micah nodded. Though she knew that the battle was far from over and that Helbram was most likely still alive, Micah simply wanted to be in this moment. Her brother safe and they had won the battle.
When the time came, two became one and I was returned.
Yet my "return" was only a fragment of the whole piece.
Soon after the battle had been won, Micah and Ban rushed over to Diane, the latter carrying Eira back on his shoulders. When they arrived, Micah saw that her brother had just regained consciousness.
"Big Brother!" Micah cried out as she raced over to him. Within seconds she him in her embrace. Meliodas hugged his sister back.
"Micah, I'm glad you're alright." He murmured. When the two broke away, Elaine had just arrived with Elizabeth and Hawk when Ban punched Meliodas into a rock.
"Ban!" Elaine scolded as Elizabeth quickly rushed to Meliodas's side. Ban smirked as he laid Eira down.
"We'll call this even now, Captain~" He said the man. Meliodas gave a thumbs up as Elizabeth helped him up. Elaine gave an annoyed huff but quickly smiled when Ban embraced her.
"I miss ya~" He murmured. Elaine giggled as she held him closer.
"I did so as well." She whispered back. Micah gave a smile-the two lovers were now reunited. Then she frowned.
"Where's King?" Micah asked. Just as she said the question, a familiar voice spoke up.
"Here..." King muttered as he descended to the ground. Seraphina and Zelophehad were with him, ensuring he didn't fall. Micah smiled at the two.
"Thank you for helping King." She said to the two. Diane looked at Zelophehad and Seraphina closely.
"Hey Micah, who are these people?" Diane asked. "I saw them at the festival but I don't recognize them." Micah nodded.
"Of course you wouldn't. This is Zelophehad and Seraphina." The blonde introduced. "They're with me because of...special circumstances. I believe you know Elaine?" At her name the fairy broke away from Ban and curtsied.
"It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance." Elaine formally introduced herself. "I am King's younger sister and Lady Micah's Spear of Dreams." Everyone turned towards Micah who shrugged.
"Like I said, special circumstances." She repeated. "Elaine once died but was resurrected to serve me. I have no idea why." King's furrowed his brow and began to ask something when Ban suddenly rushed at Zelophehad and raised his arm to punch him. Zelophehad rolled his eyes and caught the man's arm.
"Are you still on about that?" He asked. "As I said before, Sister asked for us to keep our identities a secret and thus I pretended to be Elaine's lover." Ban growled.
"That's what I don't get!" The Sin yelled as he pulled his arm back. "Micah ain't your sister! She's the Captain's!" Zelophehad narrowed his eyes and looked over to Meliodas whose expression remained neutral.
"Is that so? Nevertheless, I'm still part of her family." He answered. "Isn't that right, Meliodas?" Micah watched as her brother grimaced.
"C-Captain. Is he telling the truth?" Diane asked. Meliodas said nothing. Seraphina sighed.
"Well might as well get it out of the way then. She's my sister too." The Goddess announced. Now the Sins were thrown into greater confusion.
"Guys, stop!" Micah yelled causing everyone to turn in her direction. "There are injuries we need to attend to. Can we please discuss this later?" Although many were reluctant to do so, the group nevertheless listened to her. As the tended to their wounds, Micah rushed Eira onto Hawk's Mama, who arrived just after the commotion, and placed her on one of the beds in the tavern. After making sure she was comfortable, Micah rushed back outside just in time to see Griamor leave with Veronica in his arms. A few tears dripped from her eyes as Griamor disappeared into the distance. Though she had not recovered much of her memories of Veronica, Micah knew that she had cared deeply for the princess, just as she had with Elizabeth. Micah quickly wiped her tears away and went towards her brother and Elizabeth, the latter wiping away a few tears of her own.
"Brother, your sword." Micah said sadly. "I couldn't get it back. I knew how important it was to you." Meliodas ruffled her hair.
"It's alright, Micah." He consoled. "Though the situation is dire, as long as you and Elizabeth are good then it'll be fine." At his words Elizabeth blushed. Micah gave a small smile but knew the conversation was far from over. Even with her fragmented memories, Micah felt that her brother's sword was somehow related to the Demons. Micah began to fidget nervously.
"Big Brother." Micah began. "About our family-" Meliodas immediately caught her off.
"I promised I would tell you but not right now." He murmured. Micah frowned at her brother's refusal.
"Why?" She demanded. "What is it about our family that you refuse to tell me about?" Suddenly, a loud laugh interrupted their conversation. Micah and the others turned towards the laugh.
"Ha! That man will not tell you anything!" Zelophehad proclaimed as he walked towards them. Seraphina was behind, a frown on her face. Meliodas expression darkened.
"Zelophehad, don't you dare." He warned. "Micah is my sister and I will not let you interfere in our family matters!" Zelophehad sneered at his words.
"Family matters?" The Demon repeated now angry. "Then why exclude me? I'm 'family' aren't I?!" Micah was now confused. She looked back and forth between Zelophehad and Meliodas, the latter now growing angry himself. Immediately the air grew tense. The Sins quickly rushed towards Meliodas's side though the group was also confused about what had just happened. Elaine herself rushed towards Micah, taking Elizabeth and the now bandaged Hawk with her. Seraphina remained by Zelophehad, looking intently at the confrontation. Then, she spoke up.
"Elizabeth, are you simply going to keep being silence?" She questioned the princess. Elizabeth looked confusingly at her.
"H-Huh? W-What do you mean?" She stuttered. Seraphina widened her eyes in disbelief.
"You really don't remember." She whispered. "Have you really forgotten? About me? About Alethea?!" Elizabeth shrunk back as Seraphina voice grew louder.
"Seraphina, stop this! You're scaring Elizabeth!" Meliodas yelled. The Goddess glared at him but stopped speaking. Micah felt her whole body beginning to shake when Alethea and Sidero spoke in her mind.
"Oh dear. This isn't going to well." Alethea murmured. Sidero scoffed.
"What did you expect? A happy family reunion?" Sidero questioned. "You've seen how Meliodas tries to hide the truth of his family. It's no wonder he refuses to even acknowledge Zelophehad as one!" Micah frowned when she realized something.
"What if I talk about you two?" Micah asked the two beings. "Will that be alright?"
"Are you sure about this? We could be put in danger!" Sidero reminded.
"Sidero is correct. Meliodas may also refuse to acknowledge our existence and drive a further wedge between our families." Alethea warned. Micah grimaced and decided against talking about the two. But, she also refused to be kept in the dark any longer. What exactly was Zelophehad's relationship with Meliodas and Seraphina's with Elizabeth? Micah heard Sidero sigh.
"Though I'm against you talking about our existence, you deserve to know the truth. I'm certain you were told this in the past, but Zelophehad is part of your family because..." Micah eyes widened in shock.
"Zelophehad's my uncle?!" Micah yelled. Immediately all eyes were on her. Micah blushed under their gazes.
"You were not suppose to yell that out!" Sidero hissed. Micah felt her blood run cold at her mistake but it was too late to take it back. The damage had been done. Meliodas looked as though he had just heard something terrible.
"Micah." He began. "Where did you hear that from?" Micah didn't know how to answer him. Suddenly, Zelophehad spoke up.
"She heard it from me." He blatantly lied. "I thought she was informed of our relationship already but I was shocked to hear that she was ignorant of it." Micah stared at him. Did Zelophehad lie to protect her secret? The Demon looked coolly at the now enraged Meliodas.
"You don't have the right to be angry." Zelophehad simply said. "If she wanted to know then who was I to deny her?" The tension in the air grew ever thicker as though foreboding of another battle. In a panic, Micah threw herself in front of the opposing sides.
"Please don't fight!" She begged. "Aren't we a family? Then why do we end up fighting with each other?!" Micah's vision began to blur as tears filled her eyes. "It's always like this! Please, don't leave me alone anymore." She fell on her knees as tears streamed down her face.
"I-Is it me? Did I cause my own family to fall apart?" She whimpered. "Am I at fault?" Immediately, Meliodas rushed to her and embraced his sister.
"Micah, don't ever say that!" He chastised her. "Don't ever blame yourself for something that isn't your fault." Micah continued to cry as she held her brother closer. Elizabeth gazed at the sad scene with a sorrowful expression when she saw Elaine.
"Elaine, you're crying. Are you also upset?" She asked. The fairy, tears streaming down her face, shook her head.
"I could feel Lady Micah's immense sadness." Elaine explained as the tears continued to fall. "She and I are connected. Lady Micah must held in this sadness for a very long time now." Zelophehad grimaced at the scene before he walked about to Micah and Meliodas, the latter glaring as he did so.
"Meliodas, we obviously don't see eye to eye on many things." The Demon said. "However, we both care for this child. You did what you believe would make her happy and I did what I believe would be best for her. And now I believe it would be in our best interests to save this conversation for another time." With that, Zelophehad headed towards the tavern. Seraphina glanced one last time towards Micah before following him. Elaine wiped her tears away.
"I shall take my leave as well." The fairy said and headed towards the tavern. Ban caught her arm as she did so.
"Why are you following them?" He asked. Elaine gave a neutral expression as she took her arm from his grasp.
"Regardless of my love for you, I must place Lady Micah first. And in this situation, it is best for me to follow Zelophehad and Seraphina so I may speak with them." With that, she left. Ban gave a disgruntled look at his lover before turning back to Micah and Meliodas, still hugging each other.
Oh my reincarnation, fulfill your duties and maintain the balance of Light and Darkness.
For the Nothing will soon come and take everything.
An endless cycle of grief. An endless cycle of fighting. When shall it end? Yet there is silver of hope—one last chance to break this accursed cycle. To reunite and defeat the Nothing once and for all. All we must do is wait, wait for when it is time to do our part.
Secrets are revealed and situations have grown dire. Micah's connection with Sidero and Alethea runs much deeper than she once believed as scars of forgotten memories come to haunt her. With the threat of the Deity Dragons and Holy Knights still looming over her, can Micah resolve the issues between her family and friends? Until Next Time...
Just some clarifications on this chapter: The Deity Dragons are not gone-they're still inside Micah's body. However, when Micah tells them to stop, the dragons control themselves enough so that she can regain her body back. The dragons are fighting with themselves to do what's right or seek revenge. Micah at this point of the story still has not regain all of her memories. However, she still feels the emotional connection to said memories and will act upon them. When Zelophehad and Meliodas threatened to fight each other, Micah couldn't help but blame herself because of a similar situation that occurred in the past. Regarding Zelophehad's connection with Micah, he was not aware that she was his niece until seeing Meliodas again, hence why he calls Micah "Sister" in previous chapters. The next chapter will explain why the Demon still calls Micah "Sister" despite knowing she isn't exactly Sidero. Alethea is in a similar position but has a deeper connection with Elizabeth.
At this point in both the canon manga and my story, Sidero is Micah's aunt and thus the sister of the Demon King. More of their relationship will be clarified in upcoming chapters. If your still confused, don't hesitate to PM me. I really did feel like I didn't do a good job with this chapter.
Reviews:
TroubleBecca123: Thank you for your kind words. I will never abandon this story, but I just wanted to explain to everyone why I seemed to have been missing for awhile.
KiidMars: Thank you for your words. You have no idea how much it means to me. I enjoy writing but my depression does make it harder to actually focus on my stories. I hope this chapter is good for you.
fantasy.92: That wasn't the Creator-It was the Deity Dragons. They were angry that their mother, the Creator, died for the clans who eventually forgot and wanted revenge. They tried to take over Micah's body as seen with the changes in the previous chapter but now they're docile. Also I am aware of the mix up. That's why I'll be editing the previous chapters. As for the new manga chapters, we'll just have to see.
CrystalVixen93: Thank you! Hope you enjoy this chapter.
A ruffpuff fan: Thanks! I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Until Next Time! R&R!