Chapter 13: Thus, They Went for Him Part 2
A/N: I dedicate this Chapter to Uzumaki0119, Galfridus, and StarryNightGazer. I do hope you like it and please do leave a review of what you think of this chapter. Enjoy. Also, Merry Taizai Christmas to you all.
"Apologize to me…For daring to use my sin," Esclados stated calmly causing Galahad snort.
"Apologize to you, a foolish human? How pleasant it is to see that fear turned you insane, but very well, allow me to demonstrate my true power," Galahad declares causing Merka to sigh while Esclados said nothing and simply crossed his arms in deep wait for Galahad's next move.
Suddenly, Galahad began moving his body in a dancing manner while whirling his arms in a graceful, yet battle-like rhythm of his dance.
"That dance…Galahad's gathering a massive amount of earth magic," Merka states in deep worry as she witnesses her lifelong friend and comrade's power commenced to increase. Suddenly, female commandment noticed that Galahad was lightly slowing down and wavering for a bit. This was to become a grave problem soon, and Merka knew and acknowledged this.
'Is he going to go this far just to defeat the legendary Sin of Destruction? Galahad, you have not resorted yourself to this limit for years ever since your battle and defeat against Karat,' Merka thinks as she initiates to realize that the Commandment of Need was reaching the end of his dance. With a massive, quaking step tops, and instantly all four of his hands clap while standing on one foot.
"Gaia Matter Stage One: Great Gigant Awakening!" Galahad roars. Suddenly all the earth around all Vaizel began shifting, quaking, and whirling, like the movement of a tornado, but in a clockwise direction. In a matter of moments, Galahad clapped his hands once again, and this time one hundred, five-hundred-foot spikes emerged in all directions in the whirling earth, heading towards Esclados. Instantly, a large dust cloud covered the whole region.
Back in Bella's Research Facility…
"Bella, this power…it belongs to Esclados, right?" Hera states in unmistakable fear as Dinadan placed his hands on her sister's shoulders in an attempt to ease the fear that emitted from Hera's presence.
"Yes, but it seems that Esclados is in a battle with the Ten Commandments' Galahad and Merka," Bella explains casually, while stunning Elizabeth and Dinadan by the mentioning of Galahad and Merka.
"The former Giant and Fairy Kings' own offspring?" Giles emotionlessly inquired. Bella simply nodded.
"This is really bad, Galahad and Merka better escape, as we all know what Sir Esclados is truly capable of being during the day," Elizabeth says in a deep tensed manner as she feared for Galahad and Merka's safety.
"Very Well, I shall journey towards Esclados's location," Bella calmly calls as she begins to call upon her magic which begins to appear as golden, red rays of a magical aurora. Desiring not to waste another second, the Lioness's Sin of Narcissism commenced speaking,
"Universal Shift," she announces, and instantly, Bella vanished in a mere second, revealing only a small rock in its place. Universal Shift is a unique technique that allows the user to choose any specific location that he or she desires and promptly, the very same user shall teleport himself to that chosen location and switch places with any random object that resides in the selected position.
The moment Bella had vanished, Dinadan unexpectedly sighed in an unmistakable, saddened manner which caused his sister, Hera, to look upon her older brother with a concerned appearance.
"Brother, is something wrong?" Hera asks worriedly. Dinadan doesn't respond.
"Brother…Brother…Brother," she sadly repeated with no successes or even a whisper from Dinadan until she says, "Prince!" Instantly, Dinadan is released from his silence and looks downwards towards his little sister the moment she had called him by his second name.
"Hera, I'm sorry, it's just that…," Dinadan tries to say when he feels Elizabeth's hand touch his shoe.
"We understand, I know you still feel guilt over her death, but right now we need you, the good, caring, and loyal king, the Seven Deadly Sins', Raven's Sin of Neglect, The Giant King, Dinadan," Elizabeth comfortingly says which causes Dinadan to smile sadly as tiny bundles of tears consumed his expression. Hera sadly places one of her hands on her brother's left leg, noticing his Sin of Neglect symbol on his knee. It was a pitch red flying raven that had the symbol of a seven-spiral star on its left wing as it carried a crumbling piece of bread on its beak. Hera lightly smiles.
'The Sin of Neglect…Dinadan, Prince, dear brother, please never consider yourself a neglectful king, you're an amazing king; I, the captain, Jack, Esclados, Giles, and Bella believe in you,' Hera thinks warmly as her eyes suddenly took notice of her brother beginning to rub his arm on his eyes.
"Thanks, Aunt Elizabeth that really means a lot," Dinadan stated as he softly wiped the small strands of tears that he recently shed. Suddenly, a smile made its way upon Dinadan's expression.
"How can he be a good king if his wings didn't even grow?" Giles quizzed as a deep emotionless expression was the only phenomenon present in his calm, defiant demeanor. In the very instant, a reddened, irritated expression appeared upon the Giant King's face as he began waving his hands in an annoyed manner.
"Do you have to always ruin the best of moments, Giles?" Dinadan inquired embarrassed by the Sin of Fear's newest declaration while Hera journeyed between her eldest brother and the half-human doll and attempted with all her might to convert herself as a voice of reasoning.
"Now, now, Dinadan, I'm sure Giles, didn't intend to cause any harm," Hera stated, attempting to lessen the heavy tensions that were beginning to grow inside Dinadan. Suddenly, without a mere warning, Giles calmly lifted his hand, which caused a purplish magical light to instantly spark around his fingers, directing his aim towards his fellow comrade, causing the half fairy and giant sin to gaze upon him in a confused demeanor. Elizabeth's eyes widened in realization of what Giles was about to do, and she was fully aware that Dinadan was not going to be pleased with the half doll's latest act.
"Guiles, what are you-?" Dinadan inquiries as great fear and sudden surprise roam his face. Despite his protests, the rebellious Sin of Fear swiftly shoots a short bolt of light that crossed the threshold of Dinadan's mind, causing the Sin of Neglect to flinch in deep astonishment.
"Searchlight," Giles stated with no emotion present in his expression. Instantaneously, an odd, jumbled demeanor formed on Giles's lips, meandering his to the side.
"Oh, I see, you used to be friends with the Ten Commandments', Galahad, why do you, of all people, feel such guilt over his betrayal?" Unexpectedly, a monstrous, angered emotion arose in Dinadan's face, causing a distressed, startled Hera to fearfully tremble away from her enraged brother.
"Giles, that is none of your concern!" the fuming Giant King roared as he sensed his hands clenching tightly in deep hellish madness. Yet, the half human-doll sin displayed no ounce of emotion or remorse towards Dinadan's rebuke.
"It was merely an undying curiosity which I simply wished to satisfy," Giles says as he calmly scrubs and readjusts his glasses.
"Satisfy?" Dinadan whispered in deep disgust as an almost overwhelming desire emerged deep within his soul of delivering judgment upon his comrade, the unwise, broken Sin of Fear. Yet, before any of these enraged tensions could be freed, Elizabeth, who wore a calm but serious expression, swiftly appeared between Dinadan and Giles, frivolously startling both sins.
"Dinadan, Giles, both of you are good, dear friends and comrades, please don't ruin your friendship with one another," the goddess peacefully says as she stretched her arms to either side, attempting to prevent a possible clash between both Dinadan and Giles.
"Aunt Elizabeth's right, friends should never fight each other," Hera detailed while she marched and stood right next to Elizabeth in a tranquil but defiant character.
Moved by Elizabeth and Hera's words, Dinadan softly released a sigh and began to rub the back of his head in an embarrassed manner, while Giles lightly bowed his head in acknowledgment of Elizabeth and Hera's speech. A smile formed on Elizabeth's face.
"Now, I believe its best for you two to make up," Elizabeth professed, causing a guilty, yet calm smile to emerge on both Giles and Dinadan's faces. Instantly, Dinadan commenced to stretch out his hand to the Sin of Fear, while Giles himself did the same in return until both hands made physical contact with each other.
"I'm sorry for my sudden outburst Giles, I know it was wrong of me, while I overlooked your condition," Dinadan stated in a repented tone as he began to shake Giles's hand.
"My apologies as well, even though my heart itself is broken, the fact still remains that what I did was simply out of line," Giles specified in a content demeanor while a soft tear escaped his pupil. Suddenly, a telepathic voice emerged inside Giles's mind. The voice felt feminine and familiar. In the very instant, Giles recognized the origin of the mysterious calling. It was Bella's voice.
"Giles, this is a matter of complete importance, your presence is needed in my current location right away," Bella swiftly stated in a desperately, worried manner, "I'll send you a portal." Giles obediently nods which lightly confuses Dinadan, Hera, and Elizabeth for the Sin of Fear's sudden change of character.
"Understood," Giles calmly answers. Without wasting another second, Giles directed his attention towards Elizabeth, Dinadan, and Hera and commenced to say in an emotionless custom,
"Princess Elizabeth, Prince, and Hera, I just received a message from Bella, requesting my aid immediately," Giles explains which caused Elizabeth, Dinadan, and Hera to begin to grow desperately anxious.
"Is something wrong?" Hera questions as she places her hands together in a nervous manner.
"Not sure, but I can tell that it is not going well," Giles emotionlessly retorted.
Suddenly, a pink-colored magical presence appeared on the opposite side of Bella's lab, forming a pinkish, round-shaped, transparent portal appeared before Giles, Elizabeth, Dinadan, and Hera. The vortex instantly revealed a Bella who was staring towards them on the other side of her gateway in a calm manner while she crossed her arms. Swiftly, the Sin of Narcissism began to say,
"Giles," Bella only stated as her expression was filled with a serious, concern demeanor.
"I must go now, Bella is waiting for me," the half doll-human says as he began to walk towards the recently activated portal.
"Be careful, Giles," Hera states while Giles simply nodded while he vanished the moment he entered the vortex as it closed behind the Sin of Fear.
The instance Giles had departed from the disordered lab, Dinadan instantly directed his vision upon Elizabeth and Hera and says,
"What now?"
"I believe we should head towards The Alpha's Howl," Hera suggested, causing Elizabeth and Dinadan to lower their heads in acceptance of Hera's latest idea. Without wasting another second, Hera, Dinadan, and Elizabeth commenced walking towards the entrance of Bella's research facility. Just before they could reach the very entry, an overwhelming, magical light appeared inside the room and began to revolve around Elizabeth, Dinadan, and Hera.
"What's going on?!" Hera quizzes in deep shock while Elizabeth's eyes widened in complete surprise.
'This light…It belongs to M- 'Elizabeth incompletely thinks as the unexpecting magical power shattered in complete force, causing Elizabeth, Dinadan, and Hera to instantly cover their eyes as they vanished without the very trace from Bella's lab.
In the intervening time in the Demon Realm…
"Young Master, Karat, and Young Lady, Irlana, your tea is ready," a male demon stated as he happily placed two cups of tea in front of Karat and Irlana who were seated on opposite sides of a round, emerald-colored table. The demon possessed dark, black hair that lightly covered his right eye, a tall, slender muscular physique, adorned a long, slim mustache, and the shape of his Demon Mark was that of two small arrows, positioned below his left eye. His attire consisted of a white, sleeveless vest, wore a pair of dark pants, and his arms were decorated with separate sleeves. It was the Napping Reaper, Cusack.
"Why thank you, Cusack," Irlana respectfully thanks as she gently grasps the cup of tea.
"My pleasure, Lady Irlana," Cusack contently answers while Karat quietly seizes his cup of tea and begins to drink the brownish liquid. Expectedly, Karat's earlier calm expression transforms into complete dissatisfaction while Irlana attempted to maintain a calm demeanor after tasting the terrible tea.
"Simply Awful," Karat distastefully stated as he placed his cup back on the roundtable.
"Master Karat, do you mean my tea or the fact that that miserable time water was simply a waste of time, or are you referring to the ever-growing tension that has been reinstated between the Goddesses and Demons?" Cusack gladly quizzed.
"All of them," The Retributioner answered plainly, causing Cusack simply smirked in deep embarrassment.
'Huh, the apple never falls far from the tree,' Cusack thinks sadly.
"Brother, don't be so rude, Cusack's tea wasn't all that bad" Irlana softly chastised while Karat uninterestedly tried ignoring her sister's complaint as he began to think about the true object of his irritation. Cusack was right. It truly was a waste of time. The water and the only means of reaching the past were lost. Nothing could make this moment any worse than it was.
Suddenly, a massive magical presence made itself known and roared unto Karat's senses, which caused the Commandment of Loyalty to become enraged and tensed by the identity of this newest presence. Noticing her brother's change of character, Irlana asked,
"Brother, is something wrong?" Irlana intrigues in a worried manner, yet Karat remained silent.
"Master Karat?" Cusack questioned while he crossed his arms in curiosity. Suddenly, Karat began to speak.
"I hope what I just sensed is not what I think it is," Karat declares darkly in a serious manner while turning his attention towards Cusack and says,
"Cusack, where are Merka and Galahad?"
Somewhere else in Britannia…
On the outskirts of the Spirit Clan's domain which almost met the Goddess Clan and Demon Clan's borders in Britannia, there reared a massive mountain. Its color was that of a pinkish rose. The enormous structure possessed the shape of a wolf's fang, and the estimated size of this great structure was five-thousand-feet high, covered by hordes of roses of many different colors. A name was awarded to this mountain, "Arosa's Wait".
Arosa's Wait was a sacred mountain that was highly regarded by all the Spirit Clan, and disrespect towards this blessed wonder was not tolerated. As much as this great marvel was cherished and esteemed by the Spirit Clan, none were permitted to enter except for those of a very high rank.
Unknowingly, Arosa's Wait was presently being visited by the Twelve Apostles', Meliodiel and Yealiz, who was resting his head upon Yealiz's lap while she, knelt, softly comforted her lover as she peacefully scoured his silver-pale locks.
As the two lovers witnessed the welcoming rise of the sun while silence itself consumed the hordes of roses around the large mountain, a sorrowful sigh was unconfined from Meliodiel's mouth, causing the young Goddess, who nearly resembled Elizabeth, to lower her head in worry.
"Meliodiel are you alright?" Yealiz inquires as she gapes downwards toward Meliodiel. Instantly, Meliodiel quietly removes his head from Yealiz's chest and begins to stand to his feet while his cherry-blue eyes were concealed by his hair. A few seconds of peaceful silence was dominant in the garden of roses as Yealiz awaited Meliodiel's answer. Suddenly, the Captain of the Twelve Apostles began to speak,
"It's been four years since I heard his name once again," Meliodiel began to say as he clutched his hands into fists, while Yealiz raised herself up and placed her hand upon Meliodiel's shoulder.
"Hey, Tristan, I wonder how you're happily yet sadly spending your time with Emala, your traitor and cursed of a younger brother still misses you," Meliodiel specified gloomily, yet he continued to say in a similar sad tone, "I'm curious how father, mother, Relena, Aster, Eleck, and little Lena are doing as well?"
"Meliodiel, I understood how you feel but please don't blame yourself for the choice I made many years ago," Yealiz stated in a miserable tone as tears bursting with remorse slowly rained upon her face. Unexpectedly, a soft presence of a warm kiss engulfed Yealiz's lips as Meliodiel wrapped his arms around her waist. The goddess of the Twelve Apostles blushed redly she placed her hands on Meliodiel's chest.
They stood there kissing for a matter of seconds, till Meliodiel removed his presence from Yealiz's lips and gazed upon her light blue pupils with a soft grin dominant on his face.
"You know you don't have to keep hiding your true hair color, Yealiz," Meliodiel softly encouraged, "We're alone, remember." Yealiz happily nodded. Suddenly, Yealiz's silver-blonde locks commenced to change color, and in a matter of mere seconds, long, waist-length, snow-colored hair with black highlights roamed her head. A warm smirk formed on Meliodiel's face while he gently grasped her right hand in a comforting manner.
"Don't worry, I'll protect you no matter what, Yealiz" the Leader of the Twelve Apostles declares, "Even if it means fighting my own grandmother, the Supreme Deity or your father, Ludociel." As much as she tried, Yealiz could not hide the saddened frown that rested upon her expression. She'd never desire such possibility of Meliodiel risking his own life for her sake to ever come true once again, nor did Yealiz desire him to clash with her own father, though she never really did appreciate his company.
Her relationship with her father wasn't very loving and or close, not quite surprising. Ludociel valued and cared more for the interests of the Goddess Clan over his own daughter's sake, considering her an absolute disappointment because of the very slow growth and potential of her power. Though she would never reveal it, deep down, Yealiz held a massive amount of resentment and hatred towards the man that she had known and addressed as her father.
Yet that mattered not to the goddess anymore, while she stared at her lover happily as her lips formed a warm smile. All that was bitter memories of the past that she had long forgotten. Her newest life as the Demon Clan's Twelve Apostles was happy and acceptable, however, there was a small bit of strain from the Demon Clan. Old Goddess and Demon tensions never did end. Fortunately, Yealiz cared not of the old rivalry between both clans. The life she had chosen alongside Meliodiel was simply more than rewarding.
As the two lovers continued to calmly gaze upon the other, a young, female voice emerged a few inches away.
"Hmm, once again it would seem that I picked a wrong moment to drop in," the female voice stated in playful, calm manner while instigating Meliodiel and Yealiz to gently turned their attention towards the female voice whom they knew and recognized.
The owner of the new coming, female voice was a floating, butterfly-winged adolescent. Long pale, blue hair dominated her head, pitch, black pupils made themselves known to the world around her, and a spiral Demon mark rested upon her cheek. Her attire consisted of a collared, red gown, adorned with a large, yellow bowtie, skirt, and a pair of white boots. The final token of her appearance was her large, elegant, and beautiful butterfly wings that spread behind her back in humble, yet proud manner.
"Hey, Meliodiel, was I interrupting your little lover's moment?" the mysterious female jokingly asked as she softly landed on the ground of roses near the two Apostles. Meliodiel softly sighed while Yealiz lightly giggled.
"No, you weren't interrupting anything, as usual, Minalu," Meliodiel stated happily as he gazed towards the presumed, dead fairy-human hybrid.
Vaizel…
As the dust of the earth began to clear from the now destroyed region that surrounded Vaizel, Galahad sighed in triumphant content as he calmly waited for the skeptical of Esclados's dead corpse. Merka flapped her wings rapidly, attempting to clear the aftermath air as she hoped that Galahad's latest strike wiped out the Sin of Destruction.
As the concealing air which covered Esclados dispersed completely, The Ten Commandments were bewildered of what they were witnessing.
There stood Esclados, possessing a bored expression while his hands were crossed in an unsatisfied manner.
"So, this is you at your very peak?" Esclados questioned in a distasteful tone.
"What the hell?!" Merka shouts in shock as she notices that Esclados's body held no wounds or blemishes from Galahad's Gia Awakening, "Not even a scratch!"
"How were you not affected by me attack?!" Galahad quizzed as he desired the truth behind this madness.
"The earth was beneath me, and it recognized the true consequences if it were to upset its divine, true master," the Sin of Destruction declared highly. Galahad lightly sniggered on such meaningless words and recomposed himself from his earlier astonished demeanor.
"You, may have great power, Sin of Destruction, yet that does not mean that I will consider you my superior," Galahad retorted as he stared downwards toward Esclados.
"Galahad, are you mad?! We need to fall back immediately!" Merka desperately begged, yet the Commandment of Gratitude remained silent, taking no heed of Merka's pleas.
"Galahad of the Ten Commandments, because of your lack of utmost respect, your unavoidable defeat will thee acknowledge, humiliation and humbleness will be your acquaintance and guide, have I, the god of Destruction and Fate, declared unto this day," Esclados announced in a dark, commanding voice, yet Galahad coolly brushed off Esclados's words as if they were mere pebbles from the seashore. In contrast, a deep bothered, fearful expression roamed Merka's face as she grew anxious about Esclados's declaration. Yet before The Commandment of Need grasped the chance to speak once more, unpredictably, Esclados stretched out his right hand and stated in a powerful manner, "Heed Thy Master's Will, come to thine Grasp, Holy Axe, Omegtha."
Unexpectedly from many miles away, a massive eruption of power burst, forewarning Galahad and Merka of a mysterious, enormous presence closing in on Vaizel in a hasty pace.
"Something's coming," Merka says as she immediately prepared herself for the very worst, dumbfounded by what powerful marvel was to arrive with such wrathful character.
Promptly, a massive, ornamental weapon appeared inside Esclados's right grasp. It was an immense, orange-colored axe. Its blade had the shape of a crescent moon, the hilt was circular round, its height and shape were like rhitta, except for the three spiral sunray blades behind the head. The final token of its appearance was the very center of the mighty weapon itself. The core was transparent crystal and possessed the shape of a woman, whose face was covered by the sun, clothed in a double robe, and possessed fire like wings, that linked the blade to the axe. This was the legendary Sacred Treasure, Omegtha.
The moment the massive sacred treasure rests upon the Sin of Destruction, Esclados lifts the massive axe in a perceiving manner and says, in a high yet slow voice,
"The legendary Holy Axe, Omegtha, named after the first-created maiden of the mighty Sun Clan," the god of Destruction states as he places downward swiping position and states in a calm manner,
"Supreme, Armament, Unleash," Esclados affirms as a massive burst of light and heat emerged from Omegtha, instigating Galahad and Merka to shelter their eyes from the menacing glow while keeping their vision locked on the prideful Sin of Destruction.
Abruptly, Esclados turned his observation from Galahad and Merka towards the still rising, red sun, causing the two Commandments to turn their gaze towards the sky as well. Unexpectedly, Esclados lightly lifted his left hand and snapped his fingers in a demanding manner. Out of the blue, the orange-red sky, which was dominated by morning itself, was no more, replaced by the bluish, sunny colors of high noon. A deep, dreadful fear consumed Merka and Galahad.
"Did he…j-just moved the sun itself to the point of changing morning into high noon?" Merka attempted to say in a terrified manner. Rapidly, Esclados appearance changed once again. His body became more muscular, causing his bartender rags to instantly hurdle off from his body while his pants remained firm and still, and his stature was now that of a massive titan that towered over Galahad by a few inches. The Commandment of Gratitude froze in deep shock.
"What…are y-you?" the Commandment of Gratitude dreadfully questioned as he bravely tried to hold himself together in against Esclados. Astonishingly, Esclados lightly chuckled.
"I'm the god of Destruction and Fate, Ruler of the Sun Clan, "The Highest Sun", Lord Esclados," Esclados states pridefully, but he goes on to declare while he began moving his hand in a challenging character,
"Now Come, Silly Commandment, That Dared Usurp My Authority,…Judgment For Your Stupidity, Shall Be Unadorned."
The Sin of Destruction is no more, as the legendary Highest Sun has been revived! Finally showing his true colors, he forgives none that dare mock his power.
To Be Continued in Chapter 14: The Man Lusts for Death...