Hello everyone, I hope you finally like this update but before that I wanted to address a few things. One is that I know I haven't gotten around to updating this story in quite a while, reason's being lack of interest and more on other stories as well as wanting to update said other stories. Another thing, one particular reader had the gall to message me to say, and I quote "Everyone is tired of waiting for those two that you left behind you need to stop what you are doing and start making new chapters of them say about ten chapters please so that way we won't repeatedly read them over again please and thank you." That was incredibly and utterly rude, saying please and thank you doesn't automatically make it not rude, which makes me not want to update this story. I've been waiting for my four days off to get to this story and I get messaged this, I don't know what you guys think but for me I find this disrespectful as hell and inconsiderate as I have a full time job, have other hobbies, and stuff keeps happening every weekend when I wanted to update this or other stories.
Chapter 16: All Versus the Fallen King Part Two
LAST TIME
"Secret sword!" When those words were muttered with disdain, immediately Alexander's eyes widen as he shouts to Meliodas.
"DODGE NOW!" He shouted, yet it was already too late as the Sin of Wrath froze as he witnessed his own-self being brutally slashed and stabbed before his eyes. He glances to his right to see an image of himself falling before it disappears.
"SWALLOW REVERSAL!" As it shouted those words, in an instant three concurrent arching blades close on the Meliodas to create a prison that he could not escape nor defend, resulting in him being stabbed three times simultaneously through his hearts as he was then slashed through the body, causing Meliodas to vomit out blood as he fell backward just as Ban turns fast in shock.
"SIR MELIODAS!" Elizabeth screamed as the Sin just laid there with wide eyes at not understanding what just happened as he was stomped on by the raging monster who roared.
"RAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!" Roared the enraged knight of destruction.
CURRENT TIME
Watching this was a horrified Elizabeth who held Veronica closely. Those who also saw this scene were the shocked Jericho, Guila, Ban, Diane, King, Howzer, Marmas, Dawn Roar, and a worried Alexander next to Hercules who just watched it place more pressure in the footy gaining painful screams from the Demon Prince.
"NARUTO PLEASE STOP ALREADY!" Elizabeth shouted, causing the Black Knight to pause and at that moment showed a weakness in its defense as the katana it held was suddenly ripped out of its right hand by a sudden pull, flying into Ban's hand while he had leaped directly for the Knight while its back was turned.
"I WON'T LET YOU MURDER HIM!" Ban shouted as he swung down at the Knight yet it didn't even turn but grab the blades by its tip, stopping Ban who's eyes widen just like a purple double-edged sword shot from the earth and into the Knight's right hand just as it turns fast while the sword turns Pitch black and red lines through it, slicing Ban and the sword in two. During this moment the Black Knight readies himself and unleashed a series of rapid consecutive lunges of strikes at Ban's upper body which reduces it too pieces as flew back.
"Ban!" King shouted before turning towards the Black Knight raising a sword to strike another of Meliodas's hearts when it suddenly blocks the strike from above its head, from Hercules who was angered. This scene shocked many at how he reacted so fast without even looking.
"Can someone tell me how he can do that?" Slader asks while Alexander showed seriousness.
"Even when he's controlled by his sadness and anger, his skills haven't dulled. The Dance of Avidya and Deathpecker were my father's skills, not to mention that sword is the replica of Master Lancelot's Arondight." Alexander muttered with wide eyes when he saw that while Hercules was struggling to push back the Knight, the black sword back to leak a black energy.
"HERCULES, JUMP BACK NOW!" Alexander shouts just as the mighty hybrid had his sword forced up into the air just like Arondight that was grasped with both hands, with it a single swing down caused a black aura to be unleashed upon slashing Hercules, resulting in that aura to overflows from Hercules shoulder to reveal a massive slash just before he was kicked far away, skipping until he was caught by Diane.
"Whats happening and don't lie?!" When Alexander heard that, he turns to see Howzer running to his side, seeing him the Prince looks away.
"Telling you now would be confusing, but what I'll tell you is, my father is consumed by his emotions and will not listen to reason. We have to retrain him now!" His words caused Howzer to look at him like he's crazy.
"Father?! He's not even in his 20's, HOW CAN YOU BE HIS SON?!" Howzer demanded from the red-head who simply sighs before he got serious and without answering he disappears by lightning, appearing on the Knight's right as he and the Knight began a battle of swords that even the Prince was losing it, seeing he's not pushing him off Meliodas who was in a lot of pain. That was until a sphere formed around the foe, lifting him off of Meliodas and giving enough time for Alexander to grab Meliodas and jump away from the Knight who shattered the barrier, directing its gaze at Griamore who had his sword pointed at the Berserking Knight and before he was attacked, a shout was heard.
"ULIMATE GRAVITY X60!" Shouted Marmas as the Knight was hit by a massive gravity that formed a crater where it stood yet it just stands straight up despite the gravity difference just before it heard it.
"RISING TORNADO!" With that, the Knight was consumed by a highly-condensed tornado, with this Howzer shouted while looking back at Guila.
"GUILA, I NEED YOUR HELP RIGHT NOW TOO RESTRAIN HIM! IF YOU DON'T HELP OUR CHANCES AT SURVIVAL WILL BE WORSE!" He shouted, knowing well that isn't Naruto but some monstrous force controlling, even than he knows he doesn't know the whole story. It was with his words, despite Guila's fear she ran to the side of Howzer while pointing her lance at the tornado.
"SHOT BOMB!" She shouted as multiple bombs appeared at the end of her lance to be fired at the tornado, causing it to become a blazing tornado.
"COMBINED SKILL, BOMB CYCLONE!" Howzer shouted before turning to the others.
"EVERYONE, PREPARE YOURSELVES!" Howzer shouted which caused everyone to start preparing too attack as they knew they will most likely be killed if they can't stop him. While this was happening, Alexander was watching, trying too figure out how to stop his father as he won't listen.
"Why...are you helping me? I know...you hate me, just like the others. After all, your his son." The moment he heard that, glances at the weak and bloodied Meliodas that was staring at him but before answering he turns his attention back to his father in the tornado.
"Chances are, if you were there than the others wouldn't attack. Not only that, we need your ability to reflect magic just in case. Don't even think, I'm different from my sister or the others, when it comes to you more so at the fact, your the reason my Master is dead." Hearing that, Meliodas looks away before he moves himself to stand in his own.
"I see..." He said, preparing himself despite the pain yet looks back to see Elizabeth just sitting by helpless, the look she had was that of pleading...not just for him not to die, but more so...after a few seconds, Meliodas shows her his usual cheeky smile.
"Don't worry, we'll bring Naruto back to his senses!" He shouted at Elizabeth who got tearful and while this was happening the others got in the same page that they mustn't deliver the finishing blow but while this was happening, Alexander was starting at Meliodas before saying something he wanted to know.
"Meliodas, if he were using his True Magic Ability and not his Noble Phantasm, this fight would have long been over, right?" As Alexander asked that, he saw the Demon's eyes widen as he looks back at the tornado as one thing flashed in mind which immediately that he swallowed, seeing that reaction caused the Prince to smirk.
"So it wasn't just a story, of how my father became a Legend. You were once known as the vilest and most terrifying demon in existence... you're the reason why Master Lancelot died...so I want to know...did my father make you fear death when he used it?" As Alexander asked that, he could see the expression on Meliodas's face all the while a cold chill ran up the Demon's spine, not at his words but of the memory...of his very first defeat at the hands of a human.
"Your father, was a King like no other. I regretted a few things during the Holy War, and what happened to your father is one of them." His words caused Alexander's eyes to widen in surprise until they heard it, a scream of pain as they turn to see Marmas falling to the side as Arondight was through him and as this was happening, a light began to appear from the tornado that dispersed from the Magic aura unleashed that caused both Howzer and Guila to stumble back, this scene caused Alexander to freeze at what he saw when the tornado dispersed. It was the Black Knight holding the corrupted Failnaught.
"DEFEND AT ALL COST'S, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO EVADE THAT ATTACK!" Alexander shouts at the top of his lungs, but it was already too late as the Black Knight unleashed a massive number of what could be seen as back strings that pierce and move all around them, striking many through their bodies while a few of the Dawn roar members, consisting of Hugo, Jillian, and Weinheidt fell dead while many others hit the ground in utter pain as they had holes in their bodies.
"What...was that?" Howzer asked as blood was in his mouth, on the ground and unable to get up from the pain like many others due to the fact they were hit by high-speed vacuum arrows that moved after being fired. This included Alexander who was on the ground as he too was hit, also not having enough time to react more so how many were unleashed that moment before he saw a surprising scene.
"Why..." Asked a tearful Elizabeth at seeing Griamor standing in front of her and Veronica body protectively with "Wall" activated yet their many many holes through it and through his body.
"I failed to protect, Princess Veronica. I won't...fail too—" He stops as he fell forwards, bleeding quite badly like many others. Seeing this, Alexander grits his teeth.
"Dammit...I'm so useless." Spoke the tearful Alexander who could only stare at his father having beaten them all in an instant, not letting them move to attack him but lay in defeat. That was until Alexander's eyes widen to see the last one standing, Meliodas despite his injuries. As the Black Knight stared at the leader of the Seven Deadly Sins, Meliodas stared back but what he saw was the image of a man that stood in front of him, baring the symbol of Kingship. Yet before anything could happen, all of a sudden Meliodas felt his strength being sucked away like many others and that also affected the Black Knight.
"HEY ASSHOLE!" Hearing those words, immediately the Knight turns fast to see a fully healed Ban falling from high above which immediately it reacts by moving its left hand up to catch the strike when it paused, in Ban's hands was Arondight yet what it saw was that the pitch black and red lines of the blade were vanishing to reveal the purple blade yet that purple was turning clear white with gold. As it did so, over the span of mere milliseconds, something spoke to Ban...telling it what to say and as this was happening, energy of pure blue light.
"ARONDIGHT OVERLOAD!" Ban screamed as he brought the sword down, moving past his hand as the blade slashed into the armor and through the bow, while this was happening a burst of blue light comparable to the surface of a lake erupted from the Black Knight who was screaming as it was consumed, causing the armor to have cracks form on it. This scene had caused Alexander's eyes too widen at the fact in complete and utter shock.
"That's...the original Arondight...but if that's true, how did he manage to summon forth its original—" He stopped as he watched the Knight stumble back while Ban stood up straight as he held the sword close with an image of Lancelot appearing next to him, it was with this opening that Ban swung a second time with enough force that sent the Knight flying back with its broken bow and cracking armor, this sight caused Alexander too turn towards where Hercules was to see even while having healed it had no physical strength, with a passive expression that read he gave Ban his strength.
"Hercules..." Muttered the Prince who turns to see the Black Knight was clashing against Ban who's temporarily gained immense strength to the point he was matching the foe as their blades connected yet each of Ban's strikes shattered the Black Knight's corrupted blades.
"HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW?!" Ban shouted as he brought up the sword and immediately uses his "Snatch" ability to pull away a sword that was heading for the Knight in order to block the strike and because of that, the Knight received the second slash into its armor, severely damaging it as more cracks appeared and with it a leakage of darkness.
"RAAAAAAWWWWWWRRRRRROOOOOOAAAAAARRRRRRR—" That scream was cut off by Ban slamming the sword flat end full force into the Knight's helmet breaking off a piece as it flew back through the air as it hits the ground with a skip, rolling away which Ban fell to one knee as he felt about at his limit.
"Ehehe, I guess—" Ban froze as he felt it, as he saw it...a pillar of darkness erupting from where the Black Knight was getting up and as it did, what they saw was that the helmet was broken a bit, showing the right side of Naruto's face yet his right eye seemed lifeless as tears fell.
"Naruto/Father." Alexander and Elizabeth said, very well seeing his sad he was right now and as this was happening, the Knight extends its right hand as another Holy sword flys into his hand before becoming corrupted but before it did, Alexander saw what it actually looked like.
"Bring it!" Ban said, reading himself until he heard it.
"DODGE AT ALL COSTS! IT'S THE BLADE OF GAWAIN, EXCALIBUR GALATINE!" Alexander screamed at Ban who turns towards him in confusion until he felt it and turns fast, what he saw was the Black Knight tossing the corrupted sword high into the air where a pseudo black sun formed. While the sun floats above the Knight, they watch as black flames come down, taking the shape of of a single line that the Berserking Knight grasps with both hands which caused the black sun to vanish and transfer into the massive black flame sword that was swung down at not only Ban but the size would surely consume them all. Seeing this, Alexander's eyes only widen as he didn't know what too do like many others as this attack very well spelled the end, that was until all of a sudden a certain blonde flew past them all.
"FULL COUNTER!" Screamed the injured Meliodas who was thrown by Diane, having swung his broken sword with all his might and in turn completely reflecting the blade of black flames at the Black Knight who made a painful roar as he was consumed by a beam of black flames that leaves massive smoke and steam. During this, Meliodas started to fall when his eyes widen all the way to see something flying out of the smoke, revealing itself to be the Black Knight with its armor scorched while it brought back the sword, seeing this the Demon Prince's gaze softened.
"Will my death, quell your rage?" He thought to himself, just as the sword pierced through his chest and in turn unleashed a beam of black flames, destroying all but one last heart that results in Meliodas vomiting out blood as they crash into the ground, forming a crater where Meliodas lay bleeding as the sword was through him, piercing through the earth before it was pulled out of him, gaining a yell of pain.
"MELIODAS—" Ban stops as he hits the ground, unable to move much to the anger of the Sin of Greed who didn't have the strength to fight anymore all the while the Black Knight pulls its head back.
"RAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWRRRRRROOOOOOOOAAAAAAAARRRRRRRR!" As the berserking Knight roared before pulling its sword back, that was until a massive eruption of light-green light happened directly behind the him. This caused the Black Knight to stop and turn fast only to stumbled back as it increased into a pillar of light. Watching this, Alexander's eyes only widen in shock.
"This magic..." He muttered with shock at what he felt as he and everyone watched as the glow increased, and with it its aura as it starts to cause the cracks on the black armor to spread yet in retaliation of this light, the black aura seeping out of the Knight simply increases all the while plant life grew more and more with flowers spreading in all directions until it finally dyes down to reveal Elizabeth standing tall as she gave off a yellow aura that took the shape of wings while her right eye was revealed to have a symbol of a triskele.
"Elizabeth..." Meliodas said with shock at seeing the tearful Princess staring at the berserking Knight who had its back turned from the defeated Meliodas, its attention on the Princess who stood in front of Veronica's corpse.
"Naruto...why is it...that I always cause you so much pain. If it weren't for me, if it weren't for the fact I couldn't protect myself, you wouldn't have transformed." She said, seeing that expression on a part of Naruto's face, expressionless sadness.
"I don't understand how, but I can feel it, you're calling out for help...it hurts...so much, I can feel all that pain inside you, all that sadness and anger that's been buried deep inside you. I know, it's truly unbearable...but please, just stop already." As she told the Knight that, it paused before pointing its sword directly at her and seeing this, Meliodas's eyes widen.
"ELIZABETH RUN, YOU CAN'T WIN!" Meliodas shouts at the Princess just as more darkness was unleashed from the Black Knight's armor.
"Naruto, I beg you stop now." She told the man she knew yet it just roars as it charges right at her, consumed by the emotions of past and present.
"PLEASE JUST STOP, NARUTOOOOOO!" As she screamed those words, her aura increased beyond what it was as a wide range attack that was mostly aimed at the Knight who crashed into it, pushing back Elizabeth's aura as it roared, continuing to charge into it until finally, the light broke through the darkness, consuming the Knight completely as it roared from being consumed by the light while being sent back as the armor cracked more and more, with it the entire Reality Marble was replaced by the real world. By the time it ends the entire area we a grassy field where plant life bloomed.
"Amazing." Spoke Howzer who was sitting up, seeing all his wounds having vanished like everyone else's with Alexander on his knees, staring at himself in shock, but that ends when they all heard it.
"Meli...odas..." As they heard that, everyone's eyes widen to see standing was the black Knight who's aura was gone yet the armor was still there, standing directly in front of Elizabeth much to everyone's shock.
"Nar—" Elizabeth couldn't finish as the Knight grabbed her by her throat, lifting her in the air with the fingers tightening around her throat, seeing this Meliodas immediately reacted.
"ELIZABETH!" Meliodas screamed as he leaped for them just as the Knight brought back his sword, seeing this the tearful Elizabeth just stares at Naruto with sadness as tears fall from her face as Meliodas tried to make it yet due to having lost all but one heart, as of right now he's still very weak and exhausted, only able to watch as the Knight started to move the sword forwards just as Elizabeth closed her eyes and spoke.
"I'm sorry, Naruto." As she spoke those words, she awaited the pain yet after a couple of seconds nothing came, slowly she opened her eyes and what she saw caused them to widen in horror as a cough was heard with blood splattering in her face. Not only this, Meliodas had stopped in his tracks at what he saw while Alexander was utterly horrified.
"I'm...so...sorry, Elizabeth." Spoke Naruto who has regained control as blood was coming from his mouth, having just stabbed the sword directly through his own abdomen completely piercing through his body. It was with this he let's go of Elizabeth as he fell forwards with not into the sword vanishing but the armor suddenly morphing into a darkness that began to detach from Naruto who fell into Elizabeth arms.
"NARUTO!" As she screamed those words, she was now sitting down with the barely awake Naruto in her arms.
"Not...again..." The moment she heard that, Elizabeth turned her gaze towards the darkness like everyone else to see it erupt and unleash 32 shadows from it, all around them as it took the shape of humans, many were either bald or had purple-hair, yet they all had nearly black clothing and skin with all wearing an identified skull mask. The one in front of them showed anger at the two.
"For your sin of betrayal, YOU DIE!" As the being of darkness shouted, a spear appeared in its right hand as it was thrusted not at Elizabeth but at Naruto who's consciousness was fading. Seeing this, everyone's eyes widen as they all weren't fast enough to react, that was when a yellow spear flew past Elizabeth's head, piercing through the being of shadow who looks down at it before dispersing into the darkness that returned to the others much to everyone's shock.
"Seems, a lot happened."
NANATSU NO TAIZAI OST-PERFECT TIME
The moment they all turned, what they saw were three cloaked individuals having arrived by horseback, their very presence caused the shadows too take steps back just as the leader gets off his horse.
"Seems quite a lot has happened, but seeing as this fight has gone on long enough let us put an end to things." As he said it, he removes the hood that immediately caused Meliodas's eyes too widen in shock at the man he saw, looking close to a kid he once knew.
"Allow me to introduce myself, I am Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, hailing from the once Kingdom of Danafor!" He said, showing a smile on his face and in that instant tension build as no one moved, that was until one-by-one the beings of darkness sinked into the shadows, disappearing until none were left. After this, Diarmuid turns his gaze to Meliodas.
"Its been quite awhile, Sir Meliodas." He said, staring at the very much surprised Sin of Wrath that was until they heard a shout.
"NARUTO, STAY AWAKE!" The moment they heard that, the two turn to see Naruto was once again losing consciousness from the amount of blood he's lost from the hole in him.
"This isn't good, we need—" Meliodas was cut off by Diarmuid turning to one of his comrades.
"QUICKLY, HE'S LOSING TO MUCH BLOOD!" He shouted which the individual nods before making their way to Elizabeth holding Naruto.
"Lay him down, I can help." Came a female voice from the cloaked individual. When Elizabeth heard that, she looks tearfully at the person who kneels down before her, causing her eyes to widen when she saw a pair of orange eyes with the triskele symbol in them.
"You can trust me, Elizabeth." As she said it, a pair of angelic wings sprouted from the cloak much almost everyone's shock as they watched her extended both arms to reveal a light-green aura that was focused on where Naruto was injured and during this time, the red-heads eyes had closed.
OST END/WITHIN HIS MINDSCAPE AT THIS TIME
The moment Naruto's eyes open he immediately sat up in shock as he shouted.
"ELIZA—" He stooped himself in realization at where he was at, a very familiar place that was nothing but white.
"Well, aren't you the rude one. Coming back here on the brink of death again, is it me or will this be a thing?" The moment he heard that he froze to turn slowly to see a large desk having large stacks of paper on top of it and behind it were two large doors, one being demonic while the other heavenly. But what he was focused on was the one who sat at the desk, Death.
xxxxxxCHAPTER ENDxxxxxx
NEXT TIME, THE TALK; CHANGE OF PLANS.