Through the Times
Disclaimer:
Nanatsu no Taizai is owned by Nakaba Suzuki and Studio Deen
Doctor Strange (2016 MCU film) is owned by Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures
Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here, the story advances as Meliodas goes out to do another errand and this time he is escorted by another incarnation of Elizabeth, only this time in the modern-day Scotland.
Read on as a HEART-BREAKING situation is about to take place, and this would affect Meliodas in such a way…
Well then, read on and enjoy!
Ch. 12: Goburin no fukkatsu
Angered, the Goblin swoops down and jumps off the Goblin Glider, and the vehicle rammed towards Elizabeth, its sharp spear stabbed her through her stomach and pinned her against a wall, and Meliodas stared in horror as he went towards Elizabeth and tries to get the glider off her, but Elizabeth breathed raggedly for several seconds before she expired.
Meliodas was slowly getting consumed by grief as the Goblin stood there and said that this is what happens if anyone tries to insult him, though Meliodas glared at him in response.
"Now you know!"
"…"
"This is what you're going to become!"
"…"
"Say your prayers, brat!"
"…"
"You're going to die!"
"…"
Loki just watch the scene while he grabbed another bucket of popcorn as he wondered what Meliodas would do next, curious to see if Meliodas would go all-out against a mortal garbed in a goblin-themed armor.
The popcorn seller came back and demanded that he pay, but Loki rebuked him before using his magic to send him back to the garbage bin.
"Hey!"
"…"
"Pay up!"
"What?"
"You just took 25 Scottish Dollars' worth of popcorn!"
"How vexing. You really dare to demand payment from a god?"
"You heard me! No money, no popcorn! Give me that!"
"Why you…get lost!"
As Norse God uses magic which the popcorn seller is thrown back, Loki resumed his watching as he is curious to see what would happen next, not realizing that Thor and Doctor Strange are heading his way.
The scene shows that Meliodas is beginning to lose his composure as he struggled to get the glider off Elizabeth's body, and once he did, he held her, crying that he failed to protect her, and the Green Goblin mocked his target and said that he is the next to die, and he will regret ever insulting him.
"See that?"
"…"
"This is the consequence!"
"…"
"That is what you get for insulting me!"
"…"
"I say it again…I William Dafoe!"
"!"
Consumed with grief and anger, Meliodas went forward and delivered a strong blow on the Goblin's face, sending him careening against a wall, and the Goblin is shaken by the impact, and the left portion of his metallic helmet was dented to the point that it threatened to crush his cheek.
There an angry Meliodas approached his opponent and urges him to get up and face him, his fists clenched and is ready to go all-out, and tells him that he will regret ever picking a fight with him and for murdering an innocent girl.
"Get up!"
"Wha…what…?"
"Face me, you bastard!"
"Y-you…!"
"Now you really ticked me off!"
"Damn you…"
"This time I'll make you regret it!"
"!"
The Goblin was shocked at this yet he showed no fear as he brought out pumpkin grenades and is ready to throw at his target, intending to kill him right off the bat, and onlookers realized what the Goblin is planning to do, causing them to panic and a stampede ensued.
"He's got grenades!"
"He's going to blow this place up!"
"Run!"
"Let me out of here!"
"Out of my way!"
"Move!"
"EEEEKKK!"
"HELP!"
The Goblin sneered and threw the grenades at his target, and though a direct hit, the smoke cleared but it showed that Meliodas was unscathed and there Meliodas made his move, grabbing the Goblin and delivered a barrage of punches, threw him around before repeating the process, and the Goblin is clearly overwhelmed, as his armor is starting to fall apart, and he is starting to panic.
As Meliodas continue his assault, the Goblin is clearly losing, and he raised his hands in surrender, and tells him that he is giving up and begged for mercy, though Meliodas is struggling as he is still angry and asked him to give a reason to take his word for it.
"Stop! Stop!"
"…"
"I give up!"
"You…"
"Don't hurt me!"
"After what you just did?"
"Please!"
"…"
As the Goblin removed his damaged helmet, revealing to be Norman Osborn, he tells him that someone tipped him off about Meliodas saying that Osborn looked like William Dafoe, and Meliodas angrily reiterated that he doesn't know someone by that name yet Osborn reiterated that this was what he was told, which further infuriated Meliodas.
"It's true!"
"And I told you I don't know about this guy you're saying!"
"But the one who told me said it was you!"
"It's a lie!"
"I'm not!"
"The one who tipped me appeared to be telling the truth!"
"Who? Who said that?"
"…"
As Meliodas demanded to know who made this claim, Osborn looked around until he found Loki, standing beside the popcorn cart, and there Osborn pointed his finger at Loki and told Meliodas that it was Loki who started all this.
"There!"
"…"
"That guy!"
"…"
"He's the one who told me that you say that I looked like William Dafoe!"
"…"
"That's the truth! I swear!"
"…"
Loki stared wide-eyed as he realized that he has been exposed, and is about to make a run for it when Dr. Strange and Thor arrived, and both are surprised to see the damages on the nearby establishments, and saw Meliodas about to confront Loki.
As Strange checked on Elizabeth, and confirmed that she is already dead, Thor confronted Loki, grabbing him by his collar and demanded to know what did he just do that led to the current situation, and there Loki feigned innocence.
"Okay, Loki..."
"Easy on the grip, brother…"
"I'm not going easy on you this time…"
"Easy…easy…"
"What did you do this time…?"
"I was just here…watching and eating…"
"Don't give me that rubbish! Talk!"
"I am…"
Meliodas was seething and shouted at Loki, saying that the Goblin pointed to the Norse God that he is the one who sent Osborn to attack him because of a lie, and Thor glared at Loki as he grabbed Osborn and asked him what Loki said to him.
Osborn told Thor about what he was told, and the Thunder God stared wide-eyed, then glared at Loki again, telling him that what he did has caused a huge problem and now he will have to pay for it, especially after an innocent life was taken due to the lie that Loki caused.
Strange came and is carrying Elizabeth's body and asked Thor to deal with Loki whilst he will help Meliodas overcome the grief he is feeling.
"Thor…"
"Yes…"
"I got to go."
"…"
"My…visitor here needs a bit of…counselling."
"Okay. Leave Loki to me."
"And make sure he doesn't cause any more problem…"
"Got it, Strange."
As Meliodas glared at Loki, he asked him who he is, and in an utter state of panic, Loki came up with a foolish alibi, which Thor stared wide-eyed at hearing this.
"Well…"
"Tell me…who are you."
"I'm…"
"…"
"I'm Tom Hiddleston…this one is Chris Hemsworth."
"…"
"We're actors…from Hollywood…you know…"
"…"
Loki lied to Meliodas that he is TOM HIDDLESTON, and that Thor is CHRIS HEMSWORTH, movie stars from Hollywood, which made Meliodas confused as he doesn't know anything about Hollywood, and Thor smacked Loki on the head, sending him to the ground, earning him a HUGE LUMP ON THE HEAD.
Loki gets up and asked Thor why he did that.
"Ow!"
"Idiot."
"Damn it…that hurts!"
"Good."
"Why did you do that?"
"Because you're terrible in breaking the FOURTH WALL."
"Er…"
"And please don't refer us as Hollywood actors. We Asgardians don't look like them."
By then a mystical blast struck the ground, which came from the sky, and this caused everyone to scatter as they all evaded it. They then saw what caused it, and the attacker turns out to be Baron Mordo, who somehow survived and return to modern Scotland.
There Mordo told Strange that they are going to finish what they started, and though Strange asked for a furlough, Mordo refuses and said they will settle this regardless of the circumstances.
"Sorry. No ceasefire."
"Mordo!"
"We deal with this no matter what."
"Can't we make a schedule?"
"No."
"Come on now Mordo..."
"Sorry. Let us begin."
"!"
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter, though it ended in a tragedy…as Meliodas just witnessed another death involving Elizabeth…only this time at the hands of a mortal. This is a parallel showing of how someone got killed at the hands of the Green Goblin, and this time Spider-Man is not directly involved in any way…
At least the Goblin got his comeuppance, and in turn outed Loki, and a brawl is about to take place if not for the arrival of Thor and Strange…
But a new problem arises as Baron Mordo resurfaced, and is itching for a rematch…
Preview:
A mystical battle takes place…as Mordo intend to finish off Strange, which Meliodas gets caught in between…
See you in 6-8 weeks (probably around late November or mid-December)…
Reviews are welcomed, but needed…