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Chapter 6 – Unexpected Encounter
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He was rather similar with Mael, the 'Angel of Death' and the 'strongest Angel of the Four Archangels'.
Lucifer was also an existence feared by the Demon Clan. If his little sister Goddess Elizabeth was known as 'Bloody Ellie', he was known as the 'Prince Of High Angelic Order' or the 'Morning Star'. Not only he was far stronger than Elizabeth and Mael, Lucifer also the Seraphim, the strongest Angel with the highest rank of his kind, the caretakers of God's throne.
As the successor of Supreme Deity, the next line to the throne, sometimes people thought he was too kind for unable to kill or hurt women and children no matter what their Clan, be it from Goddess, Fairy, Giant, Human, even Demon Clan. That was what made Mael earning the title as 'Angel of Death' instead of Lucifer. Not that he was unable to do it, because when he wanted it, Lucifer also could kill mercilessly. Lucifer just didn't want to take life meaninglessly.
Only Elizabeth and Mercy who could understand it and never despised him for it.
After what happened between him and Faust, Lucifer was claimed as the 'Fallen Angel' or 'Beast No. 666, Satan'. As long as he remembered, Lucifer was rather different from what he thought of. Unlike his reputation in his Clan, Lucifer was softer than he thought. The proof was, he had seen him crying several times. First time was when Faust died on the childbirth. Second was when he saved Merlin from the destructed Belialuin, asking her if he could be her father. Meliodas wondered if Lucifer cried too when he and Elizabeth died?
Because when Lucifer met with him and Elizabeth again, Lucifer was...
Meliodas fell off of the bed and sleepily rubbed the sleep from his eyes, trying to kick the sleepiness. He didn't find Elizabeth and he wondered where she had gone, calling her "what happened these days... was it dream only?".
Nope. Elizabeth poked her head through the door, coming out of the bathroom "yes? You're calling?".
Meliodas stared to her silver-turned-red fringes that tied into low-braids.
Oh, right.
Yesterday...
When they visited a village near their destination (Bernia village), they had to retreat immediately when they found out Elizabeth's wanted poster, complete with the sketch of her face. Once Meliodas, Hawk and Elizabeth arrived back on the Boar Hat who moved as they discussed this problem, Meliodas did the obvious.
"figure it out. It's not difficult to find the 16-years silver-haired blue-eyed princess, after all", Meliodas hummed and nodded his head. Lifting the brush and several pouches of hair-dye "so, what colors do you prefer, Elizabeth?".
"let's see", Elizabeth smiled and caressed his bangs "I prefer blonde-hair~".
"as long as it didn't make other people thinking that you two are siblings", Hawk scoffed as he trotted back to the kitchen "have fun, I'm gonna eat the scraps that Elizabeth provided for me. Just don't make strange sounds or create another member for this Boar Hat, okay? We haven't had the crib yet".
Elizabeth blushed furiously at the notion of Hawk's words and Meliodas contemplated to just put him into their urgent livestock. Elizabeth wrapped her arms around him to hold him down. Hawk squealed in fright, taking this as advantage to run away for its dear life.
Once Hawk was out of earshot and sight, Meliodas buried his face on her breast "I wonder how Hawk and the others will react once they find out about Tristan".
"and Iseult", Elizabeth cupped her cheek "well, as for my older brother, he has an expertise to blend with everyone no matter everywhere he is now, so I believe he will get along well with the Sins easily. However, Iseult is a shy girl and Tristan is timid boy".
"woman and man", Meliodas corrected "they're no longer children and they've married already".
"oh, right", Elizabeth rubbed her temples, trying to put it in her mind. She died when Tristan and Iseult were only children. Next time she met them again, they had turned into adolescent who fell in love with each other but before she could see their marriage, she died again. Next time she met them, they were marriage couple already so she was a bit clueless about her own son's love life (sadly, but Meliodas had convinced and reassured her many times that it was not her fault at all) "but come to think of it, considering how my brother reacted over our relationship... how did he react when he found out about Tristan and Iseult?".
Meliodas tried to hold back his laughter but failed. Next second, he smacked his palm on the table "pfft! He yelled 'NO' and cried, saying that he still didn't want to let go and hand over his little girl to another man as he hugged Iseult!".
Elizabeth narrowed her eyes "Meliodas, please don't laugh".
After he got himself together, Meliodas turned his back, walking to the counter "but once he got himself together, he gave the blessing with one condition".
"let me guess", Elizabeth rolled her eyes, lifting her forefinger and pretending to be stern like her brother "dare to make her crying or suffering, you die".
Meliodas exclaimed, lifting his thumb "that's right!".
Elizabeth facepalmed "geez, brother, it's just the same with how he reacted when he found out about our relationship, huh? Seems like he hasn't changed much".
"the different is, he tried to kill me when he found out about our relationship but he cried instead when he found out about our children's relationship", Meliodas flatly reminded her before he carried the tools to dye her hair and he put them on the table in front of Elizabeth "now, let's back to our main business. Which one do you like?".
"Hawk has a point. I prefer blonde hair but I also don't want if people think of us as siblings", Elizabeth contemplated before she grinned broadly "red".
Meliodas tilted his head and inquired "red?".
"not red pinkish like I had when I lived as 'Liz' on Danafor", Elizabeth clarified, not missing the pain on his eyes and it sent guilt on her eyes, but she decided to live it down "I prefer bright red like Tristan's and my 99th version, 'Bethany'. I guess it will do in case we meet them later so people won't be mistaken us as siblings".
Meliodas hummed in approval "good point. I think it will do".
Back to now…
Elizabeth trimmed her bangs a little, tying her hair into fishtail braids that she let loose over her shoulder before swirling in front of Meliodas and Hawk after she wore her uniform "how?".
Meliodas grinned lopsided and wrapped his arms around her back with his legs around her waist, as usual shamelessly burying his face on her breast "I approve".
Hawk indignantly shouted in irk "oi, is this gonna be your routine every morning!?".
Instead, Elizabeth smiled brightly and inhaled his scent. She sighed in content. blissfully leaning her head on his crown with both her hands carrying him "I don't mind at all with the groping. Touch me more~".
When Hawk collapsed backward with its back flat on the floor, Meliodas snickered over his shoulder with a naughty spark "just stop trying, man. It's useless".
Hawk huffed and trotted to outside "do whatever you want then, newlywed".
Next second, Elizabeth squealed in delightful and Meliodas stomped on Hawk. They thought it was safe enough for Elizabeth to go wandering on the village with her disguise. To test it out, they went to Bernia village together but they found out they arrived on the wrong time (perhaps not, if you considered they could help them later). The villagers and Chief of village recognized them not too long after their arrival.
"oh, isn't it the Boar Hat's owner?", one of villagers recognized "and this girl?".
Meliodas wrapped his arm around her waist and exclaimed, squeezing her breast "she's my wife!".
Elizabeth bowed her body before wrapped her arms around Meliodas' hand "and I am his wife, Bethany. Nice to meet with you all!".
Of course, the villagers were shocked. You could even hear their reactions such as :
"EH!?".
"you've married already!".
"what the f*ck, man! Such hottie you have as your wife!".
Back to the main topic, the Chief of village apologized to them, it seemed like they visited here in the wrong time due to the terrible accident they had in their village because a Holy Knight stuck his sword imbued with his magic power, sealed the underground water source. After Meliodas and Elizabeth had figured out the reason of why the prankster Mead put the worm on Holy Knight's drink, they exchanged glances that Hawk wondered what did it meant, such identical nostalgic gazes. Actually, deep down in their heart, they just wondered if their son was doing alright. Their encounter with Mead rather reminded them with their son when he was still an innocence child who knew nothing. Elizabeth told the story of her childhood as princess Elizabeth Liones without telling out loud who she was, how she was pulling prank with climbing high tree which in result it made her father getting hurt. Meliodas also encouraged Mead that as a man, he had to take responsibility of his action and to not lie with his heart.
Elizabeth clearly was displeased when the two low-ranks Knights were laughing at villagers' struggles. After all villagers who had tried to pull out the Holy Knight's sword collapsed backwards in exhaustion, Meliodas snatched two mugs of Bernia ale from the low-rank Knights and drank it. Throwing the empty mugs on the ground, Meliodas grabbed the hilt of Holy Knight's sword, telling them as the payment of the Bernia ale he had drunk, he'd pull it out.
When Meliodas felt Elizabeth's hand on top of his, Elizabeth smiled "I told you, right? Wherever the battlefield, whoever our opponent, let's do it together".
Meliodas grinned broadly before they both pulled it out. Sprinkle of water burst out of the ground and Meliodas threw the Holy Knight's sword back to them. When two low-rank Knights stuttered as to who they were, Meliodas and Elizabeth exchanged glances before they comically put the stand like always.
Meliodas wrapped his arm around her waist, lifting his hand with cheeky grin "just passer-by marriage couple!".
Elizabeth wrapped her arms around Meliodas' shoulders and leaned her head on the crown of his head with bright smile "I am his wife!".
After the stunned two low-rank Knights ran away and Hawk scoffed, telling them to never come back, Meliodas and Elizabeth waved their hands to the retreating figures before the villagers cheered up loudly "cheers for the marriage couple! You are the Bernia village's savior!".
Meliodas knew, being a princess, surely 'Elizabeth Liones' never went shopping but with her past-lives memories mostly had been back, it was gonna be fine. So, when Elizabeth went shopping to buy some herbs and fruit with silver coins that he had given while Meliodas would go hunting for the ingredient of tonight's main dish, Tusk Bison.
Hawk had to admit, Elizabeth's presence here was really a salvation for him because with Elizabeth as their cook (one of Elizabeth's reincarnation was a chef, so obviously her foods were incredible, to the point Meliodas even compared her cooking with Ban's), not all food of the tavern would all end up as leftovers for the poor pig. Otherwise, this Tusk Bison surely would end up as leftovers for Hawk when the pig wasn't that big fan of beef.
However, Meliodas' hunting turned out to be unexpected event.
Meliodas had gone to where the villagers said they met with the Tusk Bison. Surely the hunting would be easy for him, but what Meliodas didn't predict, was the fact he would encounter his acquaintance.
Meliodas narrowed his eyes and saluted his hand above his eyes, thinking he saw someone was pursued by the Tusk Bison.
The familiar man with mustache, blue eyes and orange hair recognized him, running to his direction now "CAPTAIN!?".
Meliodas' eyes widened as he recognized his old comrade "eh? Escanor!?".
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OMAKE
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Listening to his subordinates' report, Gilthunder tried his best to not laugh, (though people still could see the twitches on the corner of his mouth) in result they thought that they saw Gilthunder smirked in excitement.
"it must be them! Pretending to be marriage couple now, huh?", Gilthunder opened his eyes with the dangerous glint on his eyes "interesting".
The Knights on this room flinched, cowering in fear before their superior threw imbued-magic spear to the Bernia village that night.
A/N:
Surprise! *chuckle I guess you don't expect it, but yes, instead of the last, I make them meeting with Escanor the first~
Sorry if it kinda short, but I'm rather busy these weeks lately so I cut it short here which actually this is only half of supposedly new chapter