Tristan choked on the last remaining chunk of his Tiger Eel curry. "The what now?!"
Gaia rolled her eyes, "Why do you think the sins haven't gotten together in years? Meliodas is protecting Liones from attack, my parents are trying their best to stop the war; same with Ban. They've been protecting their kingdoms and avoiding conflict between each other."
Lancelot pushed his finished bowl to the side, "That is how Gaia and I got our Graces in the first place. If it weren't for both of us having royal blood we wouldn't have been able to leave the Fairy-Giant realm."
Pema wiped her face with a serviette, "It's a mystery how their realms combined, but I believe Harlequin must've released a strong force of Fairy magic that tried to pull him back to the Fairy realm. However, being entwined with a Giant and being the King of the Giant race. It collided the two realms. For the past 6 years, they've been trapped inside the merged realm and are at war. With only royals allowed to exit. Ban, Elaine, Harlequin and Diane have been working to solve the problem since."
Tristan held his chin, "Why wouldn't my father tell me this. I thought it was so weird him and mother just left for a holiday for no reason..."
Zenyth had been quiet for a while, but this fact struck her by surprise. "Wait Meliodas and Elizabeth just left? For an unknown reason?"
Tristan's speech was muffled and slow, "Yeah... Why?"
"They couldn't have gotten into the goddess or fairy realm, so they must've gone to Camelot. Why would they ever go there is my question?" -Zenyth
"To see Merlin maybe? Or King Arthur?" -Pema
"Is it possible that they just went on a holiday? After I returned from running away from the fairy realm when I was 10, my parents went away all the time." -Lancelot
"Maybe you were just an unbearable teenager." -Tristan
"I was not! If it weren't for me thousands more giants and fairies would be dead!" -Lancelot
"Don't forget I was there too! Without me there you would've been crushed by tonnes of rock!" -Gaia
"I'm partially immortal. I can handle it." -Lancelot
"Not if your entire body is destroyed at once. You have healing abilities, if your entire body is crushed you ain't getting back up." -Gaia
"You can't kill a Grace with a rock." -Lancelot
"He's right. It would take an army of holy knights to defeat just one of us. There's only 13 beings that are alive that can defeat us alone." -Zenyth
"Technically 14 if you count Escanor." -Tristan
"Well, no. Escanor was powerful, but he was also human. He died over 17 years ago." -Pema
"Surely there isn't 13 Zenyth. Go on and name them." -Lancelot
"I'm actually interested to hear this, I can only think of 6 not counting us." -Gaia
"Obviously the remaining sins; Meliodas, Ban, King, Diane, Merlin and Gowther are on that list. Then the 4 Archangels; Mael, Ludociel, Tarmiel and Sariel. The others on the list are Zeldris, King Arthur and the Supreme Deity." -Zenyth
"That actually checks out." -Pema
"Did I miss something? Since when did King Arthur have a power level of over twenty thousand?" -Tristan
"You're joking right?" -Zenyth
"You seriously haven't heard" -Gaia
"This is why I left the fairies. Royals never say anything to their heirs." -Lancelot
"What happened to King Arthur? Did he like invent a new magic or something?" -Tristan
"Well kinda. It's a confusing story but I think Pema tells it pretty well. Go on Pema." -Gaia
"Merlin the sin of Gluttony of the Seven Deadly Sins had one goal when she helped Meliodas form the group. To resurrect Chaos."
The other graces leant on their elbows. Movies and recreational books had not been a thing yet, so stories from Pema was the best entertainment they could get.
"Chaos is the father of all; the creator of the Supreme Deity, The Fairy Tree and The Demon King. Chaos literally created life as you know it."
The graces eyes looked like a small child discovering candy, filled with excitement they could let out in only soft noises.
"Merlin used the magic from the finishing blow that destroyed the Demon King to power Chaos back to life, even I don't exactly know how. Thing is, Chaos does not have a physical form. So she planned to have King Arthur die, then have the spirit and magic of Chaos to be reborn inside Arthur. That day Arthur became the most powerful and unpredictable being on this planet, he became King Chaos."
The graces 'woah'ed while Pema started to create mini illusions in her palms.
"A fat cat named Cath once consumed a piece of Arthur, that cat gave the sins a run for their money. I've only met King Arthur a few times, I even tried using a one of Balor's magical eyes to get a look at his levels. When he was completely calm and in an original form: he had a strength level of 50,000, a magic level of 700,000 and a spirit level of 900,000."
"Seriously?! An idle power level of 1,650,000?! Not even my father in his full magic form can get that high!" -Tristan
The floating mansion they resided in shook, it was as if a modern day wrecking ball had just hit the side of them. "Oh good! We're here! No place like home." -Gaia
"Home?! How are we at the Giant's kingdom already?" -Tristan
"Super speed. Curtesy of Pema's floating thing" -Zenyth
"You're telling me that a Giant just attacked us and no one is worried?" -Tristan
"What? You've never fought a Giant?" -Lancelot
"No actually." -Tristan
"It's easy, pretend you're fighting a powerful, but reckless mega human. One that only thinks about the now instead of the future, giving each blow everything they've got." -Lancelot
"Sounds easy enough. I fought that exact type a few days ago." -Tristan
"This is gonna be fun. Let's crush this giant rebellion!" -Gaia
The 5 leaped out of the large doors, to meet an army of at least 50 giants. Pema waved her hand, causing the mansion to fly away and turn invisible.
One of the largest giants stepped out front. "These are holy knights! Let's show them what we're made of! ATTACK!"
The giants attacked first, with a very powerful blow. "Combined attack! Earth Shaker!"
A wave of rock at least 5 kilometres tall began hurtling toward them in a semi circle, way higher than any of them could jump. Tristan walked out front, "Guys, I got this."
He stood straight in front of the wave, the giants laughed. "Foolish human! You will die with the rest of your friends!"
When the attack reached him, it evaporated. The giants gaped in fear, "How did?! How did you do that?! That combined attack would've crushed any holy knight!"
Tristan walked in front of them, "It would've, but I'm not just a holy knight." Tristan drew his short sword, and positioned himself into a battle stance. "I am Tristan Liones of the 5 Graces of God! The Grace of faith!"He leaped and punched the giant in the face, causing it to fly through the sky and into a mountain.
Gaia stepped forward, slowly growing until she was over a kilometre tall, just like the giants. "Spirit spear Branimir! Fifth Configuration! Increase!"
Zenyth remained still, as she reached up her hand. "Let's get serious." Zenyth made an enormous flamberge sword appear in her hands, she leaped and cut through a giants heavy metal in a single slice.
Lancelot tore off his apron and summoned a tree root club with long, hooked thorns. He ran up in between two giants and leaped upwards, "Ring of Glory!" A tunnel of blue and red flame circled him and expanded alarmingly quick. Melting through both giants necks and causing them to die instantly.
A giant ran up to the levitating Pema and attempted to throw a rock at her. "Breaking Point!"
Pema sighed, "Absolute Cancel." The rock crumbled and shattered. "You giants never learn. Righteous Justification!" The giant became to dry up, Pema's attack was dehydrating the giants blood until it was a sack of skin. "Well I may as well help now."
Tristan was owning the battle field, giants kept wasting their magic on throwing rocks at him. The giants' general shouted from near the mountain, "Clearly magic doesn't work on that human so try using your weapons! Or your fists! Grow a brain while you're at it!"
Two giants, both wielding giant war hammers tried to sandwich Tristan. "Lancelot! You were right about these guys being stupid! Full Counter!" The giants physical attacks were reflected right back at double the power, knocking them dead in their tracks.
Zenyth was also speeding through giants at an insane speed, it seemed so the second she got close they fell to the floor. Gaia had been spearing other giants, as well as knocking them out with her fists. Thanks to her parents having both insane magic and insane strength.
Within a few minutes of sweaty warfare, only the general remained. "Let's make a deal shall we?!"
Tristan looked up at Pema, then at the other Graces; they all smiled gleefully and nodded. "What do you have in mind?"
The giant smiled, spat at the floor, and clenched his fists. "I fight one of you. I win, you let me go."
Before Tristan could agree, Gaia stepped forward; who had slightly shrunk and was only 15 feet tall. "It's out of character for a giant to make such a deal. It is in a giants blood to fight until last breath. Why would you not?"
"Because I'm general of army E-3."
Gaia made a 'disappointment for the other person' "Ooooh."
Tristan tilted his head, "What does E-3 mean?"
"Giant race armies are split into 5 different categories; A, B, C, D and E. A being the best and E being the worst. Each of those categories are split into 10 different armies, 1 being the best and 10 being the worst."
Tristan also made a 'disappointment for the other person' "Ooooh."
Tristan clapped his hands together, "Okay! Who do you want to fight?"
The giant pointed to Zenyth, "Her. She just walked around the battlefield and my troops were too puny to face her. I believe it was all for show and she is the weakest."
The other graces 'oooh'ed like children when a fight was about to break out. Zenyth nodded, she tossed her sword into the sky and it vaporised.
"One more rule. Your friends aren't allowed to interfere when I crush you."
"Deal. Let's get this over with, I want a drink."
Zenyth positioned herself for a tall leap, and the giant prepared to block it. Tristan leant into Pema's ear, "What's the giant's power levels?"
Pema chuckled and whispered back, "Magic is 875, Strength is 1600 and Spirit is 230. Total power level of 2705."
Tristan chortled, "Not bad for a normal giant. Kinda scary to thing he's one of the worst. What about Zenyth, I felt a strange power radiating when I shook her hand."
"Zenyth is quite powerful, on the same level as most of us. She has a Magic level of 8635, Strength of 9105 and Spirit of 1480. A total power level of 19,220."
Tristan gaped, "Magic of 8600?! I didn't even see her use anything but her sword."
Pema smiled devilishly, "Oh, but you did though. Did you see how her enemies seemed to just collapse in her presence?"
"No way. Zenyth has the sickest magical power!"
"Her magic power is called Control, if weak enough; she can obtain full control over anyone. Obviously she couldn't control someone as powerful as Meliodas, or King Arthur... Still, pretty cool power to have."
Zenyth leaped as soon as their conversation ended, "Heavy Metal!" Just as Zenyth punched the giant he said that. Her punch made him bounce back a little, but it wasn't enough to make him soar through the sky. "Ground Gladius!"
A huge spike of rock sliced through the ground and up into Zenyth. She made her arms into an 'X', which completely blocked the attack. "Ground Tremor!" A small wave of rocks burst from the giant, Zenyth still remained without a scratch.
"I'll give you a little bit of fight, good luck surviving. I call Last Hope!" A swarm of black eaglebees the size of coconuts began to fly straight towards the giant. Scratching his skin and making his blood mix with purple poison from stingers.
"You're still alive. I'm impressed. Guess I may have to use proper magic anyway."
Zenyth raised her hand and began to crumble the giant in front of her, blood spilled everywhere. "What- kind of- magic- IS THIS!"
The giant screamed in agony as his body became a tight ball and his maroon clothing became his candy wrapping. Zenyth used some sort of telekinesis to launch the body ball deep into the side of a mountain, she dusted off her hands.
"Well, that was fun. Too bad we can't do that again."
Lancelot clapped, "Well done Zennie! You up for some Vanya Ale?! My shoouuuuut!"
"If you're shouting of course I'm coming."
"Atta girl! Let's go already!"
Gaia and Tristan look and each other and shrugged their shoulders, "Why not?"
Pema laughed lightly, and waved her hand. Wiping the battle ground clean of bodies and earth disruptions.
"Guess it's gonna be one of those nights."