(A/N) Hello, this is the chapter that initially makes my story different. Also, some of you (meaning most) will be a bit confused but it WILL BE EXPLAINED.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Seven Deadly Sins, and am simply borrowing the characters. I also do not own the title "Adarlan" as it is from the Throne of Glass series, which I also do not own, and am borrowing also.

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Chapter 4: Dark and Light

She was floating in an endless darkness, head feeling light. Where was she? Trying to move, she noticed she was unable to.

Straining hard against the invisible bonds that seemed to hold her, she began to hear a voice.

"Elizabeth!"

Who was that? Her sister? Her father? No, neither of them. Her head pounded in protest of thinking. You don't need to struggle, it seemed to say, just succumb to the darkness.

She felt tempted to do just that, but the voice spoke again.

"Don't submit to the darkness, there's still hope Elizabeth!"

Hope?

Who is this person? They seem to have a lot of trust and faith in her. Maybe she'll listen to them…

Leaving those thoughts, she continued to struggle against the darkness holding her.

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(A bit beforehand)

He stared in shock. The entire kingdom would be nothing but ash at this rate. But that's not what he was worried about

He was worried about Elizabeth.

She was still staring straight ahead, although since her back was to him he couldn't tell her expression.

Until she did turn around, that is.

His eyes widened in shock.

Her eyes were black, and she had the demon mark on her forehead.

How could this have happened? Elizabeth was a goddess, not a demon! "Elizabeth!" He shouted. Either way, he had to get her out of her rage. Seeing her destroyed kingdom must have triggered this.

She looked over to him, a blank expression on her face. Darkness sprouted from her back, creating wings. She took off to the sky.

Summoning his own darkness, he followed her.

"Don't submit to the darkness, there's still hope Elizabeth!" He didn't know if his words would reach her, but he had to try.

She was his Elizabeth, after all. Newly incarnated, and obviously different from the other incarnations, but he still loved her with all his heart.

He finally caught up to her, and grabbed her arm, causing her to stop. "Elizabeth, please."

Her face flickered with emotion.

He pulled her into an embrace. "If anyone can fight the darkness, it's you."

Her wings disappeared, and he held her against him, as they were still quite high in the air and he didn't want her to fall.

Her eyes were closed, but she still had the mark. He's done as much as he could, so he just held her, hoping she'd be strong enough to regain control.

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The darkness was slowly being repelled, maybe by the voice, maybe by herself.

She became aware of wind whipping her hair. And… something else. Something holding her, but not the dark. This was more gentle and caring, not suffocating. Her head still hurt though, so she willed it to stop. And somehow (she wasn't complaining) it worked.

A small sigh of relief sounded next (?) to her. Slowly, she opened her eyes.

It was the boy who saved her before.

They were in the sky, that's what that wind was. The boy had wings of what looked like pure shadow, keeping both of them aloft.

He had his bangs covering his eyes, so Elizabeth couldn't see his full expression. She wanted to ask him if he was alright, but then she realized it…

She doesn't know his name.

How could she have been so dumb? In the short time that they knew each other, she hadn't even bothered to ask his name, even after he asked her own.

She wrapped her arms around his neck, taking him by surprise a bit. He must have been deep in thought.

"I-I'm sorry." She whispered. "You saved me again, and I don't even know your name."

His eyes, now open, met hers. They were full of concern, sadness, and something else she couldn't name. Nostalgia, maybe?

He took a while to answer, but when he did…

"Meliodas, if you really want to know."

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They were back in Meliodas' Tavern. She sat at one of the round tables, a glass of cold water in her hands. He sat across from her.

"What happened back there?" She asked. Her head was oddly fuzzy when she tried to think of anything between seeing her burning kingdom, and waking in his arms.

He hid his eyes in his bangs, seeming to debate something. Then he looked up, meeting her eyes. "You passed out after seeing your kingdom, although it could also have been from smoke inhalation. After that, I had to fly us into the air since the hill we were on caught fire."

She stared into his emerald eyes, wondering if that really was what happened. Then what about that voice? The one that loosened the grip the darkness had on her, so she could slip out of its grasp?

"Okay, if that is what happened…" She stood from her chair, walking toward the nearby window. Glancing back at him, she saw that he was still staring at her. "Sir Meliodas? Are you okay?"

His eyes widened, a subtle move but one she noticed. For a moment, his eyes nearly looked like they were going to tear up, but then he smiled and that look disappeared. "You don't have to say my name with any title. Just Meliodas is fine."

"Are you sure? It's not polite to-"

"Really. It's alright."

"Okay, then." She turned around fully to face him. "But never mind that, are you really one of the Seven Deadly Sins?" She still couldn't really believe it.

The Seven Deadly Sins. The most notorious criminals in Britannia. They used to protect the Kingdom of Liones, but they seemingly murdered one of their Holy Knight Grandmasters. Then, they scattered. But apparently the murder was actually a framing, so they were called back to the kingdom. However, something else must have happened, since Elizabeth had just inadvertently found their captain.

Meliodas gave a small grin. "Yep."

"How come you're all the way out here then?"

He didn't respond.

"...Meliodas?"

"It's - a solo quest, you could say."

He stood from his place at the table to join her by the window. The slowly sinking sun illuminated pink light on both their faces.

She threw a sideways glance his way. "For what?"

He met her gaze, honesty blooming in his emerald eyes. "You."

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This was a fun chapter to write, although it probably leaves you confuzzled. Don't worry though, It'll be explained, like I said at the start.

I may start doing some other stuff, like maybe review corner, shoutouts, a "This happened last time", whatever. You can give suggestions.

Short author's note today, I don't really have much to blab about. Except for, shoutout to GZdragon for being my first review. Thanks.

*Throws a Deku nut down and disappears*