-The Story so far-
Ty Takahashi is on a quest to find his lost comrades of the Shadow Strike Force. His journey takes him to the Sandland paradise of Sunshade, where he received the whereabouts of King and Diane, who is strangely traveling to the Highlands on her way back supposedly to her home village of Megadozer, and information regarding a mysterious girl.
Before setting out, Ty stumbles upon the performance of the dancer Primrose, who has a vendetta on her mind. Ten years ago, three men bearing the mark of the crow murdered her father, and ever since then swore revenge. Seeing one of her targets pass by, the opportunity is too sweet to pass up.
After disposing of her former boss Helgenish, Primrose learns of the man who bears the crow on his left arms location, Stillsnow in the Frostlands. Now Ty must take the dance Primrose has set for him and accompany her on her revenge. But Ty may be more focused on his comrades than he realizes….
"Hey Prim, you're not gonna be cold are you? I did buy an extra coat." Ty asked as he and Primrose were journeying through the Frostlands.
"I'll be fine." Primrose said.
"If you say so." Ty said. "I'm sorry if I got off on the wrong foot with you back in Sunshade. I was just really worried about my friends. But I can put finding them aside so I can help you out."
"You seem to be worried about these friends of yours." Primrose said.
"More than you think. They went out to investigate something and they never came back. And now I hear that Diane is walking around Orsterra with King thinking she's heading back to her hometown? It worries me, a LOT." Ty said.
"I'm sure this friend of yours will be fine." Primrose said. "We must work to find the man with the crow mark." she said as they entered a local tavern.
"Another tavern. Great, what I...wait...is that?" Ty said looking to a nearby table to see a familiar man in red with silver hair and drinking. "Ban!"
"Huh? Ty?" Ban asked.
"You know this man?" Primrose said.
"Yeah, he's one of my teammates. This is Ban of the Seven Deadly Sins, the Sin of Greed. The Fox Sin." Ty said. "So, what're you doing out here in the cold anyway?"
"Looking for someone." Ban said. "Then I found Tricera, Escanor, Merlin and Sting and decided to work here at this bar till we could find ya." he said sipping his drink.
"I see. "Anyways, pretty lucky I found you. I've been looking for you ever since you didn't report in about the whole dead rising thing."
"Huh? Oh that. Well...we were checkin' out the place we were given but...there wasn't anything there. Literally nothing. Then this woman came to me. She said...Uh...what was it? Oh yeah...I think I'll send you to the Snowlands to freeze and to make sure there are no slip ups in my plans." Ban said.
"I dunno who that woman was, but it's obvious she wanted us outta the way." Ty said. "In any case, I've got a line on Diane and King. They're heading to the highlands, and I think Diane believes she's going back to Megadozer."
"So Gowther really did do some damage…" Ban said.
"Gowther? What about him? What did he do to Diane?" Ty asked.
"I believe I can answer that." A voice said as something floated down in front of them.
"What the… the Morning Star, Aldan? Where the heck is Merlin?" Ty asked.
"I'm right here." a voice said as Merlin appeared behind him.
"Gah!" he and Ban said.
"Wait...but they said you were…" Ty said.
"Sorry but commandments don't affect me much." Merlin said.
"What are you? Wait...you said commandment. What do you mean?" Ty asked.
"You said you fought Zeldris in Meliodas' memories...I'm afraid he and nine other demons are out now." Merlin said sitting down.
"Tell me… what happened?" Ty asked.
"One of the captains of the Holy Knights was the acting host of a demon named Fraudlin the Selflessness. He's freed the other commandments from imprisonment. One of them had me turned to stone for awhile but I recently was able to get free." Merlin said.
"That's a relief… but why is Diane heading to Megadozer, or so she thinks?" Ty said.
"Gowther...has wiped out her entire memory." Merlin said.
"What?!" Ty asked.
"I'm afraid so. For all Diane knows, she thinks she's on our world." Merlin said.
"We gotta find her." Ty said before Primrose rose a knife to his throat.
"Were you planning to abandon our agreement?" Primrose said. "I do not plan on letting you go."
"No, no I wasn't!" Ty said.
"What the hell is this?" Ban asked.
"This is Primrose. I sort of agreed to help her carry out a revenge plan." Ty said.
"There is a man with a crow on his left arm in this town." Primrose said.
"A crow?" a voice said as Sting entered. "I think I know who you're talking about. I passed by this brothel earlier. I saw this guy enter a carriage to some mansion. He has a crow on his arm." Sting said.
"He is here…." Primrose said. "I will kill him."
"Sting...has the carriage returned with him?" Ty asked.
"No...so I guess he's probably still at that mansion." Sting said.
"So we can get inside the mansion, we just need a little persuasion." Ty said.
"I was gonna have Escanor bust the gate down but since it's night, I have him sitting in the inn. So it'll just be us." Sting said.
"Take what you can get, right?" Ty asked. "It's time to clip some wings."
Primrose, with the aid of her former servant Arriana, was given the invitation to come to the mansion. After seducing the coachman, she was able to get a ride for her and her comrades as they rode right over to said mansion.
"I've got a bad feeling about this…" Ty said.
"It is warranted. We are going into the house and home of my enemy." Primrose said.
Ty then saw Ban staring out the window. "Something on your mind, Ban?"
"Huh? It's nothing, don't worry." Ban said.
"I hope it's nothing. You seem distracted for some reason." Ty said. "It's probably nothing."
They arrived at the mansion as they got out and entered, barging through the house before arriving at the top floor, seeing a man with a crow mark on his left arm sitting there with three women by his side.
"So we finally meet again...you have no idea how long I have waited for this day." Primrose said.
"Have we met? Wait...you do look familiar. Didn't I see you dancing onstage in some desert town?" the man asked.
"Think further back...I am Primrose Azelhart." Primrose said.
"Primrose...Azelhart. The lady of house Azelhart...how far from home you've gone. Geoffery Azelhart...I remember that man quite well. Knew how to handle a sword. It wasn't easy to bring him down, though bring him down we did." he said. "From all his virtues, your father made far too many enemies. Not good for one's health I say."
"Not good for one's health? You're one to talk." Ty said. "You're surrounding yourself in women to give you pleasure. Someone's a little cushy about his lifestyle."
"Hold it. I wanna know! Why did you kill this girl's father?" Sting asked.
"He came to know something that he shouldn't have. You know those rumored undead said to wander the continent...well...let's just say both events aren't totally unrelated." he said. "But it fell to my friends and I to sweep him under the rug if you get what I mean."
"Bastard…" Ty said. "You killed Prim's family just because he knew something valuable to the world?!"
"Precisely right. We are the Obsidians after all. We control this world from the underground and within ruling classes. And we erase those who try and out that information." he said standing up. "I think we've talked enough...it's time to bury the lot of you...for I am Rufus, the crows left wing." he said.
"Gonna send you to hell!" Ty said.
"No… he's mine!" Primrose said wielding her dagger and charging.
"Oh wait… there is one more thing I should mention." Rufus said. "But...nah. You'll be dead before I even tell you." he said.
"What?" Ty asked as behind him a portal opened as hands came out.
"Watch out!" Ban said as he took the blow.
"Ban!" Sting said.
"Damn… wrong guy." Rufus said.
"You bastard!" Ty said.
"Ugh. Get lost. Go back to the boss." Rufus said as the portal closed.
"Who was that?" Ty said. "Nevermind."
"This won't even be a challenge!" Rufus said lunging at Ty and grabbing him by the head. "I'll snap your neck like a twig!"
"You first!" Ty said as he punched Rufus square in the face, making him let go. "I dunno who was trying to kill me, but you're gonna regret trying to do that!"
Ty charged in at Rufus and delivered strike after strike to the man.
"You little!" Rufus said punching Ty's arm before seeing it heal up fast. "Quick regeneration...another immortal?" Rufus said.
"Another?" Ty thought before seeing Primrose charge and dance.
"The Lion Dance!" Primrose said as her strength rose as she lunged at Rufus.
"A dance isn't gonna help you, you whore!" Rufus said going for Primrose.
"You should know...you seemed light on those feet. But...you have to fall!" Primrose said quickly pulling off a fast stab as she pierced his muscles and got him straight in the heart.
"D-damn." Rufus said as he started bleeding from the mouth before kneeling.
"One down." Ty said. "Before you die, wouldja like to tell us where your cohorts are?"
"Sorry...but I'm not telling you. As for you girl...it's only just begun. You have a long road ahead of you. Go home girl...go home to Noblecourt. You'll find the truth you seek. That is...if you have...the strength...to face….it." Rufus said before he fell dead to the ground.
"Good Grief…" Ty said. "Ban, are you okay?" he said running to Ban.
"I'm fine...can't die remember?" Ban asked.
"Yeah." Ty said. "(The way Rufus reacted to when he saw I was immortal...does this mean...I'm not the only one in this land?)" He thought.
"Something on your mind?" Sting asked.
"I'm fine." Ty said. "Let's get out of here. We still have two more crows to kill."
"I'll grab Escanor and tell Tricera to come out of her hiding place." Merlin said.
"Do not take long. We're leaving now. To Noblecourt." Primrose said.
With Ty reunited with Merlin, Escanor, Ban, Tricera, and Sting, they follow primrose as she departs from Stillsnow, the path before her let long.
Two men still await the kiss of her dagger, and now she knows where the next stop on her journey will be. The truth will be found in Noblecourt, in her hometown.
So she turns her feet to the Flatlands, returning to the beginning in hopes she might bring her journey to an end.
As for Ty, his dance reveals the truth of Diane's wandering… her memory has been erased, and thinks she is bound for Megadozer in Britannia, though she is not in reality.
What caused Diane to act this way? And is there another immortal being in Orsterra other than Ty and Ban?
Only time can tell for this tale…
