Summary: When Kagome went through the well after the final battle, she ends up in the well nearby the castle of Liones. The king and his young daughters find her. Then 4 years later she meets the infant Elizabeth and they grow very close. Kagome and Elizabeth have formed a special bond, no one could get between. Six years later, the Holy Knights staged the coup. Kagome managed to find the Seven Deadly Sins and defeated the possessed Hendrickson. They freed Liones, but remained clueless about the signs of the holy war.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Seven Deadly Sins. They belong to their respected owners.

"..ooo.."- Saying

'..ooo..' - Thinking

"..ooo.." - Japanese

*..ooo..* - Happenings/doings

"..ooo.." – Exaggerating

"..ooo.." – Unseen Voices

Now…. ENJOY!

Chapter 5 X The Past Comes Back


The two former lovers were frozen in their place, neither of them sure whether it was real or nothing but an illusion.

"Hendrickson…?" Kagome took the first step forward; she felt no more malice, no more youki controlling his mind. 'How? I-I thought he was purified.'

"Kagome!" Hendrickson ran over to her and held her in his arms as tight as he could. She hesitantly placed her arms around his neck and felt his warmth, proving that he was alive. He breathed in her vanilla scent and felt once more at peace. She was finally in his arms again.

"Are you okay with this, Captain?" Merlin question, slightly teasing the blonde, who was just looking at them aimlessly. He gave no answer and remained quiet as he watched the scene play out.

Kagome pulled away from him, to see his face, his eyes that were always looking at her so lovingly. She placed a hand on his cheek and felt him lean into the touch. "Hendrickson, y-you're alive?"

He nodded. "Thanks to you." He slowly leaned more towards her face, his eyes lingering at her lips. He waited for the soft texture to come in contact with his lips, but instead he felt fingers blocking him.

He pulled back and looked confused at her. Kagome looked away unsure where to lay her eyes. "I… uhm…" Her eyes shifted to behind Hendrickson. He saw Meliodas standing there in the corner of his eyes, watching them like a hawk

'Now I get it…'

He calmly placed her back on the ground and grabbed hand. "I understand that you moved on." He started making Kagome blush a bit. "I don't blame you for it." He smiled. "In fact, I believe that he'll make you happier than I'll ever be able to."

Kagome didn't say anything instead she smiled and nodded. Together they made their way to the group, where Meliodas greeted them with a grin. "Meliodas-dono… Please take good care of her." Hendrickson stretched out his hand.

"Eh?! C-Chotto, Hendrickson?!"

"Un! I'll take very good care of her."

*Bum Squeeze*

*Slap*

"Well then, King! Let's do this!" Meliodas cheered as he walked into the cave shirtless with a stick in hand and a red print on his face. "You sure you alright…?" King questioned almost afraid of the answer. They went inside the cave leaving the others behind with Oslo, who had also decided to join the group.

"By the way, Captain." King began as he caught up to him. "Did you get your powers back?" He asked. "Nope." He bluntly stated with a smile. "Before I get it back, I need to rehabilitate my body a bit too."

They continued to walk until they entered a room, which was filled with crystals made of different colors.

"Choose one of the Goddess Amber pieces floating around. There are various monsters inside."

They could hear Jenna's voice roam through the room. "Which one do we pick, Captain?" King asked, looking at the many stones. "Say, King." Meliodas suddenly began.

"Could you be a bit more lenient towards Hendrickson?"

"Hah?!" King snapped his head to the blonde in shock. Did he really just ask him that? "What are you saying?! Am I supposed to just forgive him? He killed Helbram." He floated up, preventing Meliodas from seeing his face. "He even was Kagome-hime's former lover…"

"I'm not saying that." Meliodas reasoned. "What he did was indeed unforgivable and I think I understand how you feel. But for the last ten years, Fraudrin, the one possessing Dreyfus' body, had controlled him. There's nothing he could've done. Kagome knows that too."

"So you're saying he's not guilty of anything because he was being controlled?" King stated coldly. "Who even is that Fraudrin?" He proceeded to ask.

"One of the Ten Commandments."

"The Ten Commandments, huh?"

"If I remember correctly, you also mentioned the names Galand and Monspeet." King went on. "Why do you know so much about the Ten Commandments who were sealed 3,000 years ago?"

"What are you suggesting, King?"

"You're from the Demon Clan too, aren't you, Captain?" King boldly asked, he watched Meliodas lower his head, as he remained silent. "Tell me, Meliodas…" The stick King had in his possession clashed with Meliodas'.

"…are you really on our side?"


"Hendrickson, now that Kagome has joined us, I would like you to answer some of our questions." Merlin began as Kagome and Hendrickson walked to them. "A-Ah, hai! I'll answer to the best of my abilities." He replied.

Merlin smirked and nodded. "Good…" She muttered she took a second to look at Kagome before turning back to the man. "Where's Kagome's pendant?" She bluntly asked. Hendrickson was taken aback by the question, almost seeming hesitant to answer. "I… I don't know… or rather I don't remember."

"What?" Merlin gritted out, Kagome stood in front of him, her hands on his arms to keep him focused. "Onegai, Hendrickson. Try your best to remember." She asked of him. He couldn't look her in the eyes and looked away. "I don't remember placing it somewhere…." He began.

"After getting the amulet, I… gave it to someone…?" He told as if he was questioning whether that exactly happened. Kagome took a step back, releasing him from her grip. "I'm sorry I can't help." Hendrickson bowed.

"Iie…" Kagome responded her hand was on her chin as she turned away in thought. "It actually makes more sense." Merlin had a confused look, when she turned to her friend. "What ever do you mean, Kagome?" She asked.

Kagome's head went to the mage. "I mean, that spell is supposed to give an object life. If it was given to someone powerful enough, they might be able to hide the amulet within them. It could even give them more power." She told them. "If the pendant was destroyed, then it would've return to me. So that means whoever was close with Hendrickson during that time, has to be alive."

"Wh-What?!" Jenna exclaimed shocked as she watched Meliodas and King fight each other in her bowl. "They started fighting each other all of a sudden!" The others got closer, to take a better look. "What happened, Jenna-dono?" Gilthunder asked concerned. "Why would they-"

"Like I know?!"


"Ban… It's really you, isn't it?" Zhivago ensured as if meeting him was all a dream. "You've gotten old, Zhivago." Ban grinned. "It's hard to believe that I lived to see you again." Zhivago replied.

"Why didn't you tell me you were a Beastman?" Ban asked. Zhivago smiled in responds as he lay back down on the bed. "I was afraid." He admitted. "Afraid you might look at me differently. I'm sorry."

*Sob*

Zhivago looked to the side to see Elizabeth on Jericho's lap, both crying big tears. "I don't quite understand what's going on, but I'm really happy for the two of you." Jericho spoke softly with Elizabeth nodding frantically.

"Why are you two crying if you don't understand?" Ban asked annoyed. Jericho glared at him, while Elizabeth turned her stoic crying face to him and kept quiet.

"Are they your wife and child?" Zhivago asked curious

"No." Ban immediately answered. "At least consider it!" Jericho pouted as she slumped in defeat. "Then what am I to you?!" She then questioned. "I guess a wallet… Or like my little sister?"

"Then, then! What about me? What am I to you, Ban-sama?" Elizabeth asked as she climbed on his lap. "Luggage." He deadpanned, but smiled when he saw her smile brightly and ruffled her head.

"Wait, you have a little sister?" Jericho interrupted. Ban smirked as he closed his eyes in the memories. "She'd follow me around every day just like you. She died when she was four." He quickly explained.

"So, Ban… You should at least be at forty-years-old…" Zhivago began. "…but you look like a young twenty-year-old. What happened to you?" Elizabeth appeared in front of his vision. "That's because Ban-sama is a zombie!"

"Z-Zombie…?" Zhivago repeated. "You're wrong." Ban grabbed her head and placed her back on his lap. "Well, you see… I drank from the fountain you told me about. Since doing that, I can neither die nor grow old."

"So does that mean there was also a holy maiden guarding it?" Zhivago asked surprised, wanting to hear more. Ban kept quiet, Elizabeth wanted to answer for him but she held her mouth after seeing Ban's face. He stared at the ground as his lips moved. "She died."

"I'll bring her back to life…"

"It's one surprise after another today." Zhivago muttered. "You became one of the famous Nanatsu no Taizai. And your lover is a holy maiden from the Fairy Clan. You're a big shot now."

"Don't make fun of me." Ban replied. "Bringing the dead back to life, huh?" The fox muttered as he stared at the ceiling. "I did hear a rumor like that here in the last couple of days. Sorry. Unfortunately, I don't know any details." He admitted as he turned back to Ban.

"It's fine, I'll keep looking." Ban answered. "Must be hard for you." Zhivago suddenly said. "A way to bring the dead back to life sounds like a tall order. But you can't die, so you have no way to be with the one you love."

Ban eyes went to child who had fallen asleep on him while the grownups were talking. "Yeah, it's not easy. But complaining how hard it is, isn't going to bring her back."

"This makes me happy." Zhivago smiled. "I'm happy you were able to find someone you care for more than you do yourself." Ban stood up and placed Elizabeth on Jericho, who had made a place for herself on the floor. "That hasn't really changed. I don't think I'll never get along with other humans."

"Ban… There's still something else on your mind." Zhivago grabbed Ban's sleeve as he sat down on the side of the bed. "I'm your father. I know when my son is troubled by something." Ban looked away.

"After we parted ways," he started. " I made a dear friend and fell in love." An image of Meliodas and Elaine flashed through his head. "But I… had to choose between the two of them and chose to kill that friend." He remembered the fight he had with his Captain.

"Did you kill him?" Zhivago asked. "He's a good guy to a fault. No matter how much I misbehaved, he'd just smile and forgive me." Ban answered. "I've been taking advantage of that kindness all this time."

"I can't know what your circumstances were," The fox. "but I, too, had to make a choice, and abandoned you after choosing Selion." He sat upright. "But… you still forgave me." He sat beside his son.

"But I… tried to kill him!" Ban argued. "And despite that, not only did he not get angry, but he smiled and forgave me. He didn't even blame me for trying to kill him. How can you be that nice?"

"I see…" Zhivago muttered. "You're disgusted at yourself for taking advantage of that kindness." Zhivago explained how he felt, when he left Ban for his child.

"Yeah… I'm an irredeemable lowlife!" Ban yelled at himself, anger filled him until he felt an arm around his shoulder. "That's a good friend you have." The Beastman brought the undead closer to him in a side-hug. "Listen well." He started.

"No matter how much you repent in your own head, it means nothing unless you tell the other person. You'll just end up like me. Don't keep it bottled up." He advised. "Just let it all out. And ask for forgiveness from the bottom of your heart. Those are the final words I can give you, from father to son."

Ban felt the breathing besides his ear slow down; the arm that was wrapped around him lost strength and fell to the bed. Both Ban and Jericho's eyes widen as they watched Zhivago's eyes lose life and slowly close. A relieved smile remained on his face as he breathed his last breath.


Meliodas and King continued to clash as the fairy king kept attacking while Meliodas dodged and countered. They came to a halt as King ceased attacking. "Answer me, Meliodas."

"It depends on what you mean by that." The blonde retorted with a smirk. "If you turn against Kagome or my friends, I'd be your enemy." King grew angry. "Don't dodge the question! Tell me what your true goal is!" He shouted as he started attacking again.

Meliodas kept on dodging the flying until he managed to grab a hold of it, his grin widen in pride. "So, what are you going to do now?" He teased. "You can't use your weapon." He watched as King landed on the ground.

"Status Promotion!" He said and the small cut on Meliodas stretched brutally wide. Blood spurted out of the wound, like an uncontrollably fountain.

"Now, answer me. What is your true goal?" King asked, he watched Meliodas kneel to the ground with his hand over his wounds. "Is it to valiantly protect the kingdom's peace as the knight captain? I don't think so."

His eyes narrowed. "Is it to live as a bar owner and get drunk every night?" King laughed lightly at the absurd thought. "That can't be it either. That ominous dark magic power, your appearance that doesn't change with the passing years… On top of that, you're acquainted with monsters that had been sealed for 3,000 years."

Meliodas stood up, listening to King talk. "Tell me, aren't you in league with the Ten Commandments, Meliodas from the Demon Clan?"


"Merlin, what in the world did King do to Meliodas?" Jenna asked as she turned to look at the apparition. "A mere scratch suddenly tuned into a gaping wound. The power to make any poison deadly." Merlin replied. "The power to make tiny tumors grow large. It's King's original magic ability, "Disaster"."

All ears listened as Merlin explained King's power. "It enables him to grow and propagate the flora, as well as cull it in order to maintain and manage the forest. It's a magic ability perfect for a Fairy King."


"Isn't it cowardly to remain silent?" King questioned as he observed Meliodas. "And you call yourself the captain of the Nanatsu no Taizai. Then let me do it again. Status Promotion!"

"Full Counter!"

King braced himself for his own attack, but snickered when non-came. No blood, no wounds. "Sorry, but that didn't work. Looks like your attack didn't even scratch me."

Meliodas returned the smirk. "Say, King, what about you? Are you really the Fairy King?" He watched King flinch at the comment. "The previous Fairy King, Dahlia, and the one before him, the first Fairy King, both had proper wings. Why don't you have any?" He asked.

"Uruse! I'm asking the questions here! Condense Power!" King yelled as power gathered in Meliodas' stick, which formed a drop of water. "A drop of water? No, it doesn't seem to be just a drop of water." Meliodas muttered as he watched the liquid flowed.

Suddenly the liquid flew past him, creating a cut on his cheek. King controlled the drop with his finger, making it bounce every direction, attacking Meliodas from all sides.

King called the drop back to him, with a confident smirk on his face. "I created a drop by concentrating the little water remaining inside the ash tree branch into one center."

"You'd think it was an iron ball." Meliodas noted as he looked at the destroyed branches in his hands. "Concentrated it all into the center, huh?" He muttered. "I see."

King quirked a brow, watching Meliodas drop the branches and take a stand. Dark marks started covering one half of his body. "Just need to concentrate it all into the center…" He said as the markings gathered into a circle and separated itself from his body.

"All done!" Meliodas looked proudly at his works. The Fairy King's eyes widen at the sense of dark magic. 'What's that? A lump of darkness?' A voice yelled through the room.

"Enough of that! Come out of there!"

They recognized Jenna's voice yell. "Oh, what do you want to do?" Meliodas questioned with a smirk. "Diane and Ban trust you from the bottom of their hearts." King replied. "I'll never forgive you if you betray them!" With having said that, King flew towards the exit.

"I can't tell you everything now." Meliodas stopped him with his voice. "And even if I told you, you probably wouldn't believe me." King didn't turn to him when he responded. "If that's your answer, I'll be watching you from now on. Until I know whether you are worthy of our trust."

"Un…" Meliodas whispered softly. "Say," King began again. "Do you remember the first thing you told me when we met?" He asked. "Never mind. Forget I asked." He flew outside with Meliodas walking behind him.

The others watched as the two walked out quietly. "You nincompoops!" Jenna yelled as they came closer. "What was that all about?!" Meliodas just shrugged with his usual carefree smile. "We were discussing boos versus butts, and it got a bit heated."

Meliodas noticed Kagome's worried look and smiled to reassure her. "Well then." Meliodas stretched as he walked up to Jenna. "How about you return my power?"

She sighed. "Jeez… I really want to say no, but… I guess I have no choice." She summoned her staff and pointed to the sky. "Rakushida Tsumidamashi!"

A giant orb appeared above them that overshadowed them. "Wait, is that a goddess amber too?!" Hauser questioned surprised at the size of it. "Is Meliodas-dono's power in there?" Hendrickson asked.

"It wasn't easy to stuff it in there." Jenna admitted. "Everyone else, stand back." She ordered and they listened, creating space between them and Meliodas. "Here it comes, Meliodas."

"Ready."

"Zeharo Jikeharo Batoreshiho!" Cracks appeared in the orb as Jenna's staff lighted up, then it exploded covering the sky and their surrounding with darkness.

Kagome felt the youki tingle her skin and fell to her knees, her body trying its best to not purify his powers, as well as protect her from the darkness that threatened to taint her.

"Kagome…" She heard Meliodas voice call out for her. She could only look him in the eye to tell him that she was fine; a hand appeared on her shoulder to support her. Hendrickson made eye contact with Meliodas to tell him he would look after her. So the sin of wrath nodded.

"It's not the darkness of the night." Jenna explained to the confused look of the Holy Knights. "It's Meliodas' power that was released from the amber." She explained and began her chant once more.

"Kariyoderaishi Tafutamiyabiyo Mondora!" All of the power smashed itself onto Meliodas who was consumed by the darkness that surrounded him. Slowly the darkness in the sky disappeared within him


The Ten Commandments sensed a rush of familiar power that was thought to be gone.

"That's definitely him." Zeldris turned his head to where he felt the source come from.


Meliodas stood in quiet when he had absorbed everything. He hunched over snickering to himself. "This is it!" He suddenly stated. "My power has definitely returned!" His voice was dark and low as he spoke. Causing the others to stand on their guards, while Kagome rolled her eyes letting her powers relax.

"Just kidding!" Meliodas stood up right again after getting the result of his joke. He laughed brightly as he watched Gilthunder and Hauser relax again. The blonde made his way to his lover and helped her stand up.

"Are you alright?" He asked she nodded in answer placing her hand over her beating heart to try and calm it down. "Hai, the surge of power was just overwhelming." She smiled.

He nodded and got dressed turning to Merlin. "Merlin, can you teleport me to the Ten Commandments' location?" He asked. "I could possibly do it." The magician answered as she floated in closer.

"Going straight into the enemy camp is suicide." Gilthunder tried to argue. "So it's possible." Meliodas ignored him. "However, there would be small time lag between you arrival there and when I can bring you back." The woman explained.

"Basically, you'd have to fend them off by yourself for ten to twenty seconds. Otherwise, when you return you'd just be a corpse." She told him. "Are you okay with that?"

"Yeah, let's do it!" The captain pumped up his fists. "Very well." Merlin smiled at the answer. "Meliodas, are you sure you want to do this?" Kagome asked as she gripped his sleeve. "I just want to go drop a greeting." And he disappeared.

Reappearing in front of the base of the Ten Commandments.

"Yo." He grinned. "Meliodas!" Zeldris exclaimed as he saw the man appear out of thin air. "Hold it!" Galand jumped in front of the green-eyed man, hovering over his form. "No one is to interfere. I'll finish off the pray I previously failed to."

Meliodas punched him across his face, not allowing the demon to have any time to react. Meliodas grabbed Galand's head as he fell and smashed it to the ground with brute force, creating a crater.

"I see you've changed a bit since the last time." The red armored demon said. He pushed himself up and began attacking Meliodas. "Chaotic Judgment!"

Meliodas kept on dodging his hits and landed on Galand's spear when he stopped. "I just had something returned to me." He said smugly, Galand tried to attack again but received a knee in his face knocking him backwards.

He had no chance to stand as Meliodas kept hitting him over and over again.


"But did Meliodas really manage to abandon his emotions? He didn't look much different than before. How strange…" Jenna asked curiously. "No, he didn't." Kagome answered, Jenna looked confused at her, and noticed Zaneri coming closer in the distance. "He accepted them and embraced them." She told them.

They looked at her wanting a more specific explanation so Kagome talked. "What's inside him now isn't a raging wrath that destroys everything in its path like an uncontainable fire does. It's a calm wrath that swallows everything like the ocean's depths. Meliodas now has complete control over his anger."


"This is what I need to make things interesting!" Galand exclaimed after he finally managed to stand up. He watched Meliodas pull his sword slightly out of the sheath and pushed it back in. Several cuts covering Galand's body appeared and dark blood escaped him"

"Did you see that just now?" Gloxinia asked Melascula who was standing besides him. "How bothersome…" was her only reply as they watched Galand fall once more.

"Don't frown so much." Meliodas said lightheartedly as he walked closer to the corrupted tree. "I just came over to say hi since it's been so long since we last spoke." He smiled.

"There's nothing to talk about." Zeldris retorted. "There's only our anger towards you and our desire for revenge against the four clans." He spoke darkly. "That's cold, Zeldris." Meliodas looked at him. "We're brothers, after all."

"Fifteen seconds to teleportation." Merlin announced in his head.

"If you want to continue what you did 3,000 years ago, the Nanatsu no Taizai and I will do everything in our power to crush you." He claimed bravely with confidence and determination in his voice. His green eyes were unwavering as he dead stared his brother in the eyes.

"I already told you that there's nothing to say." Zeldris said. "I'm just giving you a warning here." Meliodas continued, this aggravated Zeldris as he and Dreyfus sprinted towards him for an attack.

However Meliodas disappeared again before any damage could've been done. "So this is the power of the cursed demon?" They could hear Galand speak. "How fun that was… like hell!"

"Damn you! Damn you, Meliodas!" Galand screamed to the heavens. "How dare you humiliate me like this?! Find him now, Melascula!" He ordered, as he slowly stood upright. "If we ignore him, he'll become a threat to us once more!"

Melascula looked at him, emotionless. "You want him to beat you up again?" She questioned, Zeldris interfered before Galand could do anything rash. "Melascula is right. He's too strong for you now. Calm down, Galand." He said.

"Our goal is to rule Britannia. We're going to split up in groups of two or more." He ordered. "Be quick and efficient, and recover your magic power along the way. As for fighting and exterminating other clans, use whatever methods you wish."

"So we'll be declaring war on Meliodas." Dreyfus asked from behind Zeldris. "Declare war?" The black-haired male repeated. "We're not going to war. It's and extermination." He stated.

"Even so, we should be on our guard." Dreyfus, or rather Fraudrin advised. "I don't need to tell you about Meliodas, but he has the Nanatsu no Taizai on his side."

"I remember you mentioning them before. Who are they exactly?" Monspeet decided to ask.

"Who gives a damn about such things?!" Galand interrupted angrily. "You saying that Meliodas is too strong for me?! Even in that scuffle just now id I'd gotten serious, that weakling-"

"Galand." Drole calmly began. "Be careful with falsehoods. Don't forget that even one of us will suffer the consequences if we break a commandment." Galand held his tongue and remained silent.

"All right, everyone," Zeldris began. "in the name of the Demon King let us begin the conquest of Britannia!" And they all shattered.

"Is there something else you're not telling us, Fraudrin?" Estarossa, asked suddenly, stopping the man from leaving. "Iie, I've told you everything I've gathered from the past 3,000 years." He simply stated and flew out, leaving the two brothers to themselves.

"Why did you ask?" Zeldris looked curiously at his brother for an answer who just lay down again. "No reason." He replied. Zeldris sighed at the expected answer. "Then, how shall we proceed?" He asked instead.

"It's been 3,000 years since we've been outside." A smile came on Estarossa's face. "We should enjoy the air for a while."

"That works for me." Zeldris said. "There's something I want to take care of first." The silver-haired man hummed in reply and looked at the sky as he thought back at Fraudrin's answer.

'Then why did I sense holy powers coming off from Meliodas…?'


Meliodas appeared in front of the group after the so-called "greeting" with no wounds or marks.

"Yo." He grinned as he walked to them. "I'm glad that you're okay!" Gilthunder admitted as he saw that his hero was fine. "I told ya, I just went to drop a greeting." Meliodas replied with his usual smile.

"A-And what did you do for a greeting?" Jenna asked shocked that nothing happened.

"What else?" Meliodas returned the question. "I just warned them I'll beat them down if they're too careless." All eyes widen and they were looking at him with gaping mouths.

"You're the one who's careless!" King exclaimed. "All you did was provoke them!" Meliodas looked away in thought. "Yeah, I guess you can take it that way."

"Why do you go waking up the sleeping dogs?!" Jenna screamed than ask more. "You nincompoop!"

Meliodas just looked at her, pretending to be hurt by her comment. "Why are you getting so mad?" He bluntly asked.

"How can we not get mad?!" Both Jenna and King shouted in union.

"Britannia is currently crowded with many kingdoms and towns." Meliodas started. "It's more efficient for them to split up to conquer them all. I'm sure that's what they'll think." He explained.

"To be honest, we don't stand a chance against them if they're all in one place. Not even with my powers back." His smirk widen in determination. "So we separate them and take down one or two at a time."

"I see. Sounds good. I'm all excited." They could hear Hawk's voice coming from behind Meliodas and turned to look at him. "Looks like you've finished your training too, Haw-" Meliodas stopped midsentence at the sight of the once pink piglet he knew.

Instead what stood before them was Hawk, his legs and ears resembled dragons kin and on his head were two horns. Hawk puffed his chest as he stood proudly. Hawk and Meliodas locked eyes, with the pork waiting excitedly for a comment or compliment on his appearance.

"Yo, Zaneri."

"Don't ignore me!"

Hawk walked towards Kagome, who was hidden behind the men, with tears. "Kagome-chan, console me!" Kagome turned to look at him when she heard his voice. "Eh, Hawk-chan-"

A moment of silence passed.

"So, you didn't get hurt while greeting them, Meliodas?"

"Don't ignore me!"

"The others are coming out now as well!" Hauser noticed, watching Arthur, Gowther and Slader walk out the cave. "Arthur." Merlin spoke. "What is that weird object on your head?" She asked looking at a strange cat like being on his head.

"A mystery." Gowther stated as he too was watching the thing.

"A-A mystery…" Arthur said as well.

Suddenly a cry of child could be heard and the eyes went to Slader who was cradling a very young looking Griamor in his arms. "There, there, don't cry." The man hummed as he patted the kid on his back.

"By the way, Kagome." Meliodas started as the others were surrounding the child. "Are those the clothes you're gonna wear?" He asked, Kagome nodded. "Zaneri-san said that my previous clothes reduced my range of motion."

Kagome twirled around as she realized that Meliodas hadn't made a comment on it. "What do you think?" She asked. She instantly regretted her decision as she felt hands on her butt with a face nestled between her legs.

"Yeah, it's good!"

*Slap*

"I'm sorry I asked." Kagome huffed away at him. "We don't want you to become even more of a burden." Zaneri said coldly. "At the very least, it should be easier to move around in."

Kagome sweat dropped at her reason and laughed lightly. "A-Ahaha…"

"The other one was easier to remove…" Meliodas muttered quietly as he crept up from behind Kagome before being slapped away again.

She saw Hauser come closer to them, staring at her up and down. He hadn't really paid attention to her while everything went on, so now that he got a good look at her attire, he blushed a bit. "Oh, that's a feast for the eyes."

As he walked closer he felt two fingers poke at his eyes, making him scream in pain and fall back. Meliodas had managed to place himself around Kagome's body, with his hand under the armor that protected her chest and his legs around her waist. "Educational guidance." He bluntly said.

"M-Meliodas!" Kagome tried to push him off of her, with no luck as the man kept crawling and climbing over her body.

"So, I never got to ask if you finished your training, since you were done so fast." Meliodas jumped off of her after she calmed down. "It was horrible." Kagome smiled as she told him that.

The others fell at her comment, letting Meliodas and Kagome look dryly at each other.

"It was horrible?"

"The absolute worst."

"So, nothing."

"Nothing."

He ticked her forehead. "How can you fail?" He asked annoyed. Kagome glared at him with a pout. "Well, I couldn't help it! So, excuse me for failing!" She shouted back at him. Her eyes connect with Zaneri's for a split second before she continued to yell at Meliodas.

After the two lovers had come to a peace, they decided to pack up and leave. Kagome wore Devona on her lower back while her quiver was almost covered by her hair.

"Thanks for everything you two." Meliodas thanked as they stood once again on the bridge. "Drop by whenever you can." Jenna smiled. "Make sure to bring Ban."

"Sure thing." Meliodas grinned. "What happened to Theo-kun?" Kagome then asked, as she hadn't seen the boy since the arrival. "He's taking his afternoon nap." Jenna explained which caused Kagome to go all fuzzy again. 'So pure…' She thought to herself.

"M-Meliodas!" Zaneri called out as she took a step towards him. "What's wrong, Zaneri?" Meliodas looked at her, waiting for to continue. Her eyes looked away towards the ground. "N-No, it's nothing."

"I know how you feel." He suddenly said, making her look at him again with hope in her eyes. "So cheer up, Kagome." He tried to make the said girl look at him again.

"Really?" The blue-eyed girl questioned. "You know how it feels to do your best, but fail in the end and then all your effort gets wasted! And then you! Of all people ask; "How can you fail?" Are you kidding me?!" Kagome shouted at him, again her infamous rage living up to the reputation.

"Oi, Hendrickson." Meliodas leaned back towards him. "Was she always like that?" He softly asked. Hendrickson could only nod as the eyes of death snapped to him. "Afraid so…"

"AH! Both of you should just osuwari!"

"Maa, maa Kagome!" Meliodas tried to calm her down. "Even without passing, you saved us all in the fight again at Liones, there's no doubt about that." Meliodas calmly stated.

"I can guarantee that you have great magic powers within you." Kagome lost the tension in her face as she continued to listen to Meliodas. "So what if you fail once or twice? I failed to control my anger several thousand times." He smirked.

Kagome's features softened at the sight and smiled as well. "Arigatou, Meliodas."

Jenna walked pass the couple to Hendrickson and patted his chest. "The path of atonement will be tough, but don't give up on yourself." Hendrickson nodded and bowed to the lady. "Hai."

"Thank you very much." Both Gilthunder and Hauser said to the girl, who smiled brightly. "Un! Now go and save the world!" They all went and disappeared into the void of light.

"Goodbye, pipsqueak!" Hawk yelled to them as he loitered behind the group with Meliodas and Kagome. "I know you're sad to see me go, but-"

"Get going already you fake swine!" Meliodas shouted as he grabbed ahold on Hawk's ear.

"What do you mean fake?!"

"Come on, you two. Let's go." Kagome pushed them away. But before she disappeared as well she turned around and waved.

And soon the two sisters were alone.

"Zaneri," Jenna began. "for the miko's trial to make the seed sprout in the chalice, you purposely left the seed out, didn't you?" Zaneri casted her head down, her hair covering her face. "We both now that she is a powerful being. So for her to fail is impossible. So why did you do it, Zaneri?!"

"Are you still in love with Meliodas?" The sister asked the brunette. "That has nothing to do with it!" Zaneri exclaimed as she turned to her sister, crying. "I understand full well that Meliodas will never feel that ay for me. Meliodas really only has room for one in his heart. And that is why I wanted to keep the miko away from him."

"If anything were to happen to her, he might lose control again." She said with the tears not stopping from streaming down her face. "And I can't stand the thought of that. I'm sure you've realized it too… That Meliodas is prepared to sacrifice himself for the miko!"

"But it's weird!" She shouted. "Kagome isn't the reincarnation of Liz, so why does he love her?! She is the worse person for him!" Zaneri continued. "She can kill him!"

She got quiet as her eyes went to the floor. "She even knew… she knew that there wasn't a seed and she still forgave me…"


"Oh man, I could go for a pint right about now." Meliodas muttered as he stretched in the valley. "M-Meliodas." Gilthunder came forth. "Did you really face the Ten Commandments in combat just now?"

"Just a small bout." The sin of wrath answered. "You two look like you became stronger too." Meliodas noted as he looked at Gilthunder and Hauser, who smiled proudly at the compliment. "But still, I don't really have a good sense about it." Hauser admitted sheepishly.

"In that case, let me take a closer look." Hawk muttered as he took step forward. Number's appeared in front of him when he looked at the two young men. "Gill's power level has increased from I,970 to 2,33. And Hauser's power level has increased from 1,910 to 2,350."

"I'm kinda impressed you remembered the old numbers." Meliodas complimented, Hawk huffed happily as he answered. "Well, you can call me Hawk, the Power Level obsessed."

"By the way," Meliodas began. "how did this new look of your come about?" He asked. "It's a long story, but let me summarize it for you." Hawk sighed as it they were hopeless without knowing the story. "I was swallowed whole by a Tyrant Dragon, but I managed to eat my way out. And that caused this transformation."

Oslo barked as if to confirm the truth of the story. "Hawk-chan, is your stomach okay?" Kagome asked concerned. "It matters not if it's burnt or raw, the Captain of the Knights of the Leftovers Disposal can't be picky." Hawk said in triumph. "And I gained invincible powers!

"I can blow fire from my snout!" He shouted as he gave an example, but he cried out in pain when he felt his snout burn. "A-Ahaha…" Kagome laughed hopelessly at the young pig.

"And my ears turn into wings that allow me to soar the skies." He once again showed what he meant, but he barely came off the ground as his ears were flapping really hard and fast.

"Well, I guess a lot happened to everyone." Meliodas muttered as he looked at the other members interacting with each other. "I'll ask them along the way." He told himself.

"I'm most happy that you didn't change from getting you powers back." Kagome said as she smiled at him. He suddenly vanished from her side only to feel two hands pushing themselves under her armor and on her breast. "Yes, I'm still the same."

"Th-That's not what I-… Quit it!"

"B-By the way, Hawk-san," Gilthunder crunched to whisper in the pig's ear. "what's Meliodas' power level?" Hawk smirked at the question. "You're curious about that, huh, shounen. The truth is, so am!"

Hawk's eyes went to Meliodas, while he still was busy harassing the princess. "Power level 3,250?!" Gilthunder stood up in awe. "Meliodas is so awesome! Right?" He asked his friend who looked away. "Y-Yeah, but it's not that much more. I'll catch up in no time." Hauser claimed.

"Hold on there, Meliodas!" Hawk began as he stomped to the man. "your powers are back, but your power level has actually gone down from your previous 3,370."

Merlin came floating behind Hawk with a knowing smile. "I think you missed a zero in there, Hawk-dono." Gilthunder and Hauser looked shocked at the pig and then the man. "Eh?!"

"Th-That means…" Hawk stuttered as he realized his mistake. "His power level is 32,500?!" Meliodas ignored the shocked expression on the others faces and looked further in the valley.

"Well, well, well then…" He muttered. "Our next step is finding Escanor." Kagome snapped her head to Merlin who looked away at the mention of the name. 'Hmnn…' Kagome smirked and saw Merlin irk, cause they both knew that the miko had discovered something.

"The last of the Nanatsu no Taizai. Are you sure looking for him is worth it at this point?" Hawk wondered. "You alone seem to be enough." Meliodas turned to him with a cunning smile. "Escanor is stronger than me."

They others were shocked hearing the news, mumbling among themselves. King looked at them stoic, until a surge of power went through him. "Oslo!" He shouted calling his summon towards him.

"What's wrong King?" Kagome looked at the fairy who's eyes were wide in disbelieve. "I… I have to go!" and he disappeared in thin air.

"I wonder what's wrong…?" Kagome muttered to herself as no one could spot or locate the Fairy King.


KT: OLA BABY MISS ME?! I absolutely love this chapter, I hope you guys do too! So tell me what you think about it and if you have any kind of theory, please do tell me cause I'm really curious to hear what you have to say^^

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