A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed the past three chapters, now onto chapter 4!
Chapter 4: A Silent Prayer
Footsteps quietly moved through the forest. The person carrying them was light and soft, making sure that no footsteps or traces were left behind. As they walked through the forest it went silent, not even the birds could be heard chirping.
Her feet rustled against the ground and her movements were quick and slick. She grabbed some tiger lily's on the ground and put them away into her bag and took off deeper, into the confines of the forest.
"Please God, return all the men we've lost," one man wished.
"Please dear God, punish those Holy Knights for what they've done," another man prayed holding his hands together. More people were silenting sitting there sending there prayers.
There prayers were being silently sent when lighting started running through the sky and hit the church. Metal footsteps clicked throughout the church and resounded through the walls. "Help us... please," a man whispered as Gilthunder walked through the church and through the scorched and hurt people.
Soon he walked through the church, and only uttering a few words, leaving the church later. Swoosh, the doors flew open and Ellie walked in. "Someone called!" She said walking up setting up a man against the wall.
"Thank...you," he said.
"Of course," she replied. "I'll gather the rest of the people," Ellie informed getting up and dusting of her knees, gathering the people. Once they were all together she patched up most of the major wounds, only leaving the minor wounds without attention. She sat down. "If I can ask, why did that Holy Knight shock the place up?" She asked.
"Because," a woman started, "they don't like people like us. Praying and things like that, so we tried to do it in secret, but we couldn't, and got punished," the woman finished lying back.
"Hmm, so the system is trying to take away and supress the people's beliefs," Ellie said. She got up and left waving goodbye. "Thank you for the information, now goodbye!" And she took off in a flash.
Meliodas was currently lying in the bed with Elizabeth and Hawk by his side. "Sir Meliodas..." Elizabeth mumbled, giving him a new towel.
Hawk walked up and rubbed his shiny head against Elizabeth's leg. "Aw, don't worry Elizabeth, Meliodas is gonna be fine! I don't think there's anything that guy can't handle," Hawk reassured. Elizabeth nodded, silently agreeing with Hawk's words.
Dr. Dana walked in and over to Meliodas's sleeping form. He gave the blonde his medicine, as Elizabeth said, "Thank you so much from treating him Dr. Dana. I'm sure he'll make a safe recovery."
"I'm not to sure about that," he replied, removing the medicine from Meliodas's mouth.
The princess turned to the doctor with a gape mouth and bulging eyes. "D-Dr. Dana, I...I don't understand?"
"I'm sorry, but your friend is never going to recover. You see, this medicine was a toxic poison. Now your friend will never wake up," he explained.
"No!" Elizabeth cried, throwing her arms over the blonde's sleeping form.
Dr. Dana put his head down and responded, "My condolences."
"Now our plan can finally can be put into action with him out of the way," a voice said. The princess sprouted up and stood up, but cautious of what was in the air.
"Who's there?!" The swine asked. Hawk looked around, but saw nothing and turned to Elizabeth. "I don't see anyone, but the air has a nasty smell to it. Be careful Elizabeth," he warned as she nodded in reply.
A figure in clunky, silver and metal armor appeared in the room standing there. "I am Golgius," he declared, "apart of the Holy Knight order, Weird Fang!" He walked up to Meliodas. "Now I can retrieve the sword," he said grabbing a hold of the blonde's sword half. "Now!"
Golgius yanked on the sword, but it come into his grasp. He looked down to see Meliodas still gripping onto his sword. "Huh?" He pulled it again. "Why won't he just let go!"
And in the blink of an eye Meliodas was up, eyes wide awake and his hand gripping his broken sword, and removing it from Golgius's grasp. He even had a different aura to him, it was powerful and suffocating. It made Golgius flinch. "T-this was not anticapated!" The holy knight screeched disappearing.
"Sir Meliodas!" Elizabeth exclaimed clinging to his side.
"Oh, hey Elizabeth. How's it going?" He casually asked patting her head. "So, who was he?" The blonde asked.
Hawk then approached and made a sour face. "He was a holy knight! He tried to take your sword, and this doctor-!" The swine turned his head to find that Dr. Dana had disappeared. "Where'd he go?!"
Somewhere else, on top of Baste Prison sat a figure on the top of the structure. "Does that really matter now?" Ellie whispered, eyes closed, taking in the cool breeze that glided over her face. "It seems that I should go. It's time to play my part," she said jumping down the steps of the prison's structure.
She up to the exit and looked around, saying something about it being dark and cornered. The crystal blue haired girl stood there silently and cupped her hands together. "I pray for..." but the rest of her words were inaudible, and the air quickly carried them away. Ellie took in a sharp breath and walked into the entrance.
The guards that were guarding Ban's cell heard a clank, and a big sound. They turned around to see the cell door kicked open by the only fox sin Ban. He stood there a bit hunched over and quickly took out the two men.
"Really? That was slower than usual. It's seems your losing your touch," a voice said.
He smirked, turned around and saw Ellie giving him a similar smirk. "You can't lose what you've always had," he replied.
"Oh, really?"
"Yup. Good to see you Ell," the bandit said.
"Mhm, it's good to see you too!" She responded. "Let's do this thing!"
He walked over to her and ruffled her hair, causing her to give him a pout. "Haha, that never get's old!" Ban chuckled. "Come on Ell, we've got this."
"Fox sin of greed, Ban, stop at once!" Jericho ordered. They both turned around gave each one a ugly smile and cracked their knuckles.
A/N: Hope you guys liked it! If you didn't that 2nd part where Ellie was introduced she was silently answering Hawk's question. Be prepared for the next chapter, bye!
