Meliodas and Elizabeth were above the front entrance waiting for the other sins to come back, but Elizabeth noticed that Meliodas had a concerned look on his face. "Meliodas? Are you ok?" Elizabeth asked, holding Meliodas' hand as he looked at her.
He wanted to just tell her that he's fine, but he knows he can't lie to her, even if he wants to, she can see right through him. "I'm worried, we've faced opponents in the past, but the Titans, and the Eight Elementals, we don't know about them, or what they are planning, we don't even know where they are hiding."
"I understand what you're saying, but maybe we can go to someone else who may have knowledge about them." Elizabeth reassured Meliodas, before she kissed his cheek. They then saw Diane and Gowther returning from Megadozer. Meliodas and Elizabeth then went to them. "How did it go?" Meliodas asked. "The giants are all safe and recovering." Diane said, as Gowther straightened his glasses.
"But the Titan that attacked them got away, including the target that he was after, someone named the Craftsman of Giants." he explained. Huh, I've never heard that name before." Meliodas replied, before seeing King return with Gerheade and all the other fairy race.
"King? what's wrong?" Diane asked, noticing a sad look on King's face. "I failed, the enemy had taken the Sacred Tree." King said. "Oh, I'm so sorry." Elizabeth said, as Gerheade went next to King. "Without it, our people won't survive." she said, as Ban showed up with Edea following along. "Hey." Ban said.
"BAN!" Elaine expressed her delight as she flew towards him and hugged him, and Edea noticed her. "Those wings, is she a fairy? I never met one before, wow, she looks adorable." Edea thinks as Elaine smiles. "Awww, thank you." Elaine replied, as Edea perked up, not realising that she can read minds.
Elaine then went to Edea, as Ban looked at them before turning to King, seeing him with a sad look. "hey." Ban said to King, however, King just couldn't look him in the eye, feeling ashamed of himself for not saving the Sacred Tree.
Ban walked past him before saying something. "We'll get it back, so don't beat yourself over it." Ban said to king, making the fairy king ensure himself that he'd save the Sacred Tree.
"So, Ban, who is this girl with you?" Meliodas asked, with Edea hearing someone ask about her, as Ban looked at her, reassuring her that she was safe, before taking her hood off. "My name is Edea Norwynn, and I'm a member of the elven race." she said, with everyone surprised.
-Meanwhile-
Back at the cave, Fuego returned with the black crystal ball that contained The creator of the vampire race. "Hey, I completed my mission and got Dracula. now what..." Fuego said, before seeing that everyone had worried looks on their faces, except Valanche, who was just smiling and daydreaming.
"Ok, I'll ask later on what is up with her, but what with all the faces? You all look like something bad has happened." Fuego said, as everyone minus Valanche looked at him, before Cerulis stood up.
"Fuego, you may need to sit down for this." she said. Later, after explaining to him on what Auris has seen, Fuego's foot starts tapping in nervousness.
"Y-you sure it was it? Your eyes weren't tricking you?" Fuego questioned it, not wanting to believe it to be true. "I Saw What I Saw, and no doubt about it, I saw Chaos itself." Auris replied, as Fuego put his hands on his head. "Oh man, this is not good. What are we going to do?" he asked, as Malos thinks.
"We first need to go into hiding." the Titan of Shadow said. "Nah, why did Chaos have to return right when we just got free?!" Fuego complained, with Cerulis looking at Malos, as he headed to a room, so he could think.
-Meanwhile, at Liones Castle -
all the fairies stayed at the royal garden, where they play and dance, King Bartra even had some holy knights to protect them, with Jericho and Guila there, as Puora is flying next to Jericho, as she was sitting on a bench, feeling bored as they watch the fairies.
Roland then shows up. "Roland, what brought you here?" Guila asked, as Roland was taking some breaths. "I was ask to assist you here." Roland replied. "ah, well, thank you then." Guila replied, as Roland blush, before looking at the fairies.
"so, they are living here now?" Roland asked. "Indeed, King Bartra offer them a place to stay, while the seven deadly sins are trying to figure out how to stop these new enemies." Guila said.
-Meanwhile-
Meliodas and Elizabeth are at the royal library, with Hendrickson putting some books away. "Sorry, Meliodas, but I don't know anything about these Eight Elementals. However, I did read something about Titans, it was a book that originated from a far-off land." Hendrickson said, believing that he may still have it.
"far-off land? Are you talking about Norway?" Elizabeth replied, remembering the time she and the seven deadly sins went there, and how they got involved with their Ragnarok War.
"Actually, this one is from a different land, a land of gods and hybrid monsters, and it said something about Titans." Hendrickson replied. After Meliodas and Elizabeth thanked Hendrickson for his help, they walked into the castle hallway. "Ah, sir Meliodas, I've been looking for you." a Man said.
He was tall and bulky, with fair skin, black eyes, and dark blue hair, He wore a silver-blue armour with a symbol of a manta ray.
"Oh, hey, who are you?" Meliodas replied. "My name is Deryk, and I am a Sky Manta trainer." He replied, as Meliodas' expression hasn't changed, not understanding why a Sky Manta trainer wants him.
"so is there anything you need?" Elizabeth asked. "Come to the Sky Manta Stable, and bring the other Seven Deadly Sins, there's something I have that might help you." Deryk said, as Meliodas and Elizabeth looked at each other, they were not sure what was happening.
-later-
Meliodas and Elizabeth arrive at the Stable along with the Seven Deadly Sins and Edea, seeing lots of Sky Mantas, big ones and even small ones. "ummmmm, Captain? Why are we here?" King asked. "Some guy named Deryk wants us here, he said that he has something that can help us." Meliodas replied, before seeing Deryk from afar.
"Hey, over here!" Deryk called out, as they went over to him. "So what do you have for us?" Ban asked. "Just follow me." the Sky Manta trainer replied as he led them somewhere, until they saw something familiar.
"wait? Is that the Boar Hat Tavern?" Meliodas said, as he was confused about why it was here, as the last time they saw it, was before dealing with the whole chaos issue.
"Yeah, me and my men recovered it and had it repaired." Deryk replied. "So is that it? We've got a tavern back." King said, not understanding why they needed it. "Just watch." Deryk replied as he whistled.
The earth started to shake as the Tavern rise up, as something underneath the ground was coming out, revealing a giant green sky manta, holding the Boar Hat on its back.
"Wow." Meliodas said. "Yeah, the king had a feeling that you guys might end up in another adventure, so he ordered me to have something for transportation. Her name is Melody." Deryk said, with Meliodas walking up to Melody, as the Sky Manta looked at him.
"Hi there." he said, as Melody nuzzled him, taking a liking to Meliodas. "Awwwww, she likes you." Elizabeth said, as Meliodas rubbed it.
"That's so cute." Diane said, as they got their gear in the tavern until Aveline showed up. "Hey, wait." she said as Meliodas looked at her with Gowther popping his head out of the door.
"Yes?" Meliodas said. "I heard that you're heading off now." she said. "Yep, that's right." he replied. "Well, I have orders to accompany you." she said, as Meliodas thought before making his decision. "Hmmmmm, ok, sure. But since you are now part of the Boar Hat, you have to follow the dress code." he said. "ummmmm? Okay?" Aveline replied.
-later-
Both Aveline and Edea are wearing the waitress uniform, which is a pink buttoned shirt with a black ribbon and a midriff exposing their belly button, a dark mini skirt, strapped with a orange belt, a black stocking on their left leg, and black-white heels.
They look at themselves in the mirror, Aveline raises an eyebrow, with Edea feeling really embarrassed and uncomfortable to be wearing something like this. Both Elizabeth and Diane watch, with Diane feeling annoyed at Meliodas, with Elizabeth smiling awkwardly.
"Yeah, sorry about it." Elizabeth said, but Aveline was making some poses. "Why are you apologising, princess? I know I look good in them." Aveline replied, making Elizabeth and Diane surprised that someone was saying something positive about the uniform.
As Melody flew in the sky, Meliodas was stacking a lot of food and ale before Ban showed up. "So, Captain, what is our next move?" Ban asked as everyone was gathering together to hear the plan. "First, we need to get strong. It's obvious that the Eight Elementals are much stronger than we are, so we need to improve our skills and strength to stop them." Meliodas explained. "But where do we go to train like that?" Aveline asked.
"to the sacred land of the Druids, Istar."
-Meanwhile-
Malos sat alone, trying to think of how to get rid of Chaos, with nothing. Then Cerulis showed up behind him. "Having trouble coming up with a solution?" she asked, as the Titan of Shadow looked at her. "Yes, do you have anything?" he asked, as the Titan of Air shook her head.
"Sorry, but no, every time I calculate it, they all end up the same way. Going up against Chaos itself is just a death wish at this point." Cerulis replied, as Malos pinches the bridge of his nose, believing that there is nothing they can do, as Cerulis puts her hand on his shoulder.
"What if you make contact with him?" Cerulis suggested, as Malos looked at her, understanding who she was referring to, she let go of him, and stood back to give him some space.
Malos then close his eyes and takes a deep breath, as his body starts glowing, before his surroundings start changing.
He then finds himself in a realm. the sky was red, as he looks around, seeing that he is floating in the air, above a huge hand. He sees that part of it is a shadowy figure with glowing red eyes and a glowing red circle on his chest, and he looks to be taller than the Demon King himself.
As he looked at Malos, he put his arm on his chest as he saluted to this being. "Ah, Malos, you have finally escaped from your prison seal, and with a new body." the being spoke. "Indeed it has, my Overlord." Malos replied, being respectful to the ruler of the Titan Race, the Titan Overlord.
"We give up our original bodies so we can possess these Human ones, and it shows that they are most useful." he said. "Hmmmmmmm, but this is not the reason you are making contact with me, is it, Malos?" the Titan Overlord replied.
"There is a serious problem we are having." Malos replied. "It's about Chaos, isn't it?" the Titan Overlord said, as Malos nodded. "Yes, its return has put a halt on our plans." Malos said.
"Hmmmmmmmm, indeed. However, there is one way." The Titan Overlord replied, as Malos was shocked by what he was hearing, A way to remove Chaos itself sounds unbelievable.
"there is?!" Malos said. "Yes, something I created myself, but I never got the chance to use it, since the Demon King and the Supreme Deity had sealed it away, however, this is the perfect opportunity to use it." The Titan Overlord took out his other hand, which glows.
"Malos, I shall allow you to use it." he said, as Malos' eyes glowed, as he returns to reality, with Cerulis looking at him. "What Happened? What did the Titan Overlord say?" she asked, as Malos looked at her before replying. "There is now a way to remove Chaos."
-Meanwhile, at Istar-
While the other members of the Seven Deadly Sins, Aveline and Edea, are ready to train, Meliodas and Elizabeth are talking with Jenna and Zaneri. "I hate to say it, but we don't have any idea about these Eight Elementals." Jenna said. "Indeed, we've never even heard of them before." Zaneri said as well.
Meliodas sigh. "Well, that's everyone we know." Meliodas said, with Jenna raising an eyebrow. "Hold on, what about Merlin? Isn't she like the one you always go to for information?" Jenna asked, as Meliodas didn't look her in the eye, feeling uncomfortable talking about her.
"Meliodas." Elizabeth said in concern, with Zaneri curious, that she heard there was something with the whole Arthur and Chaos thing, but she never thought it was this bad.
"it's just..." Meliodas replied before Jenna pointed her wooden staff at Meliodas, interrupting him. "Whatever issue you are having with Merlin, you need to fix it, because from what you say about these Titans, you need all the help you need." Jenna tells him, as Meliodas sighs. "Fine, I'll go and talk with Merlin." he said, reluctantly.
"I'll come with you." Elizabeth said as they headed out, Edea could see them leaving. "Hey, where are they going?" she asked, as Jenna and Zaneri went up to the group. "They went to seek help from Merlin." Zaneri said.
"Anyway, let's get you all trained up." Jenna said.
-Meanwhile-
Meliodas and Elizabeth are flying to Camelot as Elizabeth looks at him. "Meliodas, are you still mad at Merlin?" she asked, as he looked at her.
"Well, no, I'm not mad, but after our battle with Cath Palug, going to her will feel... awkward.." he replied, as Elizabeth hold his hand. "it's ok, we knew Merlin for a long time, and we also know she would help us." Elizabeth reassured to him, as Meliodas smiled.
-Meanwhile-
Arthur was still placing rocks, as the King of Chaos got tired. "Arthur, you need to rest." Merlin said. "No, Don't worry, I can still do it." he replied before taking a deep breath and putting his hand on the rock, until a bird came and went on his wrist. "Oh, hello there." he said with a soft smile.
He lifted his arm to look at this bird. It looked unusual, for starters, it was purple, and its torso looked like it had a galaxy in it with a four-point star in its eyes.
Arthur was confused by this bird, until it started to twitch, before Merlin turned to look at it, and before the bird ended up inflating. "ARTHUR LOOK OUT!" Merlin yelled, as she put it in a perfect cube, with Arthur not understanding what was happening, and Merlin believing that if it was going to explode, the cube would contain it.
"Ah, there they are." Meliodas said, as he sensed her power level from afar, Until the perfect cube starts to crack.
Before Merlin could react, the perfect cube shattered with such a great explosion that both Merlin and Arthur got caught in it. Meliodas and Elizabeth then had horrified looks on their faces. "No, it can't be." Meliodas said, not sensing Merlin or Arthur but just seeing the explosion, that it looked to have a galaxy in it, before shrinking down and disappearing.
They then fly down to what remains, before he was on his knees, still having a horrified look, as Elizabeth covered her mouth with her hands, tears coming out of her.
-Meanwhile-
Malos had his arms crossed and his eyes shut, as the Eight Elementals looked at him before he opened them. "It is done."
-Meanwhile, back at Istar-
Jenna and Zaneri heard the sound of the explosion, and got worried, as it was coming from the same location where Meliodas and Elizabeth were heading.
Aveline, Edea, and the other members of the Seven Deadly Sins are lying on the ground, tired from their training.
"Hey, what was that noise just now?" Ban asked, as Jenna and Zaneri looked at each other, before Meliodas and Elizabeth returned. "Meliodas, you're back, but where is Merlin?" Zaneri asked.
"Yeah, you guys went off to get help from her, so why isn't she with you?" Ban asked. "Merlin is gone." Meliodas replied, leaving everyone confused. "There was a magic explosion, and... she and Arthur got caught within it..." he said.
"Come on, captain, you shouldn't joke like that." Diane said, thinking he was playing a prank, but she then see that he was being serious.
"Wait, are you serious? They're... really gone?..." Diane said, as she started to cry, and King comforted her, having a mad look on his face. Gowther looks down to the ground with a sad look on, and Ban has a shock look, before turning to anger as he punches to the ground.
"DAMMIT!" Ban yelled, as Edea looked confused, but felt worried at the same time. "I don't know who Merlin and Arthur are, but they must have been important people." she said, with Aveline looking at her.
"Yeah, Merlin was one of the Seven Deadly Sins, but I'm not sure they're really gone, no magic could be as strong as her." Aveline replied, as she put her finger and thumb to hold her chin as she pondered. "But if they are gone, this could be concerning."
"What are we going to do, captain? We are out of options, there's no one we can go to to find out who they are." Gowther said, as Meliodas is annoyed, no matter how many times they try to get any information, The Eight Elementals are always one step ahead. He thinks and thinks, until he realises something
"Wait, of course, there is one who could help us." Meliodas said as everyone looked at him confusedly.
-Later-
In a forest at a cabin, someone was chopping up wood, it was Zeldris, Meliodas' younger brother, as he kept cutting the wood with an axe.
He then stopped, hearing something behind him, before throwing the axe to see who it was that's there, until someone stopped it with just their two fingers. It was Meliodas, who had an unimpressed look.
"Is that your way of welcoming guests?" Meliodas said. "What are you doing here, Meliodas?" Zeldris questioned. "Come on, can't an older brother visit his younger brother?" Meliodas replied, and Zeldris turned around. "I never asked you to." the younger brother said.
"Zeldris, don't be disrespectful to our guests, especially to your own brother." Someone said, as Zeldris and Meliodas looked at the front door of the cabin, that it was Gelda, a member of the Vampire race and Zeldris' beloved.
He quickly panicked, not wanting her to get mad at him. "Anyway, I need your help on something." Meliodas said, his tone of voice change, as Zeldris looked at him and listened. If his own brother is talking so seriously, then it must be important.
The three then went inside, with Meliodas explaining about, to the Titans, The Eight Elementals, and what happened to Merlin and Arthur.
"I see, so this is important then." Zeldris replied, with them sitting at a table drinking tea. "That's why I came here, you've been the Demon King's representative for a long time, has he ever mentioned anything about them before?" Meliodas asked, hoping to have some information.
"Sorry, but he hasn't, you know what father is like, always keeping secrets." Zeldris replied, as Meliodas sighs of disappointment. He was his last hope, but he now he has nothing. "However, maybe we can find someone who knew the Demon King." Zeldris said.
"But who?" Meliodas asked, as Zeldris thinks. "Well, Chandler and Cusack are out of the picture, since the two are dead... what about Thestrannis? I remembered freeing him from his prison." Zeldris suggested.
"Oh no, he's long dead, me and my friends killed him and his experiments a while back." Meliodas replied. "Of course you did." Zeldris said, not surprised that he did it, as Gelda went to get more tea, as Zeldris realised something.
"Hold on, there is one person who can help, who has been by our father's side for a long time, even longer before we were born." Zeldris said. "Who, who is it?" Meliodas asked, curious about who this person is, as Zeldris stared at him with a serious look on his face.
"Mother.."