avail.
"Lady Diane ?"
"Looks like we're dealing with a tricky customer here... are you really okay Diane ?" Meliodas insisted.
"Yeah, my heads a little fuzzy, that's all." A small noise caught your attention, but it was so quiet you could hear what it was. However, it seemed to have its impact on Diane, as now her eyes were clouded, and she got into a fighting stance.

"A Holy Knight! Captain, protect the princesses ! Captain ? Guys ? Where'd everyone go ?" She raised her right foot to kick your group. "Give me back my friends ! Now !" She then punched Meliodas who had jumped to talk to her.
"Sir Meliodas !"
"Diane, what's gotten into you ?"
"Yeah, Meliodas is right here !"
"Snap out of it, beanpole !"
Your cries didn't seem to help because Diane only seem even angrier now. "I'm warning you, I won't lose to some Holy Knight !"
"Look at her eyes... she can't see us at all." Meliodas pointed out and Hawk responded to him with one more question.
"So what do we do ?" He abruptly grabbed your waist and threw you over his shoulder before running as fast as he could.
"For starters, we run !"
"I knew you were going to say that !" The pig complained. Diane punched the ground, and then kicked the tree you wanted to hide behind, Meliodas was still running after having avoided every hit. "Holy crap ! Bystanders !"
"Hey ! If you don't want to die, you'd better start running, too !" Elizabeth yelled at them. Meliodas finally let you down and next to your sister. You were hiding behind a little hill, and Meliodas now had the kid in his arms.

"Sir Meliodas, what in the world had happened to Diane ?"

"She's gone crazy, that's for sure. Look after this kid for a sec, yeah ?" He handed you the crying boy, so you took him into your arms.
You put the palm of your hand on his face and wiped his tears. "What are you two doing out here ?"
"We're shepherds, on our way back from the pasture." He hiccuped, still crying softly. "What's gonna happen to us ?"
"Don't worry, everything is gonna be okay. He'll sort it all out." You looked over at Meliodas who was running toward Diane.
"Hey, big guy ! Was it you who cast that spell on Diane ?" Your two friends started sparing with each other.
"What's he saying ? That's Diane in front of him ?"
"Turn Diane... back to normal !" He tried to strike Diane with his sword, but it only made her heels dig into the dirt and didn't actually hurt her.
"Oh no ! Is Meliodas caught in the same illusion as Diane ?" Diane fell on the ground from Meliodas' kick and put her hands to the grass. Just like in Dalmally, pillars of stone raised from the ground, except this time, they were sharp and spiky, so you all ran to avoid them.
"What should we do Elizabeth ?" You asked her distressed about your friends' well-being.
"Good question... if we don't do anything they'll both- what should we do..."

300 m away, Baste Prison.

Ban had tried in Jericho's armor, but just like he thought, it was too small for him. He was about to leave the prison, but a Holy Knight appeared out of thin air in front of him, he smirked at him, and waved. "Yo, Holy Knight Jude."
"You will die here, Fox Sin Ban." He also had a robotic voice like Golgius, but his was so calm it could send shivers down your spine.
"Kill me ? Why now ?" The Holy Knight took a step closer to Ban.
"You're of no further use, I suppose. You have served your purpose as bait to lure the captain of the Seven Deadly Sins here. Two members of the Seven Deadly Sins, Dragon Sin Meliodas and Serpent Sin Diane are being eliminated at the hands of the Weird Fangs, as we speak. And when I kill you, that will bring the tally to four Sins that have departed this life." Ban chuckled at the Holy Knight's plan.
"I hope your dream comes true."
"Who was it who captured you five years ago and has been torturing you ever since ? Surely you haven't forgotten ?" Albeit the Holy Knight tried to sound threatening, Ban remained unfazed.
"Well, I'm outta here." Jude stabbed a metal spike straight into the Sin's thorax, making him choke on blood before he started laughing again.