Veronica walks over to Elizabeth as Y/N steps back over to Meliodas, not wanting to get caught up in any more fights. Veronica is quick to take Y/N's coat off of Elizabeth and instead take off her coat/dress and put it on Elizabeth- leaving Veronica half-naked. 

"Thank you for lending me this Veronica," Elizabeth says, smiling. "It's cute but downstairs it's kinda breezy."

"Honestly, what the heck am I going to do with you?" Veronica questions. "And besides, I don't want you starting to stink of this mutt." She sneers towards Y/N, who is not crouched down beside Ban and Meliodas. Veronica throws Y/N her coat back.

"You can borrow it if you'd like-" She's cut off by Griamore's glare. "Okay, sorry for saying. I'll shut up now." Y/N puts her jacket back on. Veronica sighs and looks back to her sister, the gentle smile back on her face.

"I'm glad that your okay, course we're talking about you. Guess I should have known you'd be alright?"

"That's nice of you to say," Elizabeth says.

"Did you think I was done stupid!" Veronica snaps. Y/N's eyes slightly widen, let going out an uncomfortable sigh. Elizabeth jumps back slightly, startled by her sister's snap. "Seriously, how worried were you planning to make me anyway? This is way different from that time you decided to sneak out of the castle to play on your own back when we were kids. And even back then you make everybody panic when that bridge collapsed."

"I'm sorry," Elizabeth says.

"On top of that, rumour has it that your out hunting holy knights with the Eight Deadly Sins!" She glares at Y/N, who shrugs back with a tilted smile. "You know I thought it was a rumour, I hoped it was a rumour but I guess I was wrong.

"You don't understand!" Elizabeth shouts. 

"Oh come on, don't give me that! Look at right now, you here with the Eight Deadly Sins aren't you!" Veronica says, looking over at the Sins on the ground. "They're the ones who tried to overthrow the entire kingdom Lioness!"

"That's not true," Elizabeth says, looking back at them. 

"And Meliodas and Y/N are the worst of all!" Veronica says. Y/N hangs her head low in shame. "They're a monster! Ones that bring destruction and death to everything around them!" Y/N clenches her fist as Elizabeth begins to remember the time when Meliodas was in the doctor's room with markings on his face and the time Y/N has rambled on about how it wasn't their fault about what happened at Danafall. "You see! You're having doubts yourself!"

"Sir Meliodas and Lady Y/N aren't like that at all!" Elizabeth says, standing up to her sister that the group she's travelling with is nothing like the stories they were told. "And they'd never do something so horrible.

"Elizabeth." Y/N trails out, frowning. She knows what Elizabeth is saying is wrong, she didn't gain her sin for anything. Nor did she gain her name 'The Reaper' for nothing. And Meliodas didn't gain his sin for anything. The two causes equally as much pain to others and themselves.

"I've had enough," Veronica says. "There's no point in standing here and talking about this. We're going home" Veronica grabs Elizabeth by the wrist roughly and begins dragging her.

"No! Let go of me!" Elizabeth says, struggling. Suddenly a hand grabs Elizabeth's, tearing it away from Veronica's gasp. Veronica stumbles back to be caught by Griamore's. She looks up to see Meliodas, standing protectively in front of Elizabeth. 

"I'm gonna protect Elizabeth." He says.

"Sir Meliodas," Elizabeth says. Y/N watches with a tilted head, before getting up and walking over to them. She too stands beside Elizabeth with her axe over her shoulder.

"Even if I die trying." He looks up at Veronica, determination in his eyes.

"And I too," Y/N adds. "We promised to help her in her quest to save the kingdom from the likes of the holy knights and we're not gonna break that promise any time sooner." Elizabeth hides between the two, trying not to cry and she holds them by their shoulders.

"It's exactly like Hendrickson said," Veronica says. "He told us that you brainwashed her somehow and it looks like you've done just that."

In the castle, Veronica stands holding a purple diamond-shaped necklace, she looks down at it. Griamore stands behind her while Hendrickson stands a few meters in front of them.

"This is goddess amber," Hendrickson says. "It's a rather useful item that affects only evil creatures when they're in a few feet of it. Take that with you and try to get close to Meliodas."

"But if she does attempt such a thing, Princess Veronica's life could be put in danger," Griamore says.

"Griamore," Hendrickson says. "You're just like your father, Dreyfus. Overly conservative. These are criminals who bare ill will towards the kingdom. Swift action required by us."  He looks back over to Veronica. "When doing this make sure that Y/N is out of the area. Heaven knows what could happen if those two were trapped in that amber together. 

"And what of Y/N?" Griamore asks. "You never said what to do with her."

"Find someone to test out some wolfsbane on her and if it's strong and it weakens her then just leave her to suffer for a bit before killing her."

"And if it doesn't?" Veronica asks. Hendrickson smirks.

"Then just kill her with a sword to the heart. It should do since she doesn't fully have her abilities back it seems. And once she's out of the way and Meliodas is trapped, Elizabeth will be able to return home." He says.

"I'll do anything it takes to help my sister," Veronica says, looking up to Hendrickson.

"Please, you mustn't!" Griamore pleads, looking at her.

"You are Princess Elizabeth's  only hope."

"Alright, how does it work?" Veronica asks. Hendrickson walks to Veronica, bending down to her.

"Once you get near enough to Meliodas, recite the following words..."

Veronica holds up the Goddess Amber towards Meliodas. Y/N's eyes widen as she runs forwards with her axe raised. 

"Don't you dare!" She shouts, swinging the axe down only for it to be caught by Griamore. He's quick to punch her down onto the ground beside Elizabeth, seemingly unconscious. 

"Y/N!"

"Lady Y/N!" Elizabeth bends down to the Sin, concerned.

"Rosco, Basla, Melcito." Veronica recites. The amber shines purple as many purple tentacles of some sort surround Meliodas. to which he's suddenly sucked into the amber, his sword landing on the ground.

"Where did Sir Meliodas go?" Elizabeth asks, getting up off the ground- which she had fallen to because of the power. "What happened?"

"H-He got sucked inside that rock!" Hawk shouts. Veronica holds up the amber, laughing and chuckling in relief.

"Meliodas was some wicked monster after all!" She says. "This stone's power only affects those who are evil, trapping them inside. Proof enough!" Veronica shakes the amber in front of Elizabeth. "Will this open your eyes! Now to just kill Y/N, judgement day has finally arrived for her" Elizabeth rushes forward and grabs Meliodas's sword then snatches the amber out of Veronica's hand. Elizabeth holds the stone and Y/N close while threatening her sister and Griamore with the sword.

"You're not gonna touch Y/N! And I want you to bring him back this instant!" Elizabeth cries out.

"Sorry I have no idea how to do that."

"I hate you for this Veronica!" Elizabeth says, crying. "You don't know Sir Meliodas or Lady Y/N! Not a single thing about them!"

"Griamore!" Veronica says.

"As you wish," Griamore says, taking out his sword. It shines then suddenly Elizabeth is encased in a purple bubble. Y/N isn't so lucky and wasn't taken up into the bubble, but instead dropped back to the floor and vulnerable "Perfect shell. You leave us no choice. Now we'll bring you back this way. As for Y/N-" He smirks down at her and moves forwards, grabbing her roughly by her neck. Her axe drops to the floor. "-Seems as though one punch did it. Hendricksen was right, she is weaker without her weapon." 

"N-No! Let her go! Don't hurt her!" Elizabeth pleads. She looks to Veronica "If you kill her, I'll never forgive you!"

"M-Meliodas, I can't sense you. I, you feel so cold...So lost. Where are you?" Y/N thinks, her body completely slack. 

"This is nothing!" Hawk says, jumping over to the bubble. "I bet my trotters can bust right through your bubble with no problem at all." Hawk begins kicking the bubble with his hind feet but to no avail.

"Not even the meteors that fall to earth can destroy my wall," Griamore says. He holds Y/N up by her neck in the air and holds out his sword, ready to push it into her. "Now, to finish her off."

"If that's how it is, I guess I'll break this with one arm." A voice says. Griamore stops what he's doing then they look over to see Ban now with Veronica, one hand over her face as the other is pointing at her neck. She trembles in fear. "On second thought, maybe just one finger could slice through it." He taunts. 

King stays up in the air, looking over the valley. His chastiefol floating up beside him.

"That's weird." He says. "I haven't felt the Captain, Y/N and Diane's energies for a while. And Ban's is fading." He turns his head. Down below, Gulia and Jericho now stand.

"What's the matter? You're looking rather pale." Gulia says, "Fairy King."

"What have you knights done to the Captain, Y/N and Diane? Ban to I guess." King asks. The two don't answer and instead just smirk up at him. "Fine then, I'll go check on them myself." He turns back around. "Oh and just so we're clear if you two get in my way again-" He's cut off by fireballs blasting towards him. However, it was just a distraction for Jericho to appear behind him and perform a cross explosion on him. She drops back to the floor beside Gulia. "Let people finish when they're talking." The two look up to see King completely unharmed by the attack,

"He flew up that high so quickly?!" Jericho questions.

"If you two try to get in my way again, I'll end you," King says. The ground cracks and out pops a massive stem with a large closed flower. "Spirit spear Chastiefol, fourth configuration!" The flower opens up to reveal a large glowing sunflower. "Sunflower!" Jericho and Gulia look up in shock. "I'll admit, you two are fairly powerful. Just train for another century and you'll be on the right track." 

The sunflower's middle then glows the brightest and outshoots hundreds of pelts or some sort, which attack the holy knights below. However, the attack is soon called off when the sunflower is suddenly cut in half, causing King to be shocked.

"What?!" King questions. Down below lays many large shaped holes which his Chastiefol soon falls besides in half. "My chastiefol! Who could have done that?" He looks around.

"Oh no! Old Fart's upset because his finishing move was interrupted!" A familiar annoying sound announces. King looks down to see the announcer from the fighting festival.

"The fighting festival ref?" King questions

"Did his battle in the festival make him queasy!?" Love Helm says, looking around at the non-realistic audience   "Looks like Holy Knights Gulia and Jericho have been wiped out by the childish old fart's ferocious attack! That won't do though!" Love Helm spins and his dress of some sort grow bigger which Gulia and Jericho fall out. "Today's rescuer has been your friendly referee, Love Helm! Who's true identity is...!" 

Love-Helm begins transforming and his pinkish dress clothing is changed to purple. He flies into the air and begins transforming fully, a large sword coming out of his dress wear. King's eyes widen.

"I-It can't be! You're-" King stutters as the once small man is now a grown large man in golden and cyan coloured armour with a purple cloak and a green sword. "Your Helbram!

It's good to see you again, Harlequin." Helbram greets. "Or is it King, now?"

"How are you alive?!" King questions, glaring at Helbram. "I saw it myself that day, I'm sure!"

"It doesn't matter, that's in the past."

"Sir Helbram!" Gulia shouts "Allow us to assist you." Helbram looks down at the two holy knights. "No, It's quite alright. While I keep King occupied, you two go retrieve what we were sent to this place for."

"Right!" Gulia shouts and she and Jericho jump off.

"Now then, what seems to be the problem?" Helbram asks. "You appeared worried." King had transformed into his fat version and he's sweating and tensing. "Not unusual for a coward like you." King lets out a laugh.

"Do you think you can keep me busy all by yourself?" King asks. His chastiefol now fixes and pointed right at Helbram. "As expected of the spirit spear made from the holly tree. Even split into two it sill restores itself." Helbram knocks King down to the ground, to which he summons his chastiefol to spin like a saw and land between the two. However, Helbram grabs it with no injuries, causing King to widen his eyes before suddenly being smacked in the face with it. He stumbles back onto the ground.

"What's the matter?" Helbram asks, throwing King's weapon away. "Out of breath already? Your magical strength belies your physical one." King begins trying to get back up on his feet "You truly are weaker than most"

Chastiefol transforms into the dozen knives and all go for Helbram, only for him to lift his hand up and for them to stop in their path. King's eyes widen once again at the sight of Helbram stopping his weapon. However King had something up his sleeve and lifts his arm for a single dagger to come up from under and strike Helbram in the helmet- however, Helbram also manages to strike King's chest, leaving behind a large wound. The dagger that hit Helbram in the helmet causes it to fly off and reveal his true face.

"What's this? You still have some fight in you I see." King sits on the ground, a hand stretched out towards Helbram while the other is over his wound. He breaths heavily. Helbram moves his hand to reveal his eyepatch "Well then, why don't we enjoy the festival for a little longer, my old comrade in arms."

"Y/N, I-I know this isn't very strong of me, but I need your help right now. I-I hope your okay, just if you can please help." 

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15/06/2021

Last Updated: 29/09/2023