Golgius holds his hand out for Elizabeth to take, only for Hawk to step in front of her, looking up at the Holy Knight.

"Hey! Not so fast. Your gonna have to go through the captain of the Order of Scraps Disposal, first!" Golgius kicks Hawk, making him bounce all over the room

"Hawk no!" Elizabeth shouts.

"Now then" Golgius grips and moves it to show Meliodas's sword. Y/N's tail lays limply over the sword as if trying to conceal it from the Holy Knight. He harshly moves her tail, which makes her growl; and grips the sword, lifting it. But Meliodas doesn't let go "Seems to come quite pointless for you to keep this sword any longer. So I shall take it with me" Golgius then grips the sword tighter as both Meliodas and Y/N lay motionless.

---12 Years Ago---

"Come on Captain, what's the big deal?" Ban asks, sitting opposite Meliodas, while Y/N sits between the two, Meliodas having a mug in hand "Just show me your sword already"

"Why are you so interested in looking at this hunk of junk?"

"Besides, he said no" Y/N adds.

"Well, last I checked you were the captain of the eight deadly sins," Ban says "So~ Why the hell are you walking around with a sword as that" Ban stands up, walking behind Y/N and around to Meliodas, who just sips his mug "I mean did you think I wouldn't be curious about it?" Ban puts one of his hands on Meliodas's shoulder, the other on his sword "Come on~ Just let me have a little peak" Meliodas drops his empty mug, grabbing the sword before Ban could pull it out.

"Let go, Ban" Meliodas warns. Diane, who wakes due to the noise, sits up and looks at the three.

"Hey you three, you still up?" Diane questions, rubbing her eye.

"Just step away, Ban" Y/N warns, standing up and grabbing Ban's wrist, pushing the sword back down "You don't wanna make him angry"

"Make him angry?" Ban asks, looking to Y/N before back to Meliodas "Are you serious? You and I have been hanging around for a lot of years now. And in all that time, I've never seen you get mad once"

"I've known him longer, and when he's angry, it ain't pretty. So just back off" Y/N says, gripping Ban's wrist tighter, but he doesn't take notice.

"I mean it," Meliodas says.

"That reminds me, I'm also interested to know how you ended up getting called the Dragon Sin of Wrath"

"That's enough, Ban," Y/N says. Her hair covered her eyes.

"Same for you, Y/N. How did a girl like you end up being called the Wolf Sin of Death" Ban taunts the two, Y/N and Meliodas however remain unfazed and keep their hold on the sword.

"Ban?! Just what do you think you're doing to the Captain and Lieutenant?" Diane asks, now fully awake. Ban then uses both his hands to grip the sword, trying to pull it up while Meliodas keeps a hold of his word, pulling it back down. Y/N grips Ban's wrist harshly, also pushing downwards.

"If doing this means I'm gonna get to see what you like when your angry, then I wanna see it even more. No, I wanna steal it" A slashing sound echoes the cave, as blood spills onto the floor. Ban jumps back while Y/N stays where she is, her head tilted up. Blood splatters her face as Ban has blood all over his neck and face.

"We warned you, Ban," Y/N says, looking to him with cold eyes, a wound running down her lip. The wound already beginning to close, leaving behind a scar. Ban laughs, placing his hand on his wound.

"What do you know, looks like I just saw a hidden side of you, cool~"

"Sorry about that, Ban. But this sword is-"

"Stop! What are you doing to Sir Meliodas!" Elizabeth shouts as Golgius manages to get Meliodas's sword out of his hand, his hand dropping back down.

"It's mine now. You've no use for it" However, a hand grips the sword, and said hand belongs to Meliodas. He's now stood up, facing away from the Holy Knight. Y/N, however, lays still.

"Impossible! No one can survive after that much poison!" The Doctor says.

"Too stubborn to die I see, but you will release this sword"

"Even if I die, this sword is the one thing I'll never let go," Meliodas says, his eyes covered by his hair "It's the only thing I can do. The only way I can ever atone"

"Sir Meliodas"

"Spout all the nonsense you wish," Golgius says "The Princess and your weapon will still be mine" Meliodas then turns his head, a strange marking on his forehead which makes the Holy Knight move back slightly before jumping over Y/N and out the window, running away.

"He got away," Hawk says, looking outside.

"I'm sorry, but- Is it you standing there. Sir Meliodas?" Meliodas turns around, his eyes returning normal and his normal smile upon his face.

"It's me. Hey Elizabeth, hey Porky" He looks over to Y/N, smiling "Get up you lazy dog" Y/N shuffles around, rolling around on the bed; stretching. She gets up and pads over to Meliodas, sitting down beside him.

"Oh, Thank Goodness, your back to your old selves again" He pats her on the head before holding his hand out to her snout. She opens her mouth and out drops the pill that the Doctor had given her. He pats her head, smiling.

'Even when your unconscious, you still can smell Poison from a mile away' He thinks, crushing the pill in his hand.

"Except that he called me Porky for some reason?" Hawk says. Y/N poofs into her human form, stretching her arms, a fresh bandage around her wounded arm. Her steel protector is still on her non-injured arm.

"I mean, I could go for some pork right now," Y/N says, smirking at Hawk. He begins trembling in fear.

"Hey? Where are we right now?" Meliodas asks, looking around.

"The town of Dalmally, which is right by Baste Prison"

"Who was that weirdo?" Y/N asks.

"A Holy knight who said his name was Gorgeous. From the looks of things, it's pretty clear that he's after Elizabeth and that broken sword of yours" Hawk says from the windowsill "That kwack over there was working with him to" They look to where the Doctor was, only to see a wide-open door.

"He was?" Elizabeth asks, seeing no Doctor.

"He high tailed it, come on!" Hawk says, about to run out the door.

"Wait!" Elizabeth shouts, gripping Hawk's ear, stopping him "Sir Meliodas and Lady Y/N's injuries haven't healed yet!"

"Elizabeth, that hurts" Hawk whines. Meliodas begins unwrapping his shoulder to reveal a large scar over his shoulder. Y/N however keeps her's on, blood speckling her bandages.

"Looks okay, now," Meliodas says.

"I-It can't be" Elizabeth stutters, before placing her hand over the scar "No way"

"What's with you?" Meliodas asks "Your being real aggressive today, you know that?" Elizabeth jumps back, realising what she was doing.

"I-I'm sorry, that wasn't my intention!" Elizabeth stutters, blushing.

"It's not like I mind you feeling me up, you can touch me all you want," Meliodas says, hands-on hip. Y/N smacks his head.

"Stop. Just for 5 minutes. Stop" She says with an irk mark.

"That's not what I was doing," Elizabeth says flustered.

"Whatever, just get dressed already," Hawk says.

【Ａｓｐｅｎ】

01/05/2020

Last Edited:29/09/2023