The four Sins begin their attack on the wall, where there are dozens of men lining the bottom and atop the wall - armed with weapons. 

"Don't let Meliodas use Full Counter! And stay clear of Y/N's Recoil!" One of the men ordered. "Aim for a direct hit!" The man jumps towards Meliodas, and brings down his axe but Meliodas uses a small sword to deflect the hit, and the two clash their weapons back and fourth before Meliodas pushes him back and right hooks his cheek, knocking him to the floor. From behind him, another man tries to attack, only for the said man to be knocked down by Ban.

"Don't think you can beat us without using magical powers, dumb-asses." Ban says.

 "Of course even with them, you'll still loose." Y/N adds, standing besides Meliodas - cracking her knuckles before grabbing her axe from her back. "Jeeze, these guys don't let up, do they?"  The three prepare themselves as the group of knights begin rushing to them.

"Looks like we're gonna have to wipe them all out after all." Melidoas says. 

"There's a simpler way." A monotone voice says, as Gowther nonchalantly walked between Ban and Meliodas, the three watching the Goat sin in confusion. Gowther holds out his hands, purple electric gathering in them. "Sacred treasure, Double Bow Harlit!"

"What in the H-E double hocket sticks!"

"Seriously!"

"Where in the hell was he hiding a sacred treasure?"

"Now, Rewrite Light!" Gowther shouts, moving his hands as the purple lighting forms a bow and he pulls his hand back to let go of the electric arrow, and as it releases it breaks off into smaller arrows and they each hit the knights. When the light disappears, the knights all look around in confusion.

"Gowther, you know those arrows didn't do a think, don't you, buddy?" Ban says.

"Dude, look!" Y/N says, pointing towards the knights as they drop all their weapons and begin running towards them, only this time, not in anger.

"Meliodas, there you are!" 

"Ban, I really missed you man!"

"Y/N! Looking beautiful as always!" The three sins look at them in shock, surprise and excited.

"My darling Gowther!" A knight says, hugging the pink haired sin close. The rest of the knights surround them. Meliodas is getting picked up and hugged by one, Ban is getting thrown up into the air by some and Y/N is sat on the shoulders of a big burly one.

"Hey, uh, Gowther, what's going on here, man?" Meliodas questions.

"It's actually a very simple trick. The Holy Knights now view us as loved ones they haven't seen in a long time, stopping them all in their tracks."

"So, you rewrote their memories, huh?" Meliodas clarifies, but he's shushes by Gowther. 

"It's nothing more than a stopgap." Gowther whispers to Melidoas. "Once they notice the discrepancies in their memories, they'll return to normal. Moreover, their memory of being under this spell will be deleted."

"Don't you ever use that on us, got it?!" The three sins order the pink haired sin. Meliodas still trapped in the knight's arms, while Y/N hung onto the man's helmet and bent him down so she could look to him.

"Roger that." 

==

The four sins snuck their way into the kingdom, hiding and sneaking behind debris from the knights that patrol the kingdom. 

"Okay, we all managed to get into the capital." Y/N says. "But what are we supposed to do from here." 

"We can't just recklessly start battling in the city."

"Man, I was really looking forward to knocking some heads together." Ban whines.

"With all these holy knights around, trying to find Elizabeth could be a real pain in the ass." Meliodas says, the top of his hair showing over the debris - but none of the night still notice.

"You think we should head to the castle?" Ban suggested, "Who knows, it might be like one of those fairy tales where the princess is locked up in an underground dungeon."

"Don't you mean the top of a tower?

"If you're gonna have fantasies about that Ban, at least get it right." Y/N rolls her eyes.

"Castle, huh?" Meliodas looks to the castle. The three begin their travel to the kingdom, making sure to stick to the quite back alleyways, however from a far a giant crash happens.

"What was that?" Ban questions as the four stand still, looking to where the blast came from.

"Judging by the sound and vibration, it's half a mile away." Gowther says as Y/N sniffs the air. "Between the south and palace gates."

"And judging by the smell, it's King Arthur. And someone else, I can't quite put my finger on where I've smelt it before." 

"Come to think of it, weren't we just sensing someone with crazy magical powers?"

"It's faint, but I'm fairly positive it's Hendrickson." Gowther informs, "Ten years ago, he was a Holy Knight who bore the title of Platinum."

"Enough talk! Let's go!"

"Hell yeah!" Y/N smirks, as she and Meliodas run off. 

"Huh? You mean we're not heading for the castle now?" Ban questions.

"If we're gonna rescue Elizabeth, the fastest way is to take them all out!" Meliodas shouts, jumping up to a wall.

"Hurry up losers, last one there is making dinner!" Y/N adds, following Meliodas over the wall.

"It'll probably be best to follow them." Ban and Gowther look to each other before following after the two.

Back at the Boar Hat, Mama Hawk is walking besides Diane while King floats besides her, the two making their way to the kingdrom. Mama Hawk huffs out to the two.

"I know, I know." King says, turning to face the giant pig.

"Hey..." Diane starts.

"Yeah? What's up?"

"I've never seen that look on the Captain's face before, have you?" Diane asks.

"Uh-uh. Kinda caught me off-guard a little, too." King answers, placing his finger on his chin trying to think. "After all this time, I can't remember ever seeing him so upset."

"Do you think that If I were the one who got abducted instead of Elizabeth, the Captain would've gotten that worked up over me?"

"Of course, he would." King says, "Absolutely, Diane! There's no question about it! You mean a lot to him!"

"Yeah, I know he's a really kind person. But I still doubt he'd get that look on his face for me. "

"I would! And so would Y/N! Trust me, We'd totally get worked up for you! We'd rescue you by ourselves if we had to!" King shouts, staring at Diane.

"Oh King, you're just trying to make me feel better." She giggles.

"No, that's not it. I'm just...Uh...Letting you know that -" King stutters but Mama Hawk lifts her head towards King and huffs out a blow, pushing King away and he stays upside-down. "Uh, yeah you're right. I guess we'd better get going. Oh, hey wait a minute! I almost forgot!" King lets out a giant whistle, which opens a portal, and out pops a tail before a wolf-like creature pops out. "Oslo."

"Is that a dog?" Diane questions, as Oslo lands on King's pillow - his tongue sticking out.

"No, it's a black hound. He's a special type of fairy who lives in between the human world and the fairy world. He's an old friend of mine too." Oslo lets out a big yawn, revealing a portal inside his mouth, ""He's got this mysterious power that lets him teleport whatever he swallows to another place."

"So, does that mean he can send us straight to Liones?" Diane asks.

"Exactly!"

"You really shouldn't have waited such a long time to introduce us to your little friend here, you know? And it's not like the Captain nor Lieutenant would've gotten angry. Having another pet around could be fun. And I'm sure Y/N would have loved to meet the doggy!" Diane smiles.

"Not when Oslo's favourite food is pork." King admits, putting his head down.

"Maybe you're right. But, Y/N would have still loved him."

"Okay, Oslo!" King calls, and the dog becomes bigger to be about the height of Diane's hips. Oslo then jumps up, mouth wide open before clamping down on Diane's top half, leaving her entire bottom half out. Diane is somewhere small, having been squished down.

"I can't be in Liones already, can I?" Diane questions to nobody. "It's so dark in this thing's mouth, I can't tell what's going on." Plus, my butt's snuck and I can't get out!" Back outside, Oslo is struggling to swallow Diane, moving his jaw around to try and shuffle her in, but to no avail.

"Hey, King! Could you please give me a little shove?" Diane asks, shaking her body. However King stares with a big blush and widened eyes.

"So, you actually want me to get down behind you and touch your-"

"Hurry up!" Diane whines, continuing to shake.

"I can't. I just don't think I'm prepared for something like this. Y/N will kill me if I even so touch her there." 

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Published: 12/11/2024