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Earth's Armor

{Meliodas x Black! Reader}

Prologue: Fabric and Ale

‘Lady Earth is rumored to be very selfless with beauty beyond imagination! Plus, I heard she can kick ass!’- Princess Veronica Lioness

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The winter was harsh and unforgiving this year in the kingdom of Lioness. Crops and stock were not scarce due to the prosperous spring they had earlier that year, yet many mouths were unfeed. There truly wasn’t much that could be done with the poor, as the many arguments nobles pointed out. However a certain maiden did the impossible, each night a new form of shelter would be built outside of town. In payment for the homeless silence of the maidens' identity, they provided them food to last for two months if rationed properly.

‘No one is going to starve this winter.’ was the promise of the savior many wanted to give their lives to. Word quickly reached the castle, from the mouths of knights to the ear of servants; The king wanted to thank the maiden personally for their assistance, it wasn’t everyday a heroine would emerge giving hope to the people. King Bartra didn't send out a search however, due to the fact he already knew who the maiden was rescinding inside the castle walls. The young woman pushes herself too much really, if the Sins were to find out-the leader would be very displeased.

Laughter emerged within the left wing of the castle, the girl's giggles could be heard outside the room as two guards stood beyond the door. The three princess teased and chatted, Veronica was currently having her hair brushed as she sat in the maidens lap.

Elizabeth sat patiently waiting her turn, it was no secret that the young girl felt drawn to the woman. Each night the lady would tell her stories, in the morning help her get dressed, and even played outside with her when she had time. Her sisters sometimes joined in of course, but when it was just them she felt as though it was meant to be.

“Lady (Y/n),” Veronica spoke getting the lady’s attention. The woman hummed telling her to continue, “There’s been a story circling around the castle, about a woman that resembles Lady Earth.”

“Lady Earth?” Elizabeth questioned.

“Yes, there’s a story centuries old about a young woman that one day emerged from the earth as a peace offering to restore balance among all races,” Margaret informed, as she placed the book she’d been holding down. Her eyes sparkled in memory of the old tale her father told her so many times before, “Skin brown and soft as soil, her heart was clear and still as a pond, pure as her voice of wind.”

Elizabeth turned to lady (Y/n) with a smile, “Like you lady (Y/n)? Are you too sisters?!”

The lady broke out into a bubbly laugh, “Who knows,” She finished the last section of Veronica's hair drawing it up into a nice bun, “Maybe we are, simply separated at birth.”

Veronica felt the bun, pleased with the hair out of the way. The young girl switched positions with Elizabeth, much to the girl's pleasure. (Y/n) soon went to work on Elizabeth's hair, brushing through the silver tangles from a long day of adventure outside. She made sure to dip the brush into warm water before adding attention to each section needing to be groomed. Margrete and Veronica watched patiently, awaiting the moment the maiden would be done with their sister's hair.

“Do you think we'll get to meet Lady Earth?” Margaret questioned, she played with the spin of the story (Y/n) would read to them in a few moments for bedtime, “I want to see her. I've heard so many stories from Father about her kindness and beauty.”

The lady hummed for a moment, poking Elizabeth's cheek a bit in a teasing manner; an instruction for her to stay still. The young girl got a bit too excited sometimes with stories, hence why she waited till they were in bed before reading.

“I believe you can when all three of you are older, but I must ask-why do you wish so much to see her?” (Y/n) questioned, she found the conversation amusing from the three girls she practically raised from time to time. She had grown close to all of them, making sure they studied, properly dressed, and took aim to be the best queens Lioness had ever seen.

There were moments where they called her ‘mom’ by mistake and they all had to apologize afterwards. They honestly couldn’t help it, she mothered all of them. One time she went as far to scold three knights for not watching Elizabeth and Veronica properly when they both fell off the bridge. It took a certain captain to get the lady to show mercy unto them, Barta was actually going to allow the punishment-but thought better of it when all three men were hung upside down by vins for ten hours.

An excited giggle erupted from Veronica, “Lady Earth is rumored to be very selfless with beauty beyond imagination! Plus I heard she can kick ass!”. A scolding frown made its way on the maidens face, letting the princess know she didn't approve of the language used. However there was a twinkle of amusement within her brown eyes.

“That language is not becoming of a lady, little knight. Though I must say I'm amused you brought looks into your reason, fighting is more up your alley.” The maiden laughed lightly, Veronica puffed out her cheeks in pout. Her tomboyish nature was an enigma to many formal women, however to (Y/n) she encouraged the behavior. She even went as far to train her in the early hours of the morning with the basics of sword wielding.

“Fighting is exciting! It’s not my fault others can’t appreciate it!”

“I know little knight. Just remember patience is a virtue even among those who fight.” (Y/n) finished brushing Elizabeth’s hair with a smile.

The three princesses camored together in Margaret's bed for the night. It was a tradition for them to switch between rooms to fall asleep in, sometimes (Y/n) would join them in bed if she was tired enough. Although she did stress her dear friends when they had no notice of the occasion. They simply worry too much on her behalf.

“If I were to meet her, the first thing I would have her speak about would be her adventures she had,” Margaret's smile was more on the childish side this time to the lady’s pleasure. As the eldest it was rare she had these moments, but in (Y/n)s perception as a child she has as many of these moments as they can. “Or she can grow me my own GARden of roses!”

Veronica stuck out her tongue in dissatisfaction, “A rose garden? We already have tons of gardens in the kingdom!” The second eldest stood on the bed, piping her fist in the air. “What I think we can agree on is that she needs to be the captain over the holy knights!”

“Don’t be ridiculous!” Margaret snapped, “Gilthunders father is in charge! And is amazing at what he does!”

“The old man can drop dead-”

“Veronica.”

The girl was instantly silenced, her cheeks grew red in embarrassment from what she was about to say. She knew it wasn’t right to say those things, but she honestly wanted to see women in the field more than men. It was disappointing that she didn’t have that many figures to look up to.

“Apologize this instant.” (Y/n)'s tone was firm, showing she had no room for disagreements.

“Sorry…,” Veronica really did mean it. The princess settled back underneath the covers beside Elizabeth who was watching the whole ordeal silently. She seemed to be thinking hard either after she would need or want from lady earth.

“I think I’ve got it!” Elizabeth exclaimed. The girl's sisters glanced at her, both exchanging a look of wonder and excitement. Their sister after all was a simple girl, she didn't ask or require much from others, only attention and mutual affection.

“Oh,” (Y/n) tilted her head, “and what's that?”

“I would give her a hug!” The youngest princess smiled, “She’s done so much for others without asking for anything in return she deserves it!”

(Y/n) paused for a minute and let out a bright laugh, it was filled with warmth, causing the three girls to smile, “Oh but I know she would do that for you with pleasure Elizabeth! Are you sure there’s nothing else you would want from her?”

Elizabeth shook her head, “No! That is it! She does enough as is.”

“Really? Out of everything to ask for just a hug?” Veronica said, “Couldn't you just ask for something more useful-”

Margaret punched her sister in the arm silencing her sister, “That's a wonderful request Eli! I'm sure lady earth would appreciate it!”

“Really?” The smallest princes asked.

“Of course,” (Y/n) chimed in, “Everyone knows you give the best hugs my angle.” The lady wrapped her arms around the small girl in an embrace before giving her a soft kiss on the head. The girl giggled happily in response.

“Now,” The maiden clapped her hands softly, “Let's get started with that story shall we. Then it's off to bed.”

The castle halls were quiet as she made way back to the sins chambers. If she played her cards right she could sneak out again without the others knowing and build one more shelter to make sure everyone is okay. The last shelter was big enough for the rest of the homeless to reside in but it wouldn’t hurt to build one more just for future matters. Maybe she could add a section solely for the children to sleep separately from the adults, she already had women sleeping with the children but it wouldn't hurt for the mothers to sleep a night by themselves.

The door creaked and groaned as she entered the common room, and as expected no one was there. This time of night her friends were either out drinking or turning in for the night for their next assignment. She missed them greatly, but the princesses would distract her until their return. She allowed herself to relax, her shoulders slumping from keeping the posture of a proper maiden. She couldn’t wait to take off her corset-.

(Y/n) recoiled back in shock as she ran into the invisible field that surrounded her, it wasn’t till after she collided with the barrier was she able to sense her other comrades. She damned herself for not double checking like usual.

“Oh you’ve done it this time buttercup. Captain got real upset after we heard where you’ve been sneaking off to.” Ban emerged from the other side of the pillar, his words held no malice, only disappointment and concern.

“Oh? And where have I been sneaking off to exactly? Don’t tell me you found out about my secret lover?” The maiden feigned innocence.

“You have a lover (Y/n)?! And you didn’t tell me?!” Diane finally exposed herself, her lips pouting displaying her hurt expression, “I thought we tell eachother everything?”

“Not everything apparently,” King floated over in front of the barrier, he bore a serious expression, much like Ban his eyes spoke volumes, “She felt the need to sneak around without consulting us first.”

She bite her lip, “You all would’ve said no-“

“For good reason,” It was Merlin this time. The enchantress waltz over to the perfect cube casted around their fellow comrade, a frown lacing her lips. “You know you’re supposed to be resting your powers, any more strain on them and you’ll end up sick again.”

(Y/n) felt a frown make way upon her plump lips, her frustration was rising, “The kingdom's people were starving. Did you expect me to do nothing-?!”

“Enough (Y/n).”

The maidens mouth closed quickly at the words spoken from the corner of the room. She watched the feared captain-the sin of wrath make way down the stairs and towards her. Meliodas rarely got upset with her, he would sometimes talk her down from ‘spontaneous’ decisions or often decided to help when he saw she wasn't going to back down.

Emerald green eyes met Brown, a silent conversation had seemed to start between the two causing the other Sins to tense considerably. Gowther analyze the situation taking into account of the captain's feelings towards the woman and how he might go about her punishment, it wouldn’t be a harsh one-just one to get the message across.

“You told me you were staying with princesses late at night,” The sin of wrath started, the maiden decided the painting near Diane was more interesting to look at, “I had to find out from three other men on the street about what you had done. The symptoms of fatigue you seemed to have after producing so many crops from enriched soil that the winter can't produce-”

“In the beginning, yes I was fatigued,” She locked eyes with him once more, this time challenging, “but after three shelters were built my powers no longer struggled-they in fact improved.”

He simply shook his head, “And what if it hadn't improved? You're still at risk of pushing your magic to the max! You could've at least had Merlin go with you to watch, but instead-you decide to risk your life without even thinking about the consequences-”

“I was fine-!”

“This time! But what about the next?!” Meliodas questioned in a growl, “Are you going to push your powers till there's nothing left of you?!”

Ban exchanged a look with King, the two looked at their captain with worry. They both obviously knew of his feelings towards the woman, hence why they thought he should’ve stopped why he was ahead. At this rate the argument would escalate.

“If it means another person gets to live then so be it!”

The room grew deathly silent after the maidens' statement, the sins were ultimately shocked with her proclamation, Gowther especially didn't see it coming. Meliodas' form shook slightly, Ban almost felt compelled to say something on her behalf but didnt know what to say.

“(Y/n), do you understand what you just said?” Merlin questioned carefully, the lady strode forward and stepped between her and the captain, wanting eyes on her. “We all know things could’ve gone south for you with your magic being unbalanced, dire consequences would ensue. Even the possibility of your death.”

Diane gasped, “That-that’s not true is it? (Y/n)’s magic couldn’t possibly kill her could it?!”

Merlin didn’t answer, only staring down at the maiden; her dearest friend, “Be honest with us (Y/n).” She stepped closer, eyes staring hotly at the girl's smaller form, “Do you want to die?”

The girl paused for a moment before a sad smile graced her plump lips.

“Does one’s embers burn the entire night?”

~ ☀ ~

The village streets were busy with noise and laughter of its people. Stalls and stores were filled with each turn and glance of an eye. The afternoon was nice, the sun provided warmth from the breeze rustling the leaves, and the sweet waft of pastries filled the air.

Three men however stuck out like a sore thumb; A red jumper and red tight pants caught the attention of many ladies walking by, a boy floating on a green pillow had many children gasping in awe, and finally a short blonde haired man walked in the middle, he seemed to be focused with the task at hand.

Red eyes glanced to the right, spotting a shop with dresses and clothes adorned in front of the windows. The man scanned the clothes quickly, the stitching, all the way to how the fabric seemed to be made from love. He swiftly turned the other way, catching the attention of the other two who followed without question.

Pins were pressed between plump lips as (e/c) eyes focused on the hemmed cuffs of the boy's pants. Philip was a short boy, his brown locks framed his round face nicely, where his hazel eyes were easy against the autumn sunrise. He was growing a bit, hence why his father brought him in for new clothes.

(Y/n) loved it when the children were regulars, she always found it exciting to see them grow into young men and women that would one day contribute to many things in the world.

Dalton watched the woman with alluring eyes from where he sat, he had a good view of where she crouched before his boy leading his imagination to run wild. Like many men in the village the father was guilty for wanting the lady to himself. As a single father, it was important that Philip had a mother figure in his life. And a mother figure is what he was determined to provide.

“You’ve been growing a lot I see, soon you’ll be too big for me to help you anymore.” (Y/n) pouted, teasing the little boy.

Philip gasped, shaking his head, “N-no! I’ll always need lady (Y/n)’s help! Who's gonna help me tie my shoes so I won’t trip and fall?”

The lady giggled in response, “I’m sorry love, but I won’t always be here to tie your shoes. Plus I’ve taught you numerous times, have you already forgotten?”

A shake of a head was the response, “no, I just need you to here in case I make a mistake in towing them. It hurts when I fall down and scrape my knees, plus the other kids pick on me when I fall.”

A hum left her lips as she pinned the fabric in place, “And what have I told you to do about bullies?”

“To throw stones at their heads?!” The boy shouted in excitement.

“What?!” Dalton laughed in disbelief.

“N-no that’s for them hurting you! I mean when they say mean things.”

Philip hummed, seeming to think hard to remember what the lady told him to do. A gasp left his lips in remembrance, “To let them wallow in their self pity?”

(Y/n) smiled and pinched the boy's side, Philip giggled in retaliation, “exactly, they only want to steal your joy to make them feel better about themselves. So remember,” the woman places a chaste kiss against the boy's cheek, leading another giggle to leave the child’s lips, “your joy is yours, don't let anyone take it from you.”

Dalton's face turned determined, his eyes filling with adoration and lust for the woman treating his son as if he were her own child. Yes, she was the woman he needed within their home, he needs to ask her now.

“Speaking of joy-“ the man’s voice was cut out with the ring of the store bell drawing his attention from the sight before him. Dalton bristled a bit watching the three men enter the shop with ease, what threw him off was the intense waves of power that radiated off of them. It was intimidating and left his nerves on edge, any man who would’ve been in his shoes would’ve left immediately not wanting trouble. But he wouldn’t waver, his determination setting in.

“Welcome in!” The lady chimed without turning around, she pinned the last hem of the boys dress shirt and would soon get to hemming once they were gone. “I’ll be with you in just a moment.”

The man in the red get up smiled, it was wide with excitement, “We’re in no rush buttercup take your time.”

The woman froze for a moment at the familiar voice behind her. She could feel all of their magic combined, the feeling felt euphoric, she hadn’t seen or heard from them in so long. However, she felt at peace here, that was her only dilema.

“Miss (Y/n)? Am I able to look now?” Philip's voice cut through the tension in the room. The maiden looked back up at the little boy with a wide smile before nodding. With an excited smile the boy hopped down before rushing to the changing room.

Dalton chuckled at his son's antics before turning to the lady beside him, “They grow up fast huh? Soon he’ll be taller than me and an even better man”

(Y/n) nodded in agreement, “It feels like a pain knowing that I won't be able to see the children grow up as I want to,” The man in the red jacket turned to her back slightly before continuing through the shop pausing at another pair of pants snatching them off the hanger. They were exactly his size.

The man chuckled lightly, taking his chance slowly, “You know miss (L/n), I'm surprised you don't have any children of your own,” The other men came to a halt in the shop, hearing the tone of the man's words, The blonde peeked his head out from the isle of lady undergarments, one that the fairy had silently begged him not to go to. “Any man would be lucky to have a woman like you.”

(Y/n) felt her face flush slightly at Dalton's flirtation, she wouldn't lie the man was handsome. However, he had dark brown hair, clearly not the bright blonde she remembers from her repressed memories, meaning he wasn't her true mate. “O-oh, is that so Mr. Landar-”

“Dalton,” The male uttered, “I've never liked formalites between us, in fact it feels a bit foreign dont you think-”

A bell went off at the desk causing the two to turn their attention. In front was a blonde haired male, a foot taller than Phillip, with an area of nightgowns in his grasp. Dalton couldn't help but feel a tad bit irritated that a customer had interrupted his flirtation with the maiden, after all it was going so well.

“Mr-I mean Dalton if you would..,”

Snapping out of his daze the male gave a forced smile, “Y-yes of course, you do have a business to look after,” the man stepped aside as the woman made her way to the front desk, paying attention to her light steps of grace and posture. It was like watching a goddess in disguise, Miss (Y/n) never wore shoes-they were deemed constricting and hurtful upon her feet. So in her store she made sure to sweep the floors frequently throughout the day, to keep it clean.

The maiden stared down at the shorter male, his smile wide as he held the nightgowns up to the counter for her to take. She stared a bit at the area of them, the diversity of lace and trim on different shades of green. One of them was her favorite, a sage green nightie with white lace trimming for straps and along the bodice. “How can I help you sir? Did one of these catch your eye?”

The blonde nodded, “Yes! You see the maiden I'm getting these for loves the color green, I'm trying to see which one would be best for travel yet relaxation!”

(Y/n) hummed softly, playing along, “Well the dark green one would be a good choice in concerns of travel, but for comfortability I would go with the emerald. Silk is good for the skin and the doubled layered fabric is perfect for the cold nights,” Her words were indeed true for the nightgowns. The dark green was tripled layered with thin fabrics for the cold and heat, but it might be deemed slightly uncomfortable for bed due to stiffness. However, the male couldn't help but notice her eyes shifting back to the sage green, the one she could see herself twirling in the mirror to.

“What about this one?” The blond held up the sage green nightie, he felt the fabric before looking at its opened back portion, “Are you sure she wouldn't like this alot better? I bet it would look nice against her skin and its silk, yea?”

The maidens lips twitched a bit upwards, “Ah, yes, that one I spent three days on, handmade. It reminded me of lily pads from a certain forest. I'll be sad to see it go, but I know your maiden will be a lucky woman if you decide to buy that one.”

“I see…, well then! I'll get this one-”

“Ms (Y/n), I'm done!” Phillip rounded the corner, his clothes had suited him very well, from his brown slacks to the nice white shirt she sewed him. A wide smile emerged on the maidens face in response, coming from behind the desk to hoist him up on her hip, “Do I look nice?”

“Dear your gonna knock the other maidens dead when they see you,”

The boy cocked his head to the side, “Like my dad?”

The woman sputered in embarrassment, She could feel the men's eyes on her, “Y-yes, just like your father.”

“Then can we have you over for dinner this afternoon Ms. (Y/n)? My dad caught a deer yesterday, he heard it was your favorite!”

(Y/n) smiled widely turning to Dalton, the man was shuffling on his feet slightly-cheeks turning pink, “You hunt deer Dalton?”

“On occasions, my father was more skilled at it though,” He stepped forwards with a hopeful smile, “I'm glad I paid attention, hoping to win over a maiden such as yourself.”

The maiden hummed, slowly putting Phillip on the floor, “Is this your way of attempting to court me?”

“Is it working?”

“This man is bold,” The man in red whispered to his floating companion.

The male on the pillow scrunched up his nose watching the interaction, “I know, I'm surprised Captain hasn't kicked the man out of the store yet.”

“He's got a kid with him, you know buttercup loves them. Who knew a man would use his son to pull her heart strings.”

(Y/n) shared a long look with Dalton before finally answering, “You know what you have to do to truly win me over?” This caused the men to take a step back, evil smiles appearing on their faces as the blonde male went back to the women's aisle looking for a lingerie set for the maiden to wear.

“What is it? For you , I'm willing to do anything.”

‘Here we go’

“Fight me,” (Y/n) smiled.

Dalton's face scrunched up in surprise and mortification, “Excuse me? I think I heard you wrong. Did you just say-”

“I said if you want to win me over,” The maiden stepped forward, her voice becoming sultry, “You have to fight me.”

The man stared at her baffled, but she didn't laugh or falter on her words. The maiden was serious with her request, the other men in the shop were not surprised, simply waiting for the man's response so they could close the shop.

“Well, are you gonna do it or what?” The red eyed male cut into the awkward silence. Dalton turned to the man in shock , whereas (Y/n) since the first time arrived busted out in a fit of giggles. The male was confused at this point with how the maiden could want a man to do such a thing, sure he had heard of female holy knights but he was expecting the maiden to be a lot more soft and feminine than anything.

“Ban,” The fairy hissed.

“What?” Ban shrugged, “He said he was willing to do anything. Even though we know he won't win.”

“I'm not fighting her,” Dalton's words were firm, yet he shot a pleading look to the woman in front of him, “Please (Y/n), are you sure there's no other way.”

The woman shook her head giving a sad smile.

“I see,” The man's posture deflated, before digging in his pockets and pulling out a yellow envelope, “Here, I truly hope you do find a man worthy of you Ms. (Y/n). Just remember our door is always open if needed.”

“Of course,” The maiden took the envelope before crouching down to the young boy, she had expected him to be sad instead he was all smiles, “I hope to see you again soon Phillip-” The boy wrapped the maiden in a hug cutting her off.

“I hope to see you again too Ms. (Y/n)! Take care!” And with that the two males left hand in hand a bag filled with clothes for the young boy.

(Y/n) went to the shop door waving them off, before locking the bolt and turning the shop sign to ‘closed’. It was a bit early in the evening to do so but she knew better, that was the last item she would sell for a while. With her former captain merging in the shop it could only mean trouble was on the horizon.

“Baaan,” The maiden whined, “Did you see the look on his face? He was so handsome too!” All she got from the sin of greed was a boisterous laugh before she was pulled in a secure hug.

“Don't be so upset buttercup I'm sure there will be a man up to the challenge soon,” Ban looked back over to his best friend, who was hauling a suitcase behind him, “He’s a lot closer than you think,” He muttered to himself.

“I don't understand how he thought he had a chance anyway,” King floated over, his expression bored at the thought of the man, “He couldn't be able to give you the luxuries of what you want and need out of a proper husband.”

(Y/n) cocked her head to the side, “You guys didn't come here just to discuss my horrible dating life did you?”

“No, we didn't,” Meliodas came up behind the maiden, she stiffed for a moment feeling his hand on her rump, “But while we're at it, we could possibly discuss our date this weekend-” The blonde was smacked hard enough to be send flying in ara of an amount of coats. King and Ban cringed, the first day back after not seeing her for so long this was what their captain decided to do in greeting.

“That's not how you ask Meli,” (Y/n) crouched before him before a soft green glow limited from her hands healing him, “Although a nice purchase of that nightie might help.”

King blushed, feeling as though they were intruding, “Should we let them be?”

“Nah, you know she doesn't like public displays of affection too much, we're in the clear,” Ban responded.

“ Alright, what's the situation,” The men watched the woman lift her hands slightly, using her powers to clean the store, putting clothes in bags and arranging quilts in a pile. This was what she had built of herself while they were gone, a business. By the actions that she was doing with taking the many clothes of the hangers and placing them in boxes it was telling that she was coming with them willingly, but she had a bit of loose ties to finish here. “I felt a shift not too long ago , I figured it was the sins getting together, but I didn't know why.”

“Elizabeth has asked for our help,” Meliodas answered swiftly, he opened the trunk for her, allowing her magic to do the folding and placing, “The king of Lioness needs us as well as its people. There's something bigger going on, and it'll be so much more convent to have you come along.”

(Y/n) faked a pout, “And here I thought all of you came because you missed me,” Meliodas was quick to smile, taking the maidens hands gently before giving a soft squeeze. It was moments like this she missed with her friends besides the many missions they ensued for the kingdom's protection.

The image of the small princess she raised flashed in her mind, causing her smile to widen. It had been so long since she'd seen her last, since she had said goodbye in a haste before her memory of that day was wiped and she found herself here in a village. She left the princesses behind, it was her responsibility now to make up for it anyway she could.

“Well,” The maiden huffed, “Who’s gonna help me deliver all these quilts and clothes before we depart, hmm?”

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winterlogysblog · 2 months

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4KOTA HIGHSCHOOL AU

Liones University

Founder - Bartra Liones President - Meliodas Vice President - Gilthunder Prefect of Disipline - Dreyfus School Doctor - Hendrickson Middle School Principal - Guila Highschool Principal - Howzer Drama Teacher - Gowther PE and Science Teacher - Derieri PE Teacher - Griamore

Known Groups (Past):

The Seven Deadly Sins - Delinquent Gang led by Meliodas (yes, the president of the school) Members: Meliodas - Former Leader of The Ten Commandments; President of Liones University Ban - Owner of Fox's Sin (Bar & Resto) Escanor - Veteran Soldier Harlequin - Alias: King; Fashion and Costume Designer; Owner of Chastiefol (Fashion Clothing Brand) Diane - Former Ballerina; Model for Chastiefol Gowther - Drama Teacher of Liones University; Producer and Owner of Nadja Theater Merlin - Former Vice President of Camelot Academy

The Ten Commandments - Delinquent Gang led by Zeldris Members: Zeldris - Owner of Underworld Corp. Mael - Former Member of The Four Archangels Derieri - PE and Science Teacher of Liones Academy Monspeet - In the US Gloxinia - In France Drole - Also in France Melascula - Professor at Camelot University Galland - Professor at Camelot University Grayroad - <No information found> Fraudrin - <No information found>

The Four Archangels - Student Council Group Members: Ludociel - President Mael - Former Vice President turned member of the Ten Commandments Sariel - Secretary Tarmiel - Comittee Chairman

Known Groups (Present):

The Four Knights of the Apocalypse - just a gaggle of individuals Members: Lancelot - Captain of the Basketball Team; Models for Chastiefol in his free time (either he gets paid or he gets free stuff); Straight A Student (he doesn't even try); Subject of expertise - Math Percival - The most innocent bean known around Campus; Subject of Expertise - Foreign Language (doesn't know why he's good at it) Gawain - Former Camelot University Student; Captain of the Women's Volleyball team; Straight A Student; Self proclaimed chick magnet; Subject of Expertise - Science Tristan - Student Council President; Straight A Student (you're doing great sweetie); Subject of Expertise - Science and History

Percival Platoon - 4kota sub-group led by Percival Members: Anne - President of Fencing Club; Straight A Student; Subject of Expertise - English Donny - Varsity Basketball Player; Subject of Expertise - PE Nasiens - Hendrickson's assistant; Models for Chastiefol in his free time (automatic free stuff); has an obvious crush on Percy; Straight A Student; Subject of Expertise - Science and Geography

Tristan Platoon - 4kota sub-group led by Tristan Members: Isolde - Cheer Captain; has an obvious crush on Tristan; Subject of Expertise - Art and Design Chion - Campus A-hole; Does not care about anybody except for Tristan (Isolde and Jade too but mainly Tristan); Subject of Expertise - Science and History Jade - The tolerable one; has an obvious crush on Isolde; Subject of Expertise - Geography

Lancelot Platoon - 4kota sub-group led by Lancelot Members: Sixtus - Foreign Exchange Student (currently in France staying with Uncle Glox and Drole); Subject of Expertise - History (really good at memorizing specific dates) Tioreh - Member of the Gymnastics Club; Subject of Expertise - Arts and Design

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spacehostilityy · 11 months

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rewatching the OVAs (netflix s2)

low key one of my fave intros art wise (we all know howling by granrodeo is my fave intro song lol) like the suits !! are so !! cute!!!

and this frame is adorable !!

I love the search for hawk sm theyre all so fucking cute

Meliodas casually dropping “you are my purpose in life” to Elizabeth like a month after they met is INSANE. Bc from his side, makes sense. Fell in love when they were young from opposite sides of a war, risked everything to be together, have been finding and losing each other for 3000 years. But from her side, he is a cool guy she has a crush on (who is at least 15ish years older than her) who she might have known as a child. He also just described her as his entire life’s purpose. Like bro THATS CRAZYYY

Seeing Meliodas destroy the horn of cernunos is such a badass moment to me. The way he responds to her taunting with direct action and violence rather than his usual merciful beating around the bush. My favorite Mel moments are when he is using his silly goofy little guy façade and suddenly has to drop it. This is when we see a glimpse of who he was when leading the 10 commandments: arrogant, powerful, and constantly full of rage

it just so happens that arrogant, powerful, and constantly full of rage are my most prized qualities in any character

WAIT HOLY SHIT IS THE “HEINOUS SIN” MELIODAS IS CONSIDERING THAT THE GODDESS SAYS WILL DRIVE EVERYONE HE LOVES AWAY REFERRING TO HIS PLAN TO BECOME THE DEMON KING ?!?!?!?

THAT WOULD MAKE SO MUCH SENSE AND ADDS LOWKEY A TON CHARACTER MOTIVATION TO EVERYTHING ELSE MEL DOES FROM HERE ON OUT

maybe everyone knew this and im late to the game but damn that would be so cool

im pretty sure ban switches out his red leather for the long burgundy coat is bc he keeps getting stabbed front to back and the coat has a hole in the back so the weapon wont tear it lolll😭

i feel like their faces (esp meliodas’s) look a tiny bit janky in the OVAs

once again appreciating the intro 😌

They’re so fucking cute !!

Merlin and Ban clearly don’t rlly like each other much yet and it’s so funny to me

Like these are Meliodas’s closest friends and they just kinda annoy each other a lot

it’s like fuckin icarly

Gustav: the captain and one of his fellow sins going one on one? We might neve see something like this again!

hahahahaha nooo. i mean gustav didn’t, he’s dead. but the rest will el ol el

Gil is the biggest dork to ever live and howzer is concerned. Mans is crying at watching them fight and howzer is just like … ok ??

Bartra: where the fuck is my daughter

his daughter: literally watching a cage fight

MELIODAS RIPS OFF BAN’S FUCKING ARM AND SMACKS HIM WITH IT AHSDBFKSKFSDHFFK LOLLLL

theyre literally the cutest

bestiesss (boyfriends)

every one of these bitches is a fucking alcoholic

ban’s whole character is that he’s a depressed, violent alcoholic and I love him

my horrible secret is that im skipping through a lot of ova 3 bc im just not a kiane girlie😔

i do love diane tho she so babygirl

nakaba’s not even thinly veiled size kink strikes again. Seriously, i can fuck with it, but its so funny that every single main ship has a significant/abnormal height difference

hendy and dreyfus are so gay for each other im genuinely surprised it’s not canon

like look at this scene and tell me something lgbt is not happening here

omg my pfp !!

Howzer’s dad is such a dick i love it

Meliodas using the sugar spoon to full counter is literally so fucking cute, i love when they have to use dumb weapons

but also vivian lost to a tiny spoon hehe

bet gil regrets not killing vivian after she kidnaps and permanently fucks up his son ahaha🥲

Merlin being fucking terrifying saying that vivian should have realized that she is a monster is why im gay

Meanwhile Meliodas:

I love when his face does that he’s so baby

KASDBFKLHDFNWDKF GIL, HOWZER, AND GRIAMOR ALL BEGING HORNY ABT “MATURE WOMAN” MERLIN

anyway time to start season 2!!

#tess rambles on her nnt rewatch #tess rambles #nnt #elizabeth nnt #merlin nnt #bandit ban #banlaine #melban #ban nnt #7ds #meliodas #nanatsu no taizai #seven deadly sins #diane nnt #king nnt #elizabeth liones #bamf!elizabeth

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✮ ˛˚ 𝐒𝐄𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍 ✮ ˛˚

synopsis: the second holy war is in full swing now, following meliodas’ betrayal and his decision to become the demon king. with the help of the goddess clan’s four archangels, the sins and knights of liones are ready to take on the demon clan and get their captain back. however, it seems that there’s a lingering tension between the leader of the archangels and the sins’ vice captain.

content warning: angst, fluff, mutual pining, the reader is the ‘sin of deception’ and the sins’ vice captain, lowercase intended.

author’s note: somewhat a continuation of dark red. ludo is such a silly little guy, i love writing for him.

word count: 4.8k

✮ ˛˚ 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 ✮ ˛˚

HEAVY FOOTSTEPS ECHO THROUGH THE HALLS of liones’ royal castle. a holy knight stumbles over his feet as he runs, sweat dripping from his brow and onto the deep red carpets lining the marble floor.

“your majesty! we have a situation!”

upon hearing his cry, bartra liones slams open the doors to his bedchamber, heart thumping in anticipation for the message to be delivered to him. he prayed it wasn’t the worst, given their situation. “what is it!? are the demons attacking again!?”

“no, sire, the holy knights and citizens of liones who were abducted by the demons are back!”

the king’s heart nearly stopped from the news. “how… did this happen?”

“according to eyewitnesses, they all showed up suddenly as if by magic. they appear to be completely free of the commandment as well!”

bartra releases a sigh of relief, “i see! they did it!”

the knight blinks in confusion, then it clicks. “then, you mean it was…”

“yes! but we can’t just stay here. we must hurry!!”

loud cheers erupt from the holy knights, everyone of them bore wide smiles. “we welcome home liones’ heroes, the eight deadly sins and princess elizabeth!!”

“i knew i could count on the eight deadly sins and my precious daughter!! you’ve rescued the hostages and brought them back safe and sound!” the king praises jovially, his arms open to engulf the silver-haired princess in a hug.

“but father, camelot is still being occupied by the demons,” elizabeth states sorrowfully.

“be that as it is, you’ve all done well! but, i see you’re missing a few men. pray tell, where is your captain?”

bartra turns his attention to you. you don’t miss the way diane’s face falls when meliodas is brought up.

“gowther has been badly injured, unfortunately. meliodas and ban are attending to their own things at the moment."

“i see… hm?” the king trails off when his gaze flits to elizabeth’s eyes, noting that they’re not their usual baby blue but a gold hue with triskelion symbols replacing her pupils.

“elizabeth… your eyes!”

she looks over to you, and when you give her a nod of encouragement, elizabeth gives the king a smile. “there’s something i wish to speak to you about, father.”

“a—alright…”

the moment is ruined by another knight frantically calling out to the king. bartra turns to him, inquiring what he has to say now, quite passive aggressive, too.

“sir gilthunder has returned, and with him is princess margaret!”

gilthunder looks crestfallen as he trudged up to the king. he apologizes for causing trouble but is reassured that he has nothing to be sorry for.

you and elizabeth, however, flinch at the presences that had accompanied him and the two former holy knight grandmasters. one thing was for sure, that was not princess margaret. unassumingly, the king questions the men behind his daughter, wondering if they’re new attendances of hers.

“i hate to say this, your majesty, but that isn’t the princess,” you speak up, drawing his attention to you.

“what are you trying to say, lady y/n?”

“she’s right, father. well, the more accurate way to describe this situation would be that someone is controlling my sister’s body,” elizabeth glares at the three figures.

“long time no see, lady elizabeth,” margaret’s voice cuts through the air, but the smirk she bore was a far cry from the princess’ nature.

“it seems the curse of reincarnation put on you by your mother, the supreme deity, still endures.”

“ludociel.”

all eyes flit towards you the moment you call out his name. the archangels tense, all three of them staring at you with their jaws hanging. ludociel swears he feels his soul leave his body for a brief moment.

how in the good name of the supreme deity were you alive? the archangels feel sick to their stomachs. they know they should be happy, after all, you were alive and well! but they couldn’t help it. is this some sick and twisted joke? that would be believable if it weren’t for the fact that they knew the feel of your magical power. it was practically ingrained into the very marrow of their bones.

however, this should be impossible. three thousand years ago, they had seen your corpse with their very own eyes. you were dead, no doubt. ludociel kissed your corpse for crying out loud! he watched as you and mael were cleaned up to be buried, so there’s no way...

they take in your appearance, you’d grown a lot more in height in the past three thousand years, and they could clearly see you’d gained some muscle as well. but, the one thing that stuck out to them, was the large python tattoo on your right shoulder that extends down to your forearm, inked in crimson. a branding to show that you are a proud member of the eight deadly sins, an order of criminals, sinners.

it’s quite ironic, during your glory days as your mother’s heir, you were referred to as the pinnacle of light, but now, you’ve been reduced to the sin of deception. a true fall from grace to grass.

hendrickson notices the shift in their demeanour. the unease that rolled off the archangels was reminiscent of the way the ocean waves would roll off the shore of a beach. and it wasn’t just him, too. anyone with eyes and half a brain could tell something was up.

“watch your mouth,” your words are stern and authoritative, your dark eyes taking on a gold hue as well, matching the other four goddesses in the room with the symbol of your clan, effectively taking a good number of people by surprise.

“big sister…” elizabeth is surprised at how you’d spoken to him. she notices the slight tremble of your hands, but doesn’t dwell on it too much. something clearly happened between the two of you, a fight possibly. but still, it’s odd for you to address him so coldly, after all, it’s no secret that your relationship with the leader of the archangels is— or well, was (she doesn’t know if you’d broken things off or not)— quite romantic.

the tension that begins to brew in the room is so thick you can chop it with the dullest knife in the boar hat’s kitchen. and if anyone is more shocked at how bold you are to talk down to the leader of the four archangels, it would be hendrickson. he knows you’re not the kind of person to tolerate people’s bad behaviour, but this is a whole new level of brazenness!

“i—if that’s not margaret, then who…?” bartra is the first to break the uncomfortable silence. he’s more worried for his daughter than the situation at hand to be honest.

“as you’ve heard from her highness, i am ludociel, the goddess clan’s archangel of flash.”

“same deal. tarmiel.”

“me too. sariel.”

the three reveal their identities concisely, washing away any doubts with the manifestation of their wings. the fluffy white feathers scatter around them, giving off an alluring aura. an image fitting for goddesses.

“ludociel? that godawful goddess?” diane whispers to king, a bead of sweat rolling down her cheek in worry. she took notice of him referring to you as ‘her highness,’ but doesn’t mention it.

“and he’s taken princess margaret as a vessel out of all people…”

hushed whispers of awe erupt as the knights look on, mesmerized. but bartra is quick to determine how detrimental the situation is for his eldest daughter as he recounts what had become of his brother when the lance corporal had been incarnated into his body.

“what do you intend on doing with my daughter!? give her back at once!”

at the king’s order, ludociel replies with a nonchalant, “margaret offered up her own body. would a parent disregard his child’s decision?”

smug bastard.

“you needn’t worry, your majesty,” hendrickson steps forward to reassure the king, “as long as sir ludociel is within her, princess margaret is safe.”

“b—but...” the king is uncertain in trusting the druid’s words. after all, this is the leader of the four archangels, no doubt he would be taking his daughter’s body into battle with the demons.

“even an attack by zeldris of the ten commandments is nothing before sir ludociel’s might!” hendrickson boasts, a wide grin on his face.

“and most important of all, when the holy war starts up again, the power of the four archangels will be indispensable! please understand, your—“

dreyfus cuts off his friend with a hard smack to the back of his head, dragging him off somewhere to give him a good scolding for his rash statement. you heave a sigh, rubbing your temples.

“what a mess...”

elizabeth’s eyes furrow, “so that’s why you’ve come here, ludociel.”

“yes. to prepare for the holy war against the demon clan, we have come to form an alliance with this kingdom to fight alongside their holy knights...” ludociel pauses for a brief moment to build up suspense; he’s always been one for the dramatics.

“...and the eight deadly sins. it’s most reassuring to hear that they have saved the kingdom and its people countless times.”

‘an alliance? if he knows about us then he’s well aware that meliodas is our leader.’ you’re expecting him to make a jab towards the blonde, he’s always been so bitter when it came down to meliodas. rightfully so, you can’t really blame him. but at the same time, you’ve come to grow fond of the demon prince these past thousand years. he’s been a brother to you just as much as you’ve been a sister to him.

“what surprised me most was the fact that meliodas was your captain. and yet, he’s nowhere to be seen, but that shouldn't come as a surprise, he’s always had the knack for betraying people at the very last minute.”

you’ve said it once and you’ll say it again, your lover is one smug bastard. you love him, you really do, but right now you want to sew his mouth shut.

“ludociel,” you step up, standing between him and elizabeth. you’re unamused, that’s for certain. “i’d appreciate it if you’d stop trying to incriminate meliodas, he hasn’t betrayed us."

“with all due respect, my love— i mean, my lady, the fact that wretched demon is using his younger brothers to plan something is all the proof you need.” his slip up doesn’t go unnoticed. the both of you are given surprised looks, and you can see tarmiel and sariel snickering to themselves at ludociel’s mistake. he doesn’t let it affect him, though. if he lets himself get embarrassed, his reputation will definitely take a nose dive and his pride wouldn’t allow for him to be reduced to a spectacle in front of all these humans.

“to add to that, their teachers, the pacifier demon and the dozing demon, have been revived as well. you should know just how complicating that would be for us.”

“i’m well aware of that, but it’s not like he’s deliberately killing anybody.”

“when all is said and done, my lady,” he looks up at you, and it takes everything in you not to laugh. you’re used to him dwarfing you. having to be the one peering down at him is a first and you can tell he’s slightly frustrated by the shift of your dynamic.

“the guiding hand of light, and the bloodline of darkness are destined to kill one another. the demon clan and its forces may be strong, but they will be nothing to fear if stigma and the eight deadly sins join hands.” ludociel’s gaze flits over to elizabeth, his shoulders raising in a playful shrug. “who knows, your mother might even break the curse she has on lady elizabeth, surely you wouldn’t want your younger sister to die for a nth time?”

“that is not a conversation we’re interested in having!" elizabeth scowls at him, if he keeps this up, she’ll surely start a scuffle.

“well, it’s not a bad offer in any case. i’d suggest you think about it.”

“why you...!”

your head throbs as the two bicker. god, you forgot just how toxic these two were when they clashed on their ideals. “enough, both of you.”

ludociel and elizabeth quiet down at your order. your sister turns away from the archangel with a pout, crossing her arms over her chest. she huffs out something under the lines of, “i can’t believe he was to be my brother-in-law.”

you hear some people choke at her mention of your... engagement. they stare at you both, wide-eyed once again. ludociel shoots elizabeth a glare and she responds with sticking out her tongue at him childishly.

‘these two, i swear...’

“back to the situation at hand, we will not be killing meliodas.”

at your statement, ludociel frowns. you’re as stubborn as he remembers. a trait so loveable, yet so frustrating. “but, my lady—“

“our goal is to stop him from becoming the demon king, no attempt should be made on his life,” you cut him off, unwilling to listen to his argument. “what you say is true, however. suppressing meliodas and his team at this state would prove to be difficult with just our strength...”

you turn back to the sins, you want to make sure yo’'re all on the same page in order to come to a concrete agreement. as their vice captain, it’s your job to represent them when meliodas is absent, but you’re not going to force them into a decision like this one if they wouldn’t want to. you all hold meliodas dearly, and if they don’t agree to this, then a compromise will be made.

“vice captain,” merlin gives you a reassuring nod, urging you to go on with the alliance. the other sins and elizabeth do as well. your lips curl upward.

“it’s settled, then,” ludociel unsheathes the rapier at his hip, a warm yellow light engulfs the blade, stretching it out farther.

“in the name of the supreme deity,” he raises the rapier towards you. “your turn, darling.”

your eye twitches. he’s fanning the flames, but you don’t comment on it. not yet. you’ll get him back for this. the alliance comes first, teaching him a lesson comes second

“in the name of the one i am most loyal to,” your scythe is stretched out towards him as well, a light pink light encasing it. the colours mingle together perfectly, too perfectly.

“here and now, we form the alliance between the eight deadly sins and stigma.”

when everything is settled between yourself and the archangels, everyone goes about their own business.

you step out into the courtyard of the castle, taking in the oddly serene atmosphere of the night. war is upon you, yet it’s so tranquil, like any other day.

you heave a sigh, eyebrows furrowing. you hardly remember what had taken place during the first holy war. everything had become all muddled and grey after your fight with ludociel. you’d stormed off, wanting to warn elizabeth and meliodas of his plan before it was in full effect. the rest is a blur.

3000 YEARS AGO; STIGMA HEADQUARTERS

your heels click against the pearly, marble tiles of stigma as you quickly head towards the room where the gate to the celestial realm is located. you have one thing— one person, on your mind.

“ludociel!” you push open the large double doors, eyes furrowed and narrowed in rage. upon your entrance, the archangel of flash turns to you, his lips quirking upward.

“i hail the pinnacle of light,” nerobasta bows in greeting, but you pay her no mind. there was one person you were here to see, and it was none other than ludociel, your lover.

“how lovely of you to join us, my dear. i was sure your meeting with the council would’ve taken longer.”

ludociel observes you. you’re very clearly upset, for reasons he’s yet to figure out. there’s a deep frown on your face, replacing the ever present smile you’ve had to master in order to mask your true emotions. he takes in the way your eyes glint with anger, one he’s always seen being directed towards the ministers; it feels weird being on the receiving end of it.

“is there something you wish to speak with me about? you seem quite angry.”

a beat passes, you need to calm yourself so you don’t lash out. “exterminating the demon clan? what is wrong with you, ludociel!?”

you really didn’t mean for your voice to come out as harsh as it did, but you’re angry, livid even.

the pink-haired goddess opens her mouth to speak in his defence, but the look you send her way keeps her silent. she needn’t get involved lest she wants to take on your wrath in his stead.

“nerobasta, leave us. her highness and i have something to discuss.” hesitantly and begrudgingly, the lance corporal obeys. she excuses herself, opting to stand outside the room and eavesdrop on your conversation. a heavy silence lingers between the both of you for a while.

“explain yourself, ludociel,” you break the silence, folding your arms over your chest. the archangel keeps his smile, but it’s strained, you of all people would know. it just serves as proof that he’d been plotting something behind your back, and now that he’s been caught, he doesn’t know how to approach the subject without worsening your anger.

“there isn’t anything to be explained, my dear. the demon clan is to be eradicated, that is my goal. this is something that i’ve established on numerous occasions.”

“but we agreed to end the war!”

“yes, however, we never agreed on how we would do it.”

you stare at him with an incredulous expression, absolutely floored by his reasoning. you splutter, trying in vain to form a coherent sentence. “are you being serious, right now!? did it not cross your mind that i’d want to take a more peaceful approach!?”

ludociel sighs at your outburst, he’d already expected that you’d react this way. but it wasn’t even that big of a deal. what’s a couple of dead demons?

“and how could you go and say this in front of meliodas!? after all he’s gone through to help us!? he betrayed his own people for the prospect of peace!”

now, the archangel wasn’t annoyed by you in any way, in fact, it’s impossible for him to fathom holding any annoyance towards you. this reaction is something he was fully prepared to face when he was making his plan. but, he has grown annoyed of how fond you’ve gotten of that damned demon prince! god, it gets on his nerves. the amount of times he’s had to refrain from gouging out meliodas’ eyes for just looking at you. how could he let that lowly, filthy demon breathe the same air as his beloved?

now, his smile has dropped as well. both of your facades are down for this conversation. if you know about what had taken place earlier, then he doesn’t need a soothsayer to know who tipped you off. “i see that lady elizabeth has already informed you. she wastes no time when it comes to that lover of hers.”

“that’s not the point, ludociel—“

“i know that much, sweetheart. but, your view on ‘peace’ is a silly one. the only way all the races can achieve peace is by eradicating the creatures of darkness and their allies,” he pauses, raising his hand to your face, his thumb settling between your brows, rubbing soothing circles at the crease in order to get you to loosen up.

“besides, meliodas’ betrayal is his own problem. i never asked him to join us and i never wanted him here in the first place. but, i suppose he’s proven to be somewhat useful.”

“how could you say that…!” your voice raises in volume; you’re seething at every word that comes out of his mouth. you’re not usually this mad, but you’ve been so irritated these past few months. your mother and her ministers have been breathing down your neck with the preparations for the holy war. and now, ludociel’s gone and pulled this stunt as if it wasn’t bad enough that he personally put an end to the long standing peace treaty you’d put in place. you’re still salty about it.

“calm yourself, darling. why do you get so worked up over these lowlifes? there was a time where we never clashed when it came down to our ideals. safe to say, i miss those days,” his large hands trail down to your hips, rubbing soothing circles onto your skin. normally this gesture would have provided you with some comfort, flustered you even, but now all it was doing was making you even more upset.

“you’re not listening to me, ludociel! this is serious for crying out loud!”

“yes, i know, darling. but, you need to take a breath and loosen up. we’ll continue this conversation when you’re not all tense. you know just how badly stress affects your body. relax, okay?”

“and how do you expect me to do that while people are dying? while you’re killing people?”

that response pricked something in him, for the first time, you’ve actually managed to make him upset.

“my love, your words wound me”, he strokes your face with his other hand, admiring the way the light reflects in the gold of your eyes. the same ones that always hold a deep affection are now currently looking at him with heavy disdain.

he hates that he’s the target of your anger, but if he has to sacrifice a little bit of your relationship to reach his goal, so be it. besides, he’ll be able to calm you down and get you to see things from his perspective. you’ll fold, you always do.

“you make me sound heartless. i’m merely securing peace for all the other races. those demons have no place among us.”

you push his hand away, trying to wriggle out of his hold, in response, the archangel tightens his hold on you. “calm down, my love.”

“let go, ludociel! i’m going to put a stop to whatever you’re scheming. i don’t know what you have up your sleeves, but i’m prepared to put an end to this!”

the archangel holds your face in his hand, titling it up so you hold eye contact with him. his face is scrunched up in a deep frown, he even looks a little hurt. “the sooner you accept this, the better. i’m doing this for everyone and you know it,” he takes a pause, slowly releasing his grip, going back to caressing your cheek.

“i love you but your naivety is really infuriating me right now. i can let it slide with lady elizabeth since she doesn’t know the ways of the world, but you? no, my dear, you’re far more experienced. you’re mature, you’re intelligent and you’re better than this. act like the heir to the throne, prove that you’re capable of being the next ruler of this clan and not a young fool who will lead us to our demise!”

by the time he’s finished his little rant, ludociel’s face is flushed and his chest is heaving. and although he feels satisfied on getting those words off his chest, the way your eyes seem to sadden has him backtracking immediately.

your eyes are wide and you look up at him, hurt. aware of his mistake, ludociel opens his mouth to apologize but you’re already shoving him away, turning your back to him. an uncomfortable silence follows suit.

ludociel sighs, he never meant for those words to slip out, honestly! he just got a tad bit frustrated. but, he knows he’s in the wrong for jabbing at your insecurities, the same ones he’d tried to reassure you about, too.

“my love—“

“ludociel, what do you have planned for this war? what is it that you’re doing right now?” you try to sound calm, desperately trying to keep your composure. but he doesn’t miss the way your voice wavers, or the way your shoulders have drooped in defeat.

the anger in your tone is now replaced with a more sullen one. he stays silent, knowing fully well that you’re capable of shutting his entire operation down, and he couldn’t have that. he wants to lift your spirits, take you in his arms and keep you away from the war, like any good man would for his beloved, but he can’t.

“i advise you to go after lady elizabeth, she’s gone off somewhere. possibly to meliodas.”

“i wasn’t asking about elizabeth, i’m asking what you’re planning! for fuck’s sake, stop dodging my questions, ludociel!” you turn back to face him, your calm and collected facade finally crumbling to nothing.

you’re tense again, your brows are creased and your lips are pulled into a scowl. he can even make out the way your eyes turn glassy. ludociel doesn’t know how to tread on this road now. never had an argument between you two reach the height that you swore at him and now that it has, he doesn’t know what to say to appease you.

does he tell you what you want to hear? no, that would shut everything down. he can’t risk it.

does he lie to you? absolutely not, that’ll end even terribly. you’d just trust him less and his dishonesty would make you even more angry when you find out. and with the way things are supposed to go, you will find out. he doesn’t want to disappoint you more than he already has, so he makes up his mind to take the worst possible route for himself. “alright, but i trust you won’t like what i have to say.”

but, just as he’s about to come clean, you’re both made aware of the presence of numerous demons advancing towards your location, the most prominent being those of the ten commandments. goosebumps form along your arms as your lover’s smile stretches into a wide grin, one that easily sets off warning bells in your head.

“i guess everything’s coming together,” he muses, letting out a chuckle. “you wanted to know what i was up to, right, my love? come, bear witness to a new era.”

ludociel starts narrating his plan to you and every word he says makes your stomach churn. you’re sick, you feel suffocated just listening to him.

‘shut up,’ you can’t vocalize what you want to say. ‘shut up, shut up, shut up!!’

you take a few steps back, the realization of how bad the situation is about to get hits you harder than the teacup your mother once threw at you. ‘the direction those demons are coming from is the same one elizabeth headed towards. it’s around the fairy king’s forest, so that means not only are the demons at risk, but everyone else in that vicinity is too! i’ve got to get to elizabeth and meliodas!’

“so, my love—“ ludociel frowns as you fly off, effectively cutting him off in the middle of his very passionate rant. he sighs but makes no move to call you back. he knows where you’re heading anyway.

“it might not seem appealing to you, but this is what’s best, my love.”

you groan when you recall that memory. it made your head throb more than it already was. this isn’t the time for reminiscing.

“you seem to have a lot on your mind, my love.” you flinch, almost letting out a shriek. margaret’s feminine chuckle greets you, but the teasing smile on her face is clear evidence of your lover.

“don’t do that, ludociel,” you huff, crossing your arms over your chest. god, he’s always been such an ass, but that’s the reason you fell for him in the first place. asshole or not, he’s yours.

“shouldn’t you be inside? hendrickson seems to have taken a liking to you.”

the archangel stands next to you, letting the arm of his vessel fall to your lower back. the touch is unfamiliar yet familiar at the same time. god, you’ve missed his touch, but you wish it was his actual hand instead of princess margaret’s. “i’d rather be here with you. besides, we have a long, awaited chat,” he pulls you closer to his side. there’s a small pout on his lips when he notices his gesture doesn’t carry the same weight because of his vessel.

“you pulled far too many stunts back there, i ought to give you a good scolding,” you take on a teasing tone of voice.

“as did you. let’s not forget who wears the pants in this relationship.”

you snort at his comment. he’s always indulging in your antics, and can be more silly than you sometimes that you can’t help but laugh. how are you supposed to stay mad at him?

ludociel’s lips quirk upward at the sound of your laughter. he views this as a blessing. after spending three thousand years in that altar thinking that he’d lost you for good, this was a pleasant surprise. he honestly doesn’t care to question how you’re alive, he’s just glad you are.

“need i remind you that we’re both in dresses, ludo?”

“...damn it.”

@𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐓𝐗𝐑𝐑. 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲, 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬.

#nanatsu no taizai #reader insert #✮ ˛˚ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐘 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 ✮ ˛˚#the seven deadly sins #nnt #7ds #black reader #nnt ludociel #ludociel x reader #✮ ˛˚ 𝐇𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐒 ✮ ˛˚

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loveydoveysunray · 29 days

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prologue

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once there was a kingdom called yokonekoma, the land of the great felines. this kingdom was populated by cat-human hybrids with extraordinary abilities such as turning into any type of cat, wild cats included. the princess of the land, [name], was known far and wide as one of the greatest the land had ever seen. she was great to her subjects and protected them even if it cost her her very own life. but one day, the kingdom of yokonekoma was destroyed during the great holy war thousands of years ago in the great battle of toko where the princess was present.

princess [name] watched her subjects get slaughtered by the great powers of the underworld and being able to do nothing of it. once the goddess' and other light powers fought back against the demons in utter victory, princess [name] was the only one of her kingdom to survive. in distraught of not only losing her kingdom but also all of her loyal subjects, princess [name] went into hiding, wandering the lands of britannia convinced that she herself was the sole reason such destruction had caught her kingdom in such a vulnerable situation.

hundreds of years later, [name's] wandering lead her to stumble upon liones citizens who had believed she had committed the massacre onto her kingdom. as a result, she was charged with murder and brought before the king of liones, king bartra in his prime. even with the charges against her, king bartra believed that princess [name] did nothing of the sort, that it was all a misunderstanding. with this, he made an agreement with the princess, if she had no place to reside she could become a holy knight for his country and if she wished not to he'd let her leave.

since she had already struggled with the burden of being alone for hundreds of years, princess [name] accepted the offer from king bartra and became the infamous lady [name].

when the seven deadly sins came into establishment as protectors of the kingdom of liones, the general public public believed that lady [name] should've been included as the hidden sin of deceit all because they believed she was the reason for her country's fall. and thus lady [name] became the false sin, the sin of deceit.

just as all the other sins, lady [name] went into hiding after the seven deadly sins were accused of treason against the kingdom of liones.

this is the story of how the great lady [name] adventured with the third princess of liones and the seven deadly sins to save the world of britannia from the absolutely evil of the underworld.

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#animexreader #mangaxreader #animangaxreader #animanga #the seven deadly sins x reader #the seven deadly sins #xreader #x female reader

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earmo-imni · 1 year

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Part 2 of my Seven Deadly Sins/Beauty and the Beast fusion! Here’s part 1. This one’s rather short, but I’m planning on expanding on Meliodas and the Sins’ life in the ruins of Danafor in a separate post, which will be up…probably in the next few days. We’ll see.

Part Two: The Years In Between

In those years: stories about the Beast of Danafor spread and become a commonly used monster for scaring children with

Elizabeth is raised on these stories by her sisters and nursemaids, but whenever he can Bartra tells her different stories: of monsters that protect infants and princesses and of brave Holy Knights who find themselves cursed and must be saved with the help of others.

Meanwhile Meliodas, Ban, King, Diane, Gowther, and Escanor have all made a home out of the ruins of Danafor. With Merlin’s help, King’s magic, and supplies from Bartra and Liones, they’ve managed to make themselves a nicely sustainable little community, and everyone has grown quite close—even Meliodas has bonded with them, to his own surprise

Meliodas, unfortunately, while he has come to care deeply for the others, and they for him, always keeps himself apart. His self-imposed curse means that the others can’t touch him without being harmed by his darkness, and he hates it. The others don’t mind, though, and find ways to include him regardless.

He’s distinctly more somber and depressed in this au, since unlike in canon where he’s able to move on to some extent, here he is both literally and metaphorically stuck in the last time Elizabeth died. In a way it makes things easier for him to be able to share at least a little of his pain, but at the same time it makes everything so much heavier because he can’t distract himself from reality.

Merlin, in the mean time, has found Arthur and is now juggling protecting Meliodas and breaking his curses, protecting Elizabeth and breaking her curse, and protecting Arthur and fulfilling her plans with Chaos.

Which means she completely misses when Dreyfus and Hendrickson come back from a normal mission possessed and controlled by Fraudrin, who just barely managed to survive and escape Meliodas. She does notice when Zaratras dies, but it’s blamed on some group or another that makes for a convenient excuse and she chalks it up to a normal mistake. So everything involving Fraudrin, the Great Holy Knights, and the demon blood proceeds as in canon.

This brings us to the beginning of the actual plot, aka: the Holy Knights’ coup and Elizabeth’s escape to Danafor

#meliodas #elizabeth liones #seven deadly sins #nanatsu no taizai #sds #nnt #batb au #sds batb au #marijn talks #marijn writes

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sullina · 1 year

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Mel has alot of issues when it comes to King's and rulers, and because of that he didnt trust Bartra at all when he first met him. The TC only thought it is because of the DK but they didn't know that he serve or has seen a lot of terrible rulers for the past 3000 years.

They only figure it out when Mel rant it on Merlin. Mentioning how he served terrible Kings for 3000 years and never seen anyone good and generous (well some he did but only a few) although he didn't describe how it was but they know the people he served a long time ago was terrible if not worse judging his reaction and tone.

But it was interesting for them to watch Mel slowly opening up to Bartra and trusting him. They could tell he admire him because how he looks at him in amazement on the things he do to his people.

At first, Meliodas thought Baltra was pretty much like all the other kings he'd met over the years. When he first came to Liones, he watched the human king closely, very closely, including everyone around him, especially his grandmaster, Zaratras, who seemed a bit too interested in Meliodas for his tastes.

What he found, was that if they were cruel, they were good at hiding it. But it wasn't that easy to get Meliodas to trust someone. If they weren't directly abusing their people, surely there was something else going on like smuggling or kidnapping in the outer villages, right?

Again, Meliodas was proven wrong. Not to mention Zaratras seemed suspicious of him, or was it concern? Either way, he was definitely way too friendly with him. They'd still only just met.

When Zaratras revealed to Meliodas that the king had had a vision in which he was Elizabeth as his child and wanted to adopt her, Meliodas' initial knee-jerk reaction had been "no way in hell". He bit his tongue before the words could get out though. Baltra did seem like a very kind king and a good father, judging by how the two princesses loved him.

But despite having no evidence, Meliodas still had his doubts. So he allowed the kings' adoption of Elizabeth, but only under the condition that he, Meliodas, would be her personal knight. That way, if Baltra or anyone else really were to try something, anything, to harm Elizabeth, he could step in. And it also gave him the perfect excuse to keep investigating around the castle. The scuffle, not even a fight, with Zaratras was over quick. Although Meliodas may have let his demon powers show a little more than necessary in an attempt to get the grandmaster off his back for a little. Unfortunately, this had the opposite effect.

Merlin watched him with quite a bit of amusement. When she learned of what happened and where Meliodas and Elizabeth were now, she had of course done some investigating of her own and hadn't been able to come up with anything either. That's why she had to suppress a laugh when she visited Meliodas, who, with only a little prompting, went off about how Baltra may seem kind on the outside, but he was gonna slip up eventually! Meliodas sounded like a conspiracy theorist, as if all of Liones was just a facade to trick him in some way or another.

When he was done with Baltra, he complained about Zaratras as well, how he was way too trusting of Meliodas, someone he knew nothing about! Meliodas knew he was a druid though, so what if his whole "being nice" thing was just to trick Meliodas into letting down his guard. There was no way Zaratras didn't know Meliodas was a demon, or at least related to demons in some way, thanks to their little fight to get Meliodas the position of Elizabeths knight, and druids weren't exactly known to be kind to demons, since they worshipped the goddesses and all. No, there's no way Zaratras just is this nice. He must be planning something, be it only to get rid of Meliodas himself. Why else would he seek him out when there's nothing about work to discuss? (Obviously, Mels suspicions about Zaratras end up being false, but 3000 years of paranoia and bad experiences don't just go away because someone is being nice)

As time went on though, Meliodas found himself investigating less and less and spend more time with Baltra, due to the fact that he was now her father and he was her knight, and although he was aboslutely against having anything more than a work relationship with him, he found himself liking him more and more. And he was never able to sense any cruelty coming from him, whether he was in the throne room or with his daughters.

The commandments were sceptical too, though mostly because these were humans, but even they thought that Meliodas might be a little too hard on them. They don't know what exactly he's experienced the past 3000 years though.

#nnt #sullina nnt #nnt watching commandments au

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librathefangirl · 1 year

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we can do what we want to (x)

(ID under the cut!)

ID: 3 gifs from The Seven Deadly Sins (Nanatsu no Taizai) season 4 episode 14 set to lyrics from "I Found the Answer in You" by Loving Caliber.

Gif 1: Meliodas stands next to Elizabeth, looking up at her in shock as she tells King Bartra that she can't accept his proposal of her and Meliodas marrying and taking over the throne of Liones. The lyric across the gif reads: Take me away.

Gif 2: The gif pans from the bottom up, going from Elizabeth's hip up to her face as stands next to Meliodas. She has her hands wrapped around his arm. Meliodas looks at her in surprise while she tells everybody that she is going to the Demon Realm with him. The lyric across the gif reads: I'm okay if I got you.

Gif 3: The gifs pans from the right to the left over Elizabeth's face. She smiles at Meliodas, a determined look on her face, after having just told him she has made up her mind. The lyric across the gif reads: We don't have to stay.

Across all gifs the lyrics read: Take me away. I'm okay if I got you. We don't have to stay. /End ID.

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zorria · 2 years

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For a question.

Now that Ban and Mel and King are all dads.

Does that make them dilfs?

They don't have the dad bods and I'm not sure of their dad joke level, not to mention only one of them could possibly be able to use a grill.

Personally, the only dilfs in the show would be Bartra (at least in sds, not so much in 4kota, let him rest), and Pelladad.

But I don't think anyone in the Sds could qualify for the dilf leagues.

Siiiigh except our boy Escanor, may he rest in peace, he would've been the ultimate dilf, The Pinnacle of All Dilfs.

We were robbed. 😭💅

Honestly I think Mel could be considered One especially in am mode…lord 👀

But as for ban and king I def think ban is after all he does like to tease people so I definitely could see him being one

King however eh not really he’s good looking but I don’t think he’s a dlif to be honest in my personal opinion

#nanatsu no taizai #seven deadly sins #nnt manga #nnt #sds #meliodas #ban #king

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0lollipop0 · 2 years

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Nanatsu No Taizai Cursed by Light - Elizabeth Liones and Meliodas (Stitch)

Hi everyone! This stitch was made a while back ago and I wasn’t sure if I was ever going to upload it or just make a new one, but I thought I’d go ahead and upload it and I can always just remake and upload it again later. So I’m very sorry for any imperfections, it’s definitely not a perfectly seamless stitch. Thank you all for all your continued support! 😊

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herwritingartcowboy · 2 years

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Okay as much as i love Meliodas Nakaba can't let him live and it would be a great time to kill off him off as Arthur the strongest characters in the verse is coming into the battle and Meliodas getting ready to get him out there i feel like this would be a good time.

Call me Estarossa but i'mma kill you, cause i love you. We dont want another Boruto situation, cause we have a bunch of characters to solve this problem. Meliodas can easily solved this like chapters ago but he's been standing around, and not like he is staying around for Bartra cause Elizabeth is there and she is also very strong.

Again it would give Tristan a more of a real motive to want to kill or get rid of Arthur cause for Lance he kidnapped (maybe even messed up her mind) his master leaving him to search for her, By the way Gawain was asking for forgiveness you can tell she might of seen some shit to beg for her (step) uncle to forgive her (cause its weird knowing her character to beg). Now for percy not only does his father work for him he send out his own father to kill him only for his grandfather to get killed leaving Percy feeling guilty.

And what's for Tristan yeah you want to protect Liones and your family and friends but the others go deep. And hey seeing your dad get killed or injured badly infront of you makes a really great reason to kill the villain.

Now lets say Nakaba does do this and Kills Meliodas i feel it would play off like this. Meliodas arrives just on time to save his son and the others but with that blow/attack he is already injured. With that maybe Tristan might snap out of his whole demon thing and listen to more of reason. Meliodas tell everyone to leave as he is about to fight the big bad, with a struggle soon everyone leaves to not be in the way.

As Meliodas tires to fight Arthur but you can he cant stand a chance and Meliodas knows he doesn't either, so he is prepared to make a big sacrifice. So as he fought Arthur leaving himself weak, Arthur knows Meliodas will die and he kills him right then and there. Leaving the great Meliodas to die by the hands of the chaos king.

So i feel this would be a great time to show on how powerful Arthur is as the Chaos king to even kill Meliodas. And with this All of the original sins would come together to sorrow over there friend/captain death and that's how we met the Seven deadly sins cast at Meliodas funeral.

But with this it would leave guilt on the knight as they couldn't even help the king so this is where they train harder and that's how we will end it there.

Again as much as i would hate to see it but we need the seven deadly sins death or any characters who can easily solve this problem like Zeldris, Elizabeth,Mael, Ban, King, Dubs and Dahlia. As if we get rid of these characters we can let our new cast shine.

Or we can just seal everyone and not do all that.

And remember on what the intro to Seven Deadly Sins states, "A time before the human and non human worlds were forever divided".

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Arthur Romantically Loves Merlin

In light of recent developments between Jericho and Lancelot regardless of your feelings on it, I am now certain that this is a very strong possibility. Arthur and Merlin tread a very similar narrative line just like Lancelot and Jericho, you can even say they started the ambiguously romantic teacher-student trope.

Both Merlin and Jericho are rejected by Meliodas and Ban respectfully.

Both Arthur and Lancelot are children of prophecies who meet their mentors at a very young age and form a strong familial bond.

Merlin rescues Arthur multiple times throughout 7Ds until his powers awakened and we learn that Jericho protected a helpless Lancelot during their Chaos Lake escapade.

Where they differ is that I believe there is a role reversal wherein Arthur is the one who Is pining for his teacher. Years ago, a question was asked to Nakaba during a Q&A on whether Arthur and Merlin love each other and he replies with a cheeky “They love each other as Master and Pupil”. Which we now know with The new chapter of 4kota that highlights the teacher-student relationship and that Jericho harbors romantic feelings for Lancelot. Nakaba is willing to go the romantic teacher-student angle and what was the premier teacher-student pair in 7DS that predated Lancelot and Jericho? Arthur and Merlin.

This next part delves into theory but I think that Arthur has crafted himself a fake Merlin to keep him company similar to how Jericho is living in a world with a fake Lancelot. I think Arthur’s bride being Guinevere is a red herring which has been a common practice in 4kota with bad demon village that turned out to be good lead by Gowther, holy knight Ardberg, Male Gawain, Traitor Chiran, and Platonic Jericho. What if the “bride” Arthur is looking for is the real Merlin who left him?

Of all people, I think Merlin would be the most depressed individual right now. She was a young girl who got her heartbroken by Meliodas but she couldn’t find it in herself to hate Elizabeth so with nowhere to vent her turmoil, she turned to Chaos as a coping mechanism. Only to discover too late in her life that Arthur, the embodiment of her hopes and dreams strayed from his path and ended up engaging in a crusade to persecute all other races.

In the final chapters of 7DS we see Arthur proclaim his motives, “When I was a child I dreamed of being able to protect everyone” Notice how he says “everyone” but he realized it was impossible to save everyone, a thought that drove himself into depression until “That’s when I met Merlin who told me to become a king that makes the impossible->possible”. She became his hope to carry on through life in much the same way that Chaos, the concept he now embodies was hers all those years ago. They were each others light at the end of the dark tunnel which further drives home how much he looked up to the 7Sins(a group comprised of various races).

But somewhere along his life he lost his big heart and became extremely flippant with life, 4kota Arthur doesn’t bat an eye at the death of his knights whereas 7DS Arthur would be emotionally shaken and prone to bouts of depression over his failure to protect a life. Arthur promised Merlin a world she had never seen before only to make a world all too commonplace, that of one race discriminating and flaunting their superiority over others. He lied to her.

So I believe there was a falling out between the two and Merlin abandoned him which lead Arthur, in his sadness to make a “fake” Merlin that would always be by his side. 4kota Merlin is odd, she rarely says anything unless spoken to and is unusually submissive saying “follow your own wishes” almost like a living doll designed to cater to their master. 7DS Merlin takes a more active role as his advisor, she directs him in how he should lead as a king(shes literally his entire reason for becoming a king, he wanted to be a knight as he said to Bartra) and critiques the poor infrastructure of the tower to which he remarks that she’s being harsh on him. Bottom line, Merlin isn’t afraid to put Arthur in his place, and I think its this dynamic that would cause her to regrettably leave which adds to the layer of tragic irony that she couldn’t hold true to Meliodas’s words, “Take responsibility for resurrecting chaos. From now on spend your life protecting and guiding Arthur.” Only to have that vow fall to shambles.

Merlin, the most machiavellian character in the series has a poignant and ironic theme and that is, “Life doesn’t go your way, No matter how badly you want it to”.

She is born with untold magical prowess and worked hard to gain her fathers love only to realize he never saw her beyond a test subject.

She stops her aging and modifies her appearance to win Meliodas’s heart only to realize he had long given his heart to Eli.

By the time Escanor comes along she had long given up her heart to Chaos and so the one man she claims truly loves her could never have his love be reciprocated because once again, too little too late.

She puts all her chips and marbles into researching and resurrecting Chaos, plunging Britannia into war and putting her own life at stake against DK and his forces to bring Chaos back which she is convinced could create a better world via its limitless abilities.

Compounded by the fact that Arthur, avatar of Chaos promises to be a great king and craft the world of her dreams. So she raises him up to kinghood(at a time when he was casted aside as Arthur recounts), gave him purpose, always willing to sacrifice herself for him, brings him back from the dead, gives him the power of creation to which Arthur was extremely happy because she must trust him a lot to do that. Arthur is always self-conscious about how he appears to Merlin, he wants to look good in front of her that is why Meliodas told him “It’s not how others think of you but what you think of them that counts”. He was distressed over failing to save her from being turned to stone, to which Mel broke it down for him that it didn’t matter if Merlin thinks he’s a loser(she didn’t) so long as he cares about her (followed after with Mel and Ban reuniting with their lovers). Which is why Merlin giving him Chaos was one of his happiest and character defining moments, Arthur got to see that she did see him as a competent person and it fulfilled a quota in his life, that is to validate himself in front of her eyes.

But of course because this is Merlin, something tragic always happens when Arthur does a 180 and becomes a supremacist. Turning all she gave him into a weapon that threatened her friends and yes, she does genuinely care for the Sins.

Can she come off as uncaring because of her stand-off ness and scientific pursuits? Yes, such as when she insinuates Escanor was an intriguing test subject. But she does an incredibly sentimental thing by giving him a kiss at the cost of scarring her as a memorial to him(everyone else just gave him a toast and in time he’ll fade but Merlin will always strongly remember because Escanor is carved into her very skin) whilst people jeered at her for “wasting a pretty face”. Can she be pragmatic and almost ruthlessly so? Yes, she will but it is for her “greater good” or “better world” such as reigniting Eli’s curse but her actions are always one part cold pragmatism and one part sentimental. To rid the DK invites Chaos her penultimate goal but it also means to permanently extinguish the eternal cyclical curse placed on Mel and El. And as The lady of the Lake said, “They used her just as much as she used them.” Merlin regularly indulges her friends request from Hawke going to purgatory to Diane wanting to be smaller and she was willing to die with the sins throughout each battle. At worst she is multi faceted. So is Merlin heartless? Far far from it. She can rub her chin, give a foxy up to no good smile and cackle like a maniac but as Arthur puts it “That’s the usual Merlin I know so well” when she inspects his excalibur. It’s the surface level persona she displays to others but anytime the chips are down and something drastic happens like Meliodas turning evil, Arthur in danger, Escanor on his deathbed, you’ll see her cracks and tears. She represents gluttony, the starvation but for what exactly? If you look at the unfortunate outcomes with her father, Mel, Escanor, Chaos and Arthur what she really starves for is love which is no coincidence that Chaos is posited as the very thing that will “fill her gaping heart”.

Now that her entire life’s work has essentially come crumbling down and Arthur, her newfound hope having now turned into a sort of calamitous evil king entity that threatens Britannia and the livelihood of those she cares for and worst of all , realizing that she is the cause for all of it—Merlin should be well near suicidal at this point. I actually raised my brow when I found out Merlin was still by Arthur’s side during 4kota because it honestly doesn’t line up with her character to just sit back and let Arthur go about doing all this (and we’re talking about Merlin, she’s well known to be a meddler). We also hear in chapter 1 of 4kota when Percival’s grandfather mentions wondrous phenomenas and landmarks that occur in the outside world and one of them was a “twisting tower with eccentric magicians”.

Of course this segment is purely theoretical, could be Merlin is a double agent, could be she actually is willingly complicit, could be she is brainwashed like Jericho but the idea of a guilt ridden Merlin isolating herself in a tower as penance for her actions while trying to rectify her mistakes while her old charge Arthur seeks her out to wed his former master. It’s hot stuff.

It would also be an interesting scenario because in Arthur’s profile where it lists their fave foods and dreams, each character has someone that they least want to fight. Do you wanna know Arthur’s? The last person he wants to have as his enemy is Merlin. And low and behold, 4Kota is setting up for a confrontation between the Sins and Camelot but it would add flair of drama if the “real” Merlin, the women who always stood by him and who he loves is on his opponents side which would make all the more sense as to why he would want to find and wed her, so as to force her onto his team.

Now concerning the ship itself, honestly at this point the community should be well aware of Nakaba’s kink by now. He likes age gaps, King met and fell in love with Diane when she was a kid. Current Eli was a baby at a time when Mel looked at her and still had romantic feelings for an infant. Ban and Elaine is a hot mess between a young adult and and old loli. Escanor is literally centuries younger then Merlin. Not a dozen chapters ago, Guinevere a little girl went up and kissed Lancelot without his consent.

All I’m saying is if your gonna hate on Jericho and Lancelot then you should hate on all of the ships above, don’t just cherry pick the finer details and say its not that bad cuz it kinda just makes you hypocrites. Personally look on the positive side, in Arthurian legends, Galahad(the son of Lancelot and Elaine of Corbenic cuz theirs like a dozen women who all share the name Elaine in the legend) would look really good with Jericho’s platinum silver grey hair color, really fits with the chosen holy knight of the Grail look he would have going on.

That aside, I would expect Nakaba to go down the romantic route for Arthur and Merlin so expect that possibility coming the near future so that the subreddit isn’t gonna blow up into a dumpster fire. Update 1/11/2023: Chapter 90 -

1/24/2023 - Chapter 91 -

#seven deadly sins #7ds #four knights of the apocalypse #merlin and arthur #merlin x arthur #arthur pendragon

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