TABÚ (Seven Deadly Sins Story)

A Promise Made

We see Ban traversing through the Necropolis while King follows closely behind on his green pillow. "Does he think he can escape from me?" King questioned as he flew faster and landed in front of Ban stoping him in his tracks. "You again, Fake-king?" Ban questioned unamused. "Fake-king?" The fairy asked as the immortal gave him a nod. "No, I really am King." The brunette stated only for the other to brush him off and sprint past him. King quickly caught up to Ban flying on his pillow. "You haven't changed at all since the old days, have you?" King questioned as Ban looked at him in confusion. "As long as it feeds your greed, you couldn't care less if it hurts others."

Ban then stopped in his tracks as he attempted to grab the small boy multiple times only for him to dodge. "You're really King?" Ban asked with a smirk as the other flew behind him. "Didn't I say so?" the boy asked sarcastically. "Then I can kick your ass without holding back!" Ban then tried to backhand him only to be block by King's pillow as the fairy stood on a nearby crystal. "You used to backhand me like that all the time back in the day." King stated with a bored tone. "So you've turned up to settle your old scores with us-- no, with me?" Ban asked with a toothy grin. "Feeling this way after being reunited with you is the last thing I wanted." King said as he looked down at Ban with narrowed eyes and furrowed brows.

"Ten years ago, driven from the capital on suspicion of plotting a coup, I had nowhere else to go, so I returned to my homeland. But what welcomed me was the heartrending sight of my homeland burnt beyond recognition." King said as he remembered his past, as then King's pillow turns into a giant green teddy bear and restrains Ban in a tight hold by his hands and feet. "When I was in the Sins with you, I never gave it much thought. As to why a human like you was unkillable. I never suspected that you had killed the saint and drunk from the fountain." King said this which confused Ban making him stop struggling. "Hang on, how do you know about that woman?"

"The saint you killed, Elaine was my little sister!" King confessed as anger was written on his face as he grabbed Ban's jacket collar. Ban narrowed his eyes just as King calmed down enough to let go of Ban's jacket and float back a bit. "Oh, now I get it. You want to kill me to avenge her? Sorry, but that's not going to happen. I can't be killed!" Ban stated with a smug grin. "You know that my Sacred Treasure has a variety of Configurations, right?" King asked as a matter of factly causing Ban's grin to drop and look at him confused. "Oh, that's right. Anything you're not interested in goes in one ear and out the other." King says with a bored expression.

"Spirit Spear Chastiefol, Third Configuration!"

"Fossilization!"

King calls out to his Sacred Treasure with a wave of his hand as the center of the green pillow guardian starts to swirl around as a golden bident emerged from it. "What does that mean?" "It turns things to stone." The bident then stabbed Ban's chest from behind as his body slowly begins to turn to stone. "I've been waiting for this moment. Are you watching Elaine?" King asked as Ban looked at him with a pained expression.

(20 Years Ago: Fairy King's Forest)

We see Elaine looking through a book on the mossy floor with multiple picture on it. "I wish I could be able to leave this place with Ban, instead of staying here guarding the fountain." Elaine said wishfully. "Why don't you then?" Ban asked suddenly behind her as he ate some berries catching Elaine by surprise. "You said you were going to get something to eat!" Elaine exclaimed in embarrassment. "I found some lingonberries right over there." Ban said as he finished eating and walked over to Elaine and crouched down to her level. "All right then, shall we?" Ban asked "Stop teasing me!" "I'm serious, trust me!" Ban stated. "I never seem to hit it off with humans. Besides, you hear me out and take me seriously, just like him." Ban confessed to the smaller fairy. "I can't, I'm flattered, but I must protect the Fountain of Youth. This forest is--" "Hey, I've got that covered." Ban said interrupting her. "I'll find your brother and bring him back here. You told me about him once, remember? About having a big brother who left hundreds of years ago. If he comes back, you'll be free and clear! Then you and I can go searching for him." Ban told her his idea only for her to jump and hug him, which caught him off guard.