The Demon's Lover (Meliodas)

Chapter 47

Meliodas and Estarossa battle it out and Estarossa's form turns into the Archangel Mael, who he claims to have slaughtered.

"It's Mael?!" Elizabeth and Ayano shout

"Huh.. oh hi Aunty" Ayano waves to her "did I miss a lot?"

"Mhm" Elizabeth nods "the-"

"I don't actually care" Ayano stops her "but it's nice to see that you're still alive for once"

Elizabeth looks at the battle "do you think Meliodas will be alright?"

"Of course" Ayano smiles "he's Meliodas.. he'll always win"

"Wait a minute!" King shouts and runs over to Ayano "all those years ago you helped create Gowther right?"

"mhm" Ayano nods "because I'm a goddess I have the natural ability to create life, what of it?"

"Arthur, he's dying!" King shouts "you have to help him!"

"Arthur.. the boy Merlin cares for.. the current King of Camelot?" Ayano asks

"Yes!" King answers "please, for Merlin's sake you gotta-"

"Calm down" Ayano puts her hand on his shoulder "I'm going"

King sighs in relief as Ayano teleports to Merlin's power source. She appeared in a room where Merlin, Escanor, and dying Arthur is. He had a sword through his stomach, he was holding the hilt of it and Merlin was using her magic to try to keep him alive.

"Ayano!" Merlin jumps at her sudden prescience

"Easy Merlin, I'm here to help" Ayano smiles and places her hand on her back "take a rest"

Merlin hesitantly removes her magic and Ayano stands in front of Arthur.

"Arthur, you need to pull the sword out of you" Ayano tells him

"I.. I can't" Arthur tells her

"Yes you can, it'll be ok" Ayano tells him gently

"No he means he actually can't" Escanor says "their's some kind of curse on him"

Ayano put her hand above Arthur's head before her eyes turned gold. Merlin and Escanor stared in surprise, that had never happened before. The room glowed white and the curse was lifted from Arthur.

"alright.. pull the sword out" Ayano directs him "I'll heal you.. I promise, you've gotta trust me.. I won't let you die"

Arthur looks into her eyes before looking down and pulling the sword out, he falls to the ground and Ayano immediately hovers her hands over his wound. A white light surrounds his body and his wound begins to heal.

"thank goodness" Merlin cries of happiness

"Arthur you're going to become the humans ray of hope" Ayano smiles "keep working hard to unlock your powers alright"

"y-yes" Arthur smiles weakly

Arthur is completely healed by the time the tavern door opens. Ban is helping a severly hurt Meliodas in with the other sins and Zeldris behind them.

"Meli!" Ayano rushes over to him

Ben lays him on the ground and Ayano begins healing him

"hey" Meliodas smiles "your eyes.." he puts his hand on her cheek "they used to be this beautiful color, when we first met"

"huh?" Ayano looks confused "Meliodas you better not be dying on me you crazy idiot"

"No Aya he's right" Elizabeth stares at her "your eyes are gold again"

Ayano finishes healing Meliodas, she turns and looks into the window, her reflection showing her golden eyes.

"...they're back" Ayano says "how are they back"

"Well" Meliodas stands up and wraps his arms around her "your mother always said LaLuna would react when the time was right, and look at what happened today"

"Everything's happed so fast.. I haven't had time to process it all" Ayano admits

"You're a demon Aya, but you're also a goddess" Meliodas smiles "remember"

"So.. Estarossa?" Ayano questions

"gone" Meliodas tells her

"What about the Goddess Clan?" Ayano asks

"well they're gonna leave too" Elizabeth steps forward "and I'm gonna go with them"

Ayano looks confused "but what about-"

"It's time, to break the curse" Meliodas puts his hand out and 10 orbs appeared "I have all the commandments"

"...so.. you're really becoming Demon King?" Ayano looks at him

"No.. We are becoming Demon King" Meliodas takes her hand and half of the commandments go to her

Ayano looks up at him "your splitting the power.. why.."

"Cause your my other half Ayano" Meliodas smiles "we're gonna be Demon King and Queen, together forever, my equal"

Ayano wraps her arms around him "I love you Meliodas"

"I love you too" Meliodas hugs her tightly

Around them the sins all smile happily. Elizabeth walks over to them and together Meliodas and Ayano use their power to destroy the curse placed upon them. It was finally broken, they were finally free.