FOR THE LOVE OF A DEMON

chapter 26: Duke's Child of Hope

Ahmya forced down her growl. Meliodas found out she met the sins when they were in the city and put her under house arrest. Even after sensing Ludociel and seeing the pact formed by him with most likely Elizabeth, she still stayed, she didn't enter a rage.

They'd probably be on their way already.

Duke was her chaperone for the moment. He watched her breath fall from her lips.

"...Are you ok-"

They both tensed at the sudden intrusion of the strange magic. It was strange because it was so similar to Duke's.

"Aaah,"

Ahmya's face scrunched as the weird pleasured sound came from her usual stoic friend.

"My child of hope," Duke sang as he twirled his way to the exit.

"Arthur?" Ahmya asked standing up.  "You know I've said his before but you're weird Duke." 

She did not receive a reaction from the boy and instead had to run after him to the other side of the castle.

"Oi, just where the hell-" she was cut off by the sudden explosion.

It hasn't been long since Meliodas spoke with Ahmya. He and Zeldris were surprised to hear about how easy it was to obtain Derieri and Monspeet's commandments but let it slide after the latter was contacted by the two. Apparently, they were recuperating in a...Satanic village under Ahmya's name.

Ahmya had her own plan she ended up running into the sins evacuating the people of Camelot and found out Ban had gone to purgatory to find Meliodas' emotions or something like that. In theory, he would survive and probably like the kin come out even stronger.

Although, Elizabeth was against having Meliodas' become Demon King.

Yet, here she was running into something where she had to yet again pick a side.

Arthur had the Holy Sword in hand with the fat one of the ground. His eyes widened at the sight of her. A second later he grabbed the cat thing from ... and was next to her and Duke. Duke did not seem to like the cat very much.

Ahmya had no idea what was happening. Zeldris grabbed her arm as Arthur destroyed the walls around them. 

Her accents appeared on her face as she grabbed her sword when Zeldris attacked Arthur. She jumped in front of Meliodas who didn't even bat an eye.

"I suppose since I'm an emotionless bitch, you won't hold back," he said with a smirk lowering his body to fight back.

Ahmya simply twirled her sword and flew into the air to be above Arthur.

"The technique he used to beat Chandler and Cusack is identical to the Human hero, Carfen, who was renowned as a master swordsman," Meliodas said choosing to look at her instead.

Zeldris stopped behind him with his wings out. "I'm starting to see his true identity."

"Merlin never stopped reminding me. 'Because this sword has such great power you mustn't wield it carelessly. Until the time comes when an unprecedented threat appears.' How ironic. To think you would be that unprecedented threat," Arthur said. Ahmya wanted to wipe her fake tears away, the boy was just so kingly.

She instead looked for Duke, he was poking the cat. Her face dropped as she stared at the two.

"Who knew he could get even weirder"

Arthur told her to stand back and she hesitantly did so. She did just that but still had her sword drawn even though it seemed he may be winning. There was no way he would.