Gowther x Reader || Phoenix Heart

Chapter 25 || Nothing changes

A/n: Hey, 😅 so ik I said the same time every week buut, I forgot... my b 🫠

Mama hawk takes off running, getting you as far away as possible in the allotted time. "When they catch up with us, and they will catch up. What's the plan?" Merlin ask mostly to Meliodas, but you have an idea.

"Maybe the most durable of us should stay behind. Meliodas and Escanor are the ones who are most likely able to take on the commandments. Me and Ban are immortal so us staying behind as well makes sense."

"You and Ban? But he can barely stand and after what you just went through, I don't think fighting is the greatest idea." You can see the worry in his eyes, those beautiful amber eyes. It's something that should have brought warmth to your chest.
But there's nothing,

Merlins orb hovers beside him. "And Escanor only has a few hours of sun left."

"Physically I feel fine, better even and I already thought about that. It only takes Ban a few hours to recover after physical hunt, and there's only a few hours of daylight left." You explain.

"In other words, when Escanor is out of juice I'll be ready to go."

"Exactly."

He smirks. "Alright, sounds like a plan. Escanor, captain, you in?"

Escanor puts a hand over his heart. "I shall have this done before you are needed sin of greed."

Meliodas snickers. "You got it."

You throw Ban over your shoulder and jump off after the other two. Sensing an immense amount of power coming your way, fast you toss Ban to the ground and you brace yourself with Achilles. Meliodas and Escanor follow suit. "Huh, turns out it wasn't a trap after all, guess we all coulda come then." Derieri says, unenthused. "Although from the looks of things, that would be overkill.

It looks like it's her Estarossa and Monspeet. "Two flame magic users and a demon huh?" Monspeet drawls. "We'll make quick work of them."

"How insolent. I should have to take care of you twice as fast now." The air is thick with anticipation, who's going to make the first move?

Derieri points you out with one large clawed hand. "You, you're the new one right? Hm, there's something off about your magic." She leaps at you tongue half hanging out of her mouth. "Show it to me!"

You keep her at bay with Achilles, scythe form. "Earn it."

"Tch, are you sure you aren't the sin of pride."

"Last time I checked."

She jumps back a step, to swing at your more effectively. You however have different plans, with Achilles in second form you hook them into her shoulders before dragging her to you. As she stumbles forward you knee her in the face, on her way to the ground she transitions into a hand stand. Using her legs, she grabs you by the neck and throws you into the ground, head first.

As the fight drags on the both of you are fairly evenly matched on a physical level. But your healing factor doesn't hold a candle to hers, leaving you worse for wear.

Moulting now would be extremely risky, but maybe you can push it. You throw both of your mini scythes out, they hook into her side. You knock her off her feet with flames and begin spinning her around, using your body as a counter weight.

Once a suitable amount of momentum is built up you send her flying, in that moment you moult.

You're suspended in a familiar warmth but instead of relaxing to it your mind is full of. "Be fast, be fast, be fast."

As you come back to the world she's standing over you a smug look on her face. "Ah, so that's your deal."

She slams her hand down on your neck, crushing your wind pipe. It isn't immediately fatal so you feign agony to get her guard down before you pull out Achilles full scythe, slicing her in half.