Demon Princess (Meliodas) (On Hold)

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Third Person POV

"This brings back old memories, Meliodas. Now, let me hear that voice of yours just a little more." Estarossa said as he stepped on Meliodas' chest again causing the blonde to scream in pain. "For a moment there, I was worried about what might happen. Excellent work, Etheria." Melascula praised. "I didn't do it for you." Said woman spat looking over at the charred demon just as Gloxinia flew near her. "Perfect timing, Gloxinia. I need a favor. You think you can fix my body?" The burnt demon asked. "Well, I suppose so, but then I'll need to stop using Droplet of Life for a while," Gloxinia announced as he healed Melascula.

When the droplet fell on her Melascula's body healed completely from the burn leaving her naked. "Listen, Estarossa. Bottom line, are you sure about this? The princess doesn't seem to like what you're doing." Deri spoke. "Mm?" Estarossa hummed looking at the pink-haired female who had tears running down her face as she held onto Meliodas' hand mumbling something to him. "I've sensed a strange gaze focused on us for a while now. Most likely, it's the rest of Meliodas' group, is it wise to leave them unsupervised? I'm not sure." Monspeet implied looking behind him, Deri hummed looking down. Drole broke the 'Gigant Embrace' revealing no one inside. "Looks like they got away," Gloxinia said looking at the space.

"The Seven Deadly Sins. Your new team of fighters, Meliodas. In time, will you betray them as well? You were once the sworn leader of The Ten Commandments and the husband of Etheria, yet you deserted us, without a thought." Estarossa spoke as he crouched over Meliodas squeezing the blonde's neck. "Such brutal strength and callousness. What you did back then was quite devastating. Everybody recognized you as the one who is most likely to become the next Demon King. We were each helpless against the Goddess race, but they feared you and would avoid you at all costs. You were my childhood idol. But then, unexpectedly, you betrayed us leaving Etheria heartbroken." He continued standing bringing Meliodas up with him all the while squeezing his neck, Etheria's hand slipped from Meliodas' as he was lifted but she didn't bother grabbing onto it again as she just looked down realizing what Meliodas did was truly terrible.

"You wreaked havoc on the Demon Realm, and then you vanished. After murdering the two Commandments who were with you, that is it. Leaving two empty spots. Drole and Gloxinia eventually joined us, forming the Ten Commandments that exist today. The balance maintained between the Demon race and the Goddess race was instantly shattered. Seizing the opportunity, the Goddess race incited the other races to eliminate our kind once and for all. It was you who started that war 3,000 years ago. Tell me, won't you? How are you able to come up with such delightful ideas?" Estarossa asked bringing Meliodas closer to him as the blonde opened his eyes to look at his brother.

"So, this time around, you have a whole new group to betray. I bet you're beside yourself with anticipation, wondering when to stab them in the back. You are vile and deplorable." Estarossa taunted and he threw Meliodas back on the ground causing the blonde to groan in pain and cough. Etheria quickly shimmied over to her husband laying his head on her lap. "Etheria, I'm sorry. Please forgive me, Etheria." Meliodas whispered causing the woman to look down at him in shock. "Mmm? Were you just saying something?" Estarossa sked. "You should let me be the one to finish off Meliodas." Melascula chimed in as she came up behind Estarossa leaving both him and Etheria annoyed. "You, huh? Because?" The silver-haired demon asked.

"As you saw, those friends of his really did a number on me. And I feel that he should take responsibility for their actions." Melascula explained. "Touch Meliodas and I'll make sure you regret it." Etheria seethed looking up at the demon. Melascula ignored her and stretched her hand out chanting a spell causing the to groan as he tried resisting. "Come now, why are you resisting it? I happen to be a specialist, an expert at manipulating souls of the dead. Extracting your soul when you're immobilized is child's play for someone like me. Soul Invitation!" She said with an angry look, Meliodas grunted in pain as his soul got extracted from his body.