The Captain's Second Half (Meliodas)(On Hold)

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"Capt... I mean Meliodafu! Go get him!" Diane cheers for her captain. "Hey, Ban. If you screw up and lose this match, I'm gonna tell Elaine!" King shouts. "Don't kill each other, you two!" Celeste shouts. "Oh, that's right." Diane pulled the bow out of the way so Elizabeth could see. "You can cheer too, Elizabeth! You don't have to worry. Nobody's gonna see you!" Diane tells her. "Uh...okay." Elizabeth agrees. "Time for the match to get underway!" Love Helm shouts. "Sure would be nice if we had more room to move around." Ban says, stretching along with Meliodas, who chuckles. "So, what's with the laughing? You really looking forward to fighting me that much, Captain?" Ban asks. "I was thinking back to the old days. We had about this much space then, didn't we?" Meliodas asks. "It's been a while. Which time are you talking about?"Ban questions. "Don't worry. 'Cause you'll remember it soon enough." Meliodas tells him. "Huh?" Ban gasps only to receive a punch in the face from behind, by Meliodas, causing everyone to gasp.

"Oh, yeah. I think I remember now!" A bloodied Ban says. "The fight's been decided with one punch!" Love Helm announces, seeing Ban about to fall out of the ring. Ban stops himself, grabs Meliodas by the waist, and tries slamming him into the ground, but the blonde uses his hands to stop it, wraps his legs around Ban's neck, and slams him into the ground. Meliodas gasps when Ban grabs his legs, flips himself upright, kicks Meliodas in the air, and jumps at him, throwing a barrage of punches his way. "That's nothing!" Meliodas shouts, punching Ban throwing him into the ring at full force, causing it to crack down the middle. "I thought we didn't want anyone to know?" Celeste mumbles. "Huh?" Diane and King look over at her. "They're making it obvious. There are Holy Knights here and they'll surely know they're the sins." Celeste replies.

"Is that Ban guy dead?" A watcher asks. "Does this even count as a fight?" Another asks, Ban gets up with his injuries fully healed. "He's not even hurt." A third person points out. In a flash, Meliodas and Ban engage in battle once more, throwing punches and kicks at each other. Meliodas punches Ban in the stomach, making him cough up blood, he then delivers another punch, knocking Ban in the air. Ban falls back into the ring with his hand stretched out in front of him, and Meliodas falls to his knees. "Oh no! Looks like both fighters are down!" Love Helm shouts, but Ban proves him wrong by sitting up. "You jerk, you've gone and done it now." Meliodas tells Ban, who laughs. "And up we go." Ban says, standing to his feet. "Oh, what's going on? All of Baan's injuries are completely gone now." Love Helm points out. Ban charges at Meliodas, and Meliodas tries punching him, but Ban dodges and appears behind Meliodas punching him. Ban jumps around, punching the air, looking very happy. "I'm floating like a butterfly now." Ban comments, only to receive an elbow to the face from Meliodas, sending him skidding a few feet.

"You knocked out one of my teeth!" Ban complains. "Or not." He laughs, showing his regenerated tooth. Meliodas jumps at Ban, trying to kick him, but Ban dodges, hitting Meliodas with his head. "You see that King, Celeste?" Diane asks. "Mm-hmm." King hums. "Sure did. It's becoming more difficult for Meliodas to follow Ban's movements." Celeste replies. "So you think his stamina's starting to run out then?" Diane asks. "Once the Captain started to slow down, then Ban's agility shot through the roof!" King points out. "Huh?" Diane gasps. "What are you trying to say?" Elizabeth asks. "Ban's magical ability is called Snatch. It allows him to steal his opponent's physical skills like speed and power." Celeste shares, watching Ban deliver an uppercut to Meliodas' jaw. "Is that all you got?" Meliodas asks, grabbing Ban's arm, flipping around to stand on his feet, and he slams Ban into the ring from side to side. "Meliodafu has turned the tables! He's beating Baan like a rug! Look at that raw power!" Love Helm shouts amazed. Ban saps more of Meliodas's power and breaks out of his hold, punching Meliodas, knocking him back. "This feeling that strength of yours flows from you into me. Whoa, man. This is such a rush." Ban says, bending backward with his tongue out.