Last One Standing (On Hold)

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The sun was setting, Elizabeth, Hawk, Seraphina, and Ban were sitting in front of the boulder with King beside him. "See? It's messed up, huh?" Ban asks. "Yup!" Hawk replies. "Diane's power is cool though!" Seraphina beams. Just then, said Giant walks out from behind the rock. "Hey!" She greets them. "Diane!" Elizabeth and Seraphina run over to the giant, with Ban behind her, holding King. Diane leans down, opens her hand, revealing a normal Meliodas, and rubs him on her cheek before setting him down. Seraphina runs to him, cupping his cheeks. "You're normal, right?" She asks with teary eyes. "Hmm? Yup, same old me! Nothing to worry about." Meliodas reassures her. "Oh, thank goo--" Seraphina squeaks when Ban punches Meliodas, sending him into a boulder. 

"That ought to do it. I had to pay you back for before." The man tells him. "Yeah, that's cool." Meliodas replies. "You had me worried!" Seraphina runs over to him and helps him up. "Oh, sorry." Meliodas apologizes. Seraphina hugs him. "Thank you." She whispers. "For what?" Meliodas asks, confused. Seraphina pulls away wiping her eyes. "For protecting me for all these years." She tells him. King screams in pain when Ban hits his wound and Elizabeth goes to speak with her sister and Griamore. Diane whines making the Meliodas and Seraphina look up to find her blushing, embarrassed. "What's wrong, Diane?" Seraphina asks.

 "I broke your bracelet..." The giant shares. "What?" Seraphina looks confused. "I didn't have time to take it off before I grew back and it broke, I managed to save this though." Diane leans down and hands her the charm. "Oh..." Seraphina looks down at the charm. "It's nothing to worry about, as long as you're safe that's all that matters!" She tells the giant. Elizabeth got back from speaking to her sister and they all watched them walk away. "Hey guys." Hawk calls. Ban pokes King making him groan. "Do you think he'll go back to the kingdom?" The pig asks. "Beats me. It seems the Holy Knights aren't as united as we thought they were." Meliodas replies. "Look, forget about all that, Captain. Where's your sword?" Ban asks.

 "Huh? Oh... I guess it was stolen." Meliodas replies, unfazed. "That's it?" Hawk asks. "But... but isn't that sword important to you?" Elizabeth asks. "You got all scary when Golgius tried to take it. Is that really okay?" Seraphina points out. "No, it's not at all. The situation's serious." Meliodas' expression turns serious. Seraphina sighs, looking down. "But, I'm glad you're all right, 'cause that's what really matters to me." The blonde tells her. Seraphina blushes and giggles. Meliodas gets picked up by Diane who is jealous. "Are you saying you don't care if I'm okay?" The giant pouts. "What are you talking about? I can tell from here that you're doing just fine." Meliodas replies.

"Well, I'm a freaking mess." Hawk comments. "You're pretty tough if you ask me." King tells the pig. "Is your sister okay?" Seraphina turns to Elizabeth. "Yes, thank you. I'll make sure you get awarded for protecting her." Elizabeth tells the older woman. "Oh, no need. I was just protecting your family." Seraphina says, watching Meliodas and Hawk.

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That night while everyone was asleep, Seraphina sat in the main area of the tavern fiddling with the charm. The girl was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't notice Meliodas entering the room. "Hey, what's on your mind?" He asks taking a seat beside her. "It's nothing." Seraphina mumbles. "Is it the bracelet? I thought you weren't upset over it." Meliodas points out, looking at the charm. "I'm not. Well, I am but it's not Diane's fault it broke." Meliodas stays silent listening to her speak. "I'm a little disappointed, you know?" She sighs. "Why?" Meliodas asks. "Well, because I remember how I got it and who gave it to me." Seraphina shares. "Really? Who?" Meliodas asks. Seraphina stares at him before shaking her head.

 "You, you idiot. Meliodas, my knight." Seraphina smiles at him. "You remember?" Meliodas looks at her shocked. "Mm-hmm. Not everything but it's something." She shrugs. "What'd you remember?" Meliodas asks. "Well the first one was the pink-haired woman and I trying to find you a sword and the other was you giving me the bracelet and then..." Seraphina trails off, blushing. "Oh yeah, I remember that you really liked it." Meliodas grins. "Uh-huh." Seraphina nods. "So, you still haven't told me what the woman told you back in the Necropolis." He points out. "Oh, right." Seraphina and Meliodas spent the night talking about the past until the girl grew tired.

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The next day, Seraphina was taking a morning stroll when she came across Elizabeth standing near a cliff. She approaches the princess just as Diane does the same. "Things will work out." The giant tells her. Elizabeth gasps and looks back at both women. "I know we'll be able to take back the kingdom. After all, the Captain and Seraphina are gonna be by your side, and all your comrades too." Diane tells her. "My comrades?" Elizabeth questions. "Mm-hmm. Because you're both one of us now." Diane tells her. Seraphina sighs and looks ahead."Hey, Seraphina?" Elizabeth looks at the white-haired girl beside her. "Hmm?" Seraphina turns to her. "What was that whole thing between you and Sir Meliodas yesterday?" Elizabeth asks. Seraphina's face turns red. "What happened between you and the Captain?" Diane asks. "Nothing! Nothing. It was nothing! How about we go find Meliodas." Seraphina walks ahead.

The Sins, Seraphina, Elizabeth, and Hawk regroup and wait on the other side of the hill Meliodas split in half, for the blonde. "Captain." King looks at him confused. "Sir Meliodas." Elizabeth says. "I promise you, for the sake of the person who always fought at my side. This war's been raging on for 3,000 years... but I'll end it once and for all." Meliodas says.