Shadow's Edge Britannia's Hero

Chapter 3

Rayas POV
Next Day I felt horrible because of Meliodas's cooking, I think I see why Hawk said that If I know how cook now.
We were in the forest of white dreams for a few hours and with no sign of where we are.
Then Hawk spoke up.
Hawk-"Hey Meliodas are you sure about this? We've been out here for three hours, there's been no sign of any animals or any humans either."
Elizabeth-"You're right Hawk. Sir Meliodas do you really think we'll be able to find one of the Seven Dealy Sins here?"
Meliodas-"Probably"
Rayas-"So we came here without a confirmation?"
Hawk-"You took the words right out my mouth Rayas!" *Poof*
Rayas-"S-sorry"
Elizabeth chuckled a little.
Hawk-"It's okay. Anyways, I heard there is a monster that lurks around here watching and waiting a—"
Then we heard Elizabeth shriek.
Rayas-"You ok Elizabeth?"
Elizabeth-"I-I feel something grabbing me from behind."
I look down and see Meliodas groping her butt. I laughed a little.
Meliodas-"Hey relax just me."
Elizabeth-*sigh*"Oh good. What a relief"
Hawk-"You're such a creeper"
Meliodas stops groping her then says that he has a clue.
Meliodas-"Well putting that aside for just a minute-"
Hawk-"Oh good I thought you'd never stop"
Meliodas-"I might have a little evidence."
Rayas-"You do?"
Meliodas nods to my question
Meliodas-"Traveling through the forest of white dreams on horseback is lot difficult than you think, it's so hard to get your bearings that even experienced travelers go around it."
Rayas-*thoughts*So it's either a Giant or a fairy went and hid here.
Elizabeth-It really is a perfect place for someone to hide out. Hold on...
When I wasn't looking, Elizabeth was feeling her skirt until she realizes..
Elizabeth-Something doesn't feel right..
Her panties are gone
Elizabeth- *thoughts*They're gone,I don't understand.
Rayas- You ok Elizabeth?
Elizabeth-"Sure just fine"
We started walking again but Elizabeth was in her thoughts and walking slower than us.
Elizabeth-*thoughts* "No this can't be happening. Alright just think very calmly Elizabeth, I know I had them on when I got up this morning did I leave them in the bathroom? No of course not, I would never forget them there." They're really gone.
Hawk-"Now come on slowpokes pick up the pace would you!"
Elizabeth-"C-Coming"
Rayas-"Can you calm down piggy."
Meliodas-"Yeah it's not fun when you're traveling with a nervous piggy.Woah?"
Rayas-"Wh-What the?"
Hawks-"What do you me calling me a nervous piggy?Huh!?"
Real Hawk-"It's a herd.They're all me."
Fake Hawks-"Yeah I know what's going on?"
Rayas-"Why is there a lot of Hawks?"
Elizabeth-"This is the monster of the forest?"
Meliodas-"I for one find it terrifying."
Rayas-"You said it"
Then all the Hawks started coming towards us.
Real Hawk-"Meliodas bud you gotta help me out, I'm the real one."
Fake Hawks-"Whatever you faker. Hey zip it porky."
Meliodas-"Hmmm"
Rayas-*thoughts* "Does he know which one's the real Hawk?"
Meliodas charges and attacks every Hawk.
Rayas-*sigh* "Guess not."
Fake Hawk- "He's not nice."
Elizabeth- "Hawk"
Then all the Hawks get up crying and run to Elizabeth.
Hawks- "Waaaaah! Elizabeth help. Please, my mom would never hit me like that."
Elizabeth- "Hawk.. *gasp* who's there?"
When I looked back at Elizabeth, I saw a lot of Elizabeth's?
Rayas- "Huh? What is going on here?"
Hawk- *oink* "I'm so confused"
Meliodas- "Huh?"
Elizabeth- "Uh.. They're all me."
All the Elizabeth turned to Meliodas and me and I took a step back
Rayas- "This is crazy."
Elizabeths- "Hi sir Meliodas, Hi sir Rayas. It's me, you realize that right? No here I'm the real one. Don't trust them it's me."
All the Elizabeth's started arguing about who is the real one. Meliodas might have been confused too about this. I mean he might be.
Meliodas- "Wow what a hefty of boobies."
Rayas- *sigh* *thoughts* "Nevermind"
Hawks- "Hey this is not the time man."
Out of nowhere there was voices giving us a warning.
Voice- "Leave this place,Leave,get out of this forest humans."
Then all the Elizabeths seductively started walking toward us and along the way they were breaking branches effortlessly.
Elizabeths- "Sir Meliodas, Ohh sir Rayas."
Meliodas- "Huh.. I can't even tell which one from the other.
Rayas- "Figures" *gasp*
All the Elizabeths jumped toward us
Elizabeths- "Sir Meliodas/Rayas"
In the nick of time Meliodas grabbed me and Hawk and jumped towards the rocks to get away from the Elizabeths.
Rayas- "Thanks Meliodas."
Meliodas- "Hey Rayas I got an idea."
Meliodas tells me the plan and I almost rejected it but the I realized it might the only way to find out which is the real Elizabeth so I went with it. I sarcastically questioned out loud and all the Elizabeths turned around to us.
Rayas- "Oh my goodness how ever can I tell which one is the real one?"
Elizabeths- "That's me, you can trust me I'll do whatever you want."
Rayas- *thoughts* "It's working somehow, I sure hope Meliodas knows what he's doing" "Okay then I guess starting right now you are going to do exactly as Meliodas and me tell you to do."
Elizabeths- "Huh?"
Meliodas- "What do we say?"
Elizabeths- "Oh, of course."
Meliodas- "Wanna go first Rayas?"
Rayas- "Nah, you go first I'm going to be saying the last thing for them to do."
Meliodas nods and grins a little because he is going to have a little bit of fun. I began to think about the plan a little bit.
Rayas- *thoughts* "Why would he ask me for help when he knows what to do? Unless he thinks I can catch on what he did. Wait did he..?"
Meliodas- "Ok. Right hand up in the air, left one on you cheek, now call out our names and be naughty."
The Elizabeths did everything Meliodas says exactly that you can't tell the difference from one to another.
Elizabeths- "Sir Meliodas/Rayas hi."
Meliodas- "Now squeeze your boobs."
All the Elizabeths did that and I had to turn away, I kinda blushed a little.
Meliodas- "This is amazing."
Hawk- "Could you just find the real one?!"
The voices came back giving us a final warning.
Voices- "Get out, leave now, you will never get out of this forest."
Now that Meliodas had his fun he turned around and tapped me.
Meliodas- " Hey I'm done you thought of the last thing?"
Rayas- "Y-Yeah.."
Meliodas got into his stance secretly and I told the Elizabeths the last thing for them to do.
Rayas-*thoughts* "I hope this works" "Alright, the last thing is...jump as high as you can."
After I said that, all the Elizabeths jumped except for one.
Elizabeths-"Yeaaaaaahh,*laughs*"
Real Elizabeth- "I'm sorry I can't do that."
Fake Elizabeths- "Huh?"
The real Elizabeth was sitting holding down her skirt, we found her and Meliodas slashed all the fake Elizabeth and then they turn into little things running away from us.
Hawk- "Hey look at that they're just hide and seeks, prankster imps."
Rayas- "So those things were the monsters of the forest, it's kinda hard to believe."
Hawk- "STOP TAKING THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH RAYAS!!"
Rayas- "I'm sorry Hawk."
As Hawk was scolding me Meliodas ran after the imps.
Meliodas- "After them."
Elizabeth- "Right."
Rayas- "Ok."
We followed him but then he stopped to give something to Elizabeth I kept running not losing sight of the imps.
Meliodas- "Oh yeah you might need these."
It was her underwear , Meliodas had it for the plan.He ran as soon as he gave to her.
Meliodas-"Later."
Elizabeth- "You stole my undewear?!"
Me and Hawk were chasing the imps and Meliodas and Elizabeth had caught up to us, the imps were heading somewhere so we kept following them until...
Rayas- "They seem to heading somewhere Meliodas."
Meliodas- "Keep a sharp eye on them guys, like Rayas said, there's probably something they're heading for in that direction."
Elizabeth- "Wait look it's a girl."
We look in front of us and there was a girl lying down sleeping.
Rayas- *thoughts* "Is that the giant?"
Hawk- "Ah no way you don't think they're planning to attack her do ya?"
Elizabeth- "A defenseless little girl like that?"
As we got closer, the image of the girl started getting bigger and bigger and as it turns out a part of me was right.
Hawk- "I know right she's... just ... a little.."
Elizabeth- "Maybe not."
This was the giant from the papers and her outfit may be a little too revealing in certain parts, I looked away again.
Imps- "Lady Diane!"
Hawk- "Oh wow she's big."
Imps- "Lady Diane, we accidentally let some Holy Knights trespassers come in. Lady Diane."
The Giant woke up smacked the ground with her hands and confronted us, I was really scared something bad was going to happen.
Elizabeth- "Wait a minute is she the same giant who..."
Giant Girl- "Some holy knights got in huh?"
Hawk- "She's huge."
Hawk was scared he grabbed my leg tightly.
Elizabeth- " N-No we're not holy knights we came here to-"
In one swift motion, the Giant grabbed Meliodas. Even though the others couldn't see it happen, I somehow did.
Elizabeth- "He's gone."
Rayas- "Look up there."
They both look up saw the Giant holding Meliodas.
Giant- "You're in big trouble holy knight."
We tried to stop her from doing anything to him.
Hawk- "Hold on, you're not gonna eat him are you?"
Rayas- "Hey let him go."
Elizabeth- "You let go of sir meliodas."
Giant- "Sir Meliodas?"
The Giant was confused that someone is named Meliodas. Meliodas was smiling and letting the Giant know it was her friend.
Meliodas- "Yo Diane what's it been 10 years?"
The Giant looked closely at him then...
Diane- "CAPTAIN!! Oh,*laugh* CAPTAIN, CAPTAIN, CAPTAIN, CAPTAIN, CAPTAIN, CAPTAIN!!"
She was hugging Meliodas like crazy, I mean it might have been a crazy reunion because if I heard correctly he said 10 years since they last seen each other.
Elizabeth- "Captain?"
Hawk- "Wait hold on the giant girl with pigtails is one of the seven deadly sins,Diane the Serpent Sin of Envy?!"
Rayas-  "So this is Diane the Giant?"
Then Diane looked and saw Hawk and she sounded like she was hungry.
Diane- "Captain you thought of everything haven't you, you remembered how much I love whole roasted pig."
Hawk- "Huh? Hey wait don't eat me lady!"
Diane grabbed Hawk, tied him up and hover him over the fire slowly cooking him.
Hawk- "That's HOOOT!!"
Rayas- "Hawk!"
Diane- "How can I eat you without cooking you first."
Hawk-"That's not what I meant now get me out of thing would ya I can already feel my butt roasting."
Meliodas- "Wow something starting to smell really good."
Hawk-"Hey don't act like you don't see down here do something WOULD YA!"
We helped Hawk out of the stick and he tried to cool down his butt.
Diane- "Hmmm fine but who is this girl?"
Elizabeth- "Oh a pleasure to meet you Lady Diane my name is Elizabeth and um I asked sir Meliodas if I can travel with him."
Diane- "So it's just the two of you then?"
Meliodas- "No three of us plus the pig."
Meliodas points at me and Diane looks at me. I didn't see it but she blushed a little.
Diane- "Who are you?"
Rayas- "I'm Rayas, Rayas Izunia, I'm a new traveler and joined Meliodas on his quest last night."
Diane- "So this girl and Meliodas were together beforehand you're saying?"
Rayas- "Yeah I think so."
Diane- "Oh is that so?"
Meliodas- "Yeah we uh-"
Then Diane threw Meliodas and he was sent through the rock. I fell down because of the force of the throw.
Diane- "YOU FILTHY WOMANIZER."
Elizabeth and Rayas- "Meliodas!"
Diane fell down crying like crazy.
Diane- *crying* "After all this time I'm finally back with the man I love but now he's with another woman. You just broke my heart to a million pieces. But still, if you have an explanation I'm ready to listen."
Meliodas- "Honestly there's not a-"
As he was trying to explain the reason to Diane, she punched him and kept doing that and she left multiple craters as Elizabeth, Hawk, and me were watching it all happen.
Diane- "I DON'T WANNA HEAR YOUR EXCUSES YOUR NOTHING BUT A LYING PERVERTED-"
Elizabeth- "You think he's ok Rayas?"
Rayas- "I think he's gonna be just fine."
Hawk- "Wow she's nuts."
Diane- "YOU'RE A BIG JERK YOU HEAR MEEEEEEEE!!"
As soon as she did the final punch it left the biggest crater and scared the birds away. After that Meliodas explained the situation to Diane.
Meliodas- "So to finally put an end to the corruption and stop the holy knights from rampaging Elizabeth is trying to get the seven deadly sins together."
Diane understood the situation and apologizes by lightly hitting her head with her hand.
Diane- "I didn't know about that guess I'm always someone who jumps to conclusions aren't I. Forgive me, and I'm sorry for trying to eat you piggy."
Hawk- "You think that makes it alright you stuffed my belly full of apples and burned up my backside!"
Then Diane gave a slightly angry look, Hawk thought it was to him but really she was looking at Elizabeth.
Hawk- "H-Hold on if you even think about laying a hand on me then my mom is gonna let you have it!"
Rayas- "Hawk? She's looking at Elizabeth."
Elizabeth took a step back because Diane was too close to her.
Diane- "You positive that you're not having that kind of relationship with the Captain?"
Elizabeth replied quickly saying no then Meliodas replied to Diane that left her sad
Meliodas- "You know you and I don't have a relationship like that either."
Diane- "Whaaaat?"
Meliodas- "Anyway I'm just gonna do what I can to help Elizabeth gather the seven deadly sins cause I wanna find them too."
After everything was clear to Diane she made a choice.
Diane- "Well if you're sure that's the case I guess I'll come along with you guys. You'll have the help of the serpent sin of envy Giant Diane!"
Diane joined us to find the other sins and me and others were happy but she did it for a reason only.
Meliodas- "Really that's great."
Elizabeth- "Thank you for joining us lady Diane."
Diane- "But get this straight!"
Elizabeth- "Yes?"
Diane- "The only reason I'm doing this is because the captain's with you."
The prankster imps were happy that Diane was leaving the forest.
Imps- "Oh thank goodness. Finally we can live in peace again. For years she's been threatening us saying she would make us all pay if we didn't give her shelter,*laugh*"
Rayas- "I guess they can live happy now."
Hawk- "For the last time,STOP TAKING WORDS OUT MY MOUTH!"
Rayas- "I'm sorry."
Diane chuckled and then there was a sound of a crow, we looked around trying to find out where it came from.
Elizabeth- "What was that?"
Diane- "This is strange I thought there weren't any animals left in this part of the forest."
Hawk- *sniff* "Smells like it's going to rain.Wait look up there!"
We looked up and saw there was a thundercloud.
Rayas- "What the heck is going on?"
Elizabeth- "Thunderclouds?"
Then lighting struck down at us and it ended up binding Meliodas.
Meliodas- "What's up with this?"
Diane- "Captain?"
Rayas- "Melioda-"
Then the same lighting struck again and it got the rest of us.
Elizabeth- "My body gone completely numb."
Hawk- "I can't move at all."
Rayas- "Who's doing this?"*thoughts* "Everyone's lighting bonds are normal color while mine turned completely red like the time I pulled the sword out."
Then footsteps were heard from behind us and we looked to see who it is.
Meliodas- "And you are?"
???- "It would seem we meet at last, you deadly sins."
Diane- "This power..."
Meliodas- "Yep, there's no doubt about it, holy knight aren't you?"
Elizabeth- "Gilthunder, Gilthunder is that you? What are you up to? Why are you doing this?"
Rayas- "You know this guy?"
Elizabeth- "Oh yes since I was a little girl, when he was my father's attendant. As an aid to the king and son of the holy knight grandmaster, he was always at the palace. So I kinda grew up with him."
So I found out that the name of this holy knight is Gilthunder and he is the son of the Holy knight grandmaster, he must be really strong.
Meliodas- "The son of the Grandmaster huh? Hey wait a minute are you Little Gil?"
Elizabeth- "What? You know him too?"
Meliodas- "Sure. I even game him lessons occasionally when I find myself in the royal palace. WOW you've really grown up. Then again it has 10 years since I've seen you."
Gilthunder- "If you have time to prattle along in this matter, it might be better spent trying to escape those  bonds."
Hawk- "Hey this lighting's familiar."
Then the knight Gilthunder looks at me.
Gilthunder- "You. Judging from the color of the lighting in your body, you must be the one who pulled the sword out correct?"
Rayas- "And judging by the power of this lighting, you must be the one who planted that sword in the village to stop the water supply and destroyed part of the village too right?"
Elizabeth- "Sir Rayas that can't be, you're wrong Gilthunder wouldn't-"*gasp*
When she looked back at Gilthunder, he gave off the menacing glare proving that he was the one who did it. Elizabeth couldn't believe it, a friend of hers actually hurt innocent people. Meanwhile, Diane was trying to break free of the lighting bonds. Gilthunder catches on and stops her.
Diane- "These can't hold me."
Gilthunder- "That's useless."
Meliodas- "Diane save it don't bother."
Diane-"Captain.."
Then Gilthunder appears behind Meliodas placing the sword on his neck.
Gilthunder- "Do you know why the holy knights are after the heads of the seven deadly sins?"
Meliodas- "Not really."
Gilthunder- "Half of them are seeking revenge and total eradication of the rebel order that plotted to overthrow the kingdom, the other half want a glorious battle and vanquish the legendary warriors to prove their own strength."
Meliodas- "And which half are you in?"
Gilthunder- "Both of them no I want more."
Meliodas-"Is that so?"
Gilthunder- "Yes. To avenge my father Zaratros. Holy knight's Grandmaster. And To show that I'm even greater than he, the most powerful holy knight ever known, killing you will prove that."
Meliodas- "And you're under the impression that I'm the one who murdered your father is that right?"
Gilthunder- "Are you saying you're not?"
Meliodas-"No idea, see the thing is I don't actually remember very much from back then."
Diane-"Captain?"
Elizabeth & Rayas-"Sir Meliodas/Meliodas."
Meliodas-"The last thing I rembered was all being summoned at the castle right at the edge of town."
For a few minutes Meliodas was explains about what happened 10 years ago to Gilthunder, only the things he remembers. In my eyes Gilthunder expression didn't change at all and now my body is starting to hurt from the thunder I have to get out of this quickly.
Meliodas- "Those words were the last thing I remember but the rest is blank. Then the next thing I knew I lying in the cellar somewhere, that's when I met Hawk."
Having said that, Elizabeth seems relieved that it wasn't Meliodas who killed Gilthunder's father.
Elizabeth- "I knew it. Your really weren't the ones who killed the grandmaster were you?"
Gilthunder- "That makes no difference to me."
Elizabeth- "Huh? What are you saying?"
Gilthunder- "Rebels and traitors who plotted to overthrow the kingdom that's all you people are."
Elizabeth- "Enough you must stop this! Didn't you hear what he just told you? They aren't the ones who murdered him don't you understand?"
Gilthunder turned to Elizabeth. It looked like he was going to kill her.
Gilthunder- "Elizabeth, the kingdom wants to put you into protective custody. But I haven't the slightest interest in that. Alive or dead it's all the same. To me you're no more than a grain of sand on the road that's being traveled."
He readied his blade then he put it down and the lighting around Elizabeth vanished.
Gilthunder- "Go away the sins and I have unfinished business including the boy."
When he said boy he meant me I must have really made him angry with the sword thing. Then Elizabeth ran in-front of Meliodas trying to protect him from Gilthunder.
Elizabeth- "I won't let you hurt these people."
Gilthunder looked down and saw Hawk crawling to him in pain
Hawk- "It's over for me. I feel like I've been electrocuted."
Then without hesitation Gilthunder kicked Hawk far away.
Elizabeth- "Hawk no!"
Elizabeth ran after Hawk leaving the rest of us with Gilthunder.
Gilthunder- "Now that we have dispensed of that interruption."
Meliodas- "Are you sure about this? In the old days you were never able to beat me. Remember?"
Gilthunder- "But that was a long time ago. I am now more powerful than any of the seven deadly sins."
Meliodas- "I don't know maybe your right. But you could be wrong too."
Gilthunder- "Then we should find out first I'll release your bonds except for the boy."
Meliodas- "Well I appreciate that but we got it."
Meliodas and Diane were able to remove their lighting bonds effortlessly. Why did Diane struggle before. Was it to trick him?
Meliodas- "Could've escaped when we felt like it."
Gilthunder- "Just know if I felt like it I could annihilate you instantly."
Meliodas- "Hmmmm kinda doubt that."
Gilthunder- "I shall use my sword to kill you."
Meliodas- "Then right back at you big guy. Don't interfere all right Diane? Rayas stay back I'll get those bonds off of you in no time."
Rayas- "Alright but please hurry it's starting to hurt."
Diane- "Aw you get all the fun."
Gilthunder- "Don't want to risk defeating you both at once!?"
Gilthunder and Meliodas started to battle, for awhile they were pretty even but the Gilthunder slowly overpowered Meliodas, I was stunned by what's happening right now.
Rayas- "This is crazy, how strong are these guys?"
Gilthunder slashed downwards and Meliodas crashes to the ground. Meliodas smiled and struggled to try and get up.
Meliodas- " I can't believe that you've gotten this powerful."
Gilthunder was standing behind him ready to slash him. My eyes widen by the sight as more memories of my past began to flicker.
Gilthunder- "Don't worry, I'll bring the others down with you soon enough."
Rayas- "NOOOOO!"
Then I ran to Meliodas at the same speed as the time I saved Kari from the Mountain. I ran in front of Meliodas and took the slash. I fell to the ground unconscious . Gilthunder was shocked and Meliodas turned around and saw me lying there, without paying attention to Gilthunder...
Meliodas- "Ray-"
He then slashed him too. Meliodas fell to the ground face first beside me.
Gilthunder POV
Gilthunder- "*thoughts* What was that, the boy was far away from us, how was he able to get here quickly. He might be a potential threat in the future, I'll eliminate him as soon as I'm done with the sins."
I used my foot to flip Meliodas over.
Gilthunder- "Meliodas the seven deadly sins dragon sin of wrath, do you have any last words?"
Meliodas-"The sins what happened to them you must have heard something right? Where have the other ones gone?"
I sheathed my sword to answer Meliodas.
Gilthunder- "Very well I'll tell you, for the remaining five three of them are still at large and not yet accounted for. But, the other two have been dealt with. The fox sin of greed is being kept in high security at baste prison. The grizzly sin of sloth has already been slain and is in turn in the Necropolis. But you don't need to worry I'll make they all join you shortly."
Meliodas- "Thank you... AWESOME Lil Gil..