Last One Standing (On Hold)

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Hendrickson had recovered from Seraphina's attack and flipped himself over, landing in front of the white-haired girl in an instant. Wind blows her hair behind her, but she makes no attempt to protect herself. Hendrickson raises his hand to attack her, but it contorts unnaturally and dislocates due to Ban's magic. Meliodas lands an uppercut, knocking Hendrickson airborne, and Diane hits him with her hammer, slamming him into the mountainside. He sprouts wings and attempts to fly at them, but is pushed into the ground by Chastiefol.

"Incredible. They're even more powerful than the legend says, and that girl who resembles the princess is just as powerful." A knight says. "Meliodas." Seraphina looks over at him. "It's okay, because thanks to you, my stamina's back up to where it was before we started." Meliodas tells her. Seraphina nods. Hendrickson gets away from Chastiefol, landing on a rock, and fixes his arm. "No way. It doesn't even seem like we hurt him at all." Diane says in disbelief. "Damn, I ripped that arm off, but it looks like it didn't take. This guy's turning out to be a bigger pain in the ass than I thought." Ban says.

"Well, we're not finished yet. Gowther, spread the word. We're gonna do the attack we talked about." Meliodas tells the missing Sin. "Captain, Gowther's not... um..." King looks at the headless Sin, sadly. Gowther rises with his head in his hands, scaring King, Diane, and Seraphina. The three hold hands, King helping Seraphina reach Diane, in shock. "Now, where are my glasses?" Gowther asks, touching the ground. "He's still alive?!" Seraphina says in complete disbelief. "There. Roger that, Captain." Gowther says after reattaching his head and strikes a pose.

"What are you anyway?" King asks, shocked. "Tap. Broadcast." Gowther shoots his magic through everyone's head, transferring Meliodas' plan to them. "What's this?" Gilthunder asks. "It's like Gowther just beamed his instructions directly into my head." King says. "Are you kidding?" Howzer asks. "Is this seriously our plan?" Ban asks. "Captain, are you sure about this?" Diane asks. "I don't know if I can do this." Seraphina adds. "All right, everyone. Time to get started." Meliodas says, getting into a fighting stance. A dark aura pulses off him before it stops.

"You disabled your powers. What do you think you're doing?" Hendrickson asks after realizing what he did. Meliodas lunges at Hendrickson and appears behind him. He tries attacking the Demon, but his attack is dodged. Hendrickson tries punching him, but the blonde catches it. Meliodas flips over and slams Hendrickson into the ground. He then jumps off and knees Hendrickson in the chest. "Hey, King. What should we do?" Diane asks her fellow Sin. "I don't know. He needs our help out there." King says, conflicted.

Despite being conflicted, Gilthunder raises his sword. "Lightning King Iron Hammer!" He shouts, striking Meliodas and Hendrickson with his lightning attack. "That move put his allies at risk." Hendrickson breaks away from Meliodas. "He must have been focused on a quick attack and not his aim." The fat Knight shakes his maracas. "Gravity times ten. How dare you spit on my sense of justice? You fiend!" Hendrickson points a hand in the knight's direction, but is obscured by a tornado. "Rising tornado!" Howzer shouts.

The fat knight's movements slow down. "I think my magical powers are starting to fade." He says. "Already? Just try to hang in there." Howzer tells him. Hendrickson breaks the tornado and escapes. He flies at a knight but is pulled back by Meliodas. "Your fight's with me, punk." Meliodas tells him. Guila shoots multiple fireballs at them. "Do you really intend to sacrifice yourself just to take me down? I won't say it's not commendable, but it appears you're the only one who's sustaining any damage." Hendrickson tells Meliodas, smugly.

Meliodas attacks him multiple times while surrounded by fire, but all his attacks are blocked. "So, it appears that Seraphina's intervention only healed your physical strength." Hendrickson says, blasting Meliodas airborne. "Even if you were using your powers. I doubt you'd have enough left to must your full counter." Meliodas smirks at this before hitting the ground. "Captain!" "Meliodas!" Diane and Seraphina call worried. Meliodas slowly stands up and stumbles. "Dark Nebula." Hendrickson unleashes the dark void once more. Meliodas struggles against it and manages to get his hand through it. "Don't underestimate me." He lands a punch to the Demon's stomach. "You'll regret it."