NNT: A Facade Love For Me

Chapter 31: AKP, The TORMENTOR

Elizabeth's POV

My mouth was gaped open at the revelation being unraveled right in front of me. All this time, Meliodas and Zeldris were ONE? How did I not see this coming? How did I not notice this? Now that I know the truth, I finally understand why when Meliodas is around, Zeldris isn't ; and when Zeldris is around, Meliodas isn't. No wonder I never see those two together.

This was the most unexpected thing that ever happened to me. I loved two guys who turned out to be just one person. This was indeed a FACADE LOVE FOR ME. Everything was so hidden. So perfectly hidden that I couldn't seen the actual image.

Right now, Meliodaz stayed still as he took off the black contact lens out of his eyes, storing them in a container. When he re-opened his eyes, they were those familiar jade green orbs I've always admired. Meliodas had a serious look on.

"Z..Zeldris is d..dead?......" Lancelot couldn't believe it. his expression was a happy kind of unbelievable expression. He then laughed like he had just won an award. "He's finally dead!!!" it's like all his humanity is gone.
"Donny did a good job assassinating my family. Too bad he missed one..." the way Meliodas said that, it was like he was ready for the kill.
"yeah too bad. I guess I'll just have to finish the job." Lancelot finally stopped playing fair. He swiftly took out a gun conveniently located under the jeans tucked in his shoes. Lance pointed the gun at me. I gasped as he positioned the gun at my head. "surrender yourself to me, I'll let Elizabeth go and then I'll kill you with my bare hands...deal?"

I cried when the gun was that close to me. I couldn't run since my body is aching from the beating. Meliodas got down on his knees and held his hands up high. "let her go....."
"Meliodas-sama you can't just give up like that?!" I yelled at him but he didn't listen to me. His focus was on Lance. What does he think he is doing?

Normal POV

Meliodas wasn't paying attention to Lance at all. He was paying much attention to that wall clock being hung. The time is now 4:55 AM. Meliodas counting down till 5:00 AM for a very unknown reason.
"you did the right decision...." Lance went over to Meliodas still aiming the gun at Elizabeth. Lance kicked him in the stomach but Meliodas held his ground and endured the pain as he clutches his aching muscles. "where has you strength gone Meliodas? You're not strong as before." Lance kicked him again.

The time is 4:57 AM. Obviously, Lance was being unfair. No villain is ever fair when it comes to battle. "Your love for Elizabeth is what's making you weak!" Lance slowly went over to Elizabeth and continued to aim in on her head from a far away distance. Meliodas didn't say anything. he took the pain as it is. He was giving him the reaction Lancelot wants. When he mentioned how Elizabeth was a weakness to him, Meliodas gritted his teeth. Elizabeth was never his weakness, she was his strength. Temptation was crawling up his spine. He was this close to running towards Lancelot and killing him brutally but Meliodas didn't do it.

There's a reason why he was restraining himself from going for the kill. He made a deal with someone and that person is the only person who will kill Lance. His only mission here is to rescue Elizabeth....and also beat the shit out of Lance. The wall clock say 4:59 AM. Meliodas kept on counting down. He didn't bother listening to the rest of Lancelot's long speech.

"Hey..I am talking to you! Listen to me when I'm talking here!..and when I tell you to speak..do it bastard!" Lance yelled at Meliodas as he crouched down holding his throbbing stomach. For a master of offense and defense, one can only get injured when faced with an opponent of the same skill. Lancelot was getting tired of Meliodas' silence. "That's it, I'm done with this shit..."