The Secret Sin

N i n e

"Are you sure you can't stay longer?"
Hawk cries. I bend down to hug him, again.

"I'm sorry, but I really must return to my kingdom."
I apologise.

"Remind me again, where is that?"
Meliodas tries. He's been trying to get it out of me since I arrived, a whole week he's tried continuously to receive a tiny bit of information.

"I can't tell you, you'd do something stupid."
I tease him. A strange growl escapes him as he storms back inside.

"See ya, Sir!"
I yell after him.

"Yeah, yeah. See you soon, princess."
He yells back.
Hawk starts sobbing again.

"Are you one hundred and ten percent certain you have to leave?"
He begs through tears.

"Yep, I've gotta get back and punish my idiot King, he's gotten slack."
I say and hug him goodbye, for the final time.

"I'll see you soon, don't you doubt it."
I cheer as I walk away.
The past week has been great. I've drunk tonnes, laughed loads, and yelled lots. Best week ever.
But I have to get back to Merlin and Arthur, I have to apologise for storming out and leaving for three years. Although, they could have found me if they really wanted me. Unless, they couldn't find the demon kingdom with no name.
I walk for a half hour, already dying of boredom.

"Tree, tree, tree, tree, oh look! Another tree!"
I sing until a snapping twig catches my attention. My eyes shift to the direction of the noise, but I can't see anything.

"Who's there? Show yourself right now, if you don't I'll have no option but to use force."
I call into the shrubbery. A bush gets pushed back and a knight trainee stumbles forward.

"I'm sorry for sneaking up on you, miss, but your sword caught my eye."
He stutters. I narrow my eyes and hold my sword protectively.

"My sword, you say? What's so eye catching about it?"
I snap. The trainee steps closer, close enough to touch me which I don't like.

"It's just that, the Ghost Sin of Despair has a sword like that. You wouldn't happen to be her, would you?"
The little brat asks. Well, he's not wrong. Still, he doesn't need to know that.

"That criminal? How dare you accuse me of being that horrible woman!"
I gasp dramatically and start 'crying'. The trainee starts panicking, it's a wonder he's made it this far with his training.

"No, miss, I'm sorry. It's just that sword, I remember it from eight years ago."
The trainee says. I look up at him. The brat knows what happened eight years ago?

"Did you see them? The sins, I mean. What were they like? Were you scared?"
I rush out, feigning interest.

"Well, I saw the mysterious eighth sin. No ones ever seen her and lived to tell the tale, she's like a ghost. But I saw her, and she was beautiful. Safe the fact she was covered in blood and had a dazed look. You remind me of her, your hair and eyes are similar, and that sword."
The trainee pauses as he reaches for my sword again.

"Aw, you really mean that?"
I ask.

"Yeah, you look a little younger than she would be."
He says, still reaching for my sword.

"Well, that makes sense. It's only logical if I resemble myself. Please don't touch my Sacred Treasure, Imperia doesn't like strangers and will bite. See ya, trainee pipsqueak!"
I dismiss him and walk off.