,,Hey Elizabeth! Aureole! Come down here for a sec!" Meliodas yelled. ,,Oh no. What does he want now...?" Aureole sighed. The girls went down. ,,Alright! Im pretty sure you want to change, Elizabeth! And If you're gonna stay here, Aureole, you can wear that too." Meliodas said. Then he pulled out some kind of outfit, handing it to Elizabeth. She went to change. Aureole waited a bit, so she could see what it looked like. When Elizabeth came back, Aureoles face turned into a scowl. ,,What is this exactly?" Elizabeth asked. ,,Why it's the taverns waitress uniform! While we search for the other sins, I still have to run this business! Also because of the information! And what's better to attract information sources aka. Customers than some pretty waitresses!" Meliodas said. ,,I'm not gonna wear that." Aureole quickly said in a very resolute tone. ,,Oh come on. Pretty please?" Meliodas asked. Aureole shook her head and shot him a dead glare to make her decision clear. ,,I'm willing to function as cook, but not as a waitress, especially not in such a lewd outfit. Pervert." she said. ,,Oh! Wow! Finally someone who tells him the truth!" Hawk said. ,,Okay then. I hire you as a cook and a fellow comrade on our search for the other sins!" Meliodas then declared. ,,Oh. Thanks. Though I don't think I can stick around much longer than 7 days." Aureole said then. ,,Huh? Why is that Lady Aureole?" Elizabeth asked. ,,There's no need to call me Lady, your highness! It's fine!" Aureole smiled. ,,Well you See, I am a holy knight after all. So I still have duties. If I'm gone for too long I'll be in trouble and so will you be then." She then said. Meliodas looked at her. ,,I see... but if you're a holy knight, then why did you come here? Shouldn't you be in Liones?" he then asked. Aureole chuckled. ,,Trust me, I'm glad I'm not there at the Moment..." she murmured. ,,Besides. What's better than spending a vacation at a bar?" She then grinned. ,,Eh. I guess you're right." Meliodas said and shrugged. ,,So, we better get ready. Our next stop is Vanya!" he then said, before the bar started to rumble. ,,Whoa- what in his majesty's hell is going on?!" Aureole exclaimed, trying to grasp something for stance. ,,Don't worry! That's just Mama Hawk!" Meliodas said, stepping outside. Elizabeth and Aureole followed her. ,,Ah. So hills walk now. How very NOT unsettling." Aureole said. ,,I told ya. It's just Mama Hawk." Meliodas answered with a goofy grin. Aureole walked to the side of the ,,hill" and jumped down. ,,L-Lady Aureole! Wait! How are you gonna get back up agai-" ,,-Ok it's official now. I've seen everything.". Elizabeth squeaked, as Aureoles voice had spoken from behind her. She had come back up on the other side of the ,,hill" and now stood behind Elizabeth. ,,Tihi. Well, that's a first." Meliodas grinned, before they went back in for the rest of the journey to Vanya.
,,We're here!" Hawk suddenly squealed. Aureole lifted her head. She had decided on relaxing a big and fell asleep while sitting at a table. Was probably still a bit of the alcohol. God, she was so NOT good with that stuff. But damn she loved it. Quickly she followed Elizabeth and Meliodas outside and then down towards the village. ,,This is Vanya? I remembered it more lively..." she said. ,,What do you mean?" Elizabeth asked. ,,Well, I remember flowing rivers, blooming herbs and many, MANY people. Although it's been a while since I last was here..." Aureole explained. ,,You're right. Something's off." Meliodas said. They entered the village and spotted many people on the big square in the middle of the houses. ,,Oh! But they seem to be celebrating?" Elizabeth said. ,,Maybe a good year?" the small blonde wondered. ,,Nah. That doesn't look like a festival or celebration..." Aureole said. ,,Then let's just go and ask them!" Meliodas said. ,,Yeah, do that. But I'd like to go back. I feel a little dizzy." the blonde girl said. ,,Whatever ya say!" the Little bartender said, before going over to the villagers with Elizabeth. Aureole hurried back to the tavern. She hadn't lied when she had said she felt dizzy. But she also didn't want to be around any people right Now. Things were going too fast for her. As soon as she entered the bar, the flung herself behind the bar counter. ,,Hey Aureole! Whatcha doing?" Hawk asked. ,,I'm gonna cook something." she said, before entering the storage room. She came back out with some herbs, some truffle and aged meat. ,,Okay. That's for this one." she said, before going back in. This time she returned with Milk, Honey and some type of blue eggs. ,,What're those blue eggs? I didn't see them before." Hawk said. ,,Oh? But they were in the storage room.... Ah well. Those are called ,,Breath of Danafor". More or less rare after Danafors downfall." Aureole explained. ,,Okay. And what are you gonna cook?" Hawk asked. ,,Well I'm going to make some grilled Beef with Herbs and Milkflan." the blonde answered. She looked at the stove. ,,Henry... I wish I could've shown you how much I improved..." she thought, before she started to cook. Soon the smell of meat and herbs filled the tavern, accompanied by a slight touch of honey. And it was just as she turned off the stove, as the door opened and Meliodas came in, together with a boy under his arm. ,,Yo! Got anything nice to eat?" He asked. Aureole nodded. ,,Just finished it." she said before bringing the meat to the table, the two boys had taken a seat at. She would save the flan for later. ,,Alright! Dig in!" she said. Meliodas had a more or less weird look on his face. A surprised one. Widened eyes, confused and yet fascinated. Suddenly realization hit Aureole like a Stone. That was his- ,,-Oh boy! That's tasty!" the boy exclaimed. ,,Yeah right?" Meliodas grinned. He seemed to have forgotten about it already. ,,Sooo who's your parasite?" Aureole asked. ,,I'm not a Parasite! My name is Mead!" the boy exclaimed. ,,Ah. And who exactly are you?" the blonde girl asked. The door opened. It were Elizabeth and Hawk who had just come back from Vanya. ,,He's the village's troublemaker. You see, that was no festival. A holy knight has plunged his sword into the ground. That stopped the rivers and destroyed the herbs and of course the village's wellbeing. And all that because this boy here put a bug into that knights glass." Elizabeth explained. Aureole face palmed. ,,Why would you do that??" she asked with a confused if not almost helpless voice. ,,That's none of your business!" Mead pouted. ,,Did you do it for attention?" Elizabeth smiled. Mead shook his head. ,,You See, As a Child I also used to do a lot of nonsense to get my fathers attention. So it's okay if you-" ,,- I didn't do it for attention! I did because the knight treated everyone in the village like they were worthless!" Mead suddenly interrupted the princess. ,,I'm... I'm an orphan child. My parents were travelers. I was even born on the road. but when they came here, there was an epidemic and they died... ever since I've been living with the villagers, who accepted me as one of their own! But then that guy came... and he... he talked shit about the good beer and the people and I got so upset..." the boy said, tears in his eyes. ,,So you did it to pay him back for his behavior? You do realize that holy knights these days are not good at comprehension, right?" Aureole said. She was leaning on a wood truss in the wall, arms crossed in front of her chest. ,,I've only met this one holy knight... I don't know about the others..." Mead said. ,,Well, then be happy I'm not one of the prissy bastard type. Can you describe the knight to me?" The blonde girl said. The boy looked at her a bit confused. ,,I- I well...-" ,,- If you tell me I'll make you something nice to eat. How about something sweet?" Aureole offered. The boy still hesitated. ,,Don't rush him. I'm sure we'll find out soon enough." Meliodas said. ,,Im certain we will. But maybe I know him and maybe I can give some intel." Aureole said. ,,Oh right. You are a holy knight too after all. I almost would've forgotten." Elizabeth said. Mead yelped as he heard that and hid behind his seat. ,,Geez Elizabeth. Don't phrase it like Im actually like them. I'm not like any of these bastards." Aureole said with a slight chuckle. ,,You're... not?" Mead asked. Aureole shook her head. ,,Nah. Elsewise I would've tried to annihilate this guy already and I would've had the princess kidnapped by now. And I would've taught you ,,Respect" as Hendrickson would Phrase it. Hendrickson. Little bitch son." she said with a smug face. ,,Annihilate me? Oh please." Meliodas grinned. ,,Don't even laugh. I could if I really wanted to." Aureole said. Meliodas hesitated before chuckling. Aureole simply smiled before turning back to look at Mead. ,,So. What did he look like?" she asked. ,,W-Well he had pink hair... and Blue Silver armor..." the boy recalled. Aureole thought for a second. ,,Huh. That must've been Him them..." she murmured. ,,Who's him?" Meliodas asked. Aureole hesitated. ,,I'm not sure. I haven't been to the capital for a long time. I'm mostly on missions in outskirts. Sooo it could be a knight of diamond rank I once met." Aureole said. ,,I don't remember his name right now... something like Xavier? Nah... Thomas? Gunter....? no...." she murmured in between. ,,Or it's a completely new one!" she then said. ,,Well, I don't know what you're talking about, but I think we'll find out." Meliodas said. Suddenly noises were heard. Distant Voices. ,,That comes from the village!" Mead exclaimed, before dashing out the front door. Meliodas, Elizabeth and Aureole looked at each other, before following him.
,,Alright Listen up! If you don't pull out the sword by dawn, we'll charge you 10 times of the current taxes!" one of the knights exclaimed. He stood before the sword with his comrade and laughed at the villagers. ,,That's impossible! Only a holy knight can pull out that sword!" one of the men yelled. ,,Don't yell at us! Or it'll be 20 times!" the other knight said. That's when Mead dashed forward and pulled on the sword. ,,Oh you again?" a knight said. ,,Ahaha! It seems well charge you 10 times now!" his companion cackled. ,,Mead Stop! You'll only make it worse!" the villagers said. Aureole arrived shortly after the little boy. ,,Disgusting..." she said as she eyed the two knights. She was quite focused on the two knights, that she didn't notice, how more men went to the sword. Had they finally realized who the actual bad one was? Well, Golly. In almost the blink of an eye, there were ropes on the sword and the men pulled and pulled. But the thing didn't even move a centimeter. The two knights laughed their asses off, drinking beer. Most likely Vanya ale. The mean fell back. The ropes had snapped. That's it. Aureole wanted to walk forward to help, as a blonde tuft passed her. She only heard two mugs touch the ground then. ,,That Hit the Spot.". It was Meliodas. He casually walked over to the sword and grabbed the hilt. ,,Sorry I don't have and money to pay for that. Will this do?" he said with his goofy grin, before pulling the blade out. Aureole shook her head with a smile. What a show off. But Aureole had noticed something. Lightning sparks. So it was that knight. But why would he? Did Hendrickson have something to do with it? Because as she recalled, that knight had been a big fan of the sins. Why would he take a part in trying to kill them...? She didn't understand.
,,The Forest of white dreams?" Meliodas asked. Elizabeth nodded. ,,That's what Mead said! Even the holy knights avoid this place. So maybe..." She explained. ,,You think another sin is hiding there?" Aureole asked. She sat on a table in the tavern and played with a small pocket knife. Elizabeth nodded. ,,Alright then! Let's go there next!" Meliodas said. The forest of white dreams. It was possible that one of them was there. Aureole has Heard of the place too. But she had never been there. It was true. The holy knights avoided the place as far as possible. Because of the ,,terrible monsters". Well. Maybe it was worth a visit now.
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Demonic Curse - [[Seven Deadly Sins]]
FanfictionWhat if you were trapped in a living hell? If you'd have to watch everyone you love pass away in front of your eyes? And what if it's your fault sometimes? The human Aureole is just cursed with this burden. She has been watching decades fade away a...