The Eighth Sin

Episode 17 - The First Sacrifice

//i swear this title isn't my idea\\ 

~Y/N's Perspective~

Elizabeth comes to a few seconds after I send the message to Meliodas and asks, "Where am I? I don't understand. I was just at the Boar Hat, wasn't I? Sir Meliodas?" She continues, her voice cracking. 'God, I hope I'm not this annoying and useless" I think to myself, suddenly realizing that under the correct circumstances, Elizabeth and I could be compared.  

Suddenly the Holy Knight that teleported us here appears behind Elizabeth and says, "I happily welcome you home to Liones." Elizabeth squeals and spins around to face her.

"Are you the one who brought me here? I beg you, take me to Sir Meliodas! Elizabeth cries before the Holy Knight disappears. She pauses and looks around. "It can't be. This is Liones?" She asks quietly. 

"Have you ever heard of a prison cell, Princess?" I ask her, revealing myself and gesturing to the prison cell around us. "They're quite common in castles." 

Elizabeth turns around to face me and screams, although that's probably from the moaning that we hear in the distance. She runs over and drapes herself over me, hugging me tightly while Hawk squeals and runs towards the direction of the door, shouting "SUPER ROASTY ILLUSION!" I wave my hand in the direction of my piggy friend and reverse the memory of him running forward, essentially rewinding him to his starting point. I then peel a calmer Elizabeth off of my body before telling them both, "Be quiet, you don't want to raise any suspicion when we leave." 

"Okay." Elizabeth says. "By the way, I'm really grateful that you're here, Y/N!" 

I nod, feeling bad for the girl because it wasn't really her fault that she was a bit delusional. I would be too if 20 year old me was in the situation she was in. Heck, when my own sister died I was much older and more experienced and I still acted delusional, so I can't really blame her.

"Okay team, follow me slowly and quietly, got it?" I say and go up to the door. 

"Uh, Lady Y/N, how are we going to get out?" Elizabeth asks me hesitantly. "That looks like a really heavy door, and I really don't mean to offend, but neither of us are strong enough to break it open."

I cock my head and ask, "Why would I want to break open the door if it's unlocked?" I push open the door, adding, "Besides, that'd make way too much noise, and we're trying to be inconspisious."

Elizabeth and Hawk stare at each other in shock and then scurry after me. "These Holy Knights are even more stupid than I thought if they'd leave our prison cell unlocked." Hawk says. 

I shake my head. "They didn't, I just erased the memory of it happening." I explain. 

"So you unlocked the door?" Elizabeth asks me. 

"No, no, it's more like I made them never lock it in the first place." I say. "Strength comes in more forms than one." I add pointedly, glancing at a blushing Elizabeth. I close the door behind me and wave my hand in the direction of another saying, "I also froze the memory of the lookout and rewound it so that when he opens the door to see what the creaking was, he'll see nothing wrong." I pause for a moment before adding, "As long as we get out of his view, of course."

Elizabeth and Hawk nod and we run down the prison hallways quickly. While searching the castle's memories for any clues on how to get out, I feel a particularly strong memory pulsing through the air. I shake my head, thinking, 'My captain needs to stop spending his energy on trying to contact me, especially if he wants to save the three of us. It called prioritizing!'

~Meliodas' Perspective~

Ban, Gowther, and I run towards the Holy Knights in our way, and attack. I'm methodical in my strikes, knoocking out enemies as quickly as possible. Their captain yells that they shouldn't allow me to use full counter and should aim for a direct hit. I can feel Ban roll as his eyes as he responds, "Don't think you can beat us without using magic. Of course even with them you'd still lose."