An Unknown Bond [Zeldris x OC]

Ch. 8 - The Great Fighting Festival [e]

Chapter 8 - The Great Fighting Festival

3rd persons POV
"Ladies and Gentleman of various races, welcome to this ultimate time killer... no, I mean the Great Fighting Festival! First, let's prepare the arena where you'll be fighting" Gloxinia says. "Drole?" the Commandment says and Dianes head shoots up.

"Drole?" she repeats his name.

"Gigant Gauntlet!" the Commandment shouts loudly and giant stone pillars shoot up in the sky. Meliodas glares at him angrily as he watches every step of their doing.

"Magnificent!" Gloxinia applauds. "This is the arena where you'll be battling. Since I'd like to get started right away, I'll be cutting off entrants now. I'm going to wipe out all those little worms still lurking in the maze, okay?"

"No!" Princess Elizabeth shouts but there are screams to be heard immediately.

"How dare you!" Yami exclaims madly and glares at the fairy.

"No way! The magical power emanating from that monster is definitely of the Fairy race!" King thinks out loud in surprise. "Not only that, it's so strong, it's mind-blowing!"

Yami turns to face her beloved best friend. "Meliodas, who are those two? Do they belong to the Ten Commandments?"
Meliodas nods just slightly, so only Yami can see the small movement as he doesn't look away from his enemies.

"Is that..." King starts. "I mean... Basquias was the legendary spirit spear bestowed upon the first one chosen by the Sacred Tree!"

"What do you mean, King?" Yami asks as she's getting mad. Something is surely wrong here. She had never seen those two before. So how can they belong to the Ten Commandments?

"How can it be you... First Fairy King, Gloxinia?" King asks surprised, like he hasn't heard Yami at all.

Gloxinia turns to face King. "Now that's a name I haven't heard in ages. Currently I'm the Ten Commandments Gloxinia of Repose."

Yamis mouth is wide open as she doesn't understand what had happened within the past 3.000 years. During the Holy War, Gloxinia surely wasn't one of the Ten Commandments. She shuts her mouth again and grits her teeth. "Weren't you defeated at the hands of the Demon King in that battle 3.000 years ago?" King asks still in disbelieve.

"You're also a member of the fairy race, right?" Gloxinia says. "If you want any answers, you should try to win this festival. If you wish for it, I'll tell you whatever you want." Then he turns to face everyone else. "All right, then. Time to get this Great Fighting Festival started!"

"This looks interesting!" Ban says. "I only came here to deliver Escanors alcohol but maybe I'll take part in this, too."

"The opening bout will be a two-man tag match" Gloxinia explains.

"Two people to a team, right?" Drole repeats and raises his hands. "Divining Board Spell!" he shouts. "Those standing on the same floating stone right now are comrades-in-arms chosen by fate. Entrust each other with your lives and pride and fight your hearts out!"

"Comrades?" Meliodas asks. "You mean teammates, right?"

"Yo, Captain!" Ban says right behind him and Meliodas turns around in surprise. "How about we kick some butt?"

"Sure" Meliodas giggles and high-fives his friend.

"Diane!" King shouts in surprise as he sees the giant next to him.

"You know me, too?" Diane asks surprised and Kings face drops.
"You still don't remember me" he says quietly.

Yami takes a look around to see her ally and spys a man dressed just like Ban. 'So this must mean...' she thinks to herself and then just shouts his name. "Hey Escanor! Do you even know how long we've been searching for you?"