Hey guys! Okay so I had this idea when I read the updated manga chapter last week. (I'm writing another story but I'm kind of having some writers block with it so I decided to take a tiny break and write this story—don't worry the other one is going to be updated within the week and I'll try to post two chapter because of the dely).

Anyway, this story is really short, it's only two parts, and it was just a in the moment kind of thing. But I hope you like it, as a request from one of the reviews in My Only Sin, this story is featuring Demon Meliodas and all that stuff.

This really is just a fun little side story I decided to write—let me know what you think!

I do NOT own Seven Deadly Sins

~Tragedy Of The Fallen Angel~

We all need someone, to kiss us goodbye

Part One

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Elizabeth glances out the window; watching as Hawk's Mom walks past another vast forest, trekking further and further, and trying to reach Liones. Since the Ten Commandments escaped, all the Holy Knights were called back to the kingdom—in hopes that they would provide enough defense.

Naturally, no longer being outcasts, Meliodas and the other sins decided to join the Holy Knights in Liones. And after that training they did, their powers are at the peak, and they have a lot to add in defending the kingdom.

"Hey Ban," Meliodas smiles, "Wanna have a go? Test out the new powers?"

"You know I do, Captain!" Ban agrees instantly.

"Try not to bring the whole place down this time, will ya'?" Hawk cautions.

Meliodas and Ban laugh, heading outside for a rematch. Elizabeth and the others follow them outside; whether it was to encourage them, or to prevent them from making a mess of things. Diane lays on her stomach and watches intently.

The two sins lock hands and fall to the ground; their eyes sparkling with delight as they begin their match. The ground just about rips in half from the force of Meliodas and Ban's combined power. Ban's muscles begin to grow and a new crest appears on Meliodas' forehead. Merlin laughs as she watches the two childish sins.

After a few minutes of allowing this to go on, King rolls his eyes.

"Don't you think that's enough guys?" He says, "I'm sure they can feel this in Liones!"

"Awe, c'mon," Ban whines, "We were just starting to get serious."

"King's right you two," Diane says, "We need to get to Liones as soon as possible. This is no time to be playing around!"

"Alright," Meliodas says, "We'll resume this later, Ban." The two get up and dust themselves off, heading back inside the Boar Hat.

"There seems to be a small village about 5 miles ahead," Merlin looks at the map, "We could stop there to get supplies and then go to Liones."

"Sounds good," Meliodas pulls plates off of the shelves, handing them to Ban, "We're kinda low on supplies."

Everyone grabs a plate and takes a seat at the counter or a nearby table; scarfing down the delicious food and complimenting Ban on the cooking. "Sir Ban, you are such a good cook, where did you learn it?" Elizabeth asks, putting another spoonful in her mouth.

"Guess I just picked it up along the way somewhere," Ban shrugs.

Elizabeth pushes the plate to the other side of the counter, getting up to wash it. Meliodas stops her and says he will get it. When he gets up, he stumbles slightly and loses his balance. "Sir Meliodas!" Elizabeth jumps to his side; making sure he's okay.

"I'm fine," Meliodas insists, "Guess the fight with Ban really wore me out."

"Does it have something to do with that mark that appeared on your forehead?" Merlin asks.

"Maybe," Meliodas shrugs, "It's been awhile since I've used that move, guess I'll just have to adjust."

Even with his incredible poker face, Merlin seems unconvinced—though, she drops the matter for now. Elizabeth sits back down, watching Meliodas closely; nothing else seems to be wrong.

Elizabeth decides to push her worry away for now and help clean up around the Boar Hat. There's no point in trying to worry anyway, what could she possibly do to help? It's not like she can activate her goddess blood on will. So how could she help?

Sadly, there's nothing she could do for Meliodas, even if she wanted to.

...

Hawk's Mom buries herself in the ground, not far from the village. Meliodas looks up at the sky, "We have enough light left to get the supplies today." He gathers up the money in a small bag and puts it in his pocket.

"Sir Meliodas," Elizabeth offers, "Hawk and I can go into town and get the supplies, you don't have to come."

"Elizabeth," Meliodas raises an eyebrow, "Remember the last time I let you and Hawk go on a supply run?"

Elizabeth's face flushes red with embarrassment as she remembers wasting all of the money the last time. She nods reluctantly and follows Meliodas out the door. Hawk and Diane tag along too, but everyone else stays behind.

The village is small, and there's not much to it, but it still seems nice enough. Elizabeth continues to follow behind Meliodas as he navigates through the crowd and searches for a market.

A group of children run past them, knocking into Hawk, but not bothering to stop and say anything. Running after the children is another small child, calling for them to slow down and wait for him. The kid runs into Meliodas and falls to the ground.

"Oh, I'm sorry sir," the child gets up, "I wasn't looking where I was going."

"That's okay, kid," Meliodas smiles and helps him up. The child's eyes widen as he looks around at the three of them—not including Hawk.

"Y-you're princess Elizabeth!" He marvels, "And you're Diane, the sin of envy; so then, you must be...the captain of the seven deadly sins!"

"Wow," Diane says, "You really know your stuff, kid."

"Well of course," the little boy looks to Meliodas, "I've always dreamed of being a Holy Knight—and the seven deadly sins are the strongest of all!" Meliodas kneels in front of the small boy and takes him by the shoulder.

"Well just work hard at it, and I'm sure you'll get there someday."

"You really think so?!" The child's eyes light up and Elizabeth smiles.

Just down the street a woman screams and collapses to the ground, calling everyone's attention to her. Meliodas stands up and runs over to the woman, followed by Elizabeth.

"Are you alright, ma'am?" Elizabeth takes the shaking woman in her arms.

"I feel it," the woman trembles, "That awful presence; the one that will destroy us all. It is here!"

"What are you talking about?" Hawk asks.

"Ma'am!" The little boy stands next to Meliodas and tries to help the woman up.

"Don't worry we'll protect you," Meliodas offers the woman a hand up. She screams at his touch whispering under her breath, barely audible.

"It's you...it's you! Child, get away from that monster!" She cries, another woman pulls the boy away from Meliodas.

The woman hisses and reveals a Druid mark on her arm, "Ego auferam de te malum...abierunt a facie mali!"

With her words everyone freezes, paralyzed by the silence. The woman locks her gaze on Meliodas, as if reciting her curse over and over in her eyes. Only moments after, Meliodas winces and collapses onto the ground.

"What, what did you—" Elizabeth watches helplessly.

"What did you do to the Captain?!" Diane shouts, scooping Meliodas into her hand. She doesn't wait for an answer, turning quickly and running back towards the Boar Hat; Elizabeth stays put. The woman breathes a sigh of relief.

"He is detained; but that spell will do no permanent damage, sadly." the woman helps herself up, staring at Hawk before turning to Elizabeth.

"How could you do such an awful thing to Sir Meliodas?" Elizabeth asks, "He is one of the greatest Holy Knights there ever was! I can't even name how many times he has saved all of us."

"So you brought that creature here?" The woman accuses, "How could you endanger so many people without a second thought?"

"Sir Meliodas would never, he is sworn to protect the kingdom," Elizabeth tries to explain.

"Careless girl," the woman scolds, "Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city…all demons are the same.

"They desire but do not have, so they kill. They covet but they cannot get what they want, so they quarrel and fight. They do not have because they do not ask the holy."

"Sir Meliodas isn't like that! He would never…" Elizabeth stops mid sentence when Hawk nudges her. She nods and says goodbye to the woman, deciding to leave the matter for another day and walks away with Hawk.

By now, the sun is melting further and further into the sky; soon all of its light will disappear. The Boar Hat waits peacefully in front of the forest for Elizabeth to return, a mere silhouette cast by the light.

Elizabeth opens the door, listening to bell ring as she enters. The sins are gathered at the bar, but she does not see Meliodas among them. Elizabeth sits at a table in front of Merlin and waits patiently for them to fill her in.

"Is Meliodas going to be alright?" Hawk asks.

"I'm not sure," Merlin says honestly, "What happened in the village? Diane said the Captain just collapsed all of a sudden."

"This woman," Elizabeth explains, "She kept talking about a dangerous presence that she felt. As soon as Sir Meliodas tried to help her up, she said a curse, and that seemed to affect him badly."

"It must have been one of the Druid women," Merlin suggests, "That's the only way she would have known a spell to neutralize a demon."

"But Sir Meliodas isn't—" Elizabeth stops as she looks at the faces of the sins, "He's not that kind of person."

"I've known the Captain for awhile now," Merlin says, "Even before the sins. And he's always had that...feeling about him. And his power, it would take a normal Holy Knight decades to get to that level."

"Yeah but," Elizabeth stutters, "But the demons, the Ten Commandments, Sir Meliodas isn't like them."

A long silence hangs in the air; why won't they tell her the truth? Is it because they think she's to weak to understand; or because they don't fully trust her yet? Elizabeth clenches her fist and stands up.

"I what to know the truth!" She declares.

"The truth?" King echos.

"Alright," Merlin sighs, "The truth is, I don't know."

"W-what?" Ban sits up straight, "But Merlin!"

"There's nothing more to say," Merlin shrugs, "The Captain is a complete mystery to me. I always knew he wasn't human, but I can't confirm his relationship to the demons. Sorry."

"I can, in fact, confirm that the Captain is a demon," Gowther raises a hand, "Everything about him points to it. Though, I do not see him as bearing any threat towards any of us."

"Gowther…" Diane starts.

"Good to know," Merlin says, "I think I'll keep an eye on him then. Just to see what affect getting his full power back is going to have on him."

Elizabeth doesn't care about this. She doesn't care of he's a demon or whatever, all she wants is for Meliodas to be alright. All she wants is for him to get better, she could care less of he's a demon. It upsets her how everyone can just dismiss how hurt he may be. Elizabeth takes a deep breath.

"So," she finally speaks up, "Is Sir Meliodas going to be alright?"

"I think so," Merlin hesitates, "The Captain has adjusted to his lower power level. So getting his full strength back might take a toll. I'll keep an eye on him, just incase."

Elizabeth nods. "I'm going to check on him."

Hawk accompanies Elizabeth upstairs; she knocks on the door quietly before inching it open. Elizabeth's gaze falls on the blonde head covered in blankets; she travels to the edge of the bed, watching the slow rise and fall of his chest.

Meliodas stirs slightly before opening his eyes. "Elizabeth?" He mumbles, Elizabeth nods and smiles softly. Her smile falters slightly as she notices something strange—the usual sparkle in Meliodas' green eyes, is gone. Now, it's like, they're cloudy.

"What's wrong?" Meliodas tries to sit up, wincing and putting a hand to his head.

"Sir Meliodas!" Elizabeth leans towards him but he stops her.

"I'm fine," Meliodas lies, "But Elizabeth, there's something I need to ask you."

Elizabeth nods, "Y-yes?"

"This mission," he pauses, "It's only going to get more dangerous from here on in. Are you sure you really want to get mixed up in all of this? We will understand if…"

"Of course!" Elizabeth doesn't hesitate, "I can handle this! I want to come with you!" There's no doubt; no matter how useless she may feel, there has to be something that she can do for Meliodas and the other sins. Meliodas smiles.

"Alright then," he meets her eyes, "Can't go back on your word."

"O-of course not!"

"Promise?"

"Promise." Elizabeth nods happily.

"Okay, let's see what you can do," Meliodas grins, "Elizabeth Liones, you are now officially, one of us."

Elizabeth smiles with delight, launching herself at Meliodas and hugging him; offering a silent thank you. Meliodas buries his face in her chest and laughs, hugging her back.

No matter how dangerous it gets, there is nothing more Elizabeth could ask for than to be with Meliodas. And she would do anything to keep it that way. Elizabeth looks down at her palm, thinking of the goddess blood.

She will learn how to use it, to help Meliodas and the others, she thinks to herself, no matter how far she has to go.

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Meliodas pushes himself out of bed, trying not to wake Elizabeth. His head spins and his feet stumble; Meliodas tries to steady himself on the side of the bed. He's fine. He can get control. No matter what, he can't tell the other sins. Though, he has a feeling that Merlin has already caught on.

For some reason, Meliodas can't get that voice out of his head. He's heard it before, it sends chills down his spine. Don't let wrath swallow everything. Don't let wrath take away everything again, it echos. Meliodas shakes his head and tries to clear his thoughts.

Once again he tries to stand on two feet, only to fall to the cold wood floor. Meliodas winces and hopes the noise didn't wake anyone; why can't he control himself? Get a grip. Meliodas takes a deep breath in and pushes himself up. A small red circle stains the floor and he looks down at the cut on his hand.

"Get up you bums!" Hawk calls from downstairs. Elizabeth mumbles quietly and rubs her eyes. Meliodas plasters on a smile, he figures that enough fake smiles will eventually make a real one. But no matter what he has to do, he will do it for Elizabeth. Anything for you Elizabeth, he thinks.

"Good morning," Elizabeth yawns.

"Good morning!...Meet you downstairs," Meliodas stops short of the door, "Unless you need help changing?"

"W-what?" Elizabeth's face turns bright red. Meliodas laughs and closes the door behind him.

The heat lingers on Elizabeth's face, even after Meliodas has left. Why does he do that? Is it just to embarrass her? Elizabeth pushes the thought aside for now; she pulls her uniform on and runs her fingers through her tangled hair.

Elizabeth slips on her shoes and touches the blue gem that hangs down from her ear. She hopes that her family is safe in Liones—but Gilthunder will protect Margret, and Griamor will protect Veronica.

Elizabeth runs her fingers along the wall as she shuffles down the stairs and into the tavern. She greeted everyone good morning and placed herself quietly at the counter. For some reason she wasn't in the mood to talk this morning.

She just wanted time to think about everything; though, if you had asked, she couldn't very well tell you exactly what it was that she wanted to think about. Elizabeth folded her hands in her lap, drifting in and out of listening to the conversations between the sins.

Her mind wandered to many things but it always circles back around to him. Meliodas was always on her mind, no matter how hard she tried not to think about him. Elizabeth thinks about that day at the market, and what the women had said, the curse she had hissed at them through panicked eyes.

You can not save wrath...wrath will swallow you too.

A voice echoed in the back of her mind, forcing its way into her conscious thoughts. Elizabeth eyes drift, catching a glimpse of a blonde head moving past her. On instinct, Elizabeth reaches it and grabs the end of his shirt.

"Elizabeth? Something wrong?" Meliodas asks.

"Oh, uh, no," Elizabeth stumbles around the words, "I just...it's nothing." Meliodas smiles and pats Elizabeth on the head.

Meliodas walks past her and over to where Ban and King stand over the map. "Captain, what exactly is our plan?" King leans on Chastiefol and eyes the map. Meliodas shrugs and thinks for a moment.

"Well, obviously to go and help the Holy Knights in Liones," he finally answers, "To help defend the kingdom."

"We're talking specifics," Ban says, "Like how are we going to defend the kingdom? We are going up a bunch of demons, we need some sort of plan."

"Since when do you need a plan for anything, Ban?" Diane laughs, "You and the Captain just storm in and take out the city—isn't that your strategy?" Merlin snickers next to Elizabeth, shrugging when Ban glared at her.

"She is not incorrect," Gowther remarks, "We very rarely have a plan. And you are never the one to suggest that we make one."

"So maybe I changed my mind," Ban challenges.

"Okay, okay," Meliodas sighs, "We can come up with a plan. In the meantime, Merlin...why don't you help Elizabeth with her powers?" Elizabeth looks at him confused.

"We can use your help too, Elizabeth," Merlin smiles, gesturing for Elizabeth to follow her outside.

Elizabeth stands opposite of Merlin, still wondering why she and Meliodas insisted on getting her powers under control. Because no matter how much she tries, she can't think of how to trigger them; and what good would that kind of power be?

"Lady Merlin," Elizabeth asks, "I don't understand…"

"You have great power, Elizabeth, you just have to learn how to use it," Merlin takes Elizabeth's hands in hers, "Okay, now concentrate. Feel you power course through your veins, now imagine it taking form."

"Lady Merlin?"

"Just do it."

Elizabeth sighs and closes her eyes. She imagines the blood flowing through her body, and up to her hands. She imagines the light taking shape, and forming a small ball of glowing, warm light. Elizabeth breaths in deep and tries to imagine her power; she opens her eyes and looks at her hands.

Nothing.

"Lady Merlin, I don't think…"

"Try again." the voice from behind Elizabeth startles her. Meliodas smiles, "I know you can do it."

"But I…" Elizabeth looks down at her hands. She wasn't able to heal that seed earlier either. Maybe that time with Hendrickson was just an accident, maybe she isn't good for anything afterall.

"Just, think of what makes you happy," Meliodas meets her eyes, "Think of what you're fighting for."

Elizabeth nods and closes her eyes again. What makes her happy, what she's fighting for; think Elizabeth, there has to be something; Elizabeth thinks harder and harder for the answer. Her mind falls on her family; Margaret, Veronica, father.

She wants to protect the kingdom, and she wants to fight for her family. There's nothing in the whole world that would make her happier, than to have the strength to protect her loved ones. And to be able to fight alongside Meliodas and the other sins.

Elizabeth can feel the warmth swell inside her. She opens her eyes to see a small, glowing ball of light in her hands. Elizabeth smiles with delight.

"Told you that you could do it!" Meliodas smiles, pulling out his sword, "Alright. Let's see what you got."

"Wait, what?" Elizabeth says wary, "You want me to...attack you?" Meliodas nods.

"Yeah, c'mon," he coaxes, "Gotta field test you before we officially let you go into battle."

"There's no reasoning with him," Diane rolls her eyes, "You might as well just go for it."

Elizabeth nods and aims the ball at Meliodas; he smiles. She imagines the ball expanding and becoming a beam of light; it obeys. The beam makes one sharp motion and shoots off toward Meliodas; he doesn't use full counter, instead he just dodges using his sword.

"Good," Meliodas resets, "Again. Harder this time; pack a punch, Elizabeth." she nods.

The light does as it's told, bending to Elizabeth's will. She imagines the beam becoming thicker, and harder, more forceful. Once again, Elizabeth aims the beam at Meliodas and fires off the light. And although Meliodas is able to block the attacks, they do knock him back a few inches; he smiles.

"That was great, Elizabeth!" Meliodas compliments. She smiles, "One more time."

The exercise is draining her, Elizabeth knows she needs to build up stamina, but she doesn't want to disappoint Meliodas. One last time, she focuses her energy; before she can take aim, someone grabs her shoulders, causing her to gasp. A tiny ray of light shoots from her and skims the edge of Meliodas' hair.

"Ban!" Merlin scolds, "Don't interfere with the training!" Ban laughs and steps back.

"Sir Meliodas!" Elizabeth apologizes, "I'm sorry, did I hit you?"

"That was close," Meliodas laughs, touching his hair, "I wasn't expecting that." Elizabeth smiles softly, rather pleased with herself.

Merlin gives her one last exercise to do; she needs to maintain a ball of light in her hand for an extended amount of time. Elizabeth nods, now more confident that she can handle the task. She focuses on the swelling warmth in her hands; trying to keep it steady.

Elizabeth stands completely still, her eyes glued on the ball of energy residing in her palm. She has never been so focused in her entire life, but Elizabeth feels a sense of accomplishment while succeeding at the exercise.

"Alright, we'll continue the training until we get to Liones," Merlin says, "You did very well today."

As they end the session and head back inside, an incredible amount of dark energy erupts from behind them. Elizabeth turns, only to see black smoke emanating off of Meliodas; a larger crest centers itself on his forehead. His eyes are cold and empty, threatening to swallow anything that gets in the way.

"Captain!" Ban shouts, "Take it easy. What—"

Before Ban can finish, Meliodas slices him clean in half—not a second thought. Merlin mutters a spell under her breath and a bubble appears around Meliodas; acting as a guard against his ramage. It holds him for only mere moments, shattering at the touch of his black blade.

"Spirit Spear Chastiefol, fifth configuration: Increase!" Hundreds of tiny knives launch themselves at Meliodas, but he dodges them easily.

Diane attempts to grab Meliodas, but a sidekick to her ribs causes her to cry out in agony, and she falls to the ground. Meliodas locks his gaze on Elizabeth, the pressure of his energy pushes her back.

"Sir Meliodas…" Elizabeth tries to reason with him; but there's no getting through.

Meliodas comes full speed at Elizabeth, pinning her against the wall of the Boar Hat. His face inches from hers. Elizabeth looks into his eyes, searching for any sign that the Meliodas she knows is still in there; instead, Elizabeth only finds a vast sea of darkness, ready to swallow her along with everything else.

He traces his fingers along Elizabeth's blue earring, then Meliodas backs away from her. Both of his hands stretch into long, jet black wings—using a pressure wave to hurl himself into the air.

Elizabeth watches helplessly as Meliodas bounds off towards Liones.

"This...is not good," Ban croaks.

...

Hawk stands by the edge of the bed, watching as Elizabeth paces the room nervously. "Elizabeth, are you okay? Do you want me to get you anything?" Hawk offers, trying to help and get her mind off of things. Elizabeth shakes her head.

She throws herself onto the bed. "I just, need a minute." Hawk nods and leaves her; Elizabeth sighs, staring up at the ceiling. She runs the memory over and over in her head, thinking about how Meliodas had left, without even looking back. Why did he have to leave; and why didn't she try harder to stop him?

Elizabeth places her hand on the sheets, they're so cold, so lonely. She can feel tears burn at the side of her eyes, pleading more than anything that Meliodas will burst through the door and flash a smile towards her.

But she knows that's not in the cards right now.

Elizabeth places a hand over her eyes. I don't miss Meliodas, she tells herself. She doesn't care, it's not like he's constantly on her mind, he doesn't matter. There's nothing she could have done; Meliodas is forgotten. And everything will be fine. Elizabeth laughs at herself…

What a perfect lie.

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So earlier in this part, I had a woman curse Meliodas-and the curse was in Latin, so this is what she said: "They went away from before the face of evil ... I will take away the evil from you!"

Once again, this was a in the moment story that I thought of, the second and last part will be posted tomorrow. Let me know what you think!