Demonking
chapter 9 Battlefield
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“Hey, Meliodas, when do we launch an attack on the castle?”
I looked at Forge as Thunderlane and Soarin listened in. “As soon as I can get Luna on my side. I like her and Nightmare is like a daughter to me. I don’t want them getting in the middle of that fight. But, if you all want you can attack the last house tonight.” They smiled when they took Thunderlane to a room to get him dressed and feed. I nodded my head as I headed upstairs and walked into mine and Gilda’s room. Gilda was in the room in a towel wrapped around her.
“GET OUT!”
She threw a book with a lamp close behind. I moved my head to the side and ducked as she threw things at me. I grabbed Chastiefol from the corner as Gilda threw a nightstand at me actually scaring me when I ducked as quick as I could. When I stood back up the towel around her body fell and Gilda stood naked in front of me.
“AHAHAHA!!”
I ran out of the bedroom with a little shaken as I rested my back on the door and the image of her body was burned into my mind. A second later a sword was put through the door beside my head and I could hear her in the room.
“When is that idiot going to get the hint.”
I stopped thinking for a moment then looked at the door again. I took a deep breath then braced myself and stabbed Chastiefol into the floor then opened the door again. She had her towel back on and she had a blush two.
“Leave you…”
I closed the door as I walked in then walked up to her and grabbed her head and pulled her head down and kissed her on the peck which to my surprise the peck was as soft as a pair of lips. Gilda as caught off guard but then started to kiss me back once it set in. I broke the kiss a second later and Gilda looked at me when I did.
“Why?”
I smiled as I looked at her. “In truth, you and one other have caught my eye. But, I have to say I do like you a little more as we had something in common.”
“What?”
“I know what it feels like to lose the ones you love the most.” She looked at me for a moment then her eyes widened.
“I see, well I can promise I’m not going anywhere anytime soon.”
She hugged me and I hugged her before a knock came from the bedroom door. Gilda’s face turned red and she ran into the bathroom. I sighed slightly annoyed and opened the door and stopped the guard mare my clone caught stood in front of me.
“Sir Meliodas Princess Luna is outside waiting.”
“She’s early.”
“She is very eager to go.”
I nodded then grabbed Chastiefol as we walked out of the house. Then when I was outside I saw the stallion in the house were beating a group of mares who seemed to have tried to force their way in. About nine mares were on the ground out cold and Forge was choking a mare to death while Thunderlane and Soarin were stomping down on a mare who had a shield over her and another mare who had a broken arm. “Guy back off and go back inside!” The stopped and looked at me as I saw Luna at the gate.
“But they attacked us!”
I rubbed my eyes as I looked at Forge. “I get that forge but this can be seen and self-defense since you are on land protected by the Griffon Empire. Luna ran in and looked at the mare and then looked at the stallion a furious glare on her face.
“I’ll have you all castrated!”
I narrowed my eyes when she made eye contact with me. “If you do that then I’ll leave your friend dead.” Luna back down quickly which didn't go unnoticed by the few guards still standing. They all just let it be for the moment and started to move the mares.
“DIE!”
I mare jumped out from the top of the building with a knife in hand. I grabbed her throat when the knife just missed my head. I grabbed her throat and started to crush her throat. “Bad move but your a brave mare to bad it’s going to cost you your life.” She started to kick her legs as I lifted her over my head. I smiled as I looked up at her face as her face started to turn blue. “You know what, I’m hungry.” I squeezed her neck tighter and cheeks puffed out and a blue ball came out of her mouth. I threw the now dead body away and then a mare grabbed her and checked her over.
“What did you do to her!?”
I looked back at a red-coated mare with tears in her eyes as she held the now lifeless mare in her arms. I grabbed the soul as I answered her. “I took out her soul. I can eat normal food for a while but I have to eat at least one soul every month or so to stay healthy. If I don’t I’ll start to get sick quickly. She was just the unlucky one who had to lose her soul.” I opened my mouth then let the soul side in.
“PLEASE NO!”
I started to chew the soul and the mare broke down as I did so. I felt what must be magic in the soul. “Hm, there some magic in her soul that a nice plus.” I swallowed the soul and the mare holding the corpses looked up at me.
“MONSTER!”
I looked down at her and smiled. “You’ll make me blush miss, monster is so nice. I’m not an evil monster I’m just trying to stay alive and it’s like I like eating souls. I have to eat them to survive to live another month. Besides if I don’t I’d most likely go crazy and kill everything in the city.” That seemed at scare everyone and Luna looked at me same as she did before. ‘Hm, this is good I guess.’ I walked over to Luna and she looked down at me. I smiled as I started to use my darkness again. Four wings formed on my back but they weren’t the same as in the show or manga. All the feathers were black with red edges and I saw they were twice my arm length giving me a good seven-foot wingspan and I felt the longest feathers on the ground.
“You have wings!?”
Luna yelled as I flapped my wings a few time and floated in the air. “Come on Luna, I don’t have all day.”
“R-right!”
She opened her wings and flew ahead of me to lead the way. We flew high into the air and I flew up beside her. “I’ll have to dig up the grave so I can get DNA will that bother you?” She looked at me and frowned.
“Do you have to do that?”
“Ya, I have to have the DNA to bring someone back and you're not going to like this but I’m going to use a living sacrifice as a physical medium to hold her soul her before sparking her life force again.” Luna frowned but didn’t fight me as she banded to the right and started to head to the mountains. I followed her as she started to fly through the valley in between the mountains. We flew out of the mountains and were over the forest I called home not too long ago. We flew past the old castle and after an hour we landed in a clearing with a long abandoned and destroyed village near the edge of the forest. I looked around as Luna started to walk off to the hills nearby. I, on the other hand, walked over to what was left of the building and started to look them over and I found signs of battle in the ageless stones. Slash marks and burn marks riddled the stones and a deep crater was near the center of the town.
“Sir Meliodas, I believe I’ve found her grave.”
I looked back at Luna and looked back at the crater. “It faint but your sister's energy is all around this place Luna. I think she may have had something to do with this towns fall.”
“What!?”
I nodded as I looked around again. “There are burn marks littering this place. Her energy is everywhere around her. The energy two to have is unique so telling the difference isn’t hard at all. I think that friend of your maybe able to tell us more than I can tell from this place.”
“Right.”
I turned to face her and she started to walk again. We walked in silence as Luna lead me to a graveyard. I looked at what was at must have been a graveyard at one time. Old stone was all that was left and trees had long taken over the land again.
Luna walked through the trees and tombstones and A stone graves until I saw her stop in front of one near the far back. Flowers were on the top left side and the whole thing seemed to be made of blade marble.
The grave hadn’t seemed to wear down at all over the countless centuries it stood. I looked closely and saw the outline of a name. I walked closer asn ran a hand over the outline on the stone. “White Eclipse I think.”
“So this is her gave.”
I looked up at Luna as she looked down at the grave and I saw something. Something I hadn’t noticed before when I looked at her. Celestia's energy was inside her body. It seemed to be in every cell in her body. I thought back to the book as I looked down at the grave again.
“Is something wrong Sir Meliodas?”
“Maybe but I think I’m about to find out what’s going on. But, before I open this grave, I have a question, Luna.”
“What would that be?”
I stood up and used my darkness, and the book I took from Celestia came out of the darkness I had on my hand. “What is it you or Celestia planned and can you give me a reason not to kill you.” I looked at Luna and her eyes shrank as she looked at the book.
“H-how did you…”
I narrowed my eyes as I looked at her. Her body language became very nervous as I held the book in the air. “Listen to me Luna, you are going to tell me which one of you played goddess and destroyed your species evolutionary path right now.” Luan seemed to be panicking as she looked at me.
“Please you have to understand my sister had no choice, he was going to enslave all mare in equestria.”
“So, instead she made mares stronger and larger then stallion but instead of being better you became worse than them.” Luna nodded her head as she looked at me.
“No, mares have never been as brutal as the stallion of old!”
I stopped my foot on the ground and she flinched. “Both stallion and mares are guilty of this and I don't care which started it! Luna, I’ve been around for a long time and I know the flames of a revolution when I see them. When it comes I will help the stallions.”
“You can't!”
“And how do you plan to stop me? How do you plan to fight me if you try?” Luna looked at me a worried look in her eyes.
“What about Nightmare, what is a stallion…”
I grabbed Luna and slammed her against a tree. I picked her up by her dress and she grabbed my wrist. “I’ve said it once anyone hurts her I’ll kill them even if I’m to help enslave the mares.” I threw her down and walked back over to the grave. “Before all that I have to make good on our deal.” I grabbed the side of the and started to break the mabel than a blast of yellow energy exploded from the grave. The force of the energy slammed into me and I was sent fly and Luna was as well. I stopped myself and saw the whole graveyard as destroyed leaving a large in the ground. I looked around and found Luna near the edge of the crater. I flew down to her and landed beside her as she sat on her knee and looked at what was once a graveyard.
“That was my sister’s magic.”
I looked down at her and patted her shoulder. “Seems like she didn’t want something seen or found out.” Luna looked up at me then her eyes widened.
“I left Nightmare with her!”
My eyes widened then took off as fast as I could. I covered the distance that took an hour in ten minutes and saw the castle. I slammed down into the castle ground and looked around for Nightmares energy. I found them in the what I thing was a lower room in the castle. I ran up to a wall and slammed my fist through the wall saring the guards as I smashed through another wall. I ran through the hole in the wall and ran into a large room filled with guards armed to the teeth.
“Stop or die!”
I covered my body in darkness and Chastiefol floated in front of me. “Increase!” An army of small kunai-like spears are multiplied from Chastiefol. “DIE!” I threw my arm down and the blades shot at them stabbing and taking arms, legs and heads off. A few used their magic to disappear. Chastiefol reformed as I slammed my fist in to a door they were guarding. I fist made contact with a barrier of some kind. “RRRHHH!” I covered my fist in dark fire and slammed my fist into the barrier again and shattered it. I kicked the door in and sent it flying into the walls on the other side. I looked at the scene and my rage grew as I looked at her. Nightmare saw chained to a wall in a torn and burn dress. Blood was coming from my mouth and had burn marks all over her body. Celestia was standing beside her a sword in hand.
“How did you get in here!?”
I covered both hands in black flames and jumped at her. “Burn bitch!” Celestia dodged my first swung but I threw my leg up and kicked her in the face then threw her back into the wall. I was about to go after her then heard Nightmare coughing. I looked over at her and broke the chains and picked her up and saw one of her eyes was damaged badly. One of her arms was broken and my rage kept growing. I quickly made a shadow clone and grave him Nightmare.
“Boss.”
“Take her to Gilda and use medical ninjutsu to fix everything you can.”
He ran out and I looked back at Celestia as she pulled herself out of the wall with blood running down he face. I ran over and grabbed her by the throat and threw her out of the two holes I made on my way into the castle. I ran out into the garden and saw Celestia getting up as a group of guard was forming.” I started to run at Celestia and the guard ran to get in between us.
“Protect the Princess!”
A mare jumped on my back and grabbed her tail and slung her off and over the castle. After that I started the most brutal beating I’ve ever given. One mare tried to get me with a sword up I put my fist threw her gut as I used bumblebee at kill the mares flying above me. I took her sword and started to swung. One mare ran up and I swung my balde down and knocked the sword from her hand and I cut her throat open. I turned then kills a mare who tried to guard herself with her arms.I cut one mare down the chest then slashed another down the chest as she ran at me from the front. Once mare tried to cut me on my right and I turned quickly and cut her across her back and cut another mare over the back and cut a mare through the side.
“Buck!”
The other mares looked at the now dead mares. I smiled as I ran at the guards in front of Celestia. I threw my hands up and spun the sword and the air cut the mares as they were lifted into the air. I jumped through the dust and started to slash the mares as I moved. I cut my way through a group and got block by one mare and she swung at me and I jumped over then blade and cut her twice over the chest and stabbed her down to the ground. I saw mares with bows at at the ready and I piece her up. I justed her as a shield and blocked the arrows. I threw her aside as a large mare lifted a large sword over head. I used my sharingan and she froze as I spun and cut her up the chest as I grabbed another mare by the arm and threw her over my shoulder.
“STOP!”
Celestia had grabbed the large sword and I smiled as I was going to attack her. She swung the sword and I used my darkness and grabbed the sword. I crushed the sword in my hand and I destroyed the sword. I grabbed her throat and as I was about to stab her a bright light flashed to my right and I looked out of my right eye. Luna appeared with the first six mares I met in swamp.
“Sir Meliodas!”
Celestia grabbed my arm as she tried to talk. “Luna go to the griffin embassy, Nightmare is really hurt. I think she may have lost an eye and she has burns and a broken arm.” Luna looked at Celestia as a purple mare rushed me. “GET LOST!” I kicked the mare as hard as I could and sent her flying back into a wall. When I did my I felt my arm start to burn. I looked at Celestia again. Her mane started to burn as she looked at me. She pulled her right leg back and threw it at me and I grabbed her then she blasted me in the face with fire I let her go then rubbed my eyes. A fist connected with my jaw and I was sent flying and connected with something with something soft.
“Hang on!”
I heard Luna’s voice and I opened my right eye and saw Luna holding onto me. Her horn glowed as Celestia flew up towards us. A bright Light went off and then we hit the ground. I still felt Luna’s arms around me and I pushed off me as I used medical ninjutsu on my eyes. “I’m going to kill that bitch. I let one sun tyrant get away not again.”
“What about Nightmare!?”
I looked over at my voice as my eyes finished healing. “Safe with with one of my clones and the guys who I made as strong as you or that bitch.” My eyes healed and I opened my eyes as Luna ran into the house then was sent flying back out of the house.
“Pin her Forge!”
Forge and Thunderlane both jumped out and grabbed Luna.
“What did you two do to that filly!?”
I stood up and Forge saw me as Luna struggled with them.
“Meliodas!? You were inside with the filly how are you here!?”
Luna freed her right and slammed it into Forge’s face and sent him flying back. I got up waved my hands. “She’s all good let her but you guys get ready we have a fight on the way.” Forge got up and Thunderlane nodded as they ran in. I helped Luna up and we ran in and I saw Gilda pacing outside our room and I rushed in past her. Luna was close behind and threw Gilda into the wall when she stopped to tr and grab me.
“Hey!”
Luna and I ran up and my clone dispelled himself then I took over. My clone had healed the burns and the broken arm but her I was right her eye was damaged but something was in it. The damage wasn’t to much for me to heal but with whatever was in it was stopping me. “Shit, Gilda get in here!” She rushed inside and Luna seemed to be panicking. “LUNA!” She stopped panicking and looked at me. “I don’t like this but her eye has something stabbed in it. If I can remove it I can heal her eye you two have to hold her down incase she wakes up.”
“WHAT!?”
“You can be serious what did Celestia do to her!?”
“Look We’ll handle that later right now Nightmare is the top priority now hold her arms and legs!” They hesitated for a moment but did I said but Luna had tears streaming down her face as she held her. “She may wake up from the pain so hold tight.” They nodded and I opened Nightmare left eye and saw what looked like an arrow shaft in her eye. I took a deep breath then placed a hand on top of Nightmares forehead and held her still. “I’m sorry Sweetheart, this is really going to hurt.” I grabbed the shaft and started to pull on it. As the arrow started to move Nightmare’s other eye opened and she screamed and started to thrash. They held her down and I forced her head deeper into the pillow then pulled the arrow out and blood followed quickly as she blacked out again. I quickly started to use medical Ninjutsu and the blood flow stopped after a few seconds and Luna dropped to her knees and grabbed Nightmare’s hand.
“I’m so sorry Nightmare I should have took you with us.”
Gilda hugged me other arm as I worked on Nightmares eye.
“What happened out there?”
I looked at Gilda and answered. “Celestia.” Gilda frowned then rested her head down on my shoulder. I threw the arrow into the corner and stopped the Ninajusta then checked her eye. “I healed the damaged but we won’t know if she can see until she wakes up. Now, I’m going to go kill that sun whore.” I was calm on the outside but inside was was ready to kill everyone and everything around me. As I walked to the door Gilda wrapped her arms around me and wouldn’t let go.
“Your really going to kill her aren’t you?”
I didn’t answer and dug her talones in.
“Look, if it’s just the six of us we can get out of here. With you and the guys we have more than enough power to force our way out so let’s take that route for now.”
“Wait six?”
We looked back at Luna who was looking at us with tears in her eyes. I sighed and patted Gilda’s arms and she let me go. I looked Luna in the eye and spoke. “Your staying here and I’m taking Nightmare. I trusted that she’d be safe with you and the first chance our sister got she nearly killed her and may have blinded her in one eye. Look I won’t keep her from you Luna, you’ll be free to come and see her as much as you’d like, I just can’t trust Celestia around her.”
“But, she’s my filly!”
Luna pulled Nightmare closer to her and I narrowed my eyes as I looked at her. “And mine, I used my life force to spark hers. I made the body for and all you gave was a soul. She’s closer to my flesh and blood then you can claim Luna.”
“But…”
“No, Luna I don’t want to just take her but I will if I have too.” She looked up at me then down to Nightmare and then looked back up at me.
“What is I offer my rights and life to you. I’ll even wear a collar that shows you own me, please just don’t take her from me.”
I was caught off guard and Gilda took a sudden breath.
“Princess Luna think of what your say! There will be a political scandal if you seemed to have become a slave or a breeding mare!”
“I know that lady Gilda but I can’t let her go!”
I didn’t know what I was going to do as I looked at the two of them as they looked at me. I crossed my arms then sighed my nerves are still unsteady as I spoke. “L-luna, I don’t want your rights as a free mare. I don’t want to make you a slave or whatever a breeding mare is. I’d be happy to be a friend, But mares need to pay for what they’ve done and so do you. Your guilty for allowing it so no. Either you take my deal or I take her by force and you don’t get to see her at all.” Luna looked broken and I noticed a smile on Gilda’s face. Luan let her go and ran over and grabbed my shoulders and dropped to her knees and as face to face with me.
“Meliodas, please I’m begging!”
I was about to knock her out when Forge yelled.
"She's here!"
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