Madeline's POV

"I'm sorry, King." I whispered, slowly standing up as he began to ascend into the air towards Diane. "I really am sorry Diane, for making you go through all of that." King apologized to her.

"It wasn't your fault, thanks King." I smiled lightly at the two, my heart swelling as they both held admiration for one another deep in their eyes, "Just leave the rest to me."

"Harlequin..." King gasped, holding his breath with eyes widened, "The name sounds so familiar... Wonder why. Who was it, I can't remember..." It took a moment before she was given an answer.

"It was a dream."

"Huh?" King smiled, looking back up at Diane.

"I bet you were having a dream." Diane smiled in response, lightly nodding. Howzer walked forward with his right hand on his hip. I followed, standing underneath where King was floating.

"Would you mind telling me one thing, no matter how I look at it, I just can't wrap my head around the idea that you guys are plotting to overthrow the kingdom. So, if that's not why you are here, what was your reason for coming here in the first place?" He asked us, giving me a chance to answer.

"We came here to rescue the Third Princess of Liones, Princess Elizabeth was abducted earlier." I informed him, rubbing the side of my head to soothe my headache, damn eyes... And my magic use...

"Abducted?! Are you saying that Elizabeth is actually here right now?!" King nodded sadly and I sighed, stretching to pop my bones.

"Well, how are you feeling Diane?" I asked Diane, turned towards her, ignoring Howzer's shock expression.

"Better thanks to you." She smiled down at me and I nodded, turning towards Howzer and Guila.

"How are your injuries?"

"Whatever you gave us, certainly is doing the trick." Guila stated and I nodded stiffly, hissing in pain when a sudden pang of pain hit me in my head. I leaned over on my knees with a groan.

"Madeline, are you alright?" King asked me worriedly, dropping to the ground to land next to me. He rested his hand on my back, staring at my pained expression.

"I will be alright... We should start heading to the others."

"Are you sure?" Howzer asked me and I nodded, standing up straight and looked over to Gowther to see him still knocked out. I sighed, 'Idiot...'

"Howzer, do you mind carrying Gowther?"

"No, I do not Lady Madeline."

"No need for formalities, just call me Madeline." After situating ourselves, we began to head towards where we continued to see lightning strikes. We stopped for a moment when we saw a huge one hurdle towards the ground about 10 blocks away from our current location.

"Another lightning strike? How many is that now?"

"I lost count." I confessed, feeling a presence in the air shift, this magical presence is similar to Meliodas, is he fighting somebody?

"Has to be Gilthunder's doing, I just know it! He has got to be fighting the captain, right?" Diane asked, looking at King who flew beside her at her head height. "Yeah, I guess so."

"I'm not sensing Ban's power. Where did he go?" I jumped at the sound of Gowther's voice, turning to look at him resting on Howzer's back, looking to not mind that he was being carried.

"Since when were you awake?" I asked him and he shrugged, "Just now." I snorted in amusement, shaking my head before walking forward, resting my hand on his shoulder.

"Weirdo. Your respiratory system seems to be doing it's job, your tissue is reforming nicely..." I muttered to myself and Gowther gave me a hint of a smile. Another explosion gave off, having all of our attention go back towards the raging battle.

"We must hurry before the whole city becomes ruins." Guila proposed and King nodded in agreement.

"Alright. Let's continue onward." We continued to walk forward, letting my eyes go back to normal, I can't use anymore of my magic until it is in a fatal scene. Soon after, more shockwaves erupted from the battleground.

"Those shockwaves are intense..."

"From what I can assess, it seems the captain is taking on three opponents at once." Gowther informed with his hand on his hip as I stood idly by his side in case his wounds wanted to reopen.

"King, the way things are going, you better get to the captain." Diane told King, clutching tightly onto her weapon.

"B-But... I can't leave you here."

"Just go!"

"But... I think he will be okay, the attack just now looked like he meant to take it. I wonder what the captain is waiting for." King asked himself thoughtfully and I began to ponder as well, maybe he is storing the energy that is being directed towards him so he can redirect it with Full Counter at the last moment? No, that is too expected of him, but I could be wrong, maybe he is hiding something else up his sleeve.

I gasped when I felt a huge surge of magical energy along with a loud explosion, what just happened?!

"Come on! We gotta hurry!" I began to run in front of the group, everyone else having no choice but to follow me, come on, come on! You can do this Madeline, remember all that Merlin has taught you, everything! This sudden surge of magical energy, it is identical to hers, I shall reunite with her, no matter the assumptions made of that day. I need to see...

"MERLIN!"

To Be continued

*EDITED, 03/31/2020*