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Y/N's P.O.V.
                          
I stand in the castle's courtyard with Diane, Meliodas, Hawk, Gowther and Merlin, in front of King Bartra and Elizabeth who is holding medals on a cushion. I look at Hawk who has grown back to normal size, probably to do with all the food he's eaten. 
                          
"Ban and King appear to be absent," Gowther says.
                          
Diane sighs, "Where did they run off too?" She asks.
                          
I rub the back of my neck as Hawk scoffs down the leftovers loudly, "Sir Hawk, we are standing before his Majestry himself... Do you mind?" Merlin says looking st the pig.
                          
"It's alright! I don't mind!" Hawk replies with his mouth full.
                          
"You grew back to normal so quickly..." Meli says.
                          
"Probably just fat from eating nonstop," I whisper to Meli then nudge him a little and he looks at me as I glance behind us hearing whispers from the crowd. 
                          
"The Eight Deadly Sins, along with the Knights of the Lef..." Bartra stops getting confused then looks at Elizabeth who whispers what Hawk calls himself now, "Captain of Scraps Disposal. I hereby bestow up you recognition for your services in protecting the kingdom from the recent menace," Bartra says.
                          
"Objection!" Meli and I say together causing the sins to look at us and Bartra stare at us with wide eyes.
                          
"Wha...what?" Bartra stutters.
                          
"Sir Meliodas? Lady Y/N?" Elizabeth says.
                          
Meli glances behind us, "...Or at least that's what some of the guys behind us want to say about this... Am I right?" 
                          
I look at the knights, "The ones who were whispering behind our back, if you have something to say, why don't you say it, instead of acting like pathetic children who only big enough to say stuff when they believe the object isn't looking at me... We are listening," I say as my eyes scan the knights.
                          
Three knights walk out from the crowd, "Hey, those three are... The Six Stars of the Azure Sky, who serve under Lord Denzel, the assistant to the Great Holy Knight," A knight says, "Platinum rank, Dogget! Diamond rank, Death Pierce! Platinum rank, Wayeo!"
                          
Meli turns around folding his arms over his chest, "Hmm, I'm pretty sure there were more of you who were complaining, but it seems that only three of you are honest enough to admit it... So, what do you want?" Meli asks.
                          
Death Pierce looks down at us, "We wish to see just how strong the Legendary Order of Knights who saved the kingdom from evil are. Will you grant us this privilege, Sir Meliodas, Captain of the Eight Deadly Sins?" He smirks.
                          
"Sir Death Pierce! Please consider your place! You are standing in front of his Great Majesty!" A Holy Knight shouts.
                          
"Unfortunate, we were stationed at the borders by the two traitorous Grandmasters. Unless we can see proof with our own very eyes, we cannot accept the giving of this award," Death Pierce says.
                          
"Very well, do as you wish," Bartra says.
                          
Dogget steps in front of Death Pierce cracking his knuckles, "I'll go first..."
                          
"Hold it right there, Mister No-Eyebrow Moustache," Hawk says attracting others attention, "Power: 290, Strength: 470, Spirit: 100, Power Level: 860, huh? Not bad, but you're still no match for me. Meliodas will fight in my place," Hawk walks off proudly.
                          
"I was going to do that from the start, anyway. But what's gotten into you?" Meliodas says and kisses my cheek, "Won't take long."
                          
"I'm sorry Sir Meliodas, but it's more Y/N we want to fight than you..." Dogget says and I look at Meliodas.
                          
"Alright," Meliodas says and stands beside the sins and grabs my staff, "Want it?" He asks.
                          
"It'll be wasted on them," I say looking at Dogget.
                          
"Let's get started, shall we, Little Miss Hero?" Dogget taunts.
                          
"Sure, whenever you're ready," I say.
                          
"Hey Y/N don't pick on him too much," Diane says.
                          
I roll my eyes, "Yeah, yeah, won't even be a war up exercise for me," I say pissing the knight off even more.
                          
Dogget starts punching rapidly at me and I dodge each one. I flip backwards, kicking him in the chin sending Dogget up and backwards, all I say hear is an unattractive screech from the man.
                          
Dogget stands up, "...Is that it? If Hendrickson and Drefus were defeated by the likes of you, then they really didn't amount to-" I cut him off by flicking him in the forehead sending him flying.
                          
I look at Gil, Howzer and Griamore who stare in slight discomfort. I smile at him and wave a little at him then they smile at me. I look at Dogget who is handing off the wall, "Someone like you would have been killed in an instant against Hendrickson and Drefus. The Holy Knights I knew stood for what is right, and had the strength to preserve and achieve that goal," I sigh looking at Dogget standing on the wall looking at me, "You may have the power but you're lacking the heart, if you're like that, you've no right to call you're a Holy Knight."
                          
Dogget jumps to stand in front of me, "Don't mock me pipsqueak, a Holy Knight needs only one thing. AN OVERWHELMING POWER THAT CAN CRUSH ALL ENEMIES!!!" He shouts and throws multiple punches at me which I block and attack with my arm with ease.
                          
I look at Dogget then his hands to see each finger broken, "What?!" He questions.
                          
"Rather impressive, not only did she defend, she also went on the offensive simultaneously," Death Pierce says.
                          
"You remind me of a Holy Knight Apprentice, maybe you should go back there and start again," I smile at him innocently, "Gilthunder, Howzer, Griamore all left marks on me or made me loose my breath, you... It's like you're not even fighting..." I smirk.
                          
"URGH I HATE YOU!!!" Dogget yells and goes to attack again.
                          
I back hand him sending him back to Death Pierce and Wayeo, Death Pierce stops him rolling in the air.
                          
"So, this is the strength of the wife of the Captain of the legendary order of knight, she's scary," A Holy Knight says.
                          
"You...You're kidding me... This is Y/N's... No way..." I hear Hawk say scared, "Power: 450, Strength: 1000, Spirit: 2050... P...Power Level: 3500!?"
                          
I look at the knight, "Next?" I tilt my head looking at them with a smile.
                          
I look at the knights to se no one speaking and I watch Death Pierce putting Dogget over his shoulder, "Forgive us, I apologise in Dogget's place for his speech and disruption of the atmosphere but please, forgive him for calling you out. We've seen enough, your strength has been made abundantly clear to us."
                          
"Oh? I wasn't even going full strength..." I tilt my head at him.
                          
"Yes, your strength knows no bounds. I can definitely see how you all were able to defeat Hendrickson, who had fallen into depravity," Death Pierce says, "We shall be taking our leave now," He walks off with Wayeo. 
                          
"Bye bye," I wave bye to him.
                          
I turn around to see Hawk scared, "What happened?" I ask confused.
                          
After the medals have been placed on the sins that were attending the ceremony. We are standing in the throne room with Bartra and Elizabeth. 
                          
"So, what did you want to talk about?" Meli asks.
                          
"Before that, let me thank you again for what you did. The citizens who were forcibly taken are being returned to their homes, and peace has begun to return to the kingdom. Thank you, because of your work, the ill omen that clouded Liones has been dissipated," Bartra says, "However... The omen of a Holy Way has not been dissipated, but rather, has strengthened ever further!" Bartra says, "'The new omen shall be upon the kingdom of the south', 'A beast with the likeness of mountain shall awake', 'Three heroes shall stand up against it.' And 'Darkness shall bore a great hole in the land'." Bartra tells us.
                          
Meli frowns at him, "Bartra... What did you see?" He says.
                          
"In the new kingdom to the south... An immense threat is bearing down upon... It's capital, Camelot!!"  Bartra tells us frowning at us in seriousness.