~Meliodas's Pov~ 

I had simulation after simulation going through my head, trying to figure out the faster and most affected plan. Zeldris was reading the information and maps we had on the Goddess Clan. Most of it was what he and I knew already. Zeldris knew that this had to work to get his reward. Making a deal with my younger brother wasn't easy but if it saved her...if it saved Elizabeth...I was even willing to make a deal with my bastard of a father. I couldn't back down. Not now. Not after I've gotten nearly the whole thing. 

Hawk's mother was already moving at top speed the direction to the Goddess Clan's main city, Corand. It was once a human city until someone massacred everyone and everything living there. The Goddess Clan took it over a good couple of years ago. It was the main base of the Four Archangels. Everyone was getting ready while also suggesting battle ideas. "You don't have anything Ludociel wants, do you? It would be much easier and faster if you struck a deal with him as you did with me" Zeldris soon asked.

This only got me to think even more. It had been thousands of years but there wasn't much Ludociel ever wanted. The only thing he has ever asked for was Elizabeth's painful death. He wasn't going to help us so easy. "Dammit" I muttered under my breath. It would take seven hours to get to the Goddess Clan. Three hours wasn't very long to find and force Ludociel to cooperate. "Take that as a painful no" Zeldris sighed, looking through the map over and over again. Gowther was reading up about what we had on the Goddess Clan's defence. 

I could hear King trying his hardest to calm Diane down. "What about Gowther goes into the guys head and forces him?" Ban soon suggested getting me to stay quiet. It could be possible. Gowther's ability to mess with one's mind, emotions and memories were very powerful. It could work. Zeldris was leaning onto the table, I noticed something in his eyes. He had an idea of his own. "Gowther can you do it?" I soon asked looking at the pink haired doll. Gowther looked away from the notes, his eyes landing on me. 

"Possible yes, it matters how powerful his own emotions toward Lady Elizabeth is like" Gowther then answered getting me to nod. We had one type of plan at the least. Elaine and Escanor were both very quiet, both blaming themselves. They believed it was because of them Elizabeth fought. I knew Elizabeth well enough to know she did it on her own. Even if Escanor and Elaine were fighting back and winning, she wouldn't have just laid in bed watching. She hated doing that type of thing. 

I wasn't fully sure how we were going to this. The Goddess Clan weren't weak and easy to break through. "This won't be a walk in the park. Ludociel is cocky and would come out to face us very fast. The problem is forcing him to give up what we need if we straight up kidnap him, we could make multiple cures for the future" Zeldris then spoke, it was easy to hear from his voice he was thinking this through carefully. Ludociel wasn't the type to help anyone without getting something in return. 

"Gowther instead of forcing him, think you can knock him clear out for a long period of time?" I then asked getting Gowther to think. Ban was asking if I 'seriously was going to trust Zeldris'. His voice loud and upset. Zeldris rolled his eyes. I knew my youngest brother better than anyone. For what is up for grabs, for helping us no matter what, his reward was everything to him. He needed it. He would do utterly anything for it. Even kidnap baby Elizabeth from the Demon Clan and bring her back to me. 

I had to show my youngest brother that I trusted him enough to keep his word. I had to prove he could do the same with me. "A Demon is the one who saved Elizabeth from her heart giving up earlier" Elaine pointed out getting everyone to freeze up. All of us were then looking at her shouting 'what'. My voice much harsher and upset than anyone else. Elaine looked slightly scared moving closer to Ban. "Elizabeth trusted him, smiled and even was happy to hear he was worried enough to help her" Elaine mumbled.

I felt my rage starting to build up. I could feel my demonic marking starting to show on my forehead. "Who was it?" Zeldris and I both asked upset getting Ban to glare at both of us. The others looked slightly scared to hear how much like me and Zeldris were. Elaine started thinking, it was easy to see she was trying to remember. "Elizabeth called him Estarossa" Elaine answered getting me and Zeldris to freeze and go pale. Estarossa, that bastard brother. Of course, he was still trying to steal Elizabeth from me. 

Even after all these thousands of years. "Seems Estarossa will want our father's curse to hit Elizabeth. That way he gets what he always wanted" Zeldris then spoke in a very annoyed and upset tone. The others in the room were very confused, asking for one of us to explain. Though from Elaine's face it was easy to see she put two and two together. I looked back at the map, trying to think everything over and over. Trying to make sure that I didn't miss ANYTHING out. "Estarossa is our brother. The middle brother to be exact, he's been in love with Elizabeth for as long as we've known her" Zeldris explained to everyone.

King and Diane nearly passed out from shock. Ban was chocking on air while Elaine was looking at the staircase. She was worried about Elizabeth. Escanor was once again begging me to forgive him. "We are going to need to be careful in case he comes to stop our plan" Zeldris then spoke, getting me to nod in agreement. Everything was trying their hardest way to think of plans that could work in the small time we had. "Wait...wouldn't the Goddess Clan do ANYTHING to stop the Demon Clan from making Elizabeth their weapon?" King soon asked getting all of us to look at him.

"That's it!" Zeldris and I spoke at the same time.