Ep 5. The First Sacrifice

The episode "The First Sacrifice" is part of the second season of the anime Seven Deadly Sins. In this episode, the group must face a powerful enemy and make a decision that could have dire consequences.

The episode begins with the Seven Deadly Sins arriving at a village that has been destroyed by a powerful demon. The villagers are in a panic and do not know what to do. The group quickly assesses the situation and decides to split up to search for the demon.

Meanwhile, the demon, whose name is revealed to be Grayroad, is in the process of creating a new commandment. Grayroad is one of the Ten Commandments, a group of elite warriors who serve the Demon King. Each member of the group has a unique ability and are incredibly powerful.

Grayroad's ability is to control the memories of others. She uses this power to extract memories from the villagers and turns them into dolls, using them as her minions. The Seven Deadly Sins are unaware of Grayroad's ability and are caught off guard by her dolls.

The group is soon split up, with Diane and King facing off against Grayroad's dolls, while Meliodas and the others search for the demon herself. As they search for Grayroad, they encounter a group of knights who are also searching for the demon. The knights believe that the Seven Deadly Sins are the ones who caused the destruction of the village and attack them.

Meliodas and the others are able to defeat the knights, but not before one of them is able to plant a seed of doubt in Meliodas's mind. The knight tells Meliodas that the Seven Deadly Sins are no better than the demons they fight and that they have caused destruction everywhere they go.

This causes Meliodas to question whether or not he is truly fighting for the right reasons. He begins to wonder if he is just another demon, using the excuse of fighting for the greater good as a way to justify his actions.

Meanwhile, Diane and King are struggling to defeat Grayroad's dolls. They discover that the only way to defeat them is to defeat the memories that created them. This leads King to make a difficult decision that could have dire consequences.

Overall, "The First Sacrifice" is a tense and action-packed episode that explores the moral implications of the Seven Deadly Sins' actions. It sets the stage for future conflicts and raises questions about whether or not the group is truly fighting for the greater good.