One year later, in Athena
Temple, Athena arrived.
Coming to wish the Goddess
well, Shura came back to Sanctuary after one year. Before the Pope dies,
and have yet to chose the New Pope, the one who is working in his place
is Ares. He holds all the power right now. It is really Saga.
He tells Shura softly,
"Aiolos plans to kill Athena. Shura, I want you to stop this."
"Wh, what you say!? It's
impossible!! Aiolos is not that kind of person."
"Then whatever happens
to Athena does not matter?"
"Of course not. We are
Saints who are sworn to protect Athena and rid the earth of evil."
"Right, then there is nothing
more to think about, Shura!"
Shura hesitates. He can't
believe it. Aiolos would do something that stupid.
"Sagittarius Gold Saint
can be replaced, but Athena can not! Shura!"
"Then, why don't we ask
Aiolos?"
"Idiot......"
"What!?"
"You would ask him,'You
want to kill Athena?', you think anyone would answer, 'Yes'?"
"........",Shura's heart
is like a mirror who has just been broken by Ares's words.
That night, the baby girl
Athena, Saori Kido is alseep inside Athena Temple. A shadow slowly approaches
Athena. The young baby Athena does not know she is in danger. That shadow
is holding a dagger and wearing a robe. From the little light that is there,
Ares can be seen(who is actually Saga).
Ares goes near the basket,
holds up the dagger. Athena does not know anything and she is still sleeping.
In that light, the small
sword glints.
"Die! Athena!!"
The dagger heads down for
Athena! Just when Athena was about to be stabbed, someone holds Ares's
wrist!
"Ah! You, Aiolos!"
"Ares, My Lord, what are
you doing? You are insane?"
"Ei! Let me go!"
Ares steps away from Aiolos
and tries to stab Athena again! But this time, Aiolos already took Athena
in his arms. Athena does not cry.
"Ares, My Lord, this child
is the incarnation of Athena given by God only a few hundred years at a
time! You would?!"
"Don't interfere, Aiolos!!"
"Please, Stop!!"
Aiolos rips a punch at
Ares. The dagger and his mask drops to the ground. The mask rolls around
on the ground.
"What!?", seeing Ares's
face, Aiolos is shocked.
"Sa, Saga!? How could this
be?"
"Uuhhhhh..... You saw it,
Aiolos...... the people who sees my real face will never live. You will
die with Athena.......!!"
Saga launches his right
punch. On the level of Gold Saint, the pressure of the punch is directed
at Aiolos. Holding the infant Athena, he barely avoids the punch. Saga's
punch hits the wall. Aiolos jumps away through the hole created by Saga's
attack.
"Come! Anyone! Aiolos is
a traitor!!"
Aiolos is running for his
life.
Saga once again pretends
to be Ares. He gathers all the Saints and the pawns. He tells them Aiolos
tried to kill Athena, and orders them to quickly hunt Aiolos down and kill
him.
Hearing this, Shura believes
everything Ares says as the truth. He quickly begins the hunt.
"Aiolos, why would you
do this!!"
In Shura's mind, the idea
of Aiolos as a brother fades away.
Aiolos is holding Athena.
He is also carrying the box of Sagittarius Gold Cloth, running out of Sanctuary.
Shura appears in front of him. He stops.
"Aiolos, you think you
have safely run away?"
"Wait! Shura, listen to
me!"
"We have come upon this
time and you want to explain? It is not you. I have to defeat you, using
Athena's gift Sacred Sword, Excalibur!!"
The youth who loved Aiolos
like a brother is no more. Filled with Shura's tears, Excalibur tears the
ground, leaving scratches........