Saint Seiya: Heretic Athena?

Whether it was a god or a God-slaying Rakshasa, breaking through the gate and into the mortal world was an extremely arduous task.

"What a foolish Pegasus! This is your punishment for defying this humble one. Just you watch how I'm going to properly deal with you!" Just as the goddess revealed a sarcastic smile and was pondering which friend she should summon to exhaust the Pegasus's power, she had a thought.

But soon, she sensed that the monsters she had summoned had vanished in an instant without a trace. And then came the light that pierced through the gate.

"A-a-a-a-a-ah!! No way! You've got to be kidding me!!!" the goddess screamed.

But reality would not be twisted by Her will. A dull, heavy thud echoed through the palace, forming a duet with the resonating bass in the space.

However, the light that broke through the gate did not stop there, but continued to break through within the palace—

Bang, crash, boom!

Just as the goddess was stunned, several more sounds of destruction rang out in succession as five gates were pierced. These were checkpoints that should have required the stripping of Authorities or divine artifacts to pass, but at this moment, they were being forcibly broken through by physical means.

The goddess possessing Mariya Yuri knew this was no time to be dazed. If she waited until that raging Pegasus broke through the siege and reached the mortal world, there would only be one outcome waiting for her.

—Wah! This humble one doesn't want to get wrecked!

Returning to myth? She was unwilling to do that either!!!

"Come, Sun God Apollo, god of the far-shot arrow! If you have not forgotten your friendship with the goddess of love, then come swiftly and lend me your aid!"

From the void, white ribbons wrapped around the goddess's waist. As she loudly called out the incantation to summon a deity, the white ribbons also emitted a magnificent rosy light. From the void, a handsome man carrying golden-tipped arrows turned from illusion to reality, answering the goddess's call.

The god of light from the East, the lord of wolves from the North, the commander of mice, a foreign god to Greece, the god of the long shot, the god of healing, the protector of shepherds, the incarnation of the wolf, the god who invented boxing, the god of youth, the protector of livestock, the god of plagues—the radiant Apollo now appeared in the world.

"Queen of Cyprus, princess born from the foam, I have come at your invitation... First, let us deal with this unromantic nuisance," the god of light, Apollo, with his slightly sorrowful, slender eyes, smiled and bowed to the goddess before him.

But the goddess did not stop her incantations for a moment. At this moment, the power called love and bonds was calling upon all the gods and buddhas of the heavens.

"Come, God of War Ares, god clad in bronze! If you have not forgotten your friendship with the goddess of beauty, then come swiftly and lend me your aid!"

"Come, Wisdom and War Athen... alright, let's forget about that old virgin. Goddess of Victory, Nike, winged god who wields the lightning of the God King, this humble one beseeches your power!"

"Come, o foreign friend whom I have never met! I implore you to temporarily grant your mercy and friendship to the goddess of love and beauty born in Cyprus—!"

The booming sound of destruction grew clearer, like muffled thunder rolling across the ground. This was a race against time. At this moment, the goddess of love and beauty, having revealed her true name, unsparingly used all the divine power she had gathered from this land, turning it all into a source of power to summon the myriad gods and buddhas of the heavens.

—The Spirit World, the Eternal Pavilion.

The Old Gentleman of this land, Susanoo-no-Mikoto, his gaze piercing through the realms of spirit and mortal, also saw the strange, brilliant lights filling the sky. He couldn't help but let out a deafening laugh.

"This is it! The God-slaying Rakshasa fighting the deity from across the ocean! This is exactly the scene I was hoping for!"

The Lapis Lazuli-Eyed Princess also looked at the mythological scene before her. "So it was the goddess of love and beauty born in Cyprus. To think it was this goddess. No wonder she was able to take the whole of Japan into her grasp."

"Fight! Slaughter each other! And then return to myth!" The Old Gentleman drank deeply from the gourd of fine wine at his waist. The more heated the battle, the more his own emotions soared. But if he were to actually fight this deity from across the ocean himself, this esteemed Old Gentleman was also unwilling.

If he were to reveal his aspect as the God of Steel on earth, it wouldn't be impossible to stop this goddess from encroaching on Japan with her Authority of love. But it was precisely because he had stayed in the spirit world for too long that he had already lost the madness befitting a Heretic God, and now leaned more towards the side of the Old Gentleman who weighed pros and cons.

At this moment, looking at the sky full of gods and buddhas, He was finally glad that he had not rashly gone himself, but had instead, through his schemes, let this young and kind Saint fight his fated enemy. This was the astonishing wisdom of the Old Gentleman!

—The Mortal World, Chiyoda Ward. The seven-fold gates enclosing all within and without.

With a furious roar, the gates that should have required the sacrifice of power to pass were forcibly broken through by Seiya. A raging beast exuding an ominous dark aura, in a form that could trample all of creation, destroyed the foolish things that stood in its way.

The Boar avatar, symbolizing the Authority of destruction, continued to charge forward, but chains descending from the sky bound its body.

A brilliant radiance rose from the ground. The Saint Seiya stood upon the earth, looking up at the twelve brilliantly shining divine avatars above him.

—From Greek mythology, the goddess of the dark night, Leto.

—From Greek mythology, the god of war, Ares.

—From Greek mythology, the sun god who was in charge of the stars' movements, Hyperion.

—From Greek mythology, the god of thieves, messengers, and magic, Hermes.

—From Greek mythology, the god of wine and madness, Dionysus.

—From Greek mythology, the winged god of victory, Nike.

—From Greek mythology, the goddess of discord who specializes in strife, Eris.

—From Norse mythology, the protector of Midgard, the god of thunder, Thor.

—From Norse mythology, the god of lies and tricks, Loki.

—From Eastern mythology, the great god of the Three Altars of the Sea Assembly, Nezha.

And finally, from Greek mythology, the god of light from the East, Apollo.

Including the goddess of love and beauty who had summoned them, a full twelve deities had each manifested their true mythological forms, their light as radiant as the sun. A sky full of gods and buddhas had descended all at once, as if they had crossed time and space to arrive at the set of Havoc in Heaven.

"Praise me! For I am Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty before whom all things in the world will fall!" The goddess, now with the backing of the gods, finally revealed her arrogant side once more. "Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho! Now, even if you get on your knees and beg for mercy, this humble one will not spare you, Pegasus! Huh? Hey, hey, hey!"

The same trick cannot work on a Saint twice, even with the divine protection of love. The brilliant light of the stars still covered the goddess's face. Accompanied by the sound of cracking bones, this goddess, famed throughout the divine realms for her beauty, was sent flying like a meteor into the distant Imperial Palace.

"What are you all looking at? Waiting for the funeral feast to start?" The Saint, Seiya, lifted his chin and beckoned to the gods. "Come on, you clueless curs. I'll take on ten of you!"

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