The collision of light and darkness continued, and finally came to an end at a certain moment.

The cracks extended, and the walls of the gold were full of holes, shattering into a few fluorescent streams with a crisp sound.

The black hurricane then dissipated, and the python's body evaporated little by little from the skin to the flesh, until the internal 'nucleus' was exposed.

"Damn-",

Hades staggered forward and stretched out his hand to Athena in the distance,

"Damn, it's just a little bit away, it's just one step away.

My hegemony, my hegemon—"

The unfinished words could not be spoken, and the hand armor of the Hades, starting from the fingertips, peeled off the clothes and body into fine dust and smoke,

In a short time, only the red eyes stared at the goddess of war and the golden robe that surrounded her.

Then, the eyes disappeared without a trace.

"Win, win."

Binghe held up the ground, breathing in a big gulp of air, while the purple dragon beside him sat down, trying to calm his heart.

Yihui slowly stood up, walked out of the array of light, and stopped at the side of Andromeda's holy clothes,

"Instantaneous ......"

"Athena, please get up."

"We won this holy war."

Zilong and Binghe stretched out their hands and said to the girl.

Win?

The girl is still in a trance, not fully awake yet.

This holy war is our ...... Win?

In the hazy vision, the Golden Saint Seiya who seemed to be by her side a moment ago was gone, as if it was just an illusion,

With the help of Binghe and Zilong, she stood up little by little,

However, all he saw was twelve tattered golden robes.

Most of them have varying degrees of damage,

The sharp double horns were broken, the fatal wound in the chest armor, the cracks in the abdominal armor, the defects in the shoulder armor, and the dense gaps spread over more than eighty percent of the area.

The twelve golden robes, which were at the top of the eighty-eight sacred garments, stood quietly on the ground of the temple as if they had lost their lives.

[Warriors of the zodiac, can you answer me.] 】

[In this holy war, try to survive? 】

"I won ......"

Athena walked towards the nearest garment,

"So what?"

You're all gone,

So what is the value of this victory?

Little by little, tears moistened the soil, and she cried like an abandoned child,

Why don't you promise me?!

Why don't you try harder?!

Didn't you say you wanted to protect me?!

"I don't want the victory this way......."

Zilong and Binghe glanced at each other and shook their heads.

They couldn't think of anything to comfort each other, and they didn't have a reason to comfort each other.

Even if you say it, it's useless.

Since this adult came into the world, the people who have been with her have been-

Blood was mixed with tears, and the goddess's face was dirty, but she clearly didn't realize it, or even if she did, she had no intention of cleaning it up.

Until—

[Please stop crying.] 】

The warm fingertips wiped away her tears and wiped away the stains for her little by little.

The man crouched down in front of her and whispered.

"Mu ......"

[Isn't it beautiful to win, Lord Athena?] 】

Beside Aries, the tall warrior laughed,

"Arudiba......"

[This time, Uncle Ben's name will definitely be recorded on a glorious page. 】

Cancer wiped the tip of his nose, slightly excited.

[After two hundred years, my Tonghu can still wear the holy clothes of Libra again to participate in the holy war. 】

Libra's face was extremely satisfied, and he looked at the disciple behind the girl,

[Zilong, I have seen your performance, you have done a good job. 】

"Teacher, I'm Zilong really—"

[Binghe, the mystery I taught you, use its power well. 】

"Ah, thank you for the gift, my teacher."

Shiratori wiped the corners of his eyes and hesitated,

"You-"

[Because of the demise of the Hades, we also got a little time. 】

Shaga said slowly,

[Although I am very concerned about why the super-god existence will take over the realm of the Hades, but-]

[Sure enough, I'm still a little worried about you, Lord Athena.] 】

Scorpio sighed,

[Fortunately, there are still you. 】

Shura nodded at Zilong and Binghe,

[We have entrusted Athena to you, young Bronze Saints. 】

Pisces said slowly,

Their light and shadow become blurred,

Aiolos stretched out his hand and looked at the increasingly transparent body,

[Time, is it almost up?] 】

Sagittarius crouches down, picks up the golden scepter, and hands it to Gemini.

They walked slowly, out of the way,

Zaga stepped forward, crouched down, and handed the scepter out.

[Then according to the agreement.] 】

[When the Holy War is over, we will return this land—to you, Athena.] 】

The girl raised her head and looked to the left and right.

Just like then,

On that day, they stood on both sides,

[We hereby promise that we will bring victory and win peace for Lord Athena and this land. 】

[Bet on it - the honor of the Golden Saint Seiya!] 】

"Lord Athena."

Zilong said softly,

“？”

"Please fulfill them, the last wish."

Binghe clenched his fists and said in a condensed voice.

Last...... Aspiration?

She remembered that before the battle, Garon's unspoken words,

"It's time for you to grow up, Athena. 】

She breathed deeply, trying to keep her composure, and reached out to take the Scepter of Victory.

The small universe of light was concentrated on the divine apparatus, like a sharp blade cutting through the thick clouds.

Not long after,

Above the sky, the final bell rang to announce the end of the battle.

She wiped her cheeks and held the scepter of victory,

In front of them, there is no longer their figure.

[Next, it's your time.] 】

An abrupt voice came, and the maiden and the bronzes turned around,

At the end of the devastated earth, a little remnant of light vanished, as if a shadow had stayed for a moment.

However, at this time,

There was only a golden sword left in the ground,

The broken blade and blade of the sword tell the story of what happened.

（the end）