Saint Seiya: The Legend of Seiya

42 - Seventh Sense! The Essence of Cosmo

The fury risen by Xiaoling's death stirred everyone's spirits, so they threw themselves in the face of the enemy without a glimpse of ​​what to expect. They marched purposefully and resolutely into a terrible trap; a terrible mistake, perhaps. Blinded with rage and deceived by a mysterious gift, Saori fell at the feet of the House of Aries traversed by a Golden Arrow.

Her body sprawled on the floor in her white dress and her bandaged limbs. Alice knelt holding her hand while her eyes twitched from whatever pain that hurt her spirit. The wonderful Golden Staff, which was none other than Niké, stood unsupported by her side.

So they left her, with a heavy chest; four young friends who depended on each other to move forward and fulfill a huge mission: save Athena.

Seiya, Shun, Hyoga and Shiryu started running up the wide stairs. Colonnades rose on either side of the stairs as they climbed to a Temple that loomed ahead.

Shiryu could feel the frustration of his friends and, in particular, of Seiya, who was stomping on the stairs cut into the stone. What might have been a happy reunion had immediately sunk into disgrace; first with the passing of lil' Xiaoling and now with the fall of Saori.

"The first temple is the House of Aries." Shiryu announced to her friends. "We have a powerful ally on our side."

The stairs were longer than they imagined, and although the Temple was in sight, they realized that the curves they made in the mound were farther away than they had thought before. They leapt forward to buy time, and soon they all reached a plateau where the stairs ended; ahead, a huge temple rose.

Unlike the ruins of the Sanctuary and even the stairs they were climbing, this Temple was absolutely pristine; an old building, still with all its columns preserved, an open façade and a beautiful crystal dome at the top.

Their footsteps burst through the interior of the temple, echoing off the gleaming marble mosaic tiles on the floor. Columns supported a soaring ceiling where, in its center, reigned a marvelous dome of pure crystal. And the sunlight that prevailed outside illuminated that central area of ​​the temple in a beautiful way. There were also hidden corners in the darkness, as the temple was huge.

When they arrived under the crystal dome, however, they found absolutely no one. It was empty.

"There is no one here, Shiryu." Seiya commented and even Shiryu looked lost.

"Master Mu!" Shiryu shouted, echoing her voice through the temple.

Shun looked at Seiya confused, as they knew Jamir Mu.

As they searched the temple's darkness for anyone's presence, Seiya became impatient.

"We can't waste time here, let's move on." said Seiya.

But at that moment, in the center of the Temple, where sunlight was shining brightly through the crystal dome, a manifestation of gold appeared, distorting the surrounding matter. And when they blinked, there appeared, kneeling, an imposing figure of gold reflecting the sunlight.

Shiny armor, with curvy details in shades of lighter gold throughout the golden protection. A white cape on the back spread across the floor, but the most distinguishing detail of that Cloth was two golden ram's horns that ornamented around its neck.

Master Mu wore her golden helmet, adorned with a stiff crest at the top, but cascading her long, thick hair tied at the end of the length. Shiryu called her name, guessing that she had returned, but, with amazement, Seiya saw that on either side of her were two bodies: Saori and Alice.

"Mii!" Shun ran to her.

"What happened?" Seiya asked.

Master Mu stood up and he could see her two marks on her forehead; her voice spoke calmly.