[ At the cost of the sacrifice of Hakurei and Dohko, the Sanctuary finally broke through the Hades' barrier and destroyed Hades City. However, Hades didn't care about any of this.
The moment the castle collapsed, Hades, greeted by Pandora, walked towards Elysium in the sky. There, he would overlook the land about to be swallowed by darkness.
In the days that followed, the Sanctuary army all safely retreated, and after a few days of peace, a terrifying anomaly suddenly descended. The distant sky began to thunder and lightning without warning, and the ground beneath their feet shook violently.
Athena in the Sanctuary was stunned to discover that the distant Italian peninsula began to slowly float towards the sky, gradually merging into Elysium.
And the original ground instantly became a vast ocean, with floods surging and lightning intertwined. The scene was like the end of the world.
Perceiving the anomaly in heaven and earth, Shion and Sisyphus quickly rushed to Athena's side. The giant painting in the sky had become Hades' new stronghold.
"As the Goddess of War, I cannot let Hades continue to wreak havoc on the earth."
To protect the living beings of the earth, Athena immediately decided to march towards Elysium in the sky. ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Is this the divine power of the God of the Underworld? It's truly awe-inspiringly powerful. And how strong was Pegasus in the Age of Myths to actually injure the God of the Underworld's body?"
Everyone from other worlds turned pale the moment they saw Hades' actions. Sweat dripped from their foreheads, and their eyes were filled with incredulous horror.
With Hades' power alone, he uprooted the entire land of Italy. This apocalyptic scene truly matched their understanding of gods.
"Can humanity really defeat such a terrifying God of the Underworld?!"
Everyone from other worlds became a little unconfident. The strength Hades had shown so far was already something that couldn't be compensated for by numbers. It was probably even a problem to go to Hades' base, Elysium, now.
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〜A Certain Magical Index World, Academy City〜
Misaka and Kuroko Shirai looked at each other with dazed expressions. As atheists who believed in science, their worldview had also collapsed at this moment.
"Do these gods just change the layout of continents whenever they want?!"
If there were no Athena, wouldn't the world have been swallowed by Hades long ago?! This level of power was no longer something mortals could face.
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〜JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 5: Golden Wind Worldline〜
"This... this... is this real or fake?!"
Mista screamed hysterically. Was it too dangerous to live in Italy now?
What they were doing was just child's play; what Hades was doing was war, the kind that could destroy the world in an instant. A slight mistake could lead to the extinction of all humanity.
Narancia muttered blankly,
"Bucciarati, Italy is gone..."
"Noooo! I don't want to be a gangster in the Underworld, it's too scary!"
Narancia hugged Bucciarati's leg and cried. Hades took the entire Italy. In that world, they weren't even cannon fodder.
Bucciarati expressionlessly pulled Narancia off his leg:
"Narancia, calm down. This isn't our Italy."
If it were their Italy, they wouldn't be able to resist even if they wanted to.
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〜Bleach World, Hueco Mundo〜
"This is a god...."
Even the powerful Aizen felt a huge gap when facing such immense power.
"The reason we find the flowers on the cliff beautiful is because we stop at the cliff, unlike those fearless flowers that can take a step towards the sky."
The strength of the gods is indeed breathtaking, but it cannot stop me. It's also quite good to be able to see the power of the gods in advance.
No one stands in the sky from the beginning, not even gods! As long as I have the Hogyoku and continue to take that step forward, I believe I will evolve step by step to his height.
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[ At the same time, in the Libra Palace, Tenma recalled the scene of Dohko's life being taken, and a feeling of unwillingness and self-hatred quickly climbed into his heart, turning into an endless roar.
"I'm not reconciled... I'm really too useless, I want to become stronger... stronger... stronger!!"
As if hearing Tenma's roar, the Aquarius Gold Saint Dégel suddenly appeared in the Libra Palace, in front of Tenma.
He waved his hand and pointed in the distant direction: "If you're seeking strength, you might consider venturing there. A demon resides in that place, offering either immense power or a fatal end." ]
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〜Saint Seiya Shioriverse, The Lost Canvas timeline〜
Dohko had just brought Tenma to the Pope's Chamber when he saw this scene. He reached out and rubbed Tenma's head hard:
"Don't blame yourself for this! Tenma, I told you, don't look back."
Constantly looking back won't lead to growth. Tenma must step over his comrades' bodies and continue to move forward. Thinking of this, he was somewhat grateful that Dégel could guide Tenma in his absence.
"But, Dohko..."
Tenma was still blaming himself for Dohko's death. Several Gold Saints had already died because of him.
He desperately wanted to become stronger now, strong enough to protect others from Hades.
And at this moment on Kanon Island, Defteros, dressed like a savage and known as the demon, showed a villainous smile:
"Come on, Pegasus! Will you gain power or death? It's up to you."
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[ After guiding Pegasus, Dégel received Athena's summons and went to the Pope's Chamber.
"Dégel, you've worked hard." After a simple greeting, Athena stated the reason for summoning him.
"I want to ask you to go on a diplomatic mission to the frozen land, Bluegrad."
To march towards Elysium in the sky, they needed a powerful force that could rival Hades. To defeat Hades, they now had to borrow the power of that god.
Meanwhile, Pegasus also arrived at Kanon Island. When he reached a cave entrance, he heard a strange laugh.
"A very energetic fellow has arrived. Should I eat his bones too?"
Instead of being afraid, Tenma immediately knelt down and begged to be his disciple. This action stunned Defteros.
Where was the backbone of a Saint?! Why kneel as soon as they met?
Defteros, regaining his composure, gently waved his arm, shattering the wall and revealing a bottomless abyss: "If you want to be my disciple, jump from here."
Looking at the bottomless abyss in front of him, Tenma's pupils constricted, and he froze in place. If he really jumped from here, there would probably be nothing left of him.
But Tenma, to gain power and no longer see his comrades die, was willing to pay any price. Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and leaped.
"I—will not die!"
Seeing Tenma actually jump, Defteros was also stunned: "He really jumped!"
After waiting for a while and not seeing Tenma come up, Defteros also thought he was dead: "Foolish boy, regret it in the Underworld."
Just as he was leaving, Tenma actually climbed up again, asking him to take him as a disciple.
At this, Defteros became interested. The next second, he threw the box containing the Pegasus Cloth down the bottomless cliff.
"You don't need such a thing... If you want to become stronger, don't rely on the power of the Cloth."
"Huh?... The Cloth—" But this action startled Tenma, who was beside him. ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"I didn't expect there to be other gods?! It's really a world where gods walk everywhere."
"Hahahaha, Tenma kneeling down as soon as they met even stunned the demon of Kanon Island."
A bottomless abyss. People weren't surprised that Tenma could climb out of the abyss; after all, with the previous examples of Hypnos and Bai Li, the powerful bodies of the Saints were already deeply ingrained in people's minds.
Just kidding, Shion and Yuzuriha, who only had one-tenth of their strength in Hades' barrier, managed to survive. They were already used to the Saints' inhuman performance.
But the demon, looking like a savage, being stunned by Tenma's actions multiple times, that contrast in expression was indeed quite funny.
And the most important point is, although what the demon said makes a lot of sense, but... don't throw the Cloth away!! What will the next generation Pegasus Saint wear?!
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〜Saint Seiya Toeiverse, Anime timeline〜
The other four Bronze Saints all looked at Seiya with relieved expressions, patting his shoulder, their voices full of emotion:
"You still have a Cloth to wear, you're really lucky..."
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[ As he spoke, the demon led Tenma to a molten lava waterfall. The crimson scene before them shocked Tenma.
Suddenly, the earth began to shake, and the surging lava became more intense. Seeing the volcano about to erupt, Pegasus turned to run.
But the demon's actions made him freeze in place!
"Quiet down—KANON ISLAND!!"
The demon's roar and the rumbling of the earth truly stopped after this roar, as if even the earth feared the demon's power.
Then, in Tenma's horrified gaze, he jumped into the scorching lava, demanding Tenma follow. ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
As this scene aired, everyone from other worlds stared blankly at the screen. No... Saints finally stopped being human, too? Could they swim in lava now? That was lava!!
"A roar stopping a volcanic eruption, this demon isn't some god too, is he?! Don't tell me this is a human..."
You know, a famous vampire lord once said, humans... have limits—that's why he stopped being human!!
But, does this look like it has limits?! That's f***ing lava, not a swimming pool.
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