In the Godslayer world, Athena, who releases owls into the night, suddenly appeared, as if sensing something, in her Darkness Domain.
Conceived in the cradle of Ancient Night, the yet-to-be-born Disobedient Pegasus. This God of the Future, whose progress was forcibly interrupted, suddenly pulsed with a subtle stirring, causing an uncharacteristic hint of regret to appear on Athena's icy, seemingly detached face.
Her senses deepened; the solidified future began to move forward once more.
There was no sound of the Disk of Usurpation turning, but the power belonging to Thanatos, the God of Death, was similarly intercepted by Seiya.
However, without Pandora leading the God-hunting ritual, Seiya could feel the violent power, in the form of a torrent, assaulting his Sea of Consciousness, bringing intense pain. Yet he gritted his teeth and sealed himself off with the Solar Corona Furnace.
Under the effect of the Covenant of Decay and Revival, Seiya gradually felt the Death God's Divinity gradually flow towards a certain direction.
Seiya had originally intended to use the Covenant of Decay and Revival, an Authority solely related to the concept of death, to enhance himself, but unexpectedly, the first to accept it was the Pegasus Authority, which Athena had shaped into the God King of the Future.
It was an 'unfinished product'; its era was not now, but in the future envisioned by Athena.
However, this Death God's Divinity from the Saint Seiya world completed a crucial step, and in an instant, Seiya perceived another choice appearing in his future.
That was to abandon his current identity as a Saint and inhabit a divine foundation reshaped with the Death God's Divinity as nourishment, allowing him to transform into the Divine Pegasus at this moment.
His Authorities would be completely retained, and his original Cosmo would gradually transform into the 'Will of the Gods' (Big Wil) after a period of time, and his own power would advance by leaps and bounds. The only things he would lose would be his infinite potential as Seiya, 'Super Combat Continuation,' and the 'Power of Hope' held as a Godslayer.
After a moment of silence, Seiya made his decision.
"I don't like multiple-choice questions."
"Athena, help me have it all!" His Wind Avatar Authority then transmitted his voice beyond the world.
Since he was already the Multiverse-traversing Pegasus, it was only natural to combine the outstanding advantages from various worlds.
And since the divine foundation of this Divine Pegasus was the Pegasus Authority, he could naturally develop an effect that allowed him to 'have his cake and eat it too.'
In the human world, he would be Pegasus Seiya the Saint; in the celestial world, he would be Divine Pegasus. However, he couldn't achieve this yet, but being able to call for outside assistance was also a skill in itself.
After his plea was transmitted via the Wind Avatar Authority, Seiya's mental strength was no longer sufficient to focus on other matters. His shattered Sea of Consciousness, which belonged to Thanatos the Death God, had already drained away, and the remaining portion of the Authority belonging to the Death God finally, under his guidance, merged into his body, circulating into Melqart's Covenant of Decay and Revival.
Pandora, who had returned to her palace from Elysian Fields, now looked worried. Even any Specter could see that their commander's state was not right.
The Specters merely assumed her condition was due to the God of Death's calamity, but after Pandora returned to her palace, her scattered thoughts gradually solidified. She gazed with complex emotions at Pegasus, who she had brought to the bed with her telekinetic power, still unconscious.
Though immersed in fragmented visions, she couldn't fully connect them. But based on the information and visions she had, she tentatively concluded that the Pegasus before her was from the future, and that he was also Pandora's child.
"So this is… my child from the future?"
Unconsciously, Pandora came to the bedside, resting her chin on her hand, gazing at the sleeping youth before her. Her usually stern face now unexpectedly softened.
"Indeed, looking at his features, he resembles me quite a bit. Two eyes, this high nose bridge… and this stubborn character, as well as this divinity… So that's it, that's how he was able to achieve this…"
Pandora's previously furrowed brow gradually relaxed. She recalled Hades from the previous Holy War. She felt that Pegasus and Alone should have been brothers working together, they should have supported each other, allowing darkness to become the dominant color of this world. But why had it turned out this way?
Pegasus certainly couldn't be wrong, and the current Hades' human vessel couldn't be wrong either.
"Then the problem lies with that shameless, pretending-to-be-young old hag—Athena! She is the source of all evil!" Sharp light burst forth from Pandora's eyes.
With astonishing wisdom, Pandora understood everything. Once the root of the problem was found, there were no more doubts. Her heart was once again filled with soaring battle intent; she would no longer tolerate that evil Athena living in this world!
She re-gripped the trident in her hand and strode out of her palace, arriving at Hades' City.
As this commander of the Specters exercised her privilege, streaks of purple light converged before her at her call.
This time, she would unleash the full force of the Underworld to completely kill Sasha, the current reincarnation of Athena. She would even seal her soul for all eternity, preventing her from ever wreaking havoc on Earth again!
Almost simultaneously, on Earth, at the Sanctuary, the clock tower standing in the Pope's Palace once again chimed twelve melodious bells.
This was also a Saint summoning order; following the successful return of the Mokurenji Fruit, shaped by Asmita, to the Sanctuary by Yato's team, this meant that the tides of offense and defense were now reversed.
It was in this brief interval that Seiya slowly opened his eyes in the deepest chamber of the palace.
He only felt his head splitting with pain. Fighting in succession against Specters and various Gods had not caused as much damage as the power generated when forcibly devouring the Death God's soul body. But if Seiya had to do it again, he would still choose to devour it all in one bite.
The victory feedback belonging to the God of Combat, as well as the new, surging power, were all waiting to be activated on his system panel, Seiya warily looked around, observing his current environment.
However, Seiya's attention was not on this. A purple five-pointed star diagram was reflected on the white celestite ceiling, while red and yellow glowing glass spheres cast fifty-four.ee Drip-drip, drip-drip—tick-tock, drip-drip While he was still dizzy, this clock-like ticking sound had already left a deep lingering vibration in his ears, accompanied by fragmented images, each depicting events currently happening in different parts of the Underworld.
Seiya had considered the worst possibility: falling into Alone's hands. So before his consciousness succumbed, he forcibly leaped using his Wind Avatar Authority to a place where the calls for his name brought him a sense of security.
He focused and listened. His intuition... now...
Although his current situation seemed quite safe, no matter how he looked at it, this was still the Underworld. Even the air still carried an unsettlingly familiar scent; evidently, the room's occupant had only just left.
type of clock chimed. But...
Silence returned. Seiya recalled the clock chime that had just faded. Could this be Tenma's room?
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