Alright, so this is the first chapter of the (long awaited?) sequel for 'behind blue eyes'. Enjoy!
I do not own Saint Seiya nor Sailor Moon.
And so the story doesn't get too confusing, the curse the Gold Saints received is that their true appearance and name cannot be revealed to anyone unless said person is able to recognize them first based on personality traits or things like that. So naturally, they have other names people who don't recognize them can call them. Here are a few:
Kanon - Pollux
Saga - Castor
Milo - Antares
Camus - Ganymede
It had been a year after the battle against Hades. To everyone's surprise, the Underworld hadn't been the end of Athena's Saints. Sometimes Kanon still marvelled at the fact that they were back in Sanctuary instead of being trapped in some dark pit in hell. The Gods of Olympus hadn't been thrilled to hear of Athena's guardians killing the Underworld God, after all.
It had taken all of Athena's power of persuassion to save her Gold Saints from an eternity incarcerated and in suffering. The Gods had been reluctant to let offenders slide by unpunished, so they thought of a punishment that wouldn't be too brutal, yet severe at the same time. In the end, the Gods had decided to allow Athena to bring back her Gold Saints to life, but not without some conditions. They would not be able to leave Sanctuary for three years, and could not contact anyone on the outside world. Also, they had been doomed to be unrecognized by the civilian people they knew and loved. They would see them as different people, and revealing their name to them was forbidden. The only way for them to recognize the Gold Saints was if the civilians were able to recognize them first.
It hadn't been much of a deal for most Saints, but somehow Kanon suspected the punishment was more directed at him than at anyone else. Sure, Camus probably loathed the idea of staying in such a sunny place for so long, but aside from him, none of the Saints had anywhere to go. Except for Kanon, who thought of Mina every single day. The younger Twin would sit on the limits of Sanctuary every single day, observing the unsuspecting tourists, wondering if he would ever see his angel again.
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It was a marvel Mina was out of her apartment, and furthermore away on vacations. After Kanon's death, it was as if the cheerful and bubbly Mina everyone had known had disappeared along with the Gemini Twin. Smiles hardly graced her lips anymore, and her cerulean eyes had lost the sparkle that was so characteristic of Minako Aino. All the girl wanted to do anymore was just hide under the covers of her bed, refusing to be part of a world where Kanon no longer existed. It had been a group effort, to get Mina out of her depression, and while the girl was now eating and willing to get out of her apartment again, she was never quite the same.
Mina still wondered how Lita and Serena had managed to drag her along on this trip, and she had to acknowledge the strong will of her friends. Apparently, Lita had wanted to find out if she had family in Greece, and Ami, Serena and Rei had tagged alongside the Jupiter Guardian. Darien had intended to go, but med school was keeping her busy, so there was conveniently one ticket left for Mina to use. The Venus senshi had offered him to get a refund, but the Earth Prince would have none of it. In the end, Mina had relented, and now found herself walking around some ancient Greek ruins outside of Athens.
-I'm tired, when are we supposed to go for lunch?- Serena asked while she sat on a half destroyed column.
-Unbelievable, we get out of the country and all you can think of is food? You're such a klutz- Rei's voice spoke of annoyance, and Serena stuck out her tongue at Rei in retaliation.
-Rei's right, Sere. I'll promise you we'll go for lunch after we finish exploring this ruins, ok?- Ami was the mediator on this discussion, while Mina watched her friends in mild amusement.
-I have to agree with Sere, though.- Mina replied. –I mean, after you've seen one ruin, it almost seems like you've seen them all, right Sere?- Mina asked her friend, only to find that Serena had lost all interest in the discussion and was now currently walking towards a seemingly unexplored part of the ruins. –Sere?-
There was something that attracted Serena's curiosity towards those ruins. The girl could not quite point it out, though. Mina soon joined her friend, only to discover the source of Serena's curiosity; there was a subtle glossy wall surrounding that part of the ruins. Something lured Mina to the ruins, and before she could even give a thought about it, she crossed over the wall, ignoring the protests of her friends.
The other side was apparently no different, but on a closer inspection, it didn't seem such an abandoned place. The ruins here didn't look like ruins at all, rather a place where people actually lived in. Maybe this was some sort of touristic attraction, Mina told herself, although the lack of tourists tested this theory.
-Minako!- Rei scolded her friend once they all followed the blonde senshi through the wall. –You can't go exploring around for yourself like that! You just crossed and then you disappeared behind this wall thing!-
-Um guys, where are we?- Serena asked as she looked around in awe. Who knew exploring a bunch of old ruins could be so fun?
-Well, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore.- Lita commented as she looked around.