Saints
Legends say that their power rivals the gods, beauty of mythical stature, but they are kind and understanding.
Serving the goddess Athena, to save all mankind from the rage of the other gods.
What would happen to the world if they found out about them being true or more specifically the wizarding world?
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In a little town in England there was a young boy running for his life. Through the streets, into the park and into the trees away from the other residents of the town, continuously being chased by men in black robes wearing masks. "You can run but you can't hide any longer Potter!" taunted .one of the men.
Still running and praying to get out alive was Harry Potter, the boy who lived, but tonight it might be changed to the boy who almost got away.
Then out of nowhere a loud voice shouted "leave him alone!"
Up above them in the trees was a figure with flowing emerald green hair, and Carrabin blue eyes, he wore light pink armor with a gold pattern on it. He also dawned golden chains, all in all he looked like an angel not a real threat, but something in Harry told him otherwise.
The death eaters though did not seem to sense this, and attacked. "Avada Kadavra"
Harry couldn't turn away as he saw those green lights headed for the young man that was trying to save him. He couldn't breathe, as the lights hit his delicate looking armor.
But the curse the death eater, cast was swallowed in a golden light, when the light dimed one could see that the chains the mysterious man held where what stopped the curse, circling so fast around their bearer, they seemed to make a wall of stars and not a wall of chains.
Harry's strange rescuer jumped high over head obscuring the moon for but a moment, and in a flash it was over. All the death eaters that had once been trying to kill Harry lay on the ground motionless, as if struck by lightning.
"Are you alright?" jolting Harry from his thoughts, the question was soft spoken but assuring in the fact no harm was to come to him.
"I'm fine now, thank you." Harry replied uncertain, now looking at his rescuer face to face, he looked no older than Harry himself, but his eyes held more knowledge, sorrow and pain than Dumbledore's, he had world wary eyes.
The sound of people approaching on foot through the forest could now be heard clearly coming in their direction, but whose side they were on was unknown.
Quickly, as though through instinct the young man took Harry's hand in his own and in a flash of light the forest had disappeared, and in its place was a mountain side. On the mountain side was villages and markets. And up the center were twelve of what looked to be temples, and up at the top was a magnificent palace. Harry turned to stare at the young man in question of these events.
His rescuers eyes widened as if remembering something, and Harry was soon given the answer as to what.
"I'm sorry I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Shun Andromeda, what's yours?" His rescuer, now named 'Shun' said.
A bit startled from the sudden question he replied "My name is Harry, Harry Potter, and if I may ask where are we?"
"Oh dear, I guess the incoming company made me forget to give you an explanation. You're in Sanctuary the home of the Saints of Athena. Right now I'm supposed to take you to the Pope, so I'll explain on the way."
As they started walking or being half dragged in Harry's case, to the temples, Shun started talking again.
"Saints are fighters that protect the world from being destroyed by the other gods, and serve the goddess Athena; there are 88 saints in all. Each saint has an armor called a cloth that represents one of the 88 constellations such as mine, the cloth of Andromeda."
By this time they had come to the first temple.
"These temples represent the twelve constellations of the zodiac; this temple is the temple of Aries." Answered Shun.
The inside of the temple was simple and strait forward really, but it looked more like a hall way to Harry.
"Mu are you here, I have someone I want you to meet."
"I am here Shun; I take it our guest has arrived." came an answer from behind one of the pillars that lined the sides of the hall. There was a young man around 5' 7", with long lavender hair that nearly touched the floor, he had bright green eyes and to purple dots on his forehead where his eyebrows were supposed to be. He wore a simple light brown tunic with a brownish green scarf around his neck.
"Yes he is, but I'm afraid he was being chased when I found him, could you heal his wounds?"
"Yes I can." Mu walked up to Harry and placed his hand over one of the many cuts he had gained during the chase. A warm tingling sensation covered Harry's body and before he knew it all of his wounds had been healed.
"There you go, but you had best come back for a full check up just in case, oh and Shun I believe we should leave him in Aldebaran's care for a while." Mu said poking Harry in the stomach.
With a smile and a nod Shun said his thanks and good bye's to Mu as he and Harry left.
"What do you think of Mu, Harry?"
"He was really nice, but who is Aldebaran Shun?"
"He's lives in the next temple, the temple of Taurus. You'll like him to Harry, he's a great cook, although he's part giant, you won't mind will you Harry?" Shun asked out of concern for his friend.
"I don't mind at all really, the grounds keeper at my school is part giant to actually."
Shuns expression softened into a smile as they kept going up, which made Harry wonder, how many stairs we're there?
When they entered the temple they were immediately greeted by who Harry guessed was Aldebaran.
He was indeed part giant, easily ten or more feet tall. He had a muscular figure, dark brown hair and brown grey eyes; he wore a similar outfit to Mu's only without the scarf and much larger in size.
"Hello Shun and hello to you to Harry, I'm glad you both made it back safe and sound. If you like I can get you something to eat?" Aldebaran said while shaking Harry's hand.
"Thank you for your offer but we must decline for now, there are many others for Harry to meet before the night is through, but it would be wonderful if we may join you for breakfast, if we could?"
"No worries, and your more that welcome to come for breakfast, I'll make some extra, Harry here is thinner than you Shun, if it's possible." Aldebaran laughed in good nature before waving the duo off as they started for the Gemini temple.
"I hope you have an appetite Harry because you'll need it with the amount of food Aldebaran cooks."
They laughed together for a while before stopping before the Gemini temple entrance, only there were two temples.
"It's an illusion; both Gemini and Virgo are masters of illusions." Harry just nodded his head still confused as heck.
"Saga, Kanon, Harry is a guest on orders from both Pope Shion and Lady Athena."
The air warped and twisted around the two temples until there was only one Gemini temple in front of the duo.
In the door way there were two people that looked nearly the exact same.
The one on the left had darker hair color than the one on the right. They stood around 6 feet tall, had blue hair and blue eyes, but what they wore was different. The one on the left wore long dark blue robes almost black, with red and gold trim and a cord belt.
The other man on the right was wearing something similar to Mu and Aldebaran, but the top was light blue and he had bandages wrapped around his wrists.
"Harry, these are the Gemini twins; Saga on the left and Kanon on the right."
"Please come in and out of the night time air." Said Saga
As they all entered the temple Kanon said "We were told you were being chased when Shun found you, so you obviously didn't have time to pack or anything, so if there's anything you can't live without just say so and we can get it for you."
Harry thought for a moment about it and nodded, then paused. "Why do I have to stay here anyway, and why are you helping me?" he blurted out. (an: sorry, completely forgot about that. ^-^')
The others had neutral expressions on their faces, before Saga turned to face Harry fully and said firmly leaving no room for argument "Everything will be explained in full when you speak with the Pope, until then you will have to remain patient and wait a while longer for your answers."
With that they both vanished into thin air.
Harry stared shocked at the place they once stood for two reasons, and Shun seemed to know what these reasons were.
"Harry, the saints don't know much themselves, all we really know is that you have the power to stop someone with a false 8th sense also known as the Arayashiki, it will be further explained when you meet Pope Shion" with a grin he continued "and as for how they vanished like that their able to teleport, like a port key or what else wizards use, all gold saints can."
The other temples were much like the first three; Death Mask was not someone Harry wanted to meet again, at least not alone, though he seemed slightly scared of Shun for some reason?
Aioria was a happy person and someone Harry had much in common with as to how they were treated when they were kids.
Shaka was apparently one of Shuns masters, had 12 other students and was a master of the mind.
Shun had set it up so Harry would attend classes with him so he could strengthen his mind.
Dohko looked to be 18 but ended up being 267 because of some spell that he had learned, now long since forgotten. Wouldn't Voldemort like that!
Milo was next and although he had a friendly personality Harry felt that he knew very well how to kill, and he was proven right when Milo congratulated him on his instincts. That was when Harry found out Milo was a trained assassin, lovely. Sweatdrops.
Aioros was Aioria's older brother, and apparently had been dead the past 13 some odd years, anyone other than Harry confused?
Aioros and Shun just laughed and said it would be explained later.
Shura was a good friend of Aioros and a person who was loyal to his cause by any and all means.
Camus to say the least was a brick of ice, the same goes for his temple.
"He's one of the three ice saints among all the saints and doesn't really show emotion to… well nearly just about everyone." Was the answer Harry got.
Aphrodite … Harry had to say that if Shun hadn't told him otherwise, I would have thought Aphrodite a girl.
The last stretch of stairs was covered in thorny roses, making it impossible to go any further or so it seemed to Harry.
"Aphrodite, if it wouldn't be too much trouble could you please move your roses." Shun called back to the temple and in a flurry of petals the roses had wrapped themselves around the pillars that lined the way.
The palace up close was a grand sight to see. The structure was made of white marble, with large balconies for parties; leading up the door was a marble path way with two small streams on either side running down to the roses. The doors themselves were made of some type of magic resistant metal, it looked bluish silver, and was framed in gold plated steel.
After gaining entry from the guards, Harry saw the inside was even more amazing. The halls were much like the temples but washed with white, instead of brownish gold. The floors had either stunning mosaics that mapped out the 88 constellations as stars or separately as what the stars represent or with soft velvet rugs. The windows were stained glass in the shape of people and creatures that glowed in the torch light.
When Harry and Shun enter the main hall it had a warm feel even though it was a place of business, probably meaning they worked in this room a lot.
The floors were dark gray almost black; all the walls were covered in lush tapestries and had two large fire places near the end of the room on either side. The ceiling was painted to look like the night sky, not just the constellations. At the end of the room by the fires was a throne and on that throne was a man wearing a black mask.
As Harry and Shun came closer to the man Shun took off his helmet and knelt on one knee, Harry then followed his example.
"Pope Shion, I am glad you are well. As requested I have brought Harrison James Potter to Sanctuary, but he was being chased at the time of departure and was not able to inform his relatives or pack his belongings, the Gemini twins have already offered to fetch them."
The Pope was silent for a moment before speaking.
"Thank you Andromeda Shun, but if I may ask Harrison who is it that was chasing you?"
"Please call me Harry, and the men that were chasing me are called Death Eaters Sir, their leader Voldemort has wanted me dead since I was a baby."
Shion gave Harry a very thoughtful look, or so it seemed, through the mask, and nodded. (an: he's over 200 years old he already knows about the wizard war for pete sake)
"Very well, Harry, tomorrow you will go with the Gemini twins to gather your belongings, in the mean time you shall stay with Dragon Shiryu, one of Shuns half brothers. That is all for now, you will need your strength for what is a head."
Shiryu was rather calm and collected and also quite knowledgeable. He had long black hair that went to his waist line, had silvery green eyes that were slightly misted over from being rendered blind twice Shun told Harry before leaving. 'ouch' were Harry's thoughts. He had white silk pants for sleeping and no top, exposing his many scars and his dragon tattoo.
"Catch" Shiryu shouted from across Harry's new room and threw some clothes at Harry to sleep in.
"They'll be rather big but from the clothes you're wearing now I'd guess you're used to it. The bathroom is just down the hall, and be careful Okko sleeps right across from you to your left and is not a morning person. I'm just across the hall, oh and before I forget Shunrei sleeps three rooms down so be careful."
With that said Shiryu left to bed, from the bags under his eyes Harry could tell he had dent had much sleep in a long time.
So I changed clothes and went to sleep in the soft bed. 'I wonder what tomorrow will bring?'
An: as you have already seen every one is now alive, and not just because the story needs them. And I have no idea what year this it for Harry but Sirius is still alive. And if you want to know more about Saint Seiya just message, but for Harry Potter, I haven't even read the first book, all I know is what I read in fanfictions. Yes it's a shame I know.
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