Chapter 2
Purestrongpoem: I don't own Saint Seiya the Lost Canvas' characters. I did two chapters for your Christmas gift. Merry Christmas! I hope you enjoy.
Sasha slowly opened her eyes. At first, everything was blurry but then slowly, she started to see better. She slowly looked around. She was chained to an altar in a shrine. She remembered that she and Sisyphus were staying with Willow. Sisyphus left to protect them from the spectre. Willow was working with the enemy and that was all she remembered. She wondered if Sisyphus was alright. She was worried about him. No, no, no. She shouldn't be worried. Sisyphus was a strong saint, he will be fine. She had to believe in him. She also had to get out of here now, but how? She struggled with the chains but found it was tightly embedded to the altar. What was she going to do? Then she saw Willow and the man whom Sisyphus fought with before she was kidnapped. If she saw him, it means that Sisyphus was dead. It couldn't be. She fought the urge to cry.
Willow walked towards her and said, "Well, it seems that the little goddess is awake. Unfortunately, for you, Livius took care of Sisyphus. Oh, wait. You don't know who Livius is. It doesn't matter. It still surprises me to find out that the great Athena is a little human girl. It really is pathetic."
Sasha glared at her trying to seem brave but she was really afraid. She stammered, "Wha...at do you wa...nt f..fr...om me?" Oh, why did she stammer?
"Oh, the great goddess is scared. Athena, the goddess of war and wisdom is powerless to do anything. I think you should be Athena, the goddess of foolishness. It doesn't matter. You are our tool for the plan."
Willow turned to Livius and complimented, "You have done well, Livius. Since we have Athena, we can awake her powers and used to make me stronger like a god."
Livius at first look happy but his face became confused. He asked, "What do you mean me? Shouldn't it be us?"
Willow shouted, "POISON SLASH!" and slashed him down the chest. Livius widened his eyes in shock and fell down.
Sasha screamed in horror. Why would Willow do that to her friend?
Livius coughed up blood and struggled to speak, "W...hy? I th...ou..ght we h..ad a de...al?"
Willow smirked and answered, "I have no more use for you. You should know that you should never make a deal with a black widow spider. What happen to the males that mate with the female black widow spider? After mating, the female eats the male. In this case, I killed you. After all, you were just a foolish person falling for the trap the spider laid. Bye."
Livius coughed violently and finally passed away. Sasha was crying for the man.
"Why? He was your friend."
Willow rolled her eyes and said, "Didn't you hear anything I said? I was just using you. Besides, he killed your saint. Shouldn't you be happy that he died?"
She said with sadness in her voice and tears stinging her eyes, "Why would I be happy?" Yes, I am angry that he killed Sir Sisyphus. But I am also upset that you betrayed and killed your comrade. You are just selfish person who care for herself."
Willow laughed, "So, what. I don't care. He was just a tool. He finished his purpose. I don't need him anymore. However, you need to fulfill your purpose."
"And what is that?"
"You will find out soon."
Sasha was frightened. However, there was nothing she could do but fulfilled Willow's evil plan.
XX
Sisyphus was waiting nervously for Livius to come. Today was the day that the Pope chose between him and Livius to be the Sagittarius saint. Most saints were chosen by having a battle between the trainees. The gold saints were different. They were chosen specially by the Pope and the cloth. Their master, Sagittarius Robin had died recently from a stroke. They had to choose a new Sagittarius saint and the candidates were him and Livius. What was taking Livius so long? Just then, Livius ran towards Sisyphus.
He apologized, "Sorry, I make you wait. Let's go."
Sisyphus smiled, "It is okay. After all, I couldn't leave the future Sagittarius saint behind."
Livius laughed, "Sisyphus, you don't know if I am the Sagittarius saint yet."
"Well, you are more skilled than me and everyone seems to think that you would become the new Sagittarius saint."
"Don't worry. Let's hurry."
"Yes."
They finally reach the Pope's throne and bowed down in front of the Pope.
The Pope stood up and said, "Arise, Livius and Sisyphus. Today, a new Sagittarius would be chosen. There are two worthy candidates for the Sagittarius cloth. I would let the Sagittarius cloth chooses its master."
The Sagittarius cloth came out of the box. It started to glow brightly that everyone had to cover their eyes. Finally, the light dimmed down and the Sagittarius cloth was on a surprised Sisyphus. Everyone was surprised since they expected to be on Livius. Nevertheless, everyone was pleased with the results.
The Pope declared, "The new Sagittarius Saint is Sisyphus."
Sisyphus was surprised and thrilled to be the new Sagittarius Saint. Master would be so proud of me. After the ceremony, he and Livius was taking a walk around the Sanctuary. He noticed that Livius was unhappy.
"Livius, don't be upset. You would also make a good Sagittarius Saint."
Livius laughed, "Me, upset? No, I am happy for you. You deserve it."
"Thank you."
"It is getting late. I have to go."
Before Livius could leave, Sisyphus grabbed his hand and looked at him with concern eyes.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, of course. Why wouldn't I be happy?"
"Because everyone knows that you want to be the Sagittarius Saint really badly. You trained so hard even harder than I did to be the Sagittarius Saint."
"Okay, I am jealous of you. But now I realize that I can still protect Athena as a different Saint. I might not be as amazing as you, but I can still fight for what I believe in. Besides we are friends and as a friend, I am happy and proud of you."
"Okay, thanks. Sorry, I was just worried about you."
"It is fine. It is just like you to worry for other people. In fact, you worried too much. You should learn how to stop worrying. Good night."
That was the last time Sisyphus saw him. The next morning when he tried to find Livius, he was missing. The Saints search for him but never found him. It was assumed that Livius left the Sanctuary. Sisyphus was always upset that he believed Livius' lies that he was happy for him. He was upset that he couldn't do anything to help Livius. He had wondered where was Livius and what was he doing. He wanted to see him again. He didn't keep searching for Livius for the fear that he might find him. After all, one of the laws of Sanctuary was that if a Saint or trainee escape from the Sanctuary, the punishment would be death. He didn't want that to happen to Livius. When he met Livius again, he was so happy but sad at the same time. It wasn't the Livius he knew before. The Livius he knew was happy, caring and kind. However, now he was full of anger and envy. He couldn't save Livius from the darkness just like he couldn't save Athena from the hands of the enemy. Maybe, he didn't deserve to be the Sagittarius Saint. Maybe he didn't deserved to be a saint at all. Then he heard someone calling him.
Slowly, he opened his eyes to see an old man standing in front of him. He was wearing tattered clothes and had a walking stick. He started to sit up but then he felt throbbing pain through his chest. He yelped and clung tightly to his chest.
The old man examined the wound and said, "Easy, there. You were lucky that I was walking by and found you, alive. I patched up your wounds and got rid of the poison that was in your body."
Sisyphus started to say thank you but the old man beat him to it, "No need to thank me. I am Buibui."
"My name is Sisyphus. However, I still feel the need to thank you anyway."
Buibui laughed, "It is normal for a person to help when they see a person in need. Now, you should rest for your wounds to heal."
Sisyphus stood up unsteadily, smiled and said, "I must be on my way. There is something I must do."
Buibui pushed him down gently and gently said, "No, you would reopen your wounds. Besides, you cannot fight Willow with wounds like that."
At the sound of Willow's name, Sisyphus grew hopeful.
"You know Willow? Do you know where she would be?"
"I used to know Willow. I don't know where she is. Sorry."
"Used to?"
Buibui didn't answer him instead he concentrated on cooking. Sisyphus waited patiently for Buibui to answer. After stirring the soup, he poured the soup into a bowl with a spoon and gave it to Sisyphus.
"Eat."
Sisyphus obeyed him and started eating slowly.
"I don't know why you are so keen on finding Willow but you should give up on her. The next time you meet her, you might not be too lucky."
"I cannot give up on her. There is something I must do. I have to save Livius from Willow's lies and Aten...Sasha. Please, tell me about her. The more I know about her, the higher chance I could defeat her. Can you also tell me why and how the Ares' berserkers had broken the seal that kept them from coming back?"
"You think they were Ares' berserkers. How funny. Ares' berserkers are still in the seal."
"Then how?"
"During the Penultimate Holy war, Ares' armor had a black gem. During the fight, the gem was cut off by Athena. Ares was sealed but the black gem remained in the Valley of the Bloody War where the Penultimate Holy war took place. That is where my daughter, Willow found the gem. When she gotten a hold of the gem, she became powerful. When she put on the gem, she gained immense power and when she doesn't have the gem, she is a normal human."
Sisyphus muttered to himself, "So that is why I couldn't sense any abnormal, evil cosmos from her until she kidnapped Athena."
"Sorry, did you say something?"
"No, nothing."
"Okay."
Sisyphus exclaimed, "So Willow is your daughter?"
"Yes. It is a long story."
"Please tell me."
Buibui looked at him and decided to tell him everything hoping Sisyphus might save his daughter from the gem and herself.
Purestrongpoem: Sagittarius Robin=Robin Hood=bows and arrows. Buibui means spider. Please read and review.