Chapter 3:
Face to Face Again
(Maria's POV)
Time passes by…
Everyone has gather around in the Sanctuary. Saori was about to give an announcement to all the Saints. This was going to be the time to see everyone once and for all. Mom told me that I need to wait until everyone was there so I can be on the other side with Yole and Mom. It was already sunset…
-Saints that have been reunited! Athena will come in just a moment.- say Shaina and everyone line up. The time has come. Then the Golden Saints appear. By the time the sun was gone… Athena make her entrance. – Our Athena!- then everyone knee down before her.
- Saints! You're natal planet, the Earth that you most love… From ancient times, is has been threaded by many gods. The inundation of Poseidon. The invasion of Hades. And now, the one that wants to conquer the Earth, is the Goddess of Love, Pallas. In the past, Pallas and I pass the time together as sisters. But in some moment, she start to hate me.- say Saori and then I feel something uneasy in the air, I look at Athena and her spiral start to glow.
- Saori.- I say her name and Sara see the same thing as I did. She was falling.
- Saori!- scream Koga. Seiya notice and turn around before she could hit the ground. Only Nike hit the ground. Everyone was shock and I have the feeling that Saori seem very weak already.
- Pallas is taking away the life of Athena through that spiral. The time that Athena has is about one year proximally.- say Genbu and everyone was even more shock. – Athena doubt to involve the Saints in the battle against Pallas. But the ones that are suffering by Pallas fault are the innocent people! To save those people, Athena has decide to fight giving her life!- then Koga knee down again. I knew how he feel in that moment.
- The warriors of Pallas, the pallasites, are taking away the time to the people. The time stopped by the Pallasites will come back by defeating them. Saints! We need your strength.- say Saori. And that make everyone be confuse went she say "we".
- Even if Athena is defeat… there is another person that can defeat Pallas in her place!- say Genbu which make everyone to look at him. – Is the Goddess of Space!
- You all might know her by that name, but… she's the ruler of the space and light! The Primordial… Ourania!- scream Athena who stuck look at me and make us enter. I walk inside with my armor.
- Lyra Yole! Altar Sara! And Cassiopeia Maria!- scream Genbu. And then I let my cosmos rise, Yole and Mom did the same. Yole was on my left while Mom was on my right and I'm in the middle. Everyone gasp went they see us.
- Sara?- ask Shaina. We walk until we were in the stairs and we knee down.
- Sara. Come.- say Saori and Mom went toward her.
- Athena has grand you to be a Golden Saint.- say Genbu and we all look at her surprise.
- What?- ask mom.
- You have the privilege to be a Golden Saint. The Golden Saint of… Scorpio.- say Genbu. I was shock by that because… Yole's mom… was the Golden Saint of Scorpio.
- How do I know that I'm wordy of it?- ask Mom.
- You'll know it, Sara.- say Kiki. Then Mom walk toward the golden armor and touch it. The armor shine and glimmer was send to the sky and mom start to fly up in the sky. I stuck up.
- Mom.- I say her name before I realize what I did. Then a sparkle was in the sky and descend, by the time it reach the ground, Mom was wearing the golden armor of Scorpio.
Now… there weren't five Golden Saints… now… there are… six Golden Saints.
- Welcome.- say Genbu.
- Maria. Come.- say Mom to me and I walk there. in my way there… I let my armor be away from my body and show my goddess clothes. I walk instead of jumping like mom did. Then the Star of Athena illuminate me in my way there. The sky turn much brighter with each step I took up, by the time I reach there… Mom make me follow her where she receive the armor. She place her left arm up and make the staff of Ourania appear in her hand then it disappear. – Ourania. It's time that you take your place as the real Goddess of Light and Darkness or should I say… Celestial Goddess.- that make be shock and before I knew it… my powers… both light and dark… were unleash and surround me in a circle.
They start to move around me and going faster. Then I let go, I start to fly up in the sky. Once in the sky I close my eyes and both powers mix themselves as one and fuse themselves inside of me. I shine brighter than a start and I descend to the ground again. I was on my knees now.
I stuck up with my eyes close, no matter what I want… I'll still be a goddess. Then I open my eyes determine and place my left arm up in the sky. The stars move faster and descend from the sky, to be in my hand and then… my staff was on my hand now. I place my staff down and walk toward Saori, she grab her staff too. I was next to her and together we face the Saints. I was on her right so that our staffs were together, our staffs look alike but the only difference is that mine starts to move and make a circle. Kind of making a spiral.
Athena always holds Nike on her right hand and I… well, Ourania always holds Bia on her left hand. Nike is the Goddess of Victory and Bia is the Goddess of Force. We move our staffs in the air and both of them shine in the sky. Athena's Star… well sends mine is behind her star… they shine brighter with both of us together.
- Together we should face the Goddess Pallas!- we both scream at the same time. I could feel that Mom was proud of me.
- You heard Athena and Ourania's orders! Saints, to declare right now starts the open war against the Pallasites! Go to the places where the time has stop…! And defeat the Pallasites that are there!- scream Genbu. Then everyone cheer up and Seiya help Saori to go back at the Pope's Chamber. I was going to follow them until I stop and look back. I notice that Haruto, Soma, Ryuho, Yuna and… Koga were looking at me. I feel sad that I couldn't go there with them, but as a goddess I have to stay with Athena. I only smile at them and then Yole came up to me. She smile at me and then I hug her and I notice that my friends were surprise to see that Yole look like me instead of her hair and eyes color. We were happy for Mom that we didn't notice that we were still smiling and we look at my friends and they seem shock to see us smile. Then we hold hands and we walk were Athena was.
- Don't you want me to go with the others?- ask Yole.
- If that's what you want. You can go.- I say to her. Which she shake her head to the side.
- I don't want to leave you now.- say Yole and together we keep walking.
- Are you two done yet?- ask Mom waiting for us.
- Shouldn't you be with the others?- ask Yole.
- My priority is you two. Sense you two are so stubborn to take you away from each other anyway. And Maria… I notice how the Pegasus boy is looking at you.- say Mom which make me blush a little and turn around. Koga was still looking at me and I blush even more so I turn around very quickly. Yole start to giggle.
- MOM!- I scream at her and I notice that I did a great mistake but she didn't mind because everyone was going to find out very soon. I could feel everyone's eyes on me and then Mom hug me as if I was her little babe. I hug her back and then Yole join in. We run upstairs and I make my staff to vanish so my armor was back on me again. We went to the top part before everyone notice that, we reach the Scorpio's House and we look at the stars. I start to sing.
Maria:
Oh,
At times I felt like I had lost my self
Cuz people try to make you someone else
I had to learn to trust my heart
So things can change
Yole:
I came to a point
Where I can speak my mind
And not feel
I'm living in a box
To keep the girl I am concealed
Oh
I finally found the strength so I can
Leave that all behind
Maria, Yole and Sara:
This is my time, to shine
This is my place to find
All that I have inside
I never knew
This is my time to show
What I must have always known
That nothings impossible
And dreams come true
Maria:
Everybody's got the strength inside
All it takes is time to realize
That you and only you
Can be the one to decide
Sara:
I can, I will, I know that everything I want
I can do
Believing in my self
Then every wish I make will come true
Yole:
Oh,
It took a while to get this far
But I'm here now
Maria, Yole and Sara:
This is my time, to shine
This is my place to find
All that I have inside
I never knew
This is my time to show
What I must have always known
That nothings impossible
And dreams come true
Maria:
Overcoming all these things
Here I finally found my wings
Now I know I'm ready to fly...
Maria, Yole and Sara:
This is my time, to shine
This is my place to find
All that I have inside
I never knew
This is my time to show
What I must have always known
That nothings impossible
And dreams come true
Yole and Sara:
This is my time
This is my time
Maria, Yole and Sara:
This is my time, to shine
This is my place to find
All that I have inside
I never knew
Maria:
This is my time to show
What I must have always known
That nothings impossible
And dreams come true
(Koga's POV)
I heard Maria's song and that give me a lot to think about. I wish I was there with her to hear her sing. To hold her and kiss her. What am I talking about? If anyone see me kissing her they might kill me. She call Sara her mother. I thought that Sonia was her mother… what's going on? Whatever happens… I need to keep Saori safe, but also… to Maria.
(Maria's POV)
My last line was went I look at the sky and see the sunrise. I have the feeling that Koga, my friends and Dad heard it. I feel that they need all my support for this. Then I made my decision… I was going to leave this place and fight with my friends. Then I went back to my chambers and wear my armor. I didn't care what they said to me, I was going outside and face my enemies. I was a goddess and my duty is to face the danger not to get away from them.
-Where are you going?- ask Yole who came toward me.
- I'm going out.- I say to her.
- I thought so. I'm going with you.- say Yole.
- Are you sure?- I ask her.
- Yeah, and besides… I feel like I want to have an adventure with my own sister.- say Yole and I smile at her.'
- Then… let's go.- I say to her. And together we leave the Sanctuary to face our destiny.