Author's note: Ok, I don't know how to apologize (again) for taking too long to update. You see, I've been in France, and then I had school… I'm in my last year, so it's difficult. But I'll try not to take that long to update. Other thing: Ikki will appear soon, don't worry, but Hyoga is my sis' favorite, and so she asked me to write a little about him. I'll leave you with this chapter. Thanks for reading it and enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Saint Seiya. I'd like to own it, thought. Then, I wouldn't have to write this disclaimer over and over again.
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Hyoga opened his eyes slowly. He was in his bed, back at the house Shion had rented for them. Suddenly, he remembered the fight he had with Boreas. He looked at the window, but all he could see outside was the white landscape of Siberia. It wasn't even snowing.
He tried to stand up, but he felt a sharp pain in his elbow. Then, he remembered he had broken it. Groaning, he stood up more carefully. He noticed bandages in the parts of his body that were hurt during his fight. "It must have been Mu's job. He's the only one who knows some medicine" he thought, going out of the room. Then, he heard voices coming from the living room, so he went there. Everyone was sitting at a big table, talking, so no one noticed his entry.
-I want to see how Hyoga is –said Camus.
-You can't –answered Mu-; he has to sleep. His arm is broken, so he won't wake up in a while.
-I still want to see how he is.
-Come on, Camus, don't act like his father –said Milo.
-Don't blame him; we're all worried –said Shun.
-By the way, who beat him up? –asked DeathMask.
-You only care about who he was fighting with, right? –told him Aphrodite.
-I'm just interested in who is strong enough to almost kill him.
-I don't know –said Camus-, I've already told you, I haven't seen him before…
-That's because he's not from anywhere we know –said Hyoga suddenly, startling everyone.
-Hyoga! What are you doing out of your bed? –shouted Camus.
-The one who defeated me was Boreas.
When Hyoga said that, the gold saints didn't say anything, and they looked at each other, too shocked to talk. Seiya, Shiryu and Shun didn't understand, so Seiya said –And… who's Boreas?
-The North Wind God –said Shaka-. As powerful as Poseidon or Hades. I think that's the reason why Hyoga was defeated so easily.
-But that can't be true –muttered Aiolos-… why would a God attack Hyoga without a reason?
-Well –answered Aphrodite-, knowing how Hyoga is, I think he insulted Boreas.
-He started! –yelled Hyoga, angry.
Everyone looked at him for a few second and, suddenly, Aldebaran, Kanon, DeathMask, Aiolia, Milo, Aiolos, Shura and Aphrodite started to laugh.
-Brilliant! –said Shura, failing to contain himself.- You fought against a God and all you can say after he defeated you is 'he started'!
-You're unique, Hyoga –said Kanon, laughing so much he was bended.
-I don't see the funny side –said Saga, staring at Kanon with an I-can't-believe-you're-my-brother look on his face.
-Neither do I –said Mu.
-Oh, come on, the only ones who say 'he started' are five years old kids! –said Aiolos. –Ah, I still remember Aphro and Masky's fights when they were little. When I separated them, they would always point each other and say 'he started'.
-That was before –replied Aiolia-. Now, they try to kill each other.
-Stop it –said Shiryu-. I think we have to talk about other things.
-I'm with Shiryu –said Dokho-. We need to talk about Boreas, and about what we are going to do next.
-They're right, guys. Let's leave the funny things for later –said Aldebaran, not laughing anymore.
-Ok, Ok –said DeathMask-. If we don't do anything, we may have another fight against the Gods… I'm not saying I wouldn't like it, but…
-Psycho –said Aphrodite.
-What?
-You just want to see some dead bodies, right?
-Well… I haven't seen a corpse in a long time… -everyone stared at him- What? I don't kill people anymore, I know that's wrong, but I haven't given up my personality yet.
-I don't want to get near you –said Aphrodite, standing up and sitting at the other side of the table-. I don't know how even your Cloth can stand you.
-Well, I don't know how yours can stand you either.
-What is that supposed to mean?
-Come on, you look like a woman.
-REPEAT THAT!
-You look like a woman.
-ROYAL DEMON ROSES!
-WAHHH!
Aiolos was quick and pushed DeathMask out of the way, and the Royal Demon Roses pierced through the wall where DeathMask was standing just a second ago.
-Aphrodite! –Shouted Mu –Don't try to kill DeathMask!
-I try to kill whoever I want to! –Aphrodite yelled back.
-Guys, we don't have time to fight –said Milo-. We have to return to the Sanctuary and tell Shion.
-He's going to be mad –pointed out Aldebaran-… he said we could only return if we have finished the training.
-No –said Camus, thinking-… he said we could only return if I decided we have finished our training, and I think starting a fight with the Gods is training enough. So let's go!
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-WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING HERE?
As Aldebaran had predicted, Shion was angry to see them return to the Sanctuary so soon. Camus sighted and answered.
-You said we could all return when I said the training was over.
-Don't tell me you think it's over only after two days!
-We had an… err… unexpected visitor –said Dokho, trying to calm Shion down.
-What visitor?
-Boreas –said Hyoga, before anyone else could answer.
-What?
-The North Wind God –said Shaka-. I don't know how, but he appeared in Siberia.
-And he fought Hyoga –said Kanon.
-And he DEFEATED Hyoga –added DeathMask.
-And I'm going to defeat YOU if you don't keep your mouth shut –said Hyoga, angry.
-Calm down, please –said Shun, going between Hyoga and DeathMask to prevent a fight.
-I don't care who he fought with! Are you sure that was Boreas? –said Shion.
-Quite sure –said Camus-. I even saw him, and he disappeared in a whirlwind of snow.
-But why would he attack people? I don't think the Wind Gods want to conquer the world…
-I know –said Mu-; they don't have an army or anything like Poseidon or Hades.
-Besides –said Shura-, they are only four.
-Boreas, Notus, Eurus and Zephyrus –said Aiolia-… I wonder what they're up to?
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Shion and the others talked about what to do all the day. When the sky was getting dark, Shion ordered the Saints to go to the Temples to get some earned sleep. All the Saints were grateful to be on their soft, comfortable beds, except for the Cygnus Saint. Hyoga remained awake, thinking. "Who started the fight?" he thought, yawning. "I'm sure it wasn't me… No, wait, I felt his cosmos, so I went to the iceberg and I yelled at him… Great, if Camus finds out, I'm sure he'll be the one yelling… and then… he appeared and we started to fight… I fell from the iceberg… Camus appeared… What did Boreas said? 'I wasn't going to kill him', I'm sure he said that. But why? If we were fighting, why he didn't finish me off? Wasn't it a real fight for him? Jeez, this is difficult…"
He was starting to fall asleep when he heard it. A crash. Hyoga stood up immediately, concentrating. The sound had come from a nearby park. He went there.
It was almost midnight, so the park was empty. Hyoga was all alone there. He tried to find the place where he had heard the crash, but he couldn't remember exactly where it was. Then, he felt the wind. Cold wind. Fearing the worst, he followed it until he reached the middle of the park. There, he saw a giant hole. He approached it carefully, and he looked inside. The hole was very deep, but Hyoga could see someone there. He went down, and he almost fell back when he recognized who was at the bottom.
Boreas was there. But he seemed very hurt. His Cloth and the three stones were shattered, and he had deep cuts and burns everywhere. Besides, it seemed as if he had fallen from a great height. He was still conscious, but he was so hurt he couldn't even move. Every time he tried to stand up, it hurt so much he had to stop.
Hyoga went nearer. Who could have hurt a God so badly?
When Boreas saw Hyoga, he tried to speak.
-Hyoga –he said-… I need… help -he made an effort to be understood by Hyoga-… My brothers… -he begin, but then, he blacked out.
