Chapter 9:

The Rescue

(Aria's POV)

I was looking at my flower earring but, then I started to feel pain and the darkness that was around my neck was making me to use my power in a great amount of it and I couldn't help so I land on the floor scare and sad. Why do I have to feel this way and why am I doing this? Somebody… help me.

(Maria's POV)

By the time we got there we couldn't believe our own eyes. The sanctuary was no longer there but, a great tower.

- Is this the sanctuary?- ask Koga.

- Where the twelve houses of the Golden Saints are.- say Ryuho.

- I could feel a great power of cosmos from here.- say Haruto.

- What could have happen here?- ask Yuna.

- Hey! Are you planning on going in there again without thinking as always?- say Soma graving one of Koga's arms.

- So, what?- say Koga trying to set free from Soma's grab. - I'm going alone.

- Koga.- say Ryuho.

Koga was getting angry any minute now, and Soma was getting irritated of him.

- I only ask that you use your head sometimes.- say Soma hitting Koga in the head.

Later…

Koga, Yuna and I were running in the tower looking for the girl. And down there were Soma, Ryuho and Haruto were making a distraction.

Flashback…

- Let me go!- scream Koga.

- You can't Koga.- say Ryuho who was holding Koga.

- A distraction?- ask Yuna to Soma.

- What to you have in mind?- I ask Soma.

- Three of us will be able to attack the guards while the other three can go, and find the girl.- say Soma. Then we look back were Koga was.

- I'm going no matter what!- say Koga.

- You're been so unreasonable Koga.- say Ryuho.

- Come on!- scream Koga. That only make me see that he have a very stubborn head., Yuna also thought that but, Soma only laugh at him.

- I knew that this was going to a uneasy.- say Yuna.

- Koga always do things without thinking of the consequences. He looks much like me. His only goal is to rescue that girl. Better go with him and making sure that he doesn't get in trouble. If the things go complicate then just run away.- he say and that only make me to see what he was getting for. - We're going to beat Mars and his Martians, we're going to have our avenge for what they did to Palestra.

- Let me go Ryuho!- scream Koga.

- Alright.- we say.

End of the Flashback.

We were running but, I got Koga and cover his mouth before he could scream were the guards were.

- Calm down.- I say in a whisper.

- Why are we hiding?- ask Koga. But some of the guards have spot us and Yuna and I we attack them. After finish with them we keep running.

Then I felt it, the strong energy that was coming from above. Koga stop just like me, I have figure out that he felt the same thing.

- Koga? Maria?- ask Yuna.

- Didn't you heard it?- ask Koga.

- Didn't you feel it?- I ask.

We reach a room were in the wall was a symbol of Athena's staff. And we enter it, on the other side of the way was the girl. Yuna and I stay behind so that Koga could have a little moments with her. She was very surprise when she saw Koga and he knee to take her hand, he was a really noble saint.

- Are you alright? My name is Koga, Pegasus Koga.- he say to her. I could see and feel that she was sad but at the same time happy to see him. - I came to save you.- she was crying. She was having a bad time to say something to him but later he aura started to bright.

- Aria!- she say crying but, still looking at him. Koga got some of her tears in his hand while his aura was bright alone with hers.

- Aria… thus your name.- he say and she just nod. - You save me back them, thank you Aria. At the same time that I promise to you, this time, I came to save you.

I love that scene, now I could feel that she was relief and happy with hope in her heart.

Then we leave with the girl at our side.

- What function those this tower has?- ask Yuna.

- Babel. Was constructed to make profile the ambitions of Mars. Mars is recollecting the cosmos for later to use them in something horrible.- say Aria.

- His recollecting cosmos?- ask Yuna.

- But how?- ask Koga.

- His capable to store the extract cosmos of the saints in this place.- she say.

- I don't like this at all.- I say, now feeling a little uneasy while we were getting much more closer to the top. By the time we reach it we saw something bright but, horrible.

- What is this? But what the heck is this?- ask Koga angry and scare.

- It can't be… Master Geki! Komachi! Arine! Guys.- scream Yuna. But neither of them feel the great danger that we have expose upon us, so I was much more closer to Aria this time.

- Wait! I'm going to save them!- say Koga. But then Yuna grab Koga's arm and I could see that she have already feel the danger in time.

-What are you thinking?- ask Koga. But Yuna just grab him much more tighter than ever and he understood with that. Than a golden saint came toward us but, Yuna pull Koga and me while I was holding Aria and we run but, she use a technique to be out of there in time.

By the time we were outside…

- Why did you do that?- ask Koga angry. - If we could hurry up, we could save them…

- Do you really believe that you could save the girl while you were battling a golden saint? Do you really believe that you could save them all by destroying that pillar?- ask Yuna.

- YUNA!- I scream angry now.

- We don't know until we try!- say Koga.

- KOGA!- I scream at him too.

- I know!- scram Yuna. She got us surprise in the way she did.- I know.

- Koga! Maria! Yuna!.- scream Ryuho.

- Guys!- I scream.

- Are you guys alright?- ask Soma.

- What about you guys?- I ask.

- I'm glad that you're ok.- say Ryuho. But they were surprise to see Aria them, only Koga gave them the signal of that it was her. But Soma came to hit him in the hand.

- Ahh!- say Koga in pain but, later started laughing with each other. Then I got the feeling that the golden saint was coming toward us.

- One of the golden saints is going to come soon.- say Koga, the rest was shock. But much more shocking of what he say next. - I'm going to keep him busy. Take her and leave.

- Koga!- I say worry.

- I'm going to be fine. I'll catch up later with you guys. Fine?- he say. He didn't notice that Aria and I were having a bad time of his idea.

- Koga!- scream Yuna.

- Maria, Yuna. Keep save Aria.- he say to us, then he smile to us. - It's like the golden saint say without Aria, the tower will not function. I'm confident that if we protect Aria, we will save the others and Palestra. That's why I ask you guys to do this, Maria, Yuna.

- By summing up, you want to have all the credit for yourself, or am I wrong?- ask Soma.- I'm just kicking. I'm staying also.

- I always wanted to give a lesson to a golden saint.- say Haruto.

- It might be impossible if your alone but, with the fourth of us we could accomplish some time.- say Ryuho.

- Ryuho.- say Yuna. I got the feeling that Yuna didn't like to leave her friends but… I didn't want them to leave them too. Then we turn around and took Aria with us.

- Lets go.- I say while Aria was looking back at the guys. - Come.

I want to cry in that moment but, I have to be strong for Aria and… for Koga. With that we were off.

(Koga's POV)

We saw them leave and then I look back at them but, then Soma hit me in the head.

- Ahh!- I say in pain.

- Screw. Stop been the fearless.- say Soma.

- I'm sorry. For involving you guys.- I say.

- It's not that way. We decided our own self.- say Ryuho. Then the golden saint appear.

- Where did you hid Athena, bronze saints?- say the golden saint.

- My name is Pegasus Koga. And I'm not letting someone like you be close to Aria. If you want her back then it most be by force. That simple.- I say.

- My name is Mycenae. My fangs are like the king of the beasts. I'm the most noble and proud of the gold saints. I'm Mycenae of the constellation of Leo.- he say. Then we rise our cosmos but, Soma attack him first. But he was send back to the rocks. Then Haruto attack him but, he was defeat by Mycenae. I was about to be hit by him but, Ryuho defend me and he took the damage instead.

- Run… Koga.- say Ryuho with his last breath.

- Ryuho.- I say holding him.

- I'll ask again. Where is Athena?- ask Mycenae. Then I just got mad now.

- Your too strong but, the only different between us is huge. We can't lose now.- I say standing up while rising my cosmos. - I'm not going anywhere.- I say remembering Aria, Maria and Yuna.

- What a splendid cosmos!- say Mars. I couldn't believe that he was here.

- Mars.- say Mycenae.

- Mycenae, entrust me this boy to me.- say Mars while walking toward us.

- Mars. Mars! Where is Athena… Ms. Saori? Answer.- I say. But he electrocute and send me back to the ground. He hold my head with one hand and I could barely see. - Give her back.- then he summon his stick of darkness to my heard.

- Your cosmos will be extracted like the others. See ya later, Pegasus.- he say. But neither of us notice that something or someone was coming to us. By the time that I open my eyes again I couldn't believe my eyes… it was Seiya.

- SEIYA!- scream Mars. They attack each other. - And thought that you still have that kind of power inside of you. But, that glow will soon be extinguish.

- I'll not aloud… that they're kill here.- say Seiya. - I'll protect… these young saints!- I amaze of what he was doing for me and my friends.

- Rubellu Sidus Gungnir.- say Mars his special attack.

- Pegasus Ryusei Ken!- say Seiya. They attack each other until their powers clash and make a great explosion. Then he look back at me.

- Seiya.- I say while the light cover me.

(Maria's POV)

Then I felt it, that strong energy that was similar to Koga's energy but… then I knew it, Koga. I saw what Koga was seeing and… I saw Seiya in them.