Hey guys. Welcome to the newest chapter of Justice. This one is a big one. Stuff happens. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Saint Seiya or any of the included characters. They all belong to Masami Kurumada.


"Well if this isn't convenient, I don't know what is."

Aiolos jerked around from where he had been standing in the grassy clearing in front of the villa. It wasn't hard to tell where the voice had come from.

Two Saints stood in front of him. One wore red and orange armor with a flame themed pattern, while the other was clearly a Silver Saint.

"Who are you?" Aiolos asked warily.

"I am Perseus Algol," The Silver Saint sneered. "And you, Sagittarius Aiolos, are a dead man."

"Aiolos?" Saori's voice called. Aiolos froze. That wasn't good. "What's going on?"

"Get back inside, Saori." Aiolos ordered, keeping his eyes on the two Saints. "These two are dangerous."

"You're damn right we are!" The flame-themed Saint spat. "Fire Screw!" He yelled.

It was easy enough for Aiolos to bat away the stream of fire the Saint shot at him. He deflected it to the side, and it dispersed into thin air.

"I'm not so easy to take out." He growled.

"Maybe not," Perseus Algol said, "But your goddess is."

"Oh no you don't!" Another voice interrupted from within the tree line.

Shun appeared, shooting forward to slam an elbow into the Flame Saint's side, throwing the man to the ground. The Flame Saint hissed and struggled to push himself up, but Shun planted a sharp kick in his gut, winding him.

"You're next." The young Saint growled as he turned to Algol.

The Perseus Saint smirked lightly. "Am I now?" He asked as he readied his left arm. Aiolos froze when he saw the shield on the man's arm.

"Shun be careful!" He tried to warn the boy, but it was too late.

Shun went still as a statue, then suddenly turned to stone.

Aiolos cursed silently.

"You're next, goddess." The Perseus Saint said triumphantly.

Aiolos moved without thinking, throwing himself in front of Saori. "Close your eyes!" He ordered Saori.

Almost immediately, the Gold Saint felt the effects of the shield as his feet started to turn to stone.

"Sacrificing yourself for your fake goddess?" Algol asked. "How pathetic. Your powerful Cosmo may slow the petrification down, but once you've been turned to stone, I'll kill your precious Athena. Then I'll take your statue back to Sanctuary, you'll be displayed for eternity as 'The Great Traitor of Athena'." He cackled gleefully.

Aiolos growled. Talus, He called telepathically, There are Saints attacking the villa. Perseus and one who uses fire. Shun has been turned to stone already, and I'm not going to be that far behind. Come back, quickly!

Got it. We're on our way. Came Talus's reply.

"Are you listening?" Algol demanded.

Aiolos smirked at the other Saint, even as he felt the petrification creep up his legs. Reaching back, he grabbed Saori's wrist. The girl gasped in surprise, but didn't get a chance to say or do anything as Aiolos focused his Cosmo and teleported her away. He'll petrify much faster, and she wouldn't be far, but it would hopefully get her out of the line of fire until the situation could be dealt with.

"You little-" Algol snarled. "Sending your precious Athena away won't save her. I'll just hunt her down and kill her anyway."

"No you won't." Aiolos retorted. "If you've been sent here by Sanctuary, then you know I'm not Athena's only protector. The others will never let you hurt her."

"I'll just turn the others to stone, just like you." Algol told him angrily.

Aiolos lifted his chin as the petrification made its way to his chin. "You can try." He said he closed his eyes as the petrification took over entirely.


Shiryu slowed as he reached the villa, joining Ikki in hiding himself behind a tree while Esmeralda was hid in the branches of the tree Ikki was hidden behind.

Peeking cautiously around the tree, Shiryu took in the situation before him.

Aiolos stood on the lawn before the villa, still as stone. No, Shiryu realized, Aiolos was stone. He couldn't see Tatsumi or Miss Saori. Hopefully they were safely inside.

Two Saints, one in red armor and one in silver armor, stood near Aiolos. Straining his ears, Shiryu could just barely hear what they were saying.

"The fake Athena is somewhere in that direction, go get her and bring her back." The one in the silver Cloth ordered the other Saint. The red-clad Saint nodded and took off in the indicated direction.

Shiryu glanced at Ikki, who pointed at himself and then jerked his thumb in the direction the Saint had gone in. Shiryu nodded, and Ikki took off through the trees.

Shiryu turned his attention back to the clearing as the other Saint, probably a Silver, propped himself against one of the supports of the balcony.

"I know you're there. You can come out now." The Silver Saint called. Shiryu ground his teeth, but stepped out.

"You're the one trying to kill Athena." He growled as Esmeralda landed next to him.

"Oh... So you're one of her protectors." The man retorted. "Not that it matters. You'll all be dead soon enough."

"Not soon enough that we can't take you out." Esmeralda hissed, and charged him.

The man smirked and held up his left arm, the strange shield on his arm glowing red in the eyes.

"Esmeralda, watch out!" Shiryu yelled in alarm. He darted forward, yanking Esmeralda away and pulling her behind a tree.

Glancing down as he heard a strange sound, Shiryu's eyes widened as he saw that Esmeralda's left leg had been turned to stone.

"What the-" The blond-haired Saint hissed as she reached down to check if her leg was really stone. It was.

"I told you, you'll all be dead soon enough." The Saint said.

"Hey you! Creep!" Tatsumi's voice yelled from the direction of the villa.

Shiryu glanced out from his hiding place in time to see the Silver Saint turn, pointing his shield at Tatsumi. The butler was keeping one arm in front of his eyes, but Shiryu was forced to watch as the man turned to stone anyway. Shiryu dodged back behind his tree, and shared a look with Esmeralda.

"What a fool." The Silver declared. "My Medusa Shield can turn a person to stone even if they cover their eyes. No eyelid or blindfold will block its power."

He must be the Perseus Saint, Shiryu realized, And his shield has the same powers as the Medusa of myth.

"So we can't just cover our eyes." Esmeralda muttered. "And using your shield so you don't have to look won't work. There's no way the Perseus Saint himself would fall for that."

Shiryu was forced to agree, unfortunately.

"Are you going to keep me waiting?" The Perseus Saint asked. "You know it's futile, so why put off the inevitable?"

"It's not futile." Esmeralda shot back. "This is risky, but I need you to stay here. I'll make a smokescreen so that the shield's effects don't reach your eyes, then you'll have to hit him with everything you've got." She ordered Shiryu.

The Dragon Saint hesitated. "Be careful." He told her. Esmeralda nodded.

Turning, she shot into the sky.

"I told you it's useless." The Perseus Saint sneered. "A mere Bronze like you will be stone in seconds, unlike a Gold who takes a while."

Shiryu blinked at that. Does that mean...? If I burn my Cosmo like a Gold Saint, it will slow the petrification? That's useful.

"Dust Devil!" He heard Esmeralda yell. There was a rush of wind, and when Shiryu looked, he found his vision obscured by a storm of dust, dirt and leaves.

Closing his eyes, Shiryu focused. Burn, my Cosmo. He thought. It only took a moment, and suddenly, Shiryu could feel everything. The raging Cosmo of Esmeralda's technique, the nasty darkness of the Perseus Saint. Everything.

Opening his eyes, Shiryu darted into the dust storm. It proved to be quite easy to move through, and Shiryu could sense the Perseus Saint in the middle of it all.

"You think this will stop me?" The man yelled over the raging wind. "The moment one of you steps out of that storm, you'll be stone."

"Is that so?" Shiryu yelled back. "Try me!"

He charged into the eye of the storm, free of the flying debris and dirt, his Cosmo blazing.

He could already feel the Medusa Shield taking effect. Suddenly, Shiryu couldn't see, as if his eyes were turning to stone. But Shiryu didn't need to see, not as long as he had his Cosmo.

"Lushan Rising Dragon!" He yelled, punching forward with all his might.

He heard the impact, heard the Perseus Saint's surprised yell. A moment later the sound of something shattering reached his ears, before he could see once more.

Shiryu blinked rapidly as the dirt storm died down around him. He can see the Perseus Saint, lying on the ground. Shiryu moved to check the man over, and was more than a bit started to find that he isn't breathing. He hadn't realized he'd hit the other Saint hard enough to kill him.

A soft thump echoed behind him as Esmeralda landed clumsily, clearly unbalanced by the stone leg, which, thankfully, was back to normal.

Shiryu took a quick look around as he stood over the Perseus Saint, taking in the area, which was stripped of most of its greenery. Even some of the nearby trees hadn't been spared.

Just under the balcony, Aiolos leaned heavily against one of the pillars, no longer stone, but looking slightly shaken. Tatsumi was back to normal as well.

A light pat drew Shiryu's attention to behind him, and he started slightly. He had totally forgotten that Shun had also been turned to stone. The Canis Minor Saint was crouched on the ground, glancing warily around for any more enemies.

Fortunately, there were none.

"Well, looks like this got wrapped up nice and clean." Ikki appeared out of the trees, the other Saint slung over one shoulder like a sack of potatoes. Saori was following behind him, shaking slightly and looking more than a bit terrified. "Everyone alright?"

Esmeralda glanced around, taking everyone in, even Tatsumi up on the balcony. "I think we're okay. What about you two?" She told Ikki.

"We're good." He grunted, and dropped the other Saint on the ground next to the Perseus Saint.

Shiryu wasn't so sure that Saori was fine, but Tatsumi and Aiolos were already moving to fuss over the girl, while Ikki went to check on Shun.

Shiryu watched as the Phoenix Saint rested a hand on his brother's shoulder, only for Shun to pull himself free with a sharp jerk.

There was no time to reflect on the obvious rejection, however, as Talus, Hyoga, and Seiya appeared from the tree line.

"Well, it seems there was no reason to rush back here so fast." Talus commented mildly. He raised an eyebrow at change in the clearing's appearance, and the two dead Saints lying on the ground. "Seems like you've been busy. Is everyone alright?"

"It would seem so." Aiolos called, stepping away from Saori to approach the Fox Saint. "Was there any trouble on your end?"

Seiya cut in before Talus could say anything. "It was nothing!" He said brightly. "Talus took out that Asterion guy like it was nothing."

Aiolos shot Talus a questioning look. The black-haired man just shrugged. "Hound Asterion. He's really a one trick puppy once you figure out how to get past his mind reading ability."

"Ah." Was Aiolos's only response, while Seiya snickered at the turn of phrase.

"So what do we do now?" Ikki asked suddenly.

"What do you mean?" Aiolos asked as the Phoenix Saint approached. Shun stood behind him, keeping his distance as usual.

"I mean that we can't keep up with all these attacks. How long until Sanctuary sends one of the other Gold Saints? What are we supposed to do then?"

Everyone glanced at each other, clearly unsure what to say.

"I think," Aiolos started slowly, "That it won't be long before they send a Gold Saint. But the truth is that there's nothing we can do except train you all more and hope that, when the time comes, you'll be ready to fight one."

His words were less than comforting, but they were certainly true.

"Well," Seiya spoke up, throwing his hands behind his head, "At least everything's over for today."

As though it was waiting for someone to say something like that, a harsh laugh echoed from the trees around them.

"I wouldn't be so sure."

After that, everything happened all too fast.


Aiolos heard the rattling sound first. He spun around, eyes going wide as he saw the glinting silver chain, its pointed tip heading straight for Saori.

"Athena!" He yelled, instinct kicking in as he moved to reach his goddess. Just as he took a step, however, his foot caught on a rock and a burning pain lanced up his bad leg. Aiolos let out a gasp and stumbled. He lifted his head, eyes widening as he realized he wouldn't be fast enough to reach her.

Talus, however, was.

A sickening sound, like a knife being stabbed into raw meat, echoed around the clearing.

Aiolos stared in horror at his old student. Talus stood in front of Saori, arms spread as though to protect the girl, the end of the chain piercing straight through his armor and into his chest. Blood trickled slowly from the corner of his mouth.

"Master!" Shun cried, then suddenly screamed in pain.

Aiolos turned to the young Saint just in time to see him slump to the ground. A second chain retracted from where it had been wrapped around the boy's unconscious form. Aiolos followed the line of the chain back into the trees.

Talus made a quiet choking sound, once again drawing Aiolos's attention, just in time to see the end of the chain pulled out of the Fox Saint's chest.

Talus dropped to his knees.

"That was too easy." The same voice that had spoken a moment ago echoed again. Another Saint dropped into the clear, jerking the two chains back towards him.

"Who the hell are you?!" Ikki snarled as he crouched next to Shun, one hand resting on his younger brother's back.

"Andromeda Akio." The red-haired boy said, grinning.

Andromeda?! Aiolos wondered. That should be impossible!

"Not that you should be worrying about who I am. If I were you, I'd be more worried about your little friends. They don't look too good." With that, the boy took off into the trees.

Hyoga and Seiya were after him like a shot.

"We'll get him!" Hyoga called.

The Pegasus and Cygnus Saints were out of sight in moments, leaving the others in the clearing to pick up the pieces of the last few minutes' disaster.


Oh man, that was a lot for one chapter. I admit I almost split it into two, but decided not to.

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