Saint Seiya The Heaven Saga

by MRheza Alvarez

After the death of Hades, Athena and the Saints had to face the wrath of Heaven for their actions that dared to oppose and kill a God. The conflict between Athena and Olympus was inevitable, where this time Athena had to be faced with the toughest battle she had ever faced. And in this battle, the destiny of mankind is at stake

58. (Olympus Chapter) Chapter 42

Saint Seiya The Heaven: Olympus

Chapter 42: An Answer ... Shaka vs Hermes!

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/ Scene at the Temple of Hermes, Mount Olympus /

Shaka managed to defeat all of the Gnosios, but Shaka's body condition was quite bad. This time Shaka had to finish the battle, facing the God of Messenger, Hermes. One on one battle between Shaka and Hermes

* Note: They are indeed inside the Temple of Hermes, only the dimensions inside the room change ... They are like being in outer space and their footing is all a stretch of water, Shaka stands on a large lotus flower and Hermes is floating above Shaka

Hermes: "Get ready ..."

Shaka: "..."

(The book that Hermes holding was open)

Hermes: "One of the greatest events ..."

(Exiting many writings from the book of Hermes, and changing the dimensions around them)

Shaka: "What ?!"

(Their dimension turns into a city)

Shaka: "City ... ??"

Hermes: "This is a Trojan city"

Shaka: "Trojan ??"

Hermes: "Behold, one of the greatest wars ... The Trojan War!"

(Many people shout around Shaka)

Shaka: "Huh ??"

(Seen far around Shaka a lot of dust)

* Note: So, Shaka is in the center of the Trojan city, alone

Shaka: "What? !!!"

(Shaka is surprised to look around him)

Hermes: "It is true that this is a Trojan war ... But this war is a war against you!"

Shaka: "Khh ...!"

(Seen a large troop surrounding Shaka)

* Note: This troop is similar to the Spartan army. In front of this army was a large horse statue ... Their distance and Shaka were not very close, but they were besieging from all directions.

Hermes: "Maybe this is unfair, but in war there is no word fair ... All matter in war is victory!"

(The army threw thousands of arrows and fireballs at Shaka)

Shaka: "(Eghh ...!)"

(Shaka feels pain in his body)

Shaka: "(Not yet ...)"

(Shaka floats up)

Shaka: "* ŌM *!"

(Shaka gathers energy with his left hand)

Shaka's golden cosmo shone very brightly. Then a thousand hands appeared behind Shaka's back. Shaka's thousand arms extended and hit all the arrows and fireballs that were launched at to him

Shaka: "..."

(Shaka focuses)

Shaka: "(Ghh ..)"

(Arrow and Fireball dispelled by Shaka)

All of the attacks Shaka threw back into the buildings around Shaka. The buildings in the Trojan city were destroyed, and there were fires here and there

Shaka: "Huff ... Huff ..."

(All attacks are dispelled by Shaka, but he is gasping for breath)

Shaka: "Aghh!"

(Shaka holding his stomach with his left hand)

Shaka: "(Not yet ... Not yet)"

* Note: the thousand hands on Shaka's back disappear

Hermes: "You may fly to the sky, but you will not be able to go beyond the sky"

( Hermes' book opens again, and the writings appear to the cloud)

Shaka: ".. ???"

(Shaka looks at the cloud)

Shaka: "That ..."

(Dozens of people with wings appear from above the clouds)

Hermes: "Go forth ... Messengers of heaven"

(The winged people fly towards Shaka)

Shaka: "..."

(This time Shaka sit floating in the sky)

6 large doors appear around Shaka. The large doors drifted around Shaka.

Shaka: "Be open"

(The six doors are open)

Shaka: "Devils, face the angels .."

(Seen a lot of spirits coming out of the door)

Shaka: "* TENKU HAJA CHIMIMORYOU * !!!"

The spirits that Shaka cast against the angels. After they fighting, they were crushed. And in the end all the angels were destroyed by the spirits

Hermes: "..."

(Hermes looks at Shaka from afar)

Hermes: "(You keep fighting, with your injured condition like that ... Is it okay if you die like this ??)"

Shaka: "Huff ... Huff"

(Shaka bowed on the ground)

Shaka: "..."

Hermes: "I'll be attentive to the end!"

(Hermes' book shines)

Shaka: "Huh ??"

(Many people shout and Shaka looks around)

Shaka: "? !!"

(The entire army advances to encircle Shaka to the center)

Shaka: "(This is not good)"

Hermes: "???"

(Shaka sit)

Hermes: "You won't be able to stop a war alone"

Shaka: "* ŌM *!"

Shaka accumulated a lot of energy. Looks so shiny golden Shaka's Cosmo

Shaka: "(Eghh !!)"

(Shaka's body keeps getting scratched from using excessive cosmo)

Shaka: "(I can still ...)"

(The Army are getting closer to Shaka)

Shaka jumped up high enough. In the air, you could see 5 circles floating in Shaka's right hand glowing

Shaka: "* HANGEGO !! *"

(Shaka descends to the ground really fast)

Shaka: "Haaa !!!"

(Shaka hits the ground very hard)

Shaka smashed the energy he had gathered onto the ground, causing a burst of golden cosmo to spread throughout the war army. All of the war troops were affected, their bodies felt a tremendous amount of pressure, they all disappeared instantly

Hermes: "What? !!!"

(Hermes is surprised by what Shaka is doing)

Shaka: "Guagh!"

(Shaka is lying on the ground, and he is bleeding a lot of blood from his mouth)

Shaka: "K-Khh ..."

(Shaka's body also bleeds quite a lot)

Hermes: "Tchhh ... !!!"

(Hermes is very upset this time)

Hermes: "To what extent ... ??"

Shaka: "... ??"

Hermes: "To what extent are you limited? !!!"

(Hermes aura turned very terrifying)

Shaka: "..? !!"

Hermes: "If you humans are like that, fine ... But, what will your reaction be if you are faced with something that is beyond your mind ??!"

Shaka: ".. ??!"

Hermes: "* GIGANTOMAKHIA * !!!"

Hermes' book opened and shone again. This time, the dimension they were in was shaking violently. There were cracks in the ground, as well as cracks in the sky. As their dimensions are distorted

Shaka: "What's this? !!"

(Shaka tries to stand up with difficulty)

Shaka: "Land, sky ... There are cracks in this dimension"

(Shaka looks to the other side of town)

Shaka: "Huh? !! What is that? !!"

(Seen a figure of a giant person behind the Trojan city)

Shaka: "What the heck is that? !! Is that who created this? !!"

(Shaka feels very worried)

Hermes: "All right, Virgo Shaka ... What are you going to do this time ??"

(There were violent shaking everywhere in the dimension they were in)

Shaka: "This is bad !! I won't be able to face something like this !!"

(Shaka is thinking hard)

Shaka: "There is no other way, I have to get out of this dimension !!"

Shaka sat back on the ground. Shaka focused his strength. It seemed that the dimension they were in was getting destroyed. Suddenly, the red mark on Shaka's forehead glowed, and there was also Shaka's Cosmo who was very shining. Shaka's strength focused on the mark on his forehead

Shaka: "* AGYO * !!!!"

(Shaka shines so bright)

Hermes: "Ughh !! What is he doing? !!"

(The energy that Shaka gathered exploded, and spread out in all directions in that dimension)

Hermes: "What? !!"

The shaking got even more intense in the dimension they were in. Shaka creates his own dimensions. There was an extraordinary dimensional battle, the dimension of Hermes and the dimension of Shaka. As a result, both dimensions were destroyed and they returned to Mount Olympus. Shaka and Hermes this time is in the Hermes room, inside the Temple of Hermes

* Note: So now, inside the Temple of Hermes it is back to normal, normal rooms within the temple

Hermes: "Uhh ??"

Shaka: "Eghh ..."

(They both wake up in the room inside the Hermes Temple)

Hermes: "Huh? !!"

(Hermes surprised)

Hermes: "No way ... You ... You destroyed dimension with dimension? !!"

(Shaka in a bent body position, with scratch here and there)

Hermes: "You ... Did you plan this ?!"

Shaka: "No ... Absolutely not. I was unable to face you in your dimension, I don't have any choice beside to get out of there"

Hermes: "What? !!"

Shaka: "Aghh !!"

(Shaka looks like he will lose consciousness, his vision is getting blurry)

Shaka: "(Please, hold on ... If I fell down now, it would all be for nothing)"

(Shaka kept trying to maintain his consciousness, Virgo God Cloth was damaged quite badly)

Shaka: "Hermes ... It's time to finish this"

Hermes: "You will fight in the real world like this ?? Are you capable ?? ... Don't underestimate me, I can also fight head-on"

Shaka: "Yes, I have to beat you to get through"

Hermes: "All right, get ready"

* Note: Even though they are no longer in another dimension, the 10 lettered circles floating in Shaka's right palm are still there.

The shoes Hermes wore shine, Hermes moved very quickly towards Shaka

* Note: These Hermes shoes are still considered part of his Kamui ... The shoes have additional wings in the ankle area

Shaka: "3 Symbols !!!"

(3 circles on Shaka's right hand glow)

Hermes: "..."

Shaka: "What ?!"

(Hermes kicks Shaka)

Shaka: "Erghh !!"

(Shaka was pushed until he hit the wall in the room)

Shaka: "(3 symbols don't work at all on him, as I would expect from a god)"

Hermes: "I'm still not done !!"

(Hermes moves back towards Shaka)

Shaka: "5 Symbols !!"

(This time there are 2 more circles shine, so there are 5 shining circles now)

Hermes: "Eggh ..."

(Hermes feels a little pressure on his body)

Shaka: "..!"

(Shaka manages to dodge sideways)

Shaka: "It seems a little bit influential ..."

Hermes: "It's nothing, this kind of pressure can't beat a god"

(This time, Hermes shoes shone very brightly)

Hermes: "If this hits you, you'll be done."

(Gathered tremendous energy at Hermes' feet)

Hermes: "* DIVINE FAITH * !!"

(Hermes comes back to attack Shaka)

Shaka: "(It's dangerous !!)"

(The other circle is shining)

Shaka: "8 Symbols !!!"

(This time there are 8 circles that shine)

Hermes: "(Eghh !! This !!)"

(Hermes felt the pressure getting stronger on his body)

Hermes managed to kick Shaka. Shaka was hit very hard against the wall. Shaka was thrown into another room

Shaka: "Aghh ... Guagg !!"

(Shaka is bleeding profusely again)

Shaka: "(What kind of attack is that, I'm lucky I survived it ... Maybe because of this God Cloth)"

(Wings on Virgo God Cloth destroyed)

Shaka: "(But if I get hit again it could be dangerous)"

(Hermes enters the room where Shaka is blown away)

Shaka: ".. ??"

(Shaka looks at Hermes)

Hermes: "I didn't think you survived my attack earlier ... So, the pressure I felt was the power of humans ?? ... That means, if I can withstand this pressure, this proves that Gods are above humans"

(Hermes felt a strong pressure on his body)

Shaka: "Eghh"

(Shaka tries to stand up, but he can't)

Shaka: "(Damn, even I can't stand up now)"

Hermes: "Virgo Shaka, put all that pressure on me ... I won't lose to humans !!"

Shaka: "Okay, I'll give you everything I have"

(Shaka sits, and he closes his eyes)

Shaka: "(Maybe this is my last Cosmo ... With 10 Symbols, I'll end this)"

(Hermes increases his strength again)

Shaka: "(This is the limit I have, this is the end)"

Hermes's energy cracked the room. And also Shaka's Cosmo is clearly visible, Shaka's Cosmo is in the form of a lotus flower. The strength of the two of them rubbed against each other, making the room they were in vibrate

Shaka: "(Athena, give me your strength)"

Hermes: "Huh ??!"

(Hermes realized something)

Hermes: "(This room is ... !!)"

(Hermes looks behind him)

Hermes: "(This is bad, if we clash our strength here, this room might be destroyed)"

(Hermes standing in front of a statue of a person)

Shaka: "10 human traits ... This is my strength, Hermes !!"

(10 circles on Shaka's palm glow)

Shaka: "* NINGEN * !!!"

(Shaka's energy goes towards Hermes)

Hermes: "(Damn, I have no choice)"

(Hermes is seen in a position to protect the statue)

Shaka: "Huh ?? !!"

(Shaka stops the move instantly)

Hermes: "What? !!"

(Shaka's Cosmo decreased, he stopped increasing his Cosmo)

Shaka: "Why ... Why didn't you attack?"

(Shaka could stand up, he hobbled towards Hermes)

Shaka: "Why are you just standing?"

(Hermes was silent)

Shaka: "Huh ??"

(Shaka looks at the statue of someone behind Hermes)

Shaka: "A statue ?? Are you trying to protect this statue?"

Hermes: "Even though this is just a statue, this statue is very precious to me"

Shaka: "This statue is very similar to Athena ... Is this a statue of Athena?"

Hermes: "No, this woman isn't Athena"

(Hermes calms down)

Hermes: "She is the goddess of wisdom, a person I respect very much ... Metis, Athena's Mother"

Shaka: "Metis ?! Athena's Mother?!"

Hermes: "She was the Queen of Olympus ... Formerly"

Shaka: "Formerly ?? What do you mean?"

Hermes: "She is gone, there was an incident in the Olympus Flower Garden long time ago"

Shaka: "Incident ??"

Hermes: "I don't know what happened ..."

(Hermes shed tears)

Shaka: "..."

Hermes: "Khh ... I don't know what, why, and who did this to her .. Why do people like her have to end up like this ?!"

(Hermes keeps on shedding tears)

Hermes: "She is a person who has always taught me knowledge, she is a very valuable person to me ... Even if this is just a statue, I will not let it be destroyed"

(Shaka listened to Hermes' words)

Hermes: "Virgo Shaka, why did you stop your attack, it was a very good opportunity to attack me"

(Shaka smiles)

Hermes: "Do you pity me? This is war, if you pity your enemy, you will die"

Shaka: "I don't know, I did it without realizing it"

Hermes: "What do you mean?"

Shaka: "My 10 Symbol technique only affects someone who doesn't have the traits written on these 10 circles, that's why my technique won't affect real humans ... But this is weird"

Hermes: "Huh ??"

Shaka: "There is one symbol that has no effect on you, which is the symbol of 'Love' ... At first I thought all of these symbols would work against Gods, but you ... Do you have love in you?"

Hermes: "The Gods don't have such a thing"

Shaka: "What if you are wrong?"

Hermes: "What do you mean?"

Shaka: "What if what Metis gave you was not 'Knowledge', but 'Love' ??"

Hermes: "She ... Give love to me ??"

Shaka: "Knowledge can be obtained by yourself, but not for 'Love' ... 'Love' can only be given by others"

Hermes: "A God does not feel Love"

Shaka: "Then why are you crying?"

(Hermes felt confused)

Shaka: "If that woman only gave you knowledge, you wouldn't cry like this"

Hermes: "I don't understand this myself, even as a god, there are still many things I don't understand."

Shaka: "To know the answer, you need to understand the question"

Hermes: "Understand ??"

Shaka: "Athena ... She understands humans, you know why? ... Because she feels what humans feel, she understands the power possessed by humans, namely Love"

(Hermes silently at Shaka's words)

Hermes: "So that's your answer, Virgo Shaka?"

(Hermes wiped his tears)

Hermes: "I don't understand how to respond to your words, but your words seem to make me realize something else, things that I have not thought about."

Shaka: "..."

Hermes: "I lost ..."

Shaka: "Huh ??"

Hermes: "You beat me ... You're a very great human being"

Shaka: "You mean ..."

Hermes: "You may pass my temple, Virgo Shaka"

(Shaka is shocked)

Shaka: "You ..."

Hermes: "This is the first time I've met someone like you ... For a moment, I want to think here"

Shaka: "..."

(Shaka walks slowly out of the temple)

Hermes: "You're not going to arrest me?"

Shaka: "Why should?"

Hermes: "Maybe I let you pass, but I am the God of Olympus ... If we meet again, we will meet as enemies"

Shaka: "Yes, of course"

Hermes: "Virgo Shaka ..."

Shaka: "???"

Hermes: "What are you looking for in your life?"

(Shaka just smiled)

Hermes: "Heh, that's a convincing face for me"

(Shaka walks, and exits the Temple of Hermes)

Hermes: "Aunt Metis ... Is that person said true?"

(Hermes talking to the Metis statue)

Hermes: "To answer that, I'll keep looking for that answer"

/ Scene outside the Temple of Hermes /

Shaka came out of the Temple of Hermes, he continued walking even though he was limping

Shaka: "I see ..."

(Shaka falls sideways, onto a pillar)

Shaka: "There are always things I don't understand"

(Shaka sits leaning under the pillar with full of wounds)

Shaka: "Will I find out ...??"

(Shaka sits looking up at the sky)

Shaka: "... The truth of this world"

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The battle is over ... Shaka has won ... Winning with his principles ... Shaka falls due to the fatigue and injury he received ... Shaka continues to look forward ...