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Next part to the main story is finished and will be posted tomorrow.
BONUS: The Tale of the First Sagittarius
Allegiance: Artemis and Athena
Found as an infant by a pair of Satellites during a hunt, the First Sagittarius was raised in the Palace of the Moon. There, he was named Icterus. While some think it was after the famous son of Daedalus, it was because that was the Greek word for jaundice, the condition he was found in.
While he was loved by his mothers, he felt very isolated. Artemis was known for her purity and boys were seen as a source of perversion. While he would never carry such thoughts, other girls and their mothers would stay away in fear that he would awaken impure emotions.
As such, he fully dedicated himself to mastering the ways of the hunt as well as the bow. To honor his warrior mothers, he decided that rather than go into manual labor, he chose to join the Army of Artemis. But much like the Amazons of Athena, all males who wish to join the Goddess of the Moon's forces, are forced to wear a mask and renounce their masculinity to preserve the sacred virginity of her unit. While Icterus was respected for his skills with the bow, he was still an outsider. In fact, the more handsome he became, the more distant his fellow sisters were. During his time, he was given tasks that none of his sisters would dare touch.
When Poseidon declared all land-dwellers traitors and sought to kill them all through a great flood, Athena defied in. But when she raised her voice at the Pantheon against her uncle, only Ares would accept her call to arms to stop him.
Artemis stayed on the sidelines, unable to choose between the love of her sister or her uncle. But one day, the Goddess of War came to her palace steps with a plea. The Lemurians had crafted one of thirteen Golden Armors, but no one born under Sagittarius was able to wield the bow. And so, crafty Artemis devised a plan that only Icterus could accomplish. She told the young man that he must wear the Cloth and protect her sister, but to protect his sisters, it must be under the guise of banishment: that he had touched one of their own with thoughts of lust.
Icterus, his loyalty to the Goddess of Moon strong and noble, agreed. He left the Shrine of the Moon as a traitor and returned to the Earth that he was abandoned at.
He thought that he would be able to adjust properly now that he was back with his people. However, this was not the case. Growing up where virginity was as precious as life itself, he was horrified where prostitution was rampant and casual intercourse was the norm. Even simple touches such as hugs were difficult for Icterus to understand.
Just like on the moon, Icterus kept to himself, focusing on sharpening his skills and abiding by the mission of protecting Athena, which he did quite well.
He was lonely, hardly any friends to speak of. While he interacted with the other Golds, he felt that there was a sense of distrust, especially since he refused to give up the mask that he swore to wear when he joined Artemis. Only when he showed off his skills did he feel welcomed. Many praised his ability to fire through an ax handle from the bottom of Sanctuary to the top of Ares' chambers without knocking it down.
One day in the middle of the ocean, the Cloth of Athena was captured. The Mariners desperately tried to smash the small token, but only succeeded in breaking up their surroundings. Frustrated, the Mariner took the Cloth and tossed it into the sea.
Knowing that it would be forever lost, the First Sagittarius dove into the water and swam until he reached it. But he was far too deep. Some say he drowned halfway there and it was his spirit that carried the Cloth back to the Goddess, while others think his body floated due to him expelling a burst of cosmos to buoy him back up. Whatever the case, he passed her back the Goddess' Cloth and immediately sank below where Ophiuchus was unable to revive it.
While many were worried that the Cloth was lost as well, by the miracle of Athena, it reformed several miles away in a lake.
Normally, like many other things from that period, Icterus would be forgotten. However, his legend was maintained through a child's tale known as the Pegasus Run, where the Pegasus Saint took up Athena's challenge and cleverly defeated all the Golds and became the first to make it to the top of Sanctuary.
Depiction in The Pegasus Run:
It is there, for his purity and early death, he was seen as an angel, sitting on top of the moon to not only honor Artemis but because it was the highest point from which he could protect Athena anywhere.