In the mythology of the Ancient Greeks the hero Perseus Beheaded the Gorgon, Medusa. From a pool of her blood, the Divine Horse-Pegasus of the beautiful Wings-was born. And Pegasus soared up to the Heavens and became a Constellation...

In Greek mythology, there was the Goddess named Athena...

She was the daughter of Zeus, the King of Gods. She was born in full armor...Athena was a Goddess of Battle!

But Athena did not believe in conquest, so she only fought defensive wars! Her wars with the brutal and bloodthirsty Ares, the giant Gigas, and the great Poseidon shook the very Earth...

To Mortals, these terrible death struggles between the Gods seemed to last forever...But on those Battlefields, there were always youths who surrounded and protected Athena...They were strong courageous youths who gathered from the far reaches of the land! And to protect Athena, who despised weapons, they fought their foes with only their bodies for weapons!

Their fists rend the skies! They split the ground beneath them with their feet! Even now some believe these warriors of hope appear whenever evil threatens the world...The names of these valiant knights are lost even to the rich mythology of this land.

Yet, we the people of this land continue to believe in them. We believe in their existence...We believe in the Knights of the Galaxy...

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On small boat that was docking at a harbor, lied a small black cat which carried two katana's on it's back. The cat itself was sleeping in a net of unused rope. As the boat docked, a crewman sounded the horns, waking the cat from it's sleep as it jumped up in surprised. After landing on it's paws, the cat went on to stretch it's legs before look up at the horn.

"...Geez, warn a guy before you ring that damn thing." The cat said while rubbing the back of its head. The black cat then went on to look out towards the front of the boat. "So, that's where the new holder is?" The cat then stood on two paws and tied the string that connected it's swords. The cat then began it's journey, the journey to find the next wielder of Wildfire.

-X-

On a steep cliff that loomed over the ocean itself, there lied a grave. This makeshift grave stood against the crashing waves of the ocean and the harsh winds of the sky. Standing in front of the grave was a young man who seemed to around the age of fourteen. He placed a hand on the top old wood, where a named had been engraved onto it. This name was "Beet". After a few seconds, the young man stepped back and raised his fist into the air.

"Wish me luck Beet...Today's the day we've been waiting for." The young man said before turning to walk away. "I promise. I'll win that Cloth no matter what!"

-X-

Knights of the Galaxy
Saint Seiya

Chapter 1: Seiya Furuya

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Whale Island

In the seas of Greece lies a piece of land that is shaped like a large whale. This land is known as: Whale Island. On this island is the small port town of Inizo Village, which is largely visited by tourist and fishermen. On the round-shapped hill of the island lies a place where only the saccred Knights are allowed to set foot on. This place is called Sanctuary.

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Whale Island: Inizo Village

In the village itself, a young woman was questioning a Priest on the legend of these great warriors. The young woman herself was writing down her thoughts on a small notepad. Her name is Mia Koji, she's the daughter of a japanese father and a French mother. Mia was also the grand daughter of a romance literature professor at Sengoku University.

He believed in the origins of the Moon Kingdom, a land that was once fought over by the Gods of old, one of which being Athena. Yet, no professor, schoolar, or record of history had no knowledge of this once ancient land. All that was left that was proof of it's exsistence was a set of old tablets, both of which carried the prophecy of the Princess and the Pegasus.

Knowing that a lost land once existed, Mia's grandfather sent her to the seas of Greece to study the history of the Knights that once served the Galaxy. Once the Priest was done telling his story, Mia closed her notepad and looked up at the elderly man.

"Your Honor...do these warriors still exist today?" Mia asked the elderly Priest.

"Hmm...it is possible." The Priest said. "Several days ago...a young couple came to me in complete terror. The night before, the two state they encoutered a injured young boy. They attempted to help him, but the boy acted as if he the couple wasn't even there. Shortly after, the two stated that they saw a monster approaching them and quickly ran for their lives. After a few minutes of waiting, the couple returned to the sight...only to find a large crater in the exact spot the boy was standing in."

"A crater? But, what happened to the young boy?"

"He was gone. There was no sign of him in sight. The couple even stated that the boy wore old training garbs, garbs that only a warrior would wear." The Priest then let out a low chuckle chuckle. "Honestly, I consider them lucky tourists indeed. Even we mortals rarely have the honor of meeting them."

"Their rarely seen..." Mia mumbled to herself. She took her gaze away from the Priest and turned her attention to the mountain that was located near the village that she was in. "Knights that are rarely seen..." As the two discussed the origins of the mountain, a woman with blue short hair in a yellow sun dress was watching them from afar. She was carrying a basket of light pink flowers before turning to walk away...

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Whale Island: Path to Sanctuary Hill

A car drove away...leaving Mia, who was standing in front of a road that lead up the mountain. She was wearing clothes that were neccesary for traveling, and seemed somewhat prepared for the journey up the mountain, the mountain where the great Knights lived.

She would walk, climb, and camp at a few points due to how high the mountain was. During her journey, she would come across old statues that depicted warriors, monsters, Gods, and Goddesses. She even walked through a few old temples, which were probably the home of the Knights, which Mia used as her camping sites.

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Sanctuary: Trial Grounds

A day later, the young girl was tired and out of breath as she reached the top of the mountain. "I-I...finally made it..." Mia said as she lied on her back and looked up at the blue sky, where small clouds slowly passed by.

Mia let out a low sigh as she slowly sat up. Letting her grandfather's word's echo deep into her mind. She got to her feet and continued to walk onward. As the young girl continued to walk, a two columns began to come into view. Upon seeing this, Mia started to run towards these ruins. Upon reaching them, what she found was quite surprising. What she found was...

A large stadium where a crowd of men, who wore old armor stood and watched a ceremony of some sort commence in the ring below. The rumors and legends were true, the Knights existed! Seeing this sight caused Mia to let out a loud gasp, one that caused a nearby Knight to turn and look to the back...only to see nothing.

The young girl was now hiding behind a rock, holding a hand to her mouth. Before doing anything else, Mia took out her notepad and recorder. She climbs up the rock and continues to spy on the event that was taking place.

In the stadium, a robbed man wearing a golden mask steps forward from the shrine near ring. He holds up his hands, and motions them in a manner that alerts the other Knights to step forward. "Now, step forward...Finalist of the Pegasus Trial!"

From both sides of the arena came a set of two Knights (both of which were a man and woman). On the left side was a giant man who had the face of a fierce monster. This man was named Cassios, and the woman standing next to him was his teacher Ophiuchus Shaina. Cassios let out a wicked snarl as the two reached the center of the stadium.

Standing against them was a women who wore a silver mask that was similar to the one Shaina was wearing. This woman was standing in old tattered training clothes and stood with a certain style of confidence. The woman in question was Eagle Marin, and standing next to her was her student...a young boy who also wore old clothing, similarly to his teacher. He glared at Cassios who continued to chuckle at him. This boy was named Seiya Furuya.

"So far, you have each defeated nine warriors in battle." The man with the golden mask spoke as the two warriors continued to glare each other down. "You two are the only warriors remaining." The man placed his staff on the ground. "The one who prevails this day shall become one of Athena's honored Knights. And to him shall go..."

"Please wait, Master!" Shaina yelled before getting to her knees. She bows to the masked man and continues to speak. "Forgive me for interrupting you, but there is something I want to say before we begin!" After saying this, Shaina turned her attention towards Seiya. "There is a rumor afoot that Seiya left Sanctuary last night..."

"Left Sanctuary!?" One of the Knights said to the person standing next to him. "Is this true?" Mia looked on in confusion as another Knight from the stands spoke up. "Marin, as Seiya's instructor you are always with him. Is this true? You know the punishment for leaving Sanctuary during the Pegasus Trials."

"There must be some mistake." Marin said as she stepped forward. "It's true that the last few nights of our special training have taken us outside of Sanctuary, but..."

Before Marin could finish, Seiya stepped up in a fit of anger. "Master, this charge is nonsense!"

"Don't play innocent!" Shaina shouted while pointing at Seiya in a some what mocking manner. "You tried to flee because you were afraid to fight my Cassios, whose strength is far greater than your own!" While the female Knight said this, Seiya continued to growl in anger. "Besides, a Japanese has no right to be a Knight of Athena!"

?: "I'm not so sure about that."

The two female saints, along with the hiding Mia, turned to see one of the knights emerge from the stands. He walks towards the spot that the Master was in and stood next to him. Both female knights knew who this man was. "Aiolia..." Shaina said as he looked down at them.

"I know of no rule which forbids a Japanese from becoming a Knight." Aiolia said before turning his attention to Shaina. "That right can only be decided in battle."

"Aiolia is right." The Master spoke, silencing the entire arena. "This will all be settled in battle. If Seiya fled from cowardice, he will lose, for victory will not favor a coward." The Master struck the ground with his staff. "Let the Contest begin! To the victor I shall award this cloth!"

"Ahhh...A Cloth..." One of the Knights said in awe. "It's a Cloth!" Another spoke in surprise. "That one has been passed down from the Age of Heroes." Mia noticed the reactions of the other Knights and wonder why they were all shocked by this. "It enables its wearer to release the greatest power of any on Earth..." At this point, the Knights were in complete fear now. "Truly the proof of Knighthood..."

"That mark on the box..." Mia said quietly as she started to write down her findings on the notepad. "It's the same mark that was on the tablet that grandfather showed me..."

"So that's a cloth..." Seiya said in his mind. "It was to obtain a Cloth that I came to Greece when I was little!" He then turns to glance over at Cassios. "I've been put through so much hell over these past years...from that jerk..." Seiya then begins to shiver in fear. "And even my own teacher..." As these thoughts flooded his head, the young boy quickly regained himself. "But now, I'm not just fighting for myself..." He clenched his left fist. "I'm fighting to fulfill a promise!"

While lost in his thoughts...Cassios emerges from behind Seiya and grabs him in the clutch of his gigantic hand. With an evil chuckle, he lifts the young trainee into the air. "Little Seiya, you should have run away last night when you had the chance. Perhaps that cloth is worth more to you than your life?" Cassios' eyes strikes Seiya with their piercing gaze. "But I won't let you have it! The cloth belongs to me, a Greek! Hahahahaha!" With this laugh, the giant Knight begins to squeeze the life out of Seiya. "But enough talk! I'll squeeze you like a lemon."

Seiya yelled out in pain as Cassios smiled wickedly. "But wait! What's the hurry? Why waste my last chance to play with you?" His smile grew with every word. "Yes, I'll dismember you little by little. Do you like that idea, Seiya? Hahaha!" After saying this, Cassios raised his left hand into the air, preparing to strike Seiya. "First, your ear!"

SKREK!

Mia, Aiolia, and Shaina look on with shock and horror...as a single bloody ear falls to the ground. The entire stadium rose up in cries of disgust and abject disbelief...As Cassios held the left side of his head, while blood was gushing out from where his ear was. Seiya lands on his feet, instantly getting into a fighting stance. "Argh! M-My ear!" Cassios continued to scream. "It's gone!"

Seiya himself was breathing heavily before letting out a light grin. "Sorry Cassios, but I can't lose my ear now! I need all of me if I'm getting that Cloth!" While the young Knight was saying this out loud, his mind was saying something completely different. "Damn it! I can't get caught like that again!"

"Today I sense around Seiya an energy I've never sensed before." Aiolia said while standing next to Marin. "Marin, have you actually succeeded in developing Seiya that far?" The Eagle Knight remained silent as she watched her student fight.

"The Cloth will be mine! And I'll take it home to Japan!" Seiya said in his inner thoughts. Soon, his confidence started to rise, and his smile became more confident. "Stop cringing, Cassios! I've got a few scores to settle with you..." The young trainee stood firm as he prepared himself. "And I'm going to settle them all here before I go! For me, and all of the innocent souls you've harmed!"

The stadium went silent as the Knights watched Cassios slowly get to his feet. "Aagh...H-How? He took my ear...Little Seiya took..." The giant man growled in pain, a pain that soon evolved into burning anger. Cassios glared at Seiya with pure rage as he slowly removed his hand from his missing ear-hole.

Seiya smiled at this, and began to playfully step around him while staying in a fighting stance. "I'll speak into your good ear, this time." A cheerful Seiya said. "What piece of you shall I take next, Cassios? Hehehe..." The young teen then waved his hand.

"Wh-What?" Cassios said, his anger growing more and more with each second.

Seiya gets near Cassios and taps his head with a giddy grin. "Come on! I'll let you choose it yourself!" He jumped back with a back-flip and performed a few tricks as if he were in the circus. These actions confused Mia, while the Knights in the stadium looked on in pure anger while Marin and Aiolia groaned in both annoyance and embarrassment. "Haha!"

This action finally causes Cassios to snap as he lets out a mighty roar. "You-!"

SWAK! Before he could finish his battle cry, Seiya strikes him with a ferocious kick to the chin. "How 'bout your chin!?"

Shaina and her men looked on in complete shock. "C-Cassios got hit again!" One of the Knights shouted as Cassios collided with a nearby wall.

Cassios slowly got to his feet and stared at Seiya in complete disbelief as Seiya smirked at his pain. "Th-This can't be happening!" Cassios hissed. "You never defeated me even once before..." The giant warrior jumped up and charged at Seiya. "You've lost to me for six years!"

THUNK! Seiya quickly punches Cassios in the gut. "Your fat gut, then!?" The young Knight continued to strike the giant warrior with multiple jabs to different parts of his body. "Your chest! Your arm! Or here! Your nose! What about this!?" Once his barrage of punches were done, Cassios fell to the ground. Seiya then looked down at the ground with near Cassios and raised his fist

Mia continued to record the fight on her mini-camera. "Incredible, his attacks are so fast. I can barely see them." As she said this...the wind began to blow past her in a fast rate. This caused her camera to glitch and malfunction. "H-Huh!? No! Don't freak out on me now!" The breeze grew stronger and stronger, almost as if...it was being drawn to Seiya's fist.

Marin let out a amused chuckle. A surge of energy soon surrounds Seiya's fist. "Seiya, focus your power!" Marin said in her thoughts. "Focus your body and spirit! To the part of you that will strike! To your hand!" At that point, the energy had grew to an out of control surge of power.

KA-BOOOOOOM! Seiya struck the ground with his powered fist, destroying the land near Cassios. Once the smoke cleared...Seiya was standing in a crater as Cassios looked on in true horror. He was no longer stronger than Seiya. He was no longer at the same level of power as Seiya. He...was no where near Seiya in terms of power. The young Knight had officially dwarfed him in terms of fighting spirit.

Seiya chuckles at this (despite his hand throbbing in pain), while Cassios begins to back away in fear. "U-Uh...uh..."

"Come on, Cassios..." Seiya said with a bright smile on his face. "Since we've been 'friends' for the last six years, I'll spare ya life!"

"That smile of your's says otherwise." Mia commented, writing down some notes in her notepad.

"Seiya masterfully focuses his chi in both his punch and his kick!" One of the Knights in the stands said. "Seiya truly understands the martial philosophy of a Knight." Another Knight stated. "Cassios' defeat is certain."

Hearing this caused Shaina to let out a low sigh. "Fools." The female Knight said, catching their attention. "You're easily impressed."

"Uh, Shaina..." One of the Knights tried to say, but their words fell silent as the female Knight glanced at them.

"You think Seiya deserves to win the Cloth!?" Shaina said in growing frustration. "Seiya, the Japanese..."

Upon hearing this, Cassios once again flew into a blind rage. He let out another battle cry and struck the ground in front of Seiya. KABOOOM! "I won't let you have the cloth!" He struck the column near Seiya, who was dodging his now beserker fist. "It is a precious legacy of Ancient Greece!" Cassios raises his left fist with mighty force as Seiya prepared for his attack. "You have no right to wear it, Japanese!"

FWAP! Seiya caught Cassios' oncoming fist and let out a wide grin. "You still don't get it. It's you who have no right to it, Cassios!" Seiya said, slowly pushing the giant's fist away.

"What?" Cassios said in a weak voice.

"You've only acquired the outward, destructive strength of a Knight!" Seiya grin deepened as energy began to engulf him. "...So have I." His smile disappears and he gives Cassios a hard stare.

"Universe?" Cassios weakly said as he started to slowly back away.

At that moment, an image flashed through Mia's eyes. "W-What the-!?" The you female stepped back as the image began to emerge from Seiya. At that moment, Mia thought she had saw the universe. Seiya stepped back from Cassios and entered a strange stance. Though Mia did not know what this stance was, the reaction of the other Knights keyed her in on it's importance.

"What?" One Knight shouted. "What's that stance of Seiya's!?" Another screamed.

Aiolia stepped back in surprise while Marin stood calmly. "Hmm...It can't be..."

"Cassios...In my opinion...the only one to ever be truly worthy of that Cloth is Beet!" Seiya said as he began to move his arms. "You don't deserve it...and neither do I. But I will continue his legacy...Even in death, his fantasy reaches out to me!" The aura around the young teen grew stronger. "Cassios, I'll give you one last chance...forfeit now!"

Hearing this offended Cassios, causing his fear to return to anger. "F-Fool! If you really can see the universe in your body, you can have the cloth!" The giant man yelled out.

Shaina soon realized the stance that Seiya was in. "Th-That's..." Shaina stepped forward and studied the young Knight. Seiya continued to move his arms in a hypnotic manner. However, with each movement, the knights arm matched a point, a point that would seem familiar to the eyes of a Knight. "The Constellation Pegasus! Seiya's hands are tracing the locations of Pegasus' 13 Stars!" Shaina snapped out of her trance and rushed to the ring. "Watch out! Don't go near him, Cassios!"

"What!?" Cassios yelled, quickly turning to face Shaina...but it was too late.

Seiya dashed towards his enemy and unleashed his attack. "Meteor Fist! (Ryusei Ken!)" In a blink of an eye, Seiya released a furious barrage of punches, each of which strikes Cassios repeatedly. With a surge of power, Seiya strikes Cassios with one final punch, which strikes the giant warrior in the stomach. This attack sends Cassios flying into the air. Mia sees this and quickly jumps back as Cassios crashes into the rock that she was hiding behind.

Seiya looks up at the area that Cassios fell in and as the dust began to clear, Mia was completely frozen in shock with a nervous smile. She then notices that her hiding place was destroyed, leaving her out in the open. Mia then looked down at the arena and noticed...that Seiya had spotted her. Her face immediately went pale as the young Knight stared at her with only curiosity in mind.

"Hey..." Seiya started to say, while Mia slowly stepped away from the unconscious Cassios. Before the young knight could verify the person he was seeing-

"The battle is over!" The Pope declared, catching Seiya's attention. At that moment, Mia quickly turned and ran away from the arena, her figure shadowed by the dust from Cassios' landing. One of the Knights standing near the Pope snapped their finger, alerting two other warriors as they both picked up a...large metal box and brought it into the arena. The two then sat it in front of Seiya. The metal box itself contained glyph's of what seemed to be a Pegasus and a set of armor. "Athena has acknowledged Seiya as a new Knight! As proof of your Knighthood, I give you the cloth!"

Seiya was surprised by this result, as was everyone else in the stadium. Marin and Aiolia watched on in silence, while Shaina and her men silently glared at the young Knight in training. "Grr...Th-That Seiya..." One of the Knights growled in anger.

Seiya walked up to the box and slowly put his hand on it. After feeling it's warm steel surface, the young Knight in training stepped back with a deep breath. "I...did it..." Seiya said as a smile began to crept upon his face. "I finally obtained an cloth..." Once a few seconds passed...Seiya jumped up into the air and landed on top of the steel box as he hugged the item as if it were a friend he hadn't seen in a long time. "Yeah! I did it! I can finally go back to Japan! Woo-ho!"

"Now, a warning, Seiya." The Pope stated, catching Seiya's attention. "Since the age of heroes, the knights have protected Athena and Defended Justice...And so the Cloths are to be worn only to defend justice..." As he said this, Seiya's excitement had started to die down. "They must never be used for personal gain or for personal battles." Marin walked over and pulled Seiya off of the steel box. "If you ever violate this law and defile your Cloth...You will be branded as a Saint. Knights from all over the world will descend upon you. Never forget that, Seiya..."

Once this was said, the steel box began to glow, catching the attention of all the Knights. The box rose into the air and transformed...into a small steel charm. The charm than floats to Seiya, where it lands in his hands. The light fades from the charm as Seiya lets out a wide grin. "Are you watching Beet...I've finally done it..." With this, he raised the Steel charm into the air. "I'VE BECOME A HERO!"

To Be Continued

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And that was the first chapter! This chapter had to go through a LOT of re-writing...but in the end, it paid off. So, comment and let me know what you all think. Until then...

In the name of the Moon, Burn your Cosmos!