Another one for Legend of Sanctuary, but uses boy Milo (Because why did they gender bend Milo?). This is a good candidate for my interim project.
Concept: A take on the final from Legend of Sanctuary.
Disclaimer: I do not own Saint Seiya or any of the included characters. They all belong to Masami Kurumada.
Learning that Aiolos was never a traitor is like a slap in the face for Milo. Learning that Saga is the Pope, that he didn't die on that night sixteen years ago, that he's been deceiving them for all these years, is like a punch in the gut. Learning that Athena, or at least, the Athena that he has been serving for the last decade and a half, is a fake and that he was ordered to kill the real Athena, is like having his heart ripped out and crushed in front of his face.
Camus knew. This much Milo is sure of. Camus knew and he never told Milo. And now he's dead so Milo can't even ask him why.
It's after Athena has collapsed while healing the Pegasus Saint with the help of her Vanguard that Milo feels the burst of Cosmo. He makes a mad dash for the exit to the House of Sagittarius Mu and Aldebaran following, making it out just in time to see the last of a burst of blue Cosmo.
Aphrodite has appeared seemingly out of nowhere in midair, and is dropping like a rock. Before Milo or any of the Golds can make a move, one of the young Bronze Saints shoots forward. It's the girl, Columba, and Milo watches in shock as a pair of magnificent wings sprout from the back of her armor. A single, powerful flap has the girl shooting for the sky, heading for Aphrodite's falling figure.
It's less a catch, and more an impact as the blonde girl collides with the Gold Saint, her wings flapping fiercely to slow their decent to a more reasonable speed. Both Saints tumble to the ground with a painful sounding thump and a clang of armor.
The Phoenix Saint is the first the reach the two Saints, crouching down and lifting Aphrodite's limp form off his fellow Bronze. Mu gets there next, and goes to check on the Pisces Saint.
"He's alive." Mu reports after a moment, and Milo's shoulders ease slightly. The less people they lose from this the better. Even if Aphrodite is a vain prick at times.
Aphrodite groans as his eyes flicker open and he sits up stiffly. "I'm fine." He tells Mu, but accepts the Aries Saint's offer of a hand up.
Next to him, the Columba Saint looks relatively unharmed as well.
An ominous groaning sound draws everyone's attention to the Pope's chambers far ahead of them. The giant statue of Anubis is moving, detaching itself from the building and taking a step forward, only to topple off the edge and fall straight down onto the path between the Houses of Aquarius and Pisces, going straight through it and continuing down towards the Colosseum.
The entire structure breaks off from the rest of the Sanctum dropping like the massive rock it is. Even at this distance, Milo can see the giant statue, swinging its spear and destroying the Colosseum.
"That thing's going to destroy all of Sanctuary if we don't stop it!" Aldebaran yells.
"We must keep it away from Athena." Shaka adds. The face guard of his helmet snaps in to place.
The rest of the Golds follow suit, even Aphrodite, and they take off towards the Colosseum, jumping between the falling chunks of rubble to reach the falling structure. Milo feels less guilt than he should about leaving Athena behind. He has faith that she'll be safe with the Bronzes for now.
Taking out the Anubis statue is, frankly, quite easy.
Between Aphrodite's, Aiolia's, Shaka's, Aldebaran's, and Milo's own attacks, they do enough damage that the thing slows down, and from there it's a simple matter of Shura slicing it in half with his Excalibur. Mu's Crystal Wall easily blocks the falling pieces of debris, and the lot of them lightspeed out of the way without so much as a scratch on any of them.
Things go downhill from there.
First, it's the explosion in the Pope's chambers.
Next, it's the red, shooting-star like thing that shoots into the sky before exploding into a ring of fire.
The explosion of Cosmo that comes from the Pope's chambers startles all seven Gold Saints, and they turn to look just in time to see the massive figure rise up out of what used to be Athena's private chambers.
"No... The Saintias..." Milo hears Aphrodite whisper. The Pisces Saint is right to be worried. As Athena's closest confidants, the Saintias live in an extension of the goddess's chambers, and this new development has put them in grave danger. Assuming they're still alive.
Then the massive... thing-Milo is fairly confident that it used to be Saga-points one arm at them and fires a beam of raw energy straight at the Colosseum. Even with lightspeed, the Golds will never make it out in time. Just as the beam is about to hit them, Mu and Shaka jump in front of them, Kan and Crystal Wall springing up to block the beam of energy. At the same time, a wall of actual ice springs up, accompanied by a familiar Cosmo.
Camus? Milo wonders, but doesn't have a chance to really think about it as the attack makes contact with the collective of defense. He can practically feel Mu and Shaka straining to maintain their defenses as the Ice wall is effectively vaporized, but the it seems to be enough, as the beam of energy sweeps past them... and straight towards where Athena and the Bronze Saints are located.
"NO!" Milo hears Aiolia yell, but none of them can make it.
At that moment, all the Gold Saints hear a collective yell, sounding like several voice speaking at once.
"Triple Nebula Chain!"
Chains shoot out of seemingly nowhere, simultaneously looking like both a thousand chains, and a mere six. They wrapped around the being, several of them winding around its arm and yanking on it off-course, sending the beam of power off-course. It dispersed a moment later, the being roaring as more chains wrapped around it, trapping its unchained arm against its side.
"Who dares interfere?!" It demanded.
Without any prompting, Mu flared his Cosmo, teleporting all seven Gold Saints back to where Athena and the Bronzes stood.
Athena was gone, but Milo could see the figure up above, recognized the unrefined form of the Sagittarius Cloth as it flew down to join them. It was the Pegasus Saint, looking more like a winged centaur than a human, Athena clutched in his arms.
"This is insane." The Cygnus Saint muttered. "How are we supposed to take that thing out?"
Milo stared as the... thing twisted and struggled against the chains that bound it. It was Saga. Definitely. He could hear the fallen Gemini Saint roaring in anger as he tried to get free. The monster looked strangely like he was made of stone, with cracks all over him. Then it hit Milo.
"We have to take out its brain." He said.
"The hell are you talking about?" The Phoenix Saint demanded.
"Of course!" Shura said. "That thing is Saga, he must be in control, so if we take him out..."
"We take it down!" The Pegasus Saint-Seiya, Athena had called him-declared triumphantly.
"So how do we do that?" Cygnus asked.
Aphrodite hummed quietly. "We hit it with everything we've got." He stated simply. "Put every bit of power you have into your attacks. Aim to kill. Once we've broken it down, Lady Athena will use her Cosmo to help this one-" he gestured at the young Pegasus-turned-Sagittarius "-hit Saga with an Ethereal Arrow. That should be enough to destroy him."
Before anyone could respond, another voice spoke up.
"That seems like a sound plan." A woman dropped to the ground next to the group of Bronze and Gold Saints, dressed in a burgundy Cloth and carrying a silver mirror in one hand. Along with her were a man in a blue Cloth with chains hanging from the gauntlets, and a girl in a teal Cloth carrying a whip.
"Cassiopeia Alanna? Cepheus Albiore? How..." Milo trailed off, staring at most respected of the Amazons and the master of Andromeda Island. He had known they were in Sanctuary, had dragged them here along with four of their students on the orders of the Pope-of Saga. Seeing them here now was a shock, considering that all six had been trapped in the prison in Athena's inner Sanctum, the one reserved for Saints who had committed crimes against the goddess herself.
"Aquarius Camus let us out." The Cepheus Saint answered easily. He smiled slightly. "He's helping my other students hold that thing back, but we don't have time to worry. You have a plan, we need to carry it out."
Shaking away his shock, Milo glanced at the others. All around, they nodded.
"We don't have time to waste." Shaka warned. "Pegasus, take Athena as high as you can. We will open a path for you. When you see it, do not miss."
"I won't." The boy said confidently, and took to the sky.
"Prepare yourselves!" Mu cried.
Without hesitating, the group of Saints spread out. Phoenix and Columba settled themselves back to back one arm each stretched out and touching.
"Lushan Rising Dragon!"
"Diamond Dust!"
"Phoenix Fire!"
"Swirling Gale!"
"Chameleon Tongue!"
"Cursed Reflection!"
"Chain Strike!"
"Stardust Revolution!"
"Great Horn!"
"Lighting Plasma!"
"Scarlet Needle!"
"Excalibur!"
"Piranha Rose!"
Attacks flew at the massive creature standing above them, crashing into it with seemingly impossible force. The thing literally shattered open, revealing Saga's horribly twisted form.
"Now!" Mu ordered telepathically.
There was a flash of golden light from above, and Saga roared in pain as the arrow struck him.
It was over.
