Yet another one I've been thinking of writing for a while now.
Concept: Following the fight against Loki in Asgard, and after the victory in the war against Hades, Athena gives her Gold Saints one more chance.
Disclaimer: I do not own Saint Seiya or any of the included characters. They all belong to Masami Kurumada.
If there's one thing Kanon knows, it's that he's dead. There's no doubt about that. Blowing oneself up to in the interest of killing one of the Three Judges of the Underworld does not lend itself well to being alive. Kanon knows this.
So why the hell does he not feel dead?
Not that Kanon knows what being dead is supposed to feel like, but he imagines it's either very unpleasant-like being trapped in Hell as punishment for defying a god-or very, very empty.
The point stands that Kanon is currently experiencing neither of those things. Instead, he's actually remarkably comfortable. As in, lying-on-something-very-soft-and-warm levels of comfortable. Which is weird, because at no point in his life has Kanon ever gotten to lie on anything this comfortable.
Instead of focusing on what he's lying on, Kanon lends his attention to figuring out what the hell is going on.
First, he can feel every part of his body, and not in an "I'm in extreme pain" kind of way, but in an " I'm hyper-aware of everything" kind of way. It's very, very disconcerting.
Second, he can hear voices around him. They're all soft and a little muted, like he can't quite hear properly, so he has no idea what they're trying to say. He doesn't think they're talking to him though, so it's not like he has to worry about responding.
Number three. Cosmo. He can sense more a dozen different Cosmos around him at varying distances. None of them are burning at a level necessary for combat, so Kanon figures he's not in any particular danger, but he supposes he should at least try to figure out who all these people are.
Carefully, Kanon extends his awareness out so that he can better sense the Cosmos around him.
Closest to him is a large mass of Cosmo so similar to Kanon's own that he almost misses it. "Almost" being the key word.
Fuck me. Kanon thinks with all the petulance of an angry little brother. Anyone but Saga.
Kanon willingly gave up the Gemini Cloth when Saga called for it in the Underworld, but he's not going to lie to himself and claim that part of that willingness stemmed from the fact that they were in the middle of a literal war with the King of the Dead, and there's wasn't time for petty grudges. Kanon's genuinely not sure what he would say if he confronts his older brother now.
But that's beside the point.
Past Saga is a trio of Cosmos, two of Gold-Saint level and one much smaller, almost to the point of being unnoticeable. Mu and Aldebaran. And Mu's pint-sized apprentice-Ikki?-no, that's the Phoenix Saint. It's something like that, though.
On Kanon's other side is Shaka, his Cosmo as infuriatingly placid as ever.
Then there's Dohko and Shion-huh-and an utterly massive but unmistakably calm Cosmo that can only be Lady Athena.
Athena brought us back. That's an improvement, right? Kanon thinks to himself. It really is, compared to the possibility that they could have been brought back by Hades.
Kanon's hearing is starting to clear up, and judging by the echo of the voices around him, he's in a large, stone-walled room. If the bed is any indication, he's probably in the infirmary wing adjacent to the Pope's chambers in Sanctuary. Assuming he's right, this is another point in the "This is a good development" category, as opposed to the "Something is very wrong" category.
Extending his awareness a bit farther, Kanon picks up on two more very similar Cosmos.
Probably Aiolia and Aiolos. Kanon guesses to himself. Athena probably brought us all back then.
After a second, Kanon decides to double-check just to be sure. Out of morbid curiosity, if nothing else.
Milo is asleep. There's no way he would be so quiet, his Cosmo so still, if he was awake. It's just not in the nature of Kanon's little brother.
Then there's Aphrodite and Mephisto-he goes by something else now, doesn't he?-nevermind.
The last two Cosmos Kanon senses makes him draw back a bit at the sheer frostiness of them. One is undoubtedly Camus, as for the other...
Dimitri? Kanon wonders. Didn't he die over a year ago?
To be fair, Aiolos and Master Shion have been dead for more than a decade, but still. Dimitri isn't a Gold Saint-current or former-so Kanon's going to have to ask if he wants to know why the Camus's old training partner was also brought back from the dead.
Or not. Definitely not.
All things considered, everyone around him seems reasonably calm. No screaming, fighting, or otherwise undesirable things are happening.
Having asserted who all is around him, and confident that there is no immediate threat, Kanon decides that he might as well announce his awakening to the world. In the most obvious way possible.
"I died." He says, lifting his right arm from where it lies on top of the blanket covering him to throw it dramatically over his eyes. "I should be dead. Why am I not dead?"
Silence falls over the room.
There's a quiet sigh from above Kanon, and then, "Don't be overdramatic, Kanon. Lady Athena revived us all." Saga rumbles in a tone that drips exasperation.
"Don't you dare 'Don't be overdramatic, Kanon' me, you melodramatic jackass." Kanon retorts. "Also, duh."
Before Saga can come up with a suitable response, Athena's Cosmo approaches and her soft, melodic voice reaches Kanon's ears.
"It's good to see that you're awake, Kanon. Welcome back to the land of the living."
Kanon moves his arm enough that when he turns his head he can see his goddess as she smiles fondly at him. "I repeat: Why am I not dead?"
Athena's smile widens. "There was an... interesting development during the war in the Underworld." She says.
Kanon moves his arm and sits up, surprised to find that he's not stiff at all. Turning to fully face the purple-haired goddess, he raises an eyebrow in question.
Athena takes a seat in the chair opposite Saga's. "It's a rather complicated story, and I'm only telling it once, so you'll have to wait until Milo wakes up." She says shortly. "But the short story is that the Holy Wars between myself and Hades are over-permanently-and as a sign of good will, Hades agreed to bring back you Gold Saints, as well as one other."
Kanon blinks. His brain suddenly feels very mushy as he tries to process what he's just been told.
"The Holy Wars are over. Permanently." He clarifies. Athena nods. "And Hades agreed to bring-" He pauses to do a head count "-fifteen Saints back?" He knows he's just parroting what his goddess has just said, but it's not quite making sense.
"Exactly." Athena tells him. She looks highly amused at Kanon's confusion, but doesn't say anything about it. Instead, she raises her voice a bit to address the room as a whole. "You're all staying here for the next few days so we can be sure there were no complications in your revival. We'll discuss our next steps in detail when I'm confident you're all back on your feet."
No one protests, and the young goddess leaves the assorted Saints to their own devices.
Slowly, Kanon turns to stare at his older brother. Saga stares back. Neither twin says anything.
"Feel free to stop trying to kill each other with your eyes at any moment." Dohko breaks the tense silence of the room, laughter in his voice.
Finally, Saga relents, averting his gaze from Kanon's. Kanon smirks, and then flops backwards on his bed, turning his back to Saga. After a moment he feels a slight tug on his hair. The message is clear.
We'll talk later.
Later sounds like an excellent idea to Kanon.
Thoughts?
This ones been sitting in the back of my head for a while now. I hop you liked it.
See you next time.
