With a heavy heart, Tatusmi flew to Athens. When Saori had him returned to Tokyo with Shun, he knew something is amiss. Since arriving Japan, Shun was plagued with nightmares. He insisted that they must return to Sanctuary, to which Tatsumi opposed. Tatsumi believed even if Saori did purposely sent everyone away, she must have her reason. Always a gentle person, Shun rarely lost his temper. But that evening, when Tatsumi tried to stop him from leaving Tokyo, he snapped. The two engaged in a fight and Tatsumi lost.

Shun took the next ship to Greece but apologized to Tatsumi before he ran off.

After Shun left, Tatsumi quietly stayed in the Kido's mansion. Only then he found the house extremely empty to the point it was depressing. He recalled when Seiya, Shun, and Hyoga were hanging out together waiting for Saori who went out to see Julian. Seiya was drinking beer while Shun and Hyoga played cards. The three were gossiping about Saori and Julian. Together, they were like family. Perhaps that was what Saori was lack of - friends and family who appreciate her for her.

When Jabu came to the door Tatsumi's eyes were lightened. However, Jabu's face was grave and asked Tatsumi to come to Sanctuary with him. Together the two flew to Greece.

At Sanctuary, Shun was there to receive them with Shiryu and Hyoga, but Seiya was nowhere to be seen.

"Where's Ojou-sama?" Tatusmi asked, though he already anticipated the answer he feared the most.

Holding back his tears, Shun replied, "Gone."

That word shot Tatsumi in the heart. Tears streamed down from his eyes though he only nodded. He knew Saori wasn't any ordinary girl since the day he found her as a baby with Mitsumasa Kido. She was a goddess and what had happened was perhaps inevitable.

"How is Seiya?" He asked.

"Not well," Hyoga replied.

Seiya was at the House of Sagittarius. His eyes were still. He had not been eating and his was covered in bruises.

The moment Saori was stabbed by the gold dagger he felt it too and was blacked out. After he regained his consciousness, he went mad and fought against the Gold Saints. It was Aldebaran who had to knock him out. Camus was rather annoyed and almost froze him in an ice coffin had Hyoga begged him not to. He was staying at the House of Sagittarius, speaking to no one. He lied in bed and had to live with the fact that he will never see Saori again.

It was a pitiful sight.

"Seiya," Tatsumi approached him. "Get up. Don't be like this - this isn't what Ojou-sama would've wanted."

"What do you know about her?" Seiya laughed.

"What has happened cannot be undone," Tatsumi said. "I saw her growing up since she was a baby. I constantly forget that she isn't a mortal but a goddess. Deities have their own destiny and us mortals have ours. Ojou-sama sent us away because she wanted us to be safe and sound."

"Stop using past tense," Seiya said. "Saori-san isn't dead."

"Have you lost your mind?" Tatsumi exclaimed. It was as Seiya couldn't come to term with Saori's death.

"It is true," Leo Aiolia said. "She isn't dead."

Hearing that, Tatsumi turned to Shun and rebuked, "Why did you say Ojou-sama is gone? You should've explained yourself! Do you know what you put me through? Ojou-sama is gone, where did she go?"

"Underworld," Shiryu said.

"Then that is dead!" Tatsumi exclaimed with frustration.

"She is not dead!" Seiya gave him a look of death.

"What is going on?" Tatsumi demanded. "Are you saying that Ojou-sama went to the Underworld - the land of dead - and we expect her to come back?"

"Let me put it this way," Taurus Aldebaran said and joined them. He sat besides Seiya and patted him on the shoulder. "Athena had a fall out with her father and went to her uncle's. As her friends and boyfriend, we have to give her time and space."

"Hades, Lord of Underworld, is Saori-san's uncle," Shiryu said. "Roshi had told me that when Zeus overthrown his father Saturn, he and his two brothers split the realms by drawing lots. Poseidon the oldest got the sea, Hades got the Underworld, and Zeus the youngest got the Olympus. Sea God Poseidon had been the ambitious one and he vied for Sanctuary for a reason. Hades ruled the Underworld with his vast army of Specters. He is feared by everyone, even Zeus himself, but he had no desire to overthrow Zeus. Saori-san's mother Metis was on good terms with Hades."

"Mu's master Shion was resurrected by Hades to escort Athena to the Underworld for protection," Aldebaran added.

"She's at the Underworld now," Aiolia said. "Zeus would never be able to harm her. It's all family now."

He spoke as if world was off his shoulders.

Shiryu, Hyoga, Shun, and Jabu sat by the steps of House of Sagittarius with Tatsumi. Seiya wanted to be alone.

"How long is he going to be like that?" Hyoga said.

"Don't be unkind," Tatsumi said. "Come think of it, the whole thing is your fault."

"My fault?" Hyoga asked.

"You are the cupid who brought them together, yes - you," Tatsumi pointed his finger at him. "If you don't remember, let me remind you - that day when Ojou-sama was taken by the Silver Saints, instead of heading out to save her, you insisted that letter Ikki wrote is actually a forgery by Ojou-sama. So we spent time explaining and discussing and missed the opportunity to save her. Had you not brought it up and went to save her, you could've found her in the hands of her kidnappers and bring her home. But no, you missed the opportunity and she already escaped - which gave Seiya the opportunity to be alone with her. And then, rest is history."

"I'd say that Seiya and Saori-san go way back to the day when Seiya refused to be her horse," Jabu said. "Both of them are stubborn and liked to be challenged. I assume Saori-san had always been given what she wanted and Seiya is the first person who ever said no to her. She could've cared less for people like me who's willing to do everything for her."

"Shiryu, you are quiet," Tatsumi pointed out. "Do you have anything to say?"

"I..." Shiryu was actually out of words. He thought of Shunrei. Had she died in the hands of Deathmask, would he react differently?

"Give him time," Shun said.

A few days went by and Seiya was still depressed.

"What are you all sitting around for?" Shaina yelled at the Bronze Saints before stormed in to see Seiya. "Get up!" She tried to drag Seiya up only found it impossible to move him. "You are a coward! You are nothing like a Saint! Athena would be so disappointed in you!"

Seeing him not responding, she threw a punch at him.

Seiya was still unresponsive.

She threw another punch and then ran out of patience. "You are pathetic! Seeing you thus, I'd rather get rid of you right here and right now to end your pain!"

She launched her attack. "THUNDERCLAW!"

Now Seiya fought back, though heartlessly.

"Come on Seiya! Fight me!" Shaina said. "If you love her that much, then go find her! There is a way-"

"What?" Now that got Seiya's attention. "What did you say?"

"Fight me and win," Shaina said. "Then I'll tell you."

Ripping his crest from his neck, Seiya donned his Pegasus Cloth and began to act like his old self. The Bronze Saints stood outside while listening to the fight insde House of Sagittarius until Shaina was blasted out.

"Pegasus Meteor Punch!"

Shaina was groaning on the ground and Seiya went to her.

"Tell me, how?"