Lights were fading away, and she was losing consciousness and had a very little energy left. It was worth it, she told herself. It was for the best. She was tired, so tired. She had battled against Silver Saints, Sea God Poseidon, and Gold Saints. She knew that if she were to leave the Underworld, then she would have to face her own father Zeus in a war where many Saints will perish, or perhaps all of them. If she were to sleep forever in the Elysium Field, then she'd be content with that.

But she also wanted to see Seiya.

And she knew he's here for she could feel his cosmo.

He's coming, she thought. Saori opened her eyes and found Seiya's cosmo stronger and closer. No, I can't let him see me like this, she said to herself. With the strength she had left, she pulled herself up. Her slashed wrist was still bleeding. She could barely maintain her balance. Her vision was blurry too.

Seiya...Seiya...

Was her love for him wrong?

Hades had told her that Seiya shouldn't have loved her since he was her Saint. Unbeknownst to her, Hyoga said the same thing to Seiya. Still, neither could deny their feelings towards each other.

Staggering, Saori continued to move forward until she felt warm hands around her shoulders.

"Seiya?" She muttered before collapsing against him.

"Saori-san," Seiya held her against him.

"You...you are Sagittarius now..." She noticed he is in Gold Cloth instead of Pegasus Bronze Cloth.

"The Cloth chose me," Seiya said.

Saori laughed gently. She was in a white dress, lying among the flowers, and leaned against him, a knight in his gold armor. It was a beautiful scene, though ironically, Saori never liked to be seen as a helpless damsel in distress who needed to be saved by a knight in a shining armor. When she was little, Julian used to call her "princess" which annoyed her. No, she never wanted to be princess locked in a tower waiting for her knight to rescue her. She wanted to be a fighter who slay the dragon herself.

And she had been a fighter. She had fought against Shaina, Poseidon, and Capricorn Shura; and she fought well. Yet, with Seiya, somehow, she was always in a situation where she needs him to come to her rescue, like when she was facing Black Phoenix and Poseidon. Seiya had seen her in her most vulnerable state, but every time, he shielded her from danger and made her feel safe.

"Why did you come here?" Saori asked.

"You want to see me," Seiya said. "You said that my happiness is yours. I wasn't happy not seeing you, and so you are not happy."

Her hand went to his. "And you are here. I have been dreaming about Sagittarius Saint since my grandfather told me his story. Every time I thought about Sagittarius, it's always you who appeared before me. Now I know, you are that Sagittarius Saint all along."

He smiled and noticed her slashed wrist.

"I...I gave Hades something he cannot refuse," Saori explained. "He will spare you."

"I am not leaving without you," Seiya insisted.

"Then stay with me," Saori said. "When you are around, not matter how much pain I am in, I am happy."

"Not like an angry wasp."

Saori held his hand. "Seiya, I am a goddess, a fate I cannot avoid. They say that deities and mortals don't belong together, but I don't care. I never wanted to be a goddess. I want to be that stubborn girl who wants you to be her horse. That day when I woke up in your bed, seeing you before me, it's the happiest day of my life."

"You are the one I love," Seiya told her. "Saori-san."

"Is this the end...you think?" Saori asked.

"No, it's the beginning," Seiya said. "We will never be separated again."

From afar, Hades was watching the two. The way Saori and Seiya gazed at each other reminded him how Sasha gazed into his eyes before she died from tuberculosis.

"Alone, is that you?"

Hades turned and saw young woman with purple hair before him.

"Sasha?" He reached out his hand. "You recognize me?"

Indeed, in his dark robe and Surplice, he didn't expect Sasha to recognize him since he looked very different from Alone the Painter. Hades was aware of his reputation in the mortal world. Most people feared him and wouldn't even dare to mutter his name. Many misidentified him as Death. Though he was the Ruler of the Underworld, death impacted him as it does to any mortal. Death had taken Sasha from him.

"Alone," Sasha whispered his name while rubbing the ring on his hand. It was the same ring she placed on his finger before she died. He had never taken it off.

"Yes, Sasha," Hades replied, feeling the power she received from Saori. "It's Alone."

"How did you become the Lord of Underworld?" She asked innocently.

"I always have been," Hades said. "This is who I truly am."

"You still love me?" Sasha looked away. "You are a god, and I'm only a mortal."

"Sasha, this ring never left my finger," Hades said. "It has always been you, never anyone else."

"Are we..."

"We are together, Sasha," Hades said. "Never be parted again."

Slowly, his lips touched hers. Pressing his forehead against hers, he realized that Sasha is no longer a mortal. She could leave the Elysium Field now. He then looked at Seiya and Saori.

Saori rested in Seiya's arms, and she started to feel cold. She clutched Seiya's hand and said, "Seiya, don't go."

"I'm not going anywhere," Seiya promised her, holding her tighter.

"I've lost too much blood," she whispered. "I don't know how long I will last."

"Don't say that," Seiya hushed her with a kiss. His tears fell on her face, combined with hers.

"If this is the end, you have to live on," Saori said. "Live. With your friends and family."

It was a privilege she never had.

"Not without you," Seiya said.

"I wish...I wish I'm only a mortal. We can be together and live in the world we know."

Gently, Hades came closer to them; and Sasha was behind him. He looked at Saori and then at Sasha.

"Sasha, love, look away," he said. He turned her around and drew his sword.

Saori's eyes widened.

"Seiya-"

Before she could finish, the sword stabbed through Seiya's heart and hers.

"Seiya," Saori struggled to speak his name as their fingers interlaced. "You and I, together as always."

"Yes, Saori-san," Seiya replied. "This life and the next."

With a smile, Saori closed her eyes, feeling Seiya collapsing on top of her while her hand still held his.