Disclaimer: I do not own Saint Seiya characters. Saint Seiya is the creation of Masami Kurumada

Setting: "Hades Chapter Sanctuary"

We'll Meet Again

When Athena stabbed her own throat with the golden dagger, it felt like Sanctuary quivered for the second time. Saga screamed with agony, calling Athena's name and trying to catch her body, but he didn't even manage to touch the end of her hair. Mu stood still, his tears fell down repeatedly. I saw Aiolia slid down his body and sat on the floor, sobbing. Beside me Shura was frozen on his place. And the man with the long dark blue hair tried to strangle my neck. The one who used to be my best friend…strangled my neck. But soon he realized that he couldn't continue that. His tears streamed down as he slid down himself and he put his head on my thighs. He wept and sobbed extremely. I'd never seen him crying before. I touched his hair with my trembling hand, then bent on my knee and put his head in my arms. I expected him to struggle to get out of my hold, but he didn't do that. My tears fell down and dropped on his hair over and over again. I lamented Athena, and the man who was crying in my chest. At that time I didn't even care about my usual coldness or pride.

"This is your fault!" Aiolia stood after a very long moment. He blamed three of us with his shaking voice, his tears wrapped almost all part of his face. "If you weren't here then this wouldn't happen! You three…bastard!" he sobbed.

Saga kept sitting on the floor and bowed his head so low. Shura stayed on his place. And I was still holding Milo tightly. Nobody had any strength to reply Aiolia's lament.

"First Shaka…and then Athena…," Aiolia wept. "Even hell is not proper for you! Take this! Lightning Bolt!" he launched his attack to Saga, Shura, and me. It was unnecessary…very unnecessary. Saga and Shura knocked out on the ground, but I was still on my place…Milo protected me. It was him who received the attack.

"Milo…," I gasped. I released him to examine his condition. He looked painful, and fell again to my arms.

"Milo, what are you doing?!" snapped Aiolia. "You protect this traitor?!"

Milo panted before answering his question. "They're not traitors," he said quietly. "I can feel Camus' cosmo. He's still my best friend, the same man who sacrificed himself for the sake of his disciple."

His words made me shed more tears. That's the way Milo was. He never felt ashamed to admit that he was wrong.

"What are you talking about?!" asked Aiolia in fury.

Mu walked to Saga and circled his arms to his shoulder. He helped him to wake up.

"Is it true, Saga?" Mu asked with his wet eyes. "What is your intention actually? Why you three killed Shaka with that--," his voice broke.

Saga then told all the stories. That we never put our allegiance to Hades, that we were there because of Athena Cloth. It was so painful seeing Saga like that—the words which came from his mouth were unclear because he sobbed very hard.

"Maybe you'll never forgive us," said Saga. "But as I've told you before…it doesn't matter even though we're considered as the worst beings by all, as long as we can struggle for the righteous. But now she—she--," Saga didn't manage to say anything at all then. Mu held him, and whispered, "So that's it…"

Hearing the explanation made the lion's heart touched. He then approached Shura and held him as well.

We kept ourselves to do lament for so long, until Saga released himself from Mu and brushed his tears away. By his gesture, we understood that we had to do our next step.

"We have to go to Hades' castle," I said to Milo, releasing him from my arms.

"Hades' castle?" Milo asked.

"Yes," Shura answered. He struggled to stand up. "We will pretend to bring Athena's corpse, and then defeat Hades by our hands."

I stood up also, and gathered with Saga and Shura. We gazed at the Gold Saints in front of us before we headed to Hades' castle.

"We will go there as well," said Aiolia.

Saga nodded. After he took Mu's cape, covered it with blood, and made as if Athena's corpse was there, he led us to go to Hades' castle.

"Camus."

I stopped and turned around hearing the call. Milo smiled at me. Funny how he could do very normal thing in such situation.

"We'll meet again soon," he said.

I replied his words with slight smile, and continued following Saga and Shura.

SAINT SEIYA

We finally arrived in Hades' castle, meeting Hades' protector Pandora. At first we were successful luring her, even ready to confront her. But suddenly I felt the sun showered my body, and I fell to the floor. I lost all my power instantly, and so did Saga and Shura. Three of us lied flat on our stomachs, unable to stand up, even talked. The frog Zelos mocked us and played with us after Pandora left. I replied the mockeries with my weak voice, and he was furious that he kicked me over and over again. I was so weak that I couldn't defend myself. I felt that my soul would leave my body soon.

But then there were cracks in the ceilings. Somebody came, jumped from the ceiling. Zelos was so surprised, and he became unconscious after being hit by a stone. Then I heard the voice that I really yearned more than anything in the world.

"Camus!"

It was Hyoga. He pulled me and circled his arms on my back, placed my head in his arms. His eyes were full of tears, and so were mine.

"Don't forget the things that I've taught you…," I whispered. Hyoga began to cry and held me so tight. I wept also, but I was very glad and thankful…because I could reunite with him once again…and above all…I could have his arms as my last dwelling. My disciple's arms…the one that I really cared about.

When I began to turn into stardust, I still had some seconds to see Hyoga for the last time. And I remembered my best friend…he said that we would meet again soon. I didn't know when or how…but I was so sure that there would be a moment when I could see him and Hyoga again. Maybe in Elysion, maybe in another place, but right now…I had to go…go back to my eternal slumber…

Goodbye…my disciple and my friend…

We'll meet again soon…

THE END

NB: Camus' words "Don't forget the thing that I've thought you" is from the dialogue in the OVA's "Hades Chapter Sanctuary"