Poseidon's Wrath...
"What is going on out there?" Poseidon questioned angrily as he risen from his throne. "Each pillar keeps collapsing and almost all of the mariners are defeated except for Sea Dragon's pillar. Tethys has not returned yet and the water in the mainstay hasn't yet reached Athena's head."
"I'm sorry sir but the generals have either fallen." One soldier said kneeling in front of Poseidon's throne. "And-" The soldier was about to continue until a golden arrow was shot in his back. The soldier coughed up some blood and fell forward.
"Give me back Athena and Ceres." Seiya ordered as he prepared another arrow.
Sitting back down in mere amusement, Poseidon chuckled and looked Seiya with a grin, "You are a foolish mortal. Why do you want those two wenches back? They made their choice. Besides, Athena is stuck inside and Ceres is being held down by one of the generals."
"What?" Seiya aimed his arrow and struck it towards Poseidon. Sheena sat up with her face slightly covered in her own blood.
"Seiya! Poseidon has been granted his godly powers!" Sheena stood up weakly as Poseidon made the arrow aim back at Seiya.
"No!" Seiya shouted as Sheena was struck in the back. Blood plops slowly hit the floor as Sheena's body shook.
"Seiya...don't fight him. It's too dangerous." Sheena warned him as she hit the floor.
"Sheena!" Seiya shouted.
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Hearing the conversation outside the Pillar, Lucria took a glance and noticed Canon beating Ikki to death.
"Shut up! I couldn't been saved from an infant! That's absurd!" Canon shouted as he punched Ikki in the face. "That wench had nothing to do with my survival! But you damn knights ruin my plans; especially you trying to show me a mere image of big brother with that stupid move!"
Ikki took a step back and laughed, "You just can't face the truth. Athena and Ceres saved with because of kindness. If it were up to me-you would've been dead with you keeping Lucria here inside that pillar."
"Damn you!" Canon shouted as he charged at Ikki with a fist.
"Stop!" Lucria shouted as Canon was closed to striking Ikki down with his fist. Lucria ran over to Ikki's side and helped him up.
"I see...you are okay." Ikki said happily. Lucria laughed as poked his forehead.
"Please, I can handle myself. I wasn't hurt at all." Lucria smiled cheerfully.
"Still tough I see..." Ikki said rasping in pain.
"Ikki. I can fight him. You need to heal. You've battled enough." Lucria said as she sat Ikki down on the ground. "I may not be able to reach Ceres at all but I will protect my friends even if it means fighting you Canon."
"Lucria..." Canon looked at Lucria in surprise. "I don't want to fight you."
"No matter-I'll beat you." Lucria said glaring at him, "You are responsible for this mess."
"Of course." A voice came out of nowhere. Everyone turned to the voice's direction and spotted Siren in his damaged cloth. "It's been all because of your actions Canon. You should at least believe Athena protected you with her love, but I see that you don't want to accept it so you shall be punished." Siren began to play his flute.
"!" Lucria gasped in shock and fell on her knees in pain. "I can't defend myself against that stupid music! Make it stop!"
Canon picked Lucria up off the ground, "Stop this now Siren, the music is affecting Lucria!"
Siren placed his flute away as Ikki stepped in front of him, "Canon, if you want Lucria to survive then tell me the you hid Athena's Urn."
"Ugh!" Canon was shocked. "Fine then...I placed it inside the Mainstay where Athena is. Though it's too late for you to reach it and Athena is probably under water by now." he grinned.
Sensing a powerful cosmos, Lucria's body twitched as her own cosmos forced itself released around her. Lucria pushed herself out of Canon's arms and ran over to Ikki. "It's Poseidon-he reached complete Godship! We have to stop him!" she ordered. Ikki nodded and the two ran over to the Mainstay.
"Get back here-!" Canon began to follow them until Siren confronted him.
"You're not worth fighting but I won't let you go after Ceres by her orders." Siren said holding his flute in his hand.
Reaching the pillar, Ikki and Lucria caught up with Seiya and the others. "Julian!" Lucria shouted.
"Heh, I see you escaped Sea Dragon's grasp. Well, you won't escape mine!" Poseidon laughed.
"Shut up and release Sienna-this is my last request!" Lucria glared at him with her own cosmos flaring.
"No can do, you see, Athena is probably under water by now." Poseidon grinned.
"Seiya-aim an arrow." Lucria ordered.
"But-" Seiya looked at her.
"Do it!" Lucria shouted, "I may not be able to reach Ceres but I can help you phase Julian. Besides, I can control that arrow-I had my Godship longer than he has."
"All right." Seiya said shooting another arrow towards Poseidon. Lucria sent some of her cosmos inside the tip of the arrow and it struck Poseidon's headpiece. Poseidon's headpiece hit the floor and a line of blood began running down his face.
"Let's go!" Seiya said running past Poseidon. Everyone did the same and headed towards the Mainstay except Ikki.
"Ikki..." Lucria looked at him worried.
"I'll be with you guys. Just making sure Poseidon is knocked out for now." Ikki said walking up to her. Lucria nodded and ran ahead.
Confronting the Mainstay, Lucria took a deep breathe as she coughed up some blood.
"Lucria." Shun ran over to her. Lucria closed her eyes as she covered her mouth.
"Don't worry about me-this just happened because of me not being able to reach Ceres. Besides, the strain on my cosmos. That damn pillar locked me inside with out depleting my cosmos." Lucria explained as Shun helped her walk.
"Everything will get better now." Shun smiled, "I promise. When this battle is over you will get better."
"Shun..." Lucria smiled as she wiped the blood off her lips.
Seiya, Hyoga, and Shiryu were able to crack the pillar, but still nothing happened. Shun brought Lucria over and she looked at the Mainstay carefully. "Something is wrong...Libra's weapons won't do much to the Mainstay." Lucria said as Seiya looked at her.
"Fine." Seiya said as he turned to Hyoga and Shiryu. "You guys throw me into that tower. Athena will drown if we don't hurry."
Shiryu and Hyoga nodded in agreement and threw Seiya into the Mainstay; a great cosmos flew into the sky and the Mainstay crumbled. Seiya was able to carry the unconscious princess out safely, but Poseidon walked outside with his trident.
"You all have ruined my plans, now you shall be punished!" He shouted as Ikki came out.
"Bastard." Ikki muttered as he grabbed Poseidon from the back, "You won't kill anyone!"
Poseidon's cosmos forced Ikki to hit the wall and he walked forward to Lucria as he turned to Sienna. "No...she's not dead. But you Ceres, shall become mine." he said angrily. The tides were rising viciously as Poseidon glared at everyone.
"No way..." Lucria laughed coughing up more blood. "I will not lose Ceres to you."