When evil threatens the world,
the warriors of hope will always appear.
Garbed in Cloths of the constellations,
they fight by exploding the energy within them:
their Cosmo.
They are the warriors who
protect the love and peace of the world...
The Saints!
Saint Koga's journey to find Athena continues.
He and his friends make it past the first round.
Aquila Yuna fights Delphinus Guney,
using her wind Element to win.
Koga and Soma battle.
Koga is overwhelmed in the beginning.
But he burns his Cosmo,
and uses Pegasus Ryu Sei Ken,
helping him win the right to proceed to the next round.
Meanwhile,
a carriage approaches the Palaestra.
Young men, let the Cosmo in your hearts burn!
Folgore Renaissance.
Typhoon Bullet!
The match is over.
The winner is Orion Eden!
It appears one of us four will be the victor.
Are you my next opponent,
Pegasus?
Sounds good to me!
I'd rather fight and beat the strongest guy.
You think you can win?
We won't know till we try.
I will find a path on my own!
What's his problem?
He thinks he's so awesome...
He has a good deal of confidence.
That's...
I can feel it, a kind and mighty Cosmo.
It can't be...
What?!
Yuna?
Where are you going?
To see Saori-san...
No, Athena!
You have another upcoming match.
You need rest.
I know...
But I want to know for sure!
Was it Athena who just now came down to the Palaestra?
Remember how you told me
that she was safe?
Yes, I did.
That's why I want to know for sure...
Whether Athena is Saori-san.
Thank you for coming,
Athena-sama.
A Fateful Meeting! The Unexpected Gold Saint!
A Fateful Meeting!
The Unexpected Gold Saint!
Are you okay?
Of course I am.
More importantly, good luck on your next fight.
Thanks.
Then, after you two, it'll be Koga and Eden?
Yeah.
But...
Athena just arrived at the school.
Athena?
He wouldn't...
Are you all right, Soma?
I have a really bad feeling.
Like something terrible is gonna happen.
Saori-san
is up there...
Saori-san.
Saori-san...
You're...
What are servants of Mars doing here?
Shut up!
I, Spider Ragno, won't let anyone near Athena.
Wh-What is this?
Saori-san, what's...
Are you trying to hurt Athena?
To hurt...
...Athena?
No, I...
Saori-san!
It's me, Koga!
I came all this way because I believed you survived!
Shut up!
Saori-san, I...
No one who would disrespect Athena
has the right to wear a Cloth.
Don't blame me for this...
Anyone who approaches Athena must die.
Wh-What?
I'm getting tired...
These Threads of Darkness steal the Cosmo of anyone caught by them.
You'll lose the power to resist us.
I can't be defeated here.
I...
I can't...
I don't want that!
Stupid threads!
What?
The Threads of Darkness!
Pegasus...
Senkou Ken!
Saori-san...
No...
You aren't Saori-san...
You aren't Athena.
Who are you?
Where is Saori-san?
Tell me...
Who are you?
This is Athena-sama!
You must not approach her.
You aren't Athena...
You are...
Resonating.
It's like mine,
a light Cosmo!
I...
I'm sorry.
I don't know.
I'm not Athena...
I'm...
Who
am I?
I don't know!
I don't know...
You don't know?
What are you doing here?
I asked what you are doing here...
Pegasus Saint.
Headmaster.
Do you doubt
that this is Athena?
But this isn't Athena!
Athena is—
A Saint's duty is to protect Athena.
Does such a Saint then doubt her?!
Athena is Saori-san!
Saori-san is Athena...
I lived with her for years.
I couldn't possibly mistake her!
Run.
Run...
That man is...
What are you doing?!
I'd thought your light Cosmo might be of use to Mars-sama.
However, it will prove useful to the new world in another way.
You're Mars's...
Capricorn Cloth!
This is a Gold Cloth.
A Gold Cloth.
I know all there is to know.
For I am the Gold Saint of knowledge,
Capricorn Ionia!
The headmaster
is a Gold Saint?
Aquila Yuna versus
Dragon Ryuho.
These two will now fight.
I never expected to face you, Ryuho.
Let's have a fair fight.
I think I can have an amazing fight with you.
Good luck.
But I have a sense of foreboding.
You, also, Yuna?
I've been feeling the same way,
ever since Koga-kun went to the Cathedral, to see Athena.
He hasn't returned yet, has he?
No, and he has the match with Eden right after this.
Enough talking!
Now it's time to raise your Cosmo!
Indeed.
He's right!
Help me...
Hold on, and I'll get that off.
You can't even handle that level of darkness?
What an inexperienced Cosmo...
My Cosmo will not fail!
What?
I withdrew from battle once.
But when Athena created the Palaestra,
I returned as a Gold Saint.
Then you know the real Athena...
No, Saori-san?
Yes, and I am very grateful to her...
For asking someone as old as I am
to serve as headmaster.
However,
her time is over.
What?
I have already sent many Saints from the Palaestra
over to Mars-sama.
It will not be long
before all of us kneel before Mars-sama, in supplication.
Even a Gold Saint, such as myself.
A Gold Saint is a servant of Mars?
A servant?
No! I am a worshipper.
Traitor!
Yes.
I am a noble traitor.
I serve Mars-sama. And together, we will create a new world.
Anyone who follows Mars is my enemy!
I suppose it is in the Pegasus tradition
to struggle so hard against an enemy you cannot defeat.
You don't think
a Bronze Saint can beat a Gold Saint, do you?
I'll save you.
I have to win, even if it's impossible.
Those words have no power.
But there is power within mine.
Domination Language!
Fall.
What just happened?
My words controlled you.
I have no idea what that means...
I will win!
Stop.
Your right hand will not move.
What?
What's going on?
I told you.
My words control you.
If I can't use my right, I'll use my left...
Strike yourself.
Twist.
I can't do anything...
I can't even fight.
This is...
Yes, this is the power of a Gold Saint.
Now, Athena.
The time has come to create a new Sanctuary for Mars-sama.
Please lend us your power.
Divine Tornado!
Suihakkei!
I won't lose.
Neither will I.
Now use your power to break the Palaestra barrier.
What?
An amazing Cosmo!
What is this?!
Huh?
What's happening?
The darkness is entering the Palaestra?
The Palaestra's barrier has been destroyed.
What is this darkness?
In an instant,
you transformed the Palaestra into a dark prison.
Now, no one will be able to leave.
That's our Athena.
Mars-sama will be very happy.
Light...
Where am I?
Hey, where am I?
What? You're already awake?
A Marsian?
Servants of Mars here?
I'll tell you.
We are beneath the Palaestra Cathedral,
in a prison for Saints!
Let me out!
Let me out of here!
Did you forget?
Your body's still in bad shape from Ionia-sama's power.
My Cloth will get me out of here...
My Cloth Stone's gone?
This?
My Cloth Stone?
Give it back!
It won't help you.
Look.
This prison was made
by infusing the power of darkness into the rock.
You cannot ignite your Cosmo.
It will just get sucked away.
So basically, escaping is impossible.
Here.
Who are you?
You're full of questions.
Who are you?
What an annoying kid.
To Be Continued