When evil gods invade the Earth,
the warriors known as Saints always appear.
A new legend of the young Saints begins now!
To defeat their nemesis, Mars,
the young Saints ascend the Houses of Zodiac.
In the next House, the House of Capricorn,
waits Ionia, the Capricorn Gold Saint.
There are three hours and thirty minutes
until darkness engulfs the Earth.
The Traitorous Gold Saint! Ionia Versus Koga!
The Traitorous Gold Saint.
Ionia Versus Koga.
Capricorn Ionia
House of Capricorn
The House of Capricorn...
Where the Capricorn Gold Saint waits.
The Headmaster of the Palaestra.
Let's go!
Yeah!
What is this place?
It's like a graveyard for books.
I'm impressed that you made it this far.
Headmaster!
The Bronze Saints, who once couldn't even touch me,
have done well to make it this far.
A statue of Athena?
Do you wonder why a statue of Athena would be here?
Why I, who worships Mars-sama, would also worship Athena?
It is for love.
This is love.
My noble love for Athena.
Love?
No way!
You sacrificed everyone at the Palaestra to create the Houses of Zodiac!
If that's your love for Athena, I'll never forgive you!
Then...
I must tell you before you meet your deaths in battle...
The truth of my love for Athena.
In my own words.
After protecting Athena for many generations,
I lay down my Cloth, entrusting her to the next.
And a new Athena was born.
This child, who had a purer Cosmo than any I'd ever seen,
was Kido Saori.
My heart was decided.
I would protect this Athena for the rest of my life.
I opened a place of training for her.
I took in many students and tried
to raise them to serve Athena, and not themselves.
And as I did, she grew more and more beautiful,
and she began to light this world as Athena.
However...
Because she was Athena, she encountered many trials,
and much pain.
I was enraged...
With all these Saints, how could I fail to protect Athena?
I put my students through harsher tests.
Only the most powerful Cosmo could save Athena.
But then, tragedy struck.
Unable to bear the training, my students rebelled...
I could not forgive the madness
done by my students, which mocked Athena!
I committed a grave sin...
I imprisoned myself at the end of the world.
I do not know how much time passed.
In my cell, I reflected
upon what it means to be a Saint, writing about it in books.
And through this, I polished my mind and trained my heart.
And one day,
a miracle occurred, just when I believed I'd spend the rest of my life there.
She...
Athena appeared before me!
I've come with a request for you.
I wish for you to again raise Saints to protect the Earth.
She offered me salvation for my sins.
Wear the Gold Cloth
once more, for me.
Those words brought me back from the brink of death.
She saved me with the power of her love.
And so, I donned the Gold Cloth again.
This is the story of my love for Athena.
Then why...
Why did you betray her?
I did not betray her.
I could never betray her...
I still offer everything I have to her...
To that beautiful woman.
Then why obey Mars?
Also out of love.
My love for Kido Saori.
Love?
I must speak of it, as well.
The truth of what happened at the Palaestra.
You are unhappy with the painful fate that Athena endures, yes?
You are Mars's...
It's written in your books.
Athena protects the peace and love of this Earth.
But for that, she must suffer much.
And she cannot escape that fate.
Begone.
You are not permitted in this place!
You know her pain will go on forever, do you not?
If it were possible to release her from that fate...
To release her from her fate?
Is that...
It is very possible.
If Mars-sama revived, he could do it.
It was then that I realized
the only one who could save Athena from her fate was Mars-sama.
Mars-sama's power is about to release her
from all the suffering in the world.
Mars-sama will take the pain she bore, as will I.
And we shall build a new world!
That is the proof of my love for her...
How is that love?
Koga!
You're just trying to destroy the world she wants!
Koga...
The pain Athena suffered is far greater than this!
Do you truly understand her pain?
Understand her pain,
and save her from it...
Isn't that what it means to protect her?!
Isn't that the role of the Saints who protect Athena?
No...
That's not true!
The world that you and Mars desire to create
isn't the one Saori-san wants.
All you're protecting is the ambition of Mars!
Fool!
Domination Language!
Stop.
No! His words...
I can't move...
My words are power.
The ultimate technique I developed in that cell,
by which my words control everything.
Once again, my words will defeat you.
Koga!
I needn't even do a thing.
Stay back, Yuna!
Strike Pegasus.
What did he say?
Koga!
What did you do to me?
I told you to strike Pegasus.
You cannot disobey me.
Koga,
run!
Yuna!
I don't want to attack you!
It's okay, Yuna.
Koga, I can't stop.
My body's moving on its own!
If you cannot understand my love for Athena,
you aren't worthy of being a Saint!
And what about you?
You claim to love her, but you don't understand her heart!
What?
You don't have the right to love her!
With my Cosmo, I've protected generations of Athenas.
And you claim I don't have the right to love her?
Pegasus, you attack Aquila, as well!
Stop it!
You are not worthy to call yourselves Saints!
I don't want to attack Yuna...
Koga?
What?
He disobeyed my words?
My will is stronger than your words!
I see... Will power?
Then...
I shall awaken your true feelings, lying beneath your will.
Awaken, darkness Cosmo.
Darkness Cosmo?
No, Koga...
Don't let your darkness Cosmo burn.
Koga, no!
Koga...
Why?
Aria turned my darkness Cosmo into light.
Why did you...
You were born with darkness Cosmo.
It cannot be easily removed.
Just as Medea-sama thought...
Medea?
You awakened Aria.
But you have other uses.
As the darkness which supports the light.
You will fight on our side, as the Saint of darkness!
Koga, no.
Now burn your darkness Cosmo even more.
You mustn't burn your darkness Cosmo, Koga!
Koga, you are the light.
Koga!
Silence!
Koga...
You seemed to foolishly think yourself a warrior of light,
but ultimately, you are darkness.
You must not even be allowed near the holiness of Athena.
You understand, yes?
Athena gave the light to you
because she pitied you.
You were given the light out of pity.
You will be my servant forever, a creature of darkness!
I...
Koga.
Walk the path of light.
No matter how dark the darkness,
no matter how great the pain...
Stop Mars.
Protect this world!
Saori-san...
Aria.
Those words...
What?
There is still light within you?
Then I must show you
my true power.
I shall use my most powerful Cosmo to destroy your light!
Revive, my power of youth!
This is my true power...
The power to restore youth!
Disappearing...
...into nothing.
The light...
The light within me...
Am I...
Am I going to die?
No light, no dark, no sound, no smell.
All of my senses are quietly disappearing into the darkness.
This feeling...
Something other than my five senses.
I feel his presence...
His movement.
This is...
This is the end!
I can do this.
What?
He disappeared.
Light?
This light...
Has he awakened to the Seventh Sense?
This light is the light of life, given to me by two Athenas.
Saori-san and Aria.
I fight with the power of their light!
Shine, my Cosmo!
Pegasus Sui Sei Ken!
Sui Sei Ken?
How beautiful...
This is Athena's light.
Her light!
So it will be your light that destroys me?
I suppose this is what I wanted...
But I wished to release you
from your destiny as Athena...
That was my love for you.
Now I understand.
A Saint's task isn't to release Athena.
Neither Saori-san nor Aria ran from their pain.
That's why we must protect them.
To protect Athena...
That is the task of a Saint!
Koga, you did it.
Yuna, are you hurt?
Koga!
Are you okay?
Koga!
Yuna!
Are you okay?
Soma, Ryuho, Haruto...
We are the Saints who protect Athena.
We will follow the path of light that her teaching showed us.
And we will defeat Mars.
We'll do it!
All that's left is the House of Pisces.
To Be Continued