They say that a wounded Saint
placed themselves into the Kanon Island volcano's
boiling lava to be reborn.
There he is...
Phoenix!
We are the Pallasites!
By order of our master, the goddess Pallas, we have come to kill you!
Sparrows always cry loudest in a flock.
What is this brutal Cosmo?
Impossible...
He defeated this many Pallasites instantly, without even standing up?
If they've sent assassins all the way to Kanon Island,
the enemy must be getting serious.
The time has come...
Time for the Phoenix to fly again.
The Immortal Bird! Phoenix Ikki Appears!
The Immortal Bird.
Phoenix Ikki Appears.
It seems the fighting here was fierce...
Athena, you do not have
time to apologize to the fallen Saints.
Or to mourn their deaths.
Fudo, speaking to Athena that way is rude.
I am Gemini Integra.
I have just arrived.
Athena, I am sorry...
My sister, Paradox, gave in to her heart's weakness, becoming a Pallasite.
In her stead, I shall fight as Gemini.
I am even prepared to die.
Are you certain?
It will mean you must fight your sister.
Is that not true of you, as well?
To uphold your ideals,
you swore to fight Pallas, who is like a sister to you.
If fighting is my sister's and my destiny,
I shall not run, but face it.
I wish to settle this myself.
Integra,
raise your head.
There is a rule that female Saints must wear a mask.
But mine was destroyed.
The mask exists to hide your womanly heart.
You have unwavering ideals and resolve.
You have nothing to hide.
I am glad to have you as the Gemini Saint.
Let us fight together to protect the peace of this world.
Yes.
Let us go to Pallas.
That's Pallas's castle.
Finally, it's time to fight her.
Let's go!
It won't be that easy...
Have some fun with me first.
You're...
Hello. I'm happy to see you again.
We aren't happy at all!
What are you doing here?
I wanted to play with you, of course.
But if you enter Pallas's castle, the Four Kings will defeat all of you, right?
You repaired your Cloths, didn't you?
They're brimming with life, shining like stars...
Pretty.
They'll be so much fun to destroy.
Firewall!
What's this?
Be careful.
Get close to my Firewall, and it will burn flesh and bone.
What are you doing?!
I won't let any of you escape.
My collection... Cloth Stones.
Once I began collecting them, I got really into it...
I decided to complete a collection of all eighty-eight constellations.
How dare Mira act this way before Pallas-sama.
From the looks of it, the Saints will be destroyed before reaching the castle.
I don't know about that.
Do you really think the Saints can beat Mira?
The Saints out there
will just end up as Mira's victims.
But if that man were to appear, perhaps.
That man?
I sent dozens of Pallasites there, and they were wiped out at once.
Apparently, his wounds have healed...
The man who landed a blow on my holy blade, the Heavy Lightning Striker.
If he comes, this battle won't be so easy.
He landed a blow on Aegaeon's holy blade?
What must such a man be like?
Now, come...
I'll shatter your Cloths with my Alchemy Glove.
Our battle with the Four Kings, at Pallas's castle, is waiting...
We can't let them be destroyed here!
Oh? No one's coming.
Then I'll come to you!
That's a nice Cloth...
And your new Cloth is wonderful.
Which to start with?
I know... I've decided.
I'll take yours first.
Koga!
What is this Cosmo?
He's here?
This Cosmo...
I knew he would come.
That he would come to Pallasvelda.
Brother...
He's walking straight through my Firewall?
Laughable.
I have walked through Hell itself.
Therefore these weak flames aren't enough to even burn my skin.
You're pretty strong, then.
Who are you?
Phoenix Ikki.
That's Phoenix Ikki?!
You know him?
Yeah.
A Saint who fought alongside Seiya-san and the others through many difficult battles!
The first man to wear the Phoenix Cloth,
which none could don since the Age of Myth.
An immortal Saint, who could survive the most hellish of battles.
That is the legend of the immortal Phoenix.
Why?
Isn't he on our side?
You're a Saint, aren't you?
Aren't you supposed to protect Athena with us?
With you?
You're just a bunch of weaklings, dogs gathered to lick each other's wounds.
What?
You feared having your Cloth broken,
and are running around with your tail between your legs.
You'd lost before the battle began!
Even together, you're a bunch of helpless whelps that can't do anything.
Whelps...
That's an interesting way to put it.
I dislike following the pack.
I can understand that...
I'm not good with groups, either.
Anyway, I like your Cloth.
It's beautiful.
I want to break it...
I want to break it.
Very well.
I will bat away any sparks that fly my way.
Try and destroy the Cloth of Phoenix Ikki, if you can!
If you say so.
Too slow. I'm yawning.
I'll show you true fire.
He did it! He destroyed Mira's weapon!
You are, indeed, amazing.
Your vision can follow my attacks, and you have the guts not to even flinch.
I'm very impressed.
But I have more than one weapon.
This is my trump card.
Element Rejection!
So beautiful...
It's in so many pieces, you'll never be able to repair it.
Breaking Cloths is fun.
But I like to see the terror and despair on the Saints' faces just as much.
You aren't despairing?
Without your Cloth, aren't you frightened?
Frightened?
Laughable.
Fear, suffering, pain, sorrow, despair...
I, Phoenix, abandoned those weak emotions long ago!
All that remains is the warrior's heart, forged in the flames of hell.
Thus...
I shall continue to fight
until the moment of my death!
That's...
It seems the legend was true.
Even when shattered into pieces, it wreathes itself in flame and burns to ash.
And from the ash, it is reborn.
It is the immortal bird, the Phoenix.
The strongest Cloth...
Said to have the power of self-repair that not even Gold Cloths have.
The Phoenix will revive again and again...
For as long as my Cosmo burns.
Even I'm surprised...
I had no idea there was such a thing as an immortal Cloth.
That makes it as rare as it comes.
I can't wait to get my hands on it.
Wow...
He's keeping up with Mira's speed.
The Cloth is rare, but so are you...
All people feel fear in the midst of battle.
But it seems you really don't feel any at all!
What about you?
Do you feel fear?
Of course not!
Fear is what the weak feel.
Of course I don't feel it!
In that case...
I shall teach you true fear!
Phoenix Genma Ken!
That skill doesn't impress me at all.
Even if your Cloth is immortal, you're still only human.
With a direct hit from my Alchemy Glove, shattered bones
will be the least of your worries...
You're beautiful, Phoenix!
My collection is so beautiful.
What's this?
What?
What happened to Mira?
He just collapsed!
What happened?
My fists destroy the mind even more than the flesh.
Phoenix Genma Ken tears apart my opponent's mind.
That was an entertaining little dream.
Did you think an illusion like that would shatter my mind?
Scum like you has no mind to destroy...
It was merely a test.
I see...
Then, as thanks, I'll show you a bit of what I can do, too.
He got faster!
Now, Phoenix...
It's almost time for you to die.
Any last words?
A Cloth is a Saint's soul.
I refuse to allow your filthy hands to touch them any longer!
Don't worry... Your Cloth will also be joining my collection.
Element Rejection!
What?!
The same technique won't work on me twice.
What?
This one is not an illusion, but reality.
Shatter to pieces at the phoenix's flight!
Hou Yoku Ten Sho!
You Saints who died on the battlefield,
I've no monument to raise, nor flowers to lay.
If nothing else, rest in peace with your Cloths.
He did that to retake the Cloth Stones?
A Cloth is the soul of a Saint.
He wanted to avenge the Saints Mira killed, so he...
What a manly Saint.
Ikki...
Phoenix... Now you've made me angry.
I won't use the Alchemy Glove on you again.
I'll put an end to the legend of the Phoenix with my own hands.
Oh, Mira-san...
You're getting mad again.
Would you leave me alone, Europa?
It isn't that I really care what you do...
But your job, and mine, is not to play with Saints.
Correct?
The time has not yet come.
The fun is just beginning.
That's true.
Phoenix Ikki...
I'll remember your name.
Phoenix Ikki...
Why am I looking away?
Do you find them heavy, Pegasus?
Can you feel the weight of the souls within those Cloth Stones?
If you have the power to feel a Saint's soul,
then do not hesitate before the enemy.
Do not fear your body's destruction!
Ikki...
Saints do not die.
Their souls revive eternally, with Athena's light.
Saints must be willing to sacrifice themselves,
to open a path for their comrades.
Believing that Athena's victory lies ahead...
Let the flames of your lives burn!
Our enemy is not Pallas alone.
Someone is hiding behind Pallas.
While you were fighting Mars,
I was following them.
But suddenly, every trace disappeared.
I believe that is the one behind this battle.
Athena's true enemy.
True enemy?
Do not simply concentrate on the enemy before you.
Keep focused.
So the Saints can't be stopped, huh?
This settles Pallas's fate.
Not yet.
The Saints' advance
will end shortly.
Before the gate of time.
To Be Continued