Marvel's Magic Master

"If the holy war could be ended completely, that would be wonderful!"

Saori Kido gave a gentle smile and let out a sigh.

If George can help her end the holy war completely, then as long as George doesn't want to destroy the world, what secrets he has won't matter.

“Saga, go and talk to Kanon in a bit. I think he has repented and didn’t cause much damage.”

If possible, try to persuade him to return to the Sanctuary.

To truly end the holy war, we need to unite as one, gather all our strength, and strike a fatal blow!

Seeing that Saori Kido had made her stance clear, George turned to look at Saga.

Saga nodded with a face full of guilt:
"Yes, Your Holiness, the matter was caused by me. I will try my best to persuade Galon."

The moment he regained his senses, he went to the Rock Prison to look for Galon, but Galon had already disappeared.

"Alright, that's all for now. Mu will be in charge of coordinating with Asgard and Atlantis in the future."

George said a few more words and then ended the meeting.

Now he just needs to wait for Hades and the Specters to come to him.

Hades, the god of the underworld, cherishes the body given to him by his parents, so he never uses his true form to participate in holy wars.

Each time, they would choose the purest boy and possess him to participate in the holy war.

If it fails, the soul returns to its true form in the Pure Land of Bliss.

In this Holy War, Hades chose to possess Shun, one of the five Bronze Saints.

However, this does not mean that Hades' soul is currently hidden inside Shun's body.

Because he had already examined Shun's body and found no trace of Hades' soul.

However, he discovered that Shun had a special mark left by Hades inside his body.

Hades could have his soul appear in Shun's body at any time through a mark if he wanted, and take over Shun's body.

Therefore, he is now unable to seal Hades' soul in the same way he sealed Poseidon.

Of course, he didn't intend to go to the underworld to confront Hades' true form.

Hades created the underworld, which is essentially Hades' own world. If you go to Hades' world to fight Hades, you can only exert five-tenths of your strength.

Even with his current strength, he wouldn't be able to win in a direct confrontation.

But there's no need. If there's an easier way, why not use it?

Moreover, his ultimate goal is to see if he can devour this world, so the most urgent task is to wait for the mysterious clone to arrive.

Before that, do everything possible to prevent any unexpected events and ensure that the smaller clones are not destroyed.

Otherwise, if Saturn and Chronos discover that he is an outsider and moves the entire Saint Seiya world, his trip will have been in vain.

A month later, at night, George, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, slowly opened his eyes, and the corners of his mouth gradually turned up.

"Finally we're here."

Indeed, at this moment, his mysterious world clone, possessing peak strength across the multiverse, has already arrived outside the Saint Seiya world.

However, to avoid being discovered, they hid in the distance.

He cannot enter the Saint Seiya world yet.

The smaller clone was able to enter the Saint Seiya world because it voluntarily relinquished all its power and secretly infiltrated a fragment of its true spirit using a false authority.

However, his clone could not possibly relinquish the power of a peak multiverse level, merely using a small amount of soul power to infiltrate.

If they were to enter directly, even by using the wrong authority, such a massive force would inevitably be discovered by Saturn and Chronos.

Although they are not the creator gods, they have basically mastered all the time and space of this world.

Therefore, it is still necessary to choose the right time to enter the market.

Ideally, one could win over a local deity and help that deity grow stronger.

This would allow them to seize some of the power of Saturn and Chronos.

In this way, it will be much easier for him to deal with Saturn and Chronos, and it will be much simpler to devour and merge with this world in the end.

As for which deity to choose, it goes without saying that, as the Pope of the Holy Land, Athena is the obvious choice.

This goddess of war and wisdom is neither lacking in courage nor wisdom.

Most importantly, he has something completely different about him compared to all other gods.

That is, the other gods always thought that humans were inferior beings, ants, who could be crushed at will, and they would not feel anything even if they were all killed.

However, Athena's attitude towards humans is completely different; she even manages to fall in love with mortals every time she is reincarnated.

Moreover, it is precisely because she wants to protect humanity that Athena keeps reincarnating to wage holy wars.

If we make good use of this point, then there will be opportunities for further action.

"What a coincidence, the Specters are here too!"

As George sensed that his clone had reached outside the Saint Seiya world, he also sensed the power of the Death Cosmo that had appeared at the foot of Sanctuary Mountain.

The Specters are Hades' subordinates, and their cosmos power is primarily associated with death and darkness.

He hid it well; other Saints might not be able to tell, but he couldn't be fooled.

After all, as the creator, he himself was very knowledgeable about the laws and authority concerning death, even far more so than Hades.

In his many worlds, he also created many places similar to the underworld or hell, to facilitate the reincarnation of beings within those worlds.

"Stop there. If you take another step, you will lose your life."

Mu, who was on duty at the first of the twelve palaces, frowned slightly as he looked at the figure who suddenly appeared in front of the palace gate, wearing a black cloak.

Although the cloak obscured his face, the other person gave him a very special sense of familiarity.

"Mu, you can't attack me."

The black-clad figure walked up to Mu and revealed its true face.

Have you already forgotten what I look like?

"what!"

Upon seeing the face of the shadowy figure, Mu's face showed shock.

Because this dark figure was none other than his teacher, the former pope who had been dead for thirteen years.

The previous Gold Saint of Aries, Shion.

"No, that's impossible, you already..."

"How dare you be so insolent in front of me! Kneel down!"

Shion gave the order to Mu.

Upon hearing this, Mu instinctively knelt on one knee.

"Yes, you can't disobey my orders."

Shion looked at Mu kneeling on the ground and couldn't help but sigh, then his tone turned cold:

"Mu, I command you to bring me Athena's head within twelve hours. I believe you can do it."

"what!"

Mu looked up in disbelief at his former teacher.

"Even with your order, I cannot do this."

Not to mention that as a Saint loyal to Athena, he would never attack her, even if he did, with Pope George above him, he would have no chance at all.

He felt that his teacher had some misunderstandings about his abilities.

"Do you know how serious a crime it is to disobey this sir?"

At that moment, roses drifted down from the sky, and Aphrodite, dressed in a black Specter Cloth, emerged. Beside him stood Deathmask, also dressed in a Specter Cloth.

"We have sworn allegiance to Hades and become Specters loyal to Hades!"

"Oh, so you've truly pledged allegiance to Hades?"

Just then, a familiar voice suddenly rang out behind them.

They turned around at the same time and saw George wearing a papal robe.

"It's you!"

The two men's expressions changed slightly; they were the ones who had died at George's hands.

"Lord Shion, we'll stop him. You go and take Athena's head."

They knew how formidable George was, and that if they got entangled with him, Shion would have a hard time completing his plan.

"Sekishiki Meikai Ha!"

"Bloody Rose!"

Faced with the attack from the seafood duo, George took a deep breath and blew hard.

With a powerful breath of cosmic energy, the two's special moves were blown away, and they were slammed into a nearby pillar.

He didn't kill the aquatic duo with his punch because he knew they had reformed and become loyal Saints to Athena again.

They and Shion were not truly loyal to Hades in order to take Athena's head.

It was to temporarily revive with the power of Hades in order to tell the current human form of Athena, Saori Kido, the secret of Athena's divine armor.

The location and method of opening Athena's divine armor are known only to the popes of each generation.

Unfortunately, just after Athena's reincarnation, Pope Shion was ambushed and killed by Saga, causing the location and activation method of the God Cloth to be taken to the grave.

Only by donning Athena's divine armor can the reincarnation of Athens unleash the full power of Athena's cosmos.

Since Hades could take back the life he had given them at any time, and there were many Specters watching them from behind.

Unable to reveal the truth, Shion and his two companions used the pretext of killing Athena to fight their way to her and quickly tell her the truth.

"Starry Sky Rotation Technique!"

Seeing this, Shion used his superpowers to summon star fragments, then used telekinesis to accelerate them to the speed of light, forming a rapidly rotating cosmic cluster that attacked George.

"Starry Sky Rotation Technique!"

George smiled slightly and used the same move.

The Starry Sky Spin is Shion's signature move, which he later taught to Mu. George and Mu sparred, and George learned and improved upon it, making it even more powerful.

So even though George used the same Cosmo power, he still easily overwhelmed Shion and sent him flying.

"This is impossible!"

Shion stood up, a somewhat helpless expression on his face.

He has been dead for so many years, and his current understanding of the Sanctuary comes from Pisces and Cancer.

Although he knew of George's existence, he thought his strength was at most similar to Mu's, but he never expected him to be this strong.

He's only in the first palace, and he hasn't even managed to win over his apprentice yet, but he's already finding it difficult to move forward.

However, he cannot give up; he must reveal the secret of the divine armor to Athena for the Holy War to have any hope of victory.

"Aphrodite, Deathmask, come here!"

Shion called the waterworks duo to his side, and the three of them assumed a stance similar to the Kamehameha.

"I'm sorry, but we have to see Athena."

"Oh no, it's Athena's Sigh! Your Holiness, get out of the way!"

Mu, who had been watching the battle, suddenly changed his expression.

Athena's Lament is a technique that requires the combined efforts of three Gold Saints to unleash, and its power within a small area is comparable to the Big Bang.

Because of its terrifying destructive power, it has been banned by Athena since the time of mythology.

"Good timing, it's a good opportunity to see for myself."

George made the Kamehameha gesture and began to gather his cosmic power in his hands.

He didn't immediately deal with Shion and the other two, partly to witness the power of Athena's Lament.

"boom!"

The power of the Kamehameha and the power of Athena's Lament collided, creating a powerful energy surge that made Mu feel as if the entire Sanctuary was about to be blown away.

"It's quite interesting indeed."

Seeing that it was about time, George's power suddenly increased, enveloping Athena's sighing golden energy and completely neutralizing it.

"How can you be so strong?"

Seeing how easily George had neutralized Athena's Sigh, a power created by the combined efforts of the three, Shion suddenly had the illusion that perhaps they could win the Holy War this time without the God Cloth.

However, he quickly dismissed this misconception.

This pope is indeed powerful, but at most he can be compared to Death and Hypnos, and he is certainly no match for Hades.

To suppress Hades, Athena needs to don her divine armor and unleash her full power.

However, they are no match for the Pope now. How can they tell Athena the location of the Divine Armor and how to activate it?

Is this really how we're going to fail?
"You don't need to tell Athena, just tell me."

Just then, George's voice rang in the ears of all three of them at the same time.

"If you're worried they'll snitch on you, there's absolutely no need to."

One by one, the corpses of Specters dressed in Surplice appeared before Shion and his companions as George waved his hand.

Before he even showed himself, he had already eliminated all the Specters who were hiding in the shadows and monitoring Shion and his companions.

"It's them!"

Shion recognized the corpses before him as those of the Specters who had been monitoring him, and a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face.

Without the watchful eyes of these Specters, they no longer needed to disguise themselves.

Even if Hades eventually discovers their betrayal, at least the time in between is enough for them to reveal the location of the God Cloth and how to activate it.

"Listen up, Athena's Divine Cloth is the Athena statue in the temple. The way to activate it is..."

It was only at this moment that Mu realized that his master Shion had not betrayed the Sanctuary to join Hades, but was simply trying to pass on this most important information.

"The deaths of these Specters should soon alert Hades. Protect Athena, and we must win the Holy War!"

As soon as the intelligence was delivered, Shion and the other two felt the life temporarily given to them by Hades, the god of the underworld, gradually dissipating.

Their physical bodies also began to turn into dust.

"Master!"

As Mu saw Shion's physical body begin to dissipate, his eyes filled with tears.

However, at that moment, George suddenly produced a snake staff in his hand and quickly tapped it on the bodies of the three people.

"resurrection!"

The special power from the serpent staff entered the three people's bodies, and their disappearing bodies immediately stopped and quickly returned to normal.

Apart from the disappearance of the Specters' Surplice, nothing else has changed.

"Alright, thank you Hades for sending the three Gold Saints."

George smiled and put away the Ophiuchus staff.

(End of this chapter)