Saint Seiya, but Athena who disobeys?

Following the Saint Cloths, even the weapons of the Saints have become one, transforming into arrowheads as they launch a fierce charge against the ruler of the ancient night.

Twelve beams of light shot down from the night sky, striking Athena from all directions. At the very center stood the Saint, who himself had transformed into light and into an arrow.

Facing the Saints' attacks, Athena didn't even flinch, simply raising her weapon. The divine artifact she held in her palm also emanated a dense divine aura. As the weapons clashed perfectly, the power contained within them burst forth as shockwaves that swept outwards.

The clash of weapons and the resulting sparks illuminated the faces of the two men.

Light and darkness, a goddess defying mythology and a warrior challenging the gods. Metis looked at the imposing divine armor on the other's body, and a genuine joy appeared on his face.

"I remember your Pegasus Cloth was destroyed from behind by Hercules' (Megal) artifact. Has it been repaired now?" At this moment, Metis revealed a sinister smile that Athena would never show. "It seems that the power you usurped from Hercules is related to repair and life."

Seiya did not speak, and the radiance of the Sunrise unfolded behind him in the form of a second pair of wings.

"Shadow, stealthily move! Become claws that tear through steel, gallop forth! Death bestowed by the god of the underworld, pour it into my blade!" The triune goddess chanted the incantation of the underworld, and at that moment, the dark scythe in her hand drew a chilling arc.

All light in the space extinguished as the scythe swept through. This was a divine weapon specifically designed for Saints, and even the Pegasus Cloth was not immune. Metis let out a soft, puzzled hum, for the trajectory of her scythe had left a mark on the Pegasus Cloth, and the Cloth, which should have been shattered, was now rapidly healing the wound.

Power and authority – the cycle of prosperity and decline.

Mekal, as the god-king Baal in the Canaanite and Phoenician faith, had a core myth about the cycles of nature.

Baal experiences a dry season and a period of withering each year, coinciding with a rainy season symbolizing revival after disasters. Through his power, he can recreate the mythical ability to restore the vitality of nature, making the land fertile and bringing prosperity to the people. The second effect of the Cycle of Life and Death is the ability to repair damaged objects or buildings. This naturally includes one's own Cloth, provided that one touches the target and expends one's own magical power. The speed and scale are limited by the strength of the magical power. It can also heal wounds or diseases.

With Seiya's sudden outburst, even more violent atomic lightning surged around him.

"It's useless. My Ancient Night is darkness that plunders all light. As long as you are still light, you cannot defeat the goddess who is the ruler of the night!" Metis sneered, swinging her scythe again. At this moment, even the light emanating from Seiya's body was swallowed up, turning into nourishment that made the Ancient Night even more magnificent.

The Grim Reaper's scythe cuts through the Saint Seiya's Cloth with an attack method invisible to the naked eye. In the ancient night, it was a slash that could appear from anywhere at any time. At this moment, the wounds on the Pegasus Cloth are constantly accumulating, but are also rapidly healing under the influence of its power.

Metis could sense the Saint's condition rapidly declining, but just as he was about to reach the critical point, she suddenly put away her scythe and revealed a gentle smile that Seiya knew all too well.

"But Seiya, why do we have to fight and kill each other? In the distant past, we were one, and none of us could live without the other." The goddess in white robes tilted her head, her eyes shining with gentle light.

"Yes, I've never denied that," Seiya frankly admitted.

"Then come with me. Whether you want to protect the land or humanity, there's no problem." The goddess stretched out her hand to Seiya. "In our future world, I've already reserved a place for you."

Seiya could no longer distinguish whether the goddess before him was Metis, Athena, or Gorgon, because her face showed maternal tenderness, goddess elegance, and a hidden resentment in her eyes.

Chapter 95: God King Pegasus, Corona Mode

At this moment, all the magic of Europe was converging on Britain.

Knights, witches, and magicians, like stars in the sky, all rushed in this direction. Liliana saw a ray of light calling to her, but upon closer inspection, she discovered it was Princess Alice and His Majesty Alexander lying in a carriage made of magic.

"Princess? What happened?" Liliana saw her friend and immediately deactivated the Wings of Artemis on her back, landing beside the carriage.

“Alex...failed in battle against the God of Disobedience. Fortunately, His Majesty Seiya from the Far East appeared.” Princess Alice quickly and concisely explained the situation. “I wanted to deliver information about that God of Disobedience and why he appeared in England, but he had already engaged in battle with the God of Disobedience on that ancient night.”

"Your Majesty Seiya?!" Upon hearing this name, Liliana couldn't help but recall the Saint Seiya who, with his mere charm, had made the Neapolitan Dragon stay by his side. "Is he currently fighting against the Rebellious God?"

Thinking of this, Liliana inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't know why, but the thought of this Saint Seiya gave her a sense of peace.

"But relying solely on his power, it would be difficult to defeat this ancient Earth Mother Goddess. I originally wanted Alec to abandon his arrogance as a Godslayer at this time and actively seek help from other Godslayers, but now he has been defeated by Seiya. Unless the Ancient Night expands into the territory of other Godslayers, according to the established rules among Godslayers, those emperors probably won't take action."

“Then, as the president of the Sage Council, would it be acceptable to send a distress call?” Liliana thought of this.

"There's no other way, we have to do this." Princess Alice gritted her teeth, but at that moment, they saw the darkness not far away expanding wildly. Before they could even think, they were swallowed up by the suddenly expanding ancient night.

This situation wasn't limited to just the two of them; there were other magicians who weren't on guard and got too close.

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The goddess's invitation was real; Seiya's seventh sense had already given him the answer.

The night sky behind her suddenly stretched out, with lightning bolts weaving through the dark clouds and starlight weaving into a magnificent picture.

In the painting, before heaven and earth took shape, what enveloped everything and filled the universe was a single entity, now called Night. Before all things existed, there was Night. A beam of light cut through the darkness, giving birth to the divine realm, the human world, and the underworld. The first beam of light, symbolizing Seiya, transformed into the God-King who created the world, ruling over it. He is the child of the Dark Mother Goddess and will also be her husband.

He is the god of light, hope, beauty, opportunity, wealth, and a way out. He is also the god of creation who transforms all things.

Looking at the scroll before him was like witnessing a future about to unfold, a future where they would usher in a golden age of mythical civilization. With the movement of heaven and earth and the birth of the gods, humanity, once part of the old world, blossomed across the land like flowers. Seiya held his breath; the scroll presented him with an incomparably magnificent mythical world. There was no barrier between humans and gods; civilization flourished on earth, and humans erected towering towers across continents, praising the great achievements of the god-king Pegasus.

A new myth will begin, and Seiya will protect humanity and the earth as the God King.

"It sounds wonderful, so wonderful that it makes my heart flutter." Seiya smiled. "But, you know, I'm clumsy, not very eloquent, and even less able to judge whether a path is right or wrong."

Metis stood in the sky, his gaze following Seiya until his body shone brightly once more.

"But that's precisely why I have even more faith in my warrior instincts!"

The brilliance of atomic lightning pierced the gloom shrouded in dark clouds, tearing apart the canvas that stretched across the night. What lay behind the canvas was now revealed.

It was a giant, platinum-colored egg, and He was the true light of this world. He was also the god of light in the mythology revealed to him by the Triune Goddess.

It is also his own power—the Pegasus. But all of this requires his own death in order to be reborn as a disobedient deity.

"It's alright, it's normal that you don't understand yet." The Triune Goddess looked at the Saint Seiya who was shining brightly again with doting eyes, as if looking at a rebellious child. "But after you are born, you will understand everything."

She herself is a rebellious god who defies mythology; she doesn't need Seiya's feelings, she only needs to feel her own!

Metis, who refused to comply, raised her scythe once more. At this moment, no Saint could escape her grasp.

He has revealed his final trump card. She didn't know what the power Seiya had usurped from Mekal was. Seiya had never shown his power to anyone. In the battle between the god-slayer and the disobedient god, the power could completely overturn the outcome.

However, it wasn't the sun that truly restrained her that was the key to Metis securing victory.

"It seems the Eastern God of War's good fortune hasn't extended to you outside of battle, Pegasus!" Metis laughed wildly. "Submit to death, submit to hope, submit to your own destiny!"

Metis slowly moved her arms and lowered her body. The Grim Reaper's scythe and the winged staff—the triune goddess pushed her combat power to the limit.

Thousands of black serpents lunged at the dimly lit Saint Seiya before him. As the ruler of the ancient night, Metis was acutely aware of his opponent's every expression and movement. Even as this deadly attack drew near, his expression remained one of fierce fighting spirit.

Yes. Looking at the current situation from a game perspective, in the world of Ancient Night, my light-attribute attacks are weakened, and my survivability is reduced. Meanwhile, Metis has boosted all her attributes and possesses the Mythic Source Special Attack, giving her a significant advantage.

But from beginning to end, restraint is not such an absolute thing.

"The warm-up is over, the stage worthy of you has been set up, come on—" Seiya called upon the new power within him.

The next instant, orange-red light engulfed the countless black snakes, and the sun illuminated the night sky!

--boom! ! !

Metis instinctively raised his arm to shield his eyes. At the center of that radiance, a familiar halo illuminated the world, its crimson glow resembling the sun during a total solar eclipse. Even in the darkness of night, the bright corona brought light to humanity at that moment. This was something beyond the comprehension of disobedient gods—

At that very moment, Seiya raised his hand.

A new radiance, an even more dazzling corona radiance, rose from Seiya at his center.

Emerge—Orion Cloth! Corona Mode!

Chapter 96: Athena, it's time for me to save you!

The Saint Cloth obtained after defeating the God King Mekal.

This ancient Phoenician king of the gods does not have a direct corresponding constellation, but in the world of Godslayer, gods from different pantheons may have intricate connections.

From a purely mythological perspective, Mekal's characteristics are closer to those of a cyclical god who "dies and is resurrected periodically," similar to Osiris. The Babylonians referred to Orion as the "faithful shepherd," a title similar to Mekal's. The Babylonian clay tablets record the "GIR.TAB" constellation, and in Greek mythology, its corresponding deity is Heracles. Therefore, both Hercules in the northern sky and Capricorn in the zodiac could potentially originate from Mekal.

But as Athena said, the great fortune brought by victory, now facing the ancient night before him, the most suitable Saint Cloth appeared on his body in the form of thunder and sun.

Orion, also known as Betelgeuse.

The radiance of the sun spreads outwards from the Orion Cloth, which is shaped like a corona.

Driven by the Triune Goddess, the serpents instinctively felt fear at this moment, but it was too late to retreat. The sacred solar domain, surrounded by a dark red arc of light, was already sweeping towards them. The serpents hissed as they made their final charge, but as the arc of light expanded, the black on their bodies instantly solidified into a lifeless pale white, and blazing flames shot out in all directions. Wisps of smoke, symbolizing the burning of their serpent bodies, rose and then converged behind Seiya, like a pale halo.

The Corona Mode, a form rumored to surpass the Gold Cloth in both performance and defense, is now manifested on Orion's body through Seiya's will.

"The sun shines brightly, and there's a white horse! This power of the sun! So that's it, it is indeed I who have been calling for you." Metis, the oldest goddess of wisdom, realized the power of the white horse contained within the halo the moment she saw it.

At that moment, she suddenly recalled that during her maternal period when Gorgon controlled her body, the last thing she did was to rebury the Prometheus tablet in that hidden forest. She understood; Seiya was right that day. She was indeed calling out to him, but the Metis part was unaware.

"Death, bestowed by Hades, pour it into my blade!" Metis showed no fear, laughing wildly as she faced the rising sun.

The Saint Seiya didn't speak, but instead waved his hand down.

The sun's radiance and the lightning of annihilation converged into a purple-gold solar tornado, wreathed in blinding arcs of electricity, which struck the oncoming Metis head-on. Her proud darkness crumbled instantly, and when she pounced on Seiya, she was in the form of a pure white goddess.

Metis, or rather… the Holy Mother of the Trinity in her full-fledged state, stepped forward into the sunlight. The light before her distorted, yet the scythe of death, empowered by the authority of the underworld, still cleared a path for her. Then, violent atomic lightning grazed her body, flowing past to the left and right. Metis coughed up blood, swallowed it without a second thought, gritted her teeth, and continued forward, slashing at the Pegasus that refused to obey her, unleashing a full-force attack.

A chilling arc of light ripped across the sky, the power of the entire world converging upon this scythe, the authority of the underworld condensing into an unyielding blade of light.

"Your breath, your life, will be taken from you by me. You will walk alone into the dark underworld, into the desolate wilderness of the cold netherworld. I am the one who summons winter, the one who controls life and death, the ruler of the cold netherworld, the queen who seizes by force. I command you, disobedient Pegasus, become a dead king, turn into corpses!"

The quiet of winter.

Endless death.

Metis had come here under the raging sun, just for this moment. She saw the corners of Pegasus's mouth turn up under his helmet, and then he threw a punch.

An unimaginable, terrifying force emerged from Metis's chest, forming a spiral-shaped indentation in her chest in a fraction of a second, then destroying the goddess's chest. Immediately afterward, a new punch shattered the defenses provided by the Ancient Night, ravaging her face.

Seiya held nothing back; with respect for the goddess and longing for Athena, he unleashed his strongest attack ever!

"Athena, it's time for me to save you!"

The white-gold radiance of the Pegasus Light Speed ​​Fist completely covered Athena's vision. The mechanism of restraint will inevitably be countered by a more powerful numerical counter. Just as darkness devours light, it will also be dispelled by a more powerful light.

A crisp sound rang out first. Athena's twisted arms were still tightly gripping the Grim Reaper's scythe, but she saw the blade shattering into pieces before her.

Metis was surrounded by a black barrier.

It was a black barrier that could block out all light and possessed immense power. The white light was thus blocked, and this move, which she had not originally planned to use, still saved her life.

But then a new punch was already upon him!

"Earth, know my resolve! Darkness, understand my soaring spirit! Athena, the goddess descended from the Great Mother, will punish the disobedient Pegasus here! The land collapses, the ground cracks, witness the goddess's ferocious song of destruction!" The goddess cried out, raising her power to its peak with a spell.

At this moment, whether it's the magicians swallowed up by the expanding Ancient Night and those observing from the outside, everyone can see that this Ancient Night, which covers the real world, is teetering on the brink of collapse. Accompanied by beams of light like sharp swords, the domain belonging to the Disobedient God is also about to crumble.

At this moment, Liliana was struggling to avoid falling into endless darkness. With one hand, she used the Chains of Truth to bind Princess Alice's spirit, and with the other hand, she held onto the unconscious Alexander. Just as she was gritting her teeth and persevering, she finally saw the dawn of hope.

"It seems the battle is finally coming to a close, and Seiya is going to win," Alice's spirit said.

"Ah, are you sure?" Although Liliana felt that the situation was no longer as desperate as before, how could she be sure of the outcome when she was outside the battlefield?

“The Ancient Night itself is a domain that can bring her immense blessings, and as the highest level of the heavens, I can still glimpse this,” Alice said softly.

Because she was a witch, and in a spirit form at that, she was completely powerless against the dominion of the dark underworld of the higher-ranking Earth Mother Goddess. However, due to her extremely high status, she had vaguely glimpsed the ending of the story.

"Then let us fight! I am Athena, the goddess of darkness, the queen of the night and lord of the underworld. I am Medusa, the goddess of the earth, the queen of the soil and lord of the stone chamber! Come, my manifestations, let us punish the rebellious Pegasus!"

Above the shattered night sky, three figures stood under the moonlight.

Athena stands on the left with her arms crossed, Metis stands in the center supporting his waist, and Gorgon stands with his hands crossed over his chest.

Chapter 97: Saint Seiya, Shoot Down Athena

The moonlight, like a curtain, illuminated the figures of the three goddesses.

Although he could summon Medusa and Nike as manifestations in the original work, the three goddess incarnations that he had taken from Alexander with darkness were now presented to Seiya in a more complete form.

A purer realm of darkness is descending. It was the ancient night before, perhaps Athena realized that only by defeating Pegasus could there be a future. The power she brought from shattering the world, an even more terrifying and powerful realm, engulfed this land.

Seiya's gaze was fixed on the moon behind Athena, and he resolutely stepped into it.

Light and darkness collide, axes and halberds resound.

The four figures intertwined at that moment. Athena, wielding both shield and spear, clashed with immense kinetic energy, the explosive sonic waves sending flesh and blood flying. At this moment, the Saints were invincible warriors. Athena was forced to retreat rapidly, her Gorgonti spear aimed at Seiya's neck, but he grabbed the spear and punched it through her chest.

Immediately afterward, he delivered a powerful kick to Metis, who was charging towards him. The Lord of the Night, now radiating light, crashed into the earth like a cannonball. He glanced back at the monstrous Mother Goddess beneath his mangled body, but remained expressionless as he advanced and threw a punch.

—Fighting Techniques, Pegasus Light Speed ​​Fist!

The intense light instantly enveloped her body, and the ancient goddess was utterly annihilated in the light.

Immediately following, a Pegasus Spinning Kick sent the half-human, half-snake Athena flying towards Ireland in the distance. He forcefully withstood the spear and lance thrust down by Metis, snapping them in two with a casual flick of his wrist. Then, in the instant she took flight, he grabbed her ankle and ripped it off with all his might.

Seiya grabbed Metis's calf and slammed her into the ground. Her nostrils filled with the stench of earth, and before even a fraction of a second had passed, she was slammed down again in a dizzying spin.

"Night, this is the time for the Queen of the Underworld to rule. Respond to my invitation and draw down the curtain of heaven!" Metis proclaimed in a high-speed divine voice.

The overwhelming horde of shadows, riding the shadows that swept across the entire world, the gale that swept through the towering buildings, and even the desperate sighs of those who had been devoured, approached Seiya.

These beings shrouded in darkness, if viewed in motion at a thousand times slower, would appear to be a flock of brownish-red owls and multicolored venomous snakes.

Although the ancient night before contained a muddy darkness that seemed to be twisted by the extinction of colors, the shadow chasing him now was a completely different manifestation of darkness.