"No, it's your dark side that wants to kill the goddess. Look... you've been controlled by the dark side again!" Garlon accused Saga.

"You deceiver of God, you're still here to gossip. Tell me! What exactly is your conspiracy!"

"Now I'm the Saint who protects Athena, and you're the despicable reptile who was seduced and corrupted by Hades..."

Saga and Garlon quarreled in the goddess's temple.

In short, "You're a bad guy", "No, you're the bad guy", "You tricked me into being bad", "You're bad to begin with", "You're bad, you're the worst", "Rebound" and so on.

"Okay! Garlon, go get that thing!" Athena interrupted.

Garlon saw Saori's expression and knew that he couldn't dissuade her, so he had to obey the order and leave. Not long after... when Camus and Deathmask were brought by Hyoga and Aphrodite, Garlon had already returned to the goddess's temple with a box with Titan-style patterns.

This is the God-killing Thing that the Titans gave to Garon back then...

But the Titans themselves were defeated by the Sanctuary led by Saga when they launched a complete rebellion several years ago!

"Leave it to Saga." Saori did not take the box.

After hesitating, Garon finally gave in under Saori's gaze and threw it in front of Saga.

"Athena... What exactly are you going to do with this thing..." Saga looked at the golden dagger that fell out of the box in front of him and was stunned.

"Yes, this is the God-killing Thing you used to use..." Saori said.

Probably because Saori said "you" and did not bypass Garon, Saga did not refute.

"Athena... What exactly are you going to do..." Saga lowered his head and hid his expression in the shadows.

Except for Seiya and others, the other gold saints all called "goddess" or "Athena". After all, it didn't matter to them who "Saori" was.

"Come on! Don't hesitate, pierce my throat with it!" Saori stepped forward and took the initiative to hold Saga's hand holding the dagger.

"Ms. Saori!"

"Your Highness the Goddess..."

"Wait! Miss Saori, what are you talking about? We are about to win..."

Seiya and the others, as well as Milo, obviously could not accept this result.

Aphrodite was still sniffing the rose gently at the side, and Garlon seemed to have realized something, and he was not even interested in arguing with Saga.

"Stop... This way, you can be freed from the pain, right?" Saori stopped Seiya and the others from approaching, and continued to talk to Saga.

Seeing that Saori ignored the sharpness of the dagger, her hands were pierced but she still held the blade, and held the dagger to her throat, Seiya and the others naturally could not sit idly by, even with Saori's order, they could not do it!

However, at this moment, they were blocked by an invisible crystal wall and could no longer get close to Saori - Shion... took action!

All they could do was watch as the golden dagger pierced into her white neck, blood splashed. The smile of compassion on Saori's face for Saga and all living beings remained unchanged, but it was stained with blood and warmth...

"Miss Saori!"

"No!"

"Why... why is this happening..."

When they thought the Sanctuary had already won, Saori fell quietly in front of the Goddess Temple like a butterfly in the cold wind.

Tonghu, who still hadn't revealed his whereabouts, said to Guan Liyuan at this time: "Athena is the goddess of war and wisdom, but to control Athena's microcosm, what you need is not force or intelligence, but love and sacrifice."

Love is love for every living being on earth, whether it is love for friends, relatives, Saints, humans... even Hades warriors, and all enemies.

Perhaps from some perspectives, this is a "Virgin Mary" (negative derogatory) behavior, and if it comes from the heart, it is even more hopeless.

But...

this is exactly what "Athena" needs, and accompanying this... there is also "sacrifice".

If for the Saints, it is "Don't you still have life?", then for Athena, only by treating her own life as a "sacrifice" can she inspire the power of the true goddess.

The Goddess Cloth can't be awakened by cheap blood.

Only when Saori truly becomes "Athena" will the Goddess Cloth appear!

If Saori could grow up in the Sanctuary, with Shion's guidance, and demand herself to be "Athena" since childhood, perhaps... there would be an easier way.

Shaka's hint made Saori understand this... but for her, this is still the same as suicide.

If she can't forgive or even "love" Saga, Camus, Deathmask, and even all the other Hades warriors who come to take her head from the bottom of her heart, or if she still has fear and doubts about her own sacrifice, what will greet her will be the death of her body and the death of Saori. She

can only wait for two hundred years after Hades rules the earth before there will be a new opportunity to wake up and reincarnate. At that time, she may still be Athena, but she will not still be Saori.

The reason why Shion brought the former gold saints back to the earth was not to take Athena's head, nor to tell Athena how to open the sacred cloth, nor just for a few drops of blood...

but to make Saori become the real Athena!

When Saori's throat was pierced, her heart was no longer confused, desperate, or resentful, but only pure love and sacrifice...

The huge goddess statue seemed to feel it, and the "real goddess" had returned to the sanctuary. Tears oozed from the eyes that were made of stone.

There was no need for Shion to give any guidance or read any eulogy. The huge goddess statue standing in the sanctuary gradually "disappeared" in the golden light... What

remained in the original place was a mini sculpture that was shining with colorful golden light, but only the size of a "hand-made".

However, Saori had already fallen in a pool of blood with a peaceful smile, without feeling any vitality or small universe, only a smile on her face...

Tonghu and Guan Liyuan had also appeared from the side at this time, no longer hiding their tracks.

Seiya was filled with sadness and anger at this time. Not only Seiya, even Milo, who vaguely sensed something, still beat up Deathmask...

until Dohko stopped them.

The other gold warriors who were tripped by the Hades warriors also rushed to the Goddess Temple as the Sanctuary appeared strange because of Saori's death. As for Balendain and others... after knowing that Saori was dead, they all laughed and left.

At this time, Shion finally told everyone the true meaning of their "resurrection" after being punched by Seiya without any resistance...

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