Saint Seiya: Heretic Athena?

In the center of that golden disk was the sun, hiding behind a rock wall, looking down upon the mortal world.

With a god as a sacrifice, the miraculous ritual, in the form of a reincarnating overwrite, perfectly transmitted this power into the hands of the Seventh God-slaying Rakshasa, Seiya.

Feeling the new Authority gradually filling his body, Seiya was a little surprised. "It's the power of a solar eclipse?"

The Authority, the Great Sun-Illuminating Avatar, also known as the Sun of the Heavenly Rock Cave.

The Ama-no-Iwato is a place in Japanese mythology. Legend has it that after Susanoo went to the High Plain of Heaven, he caused trouble everywhere, which made his sister, the great goddess Amaterasu, so angry that she decided to lock herself in the Heavenly Rock Cave, causing the entire world to be without sun or moon. The gods of the High Plain of Heaven then sang and danced outside the Heavenly Rock Cave, offering up the Yata no Kagami and the Yasakani no Magatama. The goddess Ame-no-Uzume then danced, exposing her snowy-white breasts and powdered nether regions.

Thus, the gods, before the rock cave, performed the dance of Ame-no-Uzume. The great goddess Amaterasu became very curious about what was happening outside and opened the Heavenly Rock Cave a crack to peek. The god Ame-no-Tajikarao then took the opportunity to pull the great goddess Amaterasu out of the cave, and the world was restored to light once more.

Leaving aside some of the ribald content, some say this story comes from the solar eclipse that occurred after the death of Queen Himiko. To restore the sun's light, the ancient Japanese would hold lively song and dance rituals to pray for the sun goddess Amaterasu to show herself again. It is said that this is the beginning of the history of Kagura in Japan.

But for the Pegasus Saint, Seiya, the Great Sun-Illuminating Avatar was an Authority second only to the Kusanagi-no-Tachi. Because he had never expected to succeed; after all, he had reacted a little too late.

Although Susanoo had many Authorities when he faced him, most of them were powers that the Saint, Seiya, didn't really need. Things like lightning, martial prowess, and the steel to slay dragons and serpents were alright, but things like storms, kagura, and hunting were basically useless. If it was the Authority of a sea god, it's not like he could go around wrapping things in Blue Silver Grass. If the type of Authority usurped was closely related to the Godslayer's personality and needs, then after two rounds of god-slaying, he gradually understood that the Authorities he would obtain would most likely lean towards his original Saint system. And this Authority he had now grasped, the Great Sun-Illuminating Avatar.

Its first effect was similar to the Martial Empress Luo Hao's Authority, The Blue Sky is Already Dead. It consumed a large amount of magical power (a general term for all extraordinary power) to cause a solar eclipse. And its second effect was a combat technique—Solar Flare.

Its effect was extremely simple but incredibly powerful: to convert an enemy's attack into light and then retaliate with it. But at present, it could only be used on energy attacks that he himself could withstand.

But this was only its initial state. With the development of his own Authorities or the victory feedback from the God of Combat Authority, he could naturally develop related combat techniques, or new effects similar to Authorities like the Greedy Pack of Wolves or the Sun-Devouring Beast.

But Seiya also had another premonition. If he combined it with the White Horse stored in the Prometheus Grimoire, perhaps... it could produce a result that would please him. Probably... a characteristic of a Cloth.

Right, Seiya suddenly remembered. His Prometheus Grimoire was still...

On a shore beyond the domain, Japan, the Graude Foundation.

The purple-haired young woman sent out the seventh letter she had prepared during this time.

Saori Kido rubbed her eyes. She had been too tired recently. The affairs of the Graude Foundation, the upcoming Galaxian Wars, and the premonition of a darkness that would swallow the heavens and the earth—all of it had left her exhausted. But occasionally in her dreams, she would vaguely see the figure of a youth throwing his punches towards the ocean.

This youth gradually overlapped with the stubborn figure from six years ago. It was precisely because of this that Saori Kido felt that he had not died, but was just living in another corner of the world.

Her grandfather had once told her that if you hold onto hope, a miracle will occur.

As the master of the world's largest conglomerate, the Graude Foundation, Saori Kido did not waste the Foundation's resources to search for him, but instead used a rather simple method: she entrusted the envelopes to the owls of the night, letting them deliver them into the hands of the Saint, Seiya.

And this time, she suddenly felt that one of her owls had vanished.

She was not angry. In fact, a look of joy appeared on her face. "This is...!"

A flying bird is a symbol of crossing distance. An owl is a messenger that delivers news.

The Spirit World. The Archmage Tenkai Sōjō and the ancestor of the Hime-Miko, the Lapis Lazuli-Eyed Princess, after personally witnessing the ravaged Susanoo, also bowed their heads. Their current mission was to assist the God-slaying Pegasus, Seiya, in gently taking control of this land.

Although according to Athena's view, perhaps it would be better for those remnants of the Old Gentleman's faction who refused to accept reality and tried to raise the flag of rebellion to all become a part of the night. But when she thought of the Pegasus's gentle personality, she dismissed the thought.

Just give them a chance. If they still don't listen, then let them embrace death.

But at this moment, as if sensing something, she suddenly raised her head. As her will covered the dusky yellow sky, a collared scops owl landed on her arm. Athena reached out and gently stroked the little owl's head. This was a spiritual beast belonging to Athena.

But it was not her own. Was there another goddess releasing owls in the night?

Surprised, Athena took the letter from the owl's mouth and read the entire contents with an expressionless face. Then she gently tucked it into the night, and it vanished without a trace.

Naples. It was one of the few large metropolises in Italy, and also a port city and tourist destination. The view from the high ground looking into the distance was actually quite beautiful.

The Bay of Naples, shining an azure blue under the gentle light of the sun, the port of Santa Lucia, and countless ancient buildings. The city's scenery, one of the three great night views of the world, was illuminated by all sorts of lights. Looking to the east, one could see the grand form of Mount Vesuvius rising ten kilometers away—

"Huh? Huh?!!" At this moment, Erica, who was preparing to take a plane to Japan to follow the king she had once sworn loyalty to, looked up at the behemoth in the sky in astonishment.

Although to ordinary people without talent it was just dark clouds circling in the sky, in the eyes of magicians, it was a sacred and powerful dragon. But this divine beast of the highest order was merely a sacrifice for another, even more revered, sacred being.

With the brilliance of the King of Swords cleaving the dragon-serpent, a true hero-god appeared before the world.

With a great battle, the King of Swords, Doni, had vanished, and the sacred white-robed hero-god had also disappeared on the horizon.

For some reason, Erica felt a palpitation in her heart. This was not without reason, because the direction in which the white-robed hero-god had disappeared was precisely the Sanctuary now controlled by the Saint she was about to follow.

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