【Before Battles】
Seiya , Poppy and Alma passed the Pisces Temple with the cover of Galio, but they were surprised by the boundless rose garden outside the temple.
- Seiya: We won’t be stopped by such thing! Poppy, Alma, let’s make a quick pass!
- Alma: Wait!...I knew it! The pollen of these roses is poisonous. We’ll die of poisoning if we breathe in or get stung by the thorns…
- Poppy: What! But then how can we proceed...If we keep wasting time here, Athena will be dead very soon…
- Alma: Pff, easy. Poppy, did you forget my signature skill? There’s no way that I’ll be tricked by this little toxin. Just go. I’ll protect you!
【After Battles】
- Poppy: Finally passed...But now I’m soaked in the scent of rose…
- Seiya: All thanks to Alma’s protection. If it wasn’t for her——Alma!
Alma fell down suddenly; When Seiya lifted her up, they saw her face tainted with a horrible dark purple, which was an obvious symptom of poisoning.
- Alma: Cough...The poison is more harmful than I thought...I guess a tripled dose is too much even for me...Just leave me be and go on!
- Poppy: ...Take care of yourself. Seiya, let’s go!
Poppy and Seiya turned around and headed towards the Pope Temple, arriving at the doorstep very soon. When the two of them pushed the door open, a voice spoke——
- ???: Why haven’t you been defeated by despair?
- Athena: I’m the goddess of crusader. I shall never bend to any threats!
- ???: ...If you insist, then I’ll have to make you suffer!
As the door had finally been opened by Seiya and Poppy, they saw Athena’s soul being imprisoned in an enchantment. Next to the enchantment, there stood a hooded man who was releasing an ominous purple energy at Athena, hurting her to screaming. Poppy and Seiya hurried over.
- Poppy: Stop! What are you doing to Athena’s soul?
Interrupted by Poppy’s yell, the hooded man stopped and turned to Seiya and Poppy.
- Hooded Man: Never expected to see you rats here after all the challenges I’ve set to stop you...I’ll tell you my plan as a reward for that.
- Hooded Man: I’ll grow stronger if I taint the mighty Athena with despair. And there is nothing to be afraid of if I become invincible!
- Seiya: Humph! He can’t be reasoned at all! Poppy, just take him down!
Nodding to agree, Poppy leaped forward in sync with Seiya. The two of them attacked the hooded man in opposite direction, but the enemy managed to parry the attack. Still, Seiya blasted away the hood, revealing the face underneath——