28) Ougon no engun
     The Golden Reinforcements
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Introduzione del narratore:
"Millions of light-years away, beyond millions of darknesses, lies an uninhabited world that is also known as the Underworld. They say that beyond those lie endless fields. Utopia, a place without wars, pain nor sadness. A holy sanctuary that has been protected for ages, where only the dead chosen by the Gods can enter. That place is called Elysion."

Viene ripresa la fine dell'episodio precedente:
"We'll stop playing now. I shall give you the coup de grace!!" dichiara Thanatos
"I won't die. I cannot die yet. I still have things I must do! I still have a person I need to meet!" replica Seiya.
"Die, Pegasus!" Thanatos lancia una sfera di energia.
"BURN! My Cosmo! Pegasus Ryuu Sei Ken!"
Tanti fulmini di Pegasus contro un'unica grossa sfera, ma...
"Do you think you can defeat me, Thanathos, with that?! What?! Pegasus numerous meteors became one?! What is this technique?! Pegasus!?"
Seiya respinge l'attacco di Thanatos e sferra il contrattacco.
"PEGASUS SUI SEI KEN!!"
Thanatos viene colpito.

[The Golden Reinforcements]

Al Grande Tempio, sono tutti stupiti per la ragazza che ha introdotto Marin.
"Is this person Seika? Seiya's... Seiya's sister?!" chiede Jabu sconvolto.
"Thank God. Seiya has been looking for you all this time! Do you have any idea how happy he'll be." esclama Shaina, ma Seika rimane con lo sguardo indifferente.
"It's no use Shaina. Even how much you talk about Seiya..." spiega Marin.
"What?!"
"This girl doesn't even know who she is."
"What did you say?! What does this mean?"
"She has amnesia."
"Amnesia?"
"That's right. She's been living in Rodorio village the whole time after she lost her memory."
"Unbelievable. I can't believe she was in Rodorio, all this time so close to the Sanctuary."
"When she was young, she followed Seiya who was sent to the Sanctuary. And she succeeded in coming this close. But the Sanctuary is a sacred place, which is difficult to access for normal humans. While Seika-chan was wandering around she hurt her legs and fainted. The one that saved her was an old man from Rodorio, who just happened to be passing through and so she was able to recover but, because of the shock, she lost her memory. Thanks to her belongings, they found out her name was Seika. But... she didn't know where she was from or why she was there. And so the days passed while she was helping the old man's shop, who gave her shelter. All this time they stayed together, without even knowing about each other."
Durante la narrazione di Marin, compaiono diverse immagini di Seika nel villaggio Rodorio. Sulla borsa che aveva con sè c'era scritto prorpio il suo nome, Seika.
"But Marin?! How were you able to find this girl? Not even the Grado Foundation was able to find her!" chiede Shaina.
"I heard that the Grado Foundation gave it their all to search for her in Japan. But Seika-chan went missing exactly the same day Seiya was sent to Greece. I was sure that Seiya's sister was no longer in Japan! I was sure that she ran after Seiya and came here! I was sure of it. Because nobody wants to be away from their only family left in this world." spiega Marin dando di spalle per non mostrare la sua tristezza.
"Marin... I heard a rumour that you too have been trying to find your younger brother, whom you were seperated from at an early age. Marin... Seiya thought... Seiya thought that you were his sister all this time!"
"Seiya..." pensa Marin versando una lacrima.

Con l'attacco di prima, Seiya è riuscito solo a strappare il vestito a Thanatos, mentre la sua armatura è ancora intatta.
"My Sui Sei Ken... My most powerful attack, the Sui Sei Ken, was ineffective? I feel like my last strength is fading away..." commenta Seiya accasciandosi scoraggiato al suolo.
"Just to remind you that I am the God who has been watching over Death by Hades' side for ages. Did you really think that a weakling like you would even be able to scratch me, huh?! Die, after finally understanding the difference between humans and Gods." esclama Thanatos, ma, prima di colpire Seiya, si accorge di essere stato graffiato alla mano. "What?! What is this blood? Scratches?! Did the Sui Sei Ken from earlier cause these scratches? Unforgivable! Third-rate creature! I can't believe you scratched me! I cannot believe an insect like you was able to scratch a God like myself! I cannot forgive this! You shall take this! I'll shred your body until there is nothing left at all! I'll make sure your soul will wander forever after your death! DIE, PEGASUS!"
Thanatos, in preda all'ira, prende a calci Seiya sulla testa, ma, quando sta per rompergliela del tutto, si ferma all'ultimo momento.
"N-No... I cannot let you go so easily. I'll make you suffer more. I'll make the pain in your body and soul so unbearable, you'll beg me to kill you! That's right. I won't allow you to die yet." decide infine Thanatos.

Grazie a Thanatos, Seika inizia a sentirsi male.
"Are you ok?" chiede Kiki avvicinandosi a lei.
"What's the matter, Kiki?" chiede Shaina.
"I don't know. She suddenly started to suffer."
"It hurts... It hurts inside me..." si lamenta Seika.
"What could this be?" si chiede Marin.
Marin, Shaina e Kiki cercano di soccorrere Seika; intanto, nell'Elisio...
"I'm going to kill your sister, Pegasus." annuncia Thanatos.
"What did you say?" chiede Seiya moribondo a terra.
"I'm surprised you can still hear me despite being half dead. I said that I shall kill your sister, who is at the Sanctuary, before I kill you."
"My sister is... My sister is at the Sanctuary?! I-Impossible. That's impossible!"
"Watch closely! You are going to die anyway. So I'll show you Earth one last time before you die."
Thanatos alza le braccia e fa apparire una sfera luminosa che mostra quello che sta accandendo al Grande Tempio, ovvero Seika che sta soffrendo.
"My sister! It's my sister! My sister, Seika!! Sister! This is..." esclama Seiya sconvolto.
"I, the death God Thanathos, am able to kill anyone even without touching them. Even if they are millions of miles away. Well then, Pegasus, prepare to watch your sister die."
"Stop it, Thanathos!"
Seiya si scaglia su Thanatos, ma viene facilmente atterrato da una sfera di energia.
"You should know that this is useless! You shouldn't have enough strength left to move. Now, watch closely how your sister will die."

Seika sta ansimando sofferente.
"Lady!" esclama Kiki.
"Hold on, Seika-chan!" esorta Marin. "What is happening here?!"
"I can't see anything." osserva Shaina.
Ad un tratto, Kiki avverte qualcosa.
"What is wrong, Kiki?!" chiede Marin.
"I-I can feel it. I have never felt such an enormous cosmo before. I-It's the first time I'm feeling such a frightening cosmo. It feels like it's covering the entire place. Watch out!"
Kiki riesce ad intercettare il colpo di Thanatos e a mettersi in mezzo, finendo folgorato.
"KIKI!!" esclamano tutti.
"Kiki! What's wrong, Kiki?!" lo soccorre Shaina.
"Just now, something that looked like a fireball tried to attack Seika!" spiega Kiki dopo essersi ripreso.
"But we weren't able to see anything!" commenta Shaina.
"It's the same person that has been hurting Seika for a while now." spiega Kiki.
"This means that unlike us, you were able to feel it thanks to your telekinesis." osserva Shaina.
"But who and from where...?!" chiede Marin.
"And why?!" chiede Shaina.
Improvvisamente, Kiki ha un'altra percezione:
"Again! It's coming again! This time from that direction! It's going to attack the lady!"
"Over there?!" chiede Marin correndo.
"MARIN!!" esclama Shaina.
"Marin-san?!" esclama Jabu.
Questa volta, è Marin a intercettare l'attacco di Thanatos, prendendolo in pieno.
"Are you alright, Marin?!" la soccorre Shaina.
"I won't let Seika-chan die! Not until Seiya meets her." sussurra Marin, con la maschera incrinata.

"Pitiful beings. Give up. It's useless." echeggia la voce di Thanatos al Grande Tempio.
"W-What's this? I can hear a voice coming from the sky!" chiede Jabu spaventato.
"I will surely kill Pegasus his sister. No matter how much you try to interfere." dichiara la voce di Thanatos.
"What did you say?! Who the hell are you?!" chiede Shaina furiosa.
"My name is Thanathos, the God who controls death. I am just about to defeat Pegasus, who has come to Elysion."
"What?! Did Seiya..?!" esclama Shaina.
"Did Seiya arrive in Elysion?!" esclama Marin.
"I have no choice to tear Pegasus, who has offended the Gods, apart. But before I end his life... I will kill his sister! Get out of the way! Insects!"
"Watch out! This time it's from the right!" avverte prontamente Kiki.
Questa volta è Shaina a intercettare il colpo. La sua maschera cade e si rompe.
"Thanathos... I won't let you do as you please. I won't give up Seika-chan's life!" esclama Shaina a terra.
"That's right! That's absolutely right!" esclama Jabu mettendosi in prima linea insieme agli altri Bronzi.
Kiki, Marin, Shaina, Jabu, Ichi, Nachi, Ban e Geki si dispongono in cerchio intorno a Seika.
"We shall protect Seiya's sister!" esclamano in coro.
"Seiya!" esclama Marin.
"Can you hear our voices?! Seiya!" esclama Jabu.
"We shall protect your sister with our lives!" dichiara Ichi.
"We'll protect her for you, no matter what!" dichiara Ban.
"So do not worry and fight! Seiya!" urla Geki.
"You must go on, Seiya!" esorta Kiki.
"That's right, Seiya!" urla Nachi.
"Seiya!" grida Shaina.
"Seiya! Seiya! Seiya! Seiya! Seiya! Seiya! Seiya!" urlano tutti insieme.

Le loro voci giungono fino all'Elisio.
"Everyone!" risponde Seiya rialzandosi.
"Pitiful being! What do you think you can do while you're so weak?! Well then, Pegasus! Watch closely to the final"
moments of your sister.
"STOP!!" urla Seiya invano.
Thanatos scaglia un altro colpo contro Seika, ma viene bloccato dalla barriera che tutti i cavalieri hanno formato intorno a lei.
"What?! I didn't think they'd be able to create a barrier! How foolish! As you wish! If you really want to die that badly, I'll just have to dispose of you first!"
Thanatos attacca direttamente i cavalieri, facendoli strillare dal dolore.
"E-Everyone!! I cannot let everyone sacrifice themselves!" urla Seiya preoccupato.
Seiya, con uno scatto, raggiunge Thanatos e lo abbraccia. La sua testa gli arriva sotto le ascelle.
"Are you still able to move, Pegasus?!" chiede Thanatos, stupito per l'approccio fisico.
"Endure it, Thanathos. My final attack!"
"What?!"
"Pegasus Rolling Crash!"
Seiya si alza in volo con Thanatos, con lo scopo di sbatterlo a terra.
"Pegasus? I didn't know you were suicidal!" commenta Thanatos divertito.
"What? Thanathos disappeared!"
Thanatos sfugge alla stretta di Seiya teletrasportandosi poco più in là, così Seiya si schianta al suolo da solo. Thanatos è anche riuscito a neutralizzare gli altri cavalieri, lasciando Seika senza protezione.
"How embarrassing it must be... getting hurt by your own attack. You're not able to move or even speak now. Also your friends
on Earth don't have the strength to protect Seika any longer. It seems like the end is near. At this point it doesn't matter who dies first, Pegasus. Shall you be first, or maybe you sister, Seika? It is useless to think about this matter. I'll just kill you both at the same time. DIE!!"

Thanatos sta per scagliare il colpo di grazia a Seiya, quando la sua mano viene bloccata dalla catena di Andromeda.
"Seiya and the others suffered enough already." ansima Shun.
"It seems like some other saint-insects have been able to crawl their way here. You are one of them. But this chain is absolutely useless! Take this!"
Thanatos afferra la catena e scaglia Shun per aria, poi lancia una sfera di energia.
"Rolling Defence!"
Ma Shun viene ugualmente colpito e finisce a terra.
"Impossible! My chain was powerless... And broke this easily..." si lamenta Shun.
"How many insects are there? How many have crawled their way here besides Pegasus and yourself?!"
Shun emette solo qualche mugugnìo.
"You do not have to answer if you do not want to. Die along with Pegasus!"

Thanatos sta per dare il colpo di grazia a Shun, quando viene nuovamente interrotto. Questa volta è un drago.
"What?! Another one?!"
"Take this. Rozan Shou Ryuu Ha!!"
Thanatos si teletrasporta e schiva il colpo.
"What?!" esclama Shiryu.
"It seems like you have a deathwish as well! Eat this! Are you the last one?!"
Thanatos atterra facilmente Shiryu con un unico attacco e si appresta di nuovo a dare il colpo di grazia, ma la sua armatura viene ricoperta dal ghiaccio.
"Wha-t?! H-Half of my body is covered with frost! W-What could this be?!"
"Diamond Dust!"
Hyoga, sopraggiunto all'improvviso, colpisce Thanatos alle spalle e si precipita a soccorrere gli amici.
"Shiryu! Are you alright?!"
"Hyoga?" risponde Shiryu.
Poco dopo, Thanatos si libera dal ghiaccio e colpisce sia Hyoga che Shiryu, sbattendoli a terra.
"Fools! Do you think you can defeat me, Thanathos, in your condition?! If you want to kill me, you'll need a frost hundreds of times colder than the absolute zero. Are you all the saints that have crawled to Elysion?!"

Una folata di vento annuncia l'arrivo di Ikki.
"Oh. There is one left. You are?" chiede Thanatos.
"Phoenix Ikki. I have become one of the inhabitants of hell and I have come to clear my sins."
"You've come to clear your sins, you say?"
"That's right. The hatred of all the people you have murdered, is concentrated in my fist. l'll throw it all back at you! Thanathos!"
Ikki si scaglia su Thanatos, ma viene facilmente bloccato. Thanatos si accorge che Ikki ha leagato al polso la collana di Pandora.
"This is the key to the underworld that I have given to Pandora. I understand that Pandora has asked you to avenge her. FOOL!! I am the God who controls death. I do not care about the hatred of the dead."
Ikki finisce a terra e la collana si spezza.
"I'm sorry, but I do not believe in the authority of Gods." ribatte Ikki rialzandosi ed espandendo il cosmo.
"What?"
"Especially evil Gods like you. I won't acknowledge it! Feel the wind from the phoenix wings! Hou Yoku Tensho!!"
Thanatos salta per schivare, ma il suo elmo si rompe. Meglio così, quell'elmo con la mentoniera era proprio brutto.
"What?!" esclama Thanatos.
"I cannot believe that my most powerful attack didn't have any effect on him!" Ikki sperava addirittura di sconfiggerlo.
"It seems like you're a bit better than the other four. But you've made a huge mistake by breaking my mask. You are the first to make me, Thanathos, get serious. I shall show you what happens when you anger the Gods! Terrible Providence!"
Ikki finisce a terra, con l'armatura in frantumi.
"I wanted to shred your body into pieces here, but that would be a sacrilege to Hades-sama. But I'll have the pleasure to tear off your head and then send you back to hell! Die!"

Per l'ennesima volta, Thanatos viene interrotto mentre sta per dare il colpo di grazia.
"What is that sound?! T-This echo... I can hear it coming through the underworld. This echo couldn't possible be... It's the echo of the 12 Gold Cloths... I see. The Gold Cloths want to help you get on the path to victory. This means that the Gold Cloths want to come to Elysion, come here to save you. But without the power of the Gods nothing can enter Elysion! This means that it is impossible for the Gold Cloths to come here. In other words, what you hear is the Gold Cloths' mourning!"
Thanatos ride soddisfatto, quando i 5 Bronze Saints si rialzano alle sue spalle.
"There is no hope that the Gold Cloths would ever come here. You have nothing left. I'll give you five friends the final blow! Die!"
Thanatos travolge tutti con un'enorme sfera di energia. I 5 Bronzi, dopo aver strillato dal dolore, cadono a terra mezzi morti.

"It's over! Wh-What is this great Cosmo? Impossible! The Gold Cloths are getting closer to Elysion! W-Why?! Why could this...?!" mugugna Thanatos furioso.
Davanti a lui compaiono le 12 Gold Cloths.
"Is that?!" esclama Seiya stupito.
"The Gold Cloths have..." esclama Hyoga.
"...traveled through the dimensional path..." continua Shiryu.
"...to lend us their powers!" completa Seiya.
I 5 bronzi indossano le armature, ma non fanno vedere l'intera vestizione.
"Iteza! The Sagittarius Cloth!" esclama Seiya.
"Mizugameza! The Aquarius Cloth!" esclama Hyoga.
"Tenbinza! The Libra Cloth!" esclama Shiryu.
"Otomeza! The Virgo Cloth!" esclama Shun.
"Shishiza! The Leo Cloth!" esclama Ikki.
"Us five shall wear the Gold Cloths and fight together with the Gold Saints' souls!" esclamano tutti insieme.