30) Shinwa yori no kakusei
     A legend awakened
     Un mito che rivive

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:
"I can hear it! My sister's voice... Athena's voice... They are encouraging me. Everybody's voice... That's right! I do not have the right to give up! As long as I am alive!" esclama Seiya rialzandosi ed espandendo il cosmo.
"That's right, Seiya. You must fire up your soul. You must increase your Cosmo to the supreme. Greater than you have in any fight until now... without limit... No Limit!" lo incoraggia lo spirito di Athena.
Seiya si rialza e la sua armatura si trasforma in God Cloth.
"Impossible! I cannot believe that that Bronze Cloth that has been shred into ashes could have revived in a shape like that!" esclama Thanatos sconvolto.
"It's a Kamui." risponde Hypnos, appena arrivato.
"What did you just say, Hypnos?! What did you say about Pegasus' suddenly revived Cloth?" chiede ancora Thanatos, con problemi di udito.
"I said it was a Kamui."
"Huh?"
"A Kamui?" ripetono i Bronze Saints.
Seiya si lancia all'attacco; i suoi poteri con la sua nuova armatura sono immensi.
"Dodge it, Thanathos!" avverte Hypnos.
"Pegasus Ryuu Sei Ken!"
Thanatos viene colpito ripetutamente.
"What?!"
"Is this the God Cloth's power?" si chiede Hypnos.
Thanatos cade a terra con l'armatura in frantumi.
"I did it! I have finally defeated Thanathos!" esclama Seiya soddisfatto.
Thanatos si rialza di scatto e tenta un ultimo attacco disperato.
"Seiya!" avvertono i Bronze Saints.
Seiya schiva di nuovo e spicca un balzo:
"Pegasus Sui Sei Ken!"
Thanatos viene colpito in pieno.
"Impossible! I who am a God... I have been defeated by a mere human... A God... By a human..."
La stella a cinque punte scompare dalla sua fronte e Thanatos muore.

[A legend awakened]

"Athena, wait for me! I'll sent you the Holy Cloth now." esclama Seiya.
Sconfitto Thanatos, Seiya corre verso il tempio di Hades, ma Hypnos gli si para davanti.
"Out of the way, Hypnos! If you resist, then, I would have to put you down! Pegasus Ryuuseiken!"
Seiya sferra il suo attacco senza perdere tempo e rompe l'elmo a Hypnos.
"What?! How... How could... Although with the Holy God's Cloth, but Pegasus have reach to such powerful strength..."
"I've told you before, I still got a long way to catch. See you, Hypnos!"
"Wait, Pegasus!"
Seiya prosegue la corsa, incurante di Hypnos.

E' Ikki a trattenere Hypnos per permettere a Seiya di raggiungere il tempio.
"Humph, Phoenix?!" dice Hypnos schivando il pugno.
"Let me keep you company then..." ansima Ikki, senza armatura e ferito per le battaglie precedenti.
"What?"
"Before Seiya enter to the Haides Sanctuary..." risponde Ikki caricando un altro pugno.
"Danger, Ikki!" lo avverte Hyoga.
Hypnos anticipa Ikki e lo colpisce sbattendolo a terra.
"Bro... Brother..." esclama Shun preoccupato.
"Idiot! You're different from Pegasus, such a baby like you... It's impossible for you to fight me."
"No... Then, let me be your opponent! Before... Before Seiya... Before Seiya reach to Athena... And if it's meant for my bbody to become pieces... Or even till death, I will still stop you by then!" risponde Ikki rialzandosi ed espandendo il cosmo, ma è evidente che non ce la fa più.
"So, prepare to die, then!" replica Hypnos con un sorrisetto, pronto a dargli il colpo di grazia.
"This. . .This is nonsense!" esclama Hyoga.
"Get out of the way, Ikki!" avverte Shiryu.

Una catena blocca la mano di Hypnos. Di chi sarà?
"Andromeda!" esclama Hypnos.
"How could I watch my brother being kill by you?! Your opponent is me!" minaccia Shun.
"Shun!" chiama Ikki.
"What a big joke! You should be aware of it. This chain of yours is useless."
La catena però ha qualche ghirigoro aggiuntivo ed emana uno strano bagliore dorato.
"Humph, What?! The chain... Actually, previously this chain are suppose to be crush by Thanatos. But, how could it revive in such form again... This... This is...?" esclama Hypnos preoccupato.
"That's right, you shouldn't have forgotten it! We also use to received Athena's blood. The blood of goddess." spiega Shun, circondato da un alone luminoso, proprio come quello di Seiya.
"What?!" esclama Hyoga.
"That... That is..." osserva Shiryu stupito.
"Shun!" chiama Ikki.
La trasformazione di Shun si completa e compare la nuova armatura divina.
"Andromeda God Cloth." dichiara Shun.
"Andromeda God Cloth?" ripete Hyoga.
"Shun... He has put on God's Cloth as well?!" chiede Shiryu.
"That's great, brother, quickly! Let me handle the rest here. Quickly go and help Seiya!" ordina Shun.
"Good... Glad to hear that, Shun! Then the rest will be yours." risponde Ikki, correndo anche lui verso il tempio.

"Hmph, even with the God Cloth, do you really think that you can match me? Frankly, I, Hypnos, are totally different from the hot tempered Thanatos. I am not staying here to be your opponent. Alright, get out of the way then!" esclama Hypnos, afferrando la catena di Andromeda e lanciandolo aria.
"Thunder Wave!"
Ma Hypnos schiva.
"Hmph, so... Anyone could fights back if being over pressured. This is something that I used to advise Thanatos. Although it might not have taken on me. But, the situation at the Hades Sanctuary is something to be solicitous about. I can't stay here no more. I would have to ask you to rest in peace then. Eternal Drowsiness!"
"What... What is going on...?! Makes... Makes people fells sleepy... All suffering and the rest of feelings are gone... Only left with the sense of sleepiness..." commenta Shun, mentre la sua mente vaga in una dimensiona composta dalle carte dei tarocchi.
Il corpo di Shun cade a terra addormentato.
"Shun!" esclama Hyoga.
"What... What is happening...?" chiede Shiryu preoccupato.
"With this, Andromeda will rest in peace forever! He will never wake up anymore. Although death could vanish everything, sleeping will never bring any harm. Although I, Hypnos, dislike using violent death, this kid here have put on the God Cloth.
Maybe sometimes, just because of Athena's blood to be raise again. Although it's kinda hard... But, let finish you with a final blow!"
Hypnos sta per dare il colpo di grazia a Shun, quando viene interrotto.
"Stop!" esclama Shiryu, circondato da un alone divino.
"Excuse me, don't you forget about us!" esclama Hyoga, anch'egli circondato da un alone divino.
"The Dragon God Cloth!"
"The Cygnus God Cloth!"
"Oh yes, you guys were the same as Pegasus and Andromeda, who have received the blood of Athena." commenta Hypnos.

Intanto, Seiya è arrivato al tempio di Hades, con le sue ali ingombranti. L'anfora è al centro di un piazzale ed è diventata completamente rossa. Athena è al suo interno, profondamente addormentata.
"At last... Finally I have arrived! Athena... Where is Saori-san? Sa... Saori-san! Athena! The colour of this big clay... is... is it... Is it because all the blood of the body have been taken in?! Sa... Saori-san, I'll save you now!"
Seiya prende a pugni l'anfora, ma neanche una crepa.
"It can't be destroy at all, how could such be so hardened?! I got no choice now. Although it's gonna be a bit rough, but if this keep on going, then Athena's life might be in jeopardy. Crush it! Pegasus Ryuuseiken!"
Ma l'anfora ribatte il colpo e Seiya finisce a terra.
"What the..." si lamenta Seiya.
"Hmph, quit doing all those useless thing of yours." interviene una voce.
Si tratta dello spirito di Hades, che è ancora in forma incorporea.
"That... That is..."
"There's no way a human could harm even a piece of that. If you're thinking of crushing it the hard way, then the harder you blow, the harder it will rebounds back onto you." spiega lo spirito  di Hades dall'alto di un obelisco.
"You're... Hades."
"Just forget about it. Athena has already died. Just look, isn't Athena's blood nearly flowing out of the big clay pot?"
"Argh... Ath... Athena... No, how could I give up till now?! No matter what, I must break it for sure! Pegasus Ryuuseiken!"
Seiya ci riprova, ma tanto l'anfora è infrangibile.

"Excalibur!" scaglia Shiryu, ma Hypnos schiva di lato.
"Aurora Thunder Attack!" scaglia Hyoga, ma Hypnos blocca.
"It has been fend off..." commenta Shiryu.
"What?!" esclama Hyoga stupito.
"I've told Andromeda as well.
"Even with the God Cloths, you're still no match for me, Hypnos. Alright, time for you guys to go to bed as well! Eternal Drowsiness! Go rest in peace forever!"
Hypnos esegue il suo colpo, ma si accorge che non ha efffetto: i due avversari sono ancora svegli e svolazzanti.
"Umph, what... the wing's of god...?!"
"We've seen all your tricks!" spiega Shiryu.
"You can never use the same against the Knights of Zodiac!" spiega Hyoga.
"What?!"
"Take this, Hypnos!" esclamano i due Bronzi in coro.
"Rozan shou ryuu ha!"
"Diamond Dust!"
"No... Impossible... They have crush the darkness of Eternal Drowsiness... I... I've lost to a bunch of human..."
L'illusione coi tarocchi creata da Hypnos viene infranta, Hypnos cade a terra con l'armatura in frantumi e sviene.
"Nice job, Hyoga!" si congratula Shiryu.
"Mmm... Where is Shun?" chiede Hyoga.
"Shun, stay strong!"
"Shun!"
Poco dopo, Shun si risveglia da sonno.
"Hyo... Hyoga. Where is Seiya and brother?" chiede ancora mezzo intontito.

L'anfora ribatte il Ryu Sei Ken e Seiya cade all'indietro, perdendo l'elmo.
"You still don't understand, aren't you? It's meaningless to keep on fighting." spiega lo spirito di Hades.
"Why... Why is... All my blows... have all rebound back onto me... Nevertheless, I can't give up! Till... Until I save Athena."
"Alright. You shall die together with her then!"
Seiya si rialza e si appresta a colpire di nuovo, quando viene raggiunto da Ikki.
"Wait right there!" esclama Ikki.
"Ikki!"
"Seiya, are you alright?"
"Athena... Athena, she is... in the big clay pot."
"What did you say?"
"But, the clay pot is unbreakable. If we don't comes out with something fast..." spiega Seiya.
"Hades? That's the spirit of Hades, I supposed?!" chiede Ikki, notando qualcosa di viola sopra l'obelisco.
"Here comes another human stupid human!" commenta lo spirito di Hades.
"Damn annoying! Let's finalized everything then!" esclama Ikki scagliandosi contro lo spirito.
"Wait... Hold on, Ikki!" supplica Seiya.
"Hou yoku tensho!"
Ma lo spirito di Hades ribatte indietro il colpo. Ikki cade addosso all'anfora insanguinata.
"What..." si lamenta Ikki.
"Ikki! Are you alright, Ikki?"
"So... So that's it, it's the same as the one with Poseidon..." commenta Ikki.
"Indeed, any attacks is useless towards him. It will all rebounds back."
"Get it now? All you this bunch of stupid human. That's it. Let me finish both of you now!"

"I"What if we both combine our strength? Maybe we might stand a chance to save Athena." proprone Seiya.
"But, with my power right now... It's impossible to push my strength to the limit. If just there's a God Cloth... If just there's a God Cloth..." risponde Ikki scoraggiato, ancora in ginocchio.
Ikki espande un po' di cosmo e si ritrova circondato da un alone dorato, formato dai residui della vecchia armatura.
"What?"
"Ik... Ikki... How come..." chiede Seiya.
"The Phoenix God Cloth?"
"Ikki!"
"Seiya, seems like Athena's blood, have also given me my God Cloth!"
"Ikki..."
"Ok."
"Let's combine together our cosmo, and save Athena!" propone di nuovo Seiya.
"Yes!"
"Take this!" esclamano insieme.
"Hou yoku tensho!"
"Pegasus Ryuuseiken!"
Ma, anche questa volta, l'anfora respinge i loro colpi. Seiya e Ikki vengono sbattuti a terra e, dato che erano stati in due ad attaccare, la botta è stata molto violenta.
"Even with Holy God's Cloth... And combination of both of us, but it's still useless... It's really... Like what Hades said... There is no way of saving Athena..." si lamenta Seiya.

Intanto, sulla Terra è quasi buio in quanto l'eclissi è completa per nove decimi.
"The eclipse... it's getting closer..." osserva Jabu preoccupato.
"If this keep on, the whole earth will be cover by the darkness!" commenta Ichi.
"We can only sit and wait now. Have faith in Seiya them both, let's wait." incoraggia Marin.
"Umph!" annuisce Shaina.
"Seiya, keep up the good work! Seiya..." prega Seika.

Lo spirito di Hades scende dall'obelisco per avvicinarsi ai cavalieri.
"Here... Here comes Hades, he's coming to finish us off." osserva Seiya indifeso.
"Damn it! At this point, we'll be killed by him. Seiya! Hades's spirit is flowing on the air. What do you think about the building below the tower?" ad un tratto, Ikki ha un'intuizione.
"What? Yes... Indeed, previously all the attention was brought to the spirit that flowing around he tower. Never had realized it. It's just like... A ceremonial tomb stone." concorda Seiya, osservando un portone d'ingresso alla base dell'obelisco.
"You also got the same feeling."
"If that's the actual tomb..."
"It's to believed that, ever since the gods myth, Hades... have been resting his actual body. Then that must the place where
Hades's body is kept then." spiega Ikki.
"Since that is the case..."
"And to learn that Hades really cherish his body a lot. Ever since the myth of gods, he has kept his body resting, until the day he could taken over the earth. But, if we kill the resting body of Hades and let him couldn't be revive..."
"Then this might help us in somehow! Come on!" esorta Seiya.
"Mmh!" risponde Ikki.
"Let's beheaded this guy!" esclama Seiya.
I due corrono verso il mausoleo di Hades per distruggere il suo corpo.
"What?! What are you guys trying to do?! Is it because... Stop! Do not go near the tomb! That is not something you damn human could touch! Stop it!" ordina lo spirito di Hades.
"So annoying! Hades, we're gonna pull out your body from here now." esclama Seiya, ormai arrivato alla porta.
"Take this!" urlando Seiya e Ikki, sfondando la porta.

"Nel tempio di Hades c'è un'esplosione. Il terremoto si sente anche a distanza e Hypnos riprende i sensi.
"Hyoga, what was that sound just now?" chiede Shiryu.
"It's... It's from where Seiya and Brother have gone." osserva Shun.
"Is it... Is it Pegasus and Phoenix, both... against the coffin of Hades... Stop it... Stop it... Go on and stop Pegasus them all... If... If not... This world shall be doom, no matter you or me... No matter what, everything will be vanished..." supplica Hypnos, provando a rialzarsi ma cadendo subito.
"Wh... What?!" esclamano Hyoga, Shiryu e Shun.

Intanto, Seiya e Ikki hanno fatto irruzione nel mausoleo di Hades, sfondando la porta.
"This... This is..." esclama Seiya.
"This is the coffin of Hades?" chiede Ikki.
"Ever since the myth of gods, the body of Hades have been resting here? lkki!"
Seiya e Ikki si apprestano a rompere il sarcofago, ma lo spirito di Hades penetra all'interno del sarcofago poco prima che i due Bronzi possano fare danni. C'è un'esplosione di cosmo e i due cavalieri vengono spazzati via fuori dal mausoleo.
"Wh... What..." si chiede Ikki.
"Just... Just now was... That... That was..." balbetta Seiya
"Is it... Hades?" esclamano Seiya e Ikki.
Il corpo di Hades si risveglia con indosso l'armatura ed esce dal mausoleo. Un fulmine cade dal cielo.

"What was the sound of thunder all about?" chiede Shiryu con Shun sulle spalle.
"The kind of feeling where the sky being covered by black clouds..." osserva Hyoga.
"Idiot... You idiot... Finally... Finally..." li rimprovera Hypnos moribondo.
"What?" chiedono i Bronzi.
"If this... Everything will become into darkness... Human... Human being will be doom."
Il tatuaggio di Hypnos scompare dalla fronte ed il dio muore.
"Ha... Hades has already revived?" chiede Shun.
"Shun, Hyoga, inform Seiya and Ikki quickly!" ordina Shiryu.
"Mmh!"
I tre Bronze Saints corrono verso il tempio di Hades, ora sormontato da una nube temporalesca.

"That... That is... That is Hades?" balbetta Seiya.
"Finally... Finally has prevail!" commenta Ikki.
"As long we take down this guy, then we can save Athena. Hit it, Ikki!" ordina Seiya.
"Mmh!"
Seiya e Ikki si scagliando su Hades, ma questi li respinge con la sola forza del pensiero.
Sempre con la telecinesi, Hades solleva l'anfora di Athena e l'avvicina a sè.
"Big... The big clay pot..." osserva Seiya a terra.
"The big clay pot that kept Athena..." osserva Ikki.
"Athena!" esclama Ikki.
"Saori-san! Athena..." esclama Seiya.
Hades scende le scale minaccioso e sguaina la spada.