[Saint Seiya] The Year of Pilgrimage

1990.

The catastrophe that would later be recorded in The Great Holy War Chronicles as the "Saga Uprising" lasted thirteen years from beginning to end, and concluded with the death of the Gemini warrior. In just a few short days, dozens of new gravestones appeared in the Sanctuary's memorial grounds.

At night, inside Sagittarius Temple, five-year-old An Zi stared hesitantly at a cracked section of wall, where a few short lines had been carved. Her hand trembled slightly. In her palm lay a dagger of dull gold, streaked with dried, purplish-black blood.

Beside An Zi stood a stranger in silence. She was petite, with long, silky purple hair. Blood stained her neck and white dress, the bright red drops glaring against the fabric. Blood was still slowly trickling from a gash in her neck.

"Can't... read... it?" the stranger suddenly asked. Her voice was hoarse, as if a piece of cloth were being torn apart. Her words were so slurred they were almost impossible to understand. With each word, it seemed that air escaped through the wound in her neck. "I'll... teach... you."

"I... entrust... Athena... to... you all." When she read the name at the end, she suddenly fell silent, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"...Aiolos."

Saga, she silently repeated to herself.

tags:

1. I love Su so, so much.

2. I'm not into BL. I believe the bond between comrades and brothers can't be replaced by the simple word "love."

3. Athena isn't Saori. Her name is Athena, and she's about the same age as the middle-aged group (10. For reference, Aiolos is 14, Saga is 15, and the female lead is 20. Aiolos is 14 but looks 28, while the female lead is 20 but looks like a middle schooler. Hmm, maybe your settings are reversed). Because of how she was raised, she's so straightforward it gives people a headache (Aiolos and Saga's no-nonsense way of raising a little girl = =... Though these two, who are both her parents and her big brothers, have no idea what went wrong). But all in all, she's a very good kid. Well... being straightforward is a virtue, after all.

4. Saori hasn't been erased from the story. She'll still be born when the time comes, so don't worry.

5. A fanfic of "Blue Sky." It shares some elements with another story, so it's something of a parallel world.

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