* This
is the first part of the story that Philip Ho conceived ! Let's hope
he's going to finish this promissing project some day...
To read the other fanfictions Philip Ho has written, visit his site
-
Mu's Corner,
where you'll also find translations of official Saint Seiya side-story,
song lyrics, Saint Seiya SD doujinshi, original scans, articles, toys
and Saint Seiya game-guides and downloads...
Another
thing - I've followed Philip's usage policy for mirroring the fanfic,
but I haven't actually got Philip's direct permission to post his story
(I couldn't possibly reach him via e-mail add that's available on his
site).
So Philip, I really hope you don't mind seeing your fic in this
Club. But if you do, please just drop me the line and I'll remove it...
Part
I
The sounds
of bells. Coming from all over. People running. Such noise. "Hunt
him down!" "For Athena!" Aiolia who was sleep in his
bed gets up. He walks to the door and opens it. He sees tons of people
moving. He looks around. Some of them carrying torches. "He should
die!" "How dare he!" Aiolia stops someone and asks,"What
is going on?" The man says,"Aiolos has betrayed the Pope and
Athena! He has tried to kill Athena! The Pope has given the order to
hunt him down!" Aiolia can't believe what the man just said,"Are
you sure?" "Of course,I am sure!!" The man leaves and
is just about to run along with the others when he stops and turns and
stares at Aiolia. The man has just realized that the boy is Aiolos's
brother. This man's face of rage slowly turns to a face of pity. The
man leaves with his torch. Aiolia is awestruck. "How can this be?
I don't believe it. It is just a bad dream." Aiolia shouts,"IT
CAN'T BE TRUE! IT CANT" Aiolia goes to the bed and lays there staring
thru his window at the stars.
The sound
of a knock on the door. It seems Aiolia fell alseep. He gets up from
his bed and walks to the door. "The door was left open. I let myself
in." Aiolia sees Shura wearing his Golden Capricorn Cloth. Aiolia
just realized it is dawn. The light relfecting from the cloth blinds
Aiolia a bit. There is traces of blood on Shura's right arm. "Do
you know?", Shura asks. "I know that people said that my brother
has tried to kill Athena. You don't believe it, do you Shura?"
Aiolia asks this question but in his heart he knows the answer.
"Aiolia,
your brother is dead. It was I who have killed him.", Shura says
softly. Shura takes off his helmet and holds it with his left hand.
"My brother is dead?", says Aiolia, " you expect me to
believe my brother would kill Athena? MY BROTHER!"
"Aiolia,
the Pope saw it himself!"
"No,
I will not believe this. This is not real! You are lying! My brother
is the most loyal person of Santuary. HOW DARE YOU! My brother treated
you just like his own brother. He even spend more time with you than
with me and this is how you repay him for his kindness!"
"Aiolia,
I told you it was I who killed him. If you were there you would see
how different he was. He was not the Aiolos I loved as a brother. He
was just a murderer and a betrayer of Sanctury."
"No,
the Pope is lying!! And you are too naive to have believed him!!"
"Aiolia! After Aiolos tried to kill Athena, he even took time to
get his Sagattarius Gold Cloth! If he didn't do anything wrong, why
get his cloth?!"
Aiolia
has no answer to the question posed. Aiolia's heart feels like someone
just stepped on it. The pain is so hard to bare. Aiolia whispers,"He
got his cloth?" Shura comes closer and put his right hand on Aiolia's
shoulder,"Yes, he did. Aiolia, you should have seen him. He was
not the man we knew. He even tried to explain his way out of the situation.
He didn't even take his punishment like a man." Shura starts crying,"I
didn't want to kill him. Even though I was following the Pope's orders
I tried to rationalize myself that it must be a mistake. But after I
found him and saw the way he was. I made up my mind. Aiolia, the brother
that you knew was not there. The person that I saw was just an evil
and pitiful man."
Aiolia
starts crying and Shura holds him tight. Aiolia can't stop the tears.
Shura rubs Aiolia's back, soothing him. It felt like it was Aiolos but
it wasn't. Aiolia realizes that Shura is no longer the boy he once knew.
The boy he played with but now a man with a stern face. "Aiolia,
The Pope has ordered all of Santuary to come and meet. We must go..."
Aiolia wipes away his tears and moves away from Shura,"Yes."
They arrive
at the Pope's Temple. All have gathered here. The people there make
way for Shura and Aiolia. People are whispering all around. Some just
stare at Aiolia. Aiolia was just about to move closer to Shura but decides
to stare back at the other people. Aiolia saying with his eyes,"What
are you looking at!!" Shura also gives these people a bad look.
They quickly move their head to another direction.
The Pope's
footsteps can be heard and the whispering stops. The Pope stands infront
of his throne. He waves Aiolia and Shura to come to him. Aiolia has
a blank face. No expression. The Pope says loudly,"Everyone. We
must first express our condolences to Aiolia. No matter what we think
of Aiolos. Aiolia has lost a brother. It is up to us now to take care
of him. Aiolia, don't blame yourself. You are not responsible. It was
all Aiolos's evil." Aiolia still has no expression after hearing
this. "This is a sad day for all of us but we must also rejoice.
Aiolos's betrayal is a sign from the Gods. The Holy War has begun! What
ever evil turned Aiolos into a murderer will come again! We must protect
Santuary and Athena! We must rid of this earth of evil! We are Saints!
Prepare youselves for the coming battles!!!!" Everyone there shouts,"Athena!
Athena! Athena!"except for Aiolia who still has no expression....
End
of Part I
[Disclaimer:
The following is a fanfic that I wrote. It does not respresent any offical
info. whatsoever. This story picks up where the
side story left off. This story will continue... ]
