Copyright Masami Kurumada. Summary of Saint Seiya Manga 27 - Chapter 1. Version 1. May 20th 1995. By : Carene Veanc,on. And : Jean-Luc Leger. Title : Deadly Battle ! 3 Vs 1 !! p8 : In front of the Wailing Wall, Sylphid has also been brought down. <9-3> Sylphid : "All right" "In accordance with your wish, we'll kill you Dragon ... !" p10 : <1/2/3> Alraune, Minotauros, Basilisk !! <4> We'll combine our 3 powers. p12 : Shiryu thinks of Shunrei praying continously for him in China. She fells his telling her 'Good Bye'. At last, Specters attack. Queen with his Blood Flowers Scissors, Gordon with Grand Axe Crusher and Sylphid with Annihilation Flap. p14 : Shiryu increases his cosmo .. p16 : .. to release the power of the Rozan 100 Dragons. (Dohko's attack). p18 : He kills Specters but he's pushed back ... p20 : .. through the tunnel to the other dimension where he's caught by Hyoga. The latter's cloth gets wings now ! p22 : Suddenly, Sylphid, who wasn't dead yet, arrives at the end of the tunnel. He doesn't want to let them go to Elysion. Hyoga warns him not to jump in the space otherwise his body would explode. Sylphid doesn't believe him so he jumps. His body suffers from the pressure and explodes. p24 : Hyoga and Shiryu fly towards Elysion. Ikki stops at the exit of the tunnel. Pandora arrives too. <25-3> Pandora : "Wait ! Ikki." <25-4> : "If you follow Shiryu & Co, your body will also explode !" p26 : She reminds him his cloth didn't receive the divine protection of Athena's blood. He answers he must go anyway. She squeezes up against his back, crying. She implores him to kill his enemies instead of going to Elysion. Next Chapter : Pandora's grey reminiscences .. =============================================================================== Summary of Saint Seiya Manga 27 - Chapter 2. Version 1. May 20th 1995. By : Carene Veanc,on. And : Jean-Luc Leger. Title : Pandora's grey reminiscences ... p28 : 6 Specters are in front of the wailing wall. They see Ikki with Pandora at the other way of the tunnel. They decide to kill him. p30 : Pandora's suggestion makes Ikki be perplexed. He asks her if it's for this, she took him out of the Cocytos. She answers she has opened her eyes. Her family has been entirely exterminated because of Hades, 13 years ago. She remembers that time at Hades castle whose real name is Heinschtein (sp?). p32 : Her parents and employees were very kind. Life was enjoyable. But one day, she approached the old lumber room her father had always forbidden. The padlock has been broken by an invisible power. p34 : She entered and found a little box sealed by Athena. She broke the seal opened the box from which 2 energy balls escaped and took human shape. p36 : They told her their names : Hypnos ruler of Sleep and thanatos ruler of Death. Then they revealed her that Hades's soul reincarnated as her brother (her mother was pregnant) and that she had to protect him until the time comes .. p38 : .. the time whem 108 Specters would be revived again. In return, she would receive eternal life [Remember Shaka's opinion about eternal life ? - Karen] Then they disappeared. Back in the castle, she noticed her brother was born. The next days, everyone but her died without any reason : her parents, employees, her dog, birds .. p40 : Because of Hades' defensive field her castle became the castle of death where no living beings could enter. Then she received as instruction that the one which had been choosen to become Hades' body, was a japanese orphan. Since that time, she lived as Hades' sister, as a slave. Whatever she looked at, she saw it grey. Whether the color of the sky or the one of the grass or een the one of the blood. Yet she remembered when she met them again in Hell, sky is blue, grass is green and blood is red. [Note : For those who forgot it !] She, and Specters too, thought Hades would change the Earth in Utopia where would live people who would have received eternal life. In fact, all living beings of the Earth will be exterminated like her family. p42 : Pandora removes her necklace and ties it to his wrist saying that he could go anywhere freely with it, even in other dimensions. He asks her what she will do now since she gave him it. She replies Thanatos and Hypnos won't let her go since she betrayed them. Suddenly something breaks inside her. She falls down. Ikki worries about her but she tells him to go quickly to Elysion. She warns him about Thanatos and Hypnos : they are really dangerous. Pandora is in bad state. Ikki tells her to hang on until he tended her. p44 : At last, the 6 Specters attack him. He throws them in the space with his Flaming Wings Takeoff. p46 : Ikki notices Shaka's rosary Pandora held, has fully changed color. This means all Specters were killed. He turns back towards Pandora but she's dead. So he opens his Cloth's wings and jumps in the space. End of the 2nd Part (on the Hell) Next Chapter : Thanatos and Hypnos. =============================================================================== Summary of Saint Seiya Manga 27 - Chapter 3. Version 1. June 1st 1995. By : Carene Veanc,on. And : Jean-Luc Leger. Title : Thanatos and Hypnos. p48 : Far away in the universe is a world. The endless plain which is the one of Lethe River, is Utopia where can come after their death only those choosen by gods. That is the eternal pure land which has been released from any pain and suffering. There is no sadness, no pain, no conflict and no hunger. p50 : That is Elysion !! 2 young girls are rushing to a greek temple where one can hear a beautiful music : it's Thanatos Temple. <51-4> Girl 1 : "Lord Thanatos, Lord Thanatos .." Girl 2 : "It's extraordinary .. !" p52 : Inside his temple, Thanatos is playing lyre, surrouded with 4 beautiful women. He asks the 2 nymphs what happened that troubled them. He supposed Cupidon did again something in vain but they reply it isn't so. They have seen a man covered by mud, sweat and blood. p54 : Nearby, Seiya meets another nymph. He asks her if she knows Athena and where Hades is. Unfortunately, she is so frightened she preferes to run away. Then Thanatos arrives. p56 : He introduces himself. Seiya notices his eyes and hairs are golden. Seiya asks him what happened to Athena when she came here. Thanatos replies she's dead and his brother Hypnos must have sacrificed her corpse to Hades. Seiya doesn't believe him and asks again where Hades is. p58 : Thanatos releases his energy which strikes Seiya down and gets ready to kill him. p60 : But he's stopped by his brother Hypnos. Seiya notices they are fully similar except that Hypnos' eyes and hairs color is silver ! [Note : Of course, their Sapuris are not similars. Look at the wing on their mask !] Hypnos reminds his brother that this place has never get dirty since mythological times [Oh my. I wonder what happened since this time ! According to Kurumada, lot of things never happened since it :) ]. Thanatos asks him if it would be better to let Saints desecrate Elysion. Anyway it will get dirty. Hypnos replies Thanatos tends too much to cancel lives. For instance, why did he kill Pandora ? Thanatos replies "You already know why I did it" p62 : Pandora betrayed Hades when she saved Ikki from Cocytos. Hypnos tells that her protecting Hades' soul since her childhood made her precious. Thanatos replies that neither her nor Specters were precious. If they are together, it is sufficient : they even killed Athena easily. Hypnos confirms Athena has been caught but he didn't take her life. Thanatos doesn't agree with his brother's decision. p64 : Hypnos reminds him this land has never get dirty and Hades is the only one who can kill here. Suddenly Seiya who was hearing the discussion, gets up and asks Hypnos where Athena is. Hypnos shows him a temple and explains it's where Hades' real body sleeps since Myth. times and now it's also where Athena is sleeping. Seiya doesn't understand why she is sleeping, so Hypnos learns him he didn't put her to a normal sleep but to an eternal sleep. p66 : Then her body has been imprisoned in a sacred big vase. Even Zeus' thunder can't destroy that vase. It will absorb her blood and change color from white into red. Now, only Hades can save her .. or let her die. Seiya runs towards the temple to save Athena. p68 : Thanatos tells his brother he won't let Seiya come in Hades' temple and he will kill him. Hypnos replies he can do as he wants. p70 : But if he wants to kill him, he must do so quickly. Anyway, even if it takes time, he mustn't soil Hades' temple with blood. Thanatos replies it will end straight away. p72 : He releases a very large energy ball to desroy Seiya's body. Yet Seiya jumps above it. p74 : His wings open and allow him to attack Thanatos. p76 : Pegasus Meteor Fist ! Thanatos is firstly surprised but he quickly reacts and stops the attack with his hand. p78 : Hypnos tells his brother he had warned him. Seiya's determination was visible on his face. He leaves reminding Thanatos to be careful : the mouse could bite the cat ! Thanatos is angry. He looks at Seiya flying away towards Hades temple. p80 : Thanatos releases several energy balls. Seiya can't avoid all these balls which destroy his wings and make him fall down. p82 : Sanctuary - The eclipse is in progress. Bronze Saints are worrying. Shaina orders them not to be alarmed because Seiya & Co are fighting with fierceness. Jabu tells they trust in Seiya & Co : The greatest Eclipse will certainly be broken ! Shaina looks at Marin and asks her where she was. <83-1> Shaina : "Even Seiya was continously looking for you" <83-2> Marin : "The one Seiya was really looking for is probably not me" Shaina : "What ?" Marin calls Kiki who comes with a young girl. p84 : <2> Shaina : "Marin ! (Who is) this girl ?" <3> Marin : "She's the person Seiya always asked me to look for" <4> Shaina : "What ?" "Then this girl is Seiya's .." Back in Elysion :) Thanatos gets where Seiya felt. He tells him his wings has been plucked so he can't escape to death any longer. Seiya replies he mustn't die yet. p86 : So he gets up saying it remains to him something to do .. someone he wants to see. Then he attacks with Pegasus Comet Fist ! Next Chapter : That person is Seika. =============================================================================== Summary of Saint Seiya Manga 27 - Chapter 4. Version 1. May 27th 1995. By : Carene Veanc,on. And : Jean-Luc Leger. Title : That person is Seika ! p88 : In Sanctuary : <89-2> Jabu : "Then .." Shaina : "Then this girl is Seiya's .." <89-3> Marin : "Yes. Her name is Seika" p90 : <1> Marin : "She's Seiya's sister !!" <91-1> Shaina : "Muu .. Seiya's .." "Seiya's sister .." <91-2> "All right ! Seiya was continously looking for you !!" "How happy he will be when he knows this !" <91-3> Marin : "It's useless Shaina !" "Whatever things on Seiya you'll tell her." Shaina : "What ?" <91-4> Marin : "That girl doesn't even know who she is !" <91-5> Shaina : "How ?" p92 : Back in Elysion. Seiya's attack had no effect on Thanatos. His robe has been torn to pieces but his Sapuris protected him. Seiya is amazed. He had concentrated all his power but it was useless. He can't stay up. Thanatos reminds him he's the God who rules Death !! Then he prepares to kill Seiya but he stops, noticing something. p94 : 2 of his fingers were scratched by Seiya's attack ! Thanatos gets mad and kicks Seiya's head teling him what he's going to do to him. (Pulverize his body, throw him in the darkness of another dimension, make him suffer eternally after his death...) p96 : Finally he decides not to kill him now. He wants Seiya's spirit suffer too. He will kill him later. Meanwhile in Sanctuary, <97-2> Jabu : "What ?" Shaina : "Amnesia.. ?" <97-3> Marin : "Yes. Being amnesic, she always lived in Rodorio village" Shaina : "What ? In that Rodorio village near this Sainctuary ?" <97-4> Marin : "When Seiya was sent to this Sanctuary, when he was little, Seika followed him and went to around here." p98 : <1> "But as you know, the surroundings of Sanctuary are only rough spot where ordinary persons don't even think to go and walk .." "While she was wandering, her leg made her slid down a cliff where she lost consciousness !" <2> "Luckily she was saved by an old man of Rodorio village who passed by there .. She had a narrow escape from death but ..." <3> "She lost all her memory because of the shock of that time." "From her belongings she only narrowly understood that her own name is Seika but .." "She doesn't even know who she is and for what reason she came here." <4> "Time passed while she was helping in the shop with the kindness of the old man who runs a business of diverse goods." "We didn't know she was so close .. till this day .." Shaina asks how Marin succeeded in finding her whereas even Glard Foundation failed ! Marin explains Seika disappeared suddenly the day when Seiya was sent here in Greece. So she thought Seika followed him till around here. p100 : Shaina reveals she heard it said that Marin was also looking for her brother from whom she was separated when they were young. So Seiya thought Marin could be his sister. [Note : Marin is the first Saint from Japan in Sanctuary] Marin looks at Sun but doesn't answer. Suddenly Seika begins to moan from pain, saying her body seems torn out. p102 : Back in Elysion, Thanatos tells Seiya he will kill his sister who is in Sanctuary. Seiya doesn't believe him so Thanatos makes an energy-screen appear and show him Sanctuary .. p104 : .. and his sister. Seiya recognizes her and begins to get up. Suddenly he notices she's in pain. p106 : Thanatos explains he, as ruler of death, can kill his enemies directly even though they are several light years away like Pandora. Now he's going to kill Seiya's sister ! Seiya jumps to stop him but Thanatos brings him down again with his energy. p108 : On Earth Seika suffers more and more. They all wonders what it can be. Suddenly Kiki feels an immense cosmo, he jumps to protect Seika from a big energy-ball. p110 : Marin and Shaina ask him what happened. He explains them but they didn't see anything. He tells them Seika's pain is also the work of that person. Kiki, with his psychokynetic powers, is the only one who was able to feel the attack. Yet, they wonders wo and where the unknown is and why he wants to kill Seika. Suddenly Kiki warns them it's coming again but from the other side, this time. Marin rushes to protect Seika and is also hit by Thanatos' energy ball. p112 : Then they hear a voice telling them to stop this unnecessary resistance. Anyway he will kill Seika even though they try to hinder him. Thanatos explains them Seiya's behavior only deserves death. But before to kill him, he will kill also his sister. Kiki warns the attack is now coming from the right side. p114 : Shaina jumps to protect Seika. The fire ball strikes her and breaks her mask. <3> Shaina : "U.. kut .. Tha .. Thanatos .. We won't let you do as you please" "We won't absolutely hand over Seika's life" <4> Bronze Saints : "That's right." "It's in accordance with that" <115-1> All : "We will protect Seiya's sister !" They all surround Seika. Next Chapter : Union ! Bronze Saints. =============================================================================== Summary of Saint Seiya Manga 27 - Chapter 5. Version 1. May 27th 1995. By : Carene Veanc,on. And : Jean-Luc Leger. Title : Union ! Bronze Saints. p116 : <1> Marin : "Seiya" <2> Jabu : "Can you hear our voice, Seiya ?" <3/4> Ichi/Ban : "We will protect your sister to the end of our lives" <117-1/2> Geki/Kiki : "So put your mind at rest and fight, Seiya !" <117-3/4> Nachi/Shaina : "Hold on, Seiya !" p118 : In Elysion, Seiya who heard them is weeping. Thanatos attacks once again but Saints stop his energy with their cosmo. Thanatos is astonished and decides to kill them too. p120 : His next attack strikes them all. Luckily their cosmo always protects Seika. p122 : Seiya can't bear this. He catches, by surprise, Thanatos around his shoulders and uses his last technique : Pegasus Rolling Crash ! They are both carried away to the sky. p124 : Yet when they fall back, Thanatos disappears letting Seiya crash alone. p126 : Thanatos sums the situation up. Seiya can't move or speak anymore. His friends doesn't have the power to protectagain Seika. He asks Seiya who he's going to kill first : Seiya or his sister, Seika ? He gets ready to hit Seiya. p128 : But Shun's chain stops his fist. Thanatos understands Shun is also one of Athena's Saints. He pulls the chain up and back and throws Shun in the sky. Then he release another energy ball. Shun tries to protect with the Rolling Defence but it's useless, the fireball destroys his chain and bring him down. p130 : Thanatos asks him how many more persons will come. As Shun doesn't answer, Thanatos decides to kill him too. Suddenly he feels a Cosmo behind him so he jumps up and escape from Shiryu's hit. p132 : Shiryu attacks with his Rozan Ascending Dragon. Thanatos appears behind Shiryu and strikes him with another fireball. p134 : Thanatos asks him if he is the last one. Next he gets ready to kill Shiryu but he suddenly notices his body is half frozen. Hyoga appears behind him ... p136 : .. and hit him with Diamond Dust. Yet the latter doesn't fall, even if he seems to be fully frozen. Hyoga rushes to Shiryu to check if he's right. p138 : Unfortunately Thanatos was simulating the defeat. He strikes them together with one more fireball. He explains several hundred icy blow of Absolute Zero are needed to freeze him. Once again he asks them if there still is other Saints. p140 : Ikki appears behind him. Thanatos asks who he is. Ikki answers he is Phenix Ikki and that he came in place of dead persons of Hell to dispel resentment. p142 : Ikki tries to punch Thanatos but the latter avoids and catches Ikki's fist. Thanatos loos at Pandora's necklace around Ikki's wrist and recognizes it. Then he hits Ikki, destroys the necklace and brings Ikki down. p144 : Thanatos explains he is the God who rules Death but there's no reason he receives the resentment of each dead people Ikki gets up saying he doesn't believe him. He doesn't appreciate evil gods like him so he will use Phenix' flap againt him : p146 : Flaming Wings Take Off ! Thanatos jumps up to avoid but Ikki is the fastest. p148 : Yet Thanatos succeeds in pulling himself up. Ikki's attack has only removed Thanatos' mask. (Thanatos has a little star on his forehead. I wonder what it means) Thanatos tells him he's his first serious opponent. He will regret that he made a god angry ! p150 : Thanatos stretches his arm out and strikes Ikki with the Terrible Providence. p152 : Ikki falls down, his cloth destroyed. Thanatos tells he would have reduced Ikki's body to dust and sent pieces to the end of the universe but it would have been contrary to Hades' will. Yet he can cut his head and is going to do so when he hears a noise. It's a resonnance from the distant Hell world. p154 : It's the sound of the 12 Gold Clothes. Thanatos remembers Gold Clothes saved Saints from critical situations several times and led them to victory. Unfortunatley, they need a god's power to go from Hell to Elysion ! This time, the assistance of Gold Clothes is impossible. Their lamentations make him happy. p156 : Meanwhile, Shun, Shiryu, Hyoga and Seiya got up again. Thanatos tells them even Gold Clothes can't come to help so it doesn't remain anything to them. Next, he hit them all and destroys their Cloths. p158 : Suddenly Thanatos feels a great cosmo which allows Gold Clothes to approach Elysion. As it is impossible for a non-god, Thanatos wonders who did it. He finally recognizes Seas Emperor Poseidon's cosmo !!! Next Chapter : Reinforcements from Seas Emperor. =============================================================================== Summary of Saint Seiya Manga 27 - Chapter 6. Version 1. June 3rd 1995. By : Carene Veanc,on. And : Jean-Luc Leger. Title : Reinforcements from Seas Emperor. p160 : Thanks to Poseidon's power, Gold Clothes are approaching Elysion. Thanatos is perplexed because Poseidon has been sealed in Athena's jar and dipped again into a long sleep. p162 : Suddenly 5 Gold Clothes come to lend Bronze Saints their power. p164 : Gold Clothes break into pieces and go and cover their body. p166 : Seiya by Sagittarius Cloth, Hyoga by Aquarius Cloth, Shiryu by Libra Cloth, Shun by Virgo Cloth and Ikki by Leo Cloth. p168 : Sunion Cape. Julian Solo is looking at the sea. Sorento who accompanies him, has noticed his strange look for a moment. He wonders if Poseidon's soul has again seized Julian's body. p170 : When Julian calls him, Sorento understands he was right. Poseidon tells him he has just lennt his strength to Athena's Saints. Sorento is amazed. <171-1> Poseidon : "Do you think this eclipse is really a phenomenon based on the universe principles ?" <171-2> : "No, it isn't only you .. Many people who live on this planet may think this is a mere eclipse" ".. that the Sun, though it's hid by Moon, will show again its face soon..." Sorento : "e ?" <171-3> Poseidon : "But this eclipse is different. As soon as it will be concealed by Moon, Sun will never show its face again to the Earth." <171-4> Sorento : "What are you .." "Incredible. Then .." Poseidon : "Yes." p172 : <1> Poseidon : "This is Hades' work." : "He tries to change Earth into a world of darkness and to govern it himself." <2> Sorento : "Muu .. Ha .. Hades .." <3> Poseidon : "Now, in the Dark World, Athena and her Saints are fighting fiercely to stop him." <4> Poseidon : "But though it's regrettable, I have been sealed by Athena." : "I was only able to send them at least several Gold Clothes, but .. " Suddenly a change occurs in his mind. <173-1> Julian : "Sorento, what's wrong ?" Sorento : "Huh ?" <173-2> Sorento : "Lord Poseidon .. ?" <173-3> Julian : "Come on. Let's carry on with our trip." "Many children who are not blessed in this world, are waiting for your flute .. Sorento" <173-4> Sorento : "Of course, it was for stopping Hades' ambition, but .." ".. during this little moment, Poseidon was reviving." <173-5> Sorento : "Though he is the one they fought i the past .. Even if it's in order not to change this world into darkess .." "I wish you a good luck, Athena's Saints !!" p174 : Back in Elysion Thanatos understands Poseidon sent them Gold Clothes since he can't take from Hades the Earth he wants. Saints are amazed Poseidon did so for them. Thanatos thinks he's a pitiful god who is attached to the Earth. p176 : He makes fun of Poseidon because the latter thought to give Saints the victory with Gold Clothes. They ask him what he means so he explains that Gold Clothes which led them to victory till now, won't do so again. Though he is inferior to Hades, Thanatos is also a God. Consequently, in face of him, Gold Clothes are helpless. Thanatos decides to show them the power of a God. p178 : His energy destroys the 5 Gold Clothes. Next Chapter : The legendary God Clothes !