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Since ancient times, the battle between the goddess Athena and Hades, King of the Underworld,

has been repeated every two hundred or so years.

And now, a new Holy War is about to begin.

When evil fills the world, warriors of hope always appear,

the Saints of Athena.

Robed in divine Cloths, they embody the 88 Guardian Constellations.

During their death matches, their fists are said to cleave the sky

and split the earth!

18th Century, Europe

Stop!

Damn! I missed!

You can't escape!

Yeah! Got him!

Next time, aim for the head.

Okay.

Take that!

Huh?

Please stop.

What the... You look like a girl.

Hey! I know this guy!

He's from that orphanage outside town.

He's the weirdo who takes art classes at the town church!

Hey, you! Give us that dog.

We're punishing him for stealing our lunch.

We're teaching him a lesson.

Oh, don't do anything to that puppy.

You got a problem with it?

You know how hard it is, earning money for our lunches?

Then...

Allow me to trade this for the dog. Then...

Allow me to trade this for the dog.

Huh?

I bought this in town yesterday!

Sell it, and you'll be able to get all the bread you want.

Let's go and sell it right now!

Yeah! If we can exchange this runt for bread,

we'll make out like bandits!

I'm thirsty...

Let's go buy some milk.

That's good...

No, it isn't!

Tenma!

You idiot!

What were you thinking?

How many days did you have to work for that ink?

You're going back to the church?

Take this!

Huh?

Oh...

Tenma, that wasn't nice. They just didn't have any money.

And...

And?

I don't like fixing problems with violence!

I know. Sorry...

Apologize to them, not to me.

I'm sorry...

Is that good enough?

Just you wait!

We'll get you for this!

Come at me any time!

Hey!

Huh?

What's with that guy?

He's from the orphanage, too.

Anyway, why are those two total opposites friends?

Episode 1: Promise

You're even better than they say.

It looks as if blood runs through its veins,

and it might move at any moment.

Who might you be?

I'll introduce you.

He's a priest from the cathedral in the forest.

Father...

He's interested in your paintings,

and he came out here just to see you.

The cathedral in the forest...

I've never seen him. Because...

I always...

You're always visiting our cathedral.

Uh, yes.

So you'd like to see the saint's picture, kept deep

within our cathedral?

Yes.

It isn't open to the public, so I always get turned away.

Its beauty is said to be such that, upon seeing it,

even the most hardened criminals would shed tears of remorse,

from the depths of their hearts.

It is my fondest wish to see that picture, even once in my lifetime.

Even hardened criminals would shed tears...

Huh?

What did you...

By the way, why are the center angel's eyes not painted in this portrait?

Oh, well...

I just can't seem to mix the color I want.

I want a scarlet... A translucent sunset shade.

I've tried many scarlets, but I can't seem to...

There is a limit to the colors a human can create.

Humans can only recognize color

when light tricks them into seeing it.

Basically, that is only false color... Not true color.

False color? True color?

That's correct.

Who could be moved by a picture painted with false colors?

If you want true color, then...

Go to the mountain, north of town.

There, reputedly from the blood of an angel that had injured its wings,

you will find a red blossom and the flower's seed.

They are the reddest things on Earth. In other words, they bear true color.

What a vast mountain...

Is there really a true color here?

Oh, hey!

You'll get lost!

This is...

This is where the true color dwells?

What a beautiful place.

It's just like Greek mythology's River Lethe,

the river that only those the gods forgive may cross,

to enter Elysium, the paradise beyond.

Is this the true red the Priest told me about?

But this isn't the color I want.

Hey...

Since we're already in such a beautiful place,

why don't I paint you, against this backdrop?

Despite everything the priest said,

I like the colors that light creates.

There are so many different types of red.

Fierce red...

Gentle red...

Playful red.

The light shines through, revealing so many expressions. Don't you think it's great?

I love this world, where you can't find the same color twice.

And my favorite color is...

Huh?

What's affecting everyone?

You are able to grasp all the colors in this world.

Did you know...

That when all the colors made by light are mixed together,

it creates black?

My name is Pandora.

Why?

You have no hatred within you...

I've been searching for you, for so long.

Our king...

What are you saying?

What?

To live in this world, our god requires a human body.

In this era, the human with the purest soul on Earth is needed.

We've been waiting for you...

King of the Underworld, Hades.

This is...

Eh?

Idiots.

The Underworld's Specters...

There are some things I'd like to ask you about.

Silence! This time, we'll crush you, once and for all.

What?!

That Cloth!

Lushan One Hundred Dragons Attack!

You are Libra Dohko!

No way. For one of the supremely powerful Gold Saints to be here...

Why?

To take revenge upon the King of the Underworld, of course.

That you've all gathered here

means that Hades has revived.

Where is he?!

Like I'd tell you!

And... The process has already begun...

You, with the other Saints of Athena, will never find His Majesty.

Not until the time comes...

Indeed, a few days ago, I felt a strong presence like Hades's Cosmo.

But now, it's vanished without a trace.

As if...

As if Hades himself had been reborn as a normal human.

We must hurry.

Are you awake, Alone?

Thank goodness!

Where am I?

Our home, of course.

You were passed out on the path to the mountain.

On the mountain path?

Yeah.

Tenma... He thought he sensed you.

He thought he sensed you suffer and diminish, so he went to find you!

And you really had collapsed.

I was surprised, too!

You sensed that presence again?

The mysteries of Asian heritage?

But I can also feel it within me. As though the universe were within my body.

The universe?

Yeah.

When I feel like deepening it... Or like heightening it,

a powerful energy flows out from within me.

And I gain a really powerful strength.

Tenma's saying weird things again.

Oh, you're always...

Don't push yourself.

Hey, you dropped something.

Don't touch it!

Uh, I mean...

I think I know what you mean, too. That feeling...

Hey... Tenma.

Do you feel something inside of me...

Tenma! Alone!

What's wrong? You look so frightened.

It's terrible. The river overflowed,

and water is rushing toward the town!

What?

The townspeople!

They closed the gates on the hill, just to save themselves?

Crap!

What do they think we are?

Tenma, I'll go.

Eh?

What are you talking about, Alone? You're still weak!

I'm fine. I'll just ask them to open the gate.

They'll listen.

In this world, there isn't any such thing as a truly evil person.

That again?!

You're being stupid!

Don't worry.

Tenma?

I'll take care of this!

You'll take care of this? What are you going to do?

I'll go and check out the river!

But you can't go alone...

It's our promise! Mine and yours and hers.

I'll protect you all, no matter what. We're family.

And we're friends!

What is he going to do?

What will happen to us?

We'll be all right.

Tenma's a little rough, but he's straight and true.

He's never broken a single promise, has he?

I believe in him.

The mud slide changed the river's flow, and it's heading for the town.

What can I do? What can I do by myself... To save Alone and the others?

What can I do?

Come on!

You dumb rock!

But I have to do this!

I promised! To protect them!

I won't give up.

I'll do it as many times as it takes.

Who cares about a fist or two?

It really did come apart...

But...

Who cares?!

Cosmo?

Deep in this mountain, I feel a Cosmo's presence.

Different from that of a Specter.

What? A child?

He's trying to break that giant rock?

What a fool. Even should he succeed in breaking through...

Hey, kid!

Tenma... Tenma...

Tenma... Tenma...

Tenma...

I can feel them. All of them... And Alone.

I can feel them praying for me.

I can feel them giving me strength.

And... The universe within me is saying...

"It's all right. You can do it."

I can save everyone!

Tenma...

What?! That kid really did break the rock face!

But the aura emanating from him at that moment...

There's no mistaking it. It was a Cosmo!

A truly formidable kid...

Hey, be strong!

Is everyone... Is Alone...

Safe?

I promised to protect them...

Be at ease.

The river flow has returned to normal.

Everyone is saved!

Good...

What a kid...

Hey, boy.

Your strength and your passion... How about using them to help more people?

For the love and justice of this world.

Become a Saint of Athena.

Tenma, don't move.

That's impossible...

Just try.

I might not be able to paint you anymore.

Sure you will. I'll come back soon.

I'll be a Saint of Athena.

I give up...

Huh?

For the longest time, I've wanted to capture the red of your eyes.

My eyes are red?

I'm not a rabbit!

Mmm. They are.

When they reflect a sunset or a fireside,

your brown eyes shine with a red hue that's full of life.

But I can't create that red yet.

When you've become a Saint and return,

I'll continue this painting.

By then, I'll be a great artist, too.

So...

Yeah, I promise.

Let's go, Dohko!

Is the painting finished?

No, he says he'll finish it later.

Is something wrong?

Huh?

No, sorry. Your eyes are clear and beautiful.

Let's go, Tenma. To the Sanctuary.

Don't forget your promise! Alone!

Tenma... We're friends forever, right?

It's been over two hundred years since the last Holy War.

At long last, the day of Hades's revival has arrived.

Yes.

We need only wait for the day of his full awakening.

And then, all this Earth's life will end, as dictated by the King of the Underworld,

His Highness King Hades, and it will become a world of death and darkness.

Next Time:

Tenma, I'm so sorry I cried when I found out Next Time:

you were leaving for the Sanctuary. Next Time:

Next Time:

I hope you become a great Saint soon, Next Time:

and that we can laugh together again. Next Time:

Next Time:

I'll work at my painting really hard, too, so... Next Time:

Next Time:

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