[ Aiacos reached out and dragged over a dying Specter, grabbing him by the neck.
The Specter pleaded desperately for his life.
"Aiacos… sama… please spare me, I can't take it anymore…"
But Aiacos ignored his pleas, brutally tearing his soul out and offering it to the sky.
In an instant, the sky darkened, and three giant eyes slowly opened in the heavens, exuding an ancient and evil aura.
"Eyes…"
Sisyphus gazed at the giant eyes in the sky, somewhat lost in thought.
Aiacos suddenly revealed a sinister smile.
"Galactica Death Bring—!!"
The next moment, Sisyphus's body suddenly froze, unable to move. An evil beam of light from the giant eye surged into his body, burning every nerve within him.
But Aiacos had no intention of ending his attack there. His Cosmo erupted again:
"Garuda Flap—!!"
He swung his hands violently at Sisyphus, and a raging hurricane, like steel blades, fiercely pierced into Sisyphus. Then, a ferocious giant bird, like a thunderous army, slammed into Sisyphus's body!
Sisyphus's body was blasted into the mountains behind him. Looking at the huge crater still swirling with dust in the distance, Aiacos sneered, then turned and walked towards Tenma on the Ship of Hope. ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Holy crap, I didn't expect Aiacos to be a Yu-Gi-Oh! duelist, special summoning the 'Galactica Death Bring' with a Specter as a sacrifice! The destructive power must be astonishing."
"Aiacos really doesn't waste any Specters. Even a half-dead one is dragged over for sacrifice."
A gaze that can burn an opponent's nerves is too overpowered. Nerves are the most fragile part of the human body, and even minor damage can have unimaginable consequences.
Although the prerequisite is sacrificing a soul, this move is essentially a forced hit! In other words, its value comes at a cost.
Tsk tsk… Thinking about it, Specters are truly miserable. It seems life in the Underworld isn't easy. They have to fight the Saints and also guard against backstabs from their leaders. It's really tough.
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〜Saint Seiya Shioriverse, The Lost Canvas timeline〜
"Sacrificing a subordinate's soul to summon a gaze that can burn an opponent's entire nervous system to death… Sisyphus is probably in danger."
The Pope frowned slightly. Aiacos's strength was beyond his imagination. Sisyphus might not be a match for one of the Three Judges.
Leo Regulus also looked worried. If he only took that one hit, his uncle might still have a chance to fight, but…
El Cid calmly analyzed the current situation,
"Not only was he hit by the Giant Eye's gaze, but he also took a full-force blow from one of the Three Judges head-on, completely unprepared. The odds are stacked against him."
Even someone as strong as Sisyphus, taking consecutive ultimate attacks from one of the Three Judges, even if he doesn't die, he probably won't have the strength to fight again.
"Damn it…"
As the person involved, Sisyphus instinctively clenched his fists.
He wasn't afraid of death; he just didn't want the life that El Cid fought so hard for and that Athena-sama helped him regain… to be worthless.
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〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
"Based on my understanding of Saints, Sisyphus should still be alive…"
Rin Tohsaka was somewhat unsure, as the damage caused this time was different from before.
Even if nerves are burned, and one doesn't die, there's a high chance of becoming a vegetable. What's more, another 'Garuda Flap' came right after! If he's not dead, he's definitely crippled.
"And it seems like everyone is after Tenma. He's practically on the same level as Athena on the assassination list."
Although Tenma is at risk, it's not to the point where everyone is targeting him. It feels like there are more attempts on Tenma's life than on Athena's.
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[ Just as Aiacos took a step, his body suddenly froze. Behind him, a golden light erupted, and a terrifying aura quietly awakened.
The next second, Sisyphus, covered in blood, his brain nerves completely destroyed, still stood firm with resolute eyes. Even Aiacos couldn't help but exclaim.
"As expected of a Gold Saint, to still be able to move after taking two of my attacks… But this time, your end has come."
Then he attacked again. The three giant eyes in the sky reappeared. This time, he intended to burn away all of Sagittarius's nerves!
However, a smile once again appeared on Sisyphus's face: "As long as it's for them, I will do anything."
Images of his fallen comrades flashed in his mind, and he slowly raised his right hand: "Protecting their future, protecting the future they live in."
The next second, Sisyphus plunged his fingers into his own eyes, forcibly severing his vision. Blood streamed from his eye sockets.
"Listen up, Aiacos! In this battle, even if my body is shattered, I will not surrender!" ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Sisyphus's brain nerves were destroyed, and he can still stand up? That's just unbelievable. He's practically inhuman."
At this moment, everyone expressed their respect for the resolute Sisyphus.
Saints are indeed ruthless. For the Holy War, Taurus destroyed his own ears, and Sagittarius forcibly gouged out his eyes.
In their hearts, there were no words like surrender or giving up. What kind of will was it that allowed him to continue fighting, dragging such a body?
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〜Type-Moon World, G̶̘̏̕͜ṟ̶͠a̵̹͂̆n̵̻̤̎d̶̞͐ ̷̫͇͑C̸̛̪̬ȃ̴̯r̵̓̓͜n̸̜̋͗î̷̭v̸̱͆ȃ̷̫̚l̵͚̋ Worldline, Chaldea〜
"Ouch, ouch, ouch…!"
Ritsuka Fujimaru instinctively covered their eyes, as if their own eyes were being gouged out.
After all, there are many things in the world that just hurt to look at, like treating ingrown toenails, let alone gouging out one's own eyes.
Da Vinci felt her scalp tingle.
"S-ss-s, does Aiacos's 'Galactica Death Bring' work through vision?! If so, just closing your eyes would solve it!"
If it doesn't work through vision, then wouldn't gouging out his eyes be for nothing?
Can't he hesitate a little? He gouged out his eyes like clipping fingernails, without a trace of hesitation.
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〜Type-Moon World, Witch on the Holy Night Worldline〜
"Tsk tsk, with brain nerves destroyed, being able to stand up is already a miracle. Now he's gouged out his own eyes, he can't possibly still be thinking of fighting, can he?"
At this moment, even the well-informed Aozaki Touko was somewhat speechless. As someone deeply researched in the human body, she even wondered if this was an illusion.
"You are human… not a doll."
As a human, having brain nerves destroyed is equivalent to a doll's magic circuits being destroyed. Let alone fighting, being able to move at all would be a miracle.
But Sisyphus completely defied common sense. Under these circumstances, he even prepared to continue fighting.
What was the principle behind this?
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〜Saint Seiya Shioriverse, The Lost Canvas timeline〜
"Being able to continue fighting is enough."
Sisyphus breathed a slight sigh of relief. As long as he hadn't completely fallen, there was still hope.
It seemed that the move wasn't uncrackable. Just eyes. As long as he could defeat Aiacos, he didn't need them.
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In Hades Castle, Aiacos grew somewhat interested in this Sisyphus, who had taken two of his attacks and still intended to fight.
"He can still move… That's quite interesting."
He believed that his screen counterpart hadn't held back at all, fighting with full power. Yet, even that couldn't extinguish the will of this Sagittarius.
"Hmph… Aiacos, I advise you not to be careless."
Minos taunted, having witnessed the Saints' tenacity before.
As long as they weren't completely defeated, they would keep getting back up like roly-poly toys.
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[ At this moment, in this extreme state, he felt the essence of the Cosmo, crossing the Seventh Sense.
"The Eighth Sense…"
The vast Cosmo surged wildly within Sagittarius's body. The 'Galactica Death Bring' in the sky could no longer harm him.
The golden light, like a storm, rapidly engulfed Aiacos. Aiacos was powerless to resist within this light.
"BOOM—!"
A deafening explosion echoed across the heavens and earth. Aiacos's body, like an arrow released from a bow, flew hundreds of meters across the ground, leaving a deep gully.
Even the black ship behind him was reduced to ruins. The battle between Sagittarius and one of the Three Judges finally drew to a close.
When the smoke cleared, Aiacos struggled to rise from the ruins, his Surplice tattered, with only one wing remaining. He looked at the shattered ship and the battlefield where he was the only one left.
An accidental glance, however, revealed the deceased Violate still sitting on a stone bench, waiting for him.
"I am one of your wings!" Violate's previous words echoed in Aiacos's ears. Even as one of the Three Judges, he felt a flicker of emotion.
Aiacos caressed Violate's face, his gaze gradually softening: "Perhaps there truly was a bond between you and me…"
The tenderness lasted only for an instant. The deceased Violate's right arm suddenly pierced through Aiacos's chest. The sudden attack left Aiacos momentarily stunned.
But the immense Cosmo around him instantly made him realize that Hades-sama was controlling Violate's body.
"To execute me for my defeat…"
Seeing Hades-sama personally descend, Aiacos gave up resistance. Rather than dying in solitude, he preferred to die by the hand of his cherished wing.
Just as Violate's fist was about to land, her fist suddenly froze. Tears actually flowed from the eyes of the supposedly deceased Violate.]
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