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Chapter 75 - The Sun Sets, Perseus Leaves the Stage

The final light of a life! And also, a final, ultimate heavy blow that surpassed all that had come before! Like the primordial torrent at th

The final light of a life! And also, a final, ultimate heavy blow that surpassed all that had come before! Like the primordial torrent at the birth of the universe, it was mercilessly branded upon the chest of the newborn Perseus!

The ultimate pain, as if his five viscera and six bowels were being ground to dust in an instant, made Perseus's ecstatic expression instantly freeze and twist! His gaze was nailed to that figure who, even as his life withered, was still supported by the fire of his soul to stand tall and proud.

Seiya's figure closed the distance at the speed of light. His hand, covered in divine blood, firmly gripped Perseus's head!

"First, congratulations on successfully entering phase two." The semi-transparent Seiya's voice carried a rare, almost cold praise. "But..."

His fingers suddenly clenched!

"...you talk too much! Just like your friend Verethragna!"

Almost the same fate befell Perseus. Now, his true name could no longer be hidden.

"The hero of light, Mithras. That is the name you have hidden!"

The lock that connects Mithra and Perseus is the aspect of a hero from the East.

And what comes from the East is not only heroes. That's right, the sun also rises in the East. In other words, the avatar of the sun from the East is the meaning of Perseus's name.

"At first, you were just Perseus—a man from the East, a stranger who rescued the princess Andromeda who was targeted by a great serpent, a sword-wielder who slew a snake... Originally, you were just such a simple existence."

What Verethragna had been unable to comprehend before now appeared before Perseus's eyes. His life had clearly come to an end, but from within his soul, an even more surging, torrential power burst forth again. Countless points of light as brilliant as the stars spread across the entire sky. Each and every one of these points of light was a weapon to slay Perseus-Mithras.

"Since ancient times, there have been many heroes who have fought with serpents—and dragons. You are a classic example. Defeating a dragon to become a hero who saves a beautiful woman. Why must they fight with serpents? It is because serpents and dragons were once the rulers of the divine realm, the great earth mother goddesses—their fallen forms, that of evil demonic beasts."

Now, in Seiya's mind, there was also the knowledge of an earth mother goddess that Athena had transmitted to him.

Because if one did not start by understanding from this point, it would be impossible to understand the essence of a "dragon-serpent slayer." In the primitive world where the earth mother goddess was worshipped as the supreme deity, the pinnacle of power was female.

"The queen of the divine realm was seen as a demonic beast and was struck down. The result was the collapse of the world with the goddess at its pinnacle. The era of warriors carrying bronze and iron weapons arrived, and they, who reigned at the pinnacle of the world, ruled nations with military force. And the mission of you Heroes of Steel was to create a crude and violent world."

Words are light, words are swords, words are power. It was as if the God of Combat from Verethragna had sensed the existence of Mithra. At this moment, this Authority, with unprecedented activity, transformed into a weapon.

"The second name you have hidden—Mithras. The place where this god was worshipped and reigned at the center of the world is the country we are familiar with, known as Rome. The people of this country worshipped deities introduced from foreign lands and thereby established new religions, having a very generous and unruly preference."

That's right. A god introduced from the outside.

For example, Cybele from Asia Minor, Isis from Egypt, and even Moses were introduced into the country. The early Roman Empire introduced various gods, prophets, and beliefs from all over the world, and then, after their own adjustments, the original divinities became gods with a Roman style.

And one of them was Mithras.

It was precisely because he had the mythological origin of Mithra that he was able to seal the power of Verethragna.

"The homeland of the foreign god Mithras is Persia, which is to the east of Rome. In addition, there is another god who appeared from the East, Helios—the Greek sun god who had his own palace at the eastern end, the god who was called Sol in Rome!"

With a thought, the power that had originally sealed his own God Robe, Verethragna, was instantly dismantled. This was the supreme armament possessed by the warrior, the special attack sword that was granted the power to cleave divinity through words... The God Robe Verethragna returned, and the Saint Seiya also clenched his fist. The source of the God of the Fox, which had been ignited by burning his soul, had already locked onto the newborn Perseus-Mithras.

"In that case, O sun rising in the East, grant me strength! Grant me the iron hammer to defeat my friend Verethragna!" Perseus was still chanting his true words, trying to repeat his old trick.

However, his high-speed divine words stopped abruptly mid-release—

Because the source of the Saint burning his soul had already pierced through his chest.

The sun of his rebirth had been extinguished. It was absolutely impossible to perform the miracle of dying and being reborn again!

The outcome was no longer in doubt. Seiya could clearly sense that in the depths of the underworld, a magnificent, boundless golden disk was slowly turning! It would grind the body, divinity, and divine power of the defeated Perseus, turning them into the spoils of the victor!

The Disk of Usurpation still needed a moment to fully activate. Seiya dispelled his Cloth and slowly walked to the front of the dying Perseus.

"You have lost. I accept my defeat completely," Perseus said with a frank smile. "This head, this myth, take it all."

As a hero-god who slayed earth mother goddesses and dominated their power, he could face everything that came with being a loser with the same frankness. On this point alone, he was much stronger than his fellow God of Steel, Susanoo.

"But... it seems I will have to accompany you to the underworld." Perseus's tone shifted, a mischievous, almost prank-like smile appearing on his face.

What he was referring to was, of course, Seiya's current state of having exhausted all his resources. The battle had reached this point, and he was certain that this Pegasus did not possess an Authority of resurrection. The power known as the "Great Sun-Illuminating Avatar" might have potential in the future, but at this moment, to be able to drag his nemesis down with him wasn't so bad.

"It is precisely because you always harbor such thoughts," Seiya's voice was as calm as water, "that you died at my hands."

He looked directly into Perseus's gradually fading eyes.

"Recognize my face. If you descend upon the mortal world again next time—don't get lost."

The final Holy Sword Drawing, and a platinum brilliance cut a desolate arc. Perseus's head fell in response. The moment his head hit the ground, everything belonging to him was greedily swallowed by the magnificent golden disk in the underworld. In just a thousandth of a second, Seiya had precisely extracted what he needed.

At this moment, Seiya also felt that his own life had come to an end, but he was not worried. The moment he turned around, a goddess bathed in starlight was standing behind him.

It was, naturally, Athena.

The virgin goddess, bathed in the starlight, looked slender and delicate, yet one could feel an unusual and powerful strength from her. The night wind blew through Athena's hair, but this scene gave off a strange feeling. Each and every shining silver strand of hair, in Seiya's eyes, seemed like a snake dancing in the night wind.

The steps of the originally advancing Seiya suddenly stopped.

Because in this moment, he felt that his ruined body still had power continuously being stirred up. This was the talent of a Godslayer. The instinct of a wolf-god's kin when approaching an enemy god, the change that occurred in the body. Feeling this—

The night wind blew through Athena's hair, but this scene gave off a strange feeling. Each and every shining silver strand of hair, in Seiya's eyes, seemed like a snake dancing in the night wind.

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