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[First Meteor:] The Saint of Athena

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[He was in deep slumber when he arrived, almost comatose. When his pod arrived at the Bay, it didn't open right away because he slept for a long time. It started as a dim flicker of light, his light, his Cosmos in the darkness. And then as it grows bigger and stronger, he fluttered his eyes open...and he becomes awake.

He recalls his dream. A long, hard battle in the realm of Elysium where only the Gods live to determine the fate of the humans in his world. He stepped in...to protect her...the Goddess Athena, his Goddess. To save her...and to save humanity from being swallowed and cursed by eternal darkness vowed by a vengeful God who vowed to wipe out their entire existence...but then she stopped him. Hades. The world is saved and the dream ends.

After being greeted by the hologram to figured out why he's here, he realized the first thing his body craves. Food! He's hungry! After all, the fight and battle in Elysium took a toll on his warrior body. Perhaps, took too much that his body is such in a weakened state, that he even walks funny through the streets with his silver box on his back. But the sacrifice was all worth it. Everyone is saved and that's what matters.

Lost in this new world, in this new city, he wandered around the city, and with the red bills that came with the box, he searches for the next Ramen shop he could find.

Carrying on his back is heavy silver box with Pegasus engraved on it. It shines and sparkle in the sun, almost transcendent made from a material, perhaps not of Earth, but from stars itself. Setting his box aside, he settles by the ramen bar to eat and regain his strength.

Of course, being far too weakened from the battle, his body gave up easily unable to hold itself for long...and he laid his head on the table. Too exhausted from the Holy War. Perhaps it's a miracle that he missed the hot bowl of soup, less he sleeps on it.]

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[The first thing he noticed was the sudden burst of a familiar Cosmos. Green eyes widen and then narrowed as he searches for it, trying to pinpoint the location.

It was the one he remembered Shiryu called Seiya. The boy whose Cosmos and appearance was so much like Tenma's that it was hard to properly discern between the two. Dohko summons the Gold Cloth and hurries over to where the Cosmos was coming from.

It took him a few moments to finally arrive. His eyes widen at the sight briefly before moving in to sit next to the weakened Saint. He orders a ramen bowl for himself before placing a hand on Seiya's shoulders.]

Kid... You doing okay?

[And he is so going to feed you the ramen so you won't have to struggle so much just to eat.]

[At first there's a stir and a mumbling of "I'm not a kid" in response, and he opened his eyes and raise his head up. He felt the other man's familiar Cosmos, and he's very strong, but he couldn't recognize this saint. Seiya is not one to give up, not accepting his weakness.

He raises his arms to bat him away and searched for the chopsticks in an attempt to feed himself.]

Hey, I could feed myself you know! I'm not a kid!

[Dohko quirks a brow at the murmur and sighs.]

Yeah, you are a kid.

[He reaches over to grab the chopsticks and put them in Seiya's hands.]

Because you are the Pegasus Saint, right? It's okay to let your elders take care of you, Seiya.

[This kid's Cosomos.... It was so much like Tenma's and he looks almost identical to him too.]

Huh? Hey thanks.

[He eats bit by bit by himself. Doesn't need to be spoonfed, you know? He's a man. It took him a moment to realize who he is speaking too, when they meet eye to eye...a sense of Deja Vu, but at the same time, doesn't ring any bells, but there is a sense of familiarity.]

Yeah, I am. You're a Saint too?

[He couldn't help but to smile and nods his head, reaching over and grabbing his own set of chopsticks to eat ramen with.

Though at the question, he burst out laughing.]

Am I that forgettable, you cheeky brat.

I am Libra Dohko. I trained Shiryu how to be a Saint.

[At that, Seiya lit up.]

N-no way! The Old Master? That's you? Shiryu talked about you, and he told us the story of how you trained him to reverse a waterfall using his own cosmos. Can't believe it that I met you at last. Shiryu said you are very old and wise when you taught him.

[While it's a shame he has no memory as Tenma, as the soul reborn and start over in a new era, at least, it's the same era as Shiryu.]

Ah, I'm sorry. [He didn't mean to be so rude in the beginning, but he was an orphan, so nobody taught him manners toward an Elder.] I'm Shiryu's teammate.

[After all the ramen and bowls are gone.]

Phew, I feel better. Thanks. I haven't eaten for long because I was asleep for a long time.

[He chuckles and takes a big swig of beer before slurping another mouthful of noodles.]

I was hiding what I really looked like. I thought it would have been appropriate for him to be trained by someone who looked like my age instead of this form.

[It did sting a little that he didn't remember him. But, there is nothing he can do.]

I know who you are, Pegasus Seiya. As well as your relations to my cute student.

[This was a nice meal. He finishes around the same time as Seiya.]

You a sleepy head or something?

[Seiya is full and is getting better, his cosmos becomes brighter and stronger, so he's going take a swig of ice cold coke.

Seiya didn't quite catch the cute student comment, so a moment of confusion??? Still, at the question.]

I didn't get much sleep after so much fighting. Me and my friends, we are in Elysium putting an end to Hades madness. We fought his soldiers too. It's a long battle, so that's why I'm exhausted.

...

[He takes another swig of beer.]

I was there, you cheeky brat. I died to make sure you guys got there.

[Something must have happened during the battle to make Seiya forget. One last swig and he slams the glass down.]

Got a place to stay yet?

I know. You guys opened the wall for us, right?

[The gold saints sacrificed their lives to open the wall to the world where Hades resided. Ah, no need for them to brood. Their sacrifice isn't in vain since they won the battle and ended a war that last for centuries. Seiya didn't forget anything. He just doesn't remember being Tenma. The memories will come back eventually.

Of course, it's easy to forget if a God knocks your body to a pillar of stone with enough power to crush a human.]

Eh? No, not yet!

[Jepordy beat!]

What is this place anyway? That girl at the hologram said it's called Genessia?

[Marco just leans his hand over to catch the head before it hits the soup bowl -- out of reflex.] You're as bad Ace, yoi.

[Grumbling, Seiya willed himself to sit right up.]

Hey, I can hold myself up, I just got here!

[And then when Seiya finally look at the man who caught him.]

Thanks for your help.

[He carries a resemblance to Ikki, except he has brown hair and brown eyes, and more of a kid than what he appears to be. But otherwise, the fiery expression and fiery eyes is almost similar. With a quizzical look, Marco has an impressive energy, he can sense that.]

[Laughs softly.] You really do remind me of Ace, yoi.

[Which is how he's missing the Ikki comparison immediately, but he does take his hand back for now.]

So I'll tell you the same thing I tell my youngest brother, eh? Don't die in soup, kid, it's a really weak way to go out, and everyone will hear of it. No matter who you defeated in your life, you die in your soup and no one will remember anything else.

[Blink.]

I see. I have brothers too.

[He listened and nods to his advice, and then laughs. Though sighs and look sad at the defeat part.]

I don't think I get killed easily in a soup. I have near-death experiences so many times, that I believe soup won't kill me ever.

Well, I have thank you Old Man for saving my life from the death soup. By the way, I'm Seiya and you are...?

Seiya?! [Marco falls off his chair!]

[But scrambles back up, pushes up Seiya's bangs to look at him hard in the eyes and take in everything.]

[And quietly snorts, nodding his head.]

Well, I can see why you reminded me of Ace now.

I'm Marco. Your-- [Wait, did Seiya remember being brothers with the others? He said he had brothers, but -- And Ikki wasn't even there and might not remember Marco anyway and --]

[Oi oi oi...] Your world has one of the only other phoenixes I've gotten to meet. I'm Marco the Phoenix. I have heard of you from-- another world. I'm a world-traveling phoenix. [Simplest way to explain it.]

Which one? Ikki? He's one of my half-brothers, comrade, and childhood friend. He's the Phoenix. There's me, the Pegasus. The others are Shun of Andromeda, Hyoga the Swan, and Shiryu the dragon. Together, we're Saints fighting for the Goddess Athena who protects Earth from the other Gods. Our spirit animals is our Cosmos linked to our constellation, our guardian star.

[Yup, Cosmos. He's definitely from Ikki's world. He nods, he sorta gets it.]

Do you know of him?

Aye.

All those you just mentioned I've heard of from Ikki. He's not here, and I'm hesitant to say "yet," but for what it's worth, he's usually late. Traveling in and out of worlds like this is a buffer phoenix flames can't entirely pierce the usual way.

[Sits backwards on his chair, leaning on the back of it.] I'm familiar with the phoenix star. And some others. My home world is completely in a different part of the universe, different stars, but we have some things in common. Ikki and I being the closest I can think of.

Except my father was -- [Points to the tattoo on his chest (with a closed loop up top, from when he modified it.) and then rubs the back of his neck uncertainly.] Well, his name was Whitebeard. And his power was earthquakes, he had the strength to destroy the world. Closest I can compare him to, I guess is Zeus. But that's really REALLY loosely, mind. [Noms some of his own soup thoughtfully sucking on the spoon to buy himself time to think.] If Athena, or a counterpart is in my world I don't know who'd that be. [Rubs his forehead in thought.] It's... really complicated yoi. Even some of the names of your gods are forbidden in my world. Not just taboo, but world-destroying secrets, entire centuries and civilizations have fought and died over, eh?

Ikki protected me, and helped me find things even when I was lost. Not in my world, but one where Davy Jones wasn't just an idiot first pirate, but a god himself nearly.

[Seiya thinks he understands him, if only a little bit. For a phoenix, Seiya thinks he kinda cool with all of his knowledge of space travelling. He knows a Gold Saint that can control dimensions that opens a hole in the space-time continuum, and Ikki went through a similar situation. It's jargon of metaphysics. So maybe this Ikki he spoke off is from another universe or went through universes? Well, he smiles and listens and pretends he thinks he understands.]

Yeah, I think understand. Those Gods are similar to mine. Always warring and fighting for their own stupid reasons.

[Not to mention most of them wants to kill him and only him specifically since the Myth of Ages. However, Ikki is always be Ikki, and he smiles.]

He's always protect everyone. He's the eldest of us four. He almost died saving my life when I tried to save Athena, our goddess that we sworn our lives to save and protect. I wish he stops doing that, but he's hot-headed, and I always count on him to come through.

[Because Seiya always fights his own battles without expecting help from the other saints, but they always come through for them. It's the ultimate bond of trust.]

Anyway, how long you think I'll be stuck here? Do you think there's a way out?

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