#(POOR DEFTEROS)

[arcgeminga]

“Daddy, uncle was so much fun! I didn’t know I have another uncle!” Kassandra said, running up to her father. Behind her was Chibi Pope with a smile. (I know he isn’t her uncle but Kassandra probably assume he is an uncle cause he is a Gemini too haha. Whether Chibi Pope is smiling cause he enjoys playing with Kassandra or seeing Aspros or both is up to you haha, sorry, I saw the babysitter question and I couldn’t help myself. XD)

"!!!"

♕┊ Aspro immediately snatched the back of his adopted daughter's dress and yanked her behind him with such urgency, you'd think he was reacting to a specter rather than a dwarf-sized Gemini Saint of the far future.

♕┊ "Fuck off!" he snapped like a savage dog, his eyes blazing in fury as he glared daggers at the grinning, demonic thing. He'd give his children a talking-to about hanging out with strangers but, for now, he was incredibly pissed.

[arcgeminga]

♛┊ Hearing the little girl's apology sent a wave of pleasant shock through Defteros. He did not get apologized to. if she knew who he was or that his identity as a man had been erased because of the damn mask he was forced to wear, he was sure that she wouldn't even waste her breath speaking to him.

He remained still as he listened to her. She truly seemed lost, which was almost hilarious. What kind of poor son of a bitch manages to fuck around Sanctuary and get away from their trainer? Or manages to get lost when cleaning the temples... Whatever the fuck her job was.

♛┊ "...It's fine," Defteros finally said after a moment of silence. He found a stone stump near where he was hidden in the shadows and sat upon it. He made himself as comfortable as he could as he addressed her. He still watched her for any sudden movements as he spoke. "You're not bothering anything here. I just arrived myself. You can stay. Or don't if you're so eager to return to tending to the 12 temples, or whatever your job is."

He gestured to the semi-collapsed tunnel entrance they both came from to get here and said, If you really want to get out of here, just follow the tunnel's straight path. It's about a fifteen-minute walk until you emerge in a hidden alcove behind a statue in the Pope's Chambers. But if I were you, I wouldn't do that now. At about this hour, the sentries are patrolling that area."

Of course, he won't tell her about which off-shoot tunnel leads to which temples. He was a criminal in Sanctuary, but he knew how to safeguard his advantageous secrets.

@arcgeminga continued from here.

Sasha didn’t even know that someone was watching her until the stranger spoke to her. Hearing a sudden low and rough voice from the shadows startled her and she jumped back. Her back hit the worn out statue of the goddess, Nike. It seemed that she was not alone.

“I…” Sasha started, thinking of what to say to the stranger. She knew she was not supposed to be here so what excuse can she make? She took a step closer, trying her best to see who the man was. He was standing in the shadows by one of the pillars. It was almost as if he didn’t want her to see who he was. Was he a saint? No. Even though she had not awakened as Athena yet, she could tell that he was not a saint. Perhaps a trainee then? Whoever he was, she did not feel that she was in any danger despite how suspicious he was acting at the moment. It didn’t seem like he knew who she was either. If he did, he would have acted very differently towards her.

“I am sorry if I shouldn’t be here. I got lost. If you prefer to be alone here, I will leave but…” She didn’t know her way back to where she should be and if she wandered off again, she had a feeling she would only get more lost. “Would you be able to tell me which way I should go?”

[elencelebrindal]

What about the 17th century Gold saints if they come back to life and see the world and everything that they know change? And what they will react and meet to the classic 20th gold saints?

I’m so sorry for taking so long to answer this, I’m having a ton of issues and cannot concentrate on long posts. I’m also sorry about any mistakes you may find in this, I kept forgetting what I was writing and how I was writing it. Stress is a beast.

Also... I assume you meant TLC or ND, but that XVII century throws me off. Maybe you meant XVIII? I panicked and double checked, and there’s no XVII century Saints side from the XVII century alterative (aka Sage, if the internet is not betraying me, I’m not good with dates). I went with TLC.

First of all, they will ask themselves “where the hell are Shion and Dohko?!”, because obviously they will be missing. Since, you know, they didn’t die back then. And... the premise is: everyone’s back to life. The only moment in time where the Golds were almost all together as adults was during the Sanctuary Battle, and half of them died in 12 hours. Before that, with Pope Ares being a tyrant and half the Sanctuary being empty, doesn’t work. Shion is a bit of a problem, so there’s two options: either his old friends get traumatized again upon knowing he was assassinated, or traumatized again because they learn he became a Specter (kinda). Or both. Pretty sure that at least one of them, if Shion presents himself wearing a Surplice, will instinctively punch him. They don’t even realize it’s him, they just see the Surplice and all their fight or flight responses light up more than a beacon. And then they’ll be traumatized again upon learning Shion was Pope before dying.

Dohko... well, how would you react upon discovering one of your companions didn’t die, but stayed alive and well thanks to Athena’s misopethamenos? Minus the accidental punching, obviously.

Anyway, once they finally get over that shock, it’s time for them to check out the world and the other Saints. And of course, they start from the beginning.

Aries Temple At least a couple of them will mention how Mu resembles Atla (same thing I did when I saw the kid, after all). Then, they will ask about his master, because obviously he’s Shion’s successor, so bring in another shock. Mu is Shion’s disciple. Great. They keep getting showered with Shion knowledge without even searching for it, and every single piece of information is a punch in the gut. They will leave with a dumbfounded expression on their faces, onward to the next temple.

Taurus Temple Rasgado will be absolutely jealous of Aldebaran’s name. He gets to have it since birth, who wouldn’t be jealous of that? They immediately bond, though. They’re both good-hearted people, after all, even if ready to wreck everything if they need to. Manigoldo really likes his sense of humor.

Gemini Temple Now, for this I’m in bit of a pickle. I don’t know if Aspros and Defteros are both there, if there’s only one of them, I don’t know. The fact the both Saga and Kanon have been the Gemini Saint doesn’t help either. Let’s say this. If they meet Saga, they will like him as a Saint. Powerful extremely skilled, with a great mind? All of them are going to appreciate such a man. And then, they learn about him as a tyrant, and collectively take a step back. If they meet Kanon, Athena please help them. Someone will try to punch him. Kanon will trap them in his labyrinth because there’s no way he’s going to let Aspros pass without testing him (I know, poor Aspros, but I love doing this to him). He’s going to bond with Kardia, though. They can both brag about how they defeated Rhadamanthys, even though Kanon will emphasize that he actually killed him.

Cancer Temple Please, someone take Manigoldo away from this wretched place. As soon as they step in, Manigoldo will either faint from shock upon hearing all those distressed laments, or try to kick Deathmask in the jewels for keeping innocents as trophies. There’s no way the whole ordeal could end well.

Leo Temple Immediately after seeing Regulus, Aiolia will pat him on the head. No one can resist Regulus, not even him, I won’t change my mind. And then onward to more serious stuff. Precisely, Aiolia will talk with all of them, to make sure they’re actually the real Gold Saints, and there’s a high probability he’s going to ask for a fight just to be even more sure. Just like he did with Athena, back then.

Virgo Temple Remember when I told you that Shaka, in my humble opinion, is the most powerful Gold Saint of his generation? Close to the gods? Well, at least a couple of them will hesitate before stepping inside his temple, because his cosmo is terrifying. Asmita, though... he’s curious. He’s going to step in and stand in front of Shaka, comparing his cosmo to his own, trying to understand him. Of course, as soon as he learn that his eyes are closed, Asmita will ask if he’s blind or just chose to keep them shut. They’re probably going to have the longest conversation of the group, both yearning to learn about how the other uses his cosmo and fights. And, Shaka uses that time to test them, again, because he needs to protect Athena and the best way to do that is to be careful. Libra Temple They met Dohko before reaching it. I didn’t specify it at the beginning of the post.

Scorpio Temple Milo and Kardia? Oh boy, someone’s getting hurt. Kardia, being the reckless fighter he is, will definitely want to fight his successor. Just to see how different they are. Cue Degél being forced to stop him because “there’s no way I’m going to drag your sorry ass when your heart catches fire”, and Milo watching as his “older” counterpart gets frozen in place. Though, he will tell Kardia how amusing the coincidence of both of them being close to an Aquarius is (friendship, love, whatever you want, these two are close).

Sagittarius Temple Right after meeting each other, how long do you think it’ll take for Aiolos and Sisyphus to start talking about their family? To brag about how much they love their lions? Don’t get Aiolos wrong, though. He is going to be the hardest Gold Saint to convince. He has to make sure they’re not there to hurt Athena, even if he trusts his companions. They will read his testament, and most of them will finally realize how painful and horrible those years of tyranny were for the Sanctuary. They will think about how Shion made the Sanctuary a livable place, and how Ares destroyed everything and betrayed everyone. Sisyphus will be the most shocked of the group, thinking back to when he took Sasha away from his family because Athena was more important, seeing himself both similar to Aiolos and completely different. It ends with a melacholic feeling permeating all the past Saints.

Capricorn Temple El Cid and Shura talking about their Excalibur is the first thing that happens. Who has the best sword? They keep arguing about it (El Cid more calmly) until Sisyphus intervenes. As soon as he learn the Shura gave Excalibus to a Bronze Saint, though, El Cid almost loses his cool. The encounter goes on without other accidents, luckily, so the Gold Saints can pass.

Aquarius Temple Degél and Kardia, thanks to what Milo told them at his temple, will try to understand what kind of person is Camus. Only to be confused and surprised at how a cold and calm man like him could actively be close to someone like Milo. Of course, right after they realize it’s the same situation they live in, so everyone moves on to more serious stuff, aka Degél trying to understand what happened in their Holy War, since learning from Saga wasn’t an option and Deathmask risked getting knocked out of existence by Manigoldo.  Obviously, the Golds of the past are even more horrified to know that, aside from Shion, five more Gold Saints chose to betray Athena, even if they didn’t really stand by Hades’ side. Sisyphus especially, since he actually experienced what was like being covered by a Surplice (I loved that scene, I have to pay homage to it).  They also learn about the Athena Exclamation used to kill one of their companions, though Camus avoids telling them of the second time they used it. After this, once the shock subsided, it’s time for the last temple. 

Pisces Temple The very first thing Albafica will do when stepping in that temple is ask Aphrodite how he manages to live the life of a Pisces Saint. There’s two possible options for this: the more canon approach, where Aphrodite doesn’t have poisonous blood, so the answer Albafica receives cannot be applied to his experience; my own approach, where Aphrodite was born with poisonous blood, and he can tell Albafica that it’s not as dangerous for other people as it might seem to him, because the problem resides in his blood, not in his general person.  On a more general note, Albafica will have a good conversation with him and will actually approach him, since they’re both Pisces Saints. His companions leave him be, because it’s the first time that Albafica gets that close to someone without feeling on edge, and even though they end up feeling a bit ill upon knowing Aphrodite was one of the real traitors of Athena in the past, they’ll leave with no incidents happening. 

I know this is a way more generic approach to the topic compared to what I would actually write, but I don’t have a clear mind at the moment and it’s difficult for me to concentrate too much on sigle characters and situations.  Also, there is one main issue with these Saints coming back to life that I didn’t tackle: how their mentality is out of place in a way more modern time like the XX century.  This is too difficult for me to elaborate now, especially with a serious approach (I often see the TLC Saints being thrown into the XX or XXI century with a comedic intent, instead of a serious one, so I don’t know how other people deal with the issue), so I avoided it.  Another problem is how Dohko and Shion would react to them. For the TLC Saints is not that big of a deal, they died back then, but Shion and Dohko survived. They outlived them, they saw them die. I made it sound really simple in this post, but I believe this kind of emotions cannot be easily summed up in a couple sentences.  And there’s the fact that some of the classic Golds betrayed Athena, a very heavy topic for a Gold Saint. Again, I made it sound simple, from Ares to the Holy War, but in reality this would take a much bigger toll on past Saints coming back. How would you react upon knowing that your successors, the people you hoped were going to protect Athena after your death, not only didn’t follow that path but also tried to kill her? It would take some time for them to understand how those Saints got a redemption. 

Again, I’m sorry for the terrible amount of time that passed since you asked me this, dear anon. I always answer asks, but sometimes I don’t have time to do so as soon as I get them.  I hope you found this at least a bit interesting, and I hope I didn’t misinterpret what you asked me. 

Have a good day, guys!

[gemini-athena]

My instance on the Gemini Saints is they all have gone through a lot and deserve happiness and love, except Aspros, Aspros deserves to burn in the fire pits of hell for what he did to poor Defteros, I still like him through.

[ao3feed-saintseiya]

Livid Memory

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by Shinren

"Grand Pope!"

"Let him in."

Shion sat on his chair as he waited for Aphrodite to come in. He had called him to receive a report on a mission.

However, he was not expecting this.

The blue-haired saint bowed.

"Grand Pope."

"...Albafica?"

Words: 2592, Chapters: 1/2, Language: English

Fandoms: Saint Seiya, 聖闘士星矢: 冥王神話 | Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Aries Shion, Pisces Albafica, Gemini Aspros, Gemini Defteros, Gemini Saga, Virgo Shaka, Aquarius Camus, Aries Mū, Pisces Aphrodite, Cancer Deathmask, Sagittarius Aiolos, Leo Aiolia, Scorpio Milo

Relationships: Aries Shion/Pisces Albafica

Additional Tags: Fluff, Fluff and Humor, Romantic Fluff, Time Travel, baby gold saints, yes we see tiny mu and tiny shaka, poor saga

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[masked-disciple]

For the fandom asks, how about Saint Seiya? (Sagiverse, if you like :p)

I find myself suspecting the arrival of my mate. :p Sagiverse it is, using only canon StS characters because if I don't narrow it down to one specific side of one specific arc we'll be here all day.

blorbo (favorite character, character I think about the most)

Pisces Albafica, of course - the very first main character of Sagiverse, and the one from whom the entire story of Witness the Wild spawns.

scrunkly (my “baby”, character that gives me cuteness aggression, character that is So Shaped)

Gemini Mavros / Aspros my beloved... Hasn't done a damn thing wrong, in the timeline where things end happily he's the Pope, but he wouldn't be the Mavros I love so much.

Also, his tits. Nobody can forget about his tits.

scrimblo bimblo (underrated/underappreciated fave)

Nobody appreciates Hanuman Tokusa so fine whatever I'll love him for all of you. He's very important into Witness the Wild, especially as he's a viewpoint character for a lot of it.

glup shitto (obscure fave, character that can appear in the background for 0.2 seconds and I won’t shut up about it for a week)

See, the problem is, there's no such thing as a background character in Sagiverse, and if there is, give it a couple months and they'll become their own character and part of the main crew for a completely different arc.

Which means if they're a background character, they don't have much of an arc yet. So I suppose this goes out to Capricorn Elcid, whose arc I know very little about but who is absolutely spawning his own plot arc involved a little too much Series of Unfortunate Events and a few dashes of Inscryption.

But it also goes out to Gemini Defteros, whose arc is being revealed to me one clue at a time. I know where he goes after WtW ends, I know a little bit about his journey, I don't know how it ends. I also don't know how it begins. I know that I'll know for sure and I'll pop his heart open like a cherry coke when he tells me his magical signature.

poor little meow meow (“problematic”/unpopular/controversial/otherwise pathetic fave)

Leo Regulus. Now, if you know anything about Sagiverse!Regulus and how drastically different he is from canonTLC!Regulus, you'll understand this. If you don't, well, he tortured Aries Shion for fun, slept with Athena Sasha repeatedly in hopes of sealing Athena away permanently, sold just about everyone out to Hades, and felt zero regret or guilt about literally any of that.

It makes sense with his character, I swear.

horse plinko (character I would torment for fun, for whatever reason)

Somehow, it's Sisyphus. It's also Aiacos.

eeby deeby (character I would send to superhell)

My brain says Virgo Asmita. My heart says Sagittarius Sisyphus. All logic and reason says Sagittarius Eudoxia. :p

[arcgeminga]

“Defteros,are you okay? You look like you woke up on the wrong side of bed this morning. Also your hair is a little messy, let me comb it!” (Regulus)

♛┊ ‘The Wrong Side of the Bed’ was one way to put it. But Defteros wasn’t about to admit that he fell off the bed.

He usually didn’t care for if someone brushed his hair... well, he did, but he was picky about who got the privilege to do so. Regulus had been a friend for some time now, and Defteros was fine with him brushing his hair usually....

But this time, at the proposal, Defteros whined... yes, WHINED. Like a kicked, disappointed dog.

♛┊ “...My head hurts,” he complained as he leaned away from his friend. Defteros wasn’t one to show such types of weaknesses, but he was so disturbed by his hair getting pulled out in his dream that he couldn’t help himself.

Defteros actually resorted to being a bit childish. And it didn’t help that he gave Regulus a sad pout. He hoped that it conveyed to Regulus that he didn’t want to be touched right now...

This was so out of character for the normally hardass Defteros...

[arcgeminga]

It was the day after April’s Fool and Regulus quietly walk into Defteros’ room when he was sleeping and gently tied his hair in weird hair styles. Happy Belated April Fool! (I suddenly had this idea so yeah haha)

♛┊ Regulus thought that he was being sneaky, but Defteros had actually been awake for a little while now. His back ached from laying in bed all day, but he was trying to go back to sleep when he had an unexpected visitor.

The Shadow allowed the youngin to play around with his hair-- and he may or may not have bit his lower lip to keep himself from laughing when he felt those small hands tie his hair up into what could be called an attempt at a pig-tail.

Just as Regulus was about to sneak out, one of Defteros’ hand shot out to grab the boy and pull him in, his other hand immediately attacking the boy’s sides in relentless tickles. 

♛┊ “Nice try, you little brat,” Defteros laughed dangerously as he continued his onslaught of tickles.

He totally didn’t care about how his long hair was braided and put into pigtails. He’d take care of that later after he punishes this little chucklefuck.

[arcgeminga]

They were teleported to the Gemini temple and Regulus was already pushing Defteros inside.

“Surprise! Happy Birthday!”

The inside of the temple was decorated with birthday decorations. Apparently, everyone was preparing a secret party for Defteros’ birthday. It was both Regulus’ and Athena’s idea. Soon, everyone was enjoying themselves and Defteros had a pile of presents in the corner.

“Defteros,” Athena said as she approached him. “Happy Birthday. I know this might seem a little new and strange to you but we wanted to let you know no matter what, you are welcomed here. You are not just a replacement for Aspros. Just like every saint here, you are important to me and I wish you the very best.”

|  Continued

♛┊ Defteros was more than surprised at the unexpected teleportation. First of all, he’s never seen an Aries saint, so he had no idea that they could do such a thing as teleportation. As far as he was concerned, only the Gemini Saints had the ability to travel from one place to another with such ease.

Even more, the man froze at the sight of the very familiar temple. His home. His ‘Home’. He thought he would never see the Gemini Temple again, after vowing his life to Kanon Island and his training to become a demon. But he was home again -- and memories of his brother came flooding back. He would have been incapacitated with the onslaught of memories and resurging emotions, but Regulus wasn’t giving him time to dwell on those long-ignored feelings. The boy was on his back, shoving him into the temple -  and Defteros didn’t have the will to resist.

As soon as a foot entered the temple’s sacred grounds, a cacophony of sudden noise assailed his ears, causing him to flinch from fright. One would expect a man of the wilderness to react in kind with aggression, but Defteros stood  dumbfounded as Saints and attendants presented him with gifts, food, and their well-wishes for his birthday.  

Defteros looked like a fool with his mouth slightly ajar, staring cluelessly at the numerous people who showed up to his home to wish him a happy birthday. As the Celebrations went on, Defteros remained muted throughout the entire event. He did help himself to some of the food (it was the scarce season), and he did manage a few ‘thank you’s to stay polite, but he was overall very quiet.

It wasn’t that he didn’t appreciate all of this. He really did appreciate the length these people went for such an insignificant day as someone’s date of birth. But something was gnawing away at the man’s mind -- his emotions.

When the recluse did find a small corner of his temple to retreat too, he was approached by Athena. She said her piece, but as she spoke, Defteros began to feel small.

♛┊ “Right,” was the only word he could start with, honestly. He didn’t mean to sound so doubtful, but the mention of Aspros was too much for him. He was unable to hold the Goddess’ gaze, and his blue eyes dropped to the broken stone tiles of the floor. He bit the inner part of his cheek, trying to drown the urge to show any sort of weakness. But, his mind had already went on and thought about Aspros.

It was at that moment he realized how lonely it was.

But he tried not to show it as he forced himself to say something to deflect, but his voice was straining and quiet, “You are... extremely magnanimous, Goddess Athena. It would seem that we all are your precious children.”

...except traitors.

But Defteros distracted himself from saying any more by taking a drink from the cup he held in his hand.

[kittytiger]

Hahahahahhahahahha poor Defteros 😂😂😂😂

HIYA--ahem, uh, so Defteros~! Once you came out of the shadows, were you excited or horrified by your new co-workers?! What's your opinion of each one if any~?

[arcgeminga]

“Defteros, I want to say thank you for being a good friend to Regulus.” Even though there were a few things that Sisyphus disagreed with and wondered what kind of trouble Regulus got himself into because of Defteros but this was not the time and moment to interrogate him. “Happy Birthday.” Sisyphus gave Defteros a wrapped present which was a heavy book about money matters. “Regulus has been telling me that you were not good with money and that you were getting ripped off by the villagers in Kanon Island. If you need any help regarding money, please let me know and I will be happy to help.”

♛┊ Defteros glanced at Sisyphus with a raised brow. He knew that... Sisyphus knew that Regulus was friends with him... although, he didn’t know if Sisyphus knew about that friendship extending quite a few years back -- a bit before Aspros had taken it upon himself to go and attempt a coup.

♛┊ “...huh,” was all the man could say. He wouldn’t call himself a ‘good friend’, but he wasn’t in the mood to correct people. Besides, he could tell that the man wanted to question him about the details of his interactions with the boy...

When he was given the present, Defteros couldn’t help but raise a brow curiously at the object. It was a hefty book, Defteros wasn’t going to lie, but such weight was nearly nonresistant to the man as he held it with ease with one hand.  “Thanks...?” 

When he heard what Regulus has been telling Sisyphus, the man’s face turned a bright shade of red from embarrassment. The boy really didn’t have a filter!! He’s going to give that kid a good spanking the next time he sees him!! (but, where’s the lie though?)

The ‘demon’s upper lip twitched, then he smiled a bit too forcefully as he replied, “I... can assure you, I don’t need help with that stuff.”

...Sisyphus wouldn’t know that, later, Defteros sold that book. Or, maybe, he thre it into the magma of the volcano... or, maybe, it was floating in the deepest parts of Another Dimension, collecting dust...

Economics wasn’t a part of the wild, and Defteros was too flustered to accept such a gift.

[arcgeminga]

Leo is now climbing up Defteros' hair. His goal is to reach Defteros' head. Congratulations, you have become Repunzel for Leo.

♛┊ Defteros was sitting at the foot of his bed when Leo decided to make it his life's goal to climb the Tower of Gold. Oh, Defteros could feel those little claws finding hidden knots as if they were his rock climbing shelves. Yes, it did sting his scalp a little bit, but Defteros was minding his own business fiddling with a grape in one hand.

When the kitten finally reached the nest-like top of Defteros' head, he gave a victory mewl.... which was too adorable in Defteros' ears.

Defteros gave a heavy huff through his nostrils before he reached up to pluck the kitten from his hair. Then he turned around to face the head of the bed and placed Leo on the pillow with that white belly facing up. The little kitten was the picture of confusion before Defteros buried his face into that tiny, soft belly.

Loud, complaining mewls and the sound of someone blowing raspberries rang throughout the living quarters of the Gemini Temple, the faint sounds prompting Aspros to hurry Sisyphus and Hasgard out of the building with nearly lightning speed.

[arcgeminga]

“Defteros, I want to introduce you to Albafica! He is almost as socially awkwardly as you! You two should be friends!” Regulus said with a bright smile while Albafica glared at Regulus for that statement he just said. He didn’t even want to be here!

♛┊ Defteros stared at Regulus -- not even bothering to pass the Pisces Saint a look (at least not directly. He saw the man from the corner of his eye). He knew who the Pisces saint was. And Defteros was more than happy to comply with the other's wish of staying the fuck away from him. The new Gemini could have done anything to show his dislike for such an idea... He didn't want any of this attention. All of these people...

It was the first time he was 'seen' by many eyes over the short period after Aspros' death (it might have been a month, but it was still too soon for Defteros' lonely heart. His brother was his world.)

"...Why would I want to be friends with him?" Defteros asked flatly, but there was no animosity in the words. He was just overwhelmed with the spotlight after he had spent his entire life in the shadows. "What are two socially awkward idiots going to do? Drink liquor and share painful experiences of loneliness?"

...Ah, perhaps he said too much.

Defteros shrugged before he went back to staring at nothing in particular. "Sorry. Forget I said anything. I'm just exhausted."

[arcgeminga]

Imagine: PhantomPros enters Sanctuary if Hades' army defeats Athena and he discovers Renata living alone among the ruins, trying to protect the gold cloths of Cancer and Gemini.

— PHANTOM ASPROS; Hades' Victory AU

*Little pretense: since this is based on my PRIVATE AU plot that I had with a dear partner of mine nearly 10 years ago, there are some tweaks. Such as: 1.) Phantom Aspros is brainwashed by Thanatos, not manipulated by Youma & the Demon Emperor Fist. So, Phantom Aspros, in the Private AU, wouldn't remember his life prior to his mortal death, which means that he won't 'snap' back to his normal self after his loved ones are killed. He has no recollection of anyone thanks to Thanatos' tortures. (My Private AU version of Thanatos is not connected to Ren or her Thanatos at @/deus-exstinguit). 2.) In several discussions with @/eclipticis, we agreed that Hades' goal is to restart humanity. We believe that Hades, after he cleansed the world of the 'ungrateful' humans, will perform a True Ressurection to his Specters and have them restart the human race in the world. With that in mind, in this specific drabble, Aspros is going to be truly resurrected and would probably take up a leadership role similar to the Pope Position of Sanctuary (Pope of ''New Rome'' maybe?? /galaxian'd) Anywho, to the story:

The order was clear: eradicate any living pest in Sanctuary grounds. The Gold Saints were dead, Athena was beheaded, and the land had to be cleansed of these annoying 'justice' rats before it can start anew. To prevent any of the animals that managed to escape the massacre from getting any bright ideas, Lord Aiacos had suggested that they destroy the Gold Cloths, and Aspros found himself agreeing to this notion.

Those things weren't anything more than a nuisance anyway.

The heels of his midnight jeweled armor clicked against cracked cobblestone as he patiently walked up the stairs to where the Gemini rests. He passed the body of many of these brave men and women warriors, but he did not care if their blood stained the rocks beneath his feet. The phantom continued his casual stroll to the Temple of Gemini. Almost as if it was second nature to him, when he arrived at the dilapidated temple, Aspros quickly navigated his way to the pedestal room.

What he didn't expect was the little girl that defiantly scowled at him as her little arms were clutched around an arm of the weeping Gemini and the claw of the ever so silent Cancer cloth. Both of the armors were heavily damaged but still retained their form.

"What bothersome pests, these brats of Sanctuary," Aspros laughed under his breath as he walked toward the little girl and the two cloths. He didn't expect to discover the Cancer Cloth here, but all the better anyway. He flicked a strand of black hair from his face before he calmly approached. "Have you nothing better to do, child? Shouldn't you have joined your bothersome brothers as they were slaughtered?"

He didn't know if he spoke fact or not. Some of these Sanctuary dolts managed to escape thanks to the sacrifice of the Gemini Saint. The few Saints he knew that escaped were the Sagittarius, the Aquarius, and the Leo Saint, along with a few trainees and children they managed to gather in a short amount of time. It took the Gemini Saint's last burst of cosmos to transport them somewhere, then his body gave out like a fly.

It filled Aspros with apathy as he stared down at the unfamiliar face. Only an empty curiosity filled his mind. Aspros watched the man die a slow and painful death as he bled out from his wounds.

"Papa, you've really forgotten about us?" the little girl sniffled, her dark eyes glimmering as new tears formed and slid down her dirt-covered face.

"I don't know who you're calling 'papa', brat," Aspros felt his lips stretch into a smirk, his cosmos flaring dangerously in response to his growing frustration.

He was getting annoyed with how many people were trying to communicate with him as if they were familiar with him.

The Specter hastened his steps toward the little girl, nearly breaking out into a sprint in his hurry to end her puny life. Yet, as she squeaked from fear, the weeping Gold Gemini Cloth let out a screeching sound through its cosmos.

The horrendous wail spiked Aspros with an instant migraine, and he dropped to his knees clutching his head in an attempt to block out the sound. He glanced up through the haze of pain just in time to see a spacial fissure rend the area around the child--and just as instantly as it appeared, it closed.

The Gold Cloths and the child disappeared along with the unprecedented cast of Another Dimension.

Aspros had to take a moment of silence and careful breathing before his headache subsided enough to a bearable degree. He rose to his feet - his mood thoroughly fouled by the Gemini Cloth's cruel trick. Unfortunately, he was incapacitated for a little too long to go chasing after the little girl, wherever the Cloth took her, but no matter. The world was going to end anyway and start anew from its ashes...

The phantom turned his heel and stumbled from the chamber.

No matter... No matter at all...

[arcgeminga]

“So you are his brother….” (Manigoldo to Defteros)

♛┊ Defteros had a feeling that his brother was seeing someone. After all, his brother stopped visiting the brothel a year or two ago and he appeared more defensive about being followed. Defteros had always respected his brother's wishes and didn't tail him into town when he asked... but he didn't mind it. Aspros was his brother and as long as he was satisfied, it was enough for Defteros.

As soon as Manigoldo had stepped towards him with that look on his face... Defteros knew. He should have realized it earlier. Aspros did have fancy for the feisty types, and he was a molly. But even if he knew about their connection earlier, would it have made a difference?

This was... uncomfortable.

♛┊ "Yeah..." Defteros had a hard time looking at the man directly. Blue eyes always darted to anything around the Cancer Saint's body--hoping that the man didn't take out his anger on him. After all, Aspros did try to kill Manigoldo's master. He didn't know Manigoldo's personality, but he did know that hurting people may lash out in anger. Considering the circumstances, Defteros was prepared to get hit.

Like an awkward conversation, silence befell the two. Defteros had his head down as if expecting a scolding and Manigoldo scrutinizing him hard...

[arcgeminga]

Ilias is like a hippie. It is surprising that his son didn’t become a hippie. (Both Gemini twins)

♕┊ "..." Aspros' face was stone cold at first... and then his lips cracked into a trembling, pinched smile.

♛┊ "Don't fucking laugh, Aspros," Defteros growled his warning as he shot a glare to his brother. Unfortunately, at these words, Aspros' shoulders shook with muted laughter.

"I'm not laughing," Aspros swiftly defended himself, but only idiots would believe such a blatant lie. "What arrogant egomaniac would laugh at this? It's not hilarious in the slightest... hah..."

"Aspros..."