The Knights of the Zodiac have just won the battle against Poseidon and his sea generals, but the goddess Athena is once again in danger. A great threat from the underworld threatens to turn the earth upside down. They will succeed seiya and companions triumph again?
Poseidon was defeated, but the seal imprisoning him Lord of the underworld Hades It was resolved by waking the enemy of Athena and her army of 108 knights called the Spectre from eternal sleep. A new holy war begins.
The Shrine of the Twelve Houses is being attacked by some Deceased golden knights come back to life thanks hades These knights no longer wear their gold cloths, but the Surplices, from alternate and dark versions from Hell. Death Mask and Aphrodite are defeated by Mur dell'Ariete, who is unable to do anything against the trio of Saga, Shura and Camus, and a mysterious hooded man.
He also arrives at the sanctuary Master of the Five Peaks, who unmasks the hooded man. He is Zion, the former knight of the house of Aries and former high priest before Arles. Gemini, Capricorn and Aquarius challenge Gemini's Kanon, who has defected to Athena's side.
The Master of the Five Peaks decides to renounce Athena's gift and return to the moves of the Knight of Libra so he can challenge his old friend. That Battle between Dohko and Zion ends soon.
Saga, Shura, and Camus arrive at the Maiden's house, where they must stayAthena exclamation to defeat Shaka. Mur, Milo and Ioria are now waiting for them, who also perform the forbidden move. Virgo blood gives Isabel a glimpse of the truth. She ends the fight and orders Gemini to kill her. In reality, the golden knights of Hades were brought back to life with the aim of taking the goddess Athena straight to Hell in order to destroy the god of the dead forever. By awakening the eighth sense, the knights can even reach Hell alive.
Arrived in Hell, ie Knights of Athena face the ghosts of Hades one by one. However, the god of the underworld appropriates poor Shun's body. To save Athena, the Bronze Horsemen must cross the Wailing Wall, which only the gods can cross. The Sacrifice of the Gold Saints allows them to cross that threshold. Not only that, thanks to Athena's blood, Pegasus and the Swan's armor evolve wings.
While Ikki accesses the Champs Elysees Thanks to Pandora, Seiya and the others face Hypnos and Thanatos, the gods of sleep and death. The clash destroys their bronze armor, but the knights are saved by the armor of Sagitter, Libra, Aquarius, Virgo, and the Lion. However, Thanatos it withstands their blows and destroys even golden armor with its strongest attack.
When all seems lost, Pegasus' armor fuses with Athena's blood and becomes one Divine Cloth. Thanatos is defeated and when the same thing happens to Andromeda's armor, Sirio and Crystal Hypnos are also killed.
At this point, the five Knights of Athena come from Saori to do battle with Hades. It will be true Saori wearing the armor of Athena to fight with Hades. The antagonist is defeated, but Seiya is badly injured and ends up in a vegetative state.
Saint Seiya: The Chapters of Hades is a series of 31 OVAs divided into three narrative micro-arcs, Sanctuary, Hell and Elysium, and published by TOEI Animation between 2002 and 2008. In the manga by Masami Kurumada, this saga is collected in volumes 18-28. We bring you back to the beginning of the Saint Seiya adventure with the summary of the Galactic Wars saga.
