After the uproar generated by the return to life of all the warriors fallen in the confrontation of the twelve houses, the battle against Poseidon and the subsequent Holy War, finally the Sanctuary returned to recover the days of tranquility that had preceded the events of the appearance of Seiya and the others Bronze Saints. Now, all the Saints of the order of the goddess Athena were fighting to make up for lost time, restore those relationships that had been paused and create new hopes for those who hadn't had the opportunity to prove their worth.
To the surprise of many people, Saga was unanimously chosen among his golden companions to be the new Pope and, under the supervision of Shion of Aries and Saori herself, the one who was once the Gemini Saint was in charge of directing the Sanctuary free, as he had every time dreamed in the past. Truly, there didn't seem to be much difference between the days that Saga led the sacred place while hiding his identity and that made more than one see that, despite the evil acts of Gemini, the choice to make him the leader of the Sanctuary wasn't a bad one idea. In addition to that, Saori established much more up-to-date standards to the present times and modifications of all kinds were started throughout what would now be their home, it was true that the Sanctuary was a place that should be kept anonymous but the foundation Graad would be of great help to improve all sectors and provide the goddess's servers with a fuller and more welcoming life.
***
Elyn waited patiently in a secluded entrance to the Colosseum for Marin to finish her training with Seiya, there she had met with her and Shaina of Ophiuchus to consult them on a subject that had to do with a mission that the Pope had entrusted to her. The Eagle Saint trained the Bronze Saint every day who, in the future, would inherit the Sagittarius cloth but he still had much to perfect despite having defeated several gods; The green-haired girl admitted to herself that it was fun to see how Marin didn't skimp on orders to make Seiya sweat too much. However, there was something that exasperated Elyn above all things: the Amazon continued to wear the mask that hid the face of Athena's female servants although the goddess had repealed that obligation and now, it had became something of their own choice; Elyn didn't understand how the women in the Sanctuary could continue wearing that thing that was only the symbol of masculine supremacy and a sign of weakness to face reality.
"Women must hide their femininity behind a mask so they can be considered Saints of the order of Athena; Those who allow others to see their face will have to choose between eliminating or loving them. "
"Are you kidding me?" She was only six years old when she threw her mask on the ground in front of the Pope and her older brother, calling it trash and threatening to leave the Sanctuary if they forced her to wear that mask. The girl laughed when remembering this scene, she was a child had been of giving her superiors good headaches:
"Are you glad to see your beloved Saga in command?"
Elyn turned her head and found Shaina arriving at the place and positioning herself next to her, she was also another Silver Saint who had chosen to keep her face anonymous:
"Something like that. Thanks for coming, Shaina."
"I can't wait to find out what are you thinking about."
Elyn smiled but said nothing until the third person that she was interested was able to give her the attention she needed. The three said goodbye to Seiya and retired to a sheltered place in the stands area. After the revolution and Athena's intervention were over, Marin and Shaina had started to get along better and were able to not only talk in a civilized way but also, from time to time, went out around Rodorio without the need for company:
"I wanted to ask you both about your apprentices." Elyn began to say "With the normality established in the Sanctuary, the delivery of the bronze cloths that had still to be assigned had resumed and the Pope, along with Shion and Athena, consider that I am a good option to train a group of four apprentices who are willing to fight for the same bronze cloth."
"Four?" Marin asked, surprised "What cloth are we talking about? It's the first time I have heard so many people want to fight for one."
"Caelum."
"Pfff..." Shaina snorted for a moment, laughing "Really four cowards want to fight for The Chisel's cloth? What a disappointment... And do you have to handle such uselesses?"
"Oh come on, don't be cruel!" Elyn smiled at Ophiuchus's sincerity "Caelum is still a bronze cloth, a piece of the same rank as the saviors of Athena or the "Assassin of Gods", all want to be noticed."
"It's good that they are excited to have an new cloth but it's true that... it's rare that they want to compete for one like Caelum." Added Marin "No one has carried it before and it doesn't possess offensive qualities as it happens with Pegasus, Dragon or Cygnus. There will are better options for people want to dispute by a specific armor."
"Actually I've hardly heard about Caelum, what's so special about it?" asked Shaina wanted to know.
"Shion began its creation two hundred years ago." Elyn explained, showing that every detail had been studied about the piece "It's a relatively new armor because its constellation was discovered in the 18th century. Its abilities are similar to those possessed by the Phoenix cloth: by expelling the cosmos through Caelum, the allied cloths acquires the quality to regenerate on its own, slowly consuming its bearer's cosmos. The problem is that being an cloth that enhances or weakens attributes of the other members of a team, it's usually the first focus to bring down."
"Then I understand why you have been appointed as the Master of those apprentices, you are one of the who best controls the cosmos in the entire Sanctuary, you have a way of fighting that would fit Caelum perfectly."
"That is the case, Marin; I have never had apprentices and my way of fighting or defending myself is practically based on instinct... How can I train four people to move like I do if I don't even know many times why my body moves?"
Both Silver Saint understood the dilemma that Elyn posed to them but they could do little to help her because they had trained a single apprentice, in their own way and following different guidelines that had led their apprendices to victory or defeat... but Pisces Australis had to teach four people to move in the same way to dispute a common armor: all would know the weak points of their companions and not all would learn in the same way. The situation was a bit confusing even for them because the most normal thing would be to have assigned each apprentice to a different teacher but nobody in the place was as good as Elyn for that job:
"How are they going to dispute the cloth?" Marin questioned trying to find a point to advise.
"They will fight each other as it happens every time there are several Saints opting for the same piece."
"Things get worse with this all info, my friend..."
***
The Pope had given her three days to prepare her training sessions and the only thing Elyn did at that time was to ask the advice of everyone she considered appropriate: Aphrodite, Camus and Mu were the closest and they whose most tricks she needed to learn but also she went in search of Shion since he was the creator of the cloth and also, the one who had managed to train almost the twelve Golden Saint who today were the most powerful in the Sanctuary.
"Let it flow, each one of them will be different so you will have to adapt to their rhythm instead they of yours."
Yes, the theory of the situation was simple, but the moment of truth was approaching and she had no idea how to get four apprentices to compete on equal terms for the Caelum cloth.