Raki arrives at the city surrounding Pallasvelda to assist the others with a delivery of Cloth-restoring Stardust Sand but is attacked by the Pallasite Halimede, armed with a new triple rod. Koga and Subaru appear to protect her, but while Koga's cloth is too damaged, Subaru's suddenly stops moving out of grief for all the Saints who died wearing it. Eventually, he manages to help Equuleus overcome its sorrow and he defeats Halimede with a Pleiades Tempest. Meanwhile, Saori awakens and retrieves the Cloth of Athena to join the battle as well, accompanied by Kiki, Fudo...

Fudo, Kiki, and Shiryu face off against Hyperion, allowing Athena, Seiya, and Harbinger to move forward. Hyperion's Destruction Tector and Tenchi Destruction Slash holy sword prove too powerful for the three Gold Saints' attacks on their own. In a final show of strength, they combine their Cosmo into a single forbidden attack: Athena Exclamation. The Saints and Pallasites throughout Pallasvelda react to the outpouring of Cosmo, and as the Tenchi Destruction Slash is destroyed, the three Saints' Cosmo vanishes.

While Seiya, Kouga, and the other young Bronze Saints travel to face off against Saturn and Shun and Hyoga prepare for battle with Europa and Mira, the Steel Saints must deal with Aegir and his Phantom Arm of Hyperion. All hope seems lost until an old ally returns.