Shoko succeeded in entering Eris' temple by chasing Phonos who fled battle. As she searches the temple to save her sister, Kyoko, she is informed of a shocking fact by Ate. When Ate's vines catch Shoko off guard and begin to attack, a golden light enwraps her body. To bring back Shoko, Mii heads to Eris' temple and reunites with her where they find Kyoko's ragged body before their eyes.

After the deadly battle, the Saints of the Sanctuary all swear their loyalty to Saori-Athena. Meanwhile, Eris, who was thought to have been sealed, had fused with her host, Kyoko, and multiplied her powers. Saori rises against Eris to protect Shoko, but receives the curse of the apple. The Gold Saints head to the Temple of Eris along with the Saintias to save Athena and to stop the evil god from scattering the Evil Seeds of war that fill people's hearts with hate. That's where Aiolia witnesses his own brother turning his fists against him.

Can you defeat your sister who has fused with the evil god? With Mu's question, Shoko agonizes over the fate she bears. That's when Orion Rigel, the Ghost of an ex-Silver Saint, stands before Shoko. From Rigel's sad eyes that once shared a past with Kyoko during Saint years, Shoko senses his true feelings and - Mii vs. Emony, Aiolia vs. Saga, the individual battles within the Temple of Eris begins.