The battle of Shun takes a critical turn! The dreadful Aphrodite pushes him into his last entrenchments and forces him to expose his true power in the open, which he constantly represses for fear of losing control... forced to surrender himself to a duel to death against his opponent, the Knight of Andromeda pushes back all the limits and blows up his cosmo-energy! But the beautiful Aphrodite has not yet exhausted all his resources... After heavy losses, after many tragedies, Seiya finally reaches the threshold of the temple of the Great Pope, determined not only to save Saori's life but also to avenge those of his companions who remain behind to enable him to defeat! Who is therefore hiding under the steel mask of the Great Pope? The ultimate revelation on the dark past of the Sanctuary will upset more than one!