Seiya and the others managed to free Saori from the claws of the Silver Knights sent by the Sanctuary to take him away, but at what cost... pushed within the limits of his forces by his opponent, Shiryû has lost his eyes in order to overcome the effects of his power! But as the tension begins to fall, the situation worsens as never before: a Gold Knight, one of these twelve legendary fighters, eternal guardians of the Sanctuary and the goddess Athena, presents himself to our hero in order to inflict the mortal punishment for having opposed the Great Pope! In the face of the disproportionate power of the Lion Knight, Pegasus will manage to stand by to defend Saori at all costs? Unless a mysterious force comes to his rescue...