Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac (2019) s01e05 Episode Script
The Black Knights
1 [narrator.]
It is said that every several hundred years, the goddess Athena is reincarnated.
And now a new Athena has been born into this world, but, this time, under a dark prophecy that she will lead mankind to ruin.
The warriors who protected the goddess Athena were known as Knights.
Today, a new generation of Knights control the fate of the world.
They are called the Knights of the Zodiac.
["Pegasus Seiya" playing.]
Hold it in your heart Cosmo is a part of you Burning hot, gotta flow DonâÂÂt you stop it, let it go Prophesies are made And galaxies are far from here But you donâÂÂt need them now Stay strong and believe what you feel Pegasus, this destiny No one can take it away from you Now your home is the sky And your dreams are the wings TheyâÂÂre gonna take you high Saint Seiya Signs out there keep calling Forever We will stand with you âÂÂtil the end Ooh, yeah They say that All boys are born true fighters Remember you can do this Then fly away [music ends.]
[narrator.]
Previously on Saint Seiya [Mylock.]
Guraad's forces are going to kill you.
Don't let them get their hands on the Gold Armor.
[Shaun.]
Impossible.
Nero? - [grunts.]
- [groans.]
[Seiya.]
Shaun! [Nero.]
I'm not dead, little sister, but soon you will be.
Shaun! Are you okay? It's my brother, Nero.
[Knights gasp.]
[Seiya.]
He's your brother? Why would your brother come here to kill you?! But it has to be him.
Weakling.
I see you haven't changed at all.
Nero, it's you! I'm right! I knew it! You tried to kill your own sister?! Fools! I don't give a damn about my whiny little sister.
I don't give a damn about any of you.
I'm only here for one thing, the Gold Armor.
Give that back! It's not yours! Well, then why don't you come over here and take it? You don't scare me.
[Long.]
Careful, Seiya.
You can feel the hate radiating off of Phoenix Nero.
Hate doesn't equal power.
Besides, there are three of us and only one of him.
Four of us.
But, Shaun [Shaun.]
It's okay.
He's changed.
He's not the same person he used to be.
I don't plan on fighting him, but I can stop him.
I'm sure my chains can do that.
[chuckles.]
I'll fight all four of you together, if you like.
Easier for me to kill you all at once.
You wouldn't dare.
It seems he's underestimating us.
[growls.]
[Knights grunt.]
[yells.]
[Knights groaning.]
I've heard about the Pegasus, but now that I see you in person, quite frankly, I'm disappointed.
After all, Guraad got too old waiting around for a loser like you.
What the You were wrong.
My hate is my power.
[Seiya.]
What just happened? [Magnus.]
We got run over by a truck.
- [soldier.]
There they are! - [Knights.]
Huh? [Magnus.]
We're in trouble again.
We have to get that armor back.
I gave Sienna my word.
[Magnus.]
We can't go after the Gold Armor if we're captured.
We need to get to the rendezvous point.
Let's go! What does it matter if I'm safe if the Gold Sagittarius Armor's gone? It was the only memento left by my grandfather and Aiolos, and you let it get stolen? You promised you'd never let them take the Armor.
But it was taken by Shaun's brother.
He's working for Guraad.
Are you not telling us the whole story? You knew my brother was alive, but never told me! Yes, I suspected Phoenix Nero was alive, but I didn't know for certain.
No one did.
[Seiya sighs.]
I don't know why my master, Marin, wanted me in this tournament in the first place.
First we were asked to break the rules of Knighthood, and now we're being asked to risk our lives to fetch the Gold Armor? Very well.
I won't ask you to do this.
This is my fight.
I'll get the Gold Armor back myself.
No, Sienna.
You wait here.
I'll get the Gold Armor back.
Magnus? You're willing to fight for Sienna? But why? Because I know the truth.
Sienna is the reincarnated Athena.
[Knights gasp.]
I didn't come here to win some Armor.
Sanctuary sent me to this tournament to assassinate Sienna and kill the rest of you.
[Mylock grunts.]
[Seiya.]
You gotta be kidding me.
If she's Athena, then why in the hell is Sanctuary trying to kill her? They're supposed to protect her.
Athena was reincarnated with a dark prophecy.
It says that, this time, Athena will lose the war against the other gods and will lead humanity to its destruction.
[gasps.]
[Magnus.]
The Master of Sanctuary struggled with what to do.
Eventually he decided that to save mankind, they would kill Athena, battle the gods themselves, protect the human race, and stop the gods from interfering in the human world forever.
That's why they asked me to assassinate our goddess and her supporters.
And I was going to do it but I couldn't.
I never wanted to destroy humanity, and I never will.
I will prove that the prophecy is wrong.
You can feel it.
You know it's true.
At first, I didn't understand why Master Dohko sent me here, but I believed there was a good reason.
If Sienna is the real Athena, then that's why he sent me.
So this is what "axia" means.
Magnus, Long, I'm coming with you.
- [Marin.]
Go to the tournament.
- [gasps.]
It will all make sense in the end.
That's why Marin sent me here.
She knew the truth.
You are Athena.
That's why I'm here, so I could become a real Knight.
[Marin.]
It is said that when the world is in chaos, hope will appear in the form of warriors called Knights.
Right Ones, Will you swear to protect Athena from her enemies by always being kind to the weak by standing brave against the strong, by becoming her shield when necessary, by becoming her weapon when necessary with your own body and soul? [Knights.]
I will.
Then I now hereby designate you as Knights of Athena.
I call upon you to uphold your dignity, respect courtesy, and always act with humanity and justice.
[helicopter whirring.]
[beeps.]
Relax, Guraad.
You worry too much.
I can't relax, not until I get the Gold Armor.
Now tell me you have it.
I knew I could count on you.
Now just as we planned, get going as fast as you can.
I've got it.
To the volcano, where I complete your little pods for you.
I wish I could be there to do it myself, but a human like me without Armor can't do the job.
Like I said, you worry too much.
Huh? Gah! - [alarm blaring.]
- What's wrong? Pegasus Ryu-Sei-Ken! There.
- [footsteps echo.]
- [gasps.]
[chuckles.]
Give the Gold Armor back, Nero! I should have killed you earlier, Seiya.
[fluid bubbling.]
[gasps.]
You were no match when it was just me.
What hope do you have now? These are the Black Knights.
To become a Bronze Knight, you had to go to a remote island and battle others, others with the ability to use Cosmo.
You left defeated fighters in your wake.
They had nowhere to go, no reason to be, until Vander Guraad gave them one.
[Guraad.]
The Black Knights will protect humanity against the gods.
We don't need Athena anymore.
We control our own destiny, and now humans are able to fight back against the gods.
[Seiya.]
I feel sorry for you, Nero.
These Black Knights may stand with you, but they're not your friends.
Friends? Ridiculous! [groaning.]
And still you won't run? Fool.
Stick to the mission.
We don't want to keep Guraad waiting.
[groans.]
Seiya doesn't know when to give up.
You got your wish.
Enjoy.
[growls.]
[grunts.]
[Shaun.]
There's no sign of Seiya, Nero, or the Gold Armor.
I'm sensing Seiya's Cosmo.
but I feel the presence of something else, Nero's hate.
[Magnus.]
If Seiya and Nero went this way, they're not alone.
- [Black Knight.]
You look terrible, Seiya.
- [gasps.]
Then again, you've always been a wimpy-looking runt.
[Seiya gasps.]
[Seiya.]
Do I know you? [gasps.]
Cassios! You remember me.
You remember how you beat me [no audible dialogue.]
[Cassios.]
how you took the Pegasus Armor, the Armor that should have been mine.
After our battle, I went berserk until Vander Guraad gave me the chance to do something.
To sell your soul to become a Black Knight? I was supposed to win the Armor, but you cheated me and ruined my life and destiny! I won the armor fair and square, Cassios.
Well, I'm taking it back.
Over my dead body.
Exactly.
- [yells.]
- [groans.]
[grunts.]
I've also learned a few things.
Onyx Ryu-Sei-Ken! [yells.]
[chuckles.]
I don't understand, Cassios.
You had ambitions and dreams of becoming one of Athena's Knights.
Why would you leave that behind? [scoffs.]
Ambitions and dreams? My ambitions and dreams died when you humiliated me in front of Shaina.
She wouldn't even look at me anymore.
Well, she'll notice me again after I kill you.
- That's not going to happen, Cassios! - Hah! Onyx Ryu-Sei-Ken! [yells.]
Cassios, There's something wrong with your armor! It looks like it's gonna explode! You've got to stop! I won't stop until I kill you! [yells.]
Cassios, stop! Onyx Ryu-Sei-Ken! Pegasus Ryu-Sei-Ken! [yelling.]
Cassios! [yelling.]
[groaning.]
[grunts.]
[groans.]
You lose.
Cassios you were better than this.
You were a true warrior.
[groans.]
[pendant clinking.]
- [Shaun.]
Wait.
- [Magnus.]
What is it? I sense Seiya's Cosmo, but it's weak.
So can I.
[Shaun gasps.]
Seiya! [Shaun.]
Seiya.
Shaun.
[sighs.]
Glad to see you're still alive.
Forget about me.
Go find them.
You're talking nonsense.
You really think we'd leave you behind in a place like this? Yeah.
We swore an oath of Athena's Knights, remember? And because we're Athena's Knights, we need to follow her orders and get back the Gold Armor.
If we lose Nero now, we may not get another chance.
We can't fail Athena.
[gasps.]
[Seiya.]
I'll be fine.
Go find Nero.
Since that's what Athena ordered and since you saved my life, we'll leave you here, but don't die on us.
I'm not gonna die.
[Shaun.]
We can take care of the rest of this.
Do you think he's gonna make it? - [Long.]
Maybe.
Maybe not.
- [coughing.]
But we need to move now, find Nero, and get back the Gold Armor.
[Magnus.]
This must have been the guy who fought Seiya.
What the hell happened here? [footsteps echoing.]
[Long.]
Footprints, a lot of them, too many to be just one person.
- [chain rattling.]
- Trouble! It's not Phoenix Nero.
We'd feel his hate if it was him.
This is something else, but just as evil.
Guys, look at what they're wearing.
This isn't going to be easy.
And who are you guys meant to be? [Black Knight.]
You're not going any further.
Where did you get that armor? What does it matter? We don't have time for this.
LúshÃÂn shÃ"nglóng bà! Diamond Dust! - What? - They absorbed our attacks? - Onyx Bomber! - Onyx Bomber! [both groan.]
I don't think you can absorb this! Nebula Chain! Onyx Shield! Impossible.
[energy surges.]
[groans.]
Your attacks won't work on us.
What do we do? There must be some way to defeat them.
Stay calm, and focus.
Don't stop now! We're still having fun! Looks like they're not going to let us stay calm or focus.
[Long.]
Spread out! [grunting.]
[Shaun in thought.]
We have to do something.
There has to be some way to [gasps.]
That might be it.
Nebula Chain! Useless attack.
Onyx Shield! [yelps.]
[groaning.]
I was right.
What's going on? Shaun, they're going after you! Their weak point is the back of their necks! Aim for it! Onyx Bomber! [groans.]
[Long gasps.]
[Long.]
They're targeting us one by one! What Shaun said, she was right.
So who's next? [yells.]
It's me! Long! Even if we know where to target, we still can't [groans.]
Long! Don't worry about him.
You should worry about yourself! [groans.]
[gasps.]
Damn it! [groans.]
And now playtime is over.
[breathing heavily.]
[yells.]
[screams.]
[Black Knight.]
What the [Long.]
Shaun.
You let your guard down too early.
Playtime's not over yet.
I'm gonna finish you now.
[gasps.]
[grunts.]
- Shaun! - Do it! You weakling! Nebula Chain! [both screaming.]
[panting.]
[Shaun.]
Thank you, Seiya.
You helped us figure it out.
We won again, because we fought as a team.
But this was the easy part.
We still have to face Phoenix Nero.
[Nero.]
You're right.
[explosion.]
[energetic music playing.]
["Somebody New" playing.]
Believe me, I'm speechless I wish that I could say those words You whispered so sweetly And maybe I'll regret this but I've gotta be honest Cause we made a promise, I won't break it now I wish I could hold you But how could I be so unfair To lead us to nowhere? We've both been down that road before And if it should end us please know that I'm helpless I've made up my mind It's not that I don't feel the feelings you do It's just my heart's not ready yet For something so soon, yeah It's just my heart's not ready yet For somebody new
It is said that every several hundred years, the goddess Athena is reincarnated.
And now a new Athena has been born into this world, but, this time, under a dark prophecy that she will lead mankind to ruin.
The warriors who protected the goddess Athena were known as Knights.
Today, a new generation of Knights control the fate of the world.
They are called the Knights of the Zodiac.
["Pegasus Seiya" playing.]
Hold it in your heart Cosmo is a part of you Burning hot, gotta flow DonâÂÂt you stop it, let it go Prophesies are made And galaxies are far from here But you donâÂÂt need them now Stay strong and believe what you feel Pegasus, this destiny No one can take it away from you Now your home is the sky And your dreams are the wings TheyâÂÂre gonna take you high Saint Seiya Signs out there keep calling Forever We will stand with you âÂÂtil the end Ooh, yeah They say that All boys are born true fighters Remember you can do this Then fly away [music ends.]
[narrator.]
Previously on Saint Seiya [Mylock.]
Guraad's forces are going to kill you.
Don't let them get their hands on the Gold Armor.
[Shaun.]
Impossible.
Nero? - [grunts.]
- [groans.]
[Seiya.]
Shaun! [Nero.]
I'm not dead, little sister, but soon you will be.
Shaun! Are you okay? It's my brother, Nero.
[Knights gasp.]
[Seiya.]
He's your brother? Why would your brother come here to kill you?! But it has to be him.
Weakling.
I see you haven't changed at all.
Nero, it's you! I'm right! I knew it! You tried to kill your own sister?! Fools! I don't give a damn about my whiny little sister.
I don't give a damn about any of you.
I'm only here for one thing, the Gold Armor.
Give that back! It's not yours! Well, then why don't you come over here and take it? You don't scare me.
[Long.]
Careful, Seiya.
You can feel the hate radiating off of Phoenix Nero.
Hate doesn't equal power.
Besides, there are three of us and only one of him.
Four of us.
But, Shaun [Shaun.]
It's okay.
He's changed.
He's not the same person he used to be.
I don't plan on fighting him, but I can stop him.
I'm sure my chains can do that.
[chuckles.]
I'll fight all four of you together, if you like.
Easier for me to kill you all at once.
You wouldn't dare.
It seems he's underestimating us.
[growls.]
[Knights grunt.]
[yells.]
[Knights groaning.]
I've heard about the Pegasus, but now that I see you in person, quite frankly, I'm disappointed.
After all, Guraad got too old waiting around for a loser like you.
What the You were wrong.
My hate is my power.
[Seiya.]
What just happened? [Magnus.]
We got run over by a truck.
- [soldier.]
There they are! - [Knights.]
Huh? [Magnus.]
We're in trouble again.
We have to get that armor back.
I gave Sienna my word.
[Magnus.]
We can't go after the Gold Armor if we're captured.
We need to get to the rendezvous point.
Let's go! What does it matter if I'm safe if the Gold Sagittarius Armor's gone? It was the only memento left by my grandfather and Aiolos, and you let it get stolen? You promised you'd never let them take the Armor.
But it was taken by Shaun's brother.
He's working for Guraad.
Are you not telling us the whole story? You knew my brother was alive, but never told me! Yes, I suspected Phoenix Nero was alive, but I didn't know for certain.
No one did.
[Seiya sighs.]
I don't know why my master, Marin, wanted me in this tournament in the first place.
First we were asked to break the rules of Knighthood, and now we're being asked to risk our lives to fetch the Gold Armor? Very well.
I won't ask you to do this.
This is my fight.
I'll get the Gold Armor back myself.
No, Sienna.
You wait here.
I'll get the Gold Armor back.
Magnus? You're willing to fight for Sienna? But why? Because I know the truth.
Sienna is the reincarnated Athena.
[Knights gasp.]
I didn't come here to win some Armor.
Sanctuary sent me to this tournament to assassinate Sienna and kill the rest of you.
[Mylock grunts.]
[Seiya.]
You gotta be kidding me.
If she's Athena, then why in the hell is Sanctuary trying to kill her? They're supposed to protect her.
Athena was reincarnated with a dark prophecy.
It says that, this time, Athena will lose the war against the other gods and will lead humanity to its destruction.
[gasps.]
[Magnus.]
The Master of Sanctuary struggled with what to do.
Eventually he decided that to save mankind, they would kill Athena, battle the gods themselves, protect the human race, and stop the gods from interfering in the human world forever.
That's why they asked me to assassinate our goddess and her supporters.
And I was going to do it but I couldn't.
I never wanted to destroy humanity, and I never will.
I will prove that the prophecy is wrong.
You can feel it.
You know it's true.
At first, I didn't understand why Master Dohko sent me here, but I believed there was a good reason.
If Sienna is the real Athena, then that's why he sent me.
So this is what "axia" means.
Magnus, Long, I'm coming with you.
- [Marin.]
Go to the tournament.
- [gasps.]
It will all make sense in the end.
That's why Marin sent me here.
She knew the truth.
You are Athena.
That's why I'm here, so I could become a real Knight.
[Marin.]
It is said that when the world is in chaos, hope will appear in the form of warriors called Knights.
Right Ones, Will you swear to protect Athena from her enemies by always being kind to the weak by standing brave against the strong, by becoming her shield when necessary, by becoming her weapon when necessary with your own body and soul? [Knights.]
I will.
Then I now hereby designate you as Knights of Athena.
I call upon you to uphold your dignity, respect courtesy, and always act with humanity and justice.
[helicopter whirring.]
[beeps.]
Relax, Guraad.
You worry too much.
I can't relax, not until I get the Gold Armor.
Now tell me you have it.
I knew I could count on you.
Now just as we planned, get going as fast as you can.
I've got it.
To the volcano, where I complete your little pods for you.
I wish I could be there to do it myself, but a human like me without Armor can't do the job.
Like I said, you worry too much.
Huh? Gah! - [alarm blaring.]
- What's wrong? Pegasus Ryu-Sei-Ken! There.
- [footsteps echo.]
- [gasps.]
[chuckles.]
Give the Gold Armor back, Nero! I should have killed you earlier, Seiya.
[fluid bubbling.]
[gasps.]
You were no match when it was just me.
What hope do you have now? These are the Black Knights.
To become a Bronze Knight, you had to go to a remote island and battle others, others with the ability to use Cosmo.
You left defeated fighters in your wake.
They had nowhere to go, no reason to be, until Vander Guraad gave them one.
[Guraad.]
The Black Knights will protect humanity against the gods.
We don't need Athena anymore.
We control our own destiny, and now humans are able to fight back against the gods.
[Seiya.]
I feel sorry for you, Nero.
These Black Knights may stand with you, but they're not your friends.
Friends? Ridiculous! [groaning.]
And still you won't run? Fool.
Stick to the mission.
We don't want to keep Guraad waiting.
[groans.]
Seiya doesn't know when to give up.
You got your wish.
Enjoy.
[growls.]
[grunts.]
[Shaun.]
There's no sign of Seiya, Nero, or the Gold Armor.
I'm sensing Seiya's Cosmo.
but I feel the presence of something else, Nero's hate.
[Magnus.]
If Seiya and Nero went this way, they're not alone.
- [Black Knight.]
You look terrible, Seiya.
- [gasps.]
Then again, you've always been a wimpy-looking runt.
[Seiya gasps.]
[Seiya.]
Do I know you? [gasps.]
Cassios! You remember me.
You remember how you beat me [no audible dialogue.]
[Cassios.]
how you took the Pegasus Armor, the Armor that should have been mine.
After our battle, I went berserk until Vander Guraad gave me the chance to do something.
To sell your soul to become a Black Knight? I was supposed to win the Armor, but you cheated me and ruined my life and destiny! I won the armor fair and square, Cassios.
Well, I'm taking it back.
Over my dead body.
Exactly.
- [yells.]
- [groans.]
[grunts.]
I've also learned a few things.
Onyx Ryu-Sei-Ken! [yells.]
[chuckles.]
I don't understand, Cassios.
You had ambitions and dreams of becoming one of Athena's Knights.
Why would you leave that behind? [scoffs.]
Ambitions and dreams? My ambitions and dreams died when you humiliated me in front of Shaina.
She wouldn't even look at me anymore.
Well, she'll notice me again after I kill you.
- That's not going to happen, Cassios! - Hah! Onyx Ryu-Sei-Ken! [yells.]
Cassios, There's something wrong with your armor! It looks like it's gonna explode! You've got to stop! I won't stop until I kill you! [yells.]
Cassios, stop! Onyx Ryu-Sei-Ken! Pegasus Ryu-Sei-Ken! [yelling.]
Cassios! [yelling.]
[groaning.]
[grunts.]
[groans.]
You lose.
Cassios you were better than this.
You were a true warrior.
[groans.]
[pendant clinking.]
- [Shaun.]
Wait.
- [Magnus.]
What is it? I sense Seiya's Cosmo, but it's weak.
So can I.
[Shaun gasps.]
Seiya! [Shaun.]
Seiya.
Shaun.
[sighs.]
Glad to see you're still alive.
Forget about me.
Go find them.
You're talking nonsense.
You really think we'd leave you behind in a place like this? Yeah.
We swore an oath of Athena's Knights, remember? And because we're Athena's Knights, we need to follow her orders and get back the Gold Armor.
If we lose Nero now, we may not get another chance.
We can't fail Athena.
[gasps.]
[Seiya.]
I'll be fine.
Go find Nero.
Since that's what Athena ordered and since you saved my life, we'll leave you here, but don't die on us.
I'm not gonna die.
[Shaun.]
We can take care of the rest of this.
Do you think he's gonna make it? - [Long.]
Maybe.
Maybe not.
- [coughing.]
But we need to move now, find Nero, and get back the Gold Armor.
[Magnus.]
This must have been the guy who fought Seiya.
What the hell happened here? [footsteps echoing.]
[Long.]
Footprints, a lot of them, too many to be just one person.
- [chain rattling.]
- Trouble! It's not Phoenix Nero.
We'd feel his hate if it was him.
This is something else, but just as evil.
Guys, look at what they're wearing.
This isn't going to be easy.
And who are you guys meant to be? [Black Knight.]
You're not going any further.
Where did you get that armor? What does it matter? We don't have time for this.
LúshÃÂn shÃ"nglóng bà! Diamond Dust! - What? - They absorbed our attacks? - Onyx Bomber! - Onyx Bomber! [both groan.]
I don't think you can absorb this! Nebula Chain! Onyx Shield! Impossible.
[energy surges.]
[groans.]
Your attacks won't work on us.
What do we do? There must be some way to defeat them.
Stay calm, and focus.
Don't stop now! We're still having fun! Looks like they're not going to let us stay calm or focus.
[Long.]
Spread out! [grunting.]
[Shaun in thought.]
We have to do something.
There has to be some way to [gasps.]
That might be it.
Nebula Chain! Useless attack.
Onyx Shield! [yelps.]
[groaning.]
I was right.
What's going on? Shaun, they're going after you! Their weak point is the back of their necks! Aim for it! Onyx Bomber! [groans.]
[Long gasps.]
[Long.]
They're targeting us one by one! What Shaun said, she was right.
So who's next? [yells.]
It's me! Long! Even if we know where to target, we still can't [groans.]
Long! Don't worry about him.
You should worry about yourself! [groans.]
[gasps.]
Damn it! [groans.]
And now playtime is over.
[breathing heavily.]
[yells.]
[screams.]
[Black Knight.]
What the [Long.]
Shaun.
You let your guard down too early.
Playtime's not over yet.
I'm gonna finish you now.
[gasps.]
[grunts.]
- Shaun! - Do it! You weakling! Nebula Chain! [both screaming.]
[panting.]
[Shaun.]
Thank you, Seiya.
You helped us figure it out.
We won again, because we fought as a team.
But this was the easy part.
We still have to face Phoenix Nero.
[Nero.]
You're right.
[explosion.]
[energetic music playing.]
["Somebody New" playing.]
Believe me, I'm speechless I wish that I could say those words You whispered so sweetly And maybe I'll regret this but I've gotta be honest Cause we made a promise, I won't break it now I wish I could hold you But how could I be so unfair To lead us to nowhere? We've both been down that road before And if it should end us please know that I'm helpless I've made up my mind It's not that I don't feel the feelings you do It's just my heart's not ready yet For something so soon, yeah It's just my heart's not ready yet For somebody new