A Saint's Journey Begins in the Sanctuary

Although this is a fanfiction based on the Saint Seiya universe, the story itself may not revolve much around protecting Athena. The original author, Kurumada, has already captured the theme of "protecting Athena" masterfully, and I have no intention of reiterating it with my own words.

Instead, I wish to explore new territory.

Readers familiar with my previous work know my approach—I tend to radically reimagine the original story. By my own estimate, the degree of transformation in my last novel, "Veiled in Mist," was about thirty percent (regrettably, due to lack of experience, I wasn't entirely satisfied with how those changes turned out).

As for this new book, I anticipate a much higher degree of reinvention—over sixty percent—with a significant expansion in content.

In short, the scope of this novel will be far grander than my last. The hurried ending of "Veiled in Mist" was, in truth, a result of my limited vision for its world. Lacking experience, I hesitated to add too much for fear of losing control, and thus the framework remained small. This is why, after the "Akatsuki Suppression Battle" began, readers felt as though I had run out of material to write.

In reality, it wasn’t that I lacked material, but that I lacked a proper framework.

Performance was only one of several contributing factors—not the sole reason.

But enough digression—let’s talk about this new book.

Because its scope is broader, I have more to explore. For example, I’ve developed a more detailed hierarc