At the Sanctuary, Tenma begins his training and meets Yato. Tenma manages to find Sasha, Alone's younger sister. Sasha is attacked by Worm Raimi, until Shion Aries vanquishes him. Tenma then learns that Sasha is the reincarnation of Athena. Two years later, Tenma becomes the Pegasus Saint after winning his rank rightfully in a combat. Back in Italy, Alone is suffering as learns that any living creature he paints ends up dying. Pandora appears before Alone and she takes him to the cathedral in the forest. She shows him the painting he had been yearning to see, and Alone then awakens as Hades.