Masami Kurumada
Shoko continues her training to become a Saintia, a mystical warrior dedicated to serving the goddess Athena. Athena and the rest of her guardians are busy preparing for galaxy-wide war, but for Shoko the fight has been personal ever since the evil goddess Eris possessed Shoko's sister, Kyoko. When Eris attacks, it's Shoko's duty to fight Eris and protect Athena...but can she do so without hurting Kyoko?
Shoko has decided to devote herself to becoming a Saintia—one of the goddess Athena's mystical, warrior-handmaids. But achieving her goal is easier said than done. The Galaxian Wars draw nigh, and the curtain is rising on the life or death battle Shoko now faces. Can she find the power and determination she needs to save her sister, or will she fall to the dark poison growing within her?
From the depths of space, the comet Repulse approaches Earth, and with it, a hunger for blood and a banquet of slaughter. The target of the oncoming chaos is Shoko, a high school girl who has no idea what's in store for her. Only Athena, Goddess of War, and her warrior handmaidens stand before the destruction—but will their power be enough to save Shoko from the resurrection of an ancient evil?
