"This is Yomotsu Hirasaka, the land where all beings die. So-called light is absolutely forbidden from shining upon this place of ultimate, beautiful darkness..."
Rhadamanthys ignited his dark Cosmo, and boundless darkness instantly shrouded all of Yomotsu Hirasaka once more!
The walking corpses that had turned to look toward Touma's sphere of energy finally turned their heads back again, continuing onward, continuing onward...
One by one, the walking corpses let their bodies fall into the bottomless black hole of the underworld. Before falling into that black hole, they had not yet completely died. However, true death was not far away. Perhaps only one lucky being in every hundred million could escape death. They might possess an extraordinary Cosmo, and with the aid of that innate or later-awakened Cosmo, they might be able to leave this place and return to the real world.
But once someone like that was discovered by Rhadamanthys, one of the Three Judges of the Underworld, he would surely kill them without mercy, ensuring they could never turn back!
Rhadamanthys was such a man. He was utterly loyal to the underworld, but he was violent and bloodthirsty, never showing mercy to anyone. Thus, whenever Hades awakened, he would send him forth as the vanguard to launch an expedition against the earth!
And every time, Rhadamanthys completed his mission perfectly. Whether his opponent was Athena or Poseidon, Rhadamanthys's army always fired the first shot and achieved astonishing results. For example, in the last Holy War against Athena, Rhadamanthys alone defeated three Gold Saints—Scorpio, Aquarius, and Leo! Though Rhadamanthys was ultimately killed when Leo pierced his heart, before his death, he still made it to Hades's side and guarded the final temple for Hades...
The warriors of the underworld faced the angels of heaven. Victory or defeat would be