"How could this be... Athena... how had she become like this?"
Uchiha Madara could not believe his eyes, but Anelace sneered. "Mr. Uchiha Madara, I told you before—perhaps the Athena before us is not the Athena you imagine her to be. This world is not real. The world of Saints you see is not the true world of Saints at all. This is merely an ordinary world of illusions, so the Athena you see is nothing more than a soul."
"A soul... Even Athena is just a soul..." Uchiha Madara shook his head as tears streamed down his face.
"Yes. This Athena is merely a soul as well. She is not the Athena you know. In the end, she is a spirit beast—a spirit beast that has taken Athena's form in order to kill you."
But just as Anelace said this, the dark, mutilated Athena before them suddenly spoke in a gentle voice. "Uchiha Madara, save me, save me..."
Uchiha Madara said in astonishment, "But... that really is Athena's voice!"
Anelace grew anxious. "Mr. Uchiha Madara, when you were fighting Hades earlier, didn't he make sounds?"
Uchiha Madara froze. "He did..."
Anelace pointed her blade at Athena. "Since even the fake Hades could make the real Hades's voice, then this fake Athena can naturally make the real Athena's voice as well! So how can you conclude from that alone that she is the real Athena?"
Yet the Athena before them suddenly let out an eerie voice:
"U... chi... ha... Madara... You did not save me... Now... you should die..."
The horrifying Athena, one of her eyeballs missing, suddenly clawed at Uchiha Madara! Caught off guard, Uchiha Madara was seized by the throat!
"Hey! Sword Technique: Eight Leaves Annihilation!"
Anelace used the Eight Leaves One-Sword Style sword technique she knew best