Redemption Chapter 1: Prequel, a soul calibur fanfic

Redemption

Summery: Siegfried left his old band to try and start a new life. Upon finding out he'll never be able to get music out of his system he now starts a new band with a new look and new gear. But how long will it be until his old band comes back to haunt him?

Disclaimer: I do not own Soul Calibur and never will.

Prequel: Nightmare

He was just sick of everything going on in this band. He was sick of the other members, the songs, even his own attitude towards everyone. Siegfried just had to get away. As he sat back stage holding his Left Handed Dean Explosion Razorback he decided that this was going to be his last show with the band, Nightmare after being with them for seven years.

As he thought about it, it was rather hard to believe… it felt like yesterday he was sixteen, joining the band and getting disowned by his own parents because of it. He didn't care at first though; it was his dream to become a rock star. But, after seven years of still being underground and him not even showing his face on stage…

Augh, damn that helmet. Since he joined he wore a bunch of demonic helmets that completely covered his face. It wasn't that he was ugly or anything, they just thought it would be cool. His new one was a dark blue color with this gold horn sticking out of the forehead. It was because of those things he was called the Azure Knight by his fans- correction the fans of the band, because no one really likes him.

Over the years he grew this attitude that no one seemed to like. Like at the last show he shook up a beer can, opened it and threw it into the crowd, because some kid threw an empty water bottle on stage. It was stuff like that that made him hated among other guitarist in the underground music world and he hated it.

As he thought about it all, the more he wanted out. As he leaned up against his Diezel Einstein amp head and cabinets and tied his long, blonde hair into a pony tail, he officially decided that it was time to retire.

"What's up, Siegfried?" said an older blond man walking towards him. "It's not like you to get nervous."

"It's not that Raphael." Siegfried said back to the man. Raphael was the bassist of Nightmare and the only person Siegfried was able to really talk to. "I was just making a serious decision."

"About what? Whether or not you're going to do your famous Beer Bomb again?" Siegfried knew Raphael was joking, but it wasn't all that funny.

"No, but I'm leaving Nightmare." Siegfried told him. He wasn't expecting any surprise though; Raphael saw this coming for quite sometime, that's why it was okay to tell him first.

"Good for you." Raphael said patting him on the back. "So, are you going to form another band when you leave?"

"No, I'm going to retire from music and just get a normal job." Siegfried admitted. Now, Raphael was shocked.

"What?! That's not the Siegfried Schtauffen Way." Raphael said referring to something Siegfried told him a long time ago.

The Siegfried Schtauffen Way, something Siegfried would say to keep himself more focused on the music than anything else. 'Music before yourself.' That was the Siegfried Schtauffen Way. It was amazing Raphael remembered that, because Siegfried told him that about five years ago.

"How the hell do you remember that?" Siegfried asked the bassist.

"So, you're leaving?" Said an older man walking into the room. He just stared at Siegfried as he stroked his mustache.

"Go away Cervantes." Siegfried said not even looking at him. He never did get along with the bands vocalist. Mainly due to age, Since Siegfried was the youngest member Cervantes always treated him like a kid.

"Whatever, just be a good boy in your last show and don't throw any Beer Bombs." Cervantes said meaning it as an insult to him.

Siegfried of course took it as an insult. "I hate that guy." He said rolling up the sleeves on his black long sleeve shirt. "I don't want to be in the same room as him after this."

"Don't worry about it." Raphael said to him staring at wearing Cervantes. He then decided to change the subject and turned his head to the guitarist. "Oh, will you still be teaching guitar to Amy and that other."

"Huh? Yeah." Siegfried replied just realizing that Raphael changed the subject. "I still have an acoustic I can use to teach kids."

Just then a dark skinned man dressed in a business suit walked into the room. "Raphael, get your things. You guys are going up now." The man said to him.

"Oh, my bad." Raphael said running out of the room.

Siegfried just shook his head as he put on his Azure Knight helmet.

"Oh, and Azure Knight?" The dark skinned man said to him getting his attention. "No Beer Bombs, please."

'I only did that once.' Siegfried thought as he walked out to the stage. "No problem, Zasalamel." He said looking back at the dark skinned man. Of course, Zasalamel was the club owner and last time Siegfried did a so called Beer Bomb he almost got sued for it because the can almost hit a guy.

Siegfried noticed that he was the first on stage and of course no one applauded for him as he hooked up his guitar to his Boss GT10 Mutli Effects pedal board, and then plugged it into his amp. Right now he could care less what people thought of him right now; right now he was focused on getting the show done so he could take off the stupid helmet and leave.

And as everyone else walked on stage shortly, Cervantes with his mic, Raphael with his off-white colored Axl Badwater Bass plugged into his Eden WT800 amp head with cabinets, and Astaroth the drummer sitting down at his seven piece set made by Tama.

Siegfried and Astaroth never got close, manly because Astaroth was a homicidal freak and he barely wore a shirt exposing all his abnormally large muscles.

"How's everybody feeling tonight?!" Cervantes screamed into his mic causing the crowd to cheer.

The show was about half way over when it was about time to make an announcement.

"Now I have an announcement. The Azure Knight, our guitarist is leaving the band tonight so this is his last show." Cervantes said, but everyone in the crowd was either happy that he was leaving or didn't saw anything fearing that he was going to do something. "So we are going to perform a favorite of his that he loved to play and that you guys love as well. This is Inside the Fire."

The crowd cheered as Siegfried a.k.a The Azure Knight played the intro followed by everyone else. The crowd then went silent when Cervantes did his famous evil laugh and started dancing around for a short amount of time, and then started to sing.

Devon
Won't go to heaven
She's just another lost soul, about to be mine again
Leave her
We will receive her
It is beyond your control
Will you ever meet again

Devon
One of Eleven
Who had been rendered unwhole.
As a little child,
She was taken
And then forsaken
You will remember it all
Let it fill your mind again

Devon lies beyond this portal
Take the word of one immortal
Give your soul to me
For eternity
Release your life
To begin another time with her
End your grief with me
There's another way
Release your life
Take your place inside the fire with her

Sever
Now and forever
You're just another lost soul about to be mine again
See her, you'll never free her
You must surrender it all
And give life to me again

Fire
All you desire
As she begins to turn cold and run out of time
You will shiver
Till you deliver
You will remember it all
Let it fill your mind again

The crowd didn't like Siegfried's attitude, But when he played the solo to that song they went crazy.

Give your soul to me
for eternity
Release your life
to begin another time with her
End your grief with me
there's another way
Release your life
Take your place inside the fire with her

Devon
One of Eleven
who had been rendered unwhole.
As a little child
she was taken,
and then forsaken
you will remember it all
let it fill your mind again

The song ended with Cervantes doing his evil laugh again and Siegfried holding his head down. He didn't get along with Cervantes, but it was pretty cool that Cervantes did that for him.

Finally the gig was over… Siegfried didn't want to see any of the band mates now. He just wanted to get his gear into his seventies style van and go home. He didn't care about the band anymore.

He threw off his helmet, and left it on the floor as he walked out of the club. He didn't want to see that thing again. He was ready to retire from being the Azure Knight and be himself again.

He drove home listening to nothing but other cars, and when he arrived at the apartment complex where he lived he was glad he lived on the first floor because his amps were heavy, and wasn't in any mood to wait in an elevator.

As he reached the entrance to his apartment, he pulled out his keys from his left pocket and unlocked the door. From the sounds on the other side of the door, he could tell his roommate was watching a movie.

It was actually amazing he found someone who as willing to live with him and split the rent, since his guitar lessons didn't always cover everything.

And he saw her sitting on the couch watching some kind of movie, since the T.V. was facing. Hilde, his roommate was pretty much the sister he never had. She pretty much always cheered him up whenever he had a bad day, and right now he needed some cheering up.

"Rough gig?" She asked him as he put down his guitar and effects board next to his amps that was next to the door.

"I left the band." Siegfried said plainly walking to the couch. He had to admit, she looked cozy just sitting there in her blue pajamas. In fact, she looked so cozy he laid on the couch and used her as a pillow.

"Ah, Siegfried!" Hilde said caught in shock by him laying on her. "Did you notice I had a bowl of salsa on my lap?"

He actually didn't notice. "I'll wash it out in the morning." He said looking at the T.V. ignoring the fact that he had salsa in his hair.

"Now I have nothing to eat. Thanks a lot." She said with sarcasm in her thanks. But, now she noticed that he was telling the truth when he said he quit Nightmare. "You really left that band?"

"Yeah, I was getting sick of everything." He said still looking at the T.V. He now knew that she was watching an old black and white movie but still didn't know which one. They had a lot. "I was especially sick of the way I as acting. I just need to retire from music now and just get my life back in order."

Hilde was a little shocked by that remark. Music can affect the way people act, and what he was doing in Nightmare was no exception. "You shouldn't retire from music in general, just retire from metal and search for a new genre. You know what I listen to and what I play along to on my bass. Does it make you feel angry in any way?"

"Not really, but right now I just-"

"This really doesn't sound like you, Siegfried." Hilde said interrupting him. "What happened to the Siegfried Schtauffen Way?"

"I actually told you about that?" Siegfried didn't even remember telling her about that little thing.

"You told me the first day I moved in." She looked down on him with her red hair getting in her face. "It's your choice, but you know yourself better than anyone else. Do you think you can really leave music after being in it for so long?" She had to ask him that, because she wasn't sure if he asked himself that question first.

"…" He had to put some thought into that. He never really thought about how hard it would be. "I just need to get rid of some stuff that reminded me of my life back then so I could move on easier. Starting with my guitar and amps." He said looking up and smiling at her. For some reason that was the best he could come up with.

"If you think it'll work…" Hilde just decided to give up and just smiled back. She just couldn't get it through to him tonight since he was obviously tired. "But let's keep your effects okay?"

"Why?" He said looking back at the movie finally noticing that it was Frankenstein.

"I want to use it and see if it'll work with my bass." She said truthfully. It was something she was curious about for quite some time now, since she didn't have any bass effects.

Siegfried thought it was cool that she did play bass when she first moved in because the would jam to some different songs at time, but now it was going to be a problem since he was trying to get music out of his system.

End of Prequel

Summery: Yes, it's a Soul Calibur AU and yes Siegfried really is a lefty. I'm a lefty, I notice this stuff pretty easily and he may be using a two handed sword, but he puts more force into his left than his right if no one has ever noticed. That is a sure sign of a lefty. You can notice the same thing with Nightmare.

The song I used was Inside the Fire from Disturbed, and I have no legal rights to it.

Siegfried's guitar students will be revealed in the next chapter.