Disclaimer: I don't own Soul Calibur, Namco does. That's why its fanfiction
Chapter one: Old enemies.
A young phillipino girl paced about impatiently in the hallway. Talim wondered to herself what she had done this time to be summoned to see the mother superior of the order. Of course, she thought to herself, this wasn't the first time she'd been in front of Mother Sophitia. At fifteen, Talim was one of the most gifted fighters to join the Priesthood of the Winds in many years, but her unconventional methods, while frequently successful, often meant that she ended up in hot water. There were even people in the order who sought her expulsion from the priesthood. So no she most definitely was no stranger to this place.
The mother superior looked at the young, green haired girl standing opposite her desk and sighed.
"You're sure this information is correct?" she asked. "If you're wrong, then we will be most displeased."
"It is as I have said. I swear it by the raven's eye. The Birds of Passage desires in this case, are the same as yours."
"Very well then." Sophitia snapped. She didn't trust the Birds of Passage, but an oath by the raven's eye meant that this could be trusted. "Talim!"
Talim braced herself. The mother superiors tone sounded angry. Pushing the door open, Talim saw someone she knew far to well. Tira!" She exclaimed, "What are YOU doing here?"
"I'm afraid that's what Sophitia here is going to tell you, little one." Tira said in a singsong voice. Talim just scowled. Despite the fact that Tira was only two years older than her, she always referred to Talim as "little one".
"Sit down Talim. Tira is here because of an old, mutually exclusive enemy of ours is back." Sophitia paused "Knightmare has returned."
Talim felt her legs go weak. If she had not been sitting down she would surely have collapsed on the floor. "Kn-Kn-Knightmare? As in the monster that killed my parents? S-S-Surely not." But she already knew the answer.
"Yes Talim, that Knightmare. Tira has brought evidence of this with her." Sophitia gently looked at her. "Talim if you don't want to do this, I'll understand and assign someone else."
"No I'll do it." Talim replied "I'm too old to be scared of the bogeyman."
Sophitia smiled at her. "Good. You'll be travelling with Tira. She has agreed to a temporary truce until Knightmare is destroyed. I ask you to do the same."
Talim took a deep breath. She did not want to call a truce with a girl who had tried to kill her on so many occasions and had caused her to fail at the task assigned to her on more than one occasion. However needs must. "I, Talim swear by the four winds to form a temporary truce with Tira of the Birds of Passage until Knightmare is destroyed." She turned to face Tira. "Now where is your evidence?"
Tira opened a small leather bag and pulled out several small sword fragments. Each one was a piece of Soul Edge and they were vibrating.
AN: I've changed story of soul calibur a bit for the purposes of this story. Don't hate me for it please. As always read and review.