Raven Blood

Title: Raven Blood
Series: Soul Caliber III (3)
Genre(s): Romance/General
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Tira/Siegfried (Minor Talim/Yun-seong)

Note: Siegfried will be wearing his regular costume in this story, along with his fist Requiem. Tira, on the other hand, will be wearing her color editted second costume, with her weapon Vimana. This will continue on the majority of the fanfic.

Summary: Tira/Siegfried. During the fight to strengthen Soul Edge, Tira was forced into fighting Siegfried. Having been pushed aside easily, Siegfried then continued onwards, destroying Soul Edge. Surprised and anguished, Tira flees from the Lost Cathedral. Revenge burned in her eyes when she finally realized that her only likeness was destroyed. Tira, the seventeen year-old, ex-Bird of Passage member, was now out for Siegfried's blood. And at the same time, Siegfried seeked to destroy the still-loyal servant of Soul Edge. A depressing tale of a young girl who has no one in her life, and a man who's past still haunts him...

Spoiler: She remembered everything. Every little detail. And she still does not know what to make of it. Her foster family was slaughtered by her own hands, and did she enjoy it? So many thoughts were swarming in her head that she didn't even notice a girl and a slightly older male come up next to her, weapons raised.

Chapter One
I'll Cut Your Heart Out

"No..." Tira whispered as she watched Siegfried defeat Zasalamel, Soul Edge now in plain view against the Lost Cathedral floor. Her dark, reddish-brown eyes gleamed with fear and anxiety as Siegfried stepped forward with his sword raised to Soul Edge. She opened her mouth to scream no, but nothing came out when he continued to look around frantically.

Tira saw nothing, but continued to watch in horror when he raised his Requiem sword and spun it around fiercely, destroying whatever was there as well as Soul Edge in the process.

"It doesn't matter... I will live on." She heard Siegfried say, and wondered what he meant. "To live...is my redemption..."

The words puzzled her, and Tira watched him until he picked his Requiem up, standing tall, and turned to face her. His face was twisted into a calm, yet deadly expression.

Her dark eyes widened and she grabbed her Vimana from the Lost Cathedral ground and took off, running as fast as her legs would allow. She did not hear him follow her, but continued to run. She knew exactly where she had to head to.

Ostrheinsburg Castle was her only salvation at the moment. Tira was not safe from him there at all, but atleast it would allow her time to rest. Rest and regain energy. Her wounds were fatal, blood leaking from each and every cut that Siegfried gave her in their battle. She tried everything to keep him from passing her and getting to her master, but failed horrendously.

If she had just given it a little more, she could've done it. She could've destroyed Siegfried. But she didn't. Tira's head started to pound as she finally entered Ostrheinsburg Castle. Stopping, it was then that she realized how much her legs burned. They were aching and pounding in distress, and the pain was now overwhelming.

"That bastard..." Tira whispered roughly as she sat down on the ground, leaning against the wall of the castle ruins. "How dare he... How dare he!" She cried, slamming her small fists against the ground in anger and fustration.

Tira touched her wounds moments after, wincing at the burning sensation each time her fingers touched the unopened scars.

"Ugh. All the more reason to hate him." She muttered, her tone leaking with anger. "You deserve the most painful death imaginable..." Tira growled, clenching her fist.

Glaring at the opposite, destroyed wall, Tira then knew she was alone yet again. She had nothing to drive her. And she had nothing and no one to turn to. Then, flashes of her foster family drove themselves into her head.
She winced and turned her gaze down at the ground.

She remembered everything. Every little detail. And she still does not know what to make of it. Her foster family was slaughtered by her own hands, and did she enjoy it? So many thoughts were swarming in her head that she didn't even notice a girl and a slightly older male come up next to her, weapons raised.

Tira looked up, and then stood up, her Vimana in hand.

"It is you!" The girl cried, two crescent-blades on her arms. She looked ready to strike, and Tira knew that she would put up a good fight, just like before. But she was just too tired, and didn't want to deal with the girl again.

Next to her was a red-headed Korean, his sword also raised, standing in front of the girl.

"Let me handle this Talim. You're hurt and tired." He said to her, flashing her a small smile.

"I'm fine Yun-Seong. Let me handle this!" The now-identifed Talim cried to her taller companion.

"I don't care. You need someone to take a look at those wounds Talim." Yun-seong told her, holding her back from running at Tira.

"But-" Yun-seong had cut her off with a small peck on the lips and then turned to Tira.

"Now watch how a pro does it." He said, grinning back at her and took a step forward to the wounded Tira.

Tira glared at him.

"This little thing is really heart-warming, but I'm in a bit of a hurry. So please move out of my way or I'll kill you both." She said in her rough voice, clenching her fist around her.

"Oh, I'm soo scared." He taunted, smirking at her. Talim looked a little worried, but also a little flushed from the quick kiss earlier.

"Fine. I'll keep you company...until you're destroyed." Tira said, spinning her red and silver ring blade around her arm. At the same time, Yun-seong raised his White Storm to her, making sure that Talim was behind him and safe.

"Talim, if I don't make it out, run." He muttered to her, before charging at Tira. She gaurded herself from the impact of the blade and jumped back, swinging her ring blade violently at the red-head. He jumped back as well, dodgint the hit barely.

Growling, Tira threw the ring blade like a boomerang, making sure that if he dodged it once, he would not dodge it a second time.

Yun-seong gaurded against the first attack, pushing Talim away, and then turned to watch the ring blade swung itself around to return to Tira. He pushed himself to the ground as the blade slammed back into it's owner's hand. Frowning, Tira then ran at him, hitting him across the chest once with the sharp Vimana, and then continued on with a swinging hit where the ring blade was right above her leg while she spun around three times like a ballerina, hitting him each time with the ring blade. (Polonaise Spin)

Jumping back, she jumped back and waited for him to get up. Tira then immediately spun her right leg and her Vimana upwards from the ground at the rising fighter so that he flew up in the air and slammed back down at the ground. (Beakbreak Toss)

"This is absolutely pointless!" Tira said as she watched him.

Getting caught up gaurd when Yun-seong quickly recovered by hitting the ground on his right palm, he kicked her in the chest, making her fly backwards a few feet. She groaned and touched her already-wounded chest and then took her hand from the spot, blood covering it. The blood was not exactly visible through her dark-red clothing, but it was there.

As Tira was busy looking at the blood, Yun-seong charged towards her and spun his sword vigurously horizontally, spinning in a complete circle and hitting her on the stomach. (Burning Ember)

She screamed out and touched the bloody area, before jumping up high into the air and dived downwards towards him, swinging her ring blade out towards him before she landed. (Diving Wing Flap) She landed right in front of him and smirked, winking and spun once, then began to swing the Vimana around in her hand. It slowly took on a fiery exterior before she slammed the sharp, hot areas into Yun-seong's skin. (Hovering Lark)

Yun-seong cried out at the same time as a scream had emitted from Talim. Running over to the fallen and bloody fighter, Talim was practically in tears. She touched his wounds and he hissed in pain. Looking down at the two, she felt an emptiness inside and scoffed.

"A nuisance...such a nuisance. Humph...I don't even feel like killing you." Tira said roughly. Talim then looked up at her, eyes thanking her.

Growling, Tira glared, not wanting to seem like a forgiving person. "But next time, come to me again and I'll cut your heart out, along with his, and feed them to my birds." She threatened. Looking down at Yun-seong, she smirked. "See what you get yourself into? But then again, either way, you would have died eventually. Completely useless." Tira said coldly, before turning away and walking off.

"Follow me and be assured that I'll break you in half." With a simple threat, Tira disappeared deeper into the more secret and secluded areas of the castle ruins, tending to her wounds.

It had been hours since Siegfried had seen that short, but dangerous young female. He didn't plan on letting her run amuck and planned on destroying her, just as he had done to Soul Caliber and that man Zasalamel.

He then wondered what his father would've said if he were still alive. Looking down at the ground of the Lost Cathedral, he sighed softly and clenched his fist around Requiem. Guilt stung at his heart and he looked out towards the beautiful view.

Shaking his head, Siegfried then turned and walked, making his way out of the Lost Cathedral. Was Soul Edge really gone now? Questions upon questions wanting to be answered piled itself in his mind and he sighed, running his fingers through his long blonde hair. Touching the scar on his right eye, he pondered on where that girl was.

She was most likely at Ostrheinsburg Castle, but he wasn't quite sure. She could be anywhere. From the Eurydice Shrine, where he had fought the woman and mother of two named Sophitia, to the Ling-Sheng Su Temple Ruin, where he had fought against a young woman named Seung-Mina, who had quite the nasty temper.

Either way, he wasn't sure. But Ostrheinsburg Castle was the most likely place for her to hide. He would have to head there immediately, after he tended to some wounds. Sighing, Siegfried made his way through the deep forest, watching for any enemies.

Though his sword was striking down creatures, his mind was busying itself with the young servant of Soul Edge. Just why did she duty herself to that vile thing? She was a beautiful girl, but yet her malevolence made that fact hard for anybody to see. And because of her loyalty to the darkness, she had to be eliminated. And he was going to make sure that he was the only one that would force her to take her last breath.

That was going to be his next objective.

Siegfried was going to now set his mind on destroying the still-loyal servant of Soul Edge.

/end of chapter.

Well, hoped you guys liked the first chapter. I've only played SCII and SCIII, but not the first one, so if I screw up on some information, you can put it in the reviews. :)

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I'm not really sure when I'll get the next chapter up. But I'll try to make it earlier than two weeks. I'm a busy person, so sorry if you have to wait reeaallyy long for another chapter. :) And, it'll depend on how many reviews I get for this first chapter. Anywho, thanks for reading, and don't forget to review!