A lot of things will be explained here. Enjoy!
Chapter 1: A Broken Heart
Cassandra rushed as fast as she could to the top of the tower. She could hear the clashing of swords and felt trembling beneath her feet. She also saw the dead bodies of the Azure Knight and three of his minions: a girl with wacky black hair and unusual clown-like clothing, a huge gigantic monster, and an unusual looking man. But Cassandra had no time to examine them. She had to convince herself that the ninja in red was lying to her about what she was told: that her own sister, Sophitia, was a servant of Soul Edge.
Earlier: outside the tower
"No! You're lying! Sophitia knows better! She would never do such a thing!"
The young Athenian glared with anger at the ninja before her. She just couldn't believe what the woman told her. There was just no way was her older sister a servant of Soul Edge.
"I'm afraid that my words are true. For the past few months, your older has been committing evil deeds to strengthen the power of the evil sword."
"That's a lie!"
"If you truly believe that what I'm saying to you now is false, then why don't you go inside the tower and see for yourself. She is up there right now, even as we speak."
Suddenly, the ninja disappeared in an instant. Cassandra was startled at first, but then she looked up to the top of the tower. It was a long way up, but her sister was most likely there. She had to find her and some answers.
End of flashback
Eventually she made it to the top. She suddenly gasped as she saw what was before her. It was her sister, Sophitia, but not as she remembered her. Her tunic that was usually white was now dark red. The same went for her arming and leggings. Also, her usual golden blond hair was darker than before. But the most shocking thing was what was in her hands. It was none other than the evil sword Soul Edge. At that moment, she was fighting a man, who looked quite unusual. He had white hair that was in a very unusual way, and fierce yellow eyes. His attire was very odd, as if he came from some sort of ancient civilization. Within his hands was the sword that was opposite to Soul Edge. It was none other than Soul Calibur.
But Cassandra just couldn't believe it. The ninja was telling the truth the whole. "It . . . can't be . . . Sophitia . . .?"
Suddenly she heard someone grunting on her right. She turned and saw a young knight with long blond hair, who was struggling to get up from the ground. He appeared to be badly beaten by someone.
"Yeah . . . I was pretty surprised myself. She's now . . . the host of Soul Edge."
The young girl turned back to her sister, who was still fighting the man with the spirit sword. They were clashing their swords with each other fiercely. After some time, the man pointed Soul Calibur at Sophitia.
"Foolish woman! You don't know how to master the power of that sword! You're clearly not worthy to even wield it!"
"I will never give Soul Edge to you! With the power of this sword, I'll protect the life of my child. Once I destroy that blade of yours, Pyrrha will not die!"
"Hah! Soul Edge was meant for me to use to rule this world for eternity! How could it possibly protect your child?"
Sophitia turned to her side with a sad look on her face. "No could ever understand. My child was infected with the power of Soul Edge when she was born. It caused her to go mad whenever she got near a fragment of this sword. And then . . . she became unable to live . . . without the influence of Soul Edge. That is why . . . I must hold on to this sword to ensure that Pyrrha lives! If you had a child that was about to die, what would you do?! That's the problem with all of you! You don't understand anything I'm going through!"
Cassandra couldn't believe it. Pyrrha would die without Soul Edge's influence? Was that the reason why she became a servant of the evil sword? How can all of this happening?
Sophitia then charged up the evil sword and her eyes glowed with a blood red light. "That is why . . . I will take down everyone who stands in my way!"
She then ran to man with lightning speed. In an instant, she attacked him wildly with fast slashes. At first, the man blocked each attack, but then Sophitia began to overpower him and was kneeling on the ground, blocking each incoming attack. Realizing that he had to do something, the man charged up Soul Calibur and fought back. The battle ensued even more, and they both delivered even more devastating attacks to each other.
After blocking one attack from Sophitia, Algol smirked. "Hmph. It seems I've misjudged you a bit. You've become really skilled with that sword .But I will still get that sword back!"
Charging up Soul Calibur once more, he slammed it down to the ground, creating a path of ice that was heading for Sophitia. But the oracle slashed Soul Edge, destroying all of it in an instant. The man was caught off guard and he lost his hold on the spirit sword. Taking advantage, Sophitia rushed to him and stabbed him in the chest. In an instant, the man fell to his knees in agonizing pain. He could not believe that he was defeated. He looked at Sophitia as she pointed Soul Edge to his neck.
"Forgive me . . . but this is good-bye."
But as she was about to thrust the sword, she was tackled down from her right side. As she recovered, she saw that it was none other than her younger sister.
"Cassandra? Why have you come?"
"I'm the one who should be asking questions! How in the world did Pyrrha become unable to survive without Soul Edge? And couldn't you have thought of another way to save her?!"
"Enough! You don't understand the pain that I'm going through! No one does!"
Suddenly Sophitia charged to Cassandra. The younger quickly picked up Soul Calibur and blocked her sister's attack. She looked deep into Sophitia's eyes and saw that she was slowly but gradually being consumed with insanity. If she could not find a way to save her, the darkness will consume all of her heart. Drawing back, she quickly blocked the incoming attacks from her sister. When Sophitia tried to take her down with a slash of energy, Cassandra quickly ducked and dodged each one. She had to think of something and fast.
Suddenly, Cassandra was caught off guard, and Sophitia swung Soul Edge at her, knocking the younger sister away. "It seems that you will stand in my way as well. Then I will destroy you as well!"
As she charged up Soul Edge, Cassandra slowly got up, with Soul Calibur still in her hands. "Sis, I love you . . . with all of my heart . . . But . . . I don't have any other choice . . ."
All of a sudden, Soul Calibur began to glow with a radiant light. Both the man and the knight were amazed at its intense brightness. Sophitia and Cassandra then rushed towards each other. As their swords clashed, they created a bright light which blinded everyone.
Cassandra instantly opened her eyes and jolted up, taking really deep breaths. That dream she had was what happened before that bright light. After recovering, she looked around and saw that she was in an unfamiliar bedroom. Also, she was wearing a nice nightgown.
"Where . . . am I?"
"You're in Wolfkrone."
Cassandra turned to her right and saw a young teenage girl in maid's clothes. She had long brown hair and hazel eyes. She was sitting on a chair near the bed with a light green dress in her lap.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Juliane. Princess Hilde assigned me to be your maidservant for as long as you stay here."
"But . . . how did I . . . get here?"
"You were brought here by a knight named Siegfried Schtauffen."
"Who's he?"
Juliane stood up from her chair and readied the dress for Cassandra. "You will be meeting him and Princess Hilde today in the throne room. She requests that you wear this."
Cassandra looked down at her hands with hesitation. She was scared. She did not know exactly how she got here, or this Siegfried Schtauffen. But what choice she had? So she got up and let Juliane help her get ready.
"So let me get this straight. This Algol defeated you before you could destroy Soul Edge, stealing Soul Calibur in the process. And before he could get his hand on the evil sword, this Sophitia appears and steals it, defeating Algol. Then this girl comes in, fights her sister with Soul Calibur, and somehow the power of the two swords went out of control during the fight."
The princess sat on the throne, looking out to Siegfried, who was kneeling before her. The knight had just told her what happened at the tall tower, and the story was unbelievable.
"Your Highness, what I have just told you is true. Because the power of the spirit sword is dangerous, Algol sealed it within the girl."
"How's that even possible?"
"He's the one . . . who created both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur. So I guess he could manipulate their power to do whatever he wanted."
"I see . . ." There was a brief moment of silence before Hilde spoke again. "Siegfried, tell me . . . Is it true that you're one who brought this calamity upon us?"
The knight hesitated a little bit before answering Hilde's question. "Yes. I was the one who was called the Azure Knight."
"Hmph. I'm surprised that you confessed that without hesitation."
"You can deliver any punishment you want on me. I just need to aid the girl on her quest to seal the swords."
Hilde clasped her hands together and closed her eyes, going deep into thought. Then she stood up, picked up her sword and walked up to Siegfried.
"Young knight, there are warriors in this world . . . who place the needs of others before their own. And you are clearly one of them. You've given up everything to gain atonement for your sins, and showed true heroism that was in your heart."
She then tapped his shoulders with her swords. "Therefore, I, Hildegard von Krone, shall give you, Siegfried Schtauffen, a royal pardon for your sins."
The knight looked up to the princess with a small smile on his face. She responded back with a smile as well. Suddenly, they heard the voice of a young girl coming from the door.
"Princess, our guest is here."
They both turned and saw Juliane with the girl standing next to her. Hilde walked up to them and turned to the maidservant. "Thank you Julianne. You may go now."
After the young maidservant left the throne room, the princess turned her attention back to the guest and extended her hand to her. "Greetings, and welcome to Wolfkrone. I am Princess Hilde. May I inquire your name?"
The guest stared at the hand for a moment, then reached out and shook it slowly while giving her answer. "Cassandra. Cassandra Alexandra."
"It's my pleasure to meet you. Allow me to introduce you to Siegfried Schtauffen. He was the one who brought you here."
The knight walked up to the girl and politely bowed. "I'm honored to have finally met you formally."
"Same here . . . Are you really the one who brought me here . . . and the one that I met back at that tower?"
Siegfried nodded slowly then spoke up again. "Cassandra . . . there are a lot of things . . . that I need to tell you."
Then the knight told her everything: the fact that he used to be Nightmare but was freed, that Sophitia killed him and his servants to get her hold on Soul Edge, and that Algol sealed Soul Calibur within her body in his last moments.
"He wanted you to use the power of the spirit sword to seal itself with Soul Edge. He believed that you can save your sister from the curse of the evil sword."
Cassandra silently shook her head and walked towards the balcony. She looked out towards the valley in front of her with sadness in her eyes. "Didn't you hear what Sophitia said about Pyrrha? If Soul Edge is destroyed, then she'll die. How in the world am I supposed to seal the swords away without killing Sophitia's daughter?"
Siegfried and Hilde looked out to her, not able to answer her question. Cassandra continued on. "I don't know what to do now . . . I don't know . . . what to fight for . . ."
Alrighty! I'll try to upload Ch. 2 as soon as I can. Happy President's Day everyone!