Chapter IV: A Battle Sparks
Siegfried rolled to the side to avoid the blow. Now at Jing's side, he went to strike him horizontally in the back. Jing foresaw this and jumped in the air. He landed on the flat surface of Soul Calibur, and then backflipped to land on the ground in front of Siegfried. Siegfried realized that Jing had the same fighting style that Nightmare used 17 years ago, because he remembered Nightmare using a style built more on strength and power than speed the last time they fought. He realized that the brilliant cathedral he was just in became a smoldering wasteland, much like most of the area as far as he could see. And Osthreinburg castle had a huge flaming hole in it from a meteor. But most of all, he realized that he was crouching on the floor and was vulnerable to attack.
Realizing is error, he got up and went to slash Jing across the chest. He succeeded, but merely pierced his armor. Jing was unaffected, but a little upset. Jing swung his sword around his head three times, and Siegfried saw it become covered in flames. The sword then came down, looking to cut him in two. Siegfried, without thinking, put up his sword in fear, and SoulCalibur repelled the blast. Jing was taken aback again.
"Now I'm angry!!!" Jing came at him with force, swinging the huge Zweihander Soul Edge left, right, left, right, left, right. Siegfried blocked each one as they came, but he was getting tired. Jing didn't seem to be breaking a sweat.
"Maybe age really is a problem, Siegfried." Jing mocked him as he continued to throw blows at him.
"I stand behind what I say!" and Siegfried managed to push him off. "That was the problem with Nightmare. He relied on strength more than speed, when speed was always the key. That was how I defeated him."
"So you fought Nightmare? Or is that another one of those white lies that fathers tell?" Jing then came again to him, with full force. Siegfried tried to dodge, but it scratched his armor. Jing was caught off guard, and was several feet from the edge, his back facing Siegfried. Siegfried saw this as the perfect opportunity. He hit him in the back with the hilt of Soul Calibur, sending him over the edge of the platform. Siegfried watched him go down, and went down to follow him.
