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Chapter Four: The Burning Mansion

After the conflict with the mysterious green clad girl, Thunderfang went into the castle to search for information on either Soul Edge or its wielder, Nightmare. Like her deceased mentor, Firebird, said, the evil energy given off by the city was a lot stronger inside the castle. It was strong enough to irritate the scar on Thunderfang's right eye. Keeping one hand on the red diamond choker her ancestors gave her and the other hand on her trusty fan, Prowling Cat, she cautiously explored the castle of Ostriensburg. Her body was tense and her senses were alert, just in case if she was ambushed by the shadows of this dark and evil place.

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Thunderfang cleaned off one of the dusty windows, located in the south hall of the castle, with the sleeve of her dress. The she-warrior looked outside. The sun was in the middle of the sky; indicating that half the day was over with already. Thunderfang groaned. She must've looked through the castle at least three times now.

"This is pointless…." She muttered under her breath. "I'm not going to find anything here."

Thunderfang sighed, went away from the window and followed a hallway until she got to the exit of the castle.

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For the next three days, Thunderfang traveled the land. Still disappointed about not finding anything at the castle in Ostriensburg, she carried on, looking for information on either Soul Calibur or Soul Edge. Sadly, each place village she passed through had no information on either sword what so ever. Now, the she-warrior was questioning on whether or not StarTribe choose the right person for the prophecy.

On the fourth night, as Thunderfang was passing through yet another village, she got some news that might be of some that may be of some value to her. In the country known as Spain, in a city called Toledo, there is a wealthy merchant who was researching the massacres done by Soul Edge's wielder, Nightmare. It is said that he has a vast amount of records and information on the swords. Thunderfang came out of her depression and was overjoyed. Now she has something to look forward to.

"This is great!" Thunderfang said, smiling from ear to ear. "This guy is bound to help me."

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Thanks to stealing a horse, Thunderfang was able to get to the city of Toledo quicker than by walking. Immediately, the she-warrior was astonished by the size of the city.

"Geez…why do all the people about the swords have to be in city's that are huge?!" Thunderfang complained. The horse just looked at her, snorted and walked on.

According to the people she asked, the mansion would be in the wealthy district in the city and it is one of the biggest ones there. Thanks to the advice from the inhabitants, she found the place in no time at all. The she-warrior jumped off the horse and patted it on the neck.

"Thank you," She said to the horse. "May StarTribe light your path before you."

She briskly slapped the horse on the rump and the beast galloped away. She looked at the castle and her eyes narrowed.

She went over to the gate and tried to open it. The gate was locked. She sighed and walked to side. There was a giant wall in the way. The she-warrior smirked.

"This will be too easy," She said as she quickly climbed up the wall. She stood at the top and smiled. "Thank StarTribe that Red Moon taught me how to climb walls."

Thunderfang jumped down and ran across the yard to the mansion. Finding a strong vine she could use to climb up to the large windows of the mansion, she grabbed it and ascended to the window. It was just as easy climbing up the wall. Thunderfang, still holding onto the vine, broke the by swinging her foot to kick the glass. The glass broke easily the first time and shattered completely. Thunderfang smirked and jumped in through the window.

She was completely shocked by how nice the interior was. Beautiful paintings were hung on the wall. A nice green rug was on the floor of the hallway. Thunderfang walked further in and inspected the paintings. She walked close to one and looked intently at it. It was a painting of a man. He was on horseback and there seemed to be a war going on in the background.

Thunderfang scoffed. "I've seen better paintings than this!"

She walked down the hallway, looking at every painting on the walls, occasionally commenting on how bad or ugly they were. Then, Thunderfang stood still. She tilted her head up and sniffed the air. The she-warrior could smell smoke. Her back began feeling hotter and hotter. Thunderfang turned around and saw a booming fire behind her. Her pale blue eyes grew wide.

"A fire?!" She exclaimed. "It was perfectly fine a minute ago!"

The she-warrior turned around. Another fire was right in front of her, several meters away.

"You've got to be kidding me!"

With both Prowling Cat and Snarling Cat in hand, got ready to battle. Then, someone walked through the flames. It was a woman that looked a little bit older than Thunderfang. She had blonde hair and blue eyes, her skin was light. She was wearing an indigo jacket and a white shirt underneath. A pink ribbon, held down by a silver pendant, was loose around her neck. There was a shoulder pad on her right shoulder. She is wearing a short white skirt with blue lining it. On her legs she had on stockings and on her feet were boots. In her hands were a sword and a shield. She looked at Thunderfang; fierceness gleamed in her eyes.

The girl pointed at Thunderfang with her sword.

"You…what are you doing here?" The girl demanded. "State yourself!"

"My name is Thunderfang," Thunderfang said, trying to be polite. "I am looking for information about the two swords, Soul Calibur and Soul Edge. Do know anything about them."

"I do…but I'm not going to tell a person like you," The girl sneered.

Thunderfang now returned the same hostile look to the girl. No way was this girl going to show some understanding.

The she-warrior opened up the fan Prowling Cat and got into her battle stance. The girl straight ahead of her got into her battle stance as well. The flames were grower more intense and were surrounding the two girls.

The two walked in a circle, sizing each other up. Thunderfang never looked away from the girl's eyes.

Then, without a moment too soon, the girl charged at Thunderfang, sword ready to strike. Thunderfang anticipated the attack and was able to guard it easily with the closed Snarling Cat. The girl snarled at her and countered by swiping her leg to side, knocking Thunderfang over. Thunderfang fell onto her side. She looked at the girl. She was about to stab her with her sword. Thunderfang quickly rolled away but in doing that, the sword got her back and left a cut. The she-warrior grited her teeth. That blade was sharper than she would've expected. She knew that she would have to finish this battle quickly before she gets shreded by the girl's sword or she gets trapped by the burning building.

"Come one," The girl said impatiently. "Hurry up and let me finish you off."

Thundefang remained on her back, staying prfectly still. The girl sighed and marched over to her.

"Fine," she muttered. "I'll make this quick."

She held her sword back and looked down at Thunderfang. Thuderfang closed her eyes. The girl's sword went towards the she-warriors chest. Then, at that moment, Thunderfang's eyes flew open and she grabbed the girl's arm, in mid air. The girl's face went from fierce to shocked. Thunderfang slowly stood up, still grasping the girl's arm. Her pale blue eyes mysteriously began glowing purple. Thunderfang's grip grew tighter and the girl let out a groan.

"Oh...I'm sorry," Thunderfang said, her normal tone turning as cold as the harshest winter. "Does that hurt, my dear?"

The girl didn't answer and struggled to get free from Thunderfang's grip. The she-warrior sneered and tightened her grip, making the girl scream in pain.

"Perfect...that's the best screaming I heard in a long time!"

Thunderfang pushed the girl hard into the wall. The she-warrior backed away and jumped into the air. She remained suspended in the air. The girl looked at Thunderfang, fear showing in he eyes and face. Then, several large ice shards formed around Thunderfang. The girl's eyes widened and shook her head in disapproval.

"Time for my speciality dearie....Ice Shard Shower!"

With a flick of her wrist, the ice shards went towards the girl, but they didn't hurt her. They stuck in the wall, narrowly missing her body. She looke up at Thunderfang, who was still floating in the air. Her violet eyes were growing brightly.

"Humph...I missed you on purpose," Thunderfang said coldly. "But one day...I will finish the job. Good bye, dearie..."

The she-warrior flew through the ceiling of the burning building and went away through the night.

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Thunderfang woke up, her head pounding and not remembering anything from the night before. She slowly sat up and had a hand on her forehead. He eyes were back to their normal pale blue color.

"Ow...what happened? I feel like I've got into a drunken arguementwith Red Moon..."

She looked around to find where she was at. She was a thick forest. The she-warrior slowly stood up and looked at the rising sun in the sky. She stretched and yawned. The scar on her back had healed up already. She turned her head and found a narrow walkway. Thunderfang cocked her head and followed the path.

At the end of the path, she found a large clock tower.

"Hm..." She said. "This place looks interesting..."

Curiousity as her guide, she walked to the clock tower's entrance, opened it up and walked in.