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Chapter 9: Uncontrollable Powers

Cassandra could not believe the man's words. It was all her fault that her family was dead?

"Who are you, and why do you say that it's my fault that my family's dead?"

"I am Zasalamel, and I have seen all that has happened. And by the look of things, you've brought your own problems upon yourself."

"You're lying!"

"On the contrary, I am telling the truth. Think for a moment. Either you or your sister should've stayed home and watched over your family, but both of you decided to destroy Soul Edge, leaving them vulnerable to harm. You had chances, but you left the first time to carry your sister's burden, which I think was very stupid of you since you had no experience at all with fighting and the outside world. And then you left again when you came back to help her. Of course, she came back a few times herself, but if I were you, I would've just let her go because she was the Gods' chosen one. Face it, Cassandra. You're nothing but a failure."

The Athenian shouted, "Shut up! You speak nothing but lies!"

"My words are far from false. And now about the sword within you. I wonder why King Algol would choose a pathetic girl like you to carry it within you. Because of the way you are right now, Soul Calibur will make you uncontrollable and make you destroy everything around you. Unless you control your emotions, the power within you will go haywire. And the way you are now, I know that you will never control that power."

Cassandra pulled out her sword. "I said shut up!"

Then she dashed towards Zasalamel and swung her blade at him. But he quickly side-stepped and dodged the attack. As the girl turned for another attack, the enigma grabbed her by the neck. He then pushed her up against the wall as she struggled for breath.

"Let us see how uncontrollable you will become!"

Suddenly, his arm was charged up with electric power and it shot to Cassandra. In an instant, she was screaming in agonizing pain. She felt her energy draining away. All of the pain was unbearable.

I can't break free . . . Someone . . . help me . . .

Zasalamel was getting impatient. "Come forth, Soul Calibur! Show me your powers!"

All of a sudden, the swordswoman's body began to glow with a brilliant blue light that filled the whole room, and her screams became louder.

In Siegfried's room

The knight jerked himself up. He could hear such agonizing screams, and to make things worse, it sounded like Cassandra. Quickly grabbing Requiem, he rushed out of his room. He was greeted by everyone else, who had their weapons in their hands, but Cassandra was not with them.

Siegfried started to worry. "Where's Cassandra?"

Hilde quickly shook her head. "We don't know. We just heard those loud cries. If I had to guess, she must be in trouble."

"Then let's hurry!"

Suddenly, a bright blue light shined from behind them, and everyone turned around in shock.

Kilik then shouted, "Soul Calibur's power has gone out of control! We've got to hurry!"

Inside the sanctuary

All five warriors rushed through the door and saw a black man with a large white scythe. Xianghua gasped.

"I remember you. You're the one who defeated Kilik in that evil infested valley!"

"Yes I am. The name is Zasalamel. It seems that the two of you have been doing well."

Kilik pointed his rod at the enigma. "Enough already! What have you done with Cassandra?"

"You mean this pathetic being?"

He then sidestepped and everyone gasped. Before them was indeed Cassandra, but as they knew her. Her eyes had a light blue eerie glow, and her hair was a pale white. On her back were gigantic light blue wings, and her body was surrounded with a bright blue light emanating from her body.

Suddenly, she pulled out her sword and shield, but to everyone's surprise, they weren't her regular weapons, but Soul Calibur. She slashed blade down, creating a giant wave of blue light. The wave headed towards the group, and although they were all able to dodge the attack, they could not believe of the great power Cassandra now possessed.

Siegfried pointed his sword at Zasalamel. "How dare you transform her! You won't have any forgiveness from me!"

"Hehehe. I did not transform her. I just let her emotions get the best of her. Her heart was filled with agony, anger, and sadness. And I thought to myself, 'What would happen if her emotions got the best of her?'"

"You bastard!"

Siegfried then charged at Zasalamel, but then Cassandra darted towards the knight, ready to stab her. He quickly saw her and blocked her attack. She then began her assault, rapidly delivering slashes with her sword, forcing the knight to defend herself.

Kilik, Xianghua, Hilde and Rock watched as Cassandra kept on trying to kill Siegfried. The princess had enough.

"We've got to find a way to calm her down!"

The dancer looked at her with confusion. "But how?"

Suddenly, a horde of skeletons fell from the roof. The four of them managed to dodge, but were shocked as to how they appeared out of nowhere.

They then heard a sinister laugh from Zasalamel. "I won't allow you four to interfere. Have fun with my puppets."

Then the skeletons attacked them. The monk and dancer worked together and combined their martial arts with their rod and sword, gracefully destroying their opponents. The princess stabbed her sword and spear into two skeletons and spun them around, knocking away nearby enemies. And the White Giant quickly swung his giant mace, smashing the skeletons into pieces. But no matter how many they destroy, more of them will come out at them.

Meanwhile Siegfried was pinned to the wall by Cassandra. The only thing that stood between him and Soul Calibur was Requiem. In her eyes was nothing but a fierce rage and a strong desire to kill.

"Snap out of it Cassandra! Wake up!"

He then heard another sinister laugh from Zasalamel. "It's no use, Siegfried. She is now lost in her anger, and she can never be set free."

"No! I will . . ."

Suddenly, he heard agonizing screams from his comrades. He turned his head and saw that the four of them have been defeated by the skeletons, and were about to be finished off.

Then Zasalamel said, "It is now time . . . for all of you to disappear."

Cassandra then punched Siegfried in the face and knocked him down. Then she and the skeletons raised their weapons high, ready to finish off the five warriors. Siegfried looked deep into the swordswoman's eyes. He couldn't believe that he utterly failed. He could no longer fulfill his promise to the Hero King.

Algol . . . I'm sorry.

But all of a sudden, the skeletons were destroyed in an instant, much to Zasalamel's surprise.

"What? What is the meaning of this?"

Then something was thrown at Soul Calibur, knocking the sword out of Cassandra's hand. Suddenly, the blue aura that surrounded her disappeared, her wings vanished, and her hair and eyes returned to their normal color. She then collapsed and Siegfried quickly got up and caught her with his arms. It appeared that she was unconscious and drained of her energy. Then suddenly, the spirit sword traveled to Cassandra and re-entered her body.

Suddenly, a voice cried out, "Your evil deeds cannot be ignored!"

Then a woman jumped out from the shadows and landed between Siegfried and Zasalamel. The knight saw that it was a Japanese woman with long black hair tied in a ponytail. Her outfit was a red ninja suit with black shoulder pads, armguards and leg guards. On her back were two small short swords. Siegfried couldn't help but notice that one of them had an evil aura, just like Soul Edge.

Zasalamel chuckled. "Well, well, well. If it isn't the runaway ninja that was once part of the secret Fu-Ma ninja clan. I believe that your name is Taki, if I'm not mistaken. I have heard numerous rumors about you."

The ninja quickly pulled out her swords. "Then you should know that I have the skills to take you down!"

She then rushed to the enigma, but he quickly dodged and jumped high into the air, landing on top of the pillar.

"We will duel, ninja, but not right now. Circumstances have now changed."

Siegfried shouted, "Coward!"

The enigma merely smiled. "I'm just being cautious right now. We'll meet again in the future, but it won't be like this time."

Suddenly he disappeared into the shadows. Taki sighed and placed her swords back. She then turned and walked up to Siegfried, who was still holding Cassandra. The ninja placed her hand on the girl's hand.

"She'll be fine, but she needs a lot of rest. I believe that your other friends will be fine too."

She then got up and turned, ready to leave. Siegfried then called out, "Wait! Who are you and what are you doing now?"

"Didn't you here that man? I'm Taki, a nuke-in from the Fu-Ma ninja clan. I must pursue that man and see what his intentions are. Siegfried, you need to watch over that girl. Be her pillar of support, and give her the strength she needs to not only get over the loss of her sister, but also to control the sword's power."

"You mean Soul Calibur? Wait! How do you-"

"I saw when the one who created it sealed it within her. I know what's going on right now. You all must head north. Her sister is now targeting the daughter of the Dread Pirate."

"Cervantes' daughter? Ivy?"

"Yes. Although I would care less about that woman, Soul Edge will grow even more powerful if it absorbs that woman's soul. I must leave now, but we will meet again."

She then jumped high into the sky and disappeared. Siegfried stood where he was for a long time, thinking about all that Taki told him.

She's right. Cassandra needs all of the emotional support she needs right now, for she must stop Sophitia and Soul Edge from the destroying the world. I have to stay by her side, no matter what happens.

Suddenly, he heard moans from Kilik, Xianghua, Hilde, and Rock. All four of them had regained consciousness. Siegfried quickly rushed to them.

"Are you all alright?"

Hilde put a head on her head as if she had a terrible headache. "I sure had better days. What happened?"

"Well . . ."

Later, in Cassandra's room

Everyone was in Cassandra's chamber, with the Athenian sound asleep. Siegfried had explained everything to everyone else, and then they began planning on what to do next.

Hilde was the first to speak up. "So if the ninja's words are true, then we better head for London at dawn."

Xianghua replied, "I'm sure that woman didn't make up that story, but I think we all agree that we must get there as soon as we can tomorrow."

Rock then said, "Then we should all get some rest. We have a long journey ahead of us tomorrow."

All nodded in agreement. As they headed back to their rooms, Kilik noticed that Siegfried was still by Cassandra's side. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah. I just want to stay by her side for a little while."

"Very well. But make sure that you get some rest too."

Kilik then closed the door behind him, leaving Siegfried alone with Cassandra. For a while, he stared at her beautiful face. She has gone through so much, and she was carrying a great burden within her heart. Siegfried then leaned forward and kissed her gently on the cheek. He then took her hand and held it tightly.

"I will always be by your side, Cassandra. Always."