Disclaimer: I do not own any Soul Calibur 2 characters or any rights to
anything Namco have in the game. I also do not own the song "Grace and
Love." By Kutless.
Summary: Cassandra wanted to take care of Soul Edge on her own, but when she meets the broken warrior who controls the evil blade will she back down or try to fight? What she doesn't realize is that behind the warrior known as Nightmare there is a man struggling for one last chance at redemption.
A Siegfried/Cassandra fic!
"Grace and Love."
"Many things in life are hard for me Many things can pull us down I don't understand Why I do what I do How could I take my eyes off you?
After all you've done for me And after all you've done for me
It's by grace and love I am saved It's by grace and love You've forgiven me And by that love and grace I'm amazed It's by grace and love
I am free."
- Kutless "Grace and Love."
Cassandra watched the beautiful night sky as she stood on the large platform of the Greek shrine. She had traveled far in her search for Soul Edge and the fragments of the evil sword but in the end she missed her family greatly and returned home for a short while.
"Humph...I wonder if I'll ever find it." She whispered as she continued to think to herself. She remembered vaguely a period of time when she thought she had found the sword and its wielder in an abandoned castle, but the sword was nowhere to be seen.
As soon as she stood to return to her home she felt such a strong presence enter the shrine. Gusts of wind began to become unnaturally stronger and Cassandra could already feel shivers as she spotted a figure walking towards her.
'It can't be!' She yelled into her mind as the figure stepped into the light reflected from a nearby torch.
The figure with the inhuman right arm that tightened on the very weapon she had been searching for stopped only a few yards away from her. "Nightmare!" She gasped in fear when she got her voice back from the shock.
"You are one of the many fools trying to stop me." Nightmare said as he began to raise his mighty sword. "Offer your soul to me." He whispered with a deadly cold voice.
"I won't lose to you! I can't!" Cassandra yelled to the dark figure trying to sound brave even though deep down she was praying to the gods that her sister would come to save her. She raised her shield and sword and prepared for battle.
*****
'I have been here...before.' The large knight thought to himself as he raised his giant sword into a battle stance. Memories flashed before his eyes but were soon erased as Soul Edge's power began to flow through him.
'A female warrior...I fought another female here before.' Nightmare thought again as he looked around his surroundings. He tried in vain to remember the battle he had here before. He even tried to remember the woman's name that he fought but nothing came.
The thoughts faded and he began to focus on the present battle. He had been watching the girl follow him closely these past few weeks and when she decided to stop her pursuit he wanted to follow her. And so he followed her to this place, but he had not expected these strange "memories" to arise from this shrine.
Soul Edge began to gather a strong surge of power and Nightmare brought the sword to his chest. "Sword give me strength!" Nightmare having gathered his strength charged forward and tried striking for Cassandra's head. She backed away quickly and avoided the large blade, she watched as the knight turned and brought the sword behind him. He lunged for her and slashed downwards trying to cut her in half. She barely rolled away from his attack and tried kicking at his legs.
She didn't realize her mistake until it was too late. Nightmare raised his large boot and crushed her ankle beneath him. She cried out in pain when she felt the bones in her ankle shatter.
Nightmare chuckled as he looked down at the wounded woman. "Pitiful. You weren't even worth my efforts." He leaned down and grasped her by her neck and lifted her up. He tightened his grip around Cassandra's neck and watched as she began to lose consciousness.
She tried to mount one last attack and in a swift movement lifted her shield and hit Nightmare directly in the head. Because of he impact his helmet was knocked off his head and he dropped her to the ground as well.
When she looked back into the warriors face she no longer saw burning red eyes but she saw flowing blonde hair and the eyes of the warrior her sister had told her about. Sophitia had told her many stories about a warrior she had met on her quest for Soul Edge. Sophitia said she tried to help the warrior regain his sanity.
Sophitia also told her that if her sister were to ever meet the same warrior, that Cassandra was to try to save him just as Sophitia had tried.
So Cassandra was no longer looking into the demon knight's red eyes, but looking into the warrior's eyes that she had been destined to help. She was looking at the one yellow one blue eyes of Siegfried. Nightmare was no longer standing before her, Siegfreid was.
'Siegfried is Nightmare...and Nightmare is...Siegfried?'
Authors notes: This shouldn't be a very long fic maybe a chapter or two more. Please review and tell what you think.
Summary: Cassandra wanted to take care of Soul Edge on her own, but when she meets the broken warrior who controls the evil blade will she back down or try to fight? What she doesn't realize is that behind the warrior known as Nightmare there is a man struggling for one last chance at redemption.
A Siegfried/Cassandra fic!
"Grace and Love."
"Many things in life are hard for me Many things can pull us down I don't understand Why I do what I do How could I take my eyes off you?
After all you've done for me And after all you've done for me
It's by grace and love I am saved It's by grace and love You've forgiven me And by that love and grace I'm amazed It's by grace and love
I am free."
- Kutless "Grace and Love."
Cassandra watched the beautiful night sky as she stood on the large platform of the Greek shrine. She had traveled far in her search for Soul Edge and the fragments of the evil sword but in the end she missed her family greatly and returned home for a short while.
"Humph...I wonder if I'll ever find it." She whispered as she continued to think to herself. She remembered vaguely a period of time when she thought she had found the sword and its wielder in an abandoned castle, but the sword was nowhere to be seen.
As soon as she stood to return to her home she felt such a strong presence enter the shrine. Gusts of wind began to become unnaturally stronger and Cassandra could already feel shivers as she spotted a figure walking towards her.
'It can't be!' She yelled into her mind as the figure stepped into the light reflected from a nearby torch.
The figure with the inhuman right arm that tightened on the very weapon she had been searching for stopped only a few yards away from her. "Nightmare!" She gasped in fear when she got her voice back from the shock.
"You are one of the many fools trying to stop me." Nightmare said as he began to raise his mighty sword. "Offer your soul to me." He whispered with a deadly cold voice.
"I won't lose to you! I can't!" Cassandra yelled to the dark figure trying to sound brave even though deep down she was praying to the gods that her sister would come to save her. She raised her shield and sword and prepared for battle.
*****
'I have been here...before.' The large knight thought to himself as he raised his giant sword into a battle stance. Memories flashed before his eyes but were soon erased as Soul Edge's power began to flow through him.
'A female warrior...I fought another female here before.' Nightmare thought again as he looked around his surroundings. He tried in vain to remember the battle he had here before. He even tried to remember the woman's name that he fought but nothing came.
The thoughts faded and he began to focus on the present battle. He had been watching the girl follow him closely these past few weeks and when she decided to stop her pursuit he wanted to follow her. And so he followed her to this place, but he had not expected these strange "memories" to arise from this shrine.
Soul Edge began to gather a strong surge of power and Nightmare brought the sword to his chest. "Sword give me strength!" Nightmare having gathered his strength charged forward and tried striking for Cassandra's head. She backed away quickly and avoided the large blade, she watched as the knight turned and brought the sword behind him. He lunged for her and slashed downwards trying to cut her in half. She barely rolled away from his attack and tried kicking at his legs.
She didn't realize her mistake until it was too late. Nightmare raised his large boot and crushed her ankle beneath him. She cried out in pain when she felt the bones in her ankle shatter.
Nightmare chuckled as he looked down at the wounded woman. "Pitiful. You weren't even worth my efforts." He leaned down and grasped her by her neck and lifted her up. He tightened his grip around Cassandra's neck and watched as she began to lose consciousness.
She tried to mount one last attack and in a swift movement lifted her shield and hit Nightmare directly in the head. Because of he impact his helmet was knocked off his head and he dropped her to the ground as well.
When she looked back into the warriors face she no longer saw burning red eyes but she saw flowing blonde hair and the eyes of the warrior her sister had told her about. Sophitia had told her many stories about a warrior she had met on her quest for Soul Edge. Sophitia said she tried to help the warrior regain his sanity.
Sophitia also told her that if her sister were to ever meet the same warrior, that Cassandra was to try to save him just as Sophitia had tried.
So Cassandra was no longer looking into the demon knight's red eyes, but looking into the warrior's eyes that she had been destined to help. She was looking at the one yellow one blue eyes of Siegfried. Nightmare was no longer standing before her, Siegfreid was.
'Siegfried is Nightmare...and Nightmare is...Siegfried?'
Authors notes: This shouldn't be a very long fic maybe a chapter or two more. Please review and tell what you think.
