As the figures descended the stairs, Cervantes noticed that the woman was carrying a strange weapon. It looked like a Katana sword, but it was emitting a blue glow.
This must be the spirit sword the Soul Edge had warned him about... Seigfried had armed himself with a new zweihander sword. As large and as heavy as the Soul Edge he had previously carried, it was a lethal weapon. Five years
had evidently been long enough for Seigfried's arm to heal.

As Seigfried and his female companion reached the bottom of the stairs, Seigfried spoke to her, "Xianghua. Be careful. He has both of the Soul Edge blades. When you fought me all those years ago, when the Soul Edge controlled me, I had only one."
Xianghua replied, "But there are two of us now. And the Krita-Yuga I hold can neutralise the power of the Soul Edge."
Siegfried then turned to Cervantes, and spoke, "You should not have spared my life. I will now destroy you. The cursed blades will not save you this time."

Cervantes had heard the name of Xianghua before. She had attacked Nightmare all those years ago, and seriously damaged the Soul Edge. She would be a dangerous opponent indeed. And with Seigfried by her side, she would be doubly dangerous. Cervantes prepared for combat. He heard the voice of the Soul Edge, "I cannot help you this time. The power of the Krita-Yuga prevents it. You must fight them both yourself."

Cervantes advanced towards Xianghua and Seigfried, the Soul Edge in his hands. Seigfried raised his enourmous broadsword, and Xianghua readied the Krita-Yuga . Cervantes made straight for Seigfried. Seigfried blocked his attacks
with his huge blade, then brought the weapon crashing down, as Cervantes paused to regain his breath. Cervantes dived to the side, narrowly escaped being cut in two. As Seigfried raised the huge weapon to shoulder height again,
Xianghua attacked Cervantes with the Krita-Yuga . Cervantes easily parried her attacks, but each time the swords touched, there was a flash of light. Cervantes felt the Soul Edge weakening with each hit. Seigfried re-entered the fray, swinging the zweihander horizontally. Cervantes ducked the blade, and viciously smashed downwards at Xianghua. She parried the blow, but the Krita-Yuga shattered, its power utterly drained! Cervantes started to laugh evily, and stabbed down at Xianghua. She rolled nimbly
out of the way, and the Soul Edge stuck into the floor. As Cervantes struggled to free the blades, Seigfried swung the zweihander at the Soul Edge. Already weakened by the contact with the Krita-Yuga, the blades could not withstand the impact with the great broadsword. The Soul Edge shattered.

"Nooooooooo!" shouted Cervantes. He grabbed the Nirvana from its scabbard, and fired the pistol within the hilt at Seigfried, but Seigfried blocked the bullet with his sword. Seigfried swung the zweihander with all his strength. The great sword hit Cervantes on his arm, cutting off his limb. Cervantes screamed with the pain, then grabbed Achelon from its scabbard with his remaining limb. Cervantes ran for the stairs, Seigfried following close behind. As he reached the stairs, Cervantes heard Seigfried's footsteps behind him.
He turned, just in time to parry a swing of the zweihander. Cervantes and Seigfried exchanged blows, but every attack was parried.

The frantic duel continued as Cervantes backed all the way up the stairs, and onto the balcony that bordered the room on the first floor. Cervantes had just about reached the point directly above where the Soul Edge had shattered, when he stabbed at Seigfried. Achelon passed through a crack in Seigfried's armour, but it did not hurt Seigfried seriously. When Cervantes tried to pull out the blade, it
stuck fast. Leaving the sword embedded, Cervantes turned to run, with a cry of despair. Seigfried swung the zweihander horizontally, at head height. The blade sliced through Cervantes' neck, decapitating him. His disembodied head fell onto the floor below, among the shards of the Soul Edge. A split second later, Cervantes' lifeless body toppled over the railing, to join his head on the floor below.

Seigfried and Xianghua walked past Cervantes' lifeless body, and out of the mansion. "Its finally over." said Xianghua. "Let's hope so." replied Seigfried. They walked away from the house, and out of the grounds.