Guardian
Disclaimer: Don't own Soul Blade/ Calibur
Chapter 2: Siegfried's Nightmare
"It all began when my father trained me in the ways of the knights," said Siegfried. "He taught me how to strike, block and parry and all the other things that make a good swordsman but he never told me what it was like to actually kill someone. I only learned because I didn't want to do disappoint him, and I think he knew, but neither of us ever said anything about it. He taught, and I learned. I became known around my town as the gentle knight. Then my father left to fight in a crusade and without him to influence me, I soon fell into the wrong crowds. I got into fights, and after a year I had killed someone. I wasn't proud of it and I never will be, but I found it wasn't as hard as I had anticipated. I had only meant to hurt him but I actually killed him. After two years I was told that I had to go and fight in the same crusade as my father and I found I didn't want to. My friends and I got together, took our weapons and left. We called ourselves the "Scharzwind" or "Black Wind". I had the idea that we would ambush knights in the forest, defeat them and take their supplies. I only thought we should beat them up badly enough to stop them from coming after us when we took all their supplies, but the rest of the Scharzwind decided we would kill them, and if I opposed them I would be killed. After a while of this I became more relaxed about killing them. We found a group of knights one day, weary from battle and marching, and I jumped down and grabbed the captain. I made him kneel down and beheaded him. I held up the head and the Schwarzwind cheered. I turned it around and looked at the face. It was my father on his way back from the crusades. I screamed and dropped it. I ran off into the forest and convinced myself that someone else had killed him. I started to lose my mind and became convinced that I would need some kind of magical sword with immense power to beat the "Killer". I had heard of the legendary sword of Sir Stephan, Grimblade. I went in search of it, and came to his castle, Ohrsteinsburg Castle. I became the commander of his band of mercenary knights. During my time there the forces of Marquis Andre laid siege to the castle, but my army and I held them at bay. During the battle I saw that an opportunity had arisen. Stephan was alone in his chambers so I entered and slew the knight. I then escaped with Grimblade undetected and ran into the forest. I held it high above my head and asked it to grant me the power to defeat my father's killer. Nothing happened, and I realized it was not the right sword. In disgust, I discarded it and resumed my search. I spent weeks searching, and the longer I searched the more manic I became. I finally found a report on the real Soul Edge being in a port town in Spain. I went there and as I entered the town I saw a female ninja carrying a girl away from the docks. Going in the direction they had come from I found the body of the dread pirate Cervantes with one of the twin blades of Soul Edge next to him. I reached to take the sword but was stopped when that damned pirate's body became consumed with hellfire and we began a savage battle. I emerged victorious and took the sword. The instant I touched it, the history of massacre within Soul edge travelled into me. I felt my flesh being seared away as it devoured my emotions. I realized too late the sword was merging with me." He motioned to his claw and Rebecca recoiled a little. "This is a reminder of that. It used to be a lot bigger, believe me. My body was turned red as blood and the sword exploded with evil energy. A massive column of energy shot into the night sky and rained the evil seed down on humanity. It was in that instant that Siegfried Schtauffen ceased to exist and I became Nightmare. I don't remember much during that time. The next three years were spent in a dream like state. I was vaguely aware of my alter- ego harvesting souls to feed the blade. Little did I know that my own desires had been driving the demonic creature. Nightmare was making his way to Ohrsteinsburg castle to return to the spot where my journey had begun. . Once his minions had collected enough souls, Nightmare used the power of the Soul Edge to resurrect my father. When my "father" asked me to pierce him with his sword, I knew it was nothing more than an illusion created by my weak mind. My father admonished me for my evil actions. This finally broke me from the mental control the Soul Edge had over me. I found myself under attack by three warriors, Kilik, Xianghua, and Maxi. Our battle did not last long, as the warriors easily defeated the weakened Nightmare. The Soul Edge was knocked free from Nightmare's grasp, and my body was returned to normal. As I had done many years ago, I once again fled the castle while a battle raged out front. Feeling like I had been given a second chance, I set out to make right all of the things that I as Nightmare had done. I first returned home to visit my mother. Her life had become completely barren in the three years since she lost her husband and son. This was the first time I had been home since I murdered my father. I made my way up the walk and prepared to knock on the door when I heard my mother praying inside. I froze as I heard her pray that her son's soul may find peace. I realized that I was unworthy to see my mother at this time, that I must make peace with my soul before I could ever face her. Not wanting to leave without saying goodbye, I spoke a farewell to her and ran away before she could notice. I had now grown into a man, and I left my childhood home refreshed. With renewed vigour, I set out to put out the flames of unholy hellfire that Nightmare had spread throughout the world. I gathered together a new Schwarzwind, one devoted to the destruction of demons. The path that lay before me was uncertain, but I thought that now because my cause was truly righteous that I would prevail. I was wrong. About a year after that I found Soul Edge again, but I didn't know as it had disguised itself as an ordinary Zweihander, not unlike my Requiem. I took it and once again became Nightmare. Nightmare slaughtered the Schwarzwind and set off again. This time Soul Edge wanted to find it's other blade, so it set off looking throughout the world. Nightmare fought many people and beat them all. Eventually he returned to Ohrsteinsburg and defeated Inferno. It was just about to take the other blade when it's control over me broke. I regained consciousness and smashed the other blade. I tried to smash the one I had taken as well but couldn't. It had enough control left to stop me doing it. I vowed never to sleep again, as Soul Edge took over my body while I slept and massacred people, and wandered the land, searching for a way to get rid of it. After a year I found this chasm that seems to have no bottom and cast it down there, and vowed to be its Guardian for all eternity. I was doing that, living off a natural spring and animals that wandered up here, mainly rats, and fighting off the odd intruder and then you arrived." "You've had a very hard life," Rebecca agreed. "Tell me, did you ever meet a woman called Isabella Valentine on your travels?" "Isabella Valentine? The one with the living sword who calls herself Ivy?" "Yes!" "Yes, I met her. She assisted Nightmare with a ritual to try and restore Soul Edge." Rebecca's face fell. "Why?" "She is my half sister." "I should probably tell you she only assisted Nightmare to get close to him. She wanted to take Soul edge and destroy it, for what it did to her family." Rebecca brightened up a little. "Yes, I think I met her as myself once as well. We fought and she almost beat me, but then I managed to stun her and get away. She is very strong." " I thought Ivy wanted to take the Sword to defeat the French as well, but now you tell me he wanted to destroy it. What did it do to our family?" "Are you on the side of Count Valentine or Cervantes de Leon?" "Count Valentine. What does Cervantes have to do with anything?" "He was Ivy's father. When I met her as myself we talked a while and then discovered we were both after Soul Edge and fought. Before we fought she told me." "What? I knew she was adopted but Cervantes? How?" "Well, Rebecca, when a man loves a woman." Rebecca laughed a little.
"I know about that part, but who was her mother?" "I don't know about that, but it was probably some Spanish barmaid or another. You know what pirates are like." "Yes. Well, if Soul Edge can truly do this to a person then I should probably leave it at the bottom of that Chasm." "That would be best." "I'd better be going then. It was nice talking to you Siegfried." "Give my regards to Ivy if you see her again." "I will." Neither of them noticed the a man climbing into the chasm, carrying a scimitar.
an: oooooh! Will the man get Soul Edge? What will happen next? Will either of them see Ivy again? Why am I still talking? I don't know! Find out in the next chapter! READ AND REVIEW!
Disclaimer: Don't own Soul Blade/ Calibur
Chapter 2: Siegfried's Nightmare
"It all began when my father trained me in the ways of the knights," said Siegfried. "He taught me how to strike, block and parry and all the other things that make a good swordsman but he never told me what it was like to actually kill someone. I only learned because I didn't want to do disappoint him, and I think he knew, but neither of us ever said anything about it. He taught, and I learned. I became known around my town as the gentle knight. Then my father left to fight in a crusade and without him to influence me, I soon fell into the wrong crowds. I got into fights, and after a year I had killed someone. I wasn't proud of it and I never will be, but I found it wasn't as hard as I had anticipated. I had only meant to hurt him but I actually killed him. After two years I was told that I had to go and fight in the same crusade as my father and I found I didn't want to. My friends and I got together, took our weapons and left. We called ourselves the "Scharzwind" or "Black Wind". I had the idea that we would ambush knights in the forest, defeat them and take their supplies. I only thought we should beat them up badly enough to stop them from coming after us when we took all their supplies, but the rest of the Scharzwind decided we would kill them, and if I opposed them I would be killed. After a while of this I became more relaxed about killing them. We found a group of knights one day, weary from battle and marching, and I jumped down and grabbed the captain. I made him kneel down and beheaded him. I held up the head and the Schwarzwind cheered. I turned it around and looked at the face. It was my father on his way back from the crusades. I screamed and dropped it. I ran off into the forest and convinced myself that someone else had killed him. I started to lose my mind and became convinced that I would need some kind of magical sword with immense power to beat the "Killer". I had heard of the legendary sword of Sir Stephan, Grimblade. I went in search of it, and came to his castle, Ohrsteinsburg Castle. I became the commander of his band of mercenary knights. During my time there the forces of Marquis Andre laid siege to the castle, but my army and I held them at bay. During the battle I saw that an opportunity had arisen. Stephan was alone in his chambers so I entered and slew the knight. I then escaped with Grimblade undetected and ran into the forest. I held it high above my head and asked it to grant me the power to defeat my father's killer. Nothing happened, and I realized it was not the right sword. In disgust, I discarded it and resumed my search. I spent weeks searching, and the longer I searched the more manic I became. I finally found a report on the real Soul Edge being in a port town in Spain. I went there and as I entered the town I saw a female ninja carrying a girl away from the docks. Going in the direction they had come from I found the body of the dread pirate Cervantes with one of the twin blades of Soul Edge next to him. I reached to take the sword but was stopped when that damned pirate's body became consumed with hellfire and we began a savage battle. I emerged victorious and took the sword. The instant I touched it, the history of massacre within Soul edge travelled into me. I felt my flesh being seared away as it devoured my emotions. I realized too late the sword was merging with me." He motioned to his claw and Rebecca recoiled a little. "This is a reminder of that. It used to be a lot bigger, believe me. My body was turned red as blood and the sword exploded with evil energy. A massive column of energy shot into the night sky and rained the evil seed down on humanity. It was in that instant that Siegfried Schtauffen ceased to exist and I became Nightmare. I don't remember much during that time. The next three years were spent in a dream like state. I was vaguely aware of my alter- ego harvesting souls to feed the blade. Little did I know that my own desires had been driving the demonic creature. Nightmare was making his way to Ohrsteinsburg castle to return to the spot where my journey had begun. . Once his minions had collected enough souls, Nightmare used the power of the Soul Edge to resurrect my father. When my "father" asked me to pierce him with his sword, I knew it was nothing more than an illusion created by my weak mind. My father admonished me for my evil actions. This finally broke me from the mental control the Soul Edge had over me. I found myself under attack by three warriors, Kilik, Xianghua, and Maxi. Our battle did not last long, as the warriors easily defeated the weakened Nightmare. The Soul Edge was knocked free from Nightmare's grasp, and my body was returned to normal. As I had done many years ago, I once again fled the castle while a battle raged out front. Feeling like I had been given a second chance, I set out to make right all of the things that I as Nightmare had done. I first returned home to visit my mother. Her life had become completely barren in the three years since she lost her husband and son. This was the first time I had been home since I murdered my father. I made my way up the walk and prepared to knock on the door when I heard my mother praying inside. I froze as I heard her pray that her son's soul may find peace. I realized that I was unworthy to see my mother at this time, that I must make peace with my soul before I could ever face her. Not wanting to leave without saying goodbye, I spoke a farewell to her and ran away before she could notice. I had now grown into a man, and I left my childhood home refreshed. With renewed vigour, I set out to put out the flames of unholy hellfire that Nightmare had spread throughout the world. I gathered together a new Schwarzwind, one devoted to the destruction of demons. The path that lay before me was uncertain, but I thought that now because my cause was truly righteous that I would prevail. I was wrong. About a year after that I found Soul Edge again, but I didn't know as it had disguised itself as an ordinary Zweihander, not unlike my Requiem. I took it and once again became Nightmare. Nightmare slaughtered the Schwarzwind and set off again. This time Soul Edge wanted to find it's other blade, so it set off looking throughout the world. Nightmare fought many people and beat them all. Eventually he returned to Ohrsteinsburg and defeated Inferno. It was just about to take the other blade when it's control over me broke. I regained consciousness and smashed the other blade. I tried to smash the one I had taken as well but couldn't. It had enough control left to stop me doing it. I vowed never to sleep again, as Soul Edge took over my body while I slept and massacred people, and wandered the land, searching for a way to get rid of it. After a year I found this chasm that seems to have no bottom and cast it down there, and vowed to be its Guardian for all eternity. I was doing that, living off a natural spring and animals that wandered up here, mainly rats, and fighting off the odd intruder and then you arrived." "You've had a very hard life," Rebecca agreed. "Tell me, did you ever meet a woman called Isabella Valentine on your travels?" "Isabella Valentine? The one with the living sword who calls herself Ivy?" "Yes!" "Yes, I met her. She assisted Nightmare with a ritual to try and restore Soul Edge." Rebecca's face fell. "Why?" "She is my half sister." "I should probably tell you she only assisted Nightmare to get close to him. She wanted to take Soul edge and destroy it, for what it did to her family." Rebecca brightened up a little. "Yes, I think I met her as myself once as well. We fought and she almost beat me, but then I managed to stun her and get away. She is very strong." " I thought Ivy wanted to take the Sword to defeat the French as well, but now you tell me he wanted to destroy it. What did it do to our family?" "Are you on the side of Count Valentine or Cervantes de Leon?" "Count Valentine. What does Cervantes have to do with anything?" "He was Ivy's father. When I met her as myself we talked a while and then discovered we were both after Soul Edge and fought. Before we fought she told me." "What? I knew she was adopted but Cervantes? How?" "Well, Rebecca, when a man loves a woman." Rebecca laughed a little.
"I know about that part, but who was her mother?" "I don't know about that, but it was probably some Spanish barmaid or another. You know what pirates are like." "Yes. Well, if Soul Edge can truly do this to a person then I should probably leave it at the bottom of that Chasm." "That would be best." "I'd better be going then. It was nice talking to you Siegfried." "Give my regards to Ivy if you see her again." "I will." Neither of them noticed the a man climbing into the chasm, carrying a scimitar.
an: oooooh! Will the man get Soul Edge? What will happen next? Will either of them see Ivy again? Why am I still talking? I don't know! Find out in the next chapter! READ AND REVIEW!