Lol, I got inspiration for this from listening to too much Heart of Sword.
Chapter 4
Cervantes smelt the fear as he sent his victims scattering. He had began the massacre early in the morning, walking into an inn, out in the outskirts of Greece as calm as you would like. He ordered rum, and when he had finished, a sword was sticking in the bartender's throat. Pulling it out and examining his sword carefully, Cervantes then continued slowly. People were screaming in pure panic, climbing over one another to escape. Cervantes took his time, firing round after round from his fused Nirvana gunsword/Soul Edge. He enjoyed being reunited with his evil blades, they brought him power he had never really shook off. He liked to shoot people in their knees, then walk even closer and blast off an elbow or too. Soul Edge would salivate at that, and start slobbering for the souls. The souls were a sweet aftertaste, a reward for good killing. He likened it to rum. Speaking of rum...Cervantes grabbed a bottle conveniently and took a long draught. The cold alcohol splashed down his throat, but his chapped lips remained the same. Perhaps...if he got nearer to Greece souls would be more available.
Cervantes marched out the open door, which was swinging on its hinges, as if it were petrified of him too.
Perhaps...what would have happened if Phillip de Leon had survived? Phillip de Leon had been a noble sailor. He died at sea. And such was the impact of the loss, that led Cervantes de Leon astray and into a life of piracy.
He remembered the day clearly. Phillip de Leon had spent his last day with his son, teaching him how to tie a special knot called Alpine Butterfly to dock ships. When he had finished, he turned to his admiring son.
"Papa, do you really have to go?" the young boy asked, slightly upset at his father's decision.
"Well, Cervantes, the country has requested me. There is no greater honour than helping them defend our country. When you grow up, you must follow in my footsteps, and be a noble sailor. Understand?"
"Yes, Papa," Cervantes' cheerful tone was slightly forced. He was worried for his father. He had heard of the vicious enemies, riding towards Spain by ship. His father was a skilled sailor, had a fine ship called Adoncia, named after Cervantes' mother. She had died while giving birth to Cervantes, and yet Phillip de Leon had never bothered about that.
"I'm afraid I have to go, son. Go back to the inn, and wait for me."
"Sure thing, Papa."
Instead, Cervantes heard news of his father's death.
Cervantes was, of course, a bloodthirsty murderous pirate before he was dead. He was known as a dread pirate, and all that encountered him faced inevitable death. Cervantes was a bloody legend, and for a long while, no one dared set sail. Everything seemed much better when he died, and everyone was riding out to sea again. But suddenly a dead body washed up on shore, stabbed, withered and shriveled. Examining the wounds, they discovered it was Cervantes. The dead pirate, it appeared, was alive again, this time an undead. The horror stories came next.
The footsteps dropped heavily on the grass, making deep imprints as Cervantes linked his lips to the bottle, enjoying the alcohol. His swords clicked against each other enticingly, almost excitably. He could already sense the fresh taste of blood.
"Hm...it appears there is some blood on my chin." Cervantes said ponderously. Soul Edge growled for blood, but Cervantes extended a tongue to lick it off. "You've had enough to eat today," he admonished Soul Edge playfully. The eye blinked.
Cervantes and Soul Edge were a deadly pairing. They were a lethal combination of evil, blood and hate. Cervantes detested working for anyone, he had seen what it had done to his father. It was a terrible fate. His father...had fought for the king, and had lost his life. He should have been better protected! Soul Edge was merely seeking an owner who was shrouded in evil, evil enough to find all four shards. And then...he would come into his own and the world would be destroyed.
Okay, hit me. I know I didn't update for a long time, sorry, apologies. I was very busy, tests and all that. I had some problems uploading too. Sorry!