Chapter 11
Soul for Soul, Sword for Sword
Sophitia slid something across the floor in front of him… it was his Requiem… he just stared at it "This… I used this to atone for my sins… but…" he kicked it to the side. "I have no need for this! This was used when I hoped to atone for what I had done… now I don't care…" He turned his head from the sisters and stared at Cervantes. Cervantes laughed "You have fallen deep child! You no longer care for what you have done! You are becoming like me! One with the blades…" Nightmare interrupted him "I am nothing like you… I will not be controlled!" Cervantes scowled at him then said "Are you blind as well as ignorant? You all ready are!" Nightmare just growled. Cervantes grunted "Well… shall we get started?"
Nightmare then went into a behind stance "Fight if you wish… but you wont stop me from becoming whole again!" he tried to attack the pirate, but he just teleported behind him. "Pitiful" Cervantes kicked Nightmare in the back and laughed at him "and you call yourself 'Nightmare'? Ha! You are nothing but a snivelling child!" Nightmare roared at him and attacked, this time, the pirate didn't have much time to dodge, he blocked the blow and started attacking back while Sophitia and Cassandra begun to attack Raphael and Ivy, so they could not interfere with Cervantes and Nightmare.
The battle went on for many hours, but eventually, Nightmare begun to tire. "How? How is this possible?" Cervantes laughed "I held that sword before you where even born! What do you expect?" He started hovering towards him "Now… you are a part of me…" Nightmare shook his head. Cervantes looked at the sword he held "Come back to me!" Nightmare just shouted "No!" and rose up to hit the pirate, but Cervantes knocked him far away, near to where Cassandra was fighting Raphael. Cassandra then threw a bag towards Nightmare, he stared at it for a while, "Open it!" she shouted before almost getting impaled by Raphael. He hesitantly opened the bag and saw his first sword… the Faust. He dropped Soul Edge… and looked at the sword that was once broken and read the inscription on the side of the hilt.
'To my son, Siegfried. I will probably not be around for most of your childhood, but, I trust that you will become a strong, willing young knight. With this ideal, I entrust upon you this blade, The Faust. May it help you to achieve your dreams! Fredrick Schatuffen'
He turned the blade around and saw another inscription… one that was not there before.
'Siegfried... I hope you will see sense with this message. You are still the same knight who rescued me not so long ago, the same knight I took care of when you where hurt. Remember that whenever you see this sword, which I fixed for you. Always remember who you are. I love you. Cassandra Alexandra'
He looked over at Cassandra, she was fighting Raphael. 'She… she loves me?' he thought to himself. He let out an inhuman scream, but half way through… Siegfried's voice came out. He was engulfed in a bright light, which blinded everyone. When it subsided, he was himself again, holding the blade his father gave him, the one he lost… the one Cassandra gave him back. He picked up Soul Edge and looked at Cervantes "You want this so bad? Then… have it!" He threw it at him, Cervantes scrambled to get it, but as soon as he picked it up, he was hit. The four warriors fighting around them all looked in their direction. Siegfried hit Cervantes in the back with his 'Earth Divide' Cervantes fell to the ground, dropping both swords.
Siegfried looked at the fallen pirate, he was still alive, but barely. He looked at the swords he had in his hands and muttered to himself 'I did it… I finally did it… I am no longer controlled by the blade!"
Siegfried ran over to Sophitia and Cassandra. Sophitia pushed her sister in the back, insinuating her to go to him, so Cassandra ran to Siegfried. He caught her in his arms and hugged her, she had tears rolling down her eyes "I'm sorry Siegfried… I'm so sorry for what I said back then!" He looked into her eyes and said "It's ok… it's ok" he kissed her. He walked towards Sophitia, holding Cassandra's hand, when she screamed. They both turned around.
Cervantes was getting up, holding both of his swords, Ivy then comes over to him. "Father…" Cervantes looks up at Ivy, and smiles, she smiles back. She helped him up, then turned him round, right into Raphael, who thrusted his blade through his chest. Raphael and Ivy then pick up one of the Soul Edge's each. Raphael picked up the one Siegfried had… it turned from a zwiehander to a Rapier, Ivy picked up the one her father had, it turned from a broadsword into a whip-sword. They both laughed "At last… our plan finally came together!" Raphael said to Ivy. Ivy looked at him and said "But of course… I just didn't expect it all to be so easy!" they then looked over at the three warriors, "And we have you to thank for all of this" They both laughed more then where engulfed in flames, when the fire subsided, they had both disappeared.
Siegfried was beside himself, he couldn't believe he let this happen! "AAA! I should have smashed the blades while I had the chance!" Cassandra tried to console him "it's ok… you coul-" He looked at her and shouted "No! I should have destroyed them both then and there!" Sophitia questioned him "Why is it you have to be responsible for everything?" he looked up at her "Excuse me?" he said, Sophitia turned to him "What made you want that blade in the first place?"
Siegfried held his head down and said "I… I don't want to remember my past… I don't want to relive that… please… don't make me relive it!" Cassandra sat Siegfried down "But… would it not be easier for us to know… so we can help you in case you are tempted by the sword again" Siegfried looked away, only to face Sophitia "So we know how to help you!" Siegfried just looked down, then said "Alright… ill tell you… ill tell you everything! But..." he looks up at them both "You listen to it all, every detail… ok?" the two sisters nodded.