Chapter 14
The deeds of Count Sorel
The three warriors made it to England and found the Valentine Manor, home of Isabella Valentine. Siegfried turned around to speak to them "Wait here… it'll be easier if only I go in" Without listening to their replies, he walks inside and locks the door, he then continues to the main hall. When he arrives, he saw Ivy lying on the floor, with Raphael's old blade through her chest. He walked over to her… she was still breathing, somehow. "She opened her eyes to see Siegfried "I… was tricked…" Siegfried goes to pull the blade out "NO… do that and I will die… please… let me tell you this before I do…" Siegfried placed his Faust blade down "I am listening…"
"You already know about Soul Calibur… you have seen its power before. But… do you know where it is now?" Siegfried shakes his head "Doesn't that girl still have it?" Ivy looks at him "No… it is stuck in the void where she her friend and you encountered that… monster" He had a flashback of a desolate wasteland, covered in flames, and a monster that arose out of it. "It has it?" Ivy nodded "You must get Soul Calibur from the void if you even hope to destroy the blades…" Siegfried then thought of a plan to open the void… though it would mean encountering Raphael. Ivy started to spit out blood "I… haven't much time now… please… end it all…" He nodded "Thank you, Miss Valentine…" he pulled the blade out of her chest, she instantly stopped breathing. Siegfried met up with the two sisters outside "Follow me… we have someone we need to meet"
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Raphael walked into the slum area below the manor where his family lived, he was soon encountered by guards. "Mr Sorel, you are under arrest!" Raphael laughed… he opened his eyes, the colour of his eyes had gone from green to a crimson red… "Do you really think you are a match for me?" he held up the two Soul Edges, showing them to the guards, both of them now resembled rapiers. The guards attempted to apprehend him, but with both of the swords in hand, he easily disposed of them. He walked to the home of his little friend, Amy.
"Amy my dear, I'm back!" Amy was just a small eight year old girl, with red hair in two pig tails, she had hazel coloured eyes, which Raphael would just look into and all he would feel is love… but the swords would no longer let him feel that. She looked up, but didn't say a word… he remembered that she has never spoken for as long as he has known her. "Do not worry my dear… everything is going to be ok now. You saved my life once… now it is time for me to repay you…" He held up both of the swords "With these… I can give you everything you could ever dream! Wealth, royalties, anything!" She didn't take her eyes of him, he held his hand out to her "Come along… we will pay a visit to my family, shall we?" Hesitantly, she took his hand and they both left for the Sorel Mansion.
It was only a short walk up the hill, no one dared stood in his way, after the way he killed those guards before. He kicked his way into his old home, his father stood in the hall. "You dare show your face here?" the old man said "Come now father… is that anyway to speak to your son?" The old man growled "I have no son!" Raphael tutted, "Pity… and here I was going to introduce you to my adoptive daughter…" He looked towards Amy he whispered "You may wish to turn around… and cover your ears…" Raphael watched as Amy hid in the corner of the hall, not looking in his direction "But now… I also wish to show you something I recently… acquired." He held in his hands, the two Soul Edges. His father looked on in disbelief, he couldn't believe his son would ever resort to actually getting those demonic blades. The old man drew his sword, but by the time he did, Raphael had already plunged his sword into his father's chest. "You where never the same after mother died, where you father!" The old man looked at his son and gasped… Raphael withdrew his sword form his fathers' chest and went in search of his sister.
He found her in her room, she looked at him and at first was happy, but noticed the blood on his sword "Raph…" Raphael came over to his sister and held both his swords to the throat "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you too…" She shook her head "Raph… you know I opposed what you did… but I never wanted you kicked out of our family… I love you, you know that… don't you?" His eyes started to return to normal… "Sis… aaaaaaa!" He held his hands to his head "Go… quickly…. Before I do something I regret!" His sister ran out of the house. He looked at the blades and said "I will not be controlled by you…Amy dear! It's safe now!" He saw Amy come up the stairs "Now… what is it you wish… just tell me, and it shall be done…" she remained silent. "Amy… please… I know" Using Soul Edges power, he created a bunch of toys. Amy went over and played with them… little did Raphael know… the longer he holds onto the swords… the harder it will be for him to control them.