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A/N: Sorry took so long I've been playing and finding out lots of new info for SC3
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Huh: My historical accuracy is not at all incorrect. Believe me I've done my homework before I started this fic. In fact if anything is historically in accurate it's the Canon timeline in Soul Calibur.
Sacharja: All errors have been revised. I've renamed Fenix into Frederick as to add a little cruel irony. If you don't understand it will be revealed in later chapters.
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Soul Calibur: Symphony of Souls
Chronicles:Revelations.
Three Week's Earlier
The Sun had long since set upon all of Germany. The cold winter air blew through the dense trees and forested areas. The stars in the sky were already out but none could see them. For in the sky ominous clouds floated about, foreshadowing a dark rainy night.
Through large valleys of grass and oak a large man walked about. Not one step he took could be made, but one could nearly feel the power in each step within the ground. The blades of grass seemed to bow to him as if he were a king. Slowly he made his way over a large hill. Once he had reached the top he could see how steep the hill sloped down the other side becoming a smooth rich valley more than two-hundred yards in both length and width. But at the other end of the valley another hill sloped upward leading into a large Cathedral.
"Soul Edge, you shall be destroyed!" his thunderous voice echoes all through out the night. He was a large man; his muscles seemed to have been flexed even when they were relaxed. He stood at a height of seven feet. His chest was out and strongly built having grown a patch of hair upon them. Over his bare body he wore a large animal skin. It's fur was white as snow but was as hard as steel surely the beast was one of the ancient animals that once ruled the land. It's head came over on top of the mans acting as a makeshift hood, masking his face, revealing only his nostrils, jaw, and chin which where covered in a thin beard. Holding the hide upon his body were two thick chains that went about his torso making an X upon it. In his massive hands was a two handed mace the end of the mace was made of thick brawny metal with many large protrusions upon it.
His voice did not go unheard.
Upon the high floor of the Cathedral stood the Azure Knight standing between two large pillars. At his side leaning against one of the giant pillars was a woman dressed in green and purple.
"Nightmare Come out and meet your end!" His grip tightened around his weapon, his teeth clenched shut. As he stated these words the ominous clouds began to thunder the lightning silhouetted the warriors on either side.
Finally a tremendous door at the foot of the Cathedral began to open, an eerie light began to poor out as the door opened wide. The large man wasn't able to make out what was slithering through the doors, but he could feel the earth beneath him begin to tremble and shake and a thunderous sound of marching feet began to vibrate in the sky. Whether or not it was the thunder he could not make out but soon in a flash of lightning it was revealed.
Before him in the once beautiful valley now stood hordes of lizardmen their swords drawn and teeth and claws bared. Each of them roared and hissed looking upon him with fiery demon eyes.
"Damn it not them again." He said beneath his breath. "I will stop at nothing until Soul Edge is destroyed. Bangoo this is for you!" he shouted and began a mad charge. Instantly the lizardmen responded charging for him. It looked an ant charging toward an ocean.
The White Giant swung up vertically taking care of the first lizardman, and then swinging horizontally took out three lizardmen making their necks snap loudly. A lizardman jumped up to bite at his back but was met with the metallic fur, and was quickly struck in the back of its neck killing it instantly. Another leaped up but was choked in the Giants titanic grip snapping its neck in two. Three more leaped up biting into him or scratching at him, he managed to take out a few then three more leaped with sword drawn. He killed more and more each time the leaped for his neck. His body was covered in blood and his mace was dripping in it. More and more came still he tried, quickly dispatching them one by one, until finally his hands gave in and he dropped his mace. The rain was making harder to see and more lizardmen leaped upon him one by one the carcass's piled up around him he twisted their necks each making a thunderous snap and dying roar. His breaths became heavy and still they came until eventually he was overwhelmed and consumed in a flurry of lizardmen. All that one could see was a huge mountain of lizardmen on top of each other.
In an Explosion he battered all of them off letting out a mighty yell. Blood covered him so much so that not even the rain could remove it from his body.
"This is impossible!" he yelled out, as he could see he had killed dozens maybe even a hundred lizardmen but still they came by the thousands it was an entire fleet, some came from the bay to his left other from beneath his very feet and countless came from the cathedral doors. More and more leaped upon him until all that could be heard was an echo of his yells.
Amidst the field of chaos and carnage, where rain fell hard and blood filled the ground like a river within the cathedral walls stood the Azure knight content with his army of souls.
Somewhere in France three weeks later
Frederick and Isabella sat upon their stallion and mare. They had left Paris one day previous and had made a good pace and were nearly reaching the border of France and into Germany. The ride had been rather uneventful with not so much as a word between either warrior.
They had just stopped to rest their horses and had begun their journey once more. "So Ivy tell me what is it exactly that you wish with Soul Edge? Why is it that you want to destroy it?" Frederick asked.
"I should ask you the same thing" she plainly stated. He never responded, and neither said another word.
Frederick looked onward and noticed two people ahead of the road, one appeared to be smaller than the other, and they appeared to b yelling at each other.
"I knew it, I knew it. Serves me right for following some girl who follows the wind" the taller of the two yelled.
"Shut up Yunsung, we aren't lost" she snapped back. "I just need a little time to find the wind that's all"
"Please Talim it's a miracle we've gotten this far!" the Man known as Yunsung replied. He wore a long sleeve that went around his shoulders and connected into another sleeve it was tight and a greenish blue and leaved his abdomen revealed. He had a pair of ocean blue saggy pants and had fingerless gloves. His hair was fiery red and went up in spike. At his left hip: hung a scabbard, and sword. His eyes were intense and were a mix between crimson and hazel. SC2 2p
"Shut up! Hey wait theirs somebody coming from up the road" Talim was a short young girl, with big brown eyes and black raven hair tied in braided pig tails. Her skin was dark and she wore ribbons through out them and on her elbows and knees hung long red ribbons. She wore a bluish out fit a sleeveless tank top that revealed her belly button, and just above her breast hung a gold and red medallion imprinted upon is was a picture of a moon a sun. Her pants were saggy like Yunsungs' but were of a lighter shade. At the back of her belt: hung two tonfas. SC3 1p
"Ask them for directions" Yunsung told her calmly.
"Should I ask if they know anything about Soul Edge?" Talim replied.
"Sure it couldn't hurt" He replied coolly. The two travelers had already made their way to them and stood only about two yards away.
"Children get off the road" Ivy stated never stopping her mare, but slowing it to a trot.
"Children!" Yunsung yelled. "You better watch yourself lady" he pulled out his saber in an instant.
"Young child swords are not toys" Ivy stated coolly. Frederick and Talim sat quietly amused by this little spat.
"Shut up! I know that" he yelled.
"If you were so knowledgeable then you would know not to draw a weapon unless you intend to use it" She stated looking down at he with cold eyes.
"If you keep at it lady I'll shove this blade up your—"Talim's hand caught his mouth before he could finish the rest.
"Please excuse my worse half. But we seem to have gotten lost do you know the way to Germany" Talim asked. Frederick and Ivy looked at each other almost immediately.
"May I inquire as to why you wish to go to Germany?" Fredericks asked.
"Oh that what I was about to ask you. Have you ever heard of a sword called Soul Edge?" Talim's innocent eyes gazed at them.
"Soul Edge? Why would such and innocent child be looking for a sword" Frederick replied.
"Oh so you have heard of it. Me and Yunsung want to destroy it, we ran into a shard that poisoned a little boy and we healed him and since we found out it was because of Soul Edge me and Yunsung have been searching to destroy it—" Talim was stopped by Yunsung who pulled her close and whispered in her ear.
"Don't you think your telling them a bit too much, for all we know they could be agents of Soul Edge or something, keep your guard up" He stated in a dark cold whisper.
Meanwhile Frederick and Ivy where talking.
"What should we do, we can't possibly let them find Soul Edge they would perish before it's very sight much less in the hands of Nightmare" Ivy whispered.
"True, but that thing she said about healing that boy, lets find out more about that before we cast them aside." Frederick responded.
"You are not seriously considering letting them join us are you? Are you mad you know what Nightmare could do to them, honestly you can purge out your own personal vendetta but letting these innocent children get tangled into this is mad." Ivy stated.
"Wait let's find out about her healing powers, if she's anything short of impressive we shall send them on the road to Timbuktu, but if she is really capable of doing it then perhaps we should let her ride with us until things start to heat up" Frederick responded.
"Fine, but what about him I can't stand him and I but only known him for five minutes" Ivy glared at the red headed youth.
"We'll see if he plays a roll into this. If he doesn't we'll let him ride with us and you can through him out somewhere at night" Frederick said and the plan was set into action.
"Tell me young lady what was it that you said earlier about a boy that you healed and Soul Edge?" Frederick asked looking at her.
Talim pulled away from Yunsung giving her attention to Frederick. "Oh yes, their was a boy who had been infected by a large sum of dark energy from Soul Edge. I had to use my powers as a wind priestess in order for me to purify him. I would have failed had it not been for Yunsung" she stated honestly.
"Your eyes do not lie young one. My partner and I are also on a pilgrimage to Germany to face Soul Edge and its master." Frederick replied. Talim and Yunsungs eyes and mouth popped open. Needles to say Ivy was shocked as well.
"You do know that Soul Edge is evil don't you" Talim said.
"Worry not child for we wish to destroy it as you do" Ivy stated.
"Then since we seem to have the same objective can Yunsung and I join you?" Talim requested.
"Talim!" Yunsung yelled out.
"Certainly" Frederick responded.
"Yay!" Talim shouted with glee.
"Allow me to properly introduce myself, I am Frederick and this is my companion Isabella" Frederick looked at his partner who seemed quite upset.
"My names Talim and that Yunsung" Talim looked at him, "Hey Yun would you mind getting the bags" she said and he went off to get them.
"Since my horse is the heavier one Talim will ride with me" Frederick stated.
"Oh no, you can't possibly expect me to let that roach upon my horse" Ivy yelled.
And so they went on like this for a few hours until the sun had set and a few stars were out. They had made a small fire and Yunsung had been able to catch two rabbits. Talim was a bit shaken to see the dead animals and so the cooking and skinning duty was left to Frederick and Ivy. Frederick was able to skin the two in a few moments and Ivy had already cooked and seasoned the meat.
They sat around the fire a smooth thin stick of wood stabbed into the meat so that they ate it like a sort of shish kabob. Each of them ate pleasantly. Ivy had a lot of skill in culinary works, a trait no doubt teached to her as a child when she was wealthy.
"So why is it that you guys are hunting for Soul Edge?" Yunsung said as he took another bite.
"I would say for the same purposes you and Talim are searching to destroy it" Frederick responded coolly.
"It's getting late we should sleep now if we want an early start" Ivy cut the conversation short.
After finishing their small meal they did so, Talim slept nearest to the now put out fire. Yunsung slept next to her. Frederick was sitting and leaned up against a tree near by and Ivy slept a few yards away from him. Frederick was just about to enter a pleasant dream when he heard a noise in the bush.
He looked up and glanced at the others making sure it had not been one of them. Then he heard it again. He looked up to see where the noise originated; it had come from the direction where Ivy slept. Frederick moved silently trying to make as least noise a possible he turned around to the back of the tree where he was hidden from sight, and quickly made his way to the target. The night silhouetted the man, if it could be called a man. It was enormous and had fur and short but jagged horns and was moving at a slow pace as if it were wounded. Instinctively Frederick thought it to be some type of bear.
"Hey you bear come!" he yelled at it. The bear didn't seem to notice him. Frederick picked up a small pebble and hurled it at it. "Come on bear come after me" he shouted. The others had already begun to stir from the noise, and Talim was rubbing her eyes when she saw it and let out a loud screech, instantly Yunsung drew his saber.
"Yunsung put your blade down, this animal has caused us no harm and is far to large to be of use to us, let me handle it" Frederick put his hand out to him and motion for Yunsung to lower his saber.
The bear had turned around and was now facing Frederick, it was then that he noticed it was not a bear at all but in fact a man in a type of bear skin. The man was bloodied and bruised and had many gashes upon his form, and from what Frederick could make out a tip of an arrow was impaled into his thigh. "H-Help" the giant man let out as he collapsed onto the floor
The white giant awakened, his bruises and cut seemed to have been healed some how, the day was bright and the sun was shining upon his eyes nearly blinding him, he covered his eyes with his hand and looked around. On the floor next to him lay a little girl she was covered in blankets and had a damp cloth on her forehead. Next he saw a fiery headed man sitting on a little ledge that looked out in a small lake. And leaning upon a tree stood a woman dressed in blue uniform. He heard foot steps approaching.
From a dark part of a brush came out a blonde man wearing red and white colored clothing. In his hands were a basket of eggs. "Ah you've finally awakened" Frederick looked at the Giant man.
"Where am I?" the Giant responded Ivy and Yunsung had made their way to the pair.
"Your near the border of France, we found you last night a bloodied mess" Ivy stated.
"Huh?" the man looked about his body and he was completely healed save for a few thin cuts that were barely noticeable. "What happened to me? How did you heal me? Who are you people?" He yelled out getting up. He was tremendous larger than anyone remembered Ivy and Siegfried barely reached his shoulder.
"Calm down." Yunsung said a bit intimidated by the mans size.
"I'm Frederick, that woman there is Isabella, and that's Yunsung. That girl beside you, her names Talim she used some type of magic to heal your wounds. That why she's laying asleep now" Frederick pointed her out.
The large man placed his hands on his temples and rubbed them, when he noticed he wasn't wearing his armor like skin and his mace wasn't in sight. "Where are my things?" he stated.
"Your fur thing is drying by the fire" Yunsung pointed. He had washed it earlier Frederick had said that the smell of blood would attract other real live animals if they didn't wash it out. Of coarse Yunsung argued about having to be the one to do it, and had a rather large argument with Ivy over the matter but in the end seceded to doing it.
"And my mace?" He asked.
"I found it a few yards back from where we found you" Frederick went to a large tree and picked up the titanic weapon with ease, impressing even the large Giant "Now would you mind telling us your name and what happened to you?" Frederick asked and the others listened inventively.
"Heh, you wouldn't believe me even if I told you" the Giant stated.
"Try us" Ivy said coolly.
"Very well, my name is Nathaniel Adams, you can call me Rock. I came to Europe from the New World; you see I've been hunting for a weapon named Soul Edge and its master Cervantes" he noticed a pale flush in Ivy's cheeks. "Eventually I made my way to a place in Germany. It was there that could sense the evil of Soul Edge and the great spirits guided me to destroy it" Frederick and Yunsung's eyes became focused and intense. "It was about three weeks ago that had made it to Soul Edge's lair. It was in a large Cathedral I had stopped about two hundred yards from it and called out Soul Edge and Cervantes. But When I looked upon its master it was not Cervantes that my eyes gazed upon but a being far worse than he. I thought he was going to face me in combat, but instead he sent out a horde of lizardmen by the thousands they came swords drawn at me. I killed as many as I could until I was overwhelmed." He stated and his breaths seemed to be longer and louder as if in climax. "Then thousands began to jump upon me biting, stabbing, scratching more and more they came. How I survived I do not know"
"When we found you, you had but only an inch of breath upon you. Had it not been for Talim you would certainly have died." Frederick said. It was then that Talim began to stir and started rubbing her eyes and got up to look at the four people before her.
A smile made it way onto her face. She leaped up and hugged the enormous man. He was caught by surprise by the burst of emotion from the little girl, but fond memories of his son crept back into his mind and he patted the girl on her shoulders. "You survived it worked. The winds didn't fail me thank the four stars." She stated embracing him tighter. She quickly let go and a small blush was on her face.
"Thank young one, had it not been for you my life on this Earth would have surely ended." He knelt down one knee and his head was at level with hers. "Thank you, comrades for all your help. But now my journey must continue." He placed the chained skin upon himself and pulled the makeshift hood over his ashy brown hair.
"Wait please can't you stay for breakfast?" Talim insisted.
"Well I highly doubt you all have enough to feed my appetite" Rock stated with a loud laugh.
"Please stay perhaps we could share some information about Soul Edge, you see we are also on a journey to destroy it and its master." Frederick said.
"Well now if you don't think I'd be intruding….sure thing" he said with a large smile.
Talim was sent with Rock and Yunsung to find any animal they might be able to cook, while Ivy and Frederick were left to make the fire. But Talim knew that with two experienced people like Ivy and Frederick it would be necessary for both to stay and make a fire and so she went with a smile thinking up a plan to get them together.
Frederick had already made the fire and Ivy and himself were sitting on a log at either end of it. "So what do you think about our new friend?" Frederick asked.
"He appears to be noble, if not un-informed. Once we gain his information we should leave" she replied.
"But that thing he mentioned about the armada of lizardmen perhaps it is true what do you suppose we do?" Frederick said.
"If I didn't know any better I'd say that you're afraid." Ivy looked at him.
"I fear nothing. But even so I am not a fool. Rushing in against an army of lizardmen is suicide. And nothing will be accomplished." Frederick replied.
"True. But does that mean that you wish to form an armada of your own?" Ivy stated.
"No. I don't wish for innocent blood to be spilled on my account." Frederick stated.
"But if you don't create an army we shall be over taken and thousands will perish with or without us." Ivy replied.
"Hmmm. What to do. Each day Nightmare gains more power and now he has an armada of lizardmen at his calling, all that's missing is for him to reunite the Schwartz Strom" Frederick said to no one in particular.
"Never say that again." Ivy responded.
"Tell me Ivy you seem to know more about Soul Edge than you're letting on. What is your secret?" Fredrick said his voice getting a little louder.
"I could say the same for you" she replied. Instantly both warriors drew their blade.
"You; are you an agent of Nightmare's" Frederick replied point the tip of his sword at her.
"No. Who are you where is it truly that you gained that sword of yours, are you a thief or a murderer" she pointed her own blade towards him.
"I am not who you presume me to be." He yelled out.
"Then let us remove that shroud that so ominously masks your face" She yelled out.
Both combatants charged each other, but Fredrick seemed to back out letting Ivy's blade collide with air, moving to the right and then punched her rib. She let out a gasp and a small stream of saliva escaped her lips. She swung her blade horizontally and managed to cut his vest. She quickly went for multiple stabs but he used the side of his sword as a makeshift shield. Ivy stabbed once more but this time Frederick pushed his sword guard breaking her and was able to send another fist into her ribs. She thrust her blade aiming it for his head, but he dodged it unknown to him that the sword had segmented and was coiling around his head and going for his neck. His hands quickly grabbed the whips-blade that had begun to recoil around and around his neck over and over like a snake. His hands pulled it as far from his neck as possible streams of blood poured out from them. Until finally he reached for his sword and he barely managed to lift it and place the flat on her shoulder so that the edge was pressing on her neck.
"Now my lady I would appreciate it if you release me" He put more force onto the hilt making the edge dig into her neck, letting out small beads of crimson.
"Not until you show me. Who you truly are" She yelled and the coils around Frederick's head began to tighten.
It was then that Yunsung, Rock, and Talim had made their way towards them. They had been cheering and laughing Talim had caught a few fish which Yunsung was carrying for her and on rocks shoulder laid a large deer. They saw the two warriors and instantly Talim and Yunsung's jaws dropped. Rock gently placed the beast on the floor and began to pace over to them.
"Hey what are you two doing we aren't suppose to be fighting each other" he said.
"Silence; Show me 'Frederick' show us who you really are." Ivy yelled.
"I am…. I am … I am Siegfried!" he yelled out at the top of his lungs. The coils around his neck instantly retracted and the shroud around his neck and face fell to the ground revealing his true face. His jaw was well defined and he had thin red lips. His nose was that of adulthood and his eyes seemed to shine brighter with the masque of his scarf. And from around his neck where his shroud once was, one could see Lockes of long golden blonde hair fall to the seams. His once spiky hair seemed to untangle and loosen and his scar seemed more noticeable.
The two warriors looked at one another their eyes gazing into the others, as if they were looking into the others very soul. The other didn't dare interrupt mostly because they didn't understand what in the world was going on. All was quiet for a long moment.
Finally both warriors dropped their weapons and ran towards each other embracing one another in a strong hug. A smile crept onto Talim's face and Yunsung couldn't comprehend what was happening.
"Siegfried" Icy let out. "I thought you were dead" she said squeezing him ever tighter.
"For a moment I thought I would never truly know what it meant to be a live until I met you again in Paris." Frederick or Siegfried responded.
"Why? Why all of the cloak and dagger" she stated.
"I simply didn't wish to put you in danger once more" he stated his hand was laid on her head. And his right arm went around her waist resting just above her bosom. Her arm went under his each hand gripping his shoulders tightly. The two remained this way for what seemed to them an eternity.
The others moved back and decided it would be best to give them their space. And they went around the campsite to see if they would find anything.
The two old friends sat next to each other and began to talk about what had happened to them over the last time they had met. Ivy explained about the enigmatic man and the information she had gained upon Soul Edge and Soul Calibur. She explained how she had found out about her wicked father Cervantes, and his current doings. Siegfried explained about how he had returned to the form of Nightmare and how he had been freed, and his doings in Paris and the joining of the Musketeers.
"So of all the names in the world why did you call yourself Frederick?" Ivy questioned with a laugh.
"It was my fathers name" Siegfried replied, and his face became more solemn.
They had skinned and cooked the deer and fish and while they were talking decided it would be best to let the others know what was really going on but to keep Siegfried's former identity as the Azure Knight a secret.
The other had arrived and the sky was shining with a full moon and bright stars. Over diner Rock explained more detailed on his information about the army and Nightmares new agent a woman dressed in greed. Siegfried and Ivy explained to the rest of the group about Soul Edge and it Master as well as its origins.
Finally after a long diner and conversation the five warriors went to sleep, Talim leaned on Siegfried stallion form warmth and Ivy leaned on her own as well. Siegfried, Rock, and Yunsung where condemned to a sleep on the floor which Rock rather much enjoyed without the blankets.
Well that's it for that chapter. It actually went by pretty quick and it only took me two days to write. I hope you readers will like this one. But I think they've been having it pretty easy. Next chapter we're taking it up a notch.
Attention: That's all we're going to see of the Europe team for now. For the next few chapters we'll be with team Asia.
Chapter Preview: Kilik's point of view Xianghua, Seung Mina, and I are headed west toward Germany. But along the way we keep on meeting huge groups of Ninja warriors. And who is that Samurai?