Hi! I'm finally doing a Soul Calibur fic. It's hard to find any good Nightmare/Siegfried x Link fics out there so I decided to make my own. Anyway, yes, this is a shounen-ai/yaoi fic. Those that don't like both please don't flame and go back now. If you do like yaoi and you do like this couple, stay and read this please. Ratings might go up, just to warn you.
I don't know anything Soul Calibur or Nintendo wise. I love Nobuyuki Hiyama and he's good at making both Link and Siegfried's voices.
I'd like to thank my friend, Minna Kinotome for beta reading and helping me with the title of this story.
Oh btw….the time is post SC2 and pre SC3, just to tell you ahead.
Don't Let Me
Chapter One: Battle at Ostrheinburg
Ostrheinburg…there it had stood by a lone hill. The chapel stood isolated from the world, as if time itself stopped for that chapel. Parts of the chapel were crumbling down from the countless of battles and ages it stood without being occupied. A lone figure began to walk towards the old chapel. The wind blew gently against the brown cape that covered the silhouette's body.
The long blades of grass danced along with the wind. The figure walked through the soft field and approached the chapel. Placing a gloved hand, the figure opened the rather large chapel doors. Before the shadow entered the chapel, the figure stopped. Distant yells and battle cries were heard. They're coming this way, thought the figure as it walked inside and closed the doors. Taking a rather large beam of wood, the figure placed it upon the door block.
Once the figure was finished blocking the door the figure slid to the ground and let out a sigh. Just then a soft voice caught the silhouette's attention. The figure removed its brown hood to reveal a soft boyish face. A young man with strawberry blonde hair and lovely cerulean eyes perked up his unusual pointy ears.
What is that sound? Thought the elf, it sounds like someone is chanting or praying in that strange language I sort of picked up. I don't like it that much, but if it's the only way to communicate with these strange people, one must do what one must do. The elfin boy took off his brown coat and slowly got up from the floor.
His green tunic brushed a bit above his knees. Underneath his tunic was a pair of white long johns. His brown boots touched the stony floor as he began to walk across the chapel. He stopped when he saw a strange silhouette. He quickly hid behind a dirty wooden bench and perked his head up. He looked through a broken bench and saw a blonde man dressed in a red noble dress shirt and brown pants. Upon his side was a rapier.
This man is a warrior, thought the blonde elfin man, I can feel it. The noble man glared as he looked up at the second floor. The stairs that lead to the second floor were destroyed. He looked over at what appeared to be a rather large and rather old organ. The nobleman placed a gloved hand into his britches and pulled out a metallic fragment. The fragment began to glow immensely.
The blonde elfin man's tunic began to glow as well. He quickly placed his hand into his tunic and pulled out a similar metallic fragment. This piece of Soul Edge is glowing along with that man's piece, he thought. He must be looking for Soul Edge as well, but whether he wants to purify, destroy it, or use it is a totally different scenario. Could the voice from above be someone who has a fragment too?
"He's here," said the blonde nobleman, "and I'll make sure that he would give me what should belong to me. Soul Edge will soon be mine."
The blonde nobleman began to climb up the pipes. He soon jumped from pipe to pipe until he reached the second floor. The blonde elfin man quickly got out of hiding and began to rush through the chapel. He quickly climbed up the pipes and followed the same path. Once he reached up to the second floor he could see two men. One of them was the blonde nobleman and the other was something the elfin man couldn't figure out.
The second man was covered in a dark armor. Upon his left hand, he carried an overly large sword that had a large eye with veins. That must be Soul Edge! Thought the elfin man. If that is Soul Edge, is that man who's holding it the one they call Nightmare?
The elfin man's cerulean eyes trailed down at Nightmare's right arm. It was a grotesque sight to see. He shivered a bit as his eyes soon shifted to the glowing yellow eyes that pierced through the small opening of the helmet. The Soul Edge's eyes blinked a bit as the blonde nobleman took out his rapier and pointed at Nightmare.
"Heh, there you are," said the nobleman, "the one they call Nightmare. I came here to take Soul Edge from you."
"Heh, you dare to fight me?" asked Nightmare, "Your soul burns quite vibrantly. It will be good to my collection! I need more souls to feed Soul Edge."
"Well now…remember this and remember this well, I, Raphael Sorel shall be the end of you."
Just then, the elfin boy jumped from the pipe and headed towards the two men. I have to stop this fight, thought the man. He walked over to the one called Raphael and was about to place a hand upon his shoulder when suddenly, Raphael turned around and swung his rapier. The elfin boy jumped back quickly and back flipped as Raphael kept trying to attack Link. Raphael stopped and pointed his rapier at the elfin boy.
"You have been following me," spoke the nobleman, "and I know you have a piece of Soul Edge as well."
"What do you want to do with Soul Edge?" asked the elfin boy.
"What I would do with it isn't your concern."
"I don't trust you," said the elfin man as he took out his sword of his sheath and shield. "Whatever you are to do with Soul Edge I can't allow. I was sent here by Princess Zelda to destroy that sword. It is a threat to my world as well and as the Hero of Time I have to protect Hyrule. With the Master Sword, I, Link, shall fight until my last breath to protect my world."
"You do know what you're getting yourself into?" chided Raphael. "Just because you're only a boy, I won't let you off easy. Once you pick a fight with me, you filthy beast, there is no turning back."
"I don't mind. I fought people worse then you, though you happen to be the cockiest and meanest of all."
"You are quite the rude one, but anyway, let us dance," laughed Raphael as he then turned back to Nightmare. "When I'm done with this boy, I'll come after you."
Raphael ran towards Link and swung his rapier with incredible speed. Link used his Hylian shield to block the upcoming slashes and then swung the Master Sword. Raphael laughed as he moved out of the way, as if he were dancing, and slashed at Link's side. The rapier sliced through Link's green tunic and white undershirt. Blood trickled down and stained his clothing as the cut had opened part of his skin. Link winced at the attack but rolled out of the way before Raphael could stab him.
Link quickly took out his bow and arrow and shot at the blonde nobleman. The arrow zipped through the air and pierced right through Raphael's left sleeve. Unfortunate for Link, the arrow missed Raphael's arm. The nobleman took out the arrow and looked at his clothing. He gave off a snarl as Link had ruined his favorite shirt. He rushed over at Link and began to swing his rapier rapidly. Link flipped over and over to avoid the attack.
Link jumped and ducked away from the assault. A sneaky idea crossed his path as he grabbed Raphael and jumped upon to his shoulder. Raphael tried hard to retain his balance as a weight was set upon his shoulders. Link smirked as he moved the Master Sword and spanked Raphael's bottom. The nobleman's eyes widen and soon winced as he felt the hard metal hit him hard.
Link did that a couple of times before he used his own weight to flip both him and Raphael over. Link then rolled and kicked Raphael off from him before he quickly got up from the floor and grinned. Raphael slowly got up and glared at Link. The nobleman was not pleased with what the elfin boy did to him. He saw that Link was standing right before the edge. A devious idea come to him as he took up his rapier and ran towards Link.
Link readied for his attack and rushed towards him. He swung the Master Sword. The next movement, Raphael had to be quick to do. The nobleman slid underneath Link and his swing. He then got up and stabbed the elfin boy upon his shoulder. Link let out a yell of pain as blood fell from his shoulder. Raphael smirked at Link's painful yells.
"I told you I wasn't going to take it easy on you, just because you're just a child," whispered Raphael into Link's ear.
"Damn it…" hissed Link.
Raphael then moved his blade and slid off Link from the rapier and threw him over the edge. Link fell down and landed upon one of the benches. Upon impact, the bench broke and shattered. A couple of splinters pierced into Link's skin. The Hylian hero tried to hold in the yell of pain he felt rising in his throat. A tear slid off from his eye. Link slowly rolled over onto his stomach. His hand landed upon a sharp piece of wood. Link withstood the pain as he got up from the painful pile of wood.
Link began to carefully take out the splinters from his body. Link winced as he took out the one that was wedged into his hand. Just then, the front door which he had blocked early was being pounded. Link could hear quite an amount of voices. Link began to walk but soon fell. His right leg was rather injured and it hurt to walk. Link got up once more and placed his hands upon the other benches, using them as a cane or something to hold on to. He limped as he headed towards the door.
He stopped when he saw a broken window. From one of the large cracks of the window, he could see the outside. He saw a whole group of people and every single one of them were busy yelling at each other and some even began to fight using weapons. Link's Soul Edge fragment glowed even more then before. These people must be after Soul Edge as well, thought Link.
Meanwhile, on the second floor, Raphael wiped the blood from his rapier. He chuckled a bit as he readied himself to fight Nightmare. Nightmare held his sword upright and waited for Raphael to attack. The nobleman rushed in and swung his rapier at Nightmare. Due to Nightmare's armor, the rapier couldn't so much as dent the armor. Raphael sliced at Nightmare's ghoulish arm. Nightmare let out a screech as it was his turn to attack. He swung the Soul Edge at the nobleman and slashed his left arm.
Raphael let out a yell as blood fell from his injured limb, but he shook it off and continued to attack Nightmare. Nightmare growled as he let his blade drop down on Raphael. Raphael dodged out of the way, but got his leg hurt by the swing. He snarled as he got up and attacked at Nightmare's claw again. Nightmare moved slightly then swung his sword right across Raphael's chest.
The Frenchman was sent flying by the swing. He let out a yell of pain as he covered his chest. He tried to stop the bleeding. Raphael tried to speak but only managed to cough out blood. He looked over at Nightmare walked over to him and chuckled darkly. He lifted Soul Edge over his head and sent it down at the Frenchman.
"This is it!" shouted Nightmare.
Stop! Shouted a voice from inside of Nightmare's head. Enough! Enough of this! I won't allow you to kill another! Nightmare stopped and stood bewildered as was Raphael. The nobleman looked at his opponent as he stood there confused. What's wrong with this monster? asked Raphael. He has me where he wants me, so why is he hesitating?
"Who said that?" asked Nightmare.
"The one who owns this body," called back the voice, "Siegfried."
"Heh, you're the pathetic human who released me. Well, this body isn't yours anymore! It's mine entirely. You should have been dead by now."
"You may have taken over my body, but you have not taken over my will! I still linger in this body and enough is enough! I won't let you kill another and let me soil my hands because of you!"
"You're too weak to get your body back now, Siegfried! I will forever stay in this strong body and you will linger and die off!"
Just as Nightmare was about to turn his attention back to Raphael, a strange pain arose in his head. Nightmare let out a horrifying shriek which not only frightened Raphael, but also the people outside of the chapel. Everyone stood frozen as they heard the screeches intensify. Nightmare placed his hands upon his head and stepped back. Raphael slowly placed his hand upon his rapier and stabbed Nightmare upon the only part that wasn't covered: his stomach.
Nightmare let out a yell as he pushed Raphael off. In that moment, Nightmare took off his armor. He let out a yell as he took the rapier off from his stomach. Just then Soul Edge let out a terrifying shriek. The chapel began to shake terribly. The beam that held the door closed broke as a rock fell upon the wood. The doors opened and there, Link could see the group of people before him. Everyone didn't know what to do.
A young woman with ebony hair that was tied into pigtails rushed in towards Link. Her shoes broke a piece of wood which gave off a loud clicking sound. She placed a hand on Link's side. She looked over at Link and looked at him with concern in her eyes. Following the girl came in other men and women. A young man with red hair wearing a white tight shirt and matching pants helped the young woman take Link towards the exit.
"No," let out Link, "we have to go up. Soul Edge…"
"Soul Edge?" let out the young man.
"That evil sword is up there," the girl said softly, "we have to go. This place will come down on us."
"No…can't you feel it? asked Link.
The young woman stopped in her tracks. Wind came from the outside of the chapel and touched her tanned skin. Her soft eyes widened as she could feel an enormous power. She knew that something bad was about to happen. She could feel the fires as a new evil began to emerge. The girl began to pull Link towards the pipes.
The young red haired man stood stupefied, but one look from the girl assured him that she knew what she was doing. The rest of the group began to follow them towards the pipes. They all climbed up the pipes and jumped to the second floor. The entire world became black for the warriors as everything around them disappeared. A dark void opened and soon came out a being of fire.
Upon the ground was a hurt Raphael. The nobleman just looked over at the being of fire and then looked over at Nightmare. The person he saw before him was different than before. He still had the claw on his right arm, but now he could see more of him as a human, his long, blond hair flowing beautifully as a breeze blew though a hole in the wall of the chapel.
A rather large scar danced upon his right eye. The man's eyes were a bright yellow from before, but were starting to flicker into a light blue color. Scars covered his body and veins were popping out from where the arm was. Taking the cursed sword, Nightmare fought against the being of fire.
Everyone else looked on at the battle. It wasn't long until the monster known as Inferno was defeated with a stroke from Soul Edge. A strange weapon came out from Inferno's body and landed near Nightmare. Soon, the world before every warrior changed back towards the chapel. It happened as fast as it came and everyone stood baffled.
"What happened?" asked the young woman with black hair.
"I don't know," replied the red haired man.
"There's Soul Edge…I have to purify that sword!"
"No way! That sword is the sword of Salvation! My people need that sword to protect ourselves."
"There is no way a punk like you would take that," spoke a samurai, "I'm here to take it myself."
"Fool!" shouted a ninja. "You could never use that sword!"
"Silence!" shouted Nightmare/Siegfried as he glared at all of them. "None of you know what terrors come from that sword! I was once trapped as a fiendish monster! This is what happens when mess with this power!" Nightmare/Siegfried showed everyone his clawed hand.
No one knew what to say to him.
"That sword next to Soul Edge is the only one that can end this."
Nightmare/Siegfried walked over to the Soul Calibur and placed his clawed hand on it. As he placed his hand upon it, a strong surge shocked his entire body. He shouted in tremendous pain as he tried to take the sword out from the ground. His clawed hand began to bleed as he held on to the sword. In his one last attempted, he pulled out the sword from the ground.
The blond man lifted the sword up and slammed it down upon Soul Edge's eye. The Soul Edge let out a horrible scream which echoed throughout the chapel. Blood dripped from the eye and stained the stony ground. The veins from the Soul Edge soon began to entwine themselves with the Soul Calibur. A strong surge of power rushed through Nightmare/Siegfried's body.
The clawed arm began to demolish and revert back to a human arm. The once piercing yellow eyes turned back into icy blue eyes. The veins that were around his chest had disappeared. He released his hold on the sword and fell on the ground. Soul Edge consumed the remaining power he had of Nightmare that was in Siegfried's body and consumed the Soul Calibur. The two swords soon fused into one large sword. The dark power was still inside of the sword, but this time it was locked.
"We have to help him," said Link weakly.
"Are you kidding?" asked the red haired man. "This guy killed I don't know how many people. How can we help this guy?"
"He isn't Nightmare anymore, Yun-seong," replied the ebony haired girl, "now he's just a human."
"How can you tell, Talim?"
"I can feel it in the wind. The dark energy isn't emitting from his body anymore but from the sword now.The man is hurt and we have to help him as well."
"Okay, but we need someone else to help us carry him. We all ready have this elf guy with us."
"Can someone please help us?" asked Talim to the other people.
"I'm not getting near that guy," said the Taki.
"Sorry, but I'd rather not get anywhere near him," said a blonde woman carrying a sword and shield.
"Seung Mina?" asked Yun-seong.
"You know we have to go soon," replied Seung Mina.
"Yeah, but that guy is hurt and all."
Link gathered his strength and got out of Talim and Yun-seong's grasp. He walked as best as he could without limping, but didn't do so well. He reached over to the fallen Siegfried and got on his knees slowly. Taking his arm, Link wrapped it around his neck and tried to lift up the fallen warrior. Link thanked the Goddesses that he wasn't wearing his armor because even without it, he was rather heavy, at least since Link was hurt.
As Link tried to walk, his right leg gave out and he went falling on the ground. Link accidentally bit into his tongue when he fell down. He spat out some blood before he got on his knees and began to lift himself and Siegfried up again. Talim quickly rushed over to Link and Siegfried and took Siegfried's left side. Link smiled softly at Talim and mouthed a soft "thank you" to her. Talim returned the smile and mouthed a "you're welcome" to him.
Link and Talim slowly dragged Siegfried over to the pipes. Everyone else got out of their way and said nothing to them. Yun-seong wanted to follow them, but Seung Mina grabbed his shoulder and gave him a look. Yun-seong let out a sigh and stood there, only looking at their silhouettes as they slowly left the chapel.
The walk from the chapel and into the nearest town was hard for Hylian and the young girl. Link tripped twice on their way. Talim urged him to stop and take a rest but Link refused until they could find an inn and a healer. It took them about three hours to reach the nearest village. They rejoiced once they got into the inn. Talim paid the innkeeper for a room and lead both men to their room. She opened the door and walked into the room. Link and Talim placed Siegfried upon one of the beds and took a quick rest.
"Ow…" let out Link as he sat on the floor and clutched his side and right leg.
"I told you we should have taken a rest," said Talim. "You over did yourself."
"I'm okay, really. Anyway, thanks for helping me, but I don't even know your name. Was it Talim?"
"Yes, it is. I didn't get your name either."
"My name is Link."
"Link…that's a nice name. By the way, you have strange ears. You're not from here, are you?"
"No, I came from Hyrule which is in another world."
"Another world?" questioned Talim. "What do you mean by 'another world?'?"
"Easy…I come from another world. It's sort of hard to explain since I really don't have another word for it."
"If you come from another world, how is it that you can talk our language?"
"Oh, that I can easily explain. It took me a long time, months to be exact, until I caught on to your language. I often stood close by inns, pubs, and other sorts and listened to the conversations to some people. Of course it was hard to actually understand, but one of the innkeepers actually helped me a bit with the sorting out the words for sentences. I said things like 'cat walked to apple inn.' So it was pretty pathetic for me to actually say things."
"I'd say you did a good job," said Talim as she smiled.
"Thanks."
"So now that Soul Edge has been stopped what now?"
"Well…I would like to go home, but first I have to do something about this fragment."
"If you want, I can purify it for you. I set out to purify Soul Edge entirely."
"If you were sent out to purify Soul Edge, why did you just leave it alone with those people? Aren't you afraid that they'll try to do something with it?"
"Well," said Talim, "I came here to help you out. I'll go back to purify Soul Edge. I'm sure Yun-seong and Seung Mina are doing their best to protect Soul Edge from being taken into the wrong hands. Taki, Sophitia, and Cassandra want to destroy it. So the probabilities of it being taken are slim to none."
"Wow, you have quite some friends."
"Heh thanks. Anyway, I'll go get that healer, so stay right here. I think you should get on the other bed. The floor can be rather rough to sit on."
"I'll keep that in mind."
Talim smiled before she got up and walked out from the room. She closed the door and headed out from the pub to look for the local healer. Meanwhile, Link slowly rose up from the floor. He limped over to where Siegfried had been resting. Still unconscious, the German warrior had been breathing lightly. His bang covered part of his face. Whenever he exhaled, part of his blonde bang would float.
Link thought it was bothersome to him. He bent down and moved the bang that covered his face. He tucked in the golden strands behind Siegfried's ear. Link smiled then examined Siegfried's face. The rather large scar that was upon his right eye really stuck out. Link traced the scar with his finger which made Siegfried flinch a bit. Link retracted his finger from his scar and traced his cheek instead.
His skin is sort of soft, thought Link. Link caressed Siegfried's cheek softly. Subconsciously, the fallen German warrior face soon let out a smile as Link's touch was rather welcoming. Link smiled as then he traced over from Siegfried's cheek over to his lips. They were a little chaffed but Link didn't mind. Link didn't know why but he felt his face flush a bit. His eyes kept on Siegfried's lips. Link leaned in to get a closer look at this warrior.
Wow, thought Link, he's rather beautiful. I wonder if men can be called beautiful. Link played a bit with Siegfried's hair. He seemed much like a little child as he messed around with Siegfried's face. Link looked over at Siegfried's body and noticed quite a number of scars on his body. I bet all of these are from battles.
The Hero of Time placed his head upon Siegfried's chest. He giggled a bit as it rose up and went down. He's so warm as well, thought Link as he felt himself get drowsy. I don't know why I'm so interested in learning about this man. Link moved back towards Siegfried's face. He didn't notice how close he was to him until his nose was touching Siegfried's.
Link felt his heart suddenly begin to pound faster. He felt his entire face get hot. His entire stomach began to churn and he felt quite nervous right there and then. He felt as if some sort of magic came over him. Just then he heard the door open from his inn room. Link moved away from Siegfried and got to his bed. He sat down and saw Talim come in with an old woman carrying a sack behind her back.
"Link, I brought the healer," said Talim cheerfully.
"Thanks," replied Link with a smile.
The old woman walked over to Link. She looked over at his ears but then tried to not to question the reason. Without saying a word, the old woman signaled Link to take off his clothes. Link did what she motioned and stripped down to nothing. Talim looked away from the now naked man. The old woman took out a few herbs from her sack plus a small bowl and tool. She mashed up the herbs and made a strange potion. She applied the potion on Link's wounds.
Upon that cold touch, Link let out a small gasp. The old woman just slapped his leg, telling him to take it like a man. Once she was done applying the medicine, she took out some bandages and mended Link's body. He then grabbed his tights and put them on. The old woman signaled him to rest. Link laid on the bed, but looked over as the old woman began to undress Siegfried. The old woman then tended to all of Siegfried's wounds then dressed him. She walked over to Talim and placed a hand on her shoulder before she left.
"Oh, she's done now," said Talim.
"Yeah, she doesn't talk much, does she?" asked Link.
"No…according to her daughter, she had her tongue cut out by bandits one night."
"That's cruel…"
"There are worse things that happen in this world. How is your world?"
"My worlds…things out of the ordinary happen. I had to one day save my world from this man that wanted to rule it using the power from the Goddesses."
"Wow, it must be an interesting story. I'll listen to it once I come back from Ostrheinburg. I need to check up on what's going on over there. You should rest now."
"Yeah…that I should do."
"Oh and when I get back, I'll bring some food. I just hope that Nightmare will be awake."
"Okay, take care, Miss Talim."
"You too, Mr. Link."
Talim left the room once more and closed the door behind her. Link slowly closed his eyes and drifted into sleep. In his dream, he saw a green field around him. He remembered this field and he remembered the voices he heard in his dream. He looked forward and saw the familiar faces of his friends from Hyrule. They all came running through the field to see him.
Link felt his heart lift. He felt tears coming up to his eyes as he ran over to greet them. He yelled out their names as tears fell down his cheeks. It has been a long time since he's been in Hyrule. He missed all the people he had met and the place all together. Just then he saw a dark cloud appear behind his friends. He stopped running and looked at the cloud.
Hands soon appeared from the clouds. He heard a very dark and familiar laugh come from the clouds as the hands appeared right above Link's friends. Link started to yell for them to get out of the way, but his voice stopped working. He began to run towards them, but the hands gathered a dark energy. The dark energy soon consumed the bodies of Link's loved ones until they were no more.
No….Zelda…Saria…Malon…Talon…Ruto…Darunia…Nabooru….Impa…everyone is gone, thought Link as he fell into an abyss. I couldn't save them…I couldn't do anything. Link felt his entire body become weak. Just then he opened his eyes to someone shaking him. Talim was above Link's body with a concern look on her face. Next to her appeared to be Yun-seong and Seung Mina.
"You were having a bad dream," said Talim, "you were shaking and yelling out things in a strange language."
"Oh…" said Link, "I was having a nightmare. I dreamt about my home and everyone I knew back home. I saw them perish before my eyes."
Link let out a couple of coughs.
"Hmm," Talim placed a hand upon Link's forehead. "You have a temperature. He'll need us to take care of him and Nightmare for a while."
"You sure this is a good idea?" asked Seung Mina. "I mean no offence to him, but you really sure it's safe to be around him?"
"Yes…I'm sure of it."
"All right, if you say so. Then I guess we'll have to take care of them until they can take care of themselves, though this doesn't excuse you, Yun-seong from coming home with me."
"Damn, I thought you'd forget by now," whined Yun-seong.
"You have a lot to explain once we get home."
Yun-seong let out a face of disgust and hurt when he heard her say that. Talim tried not to giggle at the poor Korean. Link had to bit his lips a bit so he wouldn't laugh. Seung Mina then left the room to go get food for everyone. She beckoned Yun-seong to follow her to help out. Obediently, he followed her to help out with the food.
Talim began to make some medicine for Link's fever. She mashed up more herbs that were given to her by the old healer. She lifted Link's neck and head and gave him the medicine. He drank it and then lay back down on the bed. Talim took out a cloth and drenched it in water. She then placed the cloth on Link's forehead. Both of them heard something come from Siegfried. Siegfried let out a moan as he rolled on the bed. He slowly opened his eyes.
"Uh," he let out, "where am I?"
"Oh, you're awake now," said Talim as she walked over to Siegfried.
"Who are you?"
"Oh, I'm Talim. Link and I helped you get out from Ostrheinburg after you were knocked out."
"What happened?"
"Well you took the holy sword, the Soul Calibur and you pierced Soul Edge's eye with it."
Siegfried lifted his right arm. He was amazed to see that it was no longer that claw, but now his normal human arm. Siegfried let out a sigh of relief. So it did work, he thought, I'm finally free from that accursed beast. Wait…the sword! Where's the sword?Siegfried soon sat upright and tried to get out of bed. Talim quickly placed a hand upon his chest and tried to lower him down.
"You're in no condition to get up!" Shouted Talim.
"Get out of my way!" barked back Siegfried. "I have to go and get that accursed sword back! I have to purify it!"
"Don't worry about it, we hid the sword."
"Hid the sword? Where? Tell me where you hid that sword!"
"Don't shout at the girl," said Link as he was now standing up. He placed a hand on Siegfried's shoulder trying to pull him down.
"Who are you to tell me to not shout?" said Siegfried as he grasped tightly onto Link's arm.
"You can try to break my arm if you want…that would only prove that everyone thinking that you're still that monster Nightmare is true."
"Don't call me Nightmare!"
"Then prove you're not Nightmare."
Siegfried squeezed Link's arm one more time before he released him. He let out a snarl before he lay back on the bed. He rolled on the bed until his back was showing to Talim and Link. Link massaged his arm a bit. The area where Siegfried had grabbed him still stung a bit. Talim took a look at Link's arm, but Link assured her that he was okay. Link looked at Siegfried and frowned. I guess even now, you're probably the same, thought Link. Or maybe…because you've been Nightmare for so long…you forgot who you really are.
End Chapter.
I hope this story started out okay. Oh, btw about Yun-seong's name…I used the spelling from SC3 then Yunsung from SC2. Anyway, I hope people like this story.