Wow chapter 6 already, well this chapter is where the Siegfried and Cassandra romance starts, yeah and i like the SiegfriedxCassandra couple also Elie. Also i would have had this chapter up sooner but i have writer's block or whatever it is called

Chapter 6: Onward with the Hopeless Journey

There was a gently wind blowing in the early morning, Cassandra was at the spring taking her morning bath, she had shed her clothes and placed them on the rock near the spring, unknown to her a familiar figure stood in the shadows of the trees that surrounded the small clearing, he watched the young beauty bathe in the water, daring to move further he stepped out into the light, but was still hidden from her view. His blond hair was picked up by the wind.

'She truly is beautiful' He thought to himself 'No that's an understatement' he corrected himself.

Siegfried could clearly see her features, from her long slender legs, to her small waist to her developed bosom, he silently watched her in the nude as she dipped her head under the water one last time. He had never been one to bother with romance, he would admit he found some of the opposite sex attractive but until he had his dream the previous night he would never imagine himself settling down anytime soon.

Flashback

Slowly the blond man awoke from the streams of light that found it's way into his room the open windows. His eyes opened to find himself in a large bed, himself in between the white sheets but he was not alone, his female companion was fast asleep beside him, one of her hands draped over him and her head resting on his upper chest, slowly lifting her hand off his and gently placing her head on the pillow so as not to disturb, Siegfried sat up on the bed. Lazily the short blond haired woman also opened her eyes.

"Good morning," She said lovingly.

He turned to face her, a half-smile forming on his lips.

"I didn't mean to wake you Cassie, go back to sleep," He replied calmly.

She arose and put her arms around him.

"I'd much rather be with you than be asleep by myself," She added calmly.

Gently wrapping his arms around her, he laid her back down, this time hovering over her, she lost herself in his calm serene gaze.

"Siegfried there's something I have to tell you," She said.

"What is it Cassandra?" He asked.

"Sieg…We're gonna have a child, I'm pregnant," She answered her eyes not leaving his.

End of Flashback

Deciding to give her some privacy Siegfried left her alone, besides he needed some time to think by himself. There were many things that confused him. He headed back to the direction where he had set up camp the night before, for some reason Cassandra said she would stay with him, she said she didn't want to stay in the temple. He sat with his back to a tree and soon lost himself to a train of thoughts.

What occupied most of his time were the memories of the abominable beast called Nightmare, the atrocities he had committed, but most notable was the time when he found out he had killed his own father.

"Hey," Cassandra's voice called out to him interrupting his train of thought.

He lifted his head to see her standing in front of him, fully clothed.

"Are you finished?" He asked coldly.

"Well I guess I am, unless you would like another show," She said with a smile forming on her lips.

Siegfried got up and turned his gaze from her, staring to the path that led back to the town. She had sensed his presence when she was bathing.

"I was concerned with your safety," He replied.

"If you say so," She tauntingly answered, a part of her liked the fact that his eyes were fixated on her, her ability to sense people's presences were not as dull as she would have him believe, she knew every second that his eyes were upon her, usually the blonde woman was conservative and would never stand for such lewd actions but in her heart and mind there was an eruption of emotions that filled her and strangely made her joyful, "We should head back into town." She said.

"Why I'm planning on leaving now," He responded.

Cassandra stared at him in shock, her beautiful eyes were wide with disbelief, her jaw dropped, she wanted to speak but words won't come up, though only a few seconds had passed till she regained her composure, each second felt like an hour.

"Where…are you…going?" She muttered.

"I don't know, there's no place that I want to be in particular," He replied.

"You can stay here and help us rebuild, the citizens all look up to you, and I believe you can be happy also," She pleaded with him.

"Happiness," He laughed quietly at the remark, "I don't deserve happiness," He turned to face her, "Let's get one thing straight, you don't know one thing about me, you don't know what I have done in my past."

"It's true I don't know, but I know that you are running away from something, something terrible, something you don't want to face," she said to him the paused for a second, "But I think we should all face the demons of out pasts if we intend to go towards the future."

"And where will I go, I told you I have no place I want to be," He stubbornly replied.

Cassandra then did something he did not expect and it caught him by surprise, she lifted his hand and let their fingers intertwine, "You can stay with me," She said in a tranquil soft tone.

A calm and serene wind started to blow, slowly the distance between their bodies closed but their hands were still intertwined, they were less than an inch away from each other, he was looking down at her and she was looking up at him both their eyes were fixed on each other, but they were soon interrupted by the image of Rothion running up to them.

"Siegfried, Cassandra," He shouted to get their attention then came to a stop before them, "There are some people here to see you they are in town and they say it's very important."

"Someone came to see Siegfried?" Cassandra asked slightly confused.

"Yes a Chinese man and a woman," Rothion replied.

"That's strange," Siegfried commented.

"How so?" Cassandra asked.

"I don't know any Chinese people," He answered.

"We actually they didn't ask for Siegfried, they asked a lot of questions about any visitors we had recently, we have many visitors so I asked if they were searching for any specific person, they said they were looking for a warrior, they don't know who he is but they said they got some information about a man who effortlessly defeated Astaroth and I told them it was you," Rothion explained.

"Are you going to see what they want?" Cassandra asked.

"Might as well," He answered and headed off towards the town.

The trio had made their way back to town together, and also entered the temple together, where both Killik and Xianghua waited, they both introduced themselves and then explained everything, Sophitia was also there, she was surprised to hear about the Soul Edge still around, both sisters had had experiences with it's evil, the visitors told them how Edgemaster had lost to Nightmare and that how he was still hunting for souls.

"I defeated Nightmare once before," Killik said, "But this time he was much stronger, he even broke my holy bo-staff with his had.

"Last time you won by a fluke," Siegfried stated, "It was because Nightmare was distraught and didn't feel like fighting."

"Huh?" Killik asked confused by this time everyone's eyes were on Siegfried.

"Okay let me explain this to you," Siegfried said, "Does anyone know why Nightmare need's souls for?" He asked but everyone kept silent, "He himself doesn't need it, the sword does and Nightmare is a slave to the sword, it is more important to him than his own well being, or perhaps that was the old Nightmare, this new Nightmare is not a slave to the sword but the essence of the sword."

"How do you know so much?" Xianghua asked.

"I just do," Siegfried replied, "Now does anyone know why the Soul Edge needs souls for?" again there was silence as no one knew the answer, "The Soul Edge can't exist without soul energy, it needs souls to stay alive."

"So that's why Nightmare is always hungry for soul's," Xianghua commented.

"Yes and there is also something else, if the soul edge starves for to long it will take the soul of the wielder," Siegfried stated.

"But without the wielder…" Cassandra started.

"The Soul Edge can also survive without souls, when it comes to this it reverts to it's larvae form, a dormant from where it's power is sealed away." Siegfried finished.

"Umm, I think I speak for everyone here where I ask, how do you know all this?" Xianghua asked.

"I just do," Siegfried replied, "We'll leave tomorrow."

Night came as it always did, Siegfried stayed in town but stood atop the temple gazing out to the full moon in the sky. There was a chill wind in the cold atmosphere but it didn't bother him, he was only dressed in his brown suit he wore under his armor, but soon he was no longer alone, a short haired blond woman approached him, she also gazed up at the night sky, filled with countless stars and a beautiful silver moon.

"It's so peaceful," She commented and heard a sigh from her companion, "It's Nightmare isn't it the demon of your past, that's what you were running away from."

The blond warrior didn't respond.

"What are you thinking?" She asked.

"If I can defeat Nightmare," He replied.

"Of course you can, you defeated Astaroth without much effort and plus you also have the Soul Calibur," She said.

"It's not that simple, I hope I am strong enough," He said, then turned to face his companion.

Cassandra also turned to Siegfried on queue, "Siegfried you're the strongest person I've ever met,"

"Not physical strength," He answered.

Morning came after the night, Siegfried, Xianghua and Killik had said their goodbyes and left the temple already, they were headed to the town's exit, Meanwhile Cassandra approached her sister, dressed in her usual attire but this time carrying her weapons on her back along with a small green bag.

"So you've made your choice," Sophitia said calmly.

Cassandra's eyes were closed as she bowed before her sister, "Yes please forgive me sister."

Sophitia nodded, "Forgive you for what?" she asked.

Cassandra's eyes snapped open as she felt her sister embrace her, she then hugged her back.

"Follow your heart Cassandra, and know that we will always love you," Her sister said to her ear.

Cassandra walked to the entrance of the temple, she then turned to her sister "I've already said goodbye to Rothion and the children, please take care sister, when I return I won't be alone."

With those final words she left the temple and headed out toward the exit of the town hopefully Siegfried and the others hadn't left yet. After running as fast as she could she made it, the blonde girl was happy when she realized she had caught up. There the three of them were, Xianghua in her black outfit, with her Chinese sword on her back, Killik still half clothed, his reforged bo-staff also on his back and then there was the wanderer in his iron gray armor, the Soul Calibur also hung on the holster on the behind of his breastplate but it was completely covered with a brown cloth.

"You coming also?" Xianghua asked when Cassandra came to their side.

Cassandra nodded.

"Can you fight?" Killik asked slightly nervous.

"Yes she can," Siegfried answered Killik's question.

Cassandra was surprised to say the least, she never expected Siegfried to answer for her, less in a positive answer.

"Well then I guess we're all set then, where are we off to?" Killik asked.

"Spain," Siegfried answered.

"Huh, why Spain?" Xianghua asked.

"There's someone I know there that might have some information we could use." Siegfried replied.

"Well then I guess we're off," Xianghua said and headed out towards the gate followed by Killik.

Siegfried tuned to Cassandra, she was also staring at him, a half-smile formed on his lips, and then wordlessly he took her bag from her and walked towards the gate ushering her ahead of him. The four warriors now stood at the entrance of the town.

"Alright let's go," Cassandra said as she led the way out onto the path

To Be Continued. . .

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