Darxyde had covered it up, dismembering the body so nobody would know, not even the others knew of this. It was in vain, Siegfried been gone for over three years before they finally tracked him down, and saw what he had become. Nightmare was his new name, he had become a god, and Darxyde wanted to stay by his side, he knew it was wrong, what Siegfried had become. But he couldn't throw his bond with him away. He had pledged himself to Siegfried, and he would serve him, die for him, no matter what path Siegfried chose.
And Nightmare changed him, giving him his power, still he had it, and Nightmare had come back again. This was the third time, but there was something different, something strange about Nightmare, it felt like he wasn't Siegfried, so he had fled when he appeared. Nightmare had arisen but it wasn't Siegfried, he could sense it, his soul was no longer there. After the great battle at Ostrheinsburg Castle, he thought it was all over, he couldn't stand with the BlackStorm no more, he left the others and set out on his own.
He needed money and decided to work as a mercenary, and was hired by some crusaders, who went against an evil city out in the middle of nowhere. And thats when Nightmare had attacked, killing the crusaders and the army defending the city. And soon after, a dark man who looked as if he might be from Africa, had told him his brother had come back. He knew it was a lie, Nightmare was not Siegfried, but if Nightmare was here, could Siegfried be alive too? He had to find out, he must try to find Siegfried, if he was alive. He felt he was, his soul was powerful and would be easy to sense. He pondered these thoughts, standing next to his dragon unicorn. He mounted the unicorn and began to walk toward the city ahead of him, his sight drawn to the giant clock tower at the center of the town.