A/N: So guys got a hard time writing this chapter up. A lot of ideas came up to me on how this chapter will come up. So hope you enjoy the chapter and reviews will be highly appreciated.

It's been almost a week since Siegfried had been drifting with the current of the river. He then hit riverbed in the middle of nowhere but he was still unconscious for sometime afterwards. The man was still bleeding from the wound caused by Soul Edge but surprisingly with an unexplainable cause, was still alive even though he had lost a huge amount of blood.

After a couple of days, Siegfried woke up inside a tent. His upper body was covered with bandages and his wound was treated to stop the bleeding. His suit of armor was placed beside his improvised bed and a plate of food was placed at his side. After a while a man with his hair tied and pointing upward and a katana dangling beside his waist approached him.

"So how are you feeling today friend? You were really in a bad shape when I found you a couple of days ago in the riverbed. There was also a deep cut from your upper body that was needed to be treated as early as possible. Luckily for you, the blood has stopped dripping when you were unconscious. I really thought that you were a goner there." explained the samurai.

"Thank you for the aid good sir. I am forever in your debt for helping me to live for another day." greeted the knight. "By the way, may I know your name?"

"It's Mitsurugi friend. And you are?"

"Siegfried... Siegfried Schtauffen." The two warriors then shook each others hands.

"If I may ask Siegfried, what made that nasty cut in your body?"

"The cursed sword, Soul Edge."said the knight. "So you fought with the Azure Knight , Nightmare?"asked the samurai. "No. When I arrived at the top of Ostrheinsburg castle to destroy the cused sword, Nightmare was nowhere to be found. Instead, I was greeted by The Dreaded Pirate, Cervantes de Leon. He was holding his usual two swords, with Soul Edge fusing with them. I think that Cervantes defeated Nightmare and claimed the sword for himself to reclaim his lost strength and powers." explained Siegfried.

"Oh boy! Not him again."

"Why? Have you fought him before?

"Yeah. It was two years ago as I was traveling the world to see how skillful I am as a warrior and faced a lot of opponents along the way. When I arrived at Spain, I was informed that there was a Dreaded Pirate who was feared most by sailors and other warriors that has taken alot of lives for his own satisfaction. I then engaged him in battle and prevailed over him. I let the man lived because he gave me satisfaction in battle. It is in my will as a samurai to spare a warrior's life if he had gave me a battle that I am going to enjoy. Now I see that I made a mistake in choosing that option back then. It's my fault that he now possesses Soul Edge." said Mitsurugi.

"Don't blame yourself for that. It was in your code of honor as a samurai to spare a warrior's life i t is needed to and you did not know that he was going after Soul Edge.

"Thanks for those kind words friend. Now I'll let you rest here for a while. Just call me when you need anything. I'll just be outside catching some air."

"We'll do and thanks again for everything that you have done for me." Mitsurugi then nodded and left the knight to rest.

(He is a warrior who fights with honor and is willing to help a fellow warrior without hesitation. Siegried Schtauffen, it's been a while since I used that name. Back when I was still young. When I was still pure in spirit. When that day still did not happen. When I was still not the Azure Knight, Nightmare. But nobody must know about my past as the that monster and the gruesome actions I did when I was still possessed by that demon. That is a burden which I must carry alone for the rest of my life.) The knight then went back to sleep as he thinks about what will he do when he confronts Cervantes again at Ostrheinsburg castle again and destroy the cursed sword once and for all.

The next day, Siegfried got out of his tent and was greeted by Mitsurugi.

"Sleep well there friend?" asked the samurai.

"Why yes. Thank you for asking."

"Now, I have a proposition for you, I want to join you in your journey to Ostrheinsburg." As Siegfried was surprised to hear on what the samurai said.

"Forgive me but I must deny. The burden on destroying the sword is mine and mine alone. It was my fault that the pirate defeated me in battle."

"Don't be so melodramatic there and put the whole weight of the world in your shoulders. I tell you what, why don't we spar for it. If I win, I will be joining you. If you win, then I won't bother you anymore." Siegfried then accepts the proposition of Mitsurugi.

"Well then let's use these kendo sticks that I have as our weapons."

"Agreed"

As the two warriors enter their stances, Mitsurugi noticed the stance of Siegfried. The two then began their sparring. With the experience of using the kendo stick like a regular katana, Mitsurugi quickly gained the upper hand and as expected, Mitsurugi won the match.

"It looks like I prevailed friend."

"It looks like it. Very well then, as a man of my word, you can join me in my journey." as Siegfried said with regret. "Don't worry, I won't get in your way when you confront Cervantes. I know that you are eager to regain the honor you lost from your last battle." as Mitsurugi offered his hand to help the knight to get back up on his feet. "Thank you for understanding." as he grabbed the hand of Mitsurugi and stood up.

(It's more the my honor that was lost for most of my humanity was lost when I held that sword, countless lives of innocent people were lost just for me to satisfy the eternal hunger of that thing.) said the knight to himself.

"You have some skills in using a sword, but I think that a light sword like a katana is not what you are used in combat. I bet you carry a heavier type of sword like a zweihander."

"How did you know that?"

"Well based on your stance a while ago, you were holding your sword while facing in a right stance. Light swords like the katana are held in front so that the user can perform swift and elegant slashes with a little amount of time and energy. Heavy swords are held in the sides because of their weight. These swords are mostly used for powerful strikes but takes up more time." explained Mitsurugi.

"Well, I am amazed at your knowledge of weapons. Speaking of which, do you know any nearby blacksmiths around here? I really need to get a sword and get my armor fixed."

"I know just the place. The man is a close friend of mine and sometimes let me have some stuff for free. We go way back during the past. It's a couple of hours from here though." the knight nodded and the two warriors started to travel to the blacksmith.