Ivy was sound asleep in her bed. However, she tossed and turned, indicating that she wasn't having a very pleasant dream.
Back in her home planet of Keisei (a planet that bears many similarities to Earth, aside from technical and historical differences), she was an alchemist bent on destroying a cursed sword known as Soul Edge. It had already corrupted her biological father, a pirate named Cervantes de Leon, and she feared it may possess many others.
However, her greatest fear is that it would possess her. This is what her current dream is coming to.
In this dream, Ivy had been defeated by Cervantes, who gave into the power of Soul Edge and had become a monstrosity of his former self. "You've been denying your true destiny, my child," Cervantes said in an echoing voice.
"I'm no child of yours!" Ivy countered. She picked her sword back up, but a gunshot from Cervantes's pistol knocked it out of her hand and into the abysmal casym behind her. She silently cursed at this.
"I'm in need of an heir," Cervantes explained, "and I figured who better to pass on my incredible power than to my own daughter?!"
Ivy sweated in tremendous fear. "No!" she shrieked. "Torture me! Rape me! Kill me even! Anything but that wretched sword!"
"It's too late, child! You shall embrace my legacy whether you want to... or not." After Cervantes says this, he dropped both of his swords (Soul Edge itself and a pirate's broadsword) and used a monstrous hand to grab Ivy's throat. Dark power soon flowed from the hand and into Ivy's body. The transformation was a slow and painful process. It started at her feet, then the energy worked her way up. When it finally reached her face, her eyes snapped wide open, revealing a blood red iris. This was when Ivy awoke from this nightmare, screaming as she did so.
After she checked her arms (which retained their natural color), she exhaled in relief. She then laid back down, unable to sleep (or even blink).
to be continued...