Countless
legends surround a sword known as Soul Edge. Some claim it was the ultimate weapon.
Others refer to it as the "Sword of Heroes." …A phantom sword with
immeasurable power of the spirits…the key to eternal youth…treasure
without equal…a panacea to cure all illness… There are even those who
consider it the "Sword of Salvation."
Although
no one could ever be certain of the sword's whereabouts or true identity, various
rumors and folklore spread across the world. In reality, Soul Edge was comprised
of twin blades that fed on human souls.
In the latter half
of the 16th century, a warrior on a divine mission for the ancient god of forge
successfully shattered one of the evil blades. Tragically, shattering the sword
produced the opposite effect of what was intended. The balance of power between
the swords was destroyed, and the evil of the blades spiraled out of control;
its malevolent energy diffused into the sky in a form of eerie light. The phenomenon,
which later became known as the Evil Seed, scarred the world with its evil legacy.
The
remaining sword possessed the body of a man who took the evil blade into his hands
and embarked on a killing spree throughout Europe. Macabre accounts of merciless
killings spread fear throughout the entire continent.
Yet
the massacres ceased after three years. Four more years passed, and the horrors
became a distant memory and people felt safe once again.
…No
one knew.
Four years before, a spirit sword named Soul
Calibur 2 appeared from the East, as if to answer the call of the raging Soul
Edge. No one witnessed the final battle to the death where Soul Edge was shattered.
No one knew that the spirit sword was left behind in the vortex of evil to stop
the demon sword's powers.
Most people were oblivious to
the fact that the peace that followed was the result of this battle, and the spirit
sword's existence remained a mystery.
Unfortunately, the
peace was merely a facade; the evil blade began spreading its influence, quietly
yet surely, throughout the world once again. People unwittingly transported the
sword to every corner of the world in the form of metal shards. These pieces of
Soul Edge still embodied evil powers. With Soul Calibur 2 lost in the void,
it was only a matter of time before the evil sword's dark powers infected the
entire world.
The following tales of swords and souls are
of those who pursued Soul Edge for their own convictions and reasons.
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