Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters of Soul Calibur, I'm only using them to have some fun
Author's note: okay here's a little something that I thought of while I had nothing to do, it's also my first story so don't be too harsh on me:
Prologue
Countless legends surround a sword known as Soul Edge. A weapon that has existed before the human kind could remember. A weapon that possesses history yet holds on point of origin. Though as mysterious and foreshadowing as the blade is for several centuries, a great number of warriors and souls have attempted to take it for their own. And even as often as these warriors who managed to attain such a feat fall into the darkness of their own hearts, the darkness of Soul Edge.
Some claim it was the ultimate weapon. A powerful weapon that can bisect mountains, and cut the water of the seas. Others refer to it as the Sword of Heroes. A phantom sword with immeasurable power of the spirits, a blade that gives unlimited courage. Also called the key to eternal youth. A blade which holds the power to prevent the aging of a warrior. Also called a treasure without equal. Priests believe it is a panacea to cure all illness. There are even those who consider it the Sword of Salvation. A weapon that if possessed and put to good use can save a soul from damnation.
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. The male and female Soul Edge. In the early half of the 16th century they fell into the hands of a pirate called Cervantes De Leon. As a result he gained horrible power and moved on to become the most powerful swordsman on the face of the planet. Twenty years later, he emerged again, called out by the blade's lust for souls. As a result several came out to fight for the blades.
This was in the latter half of the 16th century while many searched for the blades ended up going home as they were all lost along the way. However, a warrior on a divine mission for the ancient god of forge successfully shattered one of the evil blades. However this badly injured the maiden and Cervantes moved to strike her down. Fortunately a demon huntress from Japan appeared to save her and defeat Cervantes. Leaving the sword and its master alone as she dragged the maiden home.
Not long after Cervantes blood was spilled upon the earth a young knight who had been traveling with the maiden appeared. He intended now to simply take up the sword, and his belief it was the key to salvation would rid him of his sins. This didn't work to how it was expected as the sword itself seemed to come to life and attack! However, the knight defeated this demon. It was at this time that the sword finally passed on to somebody whose heart wasn't aimed toward power or victory, only to the redemption of his long lost soul.
However, instead of redemption, tragedy struck this soul. Instead of healing him of his sins it possessed him, the blade dug into his soul digging out the darkest part of the young knight and bringing it into reality. The blade transformed into a large sword to fit its new master's skill. It was at this point that it became perfectly obvious, the phantom sword Soul Edge was forged from darkness and evil. And because of this soul's balance between light and darkness it made it all the simpler for Soul Edge to take him over. As now the power of Soul Edge was mostly its own not needing to be shared with its sister sword.
As if the birth of this new monster wasn't enough, the maiden's shattering of the Soul Blade 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. Shards of the first Soul Edge flew all over the world while the hilt of the sword was nowhere to be found. The Evil Seed affected several other warriors that were forced to join the fight.
For three years the knight that had been taken into the dark control of the Soul Edge went on countless killing sprees with an army of berserkers for nearly three years until it all came to a close. The true reason was unknown to why this occurred, but there was then four years of peace to the world.
Only a few knew that four years before, a spirit sword named Soul Calibur 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 and its master were defeated. The Soul Edge's outer shell was shattered by the Soul Calibur and the balance of power between it and Soul Blade was restored allowing both blades to return to their original states. Although the blades by now have returned to their former power the shattered shards have spread across the world bringing a new darkness.
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 to the world.
Unfortunately, the peace was merely a façade. The evil blade has begun 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 once again locked away in its former state, it is only a matter of time before the evil sword's dark powers infected the entire world.
And even unknown to those who now seek the shards and the sword for their own reason a malevolent force is being summoned by the shards. The immortal embodiment of Soul Edge, that the knight faced looks forward to his day, when he can come into the world once again.
However they have over looked a dark part of the legend of the Soul Swords. While the legends indeed say that a blade will come from the east to defeat the Soul Edge it spoke of a third sword being forged through the remains of the sibling swords. The only question that remains is who will get to the shards first.
The future is unpredictable at this point, as the world has now begun to see the Soul Edge's master and his followers cut a path of destruction through the wilderness once again. While many seek the Soul Edge for different reasons they must somehow realize the truth and end its evil before humanity is lost.