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Siegfried looked back at his hometown, Ober-Getzenberg. He came by for one last visit before he headed to Ostrheinsburg for a final showdown with Nightmare. How long had it been since that eventful night where he killed his father in his illusioned sense of patriotism? That fateful night that set everything in motion and led his quest for Soul Edge's destruction? It didn't matter, he supposed. It would always feel like yesterday when he saw his father's face in the moonlight.

As Siegfried approached the edge of town, he saw a person in armor riding a white horse, carrying a spear with a flag.

"Wolkfrone." Siegfried thought, recognizing the flag.

The horse slowed down as it approached him, and the knight descended from it, lifting up the visor of her helmet to reveal a tanned woman with red hair.

"Hilde." Siegfried said, recognizing the woman. "I thought I had already given you my answer at Worehein."

"I do well remember your decline to help us, Siegfried." The princess replied. "But you now just might need our help. Just as much as we need your."

"Whatever it is, the answer is no. This is for your own good." Siegfried said, leaving before Hilde could answer him.

(Meanwhile)

Panting, despair started taking over Sophitia as she limped as fast as she could with her twisted foot, trying to get away from Nightmare's servants, while clutching the child in her arms. Her left arm was bleeding heavily and she was pretty sure she had a broken rib. But she couldn't stop running. Not until she was far, far away from here.

"I'm going to get us both out of here, Pyrrha. I promise." Sophitia whispered into the ears of the unconscious child as she turned around the corner for the seventh time…or was it eighth…maybe ninth. These damn halls all looked the same.

It was all for nothing, though; she heard some voices and hid back around the corner, soflty clasping Pyrrha's mouth, should her daughter wake up, and tensed her own body. She could hear the footsteps getting closer, until they were right in front of her. Sophitia thought her heart would leap out of her chest. All it took was a single turn for them to find her.

"I don't see her anywhere." One of the servants said.

"She must've heard us coming and continued in the opposite direction. Let's continue." The other servant said as they continued down the hall, getting further away from Sophitia and Pyrrha. Sophitia allowed her body to relax. She couldn't get caught. For Pyrrha's sake.

Sophitia had already lost track of time while escaping the castle. She could have been running for minutes, hours, before she escaped the castle. But once she got outside, all of that didn't matter. She and Pyrrha were so close to getting away. All she had to do was get on the wooden raft and she would be free with her daughter. She had just gotten both of them on the raft when she once again heard the voices of Nightmare's servants.

"Come on! Hurry up!" Sophitia muttered as she desperately unfastened the chords anchoring the raft.

A wave of relief passed through her body as she undid the chords and the raft started sailing away just as Nightmare's servant's reached the coast.

Sophitia knew the wouldn't give chase; bit without orders from Nightmare.

"We're safe, Pyrrha. Finally we're safe." Sophitia said softly, brushing her daughter's hair gently. But it wasn't completely over. She needed to find the holy sword to rid her daughter of Soul Edge's influence. "I will find the Spirit Sword. Then you'll be okay."

While Sophitia sailed away, the servants went back to the castle to report the situation. Nightmare could never count on them, could he?

In his anger, he impaled Soul Edge into the ground, bringing about an electric current that instantly brought his servants to their knees.

After a short debate with himself about whether or not he should kill them, Nightmare decided to let them live for the meantime, before heading with Tira to the top of the tower.

"Ah, look. Little Sophi thinks she can escape." Tira giggled in a seemingly innocent voice.

Nightmare stuck Soul Edge to the before charging a black sphere of energy into his right hand.

"YEEAAAAAA!" Nightmare screamed as he launched the beam at Sophitia.

Sophitia heard the distant roar and turned to see the wave of energy launched at her. She quickly pressed Pyrrha against her chest and took out her Omega Shield to block the blast, causing an explosion as soon as their was contact between the shield and the beam.

Sorry it was such a short chapter. I'll try to make them longer from now on. But I hope you liked it and review, please.