The people of Hyrule rejoiced in the belief that eternal peace would rule but it eventually became clear that the magician responsible for the disasters was in fact controlled by an evil sword from another world, Soul Edge, and that the fragments of Soul Edge had been gathering in the other world. Just as the people were about to lose all hope, the sun miraculously returned as Link, having been summoned by Princess Zelda to find the disasters' source, successfully defeated the magician. Eventually, it was discovered that an unknown magician was to blame for all that had happened. Hyrule's tranquility was shattered by the arrival of several disasters, which brought opaque, ominous clouds with them.

Link appears as a guest character on the Nintendo GameCube version of the game. It consumes the souls of those who fall before the blade, and also the soul of its wielder. Only those with great mental discipline can retain their will while wielding this weapon. The forms it has taken are legendary, as are the souls of the renowned warriors it has consumed. This weapon is also known to be a shape-shifter-which form it takes depends on its current owner. WeaponДЄn evil blade with a reputation for devouring souls. Link's Soul Edge causes for his defense and offense to increase to 135% and 140%, respectively however, it drains his health by 2 HP every second. Link can buy this weapon for 7,800 Gold in the Castor Shop while playing the Weapon Master mode. The male Soul Edge is wielded by Nightmare, and the female version is wielded by Cervantes. This is the strongest and most dominating sword Link has ever encountered. He managed to destroy a fragment of the sword, ending the evil that threatened Hyrule. To prevent this from happening again, Link set out to destroy it. The sword began to control an evil wizard, who was defeated by Link. Many warriors set out to destroy the sword, but almost none prevailed. The Soul Edge is an ancient cursed sword in the Soulcalibur series.

The Soul Edge, all fragments restored Soul Edge Driven either to possess or destroy it, they join a new journey, while Nightmare starts his rampage once again, seeking souls to restore Soul Edge once again. The efforts made by the young knight were fruitless, and four years later the Azure Nightmare returned.ДЄround those times various warriors came into contact of the blade's remaining fragments, revealing Soul Edge's ultimate survival after its defeat. Still the blade held a strong bond, and every night it took control of the body and took souls of those nearby. Recognizing his sins, he set on a journey of atonement. Siegfried Schtauffen, who was until a moment before the Azure Knight, restored his mind. The intense battle ended with the victory of the holy sword, but at the collapse of the vortex of Inferno, both swords along with the azure Nightmare were sucked in a void and expelled in another place. As a result of Soul Edge's evil aura, Krita-Yuga revealed its true form: that of the Holy Sword, Soul Calibur. After an intense battle Nightmare fell, but then the evil soul inside Soul Edge sent the young warriors into a vortex of hellfire and stood to confront them. In a matter of time the clan was defeated and Nightmare stood in front of the young warriors wielding the Sacred Trinity. But just as the ceremony was to start, three young warriors assaulted the castle. The knight in azure armor, Nightmare, and his followers were successful in collecting enough souls and were about to start the restoring ceremony on the ruins of the once-proud Osthreinsburg Castle. The wave of slaughters that terrorized Europe reached a sudden end. The game is set four years after the end of Soul Calibur, which based on calculations from a timeline released on the 'Soul Archive' website, puts the game's story in the year 1591.

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