Soulcalibur -

Young Siegfried Schtauffen , consumed by grief and a desperate need for power, claimed the Soul Edge. The sword did not just grant him strength; it devoured his will, transforming him into Nightmare , the Azure Knight. Under its thrall, he unleashed the "Evil Seed," a wave of dark energy that corrupted warriors across the globe, turning many into "Malfested" monsters. The Convergence of Warriors

, a young monk, carried the burden of the "Ling-Sheng Su Tragedy," where the Evil Seed forced him to kill his own temple brothers. Alongside the spirited Xianghua , he sought to seal the Soul Edge forever.

As Nightmare’s path of destruction widened, warriors from every corner of the world were drawn to the scent of the cursed blade: