“What happened…right! Hanabi! Kyo! Hang in there! Wait…” Before me was a cave with a fountain flowing down over it, a light shone brightly towards me from within the cave. “Where am I?” I looked around to find myself in a jungle-like surrounding, birds flew in flocks over me as the sounds of cicadas reverberated around me. I decided to venture forward into the cave to search for the source of the light, as my body inched closer towards it, the air around me felt warmer as though it was embracing me in its “arms”. Upon entering the cave, there was a floating platform in the middle with glistening water around it, I leapt onto the platform with ease and before me was a stone tablet with an unrecognizable language written on it. Above the words was an imprint of a human hand, I raised my hand up and glanced at the imprint. “Well here goes nothing.” I placed my hand down onto the imprint and who would have known, it was a perfect fit.

The platform started to shake violently and started to sink below the waters, “Fuck! This must be a trap, how foolish of me!” Suddenly a voice echoed throughout the cavern, “Arthur…is that you?” A beautiful figure rose above the water, her long, azure hair grasps my attention as she inched closer towards me completely nude. “Miss…your clothes…please…” She placed her index finger over my lips and uses her other index finger to point towards the water, another platform rose slowly, in the center was a blade wedged in the middle of a rock. Even to a commoner, one can definitely tell that this sword was a one of its kind, it had a sapphire crystal in the center of its pommel whilst coated with gold and black leather as its grip. The cross guard was gold and majestically crafted with a ruby in the center, as the waterfall from outside the cavern stopped, the sun shone directly onto the sword reflecting its ray into my eyes.

“You are not Arthur, however you may be worthy of this blade since the tablet foreseen the prophecy and has reacted to your hand.” She signaled me towards the blade and I took a deep breath, I waddled my way through the waist-deep waters before reaching the sword. On the fuller of the blade, the words “EXCALIBUR” were etched in bright gold, “The legendary Excalibur? So I just have to pull the blade out right? Let’s do this!” I closed my eyes and took a deep breath in again before attempting to pull the blade out. I wrapped my fingers tightly around the grip and just as I was about the pull the sword out, the leather on the grip started wrapping around my right arm as the rock below the sword broke into a million pieces.

Before I knew it, the sword was in my palms as I clenched onto the grip of the blade tightly, “But I didn’t even…” The lady walked up towards me smiling, “No, the sword chose you, this is the second time I have seen this happen, now the legend of Arthur lives within you.” “Second? So the first must be Arthur huh?” The lady shook her head and laughed, “A decade ago, a man by the name of Siegfried entered this cavern as well, the blade chose him too but a few years later after Crisis Zero, he came back to me and return the blade saying, “He shall succeed me, no he must.” Do you happen to know this noble knight?” I shook my head of all the legends I heard, the name Siegfried never rings a bell. “Anyways Souta right? You have the power of Excalibur, a blade of light, a blade of justice. Where there is darkness, you shall be the light to give hope for others, go brave knight, save those dear to you!”

I regained consciousness, I was back at the alley where the Lightning warrior stood, Kyo was still behind me coughing out blood and Hanabi was still in the hands of the warrior. “That sword…” The warrior glanced at me with fear and disbelief, I raised my arms up only to discover the sword, Excalibur, in my grasp. “I see…” My eyes darted back onto the warrior and pointed Excalibur towards him, my arms started glowing bright as the blade lit up, “Cleanse the evil in this world, Excalibur!” An aura of gold light surrounded my body, I could feel my strength increasing and my body felt lighter, in a flash, I zoomed in front of the warrior before swinging my blade towards him with all my might. The attack was so quick he didn’t even have time to react, with one swoop, his head fell onto the pavement and rolled towards my feet. *thud* His body ensued as it collapsed onto the concrete floor, Hanabi quickly rushes towards Kyo as she chanted her healing magic to heal Kyo’s wounds.

“Princess attend to yourself first please…” *cough* *cough* Despite that, Hanabi continues focusing her healing on Kyo without a care for her own injuries. As I released my grip on Excalibur, it started to fade away into golden sparkles and the aura of gold around me disappeared. “What did I just do, what am I now? These powers…nevermind that…I have to attend to them first!” With Kyo in my arms, Hanabi and I started walking back home. “Souta…that sword…that power…how?” I looked at Hanabi and looked up to the sky, “I don’t know how I ended up where I was, but this sword, the Excalibur, it chose and called out to me.” Hanabi nodded and smiled, “The sword of light and compassion, she suits you.” I looked at her confused, “She? Wait the sword is a?” A golden light descended in front of me and there she stood with long blonde hair and gentle blue eyes, “Nice to meet you Master, I am Excalibur, surprised?” What in the world is going on…each day keeps getting more and more fucked up…urgh…

After reaching home and explaining what happened to Yukina and Misashi, I lay on my bed looking towards my window, Siegfried huh, wonder who that is? Instinctively I sat back up and booted up my laptop, “Siegfried… Nothing…” *knock* *knock* “Oh, come in!” Misashi opens up my door and enters my room, “I hope I’m not bothering you Souta.” I shook my head smiling to her, her face started blushing as she raised her hand to cover it. “Well…Hanabi told me about the sword, Excalibur. To be honest, I am really surprised, never have I ever seen a wielder of this legendary sword, Souta, in this world there are five legendary weapons each with their unique powers and strengths, now listen closely.” I crossed my legs and in my mind, I called out Excalibur who materializes into her human form and sits beside us.

“I’ll explain it to Souta on your behalf being a legendary weapon myself, I think I can explain this clearer. There are five weapons created by the gods above, Masamune, the cursed sword, a cut from this blade will kill almost anything that isn’t a celestial being in some cases, even certain celestial beings may die from its curse. Gae Bulg, a spear in Irish mythology once used by a warrior known as Cuchulainn, is a powerful weapon that gives its user enhanced strength, speed and awareness making he or she into the ultimate warrior. Gungnir, known as the spear of Odin, after his death, the spear was cast upon the human realm and was never seen again, those who possesses the spear possesses the strength of Odin and command lightning storms at will. Susanoo, in the form of a pendant called the Yasakani no Magatama, this god can be summoned by the user who wields this pendant. Susanoo is basically a living god turned into a weapon who wields the Kusanagi blade that is said to cut through almost anything and the Yata Mirror that is said to block and absorb any form of attack. Lastly, me! The bestest of the best of all weapons! I am the sword of Light, you experienced it just now, I enhance your senses and physical prowess based on your willpower and might of your heart! I know it sounds really weird but how strong I can make you is only limited by how determined and resolved you are! These all the five legendary weapons in this world but there is a rumor about a sixth one even I don’t know about, but trust me, you wouldn’t want to encounter it anytime soon…” *yawn* “I’m going back to the spirit realm to sleep, night-zies!” Excalibur fades away.

Misashi gets up and nods her head, “With Excalibur on our side, I am now more confident we can defeat the Red Crimson, Souta! I won’t hold back against you from now on during training, better prepare yourself!” With that Misashi leaves my room, despite all this, there was still one last question in my mind. Who is Siegfried? Maybe Excalibur knows, I’ll ask her tomorrow for now, I should go to bed…