As a vow to her commitment, she renamed her sword "Valentine", a symbol of her will to continue onward as a human despite her own cursed blood. Her goal was no longer to destroy the evil sword, but to completely wipe it out of existence. Ivy Blade waited for its master's orders silently.Īfter months of soul searching, Ivy emerged with renewed resolve. Yes, the blood of the evil blade flows through me.
She could not, however, bring herself to actually break the sword. She tried countless times to destroy Ivy Blade, which was now a symbol of her self-hatred and regret. Shaken by the horrifying truth that she had been collecting souls for the wielder of Soul Edge and of her own cursed lineage, Ivy returned home and locked herself away in a dark laboratory. Ivy's birth father once wielded Soul Edge and was manipulated by its wicked powers! She also learned the secrets of her true lineage. That meant that the beloved blade she had forged to destroy Soul Edge had life thanks to the power of the evil blade. She came to this revelation only after he was defeated and the evil blade was shattered. Ivy realized it was Nightmare who possessed Soul Edge. When she crossed paths with Nightmare, the one who breathed life into her sword, she agreed to assist him in the "summoning of souls." Little did she know that it was all part of the evil sword's plans. The sword, which had a will of its own, accompanied and protected Ivy on her journey to vanquish Soul Edge. Calling her weapon the 'Ivy Blade', she set out on her journey to find and destroy Soul Edge. She finally had the weapon she had sought to create a living sword which would obey her every command. Under the moonlight, Ivy's sanity began to crack. The ceremony came to an end and the mysterious being vanished. "I, Cross of the Pledge, shall confer upon thee the Point in the Escutcheon of Destruction - Dexter Purpure." Ivy heard a soundless voice seemingly coming from the arm. The arm, sensing her attachment to her weapon, proceeded to touch the whip sword. With every failed attempt, Ivy became more desperate and angry.Īt last, one night, a large malformed arm emerged from her summoning circle. Every midnight, she would attempt summoning rituals, hoping to call upon a being who would grant her sword life. She attempted to use alchemy and her own blood to give the sword life, but all attempts were unsuccessful.įinding her alchemic skills useless, she turned to studying ancient sorcery. This weapon was merely mechanical though, and Ivy believed the only thing which could stand against a living weapon is another living weapon. Her knowledge led her to successfully create a weapon capable of shifting back and forth from a whip to a sword. Ivy realized she needed to create a weapon powerful enough to destroy Soul Edge. "My father was driven mad by such a loathsome thing.this evil sword!"įilled with rage and despair, Ivy vowed to avenge the death of her father by using all of her knowledge to destroy Soul Edge. Vercci, Adams, Captain Cervantes the more she read of the fates of those who had come into contact with Soul Edge, the more she became convinced of her suspicions. To honor her father, Ivy chose to become an alchemist and investigate Soul Edge.ĭuring this investigation, she uncovered the true nature of the sword–it was an evil blade that feasted on souls. He had also been obsessed with the art of alchemy. In it, she discovered that the "Key to Eternal Youth" her father had been pursuing was a sword called Soul Edge.
Searching through her parents' possessions, Ivy found her father's diary. But this did not matter to her, for the Valentines were the only parents she knew. Ivy discovered this secret only after reading a will left behind by the Countess in her death. The Earl and Countess found her abandoned in front of their mansion when she was an infant, and she was taken into the family as an adopted child. In reality, Ivy was not a true Valentine by birth. This left Ivy as the sole surviving member of the Valentine family. As if to pursue her husband into death, the Countess fell ill and passed away soon after Earl Valentine's death. However, her father, Earl Valentine, was driven insane by his pursuit for what was called the "Key to Eternal Youth." By the time of his death, his efforts to search for immortality had drained his family's fortunes and left one of London's most distinguished families in ruins. Isabella 'Ivy' Valentine had been raised with love by her parents. The House of Valentine was once one of the most wealthy families in London.
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