Therefore, when Sophitia disappeared again a few years later, Cassandra was certain that her sister had left to contend with Soul Edge once more.

One day, after running errands for her family's bakery, Cassandra visited Sophitia's home. There she saw a familiar metal shard. It was undoubtedly a fragment of Soul Edge.

Angered by her sister's panicked reaction to the shard, Cassandra ran to the Hephaestus Shrine.

"Why are you doing this to my sister? How can you claim to be and almighty god? Answer me!" Cassandra screamed.

Her voice reverberated throughout the desolate hallowed grounds. Cassandra collapsed on the floor, worn out from shouting. It was then that she saw the metal fragment resonating with holy sword blessed by Hephaestus.

She realized then that Soul Edge was still alive. But she could not allow her sister to carry the burden any longer.

Around the time when light began to filter in from the eastern skies, the holy weapon disappeared from the temple.

Legends say Hephaestus, the god of fire and forge, built the main shrine on top of the summit. THis is evidenced by the stairway that leads up to the shrine--then enormous steps are impossible for mortals to climb. Humans built this gallery around the giant stairway for their priests' use.

In one corner of this meticulously built gallery is the place where a blacksmith couple gave an offering of a sword and a shield to Hephaeatus.

The arms have disappeared from the alter, however... Who could have taken them?