Soul Calibur finally appeared, somehow transformed into a different shape, as one of the Ling-Sheng Su Temple treasures, a sword called Krita-Yuga. When wielded by King Arthur it was referred to as Excalibur. Whenever a warrior vowed to take on Soul Edge on his own, Soul Calibur appeared to prevent the cursed sword from causing any more damage. The guardians lived in seclusion, passing the sword from generation to generation in secret. Nonetheless, the tribe that was tasked with guarding the sword slowly purified it to the point that it could be considered a holy weapon, while keeping dormant the dark soul that rested within the sword. However, the sword that was created was far from good due to Algol's thirst for power, and it was extremely similar in nature to Soul Edge.

After many failed attempts, the holy sword was born when Algol sacrificed himself to complete the ritual.

Algol enlisted the help of the greatest sage in the land, who used purified fragments of the cursed sword to forge a new spirit sword, to be known as 'Soul Calibur'. Algol, the king that once wielded Soul Edge and lost his son because of the demonic sword, vowed to create a holy sword from the purified shards of Soul Edge that would oppose the evil sword, being its equal in strength and opposite in intent. However it grew into an antagonistic role in later games its spirit form Elysium served as the main villain and final boss of Soulcalibur V. Soul Calibur is the spirit sword created to combat Soul Edge and is known as the protagonist in the Soul series. Can take various forms based on the wielder

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