She lost to them, but the Ivy Blade acted on its own to protect its master from the Conduit. Ivy encountered the Conduit after they were hired by the army of Wolfkrone to hunt down the remnants of the Covenant Shield. She was only spared because Cervantes determined her soul to be too weak for the moment, and wanted her to become stronger to reap her soul later. But he proved to be too powerful and Ivy was soundly defeated. When Cervantes arrived at Ostrheinsburg, Ivy confronted her father to kill him. When he finally caught up to her, Ivy gave the notes back, stating that she had obtained the information she needed. While she was successful in obtaining the notes, Ivy was pursued by Voldo, Vercci's right hand man and the guardian of the Money Pit. In 1584, Ivy helped a group of warriors to invade the Money Pit in order to find the notes of the late weapons dealer, Vercci. Ivy allowed the trio to continue to Ostrheinsburg. While Kilik and Maxi were confronting a swarm of Lizardmen, Ivy attacked Xianghua but their battle ended when her opponent's companions quickly returned. After their fight, Ivy was forced to face the truth that she was the daughter of the previous wielder of Soul Edge, Cervantes, and that she was indeed a spare vessel for Soul Edge. When Ivy decided to confront Nightmare about the truth, she was stopped by Taki, who showed the alchemist her connections to Soul Edge. After Ivy won their fight, she was called a 'spare vessel' by Astaroth before he departed to deal with other intruders. As she tried to leave Ostrheinsburg, she was confronted by Astaroth, who bluntly told her that the Soul Edge she sought to destroy was in front of her all along. One rumor even said she had discovered her true identity.Īt the start of her journey, Ivy encountered Seong Mi-na and easily defeated her, warning her later that she was too weak.Īfter killing many innocent lives to feed Soul Edge, Ivy started to doubt Nightmare's goal of resurrecting her father. Others maintained that she had abandoned her position as subordinate to the Azure Knight in order to destroy Soul Edge. Some said she had been deceived by Nightmare. Once the Azure Knight was defeated, however, information on Ivy’s whereabouts became scarce. To outsiders looking in, she was as a member of Nightmare’s Covenant Shield, and appeared to be a close advisor to the oppressive ruler. Ivy went to meet Nightmare, and for a short while assisted him in his activities. However, none of this would mean anything without the cooperation of one particular individual… The fruit of Ivy’s research was a magic sword she called “ Ivy Blade.” It was a unique weapon capable of shapeshifting according to her will, at times acting like a sword to slice her enemy to pieces, and at others like a whip to grab or lash them. In order to do so, however, she would first require a stronger weapon… She threw herself into alchemy in the hope of discovering one.

She understood why Soul Edge was referred to as the cursed sword, and vowed to destroy the blade that had driven her father to madness. While mourning, Ivy discovered her father was an alchemist obsessed with finding Soul Edge, which he believed was the key to immortality. Her father’s insanity and excessive spending drove him to an early grave, followed shortly afterwards by her mother. Daughter of the English aristocratic family the Valentines, Ivy was raised in a loving environment.

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