


The spell worked perfectly: although he continued to age, and eventually died, his soul was immediately reborn in another body, a body that would grow up to be identical to his original body, even including his signature golden eye. Zasalamel had a natural gift for magic (he could perform spells after only seeing them once) and spent his time in pursuit of ancient and forbidden knowledge thought lost, until he relearned the art of magical reincarnation. When trying to take Soul Calibur into his own hands, he was discovered and shunned from the tribe. Zasalamel was angered by the sect's edicts that forbade the use of the sword which didn't allow the tribe to use the weapon if a crisis were to occur. This was many, many years before the game's set timeframe. As stated in his profile, he hails from an ancient tribe that was tasked with the protection of Soul Calibur, the sacred sword and Soul Edge's opposite.
