Abyss (Earth-6285)

"Those eyes... it looks like I must destroy you. Allow me to teach the meaning of true fear."

- - Abyss to Siegfried

Abyss was an alternate form of Zasalamel, shaped by the junction of Soul Calibur and Soul Edge. After his initial destruction at the hands of Siegfried, he was able to make himself alive outside of Zasalamel, and sought to retrieve the cursed swords by himself.

Biography
Abyss was a force of evil created by Zasalamel when he absorbed the combined powers of Soul Calibur and Soul Edge, making a pocket realm of his own, which he called the Lost Cathedral Ruins. His objective was to finally die, for he had the cursed fate of immortality.