![]() ![]() Nevertheless, an undead who doesn’t hollow might take their time to build an empire that embraces the curse instead of fighting it. The undead curse makes every human lose their mind in time, which is often why they desperately try to find a cure, casting themselves into the First Flame with no further reflection. The secret ending of Dark Souls IIoffers some hope for the Bearer of the Curse by allowing them to keep their sanity as they hollow. The Age of Dark, though, cannot last forever, as Gwyn’s unnatural interference with the world order condemned everyone to a future of ruins. Of course, the Flame might fade temporarily, just as it happened when Champion Gundyr failed his duty. Gwyn’s First Sin changed the world forever, and there’s no escaping the eternal Cycle. Graced with the visions of the First Fire Keeper, our guide reveals that letting the Flame fade away might not be enough. Nevertheless, the Fire Keeper warns the Ashen One that embers from Lords of the past will reignite the Flame in the future, and fire will once again burn in the darkness. In this ending, the Flame has faded, and the Age of Dark will soon begin. Once the player defeats the Soul of Cinder, they can summon the Fire Keeper, and together they can put out the First Flame. Giving the Eyes to the present-time Fire Keeper allows her to see what the First Fire Keeper once saw, and a new ending is unlocked. Inside the Dark FIrelink Shrines, the Ashen One can find the Eyes of a Fire Keeper, who witnessed the start of the Cycle of the Flame and still holds its secrets. Shouldn’t the Age of Dark have covered the world, then? So how come the Flame is still burning in the present if it already faded away in the past? The answer might lie with a (not so) fresh pair of eyes. ![]() Odd enough, that would mean the Flame was already extinguished before. That means the events that take place in the Dark Firelink Shrine happen before the events of the beginning of the game. If you talk to the merchant in the Dark Firelink Shrine, without ever talking to her elsewhere, she’ll then recognize you once you are back to the regular Firelink Shrine. Another hint that the Dark Firelink Shrine is in the past is the presence of the Shrine Handmaiden. There, the player must face Champion Gundyr, a warrior chosen to rekindle the flame, but who unfortunately arrived too late to do his job.Īs a weakened and corrupted version of Gundyr challenges the player before the Firelink Shrine in their timeline, it’s safe to say this Dark Firelink Shrine is a place from the past. Should the Ashen One push forward in their quest to find the truth, the player might travel to another time, where the Firelink Shrine is covered in darkness. The One explores the ruins of once-glorious kingdoms during their journey, uncovering how the Cycle of the Flame brought powerful Lords to ruins. It’s your job, then, to force them to fulfill their oath by force. The Lords promised to burn again, should the world fall into ruins, but when the time finally came, each of them refused their fate, choosing to wait for the Flame to fade away. Incapable of dying, and with a partially burnt corpse, the Ashen One explores the fallen empires, collecting the remains of Lords of Cinders, ancient champions who already sacrificed themselves to the First Flame. It’s at this point where an Ashen One rises, a burnt corpse that was too weak to keep the fire burning but who’s still touched by the undead curse. Time and space no longer flow naturally, shaping the ruined world in a distorted way. When Dark Souls III starts, the neverending Age of Fire was extended so many times that kingdoms from different ages crumble on top of each other. The world works like this for so long that few people even question the process, and life goes on as each Cycle is shorter and the effects of prolonging the Age of Fire shatters the world. Each time the Flame is fading, a new Lord is chosen and cast in the fire. Dark Souls III takes place in a far future, in a time when the Cycle of the Flame was institutionalized.
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