, the first of the dead, presiding over a tomb of giants.
To reach the end, you must hunt down the remaining Great Souls:
, corrupted by the abyss in the sunken city of New Londo. The Final Choice
At the heart of your quest is the First Flame, the source of all life and disparity. Long ago, Lord Gwyn sacrificed himself to the fire to prolong the Age of Fire, fearing the coming Age of Dark. Now, the fire is fading again.
Your path leads eventually to the Kiln of the First Flame, where a hollowed, ghostly version of Gwyn awaits. Defeating him leaves the fate of the world in your hands.
You escape the asylum and arrive at Firelink Shrine, a small pocket of safety where the last embers of a bonfire flicker. A crestfallen warrior tells you of a prophecy: an Undead will journey to the land of Ancient Lords, ring the Bells of Awakening, and learn the fate of their kind.
In the world of Dark Souls , there are no happy endings—only the cycle of fire and shadow, and the choices you make in the silence between them.
