To see a Darkened Sun (Dark souls fanfic)

Chapter 8

To see a Darkened Sun

chapter 8

A lot of time had passed since Arias had left firelink. Two, maybe three days straight searching. His first destination was the catacombs behind the shrine, it was hell down there, but it held nothing interesting, it seemed there were once great entities down there but they were all dead now. After finally escaping the Tombs, he wandered on.

Finding himself in New Londo, a strange hollow in chainmail attacked him. They didn't pose him much of a real threat but he couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt. Exploring the city, he managed to dodge most of the ghosts, though one caught him by surprise and knocked him down into the city below. He had little time to even react to the strange dark skeletons around him, barely dodging them in time to drink some much needed estus.

With some difficulty, he managed to fight off the dark skeletons and earned himself some breathing room down in the forgotten city. He once again found no traces of any great lords, he did find a bottomless pit, but from it only came a crushing silence that made his hair stand on end. Leaving the city, he found himself in an old valley, and surrounded by small drakes.

He had a very rough time even surviving them let alone fighting back, but he somehow managed. He trekked down to Blighttown, a disgusting cesspool of filth and poison, moving quickly through he found himself back in the demon ruins. Hesitantly he returned to Blighttown to explore the area more thoroughly. He managed to find a large hollowed tree, exploring inside he found himself going further and further down, avoiding more and more hazards the further down he got.

When he exited the tree through a hollowed root, Arias was greeted to a breathtaking view. There were even more great trees similar to the one he'd just come from in every direction, There was so much water everywhere, more than he'd ever seen before. He was so taken aback by the sight that he didn't even take notice of the Hydra blatantly in front of him. Soon he continued, resting at the nearby bonfire and battling with the Hydra.

Even after doing all that he still could not help but be in awe at his surroundings. Walking down the path of ash and sand he found himself surrounded by a forest of much smaller trees covering the narrow path. As he continued, soon before him was something he'd never expected. It spread out it's magnificent wings, revealing itself to him, an ancient dragon. It did not attack, nor did it show any signs of hostility, it simply sat there, watching him.

Arias almost fell over he was so surprised. He may have lost his memory but he'd heard of the legends since. So many amazing things he'd discovered in one day, his mind was having a hard time coping with it all. It was not a great lord, nor was it anything connected to him or of any real importance to him at the moment, but he still sat in awe. It was a long time before he shook himself out of it once again.

He walked over to the bonfire and lit it, as he searched for a place to warp to, a bright light suddenly surrounded him and transported him away.

As soon as the light faded, he had a split second to react to the knight charging at him. He managed to raise his shield quick enough to knock them back. The knight staggered before backing away in surprise. Arias had a moment to finally take in his environment as he held up his shield.

They looked to be in some sort of hallway, a very long one at that. Golden sunlight shone in through the windows and reflected slightly off their armor. The knight in front of him wore the same armor that he did, only he wielded a straight sword in his left hand and a shield in his right.

"You are..." Arias muttered under his breath, only to be interrupted by the booming voice of Gwyndolin from a few feet behind him.

"O Heretic, who would so carelessly trespass upon the great lord's tomb. Thou shalt now face judgment at the hand of the valiant knight of the darkmoon. Go forth mine champion! And bring vengeance down upon this wretched sinner!"