• toothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Eehrm, Ackchyually the souls of true humans in the game are dark, the Dark Soul referencing the Soul that was used to create humanity ☝️🤓

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    > Get branded with the dark sign

    > look at the sign on my neck with two mirrors

    > its bright

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      (I know this is a shitpost, but I couldn’t resist lore-dumping)

      The Dark Sign is actually Gwyn’s curse on humanity to seal away their potential (the Dark Soul being the only fragment of the First Flame that can be shared and passed on without weakening, he feared humanity growing powerful enough to topple the gods through sheer numbers). That’s why the Dark Sign appears as a flame encircling the Dark. When the First Flame weakens enough, his seal becomes visible as the Dark within humanity begins breaking free.

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        I’m glad you couldn’t resist cause I just wanna say Gwyn is a dick head eternally. Trapped man in a mortal form because he was so afraid of their Dark Soul that never lost power as it fragmented. And the damn diplomacy! The Pygmy’s worshiped the gods until the end of time! Such travesty, such waste! I’m also convinced there has never fully been an Age of Dark as the Darksign would have presumably vanished when the first flame did during one of those ages. But clearly, in DS3 we still have the same darksign. Ugh such good fucken lore that hit the spot. Thanks.