Your Human and You: Ascend from the Abyss

by Tank Dempsey

1 Alone in the Dark

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1 Alone in the Dark

Your Human and You:

Ascend from the Abyss

Be set by the Abyss the final act of Artorias was to protect his companion. He shielded Sif with the magic from his Great Shield for his other arm was broken and he could not fend off the pressures of Chaos. Artorias began is ascend from the abyss fighting against the abominations, as for what he planned to do once he got back to Oolacile is unknown. For I was the one that watched him turned Hollow , with this glimpse of the abyss I saw was a tormented soul of a saver turned demon.

Hidden from the eyes of his Lord and Comrades to be forever damned... As if only for his soul to be purged, it sought out me. The Chosen Undead, for I was a warrior from time able to do impossible test. I fought against Artorias cutting the bonds to the darkness, and I took it upon myself to descend into the Abyss. Soon after the spread of chaos was haltered and my deeds were accredited to Artorias, The hero who sacrificed his life to repeal it. As an act of honor I took his place in time fighting among the Hollow and demons, and once I defeated Gwyn I'll link the fire. Than finally I will be free from this world.

245 years later

Once again I was locked away, from the unseen eyes of the world.  Laid against the wall letting the silence feel my ears. I do not remember when I last saw the out side world but what was the point? I have done everything in and out, the ups and downs. I was told once the mission was completed I would return home. Instead here I stay and nothing has ever change for me, the Undead warrior. Unlike my usual returns to the cell my humanity was intact, I kept my being this way for many years and shall not falter. One of the many perks in staying within here, thus not let this horrid game play me no longer.

I use my memories to help the time go bye, until I fall into slumber, but when I awoke this time..... there stood in front of the gate, a black fog, in all my time I have only seen gray or white fog gates never black. This new feature gave me worried, as I could feel the chaos radiating from it. Darkness fell upon me, which I had feared it to be something that I had once defeated, a creature,  human turned demonic. It sought out to infect the world with it's madness, overtaking Oolacile and it's inhabitants. BUT! That was in a different time long ago yet near..

Nothing like this has ever occurred from the years inside this hell, something new, and that stopped me. Something new, if I go through the fog gate I don't know what will happen. All that I do know is that I am still the true Abyss Walker and anything that thinks it can stand against me will parish.

Pushing myself off the wall heading towards the fog gate, I extended my right arm at it taking in it's "FEEL"

"Hmm just like the others. Muck."

pushing through the fog as it began to dissipate showing off the new room. The room was darken do to it being windowless and the only light that shined in was from my cell. As for what I could see were two large marble pillars both with different symbols. On my left the symbol looked like Gwynevere's Sun Light covenant or Solaire's Sun Light Medals; As for the other side looked somewhat like Gwyndolin's Dark Moon covenant. Taking the lead, passing the two pillars as I enter a small circular space. Still using the light from the cell I could spot out in the middle of the circular floor seven pillars standing about waist height with round sphere on top of them. I made my way to the nearest sphere, looking down upon it seem nothing but a stone ball. SO against my better judgment I picked it up and scan for information which stated.

One of the Seven Elements

An untapped power made by an unknown entity but Legends say that it was made to save the planet, other legends say that it was meant to destroy, enslave, and dominate over worlds and dimensions..... Only one creature can active it but others can obtain it for good or evil.

I put back the elemental ball on the pillar and place myself in the middle of the seven spheres. Glancing around I found no other items in the room but once I looked down I saw a hand pressure plate with writing around a fight hand symbol saying; " Give your self upon the Elements and ye will be rewarded."

"Well that doesn't sound very promising." Looking back and forth at the plate to my hand. "HA! Can't be as bad as setting myself on fire?" Kneeling down I placed my hand on the pressure plate than pressed hard. " Aaagh! Damn it!" A quick sharp pain went into my hand, taking it back as blood filled the plate. Seven holes drained the blood spreading it to all the elements, each of them light up in a different colors. Magenta, orange, pink, blue, purple, red, and yellow. Raising an eyebrow as the newly colored  spheres levitated in the air. My ears twitched picking up a faint sound from behind, I knew it all to well, the sound of an INVASION . Quickly I turned around, equipping my Great shield and sword ready for my attacker.

Walking slowly toward me was a silver armored knight covered in spikes, which I knew to be Kirk, Knight of Thorns. "Of course it would be the Bloody Abyss Walker." As the knight laughed sarcastically placing his hand in front of his helmet while shaking his head.

"What does a servant of Chaos want with me?" I spat out.

"Not me. My Master." replied Kirk.

I looked back at the Elements than back at Kirk. "What does The Fair Lady want with the magical spheres? Or is it something that Kaathe wants?" (( Fair Lady, is a Fire Keeper and Saint of the Chaos covenant. Kaathe, Leader of the Darkwraith covenant. He seeks out to find the Dark Lord))  Silence filled the room as the two warriors stared each other down. Ascending my left arm and pointed Artorias' Cursed Greatsword towards the Chaos servant, I grinned, " It doesn't matter why you're here."  Leaping into the air I lunged at the Darkwraith warrior. Kirk dodge out of the way as his attacker stabbed his sword into the ground, shattering the stone floor around it.

"Because, it will always end the same." Pausing I looked down and saw that I had knock over one of the Elements, the ball rolled towards my leg. Once again, against my better judgment I put away my Great shield * The Only thing that can withstand Chaotic and Dark magic.* Picking up the yellow sphere and continuing where I left off. " You Dying by my blade" Saying it calm while flipping the ball in my hand.

"Sorry to disappoint you, ARTORIAS!" As Kirk spat out the name, "But your quest ends here." Holding up his sword lifting it air and  than slashing down the air in front of him.... Nothing happened....  I stared at him " So wha.." my words were cut off as I felt a force hitting my chest. " The Hell was that?" Glaring back at Kirk. He only held up his sword, looked the same as his Barbed Straight Sword but I could see that it was different. It's length was about two feet longer and the barded wire was more branched out with some anomaly running through the middle of the sword. Strong winds from behind me began to suck me in, taking a look back I could see some type of portal.

"This is the Sword of Resonance! It cuts through space." Kirk said as I was being sucked in by the tear. "GOOD BYE, ARTORIAS."