Talk:Hellkite Dragon/@comment-11533213-20130704133303/@comment-6003396-20130705071045

from my experience, he comes back if you venture any significant distance (vague, i know) onto the bridge that serves as his battle arena. pretty sure i remember him coming back when traveling from the "Sunlight Altar" bonfire to the stairs leading directly below the bridge (that leads to the ladder to the bonfire in the burg), i can't be certain though.

there is also a strange glitch (happened to me once, on my very first time playing) where he will die immediately after shooting off his tail and receiving the drake sword (i was below the bridge).