Talk:Ashen One/@comment-86.98.102.245-20160826090922

The story of the Chosen Undead is a story of duty and upholding that duty, to link the First Flame willingly (I'm talking about the canon ending, in which you do link it). I think the first game's purpose was world building and a sense of wonder and fantasy.

The story of the Bearer of the Curse is a story of self-actulization and purpose, as he/she is more likely reluctant to link the flame because they set out to find a cure for the undead curse in the first place, but still accepted their role in the cycle. The second game's purpose was to give a glimpse of the actual lore, making you question your choices so you make sure you want to go through with that choice.

The third game, however, is the only game with actual choice.

The story of the Ashen One is my favorite of the series, because in my opinion, is the FIRST character to actually feel like its yours.(It IS a role-playing game, after all) I don't think there is a canonical ending to DS3, only an ending in which you see fit. You could either prolong the inevitable; linking the flame albeit not as powerful as before. You could bring forth the first Dark Age; breaking the cycle that the world follows. You could also become something entirely different; not bringing in a Dark Age or rekindling the flame but taking it for yourself or sacrificing it to the Sun (idk, the secret ending is frickin weird) but the third ending is the one i took; If you draw the strength into yourselves, you become a what I call the First Lord, because if i was roleplaying, my character brought forth the Age of Man (yes, probably another Grey Age) in which famous fantasy stories or historic Dark Age Medival stories take place in the future (i.e King Arthur, One Hundred Years War) so that everything that happened in Dark Souls becomes myth, then fairytale, then legend, then a masterpiece of a game. So basically, it is the origin of the Fairy Tale.....

Sorry if this was long, it is only my opinion and my version of the endings. I love these games, but now is the time to say goodbye to Dark Souls and move on to Bloodborne (which the lore is significantly better, imo) Thank you From Software, for a masterpiece of literature. Praise the Sun, oh Unkindled ones.....