User blog comment:Dark Jeto/The Curse and the Dark/@comment-24709748-20140422034231/@comment-16047389-20140429190552

My argument against that is that references to the Curse of the Undead didn't start manifesting themselves until AFTER the First Flame was linked. To me, this means that the Curse was either created because of the linking itself, or in response to it.

I do not agree with Kelolon's theory that Humanity is corruption. If you look at the main sources of Humanity in Dark Souls, you can see that Rhea and Seiglinde (who isn't undead at all), arguably the least corrupt individuals in the entire game, also offer the MOST Humanity. We also know that the Curse itself isn't just a natural occurence from Humanity, as Solaire attests to have willingly contracted the Curse.

I'm not particularly keen on the naming conventions they've taken with the game, as it can contradict our normal perceptions. In Dark Souls, Fire and Life are one in the same. Chaos is just Life run amuck. Humanity is the Curse, as it is used to stave off the Curse.

I don't see how killing the Everlasting Dragons has anything to do with the Curse. Just because chronologically the Age of Ancients ended before the Curse came to be, doesn't mean the two are connected. There are several more significant and relevant events that happened between those two times.