Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-4511886-20150329140746/@comment-75.111.147.168-20150415233701

I believe that Gywn wanted to rekindle the first flame because if he didnt then everyone in the world would just wander souless and undead like you see the soilders in the forest of the giants if you do rekindle the flame a new age is reborn with a new monarch and a new king that's why straid of olaphis says rekindle the flame or not it is all a curse countless kingdoms fall and rise whether or not the chosen one decides to rekindle the flame thats where the darksign comes into play the dark sign collects souls from everybody in drangleic or anor londo and when it collect enough a new chosen one rises to rekindle the flame and become monarch again... but thats is just a theory my theory that why wether or not you choose to link the flame or not in dark souls 2 somebody else eventually came along "king vendrick" and relinked the flame until he found out nthe truth and just isolated himself in the undead crypt that is why you see him walking around undead because he doesnt want to link the flame again and have a dark sign he'd rather be souless than try to cure the darksign by devouring countless souls