Talk:Abyss/@comment-4916933-20130203092318/@comment-16047389-20140915141723

"Knight Artorias came to stop this, but such a hero has nary a murmur of Dark. Without doubt he will be swallowed by the Abyss, overcome by its utter blackness..." - Elizabeth

The reason why the Chosen Undead faired better against Manus, is because of the Dark that is naturally within all Humans, and especially within the Undead. Artorias was driven mad by the overwhelming Dark that he never truly understood. It is likely that what had protected Artorias for so long was his shield, as we can see it holding off the creatures of the Abyss from past Sif. Ultimately, Artorias was overcome by the very things he set out to destroy, and driven to madness.

"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche