User blog comment:Matt Hadick/ RUMOR: Dark Souls 3 Screens Revealed?/@comment-5337347-20150612171558/@comment-182.68.232.72-20150613015700

Going by the oozing sun screenshot and a couple more, we will definitely be seeking old and crumbled kingdoms.

But since the overall setting seems more apocalyptic, I think the story will be more about not just four kingdoms but many others. Maybe we'll finally be exploring the mysteries of the ' Sun ' in the screenshot, and along with it the true nature of dark ( notice the oozing pattern near the sun ? It's either Dark, or something new to DKS ).

The additional rumor saying that the game will have a 'Cursed' world, and a 'Non- Cursed' world also opens up doors to new possibilities in the unknown lore.