Talk:Chasm of the Abyss/@comment-4511886-20130401172604/@comment-6003396-20130401221717

within dark souls, the Abyss refers to more of a unique entity than a synonym of chasm.

this is my theory: the original source of the abyss is somewhere deep below oolacile. this abyss grows and opens up into a chasm and swallows oolacile township along with parts of the royal wood and subsequently closes, but still remains deep underground. some time later, new londo ruins was built somewhere on top of the abyss. this action awoke whatever forces lie there.