Board Thread:Dark Souls/@comment-183.90.118.193-20141019064346/@comment-24912592-20141020094357

Yup, you're still the chosen undead.

You fight them back in time. Manus' hand grabs you through a time portal at the beginning. The area of Oolacile is the future area of the Darkroot Garden. Look around and you'll see the similarities! d(^^)

What do you mean with "more colorful"? The Abyss of the Four Kings is just down a hole, basically. There is nothing else inside, so it is naturally black. Manus' area is actually his old burial ground, so there's a lot more to see there. The dark void you see with the kings is down below, and there it really is pitch black. Keep in mind by the time you arrive there, the Abyss has not swallowed everything yet. Your objective there is even damage control... xD