Dark Souls: Every Ending Explained
As with most modern RPGs, Dark Souls has multiple endings that depend on the player's choice in the game's final moments. However, in Dark Souls' case, which end you decide to choose will have ramifications throughout all of Lordran and beyond.
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It's no secret that the story presented in Dark Souls is cryptic and buried in lines of dialogue or item descriptions. Still, it's this method of storytelling that can cause whichever ending you choose to feel right and just, even if you did potentially put the final nail in Lordran's coffin. However, it's a shame we don't get to see what transpires immediately after our decision.
Before the advent of the First Flame, the world saw no disparity and was ruled by Everlasting Dragons. This period eventually became known as the Age of Ancients, the last time the world was at peace and saw balance.
The First Flame created light, casting shadows along with it, eventually leading to disparity in the world as a result. Here, Hollows began emerging from the darkness and would stumble upon powerful Souls created by the First Flame, essentially becoming Lords who would go on to slay the Dragons, putting an end to the Age of Ancients and starting the Age of Fire.
Within the Age of Fire, the Kingdom of Lordran would be built, birthing many great nations along with it. As with most things, the Age of Fire won't thrive forever, and the First Flame would grow dimmer and dimmer. With the threat of the kingdom getting consumed by darkness growing near, Gwyn (the ruler of Lordran) would sacrifice himself to the First Flame, sparing the kingdom another thousand years before it would begin fading once more.
It's in these moments that your journey
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