Dark Soul's Curse Chapter 8, a Naruto + Dark Souls Crossover fanfic

Authors note: OOC Orochimaru(soul shard in the curse seal), OOC Naruto(in lordran and half the time in Narutoverse), Good (but OOC) Sasuke. Warning Lordran multiple playthrough, Gamer Chosen Undead Naruto.

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Human "Speech" "Thoughts"

Gods/Bijuu "Speech" "Thoughts"

Bijuu cloaked Jinchuuriki "Speech"

Illusion "Speech"

Orochimaru Shard "Speech"

Primordial "Speech"

Scene change -sc- (area to go to)

Timeskip -||- time elapsed

Menu {Summon Solaire}

Reinforcement Menu {{Bandit's Knife} {Longsword} {Straight Sword Hilt}}

Items gained ie. [Humanity]

Soul Counter {0}

Humanity Counter {00}

Both Soul and Humanity counter {00}

Chap 08:

Naruto lay at the bonfire, noting the SC and humanity gauges were at {0} before he got up and climbed the ladder and for fun aggravated the drake by stepping on the bridge and racing down. He noted the SC reach {555}.

He stepped out under the bridge and got to slash the spartan three times killing it and making the SC rise to {635}. He saw the flame it left and grasped it revealing [Hollow Soldier Waistcloth 1].

Naruto sighed and though "Okay" and the pop up faded. Then he aggroed the spear spartan and brought up his shield then tried to parry the thrust but was too late and his HP dropped to {HP: 396/594}. He then parried the next thrust and disemboweled the hollow with a vengeance. His SC had risen to {735}.

Naruto got ready to proceed when he realized he really needed a bow, or something to take out the drake. He sighed and decided if he ever recovered his stuff he would he would get a bow. As he approached the rats he was rushed by two, and he got hit before he eliminated the two rats. His HP had dropped to {HP: 307/594} and he sipped some Estus healing his wounds overall, and making his HP rise to {HP: 594/594}.

He proceeded with shield up and eliminated the rat hiding, then walked along to the ladder and climbed it. His SC had risen to {795}, he noted as he got ready to deal with the first spartan. He parried the stab it always opened with and stabbed it right in the stomach killing it, he noted his SC had risen to {875} and his humanity gauge had risen to {01}. He smiled and got ready for the next spartan.

He blocked the opening stab, then parried the next and riposited the hollow killing it. The SC rose to {955} and he saw a green flame floating above a blood puddle with ash in the center. He recognized it as his own remains, and he smiled knowing if he got it he would be back to what he had upon last death, but he instinctively knew it would only be one existing meaning he would be out of the last death amount when he died next if he didn't recover it.

He aggravated the spear hollow and smirked then parried the thrust and disemboweled it. The SC rose to {1055} and he saw a flame appear on the corpse of the hollow. He grasped it and it revealed [Spear 1]. He decided to try it, after the got the souls he lost back, and dealt with crossbowmen. He thought okay and pocketed the spear.

He proceeded up the stair and approached the second spearman hollow, then struck it lightly and got shot with a crossbow bolt in return, then the hollow thrusts out with a return fire, and he gets hit twice before retreating noting his HP was at {HP: 162/594}. Naruto took a sip of Estus and noted he was heal so his HP read {HP: 462/594}. He brought up his shield and got ready to block the bolts and parry the hollow when he could.

He approached and noted the hollow was waiting for him. He barely blocked the thrust, but it knocked him off balance and a few bolts got threw stunning him and he was unable to block the next thrust his HP dropping to less then half remaining, but a sip of Estus returned his HP to {HP: 390/594}. He then parried the next thrust having rolled down behind cover and spun slashed the hollow killing it, making his SC rise to {1155}. He then moved up and slashed the crossbowmen six times killing the first and his SC rose to {1235} while the spartan below them rushed up to help as he kicked the other crossbowman off. His HP from the few bolts hitting him made his HP to {HP: 212/594} while his SC rose to {1315}. He noted the crossbowman had reached him and lazily blocked the strike then parried the next and spun slashed the hollow three times killing it making his SC rise to {1395}. He then sighed and dropped down, making his HP drop to {HP: 183/594}, onto where his souls had been before he touched the ash in the center and his SC rose to {2450}.

He then took a sip of Estus and healed to where his HP was at {HP: 483/594}. Then he proceeded to go to the hollow room and massacre them one by one, one occasionally getting in a lucky strike, at the end of the first floor his SC had risen to {2570} while his HP had reached {HP: 243/594}. He sipped some Estus and his HP rose to {HP: 543/594}.

Naruto then climbed the ladder and saw the two hollows from before and blocked the strike they opened with and slashed them both twice, killing them. His SC rose to {2610} and he took minor damage likely from holding the shield in place but maybe not, his HP having only dropped to {HP: 541/594}.

Naruto walked along and out the bridge noting the same path he took earlier, and decided to try killing the knight again.

He crossed the bridge and snuck up on the knight then stabbed it in the back, noting it fall and get back up. He then then got stabbed by it, his HP dropping to {HP: 354/594} but he parried the next stab and riposited. He noted the limp it had and be swung his trusty scimitar twice killing it. He noted SC rise to {2810}, and he walked to the flame, grasped it then got a [Knight Shield 1].

Naruto sighed and wondered how it compared to his Wooden Shield when suddenly a menu popped up, with a display for each.

{Wooden Shield:}

{ATK:}

{Physical 54+0, Magic 0+0, Fire 0+0, Lightning 0+0, Critical 100}

{DmgReduction%:}

{Physical 93.0, Magic 40.0, Fire 30.0, Lightning 65.0 Stability 52}

{Knight Shield:}

{ATK:}

{Physical 68+1, Magic 0+0, Fire 0+0, Lightning 0+0, Critical 100}

{DmgReduction%:}

{Physical 100.0, Magic 30.0, Fire 60.0, Lightning 40.0 Stability 56}

Naruto decided to equip the Knight Shield, and though it was heavier it offer more protection. He thought about how the Bandit's Knife was compared to his trusty scimitar and found another menu pop up.

{Bandit's Knife:}

{ATK:}

{Physical 56+11, Magic 0+0, Fire 0+0, Lightning 0+0, Critical 147}

{DmgReduction%:}

{Physical 45.0, Magic 10.0, Fire 30.0, Lightning 30.0 Stability 26}

{Strength 11, Dexterity 10, Intelligence 0, Faith 0}

{Aux effect: Bleed 300, Poison 0, Divine -, Occult -}

{Durability 189/200}

{Weight 1.0}

{Scimitar:}

{ATK:}

{Physical 80+15, Magic 0+0, Fire 0+0, Lightning 0+0, Critical 100}

{DmgReduction%:}

{Physical 45.0, Magic 10.0, Fire 30.0, Lightning 30.0 Stability 30}

{Strength 7, Dexterity 13, Intelligence 0, Faith 0}

{Aux effect: Bleed 0, Poison 0, Divine -, Occult -}

{Durability 123/160}

{Weight 1.5}

He smiled and decided to see how the Bandit's Knife stacked against the Spear.

{Bandit's Knife:}

{ATK:}

{Physical 56+11, Magic 0+0, Fire 0+0, Lightning 0+0, Critical 147}

{DmgReduction%:}

{Physical 45.0, Magic 10.0, Fire 30.0, Lightning 30.0 Stability 26}

{Strength 6, Dexterity 12, Intelligence 0, Faith 0}

{Aux effect: Bleed 300, Poison 0, Divine -, Occult -}

{Durability 189/200}

{Weight 1.0}

{Spear:}

{ATK:}

{Physical 80-46, Magic 0+0, Fire 0+0, Lightning 0+0, Critical 100}

{DmgReduction%:}

{Physical 40.0, Magic 10.0, Fire 30.0, Lightning 30.0 Stability 26}

{Strength 11, Dexterity 10, Intelligence 0, Faith 0}

{Aux effect: Bleed 0, Poison 0, Divine -, Occult -}

{Durability 180/180}

{Weight 3.5}

Naruto decided to try out the spear now and got it out idly noting the fact it felt off in his hand, but when he held it in both it felt right, and it gave him a fair amount of reach. He sighed and switched to his scimitar and got ready to proceed.

He climbed the stair he had ignored and saw a spear user nearby and got ready to attack. He parried and disemboweled the hollow in quick movements and smiled at the rush of souls raising his SC to {2910}.

Naruto proceeded along the path and cam upon an area that likely was a trap. He sighed and proceeded to spring the trap "Hope it isn't that many foes…". He took a sip of Estus to be at full strength and walked around the corner.

As he barely walked along the corner he saw a spear and got ready, then heard something rushing at him from behind. He retreated back up the corridor he had walked along into the trap and got ready to defend.

He acted on instinct and parries the first blow from another of those knights and then riposited he noted a red bar above it turn mostly orange and drain off but it still lived. He got ready, but it kicked him away and stabbed at him, reducing his HP to {HP: 380/594}. It then drank Estus of its own and the bar filled up halfway, and it rushed at him but he blocked the strike and swung his scimitar twice taking a quarter of the remaining health off. He then drank a sip of Estus and slashed at it two handing his scimitar, once, twice, thrice, the red bar fell away, and his SC rose to {3070}. He smiled and got ready to deal with the spear using hollow around the corner.

He stepped around the corner and cleared both ways then rolled out and brought up his shield to goad the hollow into striking. He blocked most of the first strike, but it skittered of his shield and slashed into his shin taking his HP to {HP: 328/594}, but he swung his scimitar three times noting the enemy HP bar was reduced to a quarter remaining, though he noted his stamina bar was gone. He backed up and let it refill then rushed while blocking the strike and swung his scimitar once killing the hollow as his SC rose to {3170}.

Naruto turned around and walked along the path then noted a divergent path that lead to what looked like a courtyard. He walked along the pathway down and noted a flame across from him. He stayed away from steps that likely lead to a door nearby in case it lead to him being attacked by hollows, and he walked along then saw the gate that had dropped. He also saw the hollow who dropped it and he snuck up on it, and stabbed it in the back. He saw the red HP bar fade away and his SC rise to {3250}, he smirked then noted the flame nearby and grasped it. [Basement Key 1] popped up after the content of the flam was revealed. He shrugged and muttered "OK… wonder why this was even here?" he then walked to a lever and figured it was how to raise and drop the gate the he reached over and pulled on it, not knowing he was about to release a good friend who would start of being a dangerous enemy.

The gate rose, and he felt a foreboding feeling. He walked along the left side of the stairs and got the next flame noting it revealed a long-hafted axe like item with a spear point emerging from the axe hilt. [Halberd 1] was what popped up, and Naruto sighed "Ok." Then he hefted the item and suddenly a menu popped up revealing its stats and details.

{Halberd:}

{ATK:}

{Physical 80-46, Magic 0+0, Fire 0+0, Lightning 0+0, Critical 100}

{DmgReduction%}

{Physical 40.0, Magic 10.0, Fire 30.0, Lightning 30.0 Stability 26}

{Strength 11, Dexterity 10, Intelligence 0, Faith 0}

{Aux effect: Bleed 0, Poison 0, Divine -, Occult -}

{Durability 200/200}

{Weight 6.0}

{Weapon Type: Halberd}

{Attack Type: Regular/Thrust}

{Long-hilted weapon mixing spear and axe is difficult to handle, requiring both strength and dexterity. The Halberd has two elementary attacks: spear-like thrusting and large sweeping swings. However, one false swing and the wielder is left open.}

Naruto whistled as he hefted the halberd but sighed, "Damn this might take some getting used to… more then the damned spear." Naruto sighed and put the halberd into his back pocket and it simply vanished.

Naruto sighed then walked back to the path he was originally taking and noted a few hollows there. He sighed, and got ready for a fight, but he rushed down the stairs and dealt with one hollow via parry and riposite. His SC rose to {3330}. The next hollow he blocked a slash from but when he went to slash he got shot with a crossbow bolt and then it stabbed him and his HP had dropped from the near simultaneous attack to {HP: 52/594}. He ran to cover from the crossbowman and got pursued by the hollow he had been slashed by. He was able to drink a sip of Estus, bringing his HP to {HP: 352/594}. He then spun around and parried the hollows thrust then riposited depleting the enemy's HP entirely. His SC rose to {3410}.

He then got ready to kill the crossbowman, but he felt the foreboding presence from before. Due to looking for the presence he got hit with a crossbow bolt and his HP dropped to {HP: 300/594}, and he ran behind the crossbowman then stabbed him in the back. He noted the hollow was near dead and it showed {HP: -84} above the red bar, and he swung once the hollow got back up, {HP: -23}. The hollows HP bar faded away and his SC rose to {3490}. He sighed and decided to avoid the cathedral for now.

Naruto noted a path the hollows guarded and went along it. As he got closer he heard the cling of metal on metal but it was to rhythmic for battle, he realized it was a blacksmith. He hurried along the path and entered a building with a set of stairs going down and he raced down them noting a bonfire on the landing, but he ran further down and saw a large man with a hammer pounding away on an odd thin bladed sword.

He walked up to the man who noticed him and quit hammering on the thin blade sword. "Well, you must be a new arrival. I'm Andre, of Astora. If you require smithing, then speak to me." Naruto then noted the options that popped up

{Modify Equipment} {Reinforce Weapon} {Reinforce Armor} {Repair Equipment} {Purchase Item} {Learn Gesture} {Talk} {Leave}

Naruto decided to see about reinforcing his scimitar, incase the reason for the foreboding feeling showed up. He noted a new menu pop up.

{{Bandit's Knife} {Longsword} {Straight Sword Hilt} {Scimitar} {Morning Star} {Spear} {Halberd} {Light Crossbow} {Target Shield} {Wooden Shield} {Knight Shield}}

Naruto tapped the scimitar option and he then noted a menu pop up.

{Scimitar:}

{ATK:}

{Physical 80+15 88+18, Magic 0+0, Fire 0+0, Lightning 0+0, Critical 100}

{DmgReduction%:}

{Physical 45.0, Magic 10.0, Fire 30.0, Lightning 30.0 Stability 30}

{Strength 7, Dexterity 13, Intelligence 0, Faith 0}

{Aux effect: Bleed 0, Poison 0, Divine -, Occult -}

{Durability 123/160}

{Weight 1.5}

Naruto then handed over the needed souls, Scimitar, and Titanite Shard, then, shortly after he was given his scimitar back, and he noted the menu pop up with a new reading.

{Scimitar:}

{ATK:}

{Physical 88+18, Magic 0+0, Fire 0+0, Lightning 0+0, Critical 100}

{DmgReduction%:}

{Physical 45.0, Magic 10.0, Fire 30.0, Lightning 30.0 Stability 30}

{Strength 7, Dexterity 13, Intelligence 0, Faith 0}

{Aux effect: Bleed 0, Poison 0, Divine -, Occult -}

{Durability 160/160}

{Weight 1.5}

Naruto smiled and thanked Andre. He noted he was back at the menu and chose leave.

"I'll be seeing you, then. Be careful out there. Don't get yourself killed. Neither of us want to see you go Hollow."

Naruto then went back up to the bonfire, lit the bonfire and sat down, gazing at the flames before he sighed.

Okay so next chap will be an invasion, on an offline Naruto, the person was hinted at when he opened the gate. She will invade him when he as dealt with the hollows because he will go human form again next chap. Now then that fight will be the start of events that will mess up canon timeline by simply existing. All I will say is she will nearly beat Naruto until he gets up and parries her strikes defeating her, on low health… well please read and review, also the poll I have on my profile, it will go on until Naruto reaches Kiln of First Flame. Please vote so I don't got a reason to do the gets sucked out of lordran to save Sasuke and Sakura's asses thing I was thinking of doing.

Now then the oc that Naruto will fight, next chap will be a deadly mutli-invasion character, she will pop up in; Undead Parish(once gate is lifted), Blighttown (once mildred is dead and the bonfire is lit), Anor Lando (need to have opened the main gateway and killed the gargoyles with Smough and Ornstein alive), New Londo (Once unflooded she will be waiting as a hostile but unkillable npc just by the tower to Four Kings, once they die she will drop down and tell Naruto what her goal was and that now she has no reason to continue after Seath is killed, prompting an option I designed to help them both bond. Once she has been beaten in the invasions and as an npc she will help fight Seath then she will either kill herself and die in the Naruto-verse or she will help him fight Gwyn alongside Solaire and will stay to see what Naruto chooses to do.). once she is beaten she will be wearing a mix match of havel's gauntlets, witch's dress, topless chest, and Dusk's Crown. That is also what she will be wearing in New Londo.