Fear the Sign

A/N: Sorry that the last chapter was short but it was an introducation of the two main characters. If you do have ideas or characters that you want to add then feel free to message me about it. However, if you start whining and crying about a character I will pull a George R.R. Martin. So dont whine.

Chapter Two: The Creastfallen's Advice

We are dropped from the crow as it swoops low next to a bonfire. I look around seeing another undead, but this one wasn't hollowed. The undead says to us, "Two new souls that come from the Asylum. Usually only one makes it out. No matter you two will not last long."

Garric frowns and says to him, "What do you mean we won't last long? Are you planning to kill us or something?"

I say to Garric "He means that all undead go hollow, its only a matter of time." The undead just smiles and nods. Garric frowns as he looks at me, but says nothing because he knows that I am right. I walk over to the unlit bonfire and I light it feeling better that this fire is much larger from the one in the Asylum.

The undead says "This is Firelink Shrine, a centeral hub if prefer it to be called. This place is more or less linked to most of the location outside Anor Londo." Something clicks in my mind at the menation of Anor Londo. He says "There you find a peice of the answer you seek."

Garric says, "How do you know? Who are you?"

He merely smiles and says, "My name is forgotten, however most just call me the Creastfallen warrior. I'm merely a guide that hears and sees everything that happens in and around Firelink Shrine."

I look at him saying "Come with us we could use another blade."

He raises his hand saying "No my time has, at last, nearly come to an end. It would be pointless for me to go. I would go hollow and attempt to kill both of you. Since, you two are going to need a way into Anor Londo. There are two bells that need to rung. One is up above in the so called Undead Parish, ring the bell in the tower. Beware the guardians of the tower, they are quite deadly. Once that is done proceed to the depths of the Undead Burg to a settlement called Blighttown. Its a dark and deadly place, where many have gone and never come back. Nearly all die before they reach the bell, those that survive long enough lose their will to survive and go hollow becoming yet another reason to avoid that place." He looks at Morgana and says cryptically, "This land has a dark history and this quest will lead you down and all too familiar path"

I cock my head to the side as my blood red eyes stare at him. I ask "What do you mean I have never been here?"

He just shakes his head "I have said too much. Its too soon for you to know." With that he just stares at the flames of the bonfire speaking no more. I fight the feeling of goosebumps as I try to remember my life before my death. However, all I see is fire, death, and a beautiful woman by the name of Dawn. I push those thoughts away as Garric start to make his way to the Undead Parish. I follow him knowing I will need better weapons and gear if I am to live long enough to end this curse.

We quickly make our way thourgh the undead burg killing hollowed undead soldiers, warriors, and archers. We find a merchent hidden behind a door, that allowed us to barter our souls for supplies. I get myself a short sword and a bow with some arrows feeling right at home with a sword and knife in my hands compared to a knife and shield. Garric just gets a key and a smith's repairbox claiming that we could save souls by repairing things ourselves.

All in all, things were progressing smoothly until we meet the black knight. This giant of knight was easily twice our size and most likely ten times stronger then us. I voted just to leave him alone, Garric however decide to attack it with a barrige of spells. While it damaged the knight, it only really succeeded in pissing him off. He charged Garric with blazing speed and before Garric could react he was impaled on the knight sword. I acted quickly and stabbed in the back making it toss Garric to the side and turned to face me. I dodged as it swung at me. I doubt my black leather armor would be nothing but tissue paper compared to that sword. I glanced at where I last saw Garric only to see him slowly disappear as if wind was blowing a mound of dust away. A single tear drops from my eye as he does knowing that I am all alone to face this monster of undead. I dodge a powerful forward thrust to counter with a backstab with both my knife and sword. That did the trick as the knight lets out this bloodcurling yell that sounds like a growl mixed with a cry of pain that echos inside of a bell. It explodes in a display of souls and light. I absorb the souls as Garric comes rushing down from the stairs. His eyes go wide as I pick up the Knight's sword.

"You...you killed it?" He looks on in disbelief. "How did you do that?" I shrug as I am unable to explain the feeling that I knew how to defeat it so easily. He shakes his head "Nevermind lets just continue on." I nod as he leads the way to the Parish. Surprisingly we came across another demon like we did at the Asylum, expect this one was easily defeated by Garric magic and me using this item called Gold Pine Resin. However, the greatest surprise was when we came across a knight by the name of Solaire. He informed us about summoning signs and handed each of us a white soapstone. He told us to call on him when we needed his help.

Now all that was left was the bridge which looked too much like a trap in my opinion. As we started to make our way across the bridge the sound of a winged creature approching caused both of us to start running to the nearby stairs in the center of the bridge. We made it safely under the stairs as a Red Wyvern flew over covering the bridge in flames. I breath a sigh of relief as the flames quickly died out. Garric calls out from a small opening "Hey here the bonfire from earlier." I walk over to see we are above the bonfire and there is a ladder extending down to the bonfire.

I smile "Shortcut"

Garric nods "Now we need to get back on top of the bridge and get under the Wyvern to be safe."

I say "Let's split up this doorway leads under the bridge, why dont you take that way and I will get under the Wyvern. Before you say anything, I'm quickly and more nimble then you so I can dodge it better then you can." He frowns but nods knowing I am right.

He sighs "Just be careful alright" I nod and rush up onto the bridge. The Wyvern was resting over the other entrence to the bridge. I could see a bonfire under the Wyvern. I calm myself as I draw my bow and pry to the gods and goddesses that this arrow will severely hurt it. I release the arrow and it fly with great speed into the tail severing it right off. The Wyvern roars in pain and flees from the bridge. I thank them and rush over to the tail removing the tip of the tail as it resembles a sword. I quickly light the bonfire as Garric appears on the other side of a gate.

He breathes out a sigh of relief "I heard it roar and I thought you were dead."

I merely smile and I say to him showing him the sword I got from the tail "All I did was sever it tail and made a sword from it. Here let me open the gate so you can rest here you look and smell like shit." I pull on the handle to open the gate as he comes over to the bonfire and relaxes as his wounds are healed from the warmth of the bonfire.

I sit down next to him and I close my eyes to the warmth only to be bombarded with flashes of death and darkness with a long deformed hand reaching out to grab me while a woman says softly "Your time was not there, should you return to this time you will not be saved by me this time." I shake my head trying to clear those flashes from out of my head. I sigh looking at the flames whispering to myself quietly so Garric won't hear "Something tells me that my past will be revealed when we go to the past."

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A/N: Cliffhanger I know you are mad. Hehehehe. Take a guess at to what Morgana is seeing. I bet none of you will get it right. Anyway rate and Review and as always have a good one.