Sorry that this took so long, been busy with my studies. Don't say that I didn't warn you when I said these would be really irregular uploads. Anyway, I introduce a new character that some of you may know and will be playing a big part in the story and will expand it.

Anyway, lets get on with it.


The Shrine was empty, a still atmosphere made it seem like there was no life. But a few figures decorated the sparse environment and the hammer on a anvil could be heard in constant rhythm. The Fire Keeper suddenly reeled in agony, collapsing to the floor. None cam to help as she was out of view and didn't make a sound when she fat it. Within the next few moments it was dead.

ell. She then went against the wall and started panting. The link between her and the fading flame had a new visitor, its tendrils leaching onto the tether. It wasn't taking away any life out of it. Just observing it like a curious child would watch the world around them. It wasn't Abyssal in nature either, this was a new separate entity that had form unlike the Abyss. But she was broken out of my trance when the Bonfire surged and out stepped the Ashen One, he held the beast just by looking at him. But it wasn't her duty to question him, just to guide and help him.

He saw me in the corner and came towards me, concerned to see on the ground but quickly he dismissed it. He knelt down, clearly showing that he wanted my services. I observed the Souls that he had accumulated, it showed that he had found a killed a being with a strong Soul. It had a cold feel to it, but before I could analyse it further he had stepped away and moved to go about his business. He moved to the blacksmith, handmaiden, and that new visitor that had arrived. He talked to all of them with equal level of respect, seeing them as his superiors for some reason. But I didn't question it, but with the arrival of a new person in the Shrine, everyone got tense.

He had red hair, about 6 foot or taller, build was very defined not one muscle was never used, dark golden eyes that told everyone he was a predator. He wore attire that wasn't of this world either, he was dressed in dark attire, with a white vest underneath. I would've examined him longer, but the Ashen One was there to talk to him.

'Who are you?' he questioned, authority oozing from his stance and tone despite being below him.

'Hmm,' he kneeled to take a better look 'I haven't seen a "sane" human in this world yet. Or are you yet to go mad?' a lack for respect for authority he jumped down landing right beside the Ashen One.

'I am sane, but it seems that you are on the brink if going insane.' the foreigner mused for a second.

'Huh,' he smirked 'I might be. What's your name?'

'Cheshire.'

'No last name?'

'I divulge it when I need to.'

'So the private type then, I'm Karma. And I'll tell you my last name when you tell me yours.'

The tension grew, none wanted to back down to the other. A stalemate. Then all of a sudden Karma lashed out with a fist, the Ashen ducked underneath and summuned an axe coated in frost. They went at it the next moment. The Ashen One with grace and a style that had culminated over many years, and Karma fighting like an animal relying on instinct alone to drive him. Then with sudden move, Karma forces his fist into the Ashen Ones helmet forcing him into the ground.

There is a moment of still breeze when Karma holds out his hand and picks up the Ashen One. He accepts, but there is a slight hesitation before he does. They exchange a brief inaudible discussion before both of them leave to go outside the Shrine. While out of sight, their inaudible conversation echoed throughout the empty space as a whisper transformed into an echo. And when they next appeared they both stepped up into the Bonfire and disappeared into the blaze with no trace of them ever being here.

I don't know how I got into this world, I visited the grave of Koro-Sensei and found a bone. On it read "This will take you home, this will take you to a place of belonging." I scoffed and jokingly crushed it. The dust fell to the earth and before I could leave the dust circled around me, a barrier preventing me from leaving. I was then swallowed by a hole in the ground, taking me a through an infinite Abyss in it a white serpent appeared. It sank into my stomach, but I felt no pain. But I felt the new connection between us.

I awoke the next moment in grave, I practically split the cover in two as I punched it to escape. By the time I stood up I was already revelling in the new found power. Whatever had worked its way into me had given me a boost in my innate abilities.

This should be fun.

I moved through the area when I stumbled upon a bunch of people. But when looking at them, they were peculiar. Body sunken into itself, only rabid screams emitting from their mouth, and clothes that were to big for them. They seemed to be this worlds version of zombies, but when they looked at me they recoiled. They tried to move as far away from me, maybe it had something to do with the serpent inside me. I moved next to a cliff edge and saw a Shrine in the distance, instinct drove me towards it. I moved towards a large opening and in it was a empty set of armour built for a figure much bigger than I was. But beside him was an Halberd that while large would suit me perfectly. I picked it up and instantly the serpent inside me sent a bit of power into it. The halberd became lighter and brighter, it seemed to respond to the desire of the serpent inside me and it nature. My instinct then was to let it go, it disappeared as a bunch of white particles and then re emerged later when I thought about it and opened my hand. I chuckled, this would come in handy.

I dissipated the halberd and continued my journey up the hill with the Shrine on top of it. Walking up the path was quite uneventful, all people I saw just fleed. It did make me curious, who wouldn't flee and was it to just a specific group of people. I reached the tight archway that led into.

The building was inhabited, candles flames almost went out due to the wind, a constant hammering of iron was also heard. Lets see how these people react, maybe I can have some fun with them. I peered over the edge, and there were three people in plain view. One half dead on the thrones directly in front of me, a woman dressed in grey robes and a blindfold? And a man in armour with a steely gaze that attracted me to him, the serpent wanted me to investigate. I would oblige but not now, he asked me who I was, musing I leaned over further to have a better look. 'I haven't seen a "sane" human in this world yet. Or are you yet to go mad?'

'I am sane, but it seems that you are on the brink if going insane.' I debated his words.

'Huh,' I said while smirking 'I might be. What's your name?'

'Cheshire.'

'No last name?'

'I divulge it when I need to.'

'So the private type then, I'm Karma. And I'll tell you my last name when you tell me yours.'

There was tension, the serpent and my instincts warned me of an incoming danger. I waited until that alarm went into full swing before I swung out with my fist, his weapon of choice was out moments later. There was a brief fight before I embedded my fist into the helmet of this guy and forced him into the ground.

I like this guy.

I held out my hand and he took it, 'Talk to me outside the Shrine.' and I left, hearing the footsteps of the knight shortly behind me. When we met outside the first thing he said to me was 'What are you wearing?' I laughed immediately, not what I expected the serious looking guy to say.

'It's called a suit we wear it to formal events in my world. Now my turn, what is the place called?'

'We're in a place called the Firelink Shrine.'

'Why is it a Shrine?'

'Dedicated to the linking of the First Flame, it's what lengthens the Age of Fire. A time of prosperity for all.'

'Ok, I would ask more but I feel that I'm just waiting time in a plot that needs to move along.' Cheshire seemed confused but who wouldn't be. He gestured for me to follow him. And I did, into the raging Bonfire did we go into.

I emerged next in a empty hall with the great doors opened and a settlement on the horizon. Cheshire moved to the edge and gripped into empty space, in the next instant he was holding a banner. So he had a power like mine, that was hwy I was attracted to him. We heard the flapping of wings and seconds later a bunch of scrawny looking people with white bat like wings picked up Cheshire and carried him to settlement. I scoffed, how was I supposed to follow him.

I moved to the edge like he had done, I crouched down and stored energy into my legs, drawing on the white serpent inside me. I then leapt after Cheshire, the platform under me exploded into dust further propelling me. I assumed a position of what I saw skydivers do in my own world and directed myself to a steep angle which would lead me to where settlement would be. The clouds cleared and I saw Cheshire land on a spire with a flat top, he heard my approach and was surprised to see me flying through the sky. I would be landing on the wooden gates, but something told me i could take being hit by it if I channeled energy into my legs and landed with them first. I crashed into the wood, splinters flying everywhere and a couple of screams as I crushed a bunch of people.

No regrets.

I lay there panting until I heard the distinct sound of metal on the ground, I tilted my head back to face him. He was chuckling and offered me a hand to pick me up. I took it and the shook off the dust that had accumulated on me. We continued on our journey, he was interested in my world more than I was interested in the one I was. Asking questions that mainly stemmed from the practices of his world and whether they had been in mine. And in the gaps I asked about this world, he couldn't help me much. He just explained what he was and the different races of this world and some of the lore behind the First Flame. It helped me establish what this world was and how it came about, but I would have to experience it to truly understand it.

We slew our way through the settlement, until we reached a tower and to the side of it being a person in very heavy armour and a large hammer. We walked up to the person only to see a cell just beyond. 'Hello, what are you?' asked Karma.

'I will tell you my name in due time, but first I must ask, who are you to come to the Undead Settlement?' the now male asked, in a voice that sounded too deep to human. But Cheshire answered 'We come to look for the Curse-Rotted Greatwood.'

'Then you are looking in the wrong place. Go back the way you came, go through the sewers and out through the other end, cross a bridge and avoid the Giant who shoots arrows, then you'll find the tree on the end of the path to the left.' he answered, Cheshire bowed slightly and turned to leave 'Who is the woman in the cell? Are you her guard? Or guardian?' the man sighed.

'She is woman who is a Firekeeper without Divine Tomes, a waste of space. But it is my duty to protect her, that is until she can be protected without me,' he looked up to face me 'can you?'.

His animalistic helm seem to question me, peer inside me, he already knew what I was about to do. I walked over to the cage and whilst doing so channeled energy into my arms. I placed them on the cell door and yanked it open, it resisted with a screech of rusted metal and stopped when fully open. I went to her and held out my hand, a white stone appeared and I handed it to her. 'Thank you kind God, let your tales be told throughout the land of dying fire.' consumed by a white she melted through the floor and would hopefully appear at the Firelink Shrine. The man thanked me also and went to the bridge and jumped down, a large thud and the ground shaking indicated that he had landed.

We followed the direction given to us and went through the path, but when we saw an arrow pierce a Hollow we stopped in our tracks. I reached my hand out again and in it appeared a white branch of intricate design. And walked forward 'Are you crazy?! Did you see that arrow, we need to find a safer route to take going forward. Lets see if we can go round.' I was about to follow when I felt that I should just walk forward anyway, holding the branch above my head and signalling to the giant what I had in my hand. The giant knocked his bow and was about to let loose and arrow heard by the straining of an arrow. But the arrow never came, he grunted and sat back on his perch in the tower. 'Next time you tell me what you're holding in your hand.'

'I didn't know that was going to happen more of instinct really.'

'Anyway, why did that girl call you a "God"?'

'You heard that, it was barely above a whisper. But I have no idea, maybe it has something to do with the serpent inside me.' We then met a Hollow with red eyes and quicker than I could process Cheshire had stick his hand through his chest and crushed its heart. I left a flux of energy being passed through into him, but it wasn't much. I put it aside until we a more quiet moment to ourselves, not when climbing the insides of a destroyed hut. We emerged and walked through the bright floral path, it led to an open double doors and at the end of this massive open space.

At the end of it was breathing. The slight rising and falling of the flora at the end of it, Hollows worshipped it, in a stereotypical way. We headed the way of it both knowing it was the destination that we had travelled for. He pulled out his axe, I coated my hands in flames (no idea how I did that). We ran and the flora moved. Oh my god it had ballsacks around it and was spurting this vile yellow acid at us. Cheshire didn't seemed fazed.

I jumped onto it's leg and punched on of the ballsacks, it burst on impact. The beast howled in pain and tried to yank me off with one of its arms before Cheshire targeted the main sack and destroyed it. It then stopped and lifted itself up with me just jumping off it. Then it came crashing down.

The floor caved in as we fell through the newly created empty space. I saw Cheshire spooling up an attack as his axe swirled with frost. When we landed the axe exploded with frost and froze the giant creature. I pulled back and threw the hardest punch I could at his behind. It splintered, the creaking become audible as the beast fell apart. In it's centre was a throbbing blackened heart. Me and Cheshire both approached it, he thrust his had into it and pulled out a necklace and a crown? Why would that be in it. 'Crush the heart.'

'Why?'

'Just do it,' I sighed as I approached it and coated my hand with the energy from before, the entire heart was sucked into me and I felt a surge of power 'Welcome to my world.'


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