diff --git a/content/posts/we_are_the_souls.norg b/content/posts/we_are_the_souls.norg index 136628b..cf76d36 100644 --- a/content/posts/we_are_the_souls.norg +++ b/content/posts/we_are_the_souls.norg @@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ version: 1.1.1 ** Shalom from Shiva ___ I spend too much time getting my ass handed to me by all kinds of hollows, undead, accursed monsters and a bunch of bare foot women. And enjoyed every bit of it. + + The following text will contain a lot of *spoilers* and references, that will be clear to you only if you played the games. So don't read further if you haven't beat Ornstein & Smough, you filthy *CASUL*. ** Why Dark Souls? ___ Dark Souls is something I never knew I'd enjoy before trying it out when Dark Souls Remastered came out. I lost countless hours and souls - exploring dead worlds with avatars of my conscious, bonding with last survivors of the age of Fire. In 3 games I spend days and weeks, completed challenge runs and watched a wholesome community of users across the globe also being emotionally attached to games that do not forgive, but care about the players all the same. @@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ version: 1.1.1 Because it's my favorite part of the series, of course! ** Dark Flames of the Keeper + ___ Slipping in and out, or not even that. There is nothing but darkness after all, might be just remembering that you exist. Remembering what was, before abyss swallowed you whole... *The flame*, so fragile yet so alluring. How many burned their hands on yet to be cold ashes? You can count at least one fool. As a Fire Keeper, one must tender the fire, tireless watchers, suffering ladies. You just couldn't handle it. One of many, lost to the fire, ash to ash, just another human. @@ -37,13 +40,37 @@ version: 1.1.1 Now look at you. With but a dress you inherited from your late sister, and an /Onyx blade/, that can create it's own fire. Why would you even need this linking nonsense? So that another poor lass could die for thous dammed *flames*, this world suffered enough, let it have it's end. Fitting of your black *flame*. - But for that you need power. And *Yoel of Londor* promised great half of that, in exchange for the looks, and the darkness withing you. But all bargains end with the trader's profit. You came a great length, but unscalable wall was all it took to lose hope. Even if for a bit, you plunged into the abyss, there is no going back. Hollowing can't be stopped. + But for that you need power. And *Yoel of Londor* promised great half of that, in exchange for the looks, and the darkness withing you. But all bargains end with the trader's profit. You came a great length, but unscalable wall made of /Dragon Steel/ was all it took to lose hope. Even if for a bit, you plunged into the abyss, there is no going back. Hollowing can't be stopped. /Anger, Vengeance, Hope/. That's all it amounted to, all pointless in death and in undeath. -*** Some lore for lore +*** Some lore for the emo mess above + ___ So, that was a story I made up for my first Dark Souls 3 character that was abandonment because I couldn't keep playing at 20 fps in 450p while being wrecked for 100th time by /Dragonslayer Armour/. I am a big *ymfah* fan (/no, I don't know how to pronounce it/), and before starting playing DS3, I have watched {https://youtu.be/vUctR5y2JLc}[this video] and got inspired to have Onyx blade be my first proper weapon and complete the whole game with it. So I cheesed Vilhelm by dropping him off a cliff, and learned some dark pyromancy from Karla. Also got the cool fire keeper's dress for 20K souls, best investment ever. - Also, I only create female characters in DS3, idk why. In most other games I don't care which sex to have, depending on the mood or game mechanics. But all characters moving forward will be girls. And on a better PC too, because my brother let me play DS3 on his beefy ahhh pc. So I created a new character and went for my first 100% of the game. + Also, I only create female characters in DS3, idk why. In most other games I don't care about that, depending on the mood or game mechanics. But all characters moving forward will be girls. And on a better PC too, because my brother let me play DS3 on his beefy ahhh pc. So I created a new character and went for my first 100% of the game. + +** Mercenary Sister + ___ + Cemeteries lost their meaning long before your time. Labyrinthy catacombs and locked prisons replaced their purpose of keeping dead in peace. That's where your family resides, along with your *sister* that lost all hope on church's teachings and turned hollow husk of a joyful little rascal you remember. + + With words "I was never a *deep* believer, nor does anyone keep me here anymore", as you started to wander. A Sword for hire, going to west with your trusty *Black Blade*. Kinda embarrassing naming a simple katana something like that, but it's a testament to how you grew with it from a young age. + + But as long as you kept the edge thin, and stance strong, no foe could hold a candle to your superior swordplay. And you begun to wonder, if there is something more you could do, something greater than fading away into legends of countless swordsmen, feeding stories of blood and fear. + + And that's the story before you Kindled the fire, before you fought your way trou gods, demons. Making *Firelink Shrine* your new home, and warming it up with so many comrades. Before you unraveled the truth of Painted worlds, and Got a glimpse into what future holds for everyone. -** The true ashen one + But you'd do anything to make your dear *sister* rest the way she'd want to, just for a moment you will create joy in this sorrow lands and may it reborn, again, anew. + +*** True Heroine + ___ + Thus concludes the second character story. I beat the whole game, including DLCs with her, so she is truly THE Main Character as of now. I can remember trying {https://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Slave+Knight+Gael+(Boss)}[Gaele] on her, and listening to a {https://youtu.be/F5V5fxKVLXo}[Jpop song] on loop for an hour. If my blood capillaries were weak, I'd bleed from my noise - that how much joy the fight gave me. + + Tried saving every NPC too, so some of their story lines weren't complete, yeah Dark Souls is fricking dark dude. + + I really liked the Two handed R2 of the {https://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Black+Blade}[Black Blade], so I based the whole build about waiting for the moment to strike absolute nastiest blow onto the opponent. It was less of aesthetically cool, but gameplay oriented build, so I don't even remember what she wore, I think a mix of {https://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Brass+Set}[Brass Set] and {https://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Sellsword+Set}[Sellsword set]. + + I actually remember basing her story off the first one, as a Sister that saw the light instead of plunging into darkness, but it seems more fitting to have them separate. + +** May your ashes rot and your soul burn + ___ diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock index f676002..ce751b4 100644 --- a/flake.lock +++ b/flake.lock @@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ }, "nixpkgs": { "locked": { - "lastModified": 1753768348, - "narHash": "sha256-GBa/N8y1tJKl+TgKZJkfHB/KtSwYtFdb/PmSxsJjv0w=", - "rev": "dc9637876d0dcc8c9e5e22986b857632effeb727", + "lastModified": 1754576849, + "narHash": "sha256-GKnBooGFERGYfTIWQvq7mtrtgSNoK5fcoMu+qqzj4AE=", + "rev": "c2ae88e026f9525daf89587f3cbee584b92b6134", "type": "tarball", - "url": "https://releases.nixos.org/nixos/unstable/nixos-25.11pre836203.dc9637876d0d/nixexprs.tar.xz" + "url": "https://releases.nixos.org/nixos/unstable/nixos-25.11pre840654.c2ae88e026f9/nixexprs.tar.xz" }, "original": { "type": "tarball",