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Hello everybody and welcome to SideQuest!
We have got some unfinished business here... I think.
I mean, I assume.
So last time, I was a little confused - I guess I'm still a little confused - as to where it is that I need to go to continue things down here, but I do know there is more.
I looked up just enough to be sure, yes, there is more to see and do down here.
And, uh... actually...
Hmm...
I'm tempted to go back up to where I first entered the Demon Ruins, kind of walking on the hardened lava, to grab some of those items that are on the lava now that I have this fancy ring - what's it called - um...
Orange Chard Ring.
Ah, I don't know. I'm too... too curious about what's happening here.
Maybe I'll go back for it, maybe I won't. We'll see!
But, um...
I don't know, I'm trying to figure out where...
If there's something I've not done or seen yet, where is it?
My first instinct...
is... here, like this...
wall... door... here.
But...
doesn't really seem to do anything.
I don't know, it feels like it should be something.
Or like... there's something I could do that would open this.
Apparently not, though.
The search continues!
Maybe this door down here will open now.
The one near all the bugs.
Hey door, you want to open?
Locked by some contraption.
Okay.
So there must be a switch or something somewhere.
Though it might be on the other side of the door.
All right.
What happens if I kill all the bugs?
I mean, they're all running from me, so...
I feel a little bad. Just killing the things, but...
Nothing then.
Well, good.
Maybe there's something back out here now?
I don't know.
I gotta look it up.
Maybe I've just been going in the entirely wrong direction.
Maybe what I'm looking for is actually...
out here...
and there's just some nook of this area I haven't...
fully explored yet.
I mean, it's possible.
Maybe I just need to explore this place in a little...
Oh!
[laughs]
Okay...
That...
It was just right here the whole time.
Having a big, fancy, gate-looking thing that leads to...
what appears to just be a wall...
that has a path going right to it...
is kind of misleading...
when this is probably the right way to go.
Thanks, Dark Souls.
Thank you.
So is this the right way, then? I guess that's the next question.
What? What?
Ooh!
Hello, friend!
Despair?
Aw, buddy, don't be despairing. Hang on, let me...
do this first.
Frame rate's tanking.
A bad omen.
Actually you know what, I'm already human, let me go ahead and kindle this thing a few times.
What seems to be the trouble, buddy?
Why? Why? After all this searching, I still cannot find it.
Well, he seems busy. I will leave him to his thoughts.
What?
What was that?
That didn't have anything to do with you, did it?
Okay.
Just getting souls like that all of a sudden made me kind of nervous.
Stay safe, buddy.
Uh, good thing I have the ring for this situation 'cuz it's very lava-y.
Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, cold. Okay.
Oof, something big over there. Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot.
This looks promising...
in a bad way.
Wow.
Is that a dragon...
I'm seeing? Two of them? Multiple?
Big things.
Big things just hanging out in here.
Whew!
I should probably exercise...
a certain level of caution.
Okay, let's go, let's go, let's go!
All right.
Boy, those things are big.
[humming]
Hot, hot, hot, hot!
Here we go!
Whew!
It's hard to...
hard to look directly at the screen!
This is an intense-looking area...
in several ways.
It's hot-footed across here...
Let's see if we can get that item...
Whatever all these things are, I get the sense that I don't want to anger them.
'Cause there are a lot of them, and they're big, and...
Get out of my way!
And, uh...
Yeah...
Are you a door?
Nope.
Maybe there's a door over here!
Nope.
Well, perhaps maybe there's a door over here! Nope.
Gah! What happened? No! Gah! No! Leave me alone! Whoa! You're huge! Gah! What'd I do? What'd I do? What'd I do?
Come on!
I wasn't trying to start nothing! Ah!
You are large.
Very large. Okay, yes, I get it. You're big, sure.
All right, if that's how you feel about it.
Yeesh!
And my pal's gone. I guess that's to be expected.
So I wonder what I did to anger that particular one that time. Did I just... did I get too close to it?
I mean, it's a ton of them over here.
And I did walk right past it, so I guess that would make some sense.
But there is an opening on the side, so it's the direction I needed to go.
And... looks safe. What do we got?
"Soul of a Great Hero." Well, cool.
Kind of a dead end, though, so I guess now I need to figure out where next.
Definitely not this way, because...
then I'll just get attacked by huge things again.
They seem to kind of function as just roadblocks.
Hmm...
Oh, I see a path up this way.
Yeah, this looks right.
There we go.
Upward!
I do feel safer being up high.
I suppose just because of the lava and also the big monsters.
Although I mean, maybe I'm at biting height up here.
Maybe this isn't much safer, but still.
Ah, twin humanities, that's good 'cause I am a low on humanity currently.
After kindling all these bonfires.
Might have to go farm some in between episodes.
Keep momentum going.
Is this a dead end too? Really?
Hmm.
Sure looks like it.
Maybe there's something below.
I will try that next.
You know, it occurs to me that part of the reason
I'm able to, uh, keep playing this without getting frustrated or, uh, irritated every time I die or every time something bad happens
is, uh, just because I have you guys watching.
I think that actually helps because, like, when I die, I have to keep going because you guys are wanting to see me keep going and that helps to give some additional resolve.
But there's also the fact that when I die, at least there's the consolation that it will entertain someone.
So, I don't know.
You guys are helping me get through this in a actually real way and I appreciate it.
This has been a lot of fun.
Still quite a bit of fun left to have, as I understand it.
Sounds like, uh...
Sounds like the DLC areas aren't just like a brief little zone to run through. It sounds like there's actually quite a lot.
Quite a lot to occupy me there.
Which is good.
'Cause I am having a good time.
I am lost, though. I need to figure out where to go.
That looks promising. That might be our path. Let's check it out.
Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot.
There we go.
That is the stuff. Alright.
We're going up. Up is good.
Up is safe.
Up is less on fire.
Ooh! Palette swap. Or color change, or... whatever. Different!
Meh!
I battle cry.
Hmm... meh? No.
Mmmmeh?
Meh?
I'm gonna stop. That's gonna get annoying.
[laughs]
Uhh...
There's an item up there. How do I get up there?
And you!
And who's next?
There's a lot of you and you're all really easy.
Which makes me... nervous... for some reason.
[footsteps]
I mean, I guess they'd be dangerous...
if I let them sneak up on me like so.
[laughs]
Boy, that statement could not have been better timed.
I really like this scythe.
I like the side sword as well, but...
it's hard to top what this scythe is giving me.
Something looks dangerous up there.
I'll check that out in a moment.
Ooh, item hidden away.
What else might be hidden away?
Nope.
Ah, just in case.
Nope.
And... nope. Okay.
So what is up here?
It looks unpleasant.
It is unpleasant.
Whatever it is.
Eugh.
Yeah, dodge.
Eugh.
This thing... is a mess.
Okay, doesn't have a lot of health. It's just very gross.
Eugh.
Unpleasant in most every way.
It's a very temple-looking vibe I'm getting from this whole area, which I guess is kind of obvious, but...
I wonder what this place was at one point.
Oh, okay, so Izalith is...
the ancient witch...
who I believe I'm here...
for her soul.
Right? If... if I'm... remembering correctly?
So...
is this an old temple to her, or an old place...
she just... used to live?
I am curious to find out.
But not sure where to head.
One path going down, one path going up.
Oh, and another path going down. Yee, where'd it go?
Let's look up here first.
Gah! Hello.
That is, uh... unnecessary. I might die.
I ended up being invaded, that's bad.
That's very bad for me, in lots of ways.
Thanks, dude, I needed it.
Alright, well you're dead. But, uh... still.
Ah! What's with all the fire? Stop it! I don't like it!
Die! Ah, come on!
Actually die, please.
That was... not pretty.
Izalith Catalyst, cool.
And... humanity acquired!
Thanks, Kirk.
I guess that wasn't a real player, that must have been...
an NPC... ghost... invader.
Still... not very well-timed.
I did not appreciate the visit.
That was rough.
And there's a fog door.
Hoo boy.
All right, there's a lot going on. I need to scope out this area first before I go...
...through any...
...strange fog doors.
Yeah, I just don't like these at all.
They're just unpleasant!
And, uh...
Wha--
Oh my, that is...
...unpleasant in every way.
But I guess I'm out now?
And I guess you're dead, so...
I don't get it.
I guess maybe if I wasn't jamming the buttons, that would have been an instant kill, or... I don't know.
I don't want to find out.
Whatever the case...
Okay, so I got an item.
Let's check these other two paths before we go down through the fog door.
All right, I'll scope this one out first...
...even though it seems like a pretty long path here.
Meh!
Oh, that's where I could drop down to get that item if I wanted.
Okay.
What's over here?
[door opens]
Ah, another item!
Lovely!
All right. Easy does it.
Yeah, almost missed.
Got it, though.
Uh, I'll add it to the collection.
Okay, let's get back to where I was.
All right, now to look down here.
Got you...
Who's next? You...
Oh, this scythe is great.
I love the reach and I love this sweeping attack.
Just... solves a lot of problems.
You... and you. There we are.
Ah, even down here there's several...
ranching directions to go.
Okay, so I'll go down here first, 'cause it looks like it's a dead end.
Yep, okay.
Next, let's look...
Let's check under here.
This is...
Oookay.
Okay, and hello.
I see someone familiar, at least.
Strange creature.
Boy, you said it.
There's items down there, but I sure want nothing to do with it.
Let's see if I can get around to my friend here.
Ugh, I hate them. I don't like them at all.
Let's see, how do I get over there?
This looks right. There we go. Hey, buddy.
What are you thinking about?
Never change, buddy.
This is no place to be asleep!
[sigh of relief]
Wait.
What are you thinkin'?
Just don't do anything reckless, okay?
I'm gonna heal up in case you do somethin' stupid.
'Cause if you jump down there, I'm goin' after you.
And I'd really rather not, so just... stay put.
Um... friend, I have an idea. A good one, really.
I will rush those dire fiends and you can slip away in the confusion.
I owe you much more than this.
I'm not running away, man. If you jump down there...
I'm going, too.
Get out of there! Agh!
Nuts!
Agh!
Nope! Don't eat me! Don't eat me! Don't eat me!
Get out!
I hope he's not dead.
Okay, good! He's alive! Awesome!
Sigmar, you're great!
Get that other one!
Yeah!
My man!
That was awesome!
Aww!
What?!
Aww!
You did so well, though!
Man!
Aww!
Gonna miss that guy.
He certainly went out like a champ, though.
Well...
Well, things certainly are looking bleak.
I'm down in a very rough area with...
nightmare creatures.
Sigmayr has died.
Solaire is...
really depressed-looking about something.
Um... no.
Ehh...
These pits look rather bottomless. I hope they're not my only option.
'Cause if they are, it may just be that coming down here to help Sigmeyer was a bad idea.
Maybe I can climb up over here or something.
Eh, maybe not.
Eh, maybe I can break this.
Can I break this? That'd be great.
Nope. Oh, that's not a crack. Those are just vines.
Oh, maybe I can go around this. Yeah, here we go. Okay, I can go around.
Whew!
I guess I better change rings, since I'm not walking through lava anymore.
Uh... where is it?
Where's the thing?
[♪]
That's the one. Okay.
That's better.
Now I can run through this stuff.
Oh, hey, an item!
Hopefully a safe one.
Looks like it.
Yeah. Okay.
[♪]
Lots of great Titanite stuff.
But it won't bring our good little Onion Knight buddy back.
That is a bummer.
I will miss seeing that guy around in random places.
Oh, here we go.
Hm. As long as I'm poisoned, let me...
make sure there's not a good item I'm missing anywhere.
Oh, more stairs. Okay, well, I guess I'll just go up these instead.
All right, where am I and where...
am I headed? Let's see.
There we go.
Is this how I get out?
There's an item over there. I guess I...
If I'd gone up the other stairs, I could've gotten that, but...
whatever.
Let's just get out.
Ugh. Well, I'm glad I found the guy at least.
Sad to see that outcome for him.
Let's get his poison gone.
There we go.
And I think we will go ahead and call it for the episode here then.
When I come back next time, I will explore further.
Hopefully find the boss of this area and hopefully a bonfire before that. That would be great.
Bye bye.