>>718053105
>DS2 reframes this by showing that these choices have happened countless before and the world remains trapped in a cycle regardless.
And that's because Dark Souls 2 doesn't understand the original Dark Souls
These choices never happened. Every and all Dark Lords were a failure unable to contain humanity
Dark Souls 2 is based on fanfiction os the original Dark Souls that tries to be 2deep4u but misses Kaathe and his most crucial dialogues

>>712591191
The 4 Kings, the complete stage of the curse of those that tried usurping the flame. The Silver Barks are also used in Nightreign and grow in the Castle where the cutting gifted tribe entombed the sacrifices for the Nightlord Rune