For I Am Impure

As Zed talks towards the crippled girl, the girl looks at him with curiosity twinkling in both of her aquamarine eyes.

As Zed got closet to her, he noticed the injuries she had on her body. He suddenly remembered the description written on the Dark Souls wiki

Her legs crippled, so she could not escape. Her tongue was ripped off so she could not complain, but the really disturbing thing is. She looks no less than 20 years old!

Who is the monster that did this to her? Was it Gwyn? Seath? Nito? Or the first flame? No matter, as I venture this land, I would eventually find out.

And that Seath, how dare he take those giant pair of breasts for himself? I'm gonna kill him for sure, primordial crystal or none. A worthless scaleless lizard dared to disgrace to those gigantic breasts!? I shall cut all him all up and make him my slave.

Cough cough.

Anyway, I need to find out something that can heal this poor girl's injuries.

But first, let me speak to her for a moment.

Zed arrived in front of her cell and he looked deeply into her eyes before saying, "Hello, my name is Zed Black. I know that you can't speak right now, but I promise you, I will heal all of those terrible injuries for you and get you out of this cell."

(Good job bro, saying that to the first girl you see in Dark Souls)

The girl smiled at him before she shook her head.

Zed widened his eyes when he saw her shook her head.

"You... don't want to get out of this cell?" Zed asked disbelief.

She nodded.

"But why?" Zed was now confused. He did not know why she would not want to get out of this depressing cell.

She picks up a piece of stone that was laying around her cell before she wrote something on the wall with the stone.

'Because I am safe here, Dear Chosen Undead. In the outside world, where I am helpless and unarmed, I wouldn't be able to survive a single day. Call me a coward but if you were in my position, what would you do?'

Zed fell into deep thought when he saw what she wrote on the wall.

That's right. This is the only way she could survive in this crazy world. I have the Gamer ability but the people here don't have that kind of gift. I could revive at the bonfire many, many times but if they were to get killed, it would be permanent.

"I'm sorry, I only wanted to help, " Zed apologized.

She waved both her hands as if she was telling him not to apologize. She wrote another sentence on the wall next to the other sentence.

'You don't have to apologize, In fact, I appreciate you trying to help me. But the thing is... this is my duty. I chose this, my banishment and my imprisonment were my doings. Because I... am unclean. Please don't try to restore my tongue, for it is impure.'

Zed remembered this too in the wiki about her. Nobody really knew why she kept calling herself impure.

Zed snapped out of his thoughts when he heard another scribbling on the wall.

She wrote another sentence near the latter sentence.

'If thy Chosen Undead truly wishes to help me, then please, just let me die as a human.'

Zed already knew how to do this. He just have to give a Lord Soul in the Lordvessel and kindle the firelink bonfire. From that, she will turn back into a human. Though he doesn't quite remember it, he guessed that was somehow the gist of it.

"I swear upon my birth name, that you will be able to die as a human, " Zed promised her.

She smiled a little and bowed her head slightly towards Zed, as if she was thanking him.

Zed smiled a little before standing up and continuing towards below, where the elevator is.

As Zed turned his back away from Anastacia, he did not notice the tears coming out from her eyes.

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(New Londo Ruins - 30 Minutes Later)

New Londo was once a prosperous, cultural city ruled by the Four Kings. However, the Four Kings eventually fell to the Dark, and their knights became the Darkwraiths. To contain this great evil, New Londo was flooded and sealed away, sacrificing both the city and its inhabitants.

Aaaaaand, right now, you can see an undead running away from a horde of ghosts, screaming along the way.

"Fuck fuck fuck!" Zed screamed as he ran away from the ghosts that were trying to kill him.

His HP was hanging on a thread. Only 10 HP remained on him.

In short, he is as good as fucked.

The reason why he was here? To get the Firekeeper's Soul. And the Parrying Dagger upstairs. Fortunately for him, he was able to get both of them. But now? He's being chased by dozens upon dozens of ghosts.

"Run run run! Don't fail me now, legs!!" Zed continued to run away from ghosts. When he was about to reach the bridge, leading towards the land, a ghostly scythe stabbed him on the back.

"Gah!"

The other ghosts followed along and they all stabbed him on the back.

His body fell on the ground, his face smashing on the ground.

When the ghosts neared him, they all started to stab him with their ghostly scythe repeatedly, they did not stop even after he died.

Luckily for him, he has the Gamer's Body. He did not feel that much pain, unlike the others. But it is still a pain in the arse.

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(FireLink Shrine)

After dying, Zed revived on the bonfire but you can see on his fleshy face the horror he just faced underground.

The Crestfallen Warrior was surprised when he saw Zed reviving back on the bonfire.

"Oh dear, you must've faced those water ghosts down the New Londo Ruins, eh?"

Zed looked at him annoyed and said, "Yes, I had to get some items from that place."

"Oh? What items are those?" He asked curiously.

Zed took out the Fire Keeper's Soul and the Parrying Dagger.

The Crestfallen Warrior seemingly widens his eyes when he saw the Fire Keeper's Soul.

"Where did you get one of those? It is very rare for someone to obtain such an item."

"I already told you, In the New Londo Ruins, " Zed said annoyed.

"Oh, right."

"By the way, have you seen that terribly morose lass? ...The Fire Keeper. She's stuck keeping that bonfire lit. Sad, really. She's mute and bound to this forsaken place. They probably cut her tongue out back in her village, so that she'd never say any god's name in vain. How do these martyrs keep chugging along? I'd peter out in an instant. Hah hah hah hah!" The Crestfallen Warrior said.

Zed just shook his head and said, "Anyway, I'm gonna upgrade my Estus Flask through her. See you later."

Zed waved his hand towards him before he went down to the stairs.