Traveling to the past and through armies of Giants, the player recovers the key to the Throne, only to be attacked by Nashandra herself. Finally, with these powerful souls in their hands, the player can visit Drangleic castle, where Queen Regent Nashandra reveals the key for opening the Throne of Want, the resting place of the First Flame. To be free of their undead condition, the Bearer of the Curse must traverse the fallen kingdom of Drangleic while collecting powerful Souls guarded by mighty foes. That’s why the Bearer of the Curse travels to Drangleic, a ruined kingdom shattered into pieces after the vicious attack from Giants coming from beyond the sea.Īt first glance, Dark Souls II looks like a repetition of Dark Souls’ journey. Also, like in Dark Souls, Dark Souls II tells the player right from the start that there might be a way to break the curse and become human again. Just as in the first Dark Souls, the player plays an undead human in Dark Souls II, the Bearer of the Curse, fated to lose their humanity until there’s nothing left behind but a Hollow shell.