
Here we meet another version of Gundyr, who has the prefix " Champion" rather than " Iudex," seemingly implying that he was summoned in this timeline as the Ashen One but arrived far too late, long after the First Flame has faded. Though if the Firelink Shrine found within the Untended Graves is anything to go by, heading down this path seems just as dire as relinking the First Flame. Giving the eyes to the Firekeeper and summoning her after slaying the Soul of Cinder will prompt The End of Fire ending.

However, you must have visited the Untended Graves version of the Firelink Shrine to obtain the Eyes of the Firekeeper. Rather than relinking the First Flame as is expected of the Ashen One, you can choose to let it fade after fighting all the way to the Kiln of the First Flame. Nameless, accursed undead, unfit even to be cinder. And the reclusive lord of the Profaned Capital, Yhorm the Giant. Farron’s Undead Legion, The Abyss Watchers. “The fire fades, and the lords go without thrones.” When the link of fire is threatened, the bell tolls, unearthing the old Lords of Cinder from their graves. In venturing north, the pilgrims discover the truth of the old words.


It is called Lothric, where the transitory lands of the Lords of Cinder converge. It is up to you, Ashen One, to take down the previous Lords of Cinder and return them to their thrones to keep the Age of Fire going. As a result, the Unkindled would rise, which is where your journey starts in Dark Souls 3. Even with the old Lords of Cinder back from their graves, the plan continues heading south as they abandon their thrones and decide to let the First Flame fade, wanting the Age of Dark to begin.
