On my way to Blight Town, I spend several hours leveling and getting new materials in The Dark Gardens and in the Dark Basin. I beat a big ass, floating butterfly (set to some really haunting music), damn near died defeating a multi-headed Hydra, and killed several other monstrosities. After getting some really cool armor in the Basin and level my Black Knight Sword to +3, I was feeling pretty good. Dare I say, even confident? My confidence was short lived once I made my way down to The Depths through the Lower Undead Burg. But before the Undead Burg, I had to make my way through a Capra Demon and his bitch ass dogs. Leave it to Dark Souls to make me hate dogs.
After the Capra Demon gave me the key to the Depths, I trudged through. I'm strolling along these dank ass sewers, killing rats, hollows, slimy...things, and even a Butcher! He was formidable but wasn't shit compared to my sword (oh how I love it...sorry Albee). Everything was going good until I dropped by vigilance meter and went running down a hallway like an idiot and fell right through a hole in the floor. Imaging how high my pissed off meter was when I dropped right into a group of frogs. These aren't just any frogs because these frogs can curse you...PERMANENTLY! And yes, I got cursed. Not only does this kill you instantly but cuts your health in half for the rest of the game until you find a way to get the curse taken off of you. Sucks, doesn't it? I made it a priority to get this curse off of me before doing anything else major. Thanks to the internet, I found a way to do without having to pay for it. There is a way to go back to the asylum at the very beginning of the game, which would be better explained if you look it up yourself. Remember that nest of two eggs to your right before going to the nest of eggs at the top of the hill where the crow takes you away? Well, go back to that nest. You should have some cracked red orbs and you can actually drop an orb (literally drop it) and the bird (which is still in it's egg?) will trade it for the item you NEED to remove the curse. In order to receive the trade, you have to save and quit your game and then re-load. You'll be right on top of the nest where you can just pick up your trade. Bingo!
Long story short (too late), after more leveling and fighting, I made my way back to the depths. Through the magic of the internet, I was able to find a way through the depths without encountering those damn frogs again. I eventually made it to the boss in the Depths, the Gaping Dragon. This thing is CREEPY looking! Despite looking like he's going to rape you, he's actually not that bad because he's really slow. Just keep moving and attack during the many opportune moments and he'll go down. He gives you A LOT of souls, as well as the key to Blight Town. There's a merchant right next to the door and he's got some pretty awesome armor. I didn't buy the main armor because the stuff I was wearing was close enough but I did buy the helm, which is PLAYA! It's both pimp-ish and geeky.
I could have just gone into Blight Town but my better judgement told me not to. I just got a huge amount of souls and I know as soon as I stepped into the new area, I would find someway to die and lose it all. Plus it's late. So, I made my way back to the Bonfire in the Depths and saved my game.
I'll begin my trek through Blight Town tomorrow. I'm currently level 34 and my armor and weapon are great, honestly. But I'm preparing myself for the worst, based on everything I've heard about this place.
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