Dark Souls 2 Original Cut Story Dialogues

Extracted by Sanadsk

Translated by Lokey

Shanalotte
That sign… You’ve also been chosen by the dark ring. The cursed mark… it eats away your
soul. Yes… like that person. Within a limited time, even small hopes will be crushed. It’s an
abhorrent curse. You too will become like him sooner or later…
Huh!?... Who’re you!? Perhaps from that time!? Don’t you remember me? Ah… Here, please
look at this face. Mmmmm… Then, you don’t remember this? Uhhh… here! Even seeing this…
you don’t remember? I seeee… Then, I’ll show you this, I suppose.
Kneel before me. Entrust yourself to my power.
(Wandering souls that gathered in the hearts of men… Root souls that flowed into the bodies of
men…)
(By the power of antiquity and immortality residing in mine blood, lend power to this cursed
one…)
(Thou, accept this power of mine…)

Velderrick
Ah, to which way…?
What the? An undead traveler? I don’t have time to bother with the likes of you.
Uuuuuh, crossing over the space-time wall and heading to the past…………… Ah, I’m
distracted. I’ll give you this so leave, quickly.
………… To connect space-time, the “pendulum of time” would…………… a “dragon’s jewel”
and the “drop of time’s”… As I thought, as it is now, the pendulum of time won’t move.
However, in this world where demons run rampant……… Ah, I can’t concentrate!
... What the? You say you want my wisdom? I don’t think I can understand talking to an illiterate
but… well, it’s fine, I guess. I’m Velderrick. The human possessing the greatest intellect in this
country. For I’m the one who knows the truth about the “pendulum that crosses time”… Hmph.
You don’t think I can do something like that, can you? Ordinary men all think as such. But, my
lexicon’s not in error. Even those guys who made a fool of me were very much surprised when
they saw the pendulum. If I cross over to the past with the pendulum, I can possibly even call on
his Majesty, whom I don’t know the whereabouts of, and get back to the castle now. How about
it, don’t you think it’s amazing!?
What the, you’re saying you still can’t believe my story? More proof you’re an ordinary man…
If you doubt me, go to the royal palace. There should be a room where I researched the
“pendulum of time”. If even a fool sees it with their own eyes, they’ll know the truth.
Do you know the legend of the rare game that dwells within the womb of a dragon that’s lived
from time immemorial? Apparently, it’s related to the soul the “dragon of antiquity” births…
That’s why if I pursue the soul-starved demons, I think I can find the jewel.”

“There’s an interesting legend in a certain old village. A miner who dug deeper underground
discovered an inexhaustible spring inside of a cave. And then, it’s said one sip of that water, and
the next moment the miner was above ground… Knowing this story, it occurred to me. “Isn’t
that a “hole in space time” for sure”… The village was destroyed by the demons and I don’t
know where that cave is. But, the spring should be resting underground there even now.”
“If there’s the pendulum with the “jewel” and “drop”, I can open a hole in the logic of the
universe and cross time…”
A little more and my research’s complete…… it should’ve been. However, the royal palace fell
shortly before the pendulum’s completion, and now I can’t get too close. If the gutless strategists
had a little more sense, something like that wouldn’t have ended up happening…
That’s the “jewel”!? That means……… I knew it, my idea was right!! (laughs) I was right after
all, huh? (My intellect’s the best in the world)
That clean fluid is…… the “drop of time”!? I knew it, my idea was right!! (laughs) I was right
after all, huh? (My intellect’s the best in the world)
“To think an ordinary man like you collects two secret treasures… Perhaps ignorant savagery
may be useful? But, it’s still not enough. When the two secret treasures join in the pendulum, the
doors will open for the first time. The royal palace where the “pendulum of time” rests is
currently a den of hollows. I don’t think you can possibly reach it safely.”
“What!? You say you moved the “pendulum of time”!? A human other than me should be able to
but… However, my theory’s correct… If all the secret treasures are there, it’s never impossible
for this ordinary man… Thus, I’m satisfied. I shall go to confirm the results of my research with
my own eyes.”
Mmm…!
W-What’re you doing!?
Stop it!
Fool!
In what way is this beneficial to my research? I can’t apparently understand!
Back again, huh! I shan’t forgive foolishness any longer!
An idiot moves straight to violence…
Dammit… fighting me and the like…
Can’t die yet. I can’t die yet!
I still… have my research…… left…
There’re already plenty of idiotic human opponents.

[varies screams and noises]

Shaliquor
…! Talking to a cat, what a strange human. Well, so long as it’s just a little, you can be my
conversation partner.
…! Oh my, you comprehend my language? Though human, you’re a strange person. Well, so
long as it’s just a little, you can be my conversation partner. Understanding my language is
because that ring, yes? A ring that connects languages that’s from ancient times.
I can’t be, you’re still here… It’s very comfortable inside the pot… Do you understand?
… Hmph, immediately flattering others like that is why I hate humans.
I see, humans don’t understand, do they? How pitiful… (chuckles)”
Right now, this country’s gone wild but… compared to the age the dragon(s) of antiquity
dominated this world, you humans flourished quite a bit. Well, I’m living easy the way it is now
so it’s fine though.
It seems the humans’ King Vanclad secretly researched a means to go back in time. Even now
there’s apparently an old device remaining in the castle but… Even though there’s nothing of
interest even if you do go somewhere in the past, you all always think strange things. The king’s
castle is at the end coming out of the forest.
If you come out of the that’s at the end of the main road, you’ll head to the king’s castle. Hadn’t
I stayed in the castle for just a short time long ago? Emilibeg… I was pleased with the lady
attendant called something like that. But now it’s completely deserted and an interesting place
was lost.
The forest stretches around the castle but it looks pretty different now compared to long ago. The
roots of the trees weren’t as spread out as they are now and the old ruins weren’t buried.
The roots of the trees weren’t as spread out as they are now and the ruins of the species called
beast-men weren’t buried.
Well, not that it’s gloomy eeriness has changed though. I don’t want to go to a place that puts my
hair on-end… there’s no pot either.
The humans and giants did battle long ago at the “Defense of the Shore”. The giants were rough
and their heads looked bad at a glance, but their threat wasn’t half-hearted. The splendid fort that
was built tells you that. I hate conflict so I never tried to approach the fort though.
The “ancient forest” is so eerie. Because the “god-tree branches” inside of the forest connect to
demon heads. For that reason… the whole forest had transformed into demons. Right now, it’s
obstructed by trees and you can’t go inside of the forest but…
You’ve gone inside of the forest? It’s so gloomy and truly eerie. Nowadays, there seem to be
strange monsters wandering around… There’s no pot and it’s not an interesting place, no?

“Drang Castle Town” has been closed. The reason’s that it was attacked by barbarians long ago.
They aimed to take advantage of the chaos at the castle due to the king’s disappearance. The
strategists blockaded the main gate so invasions to the castles were fended off, but the people of
the castle town were forsaken. There were probably some who waited for help, and they did such
pitiful things to them…”
There’s a “dragon egg fossil” enshrined by humans in the “egg ritual place” that’s inside of the
forest. It’s the only proof showing the dragon(s) of antiquity seldom seen now aren’t legend.
Do you know of the race called immortals? They prefer the darkness so made their castle in a
place where the sun doesn’t reach. As a result, it’s flooded with rain water or subterranean
water... and now it’s sunk to the bottom in deep water, but wasn’t I even able to get inside the
castle long ago? There seems to be a route made in order to connect the country to the outside
world, “Souldrift Cave”. Lots of souls flow into its vicinity so it seems like demons breed easy.”
I heard from the Queen’s lady attendant that the Queen tried hatching the “dragon egg” at that
place.
It’s already so long ago that the castle town was crowded with people… Everyone who resided
there have become hollows. Killing fellow humans… how foolish humans are…
Nigh-all people of the castle town became hollows but… there seems to still be someone who
visits the town.
It seems like there are some who come from the direction of “Souldrift Cave” . Speaking of
“Souldrift Cave”… there’ll be ferocious fellows… aren’t you scared?
There’s a village beneath the royal castle where a petite race dwells, and it appears they were
made an outlet to drain the sewage for the people of the castle. But that race… the “gyrm”… or
whatever they were called, they smelled awful. The king plugged up entrance to the village. I
wonder what became of the remaining gyrm…?
The ”undead citadel” that sank to the bottom of cold water… The immortal tribe that dwells
there are undead beings the same as you. That’s why death is irrelevant, but all the same it seems
like they can’t move within deep water.
The petite race that dwells beneath the royal castle, the “gyrm”… They apparently made a
passage to the “undead citadel” in secret from the king. The gyrm are an honest and very
industrious race but it seems like it’d be difficult for humans to do, since they’re selfish.
[chuckles], I cannot be defeated?
... Strange curiosity won’t make you happy, don’t you think? It’s not that I hate talking to you
but… I hate insistent people. Farewell…
Oh my, came again? [chuckles], I’m different from you, aren’t I…?

Child Shanalotte

I’m sooo tired… I am… I’ve walked too much… I don’t wanna walk anymore…

Huh, Mister!?

Huh, Miss!?

Ooh~, you came at laaast~!

Jeez! You’re too slow coming heeere!

What is it, Mister?

What is it, Miss?

What is it this time?

(laughs) Will you come again?

Over already? Well, come again!

“Huh? Leaving already? Tch… Boooring~ I haaaaaaaaate people that do stuff like that. People

that do hurtful things are awful! But, if you had more of those feathers , I may forgive you.”

“Oooh! An estintia feather! You’re giving it to me? Hooraaay! I forgive you now! It’s awful

when things are hurtful.”

“TCH… Whaaaat!”

“…Hm? What is it? I’m not mad at you anymore.”

“Will we talk again? Hey, hey. I made up my mind! I’m staying in this village! I don’t care for

traveling anymore. So like… if you come here… You’ll meet again. With me! (laughs)”

“I’ve got lots of pretty things! But, I just couldn’t find these feathers at all. So finally finding one

makes me suuuper happy! Cuz I’ve got something valuable all this time. If I go to town,

people’ll gather around to the max right away. So I’ll be popular wherever I go! (giggles) But,

everyone in this village doesn’t come… I will become popular here, won’t I??”

“Up until now, I’ve travelled with all sorts of people… I did. So I thought I’d travel with you this

time. After all, the old man’s gone. The person I travelled with goes. A new person always

comes along, and I travel again. But, you’re different, right Mister?

But, you’re different, right Miss?

We don’t have to travel together… You’re really weird.”

“That good luck charm… isn’t it amazing? But, I was told not to show it to strangers. So it’s our

little secret! No exceptions!”

Huh? Where’re you going?

“Oh… It’s called an Estintia feather. Happy times swoop down on people that picked it up…”

“What!? To me!?... I’m so happy. In return, I’ll remember you foreeeeeeever. Promise!”

“(Kyaa!?) Hmph! I’m a person, not a tool!”

“(Kyaa!?) (Don’t pull!) (I don’t want to walk anymore!) (Noooo!) (Stoooop!)

“Cuz you helped me… I’ll do my best good luck charm just for you. This is a secret from

anyone. Sit so you can see my eyes. Okay, close your eyes… Don’t open ‘em. Okay? I’ll do it.”

(Wandering souls that gathered in the hearts of men… Root souls that flowed into the bodies of

men…)

(By the power of antiquity and immortality residing in mine blood, lend power to the one who

saved me…)

(Thou, accept this power of mine…)

There.

Kyaaa

What’re you doing!

Nooooo!

The Merchant

Jeez, I don’t know!

Looking at it, I’m living fairly luxuriously. You understand… (laughs)

Turn [her] over specially to you? You understand…? (laughs)

I can’t really do it without turning over the impossible. Hey, you understand, right…? (laughs)

I lost to your determination. This one’s already yours, you’re not gonna like [her] later.

What the, get lost, you, now.

Hey there, a little losing quickly …… No, still early.

… Now, whacha gonna do?

Really, can’t be helped…

“I’ll do it in just a moment. However, it’s because there’s someone said to have the life of even a

dragon. Be grateful to my oh so tolerant heart. Hey, decide quickly, will ya?

Still, huh…

You’re still losing. You thought it’d be a walk in the park, did ya?

If you lose more than this, I’ve got nothing to say to ya. Hey, you understand… watcha gonna

do?

[laughs]… Transaction complete… This one’s already yours… You’re not gonna like [her] later.

Ooooh? You making fun of the great me? You want this one, have a whole lot of souls.

… In that case, there’s no use, you’ll vanish quickly.

Hey, what’re ya chatting about!

“Since you’re so annoying, why don’t you take your time taking care of business?… Huuuh?

What the, who’re you?”

If I’m going to be handing over my tool of the trade, I won’t go easy on you!

Yes, yes… I’m tired of hearing that already, got it?

You understand!? Hurry up and go, go!

Really, how annoying. Well, I am getting by thanks to this one…

Hm? Still have business with us?

… You’re thinking something strange, right? If you’ve got a complaint, say it, got it?

Tch… Honestly, so annoying. What happened, you pitying this one?

That’s right… It’ll depend on your “sincerity” but freeing this one’s no problem, right? (laughs)

What!

Well, it’s a joke!

What’re you doing!

H-Hey!

Wanna go, you bastard!

Bastard, what’re you doing with a person’s tool of the trade!

Leave! I’ll kill ya for sure next time!

Son of a, hurry up and shove it!

I’ll strip off all ya got!

B-Bastard… how dare…

Dammit… the great me, to a guy like this...

I’m gonna hurt you, fool!