Making slow but steady progress in Dark Souls. I looked up a walkthrough to make sure I didn't miss anything in the rest of the Tomb of the Giants, and found that I missed an ember. I ran by the small opening in the floor my first time through, and thought it was likely a trap for people without light. Turns out this room is way worse than an instant death pit. Six large skeletons and a small arena, so yeah, this room can eff right off. After many deaths, I ended up just sprinting for the ember, and somehow sprinting back and up the ladder without dying. I then went on to beat Gravelord Nito on my third attempt. First attempt I had no idea what I was doing and rushed in because I didn't see the boss right away. Big mistake, I got overwhelmed by the skeletons and Nito's spike attack. Second try I hung back too far, and it spammed the spike over and over while I tried to deal with the skeletons, and then the magic blasts finished me off. Third attempt I met it half way, taking out the small skeletons quickly but not getting too far into the arena to aggro the big ones. Once you get in close to Nito with no skeletons, it's a joke. I also had a high magic resistance shield. It turned into a simple game of equip 2 handed, circle/attack/dodge, and switch to shield when he started the magic blast. Only needed one Estus for the fight due to the small amount of magic damage and a spike or two, other than that his melee attacks couldn't touch me. With that down, I headed back to Anor Londo and the Duke's Archives. The dragon you encounter here is crazy, but upon looking it up, I found out you die here no matter what. Made it through the giant spiral staircase area, but ended up dying in the next area. The journey continues!
