Rumor: Demon Souls 2 May Be Announced at Sony Nov. 15 Event

[Somini]

Wright said:

Somini said:

You haven't understood the lore of the game then. That was not the final boss. It's a part of the story to fight him in that shape. The ending boss is Alant.

What was Allant doing inside the Old One? I never understood that.

I am dissapoint son :(

In the beginning video it's explained that the Old One was brought back thanks to Allant's desire to have more power and his playing with the Souls Arts. This power corrupts him and that disgusting shape you fight at the end, is what's left of him, more evidence is the sword you get, which was Allant's. The Allant you fight at the end of Boletaria castle is a demon pretending to be him. His soul is even called "False King Allant's demon soul".

This is also the reason why his son commits suicide, because he can't bear to see what has happened to his father.