What does the Dark Soul actually do?

Surprisingly The Dark Soul is a pretty important aspect of the Dark Soul trilogy, but we really don't know too much about it. I have decided to take up the task of making my own Dark Soul Lore video trying to explain the different functions and abilities of The Dark Soul ~~Other Good Videos~~ Playlist of videos about living in Dark Souls/Elden Ring/Bloodborne:    • Living in Souls Games   Video about the legendary Giantdad Build:    • The greatest souls build of all Time   EPIC video about Petrus of Thorolund:    • What Happened To Petrus Of Thorolund?   ~~Music Used~~ Main theme from Balatro Baroque from Old School Runescape Graze the roof from Plants vs Zombies Choose your Seeds from Plants vs Zombies A moments peace from Dark Souls 1 Braniac Maniac from Plants vs Zombies Ash Lake from Dark Souls 1 ~~TIMESTAMPS~~ 00:00 INTRO 01:07 Widely Known Functions 03:40 How to acquire the Dark Soul 05:03 What if YOU had the Dark Soul 08:26 Summary and Outro onebadmushroom one bad mushroom OBMushroom Dark Soul Lore Bloodborne Elden Ring