Darksiders 2 Walkthrough Part 40 – The Tree of Life and Lord of Bones, Part 1

Darksiders 2 Walkthrough Part 40 – The Tree of Life and Lord of Bones, Part 1

With everything you can do for now done return to the Stonefather's Vale and head North through the next passage. This will start  sequence where Death is pulled into something by the tendrils of Corruption. Death encounters a former Brother: Absolam. It reveals the origins of Corruption and how Death become known as Kinslayer.

After the cutscene Death encounters a strange and mysterious merchant. He tells much of the saga that happened with War. After that he can ask after “Well of Souls”, “What are you?” and “This tree?”. Asking “What are you” will yield the creature's name, Ostegoth. After “This tree”, you gain a new question, “How do I return?” When you finish talking with Ostegoth he will explain where Death needs to go next and give you the side quest, “Lost Relics”.

After all that talking it is time to get back onto the tasks on hand. Start off to the South and keep going until you hit the bridge. Here you have about 4 Skeletons that want to kill Death. Deal with them quickly then turn to the East. There you will find a Relic of Etu-Goth waiting for you. This is the first of 30 total. There is plenty of collecting yet to be done in this game. Now head across the bridge and into Leviathan's Gorge. Straight in from the bridge you will find the Lair of the Deposed King. You can explore the whole thing and collect everything within, but you cannot defeat the boss until Death is around or above 20 (earlier is just suicide). Turn to the West from there and look for a segment of wall sticking out from the sands.

Approach the wall and deal with the few skeletons nearby. Now climb it and start to the right from the hand hold. This gets Death to a pillar you need to slide down. Wall Run left from the pillar to the hand hold and from the hand hold to the next pillar. Slide down it and then run over to the next pillar. Slide to the bottom of the pillar and then drop. Head to the East then turn to the North, taking the slope up that way. Climb up the wall and approach the underbelly of the bridge you crossed. Look down and to the right. There you will notice a small Shadow Bomb Growth. Shoot it to blast away some of the Corruption Crystals that would have been in your way. After that start using Deathgrip to reach the first pillar sticking out from the bottom of the bridge. Swing to the right and jump from there to the platform you just cleared. Now grab one of the Shadow Bombs, turn left and throw it at the Corruption Crystals hanging from the ceiling. It will blast them away letting you reach the other side. Return to the post and swing over to the second landing. Head over to the right to claim the chest there. Next go stand in the middle of the fencing. Look into the chamber on the third landing. You cannot cross over right now but later on. For now though look into the upper left part of the room. There you will notice a Stonebite. It just visible through the hanging in that corner. Move and fire until you get it. Now just head back along the underside of that bridge.

Once you are back in the Leviathan's Gorge proper it is time to start to the South. There you will find find the entrance to the Breach, the next part of Death's Journey.