So last night I am jumping all over the Academy rooftops and gathering things - jumping down and getting my ass kicked in by the guy at the end of the hall before what I think would either be the shortcut door or a possible bonfire. He kept taking out this fucking crossbow on my ass firing flame bolts like an Uzi. Finally I said screw this - lets try moving up and taking on that knight after the large ball rolls down the pathway to the right. Get to the large room and after a few attempts got my ass kicked there as well. (Had him down to 10% once).
So, let's troll the shit out of this.
Try sneaking, he sees me anyway trying to get behind him to take the lift to the boss area (Queen). I run around to the left exit in the room and killed some trash there - and the knight comes flying in. I hightail it to the lift - he makes it ON the lift with me.... Fuck. I am trying to fight him Tron style and roll out and off the lift - and somehow, landed with 1% health on a ledge that was BARELY jutting out (This was luckier than shit by the way) healed up, and went back to the large area - the Knight is up in the area before opening the door to the queen.
So I am all.... "Well shit".... He's up there.... Waiting for my sorry ass. Sitting on the platform waiting for me to call it down. I figured welp, that was close at least and call down the lift.
Not sure if he was looking up there for me or not, but I called the lift back down with the lever... He isn't on the lift. "Ok yeah he's up there waiting to kick my ass"...
On the way up, I get the souls and a shield he drops and he's a goner.
I am still not sure what happened here but I do not care - the bastard is gone, I go into the boss area and wipe that boss fairly easily compared to Godrick.