Baby's First Bellspank

Like so many others, I was inspired by that (extremely well edited) video that I first saw on this subreddit. I cleared out my own invaders in Belfry Luna, healed up, and began spamming that red crystal. After several hosts who attacked me on sight (even after they saw me fighting the bell guardians), I finally completed my first genuine bellspank.

Invading the world of Sir Ricard as a dark spirit. I spawn at the top of Belfry Luna. Running down the stairs I glimpse a bell guardian standing halfway down the stairs, sizing up my host who's patiently waiting on the second floor, wounded from destroying the mobs. The bell guardian turns for a second in my direction, realizes I'm a red spirit, and apparently satisfied at his new ally, goes back to gazing at the host.

I backstab the shit outta him, and he dies. The host seems to catch on as I throw him a dependable old "righty-o" gesture. I dash back up and start running in circles in front of the iron grate door, wondering if another bell guardian will spawn now that the first one's cleared out. Often they don't. I consider crystaling out before the host starts fighting me. Ricard comes up, but returns immediately to the lower floors (perhaps to collect treasure, I figure).

Then I notice a white figure climbing down the ladder from the bell floor. So, there were already two guardians spawned here. He gets hit coming off the ladder, then reacts quickly and dodges my follow-up. Switching from my greatsword to an estoc for my wounded foe gives me attacks quicker than he was expecting, and he's vanquished after a brief duel.

Ricard runs up and starts doing fist pump gestures. I black crystal out. Best experience I've had in the game so far, bar none.