Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

"Hello, is anyone nearby?"

Following the sound, I found myself at a huge rock on the cliff by Lake Lienia, where a girl in a simple long dress and a traveling cloak was waiting for someone in a dignified manner.

She had her eyes covered and her hair combed into a golden ponytail. She looked exactly like the girl Irena, whom my wolf brother Blaze and I buried after sacrificing the bridge.

——Why? She still appears here? !

I couldn't help but feel a little scared, but I couldn't help but move closer.

The blind girl heard the footsteps and took the initiative to greet me, revealing a little joy in her words: "Hello, kind stranger, it's our first time to meet you. My name is Haida, and I am traveling to find the lights on the other side."

——It is indeed the “Mad Fire Witch” Haida, although now she is just an ordinary traveling witch.

but why?

I was extremely confused and wished I could teleport back to the tree behind the Sacrifice Bridge immediately to check what was going on.

But it was obvious that if we left Haida behind now, she would probably leave on her own, and it would be difficult to find her again. Since it had already happened, we might as well find out what had happened first.

Thinking of this, I quickly responded: "Hello, Haida. My name is Zero, and I am a faded one."

"Oh, you are the Lord of the Faded One? It is my honor to meet you!" Haida couldn't help but smile and bowed slightly to me. "Here, I have a humble request... Do you know Chabolli grapes? If you have any, can you please give them to me?"

—Ah, Chabolelli grapes!

The so-called Chabollian grapes are the eyeballs of a person suffering from epilepsy, which look like they have been cooked by fire!

And I suddenly remembered that I had just slipped out of Stonewell's back door and forgot to go to the last room, where there should be a guy who was sick and dug out his eyes to sacrifice himself for the Mad Fire Witch.

No rush, just go and take a look later. If it really exists, destroy it or hide it. Maybe it can prevent Haida from turning into a crazy fire witch.

At the same time, she must be prevented from meeting Edgar, the lord of Moren City, otherwise chaos will surely occur.

Of course, there is still one biggest doubt that lingers in my mind: "Well, Haida, I'm sorry, I don't have any Chabolli grapes yet."

Haida shook her head quickly. "Oh, it doesn't matter at all, Master Ling. If you find the grapes, you can remember me and come to find me. I will wait here slowly... I have had inconvenient eyes since I was born, and I can't see clearly where to go, but as long as I eat the grapes, I can feel the lights on the other side from the depths of my eyes. I will move towards the lights and become the Finger Witch - that is my mission."

——But it’s not just a light, it’s the fire that destroys the world.

"Well, Haida," I asked, "do you remember where you were born?"

"Me? I was born, probably in..." Haida was obviously confused. She frowned slightly and thought carefully for a long time before responding, "I was born in the south of Nimgefu, in a place called the Weeping Peninsula. At the end of the peninsula, on the shore of the sea, my home is there."

——Sure enough, she was referring to Morn City! But why did she need to think about it for so long? Was she trying to replace Irena's memory?

"Then have you heard of a girl named Irena? She is about your age and also lives in your hometown!" I asked.

"I...Irena." The moment she heard the name, Haida couldn't help but cover her forehead with her hand, as if she had a headache.

——Is it possible for this girl to revive and turn back into Irena?

- Although it is unclear how the Three Fingers of Madness turned the already hopeless Irena into the living Haida, what if she could recall Irena's memories?

——The Crazy Fire Witch no longer exists, she is still the princess of Moren City.

With this possibility in mind, I kept reminding her, "Yes, Irena, you should still remember this name. She and you are so inseparable."

“Oh...oh, why, why is this name so, so...”

——It seems that I need to increase the dosage.

I steeled myself and decided to tell Haida more about Irena, especially the news of her death: "Haida, you should still have..."

But the rustling sound brought by the strong wind and a series of footsteps interrupted my thoughts.

The person is not good!

when!

The moment I pulled out my fangs to block the attack, I could see clearly who was coming!

He was wearing a black cloth robe with a hood, and a cloak woven with golden silk threads on his shoulders. The crimson scarf wrapped around his neck was particularly eye-catching.

And under the hood, the pale and bloodless face, the bloody tattoo of the trident... It made my spine shudder, and the corners of my eyes twitched uncontrollably: "Nelius, why is it you?!"

Nelius snorted coldly, and the next second, he clenched the dagger with both hands and stabbed forward, dancing like a storm.

——Tsk, this guy got the upper hand and entered the attack range of the dagger, and the hound's fangs can't exert their power at all.

Moreover, the body of this man who almost brought me death still remembered the fear he felt at that time. His hands and feet were a little stiff, and he even trembled uncontrollably due to fear.

——Calm down, calm down, no matter what, I am no longer the person I used to be!

Look, there's a gap!

I quickly seized the opportunity and rolled backwards to dodge. Even though I looked a little embarrassed, I was able to put some distance between myself and him.

Nelius didn't intend to give me too much chance to catch my breath and hurriedly followed.

——But, you came just in time!

The moment he entered the attack range of the hound's fangs, I drove the rune, shouldered the sword with my right hand, lightly placed my left hand on the blade, and then suddenly turned the blade towards Nelius.

Combination combat skills——Wolf Attack Blood Dance·One-stage style!

Nelius seemed to recognize my move, and stopped in time, using a reverse stab to forcefully block the blade of Longfang's sword.

——But you can’t avoid the bloody slash contained in it!

puff--

The bloody blade instantly cut through his robe, leaving a wound on his pale flesh, causing Nelius to subconsciously retreat in embarrassment.

But there was no fear in his eyes as I had imagined. Instead, there was a hint of novelty and excitement.

——As expected of a member of the Blood Dynasty, he can still be excited even when seeing himself injured?

"This is really interesting, Zero!" This guy actually spoke, and his tone was even more sinister than before. "However, let's end it here for today. After all, you are not my target."

"This is not your call!" I held the fangs in both hands and rushed forward.

But this guy was like a monkey. He somersaulted several times nimbly, dodging the attacks and suddenly jumped to Haida's side.

"Lord Zero, what happened..." Before Haida could finish her words, she was hugged by Nelius from behind.

The guy's right hand was like a poisonous snake, holding up Haida's chin, and his face was close to Haida's neck, hiding the whole person behind the girl. His golden eyes stared at my every move: "Ha~ My witch, you finally showed up. Do you know how hard I have been looking for you, so hard."

“Eh? Please, may I ask you, who are you?” Haida was extremely frightened, but did not dare to move.

"Don't worry, I will find all the Chapolili grapes and the finger-marked grapes for you, and help you become the finger witch you want." Staring at my back, Nelius suddenly laughed strangely again, "Oh, hello, Meimei~"

——Mei...Meimei?

I turned my head suddenly and saw Melina appeared behind me, looking at me with displeasure on her face.

——Why, why does Nelius know Melina? !

"It's a pity that now is not the right time. One day, I will get you too, Meimei~" As he said that, Nelius pulled Haida back.

——What is this guy going to do?

I rushed over subconsciously: “Here, wait a moment!”

But like a stone falling into a pool of water, Nelius and Haida fell into a blood-red pool that appeared at some unknown time, and then seeped into the ground and disappeared without a trace.

——This, this is the Blood Dynasty guys, strange hiding skills? I have only seen it before, but there has never been such spells, prayers and combat skills in the game!

——Why? Why did Nelius appear here even though he had been killed by Yura?

——Why did he know Melina and even deliberately called her by the nickname that Melina didn't like?

--Why······?

Mysteries came to me one after another, making it impossible for my brain to process the information. I could only stare blankly in the direction where Nelius left.

...There, the mist of Lienia was shrouded in mist, as if covering an extremely huge vortex.