Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

After receiving the puppet summon of the Finger Witch Serolina from Servis, I left the opponent's magician tower contentedly, wondering what expression Servis would have when he received my surprise.

Then, the first thing to do is to search the Kalia Castle.

After all, with the approval of Lani, the monsters in the fortress should be like the pyroxenite dragon Adura and will not attack me again.

Now is a great opportunity to obtain the Sword of Night and Fire.

Of course, there is also the super cool war gray - Ex Curry Stick... Oh, no, it's "Great, Kalia!"

——However, since we don’t have to be thieves anymore, if we want to take anything from the fortress, we have to tell the hostess first.

——What if Lani finds out and starts to look down on me and is no longer willing to give me a wedding ring and a greatsword for my wife? That would be like picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons.

So, I rode Torret and returned to Lani's magician tower first.

When I went up to the top floor, I saw Lani with her head down, as if she didn't notice that I was back.

"Lani, Lani." I couldn't help but call out softly.

"Oh?" Lani finally responded, raised her body, and slowly put on the dignified appearance of a princess, "Zero, it turns out to be you. You two chatted for quite a long time."

"Well... After all, Wolf and I are old acquaintances, and Iggy and Selvis are also quite interesting." I explained casually, and then asked with concern, "Lani, are you okay?"

Lani shook her head. "I'm fine. It's just like usual. In order to accumulate strength, I need a certain amount of sleep... By the way, I should also tell you that after this, I should enter a deeper sleep and will not wake up in the short term."

"Well, just leave the things outside to me. By the time you open your eyes next time, maybe we will have rescued your brother Latan." I comforted him with a smile.

The face of Lani's spirit seemed to smile at me, and then she stretched out her hand to me: "Zero, I'll leave this to you."

In her palm lay a pendant, with a square black stone underneath.

——Memory Stone, this is an item that can increase the memory space of A-Tai, so that he can cast more magic or pray. I had already taken one when I was in the Conversion Tower with Nefeli.

However, this memory stone seems to have some magical runes engraved on it...

Perhaps seeing my suspicious look, Lani explained, "This is a magic that can bring calmness and tranquility to people. If your guess is correct, it will be of some use to my brother... Also, the same goes for my mother. Let her calm down before talking to her. Otherwise, she will probably just think about herself and nag."

——There is actually such magic. If that's the case, maybe we don't have to fight the Full Moon Queen Reinara? !

I took it into my arms as if it were a treasure: "Thank you very much."

"However, this magic can only be used five times, so you need to use it according to the situation..." Lani looked at my thoughtful expression and asked, "What's wrong? Zero."

"Ah, I suddenly remembered something very important." I also confessed honestly, "Speaking of your brother's Galid, I seem to have forgotten to pick up a prop."

"What prop is it?"

"It's a prayer - 'Healing of Fire'. After all, there is scarlet corruption everywhere in Gaileid now, and that prayer can effectively eliminate the symptoms of poisoning and corruption." I rubbed my forehead in annoyance. "But, I forgot that thing is on the east coast of Lienia. I haven't been there yet, so I don't know if it's still there."

Moreover, speaking of which, the Madman should have been active more on the East Coast, whether he was going to the purified ruins, looking for Chabolelli grapes, or going to the Madman Village, they were all on the East Coast.

It is possible that the prayer has already been taken away by someone else.

"If you can remember the exact location, I can help you get there as soon as possible."

"Huh? Really?"

Lani nodded and extended her hand to me.

——Could it be that she will also take me on a teleportation trip like Melina did?

However, unlike Melina, who always opened her palms, waiting for me to touch her and hold her hand.

Lani lowered her palms, like a lady at a ball, inviting me and requiring me to take the initiative to hold her hand.

——Hehe, although Lani's hands were a little cold, they were smooth and round, just like jade. Even the fragile feeling that could be broken if too much force was used was exactly the same.

But suddenly, the hand I was holding with Lani sank slightly, and she jumped off the chair, staggering slightly.

I quickly supported the other person: "Lani, are you really okay?"

"Yeah, it's okay." Lani held my hand and walked carefully out of the room, calling out to the night sky, "Adura."

Although her voice was so soft that it seemed only I could hear it, the next second, a loud dragon roar shattered the tranquility of the night.

The wind was blowing violently, and a huge black shadow appeared in front of us in the blink of an eye.

"Adura, my good boy, please take my knight to the east coast of Lienia!"

"Ah~" Adula agreed to his master's request without hesitation.

but--

——I haven't searched the fort yet! My Sword of Night and Fire, my EX Curry Stick!

But the current situation doesn't seem to allow me to refuse.

After all, if I miss this opportunity, Lani will fall into a deep sleep, and Adura will never listen to me.

Besides, this is a dragon! A real dragon! How many people can ride a flying dragon and cross the border?

The temptation is too great!

——As for Night and Fire and Curry Sticks, I'm not really familiar with them. I'll just get them when I get back.

So, excitedly but a little scared, I walked towards the flying dragon in front of me. Looking at its huge head, I couldn't help but ask, with a trembling voice: "How do I get up there?"

"Of course it was Adura who carried you over."

"what?"

"I'm just kidding." Lani smiled slightly, "Zero, you broke through my Kalia Castle by yourself, but I didn't expect you to be so timid."

——I didn’t expect that Princess Dark Moon could joke.

I was speechless for a moment.

Lani also gave me instructions: "It's okay. Just hold the front horn on the dragon's head, walk up from Adura's head, and then find a stable place to hold on."

I swallowed, followed Lani's instructions, and carefully stepped on Adura's head.

Unexpectedly, even though Adula was hovering by flapping its wings, its head was as stable as if it were flat ground.

This made me bolder, so I simply sat on the dragon's head, grabbed the horns on both sides, and said in my hometown dialect: "Yo, Yosi (good)! I'm ready!"

"Well, goodbye, Zero." Lani waved at me.

"Well, wait for my good news, Lani - ah -"

"Ow—"

The dragon's roar drowned out my farewell to Lani. The buoyancy, which was faster than a roller coaster, made my voice subconsciously turn into a scream that echoed in the air.

The wind was like countless hands, pulling me desperately and dragging me downwards.

I was like a sloth, hugging the long horns of Adura with all my strength, and wanted to open my mouth and shout to make it slow down a little. But the cyclone was like a fist, blocking my mouth all at once, and the only note I could make was a scream: "Ah——"

Fortunately, this feeling of overweight did not last too long. After the inertia subsided, I was gradually able to open my eyes and see clearly in front of me.

Like a small boat, Adura and I floated above the vast sea of ​​clouds.

At this moment, the shining golden tree is right in front of you, as if you can grab its brilliance by just reaching out your hand.

But it is so far away, like a mirage. No matter how we move forward, we can never touch even a branch or leaf of it.

Adura's speed was indeed astonishingly fast. Just when I was lost in the light and shadow of the golden tree and was slightly distracted, we had already passed the shore of Lake Lienia.

On the towering rock wall on the east bank, I saw the shadow of the Church of Bonding: "Adura, go to the big turtle first... the Church of Bonding!"

Adura understood what I said and growled in response.

At the same time, I hurriedly continued to hug Adura's horns with all my strength to avoid being blown away by the oncoming hurricane.

As we descended in altitude, everything on the east bank became clearer.

Under the dark night, the camp burning with red flames was particularly eye-catching. I pointed to Adura and said, "That's it, Adura! Do me another favor and destroy my enemies!"

——After all, I guess these monks who guard the flame will not have a good discussion with me, a faded one who is disliked by everyone and dogs.

——Moreover, they can all use the blessing to revive, so don’t blame me for being unreasonable!

"Ouch——" Adula opened his mouth and fired a pyroxene cannon directly from the sky, which caused dust to fly in the camp of the Fire Monks and chaos.

Another burst of fluorescent blue fire came out, causing the monks guarding the camp to cry out in grief. They quickly abandoned the camp and fled.

"Thanks, Adula, please let me go." Seeing that most of the people had run away, I was too lazy to chase them and quickly went to find a healing prayer.

The camp was in a mess, but thanks to Ah Tui's eyes that could distinguish the special colors of treasure items, I soon found a faint red light under a collapsed tent.

When they took it out, they found it was a parchment scroll with scarlet runes of fire prayer drawn on it.

"Great! 'Healing of Flame' is still here!" I quickly put it in my arms, then looked up and shouted, "Adura, send me..."

The night gradually fades and the sky gradually brightens.

But under the deep blue sky, there was no trace of the pyroxenon Adura.

——It’s over. I was wondering why I didn’t hear the dragon’s roar afterwards. It turns out I bought a one-way ticket!