Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

The magical project of replacing General Latan's body is more complicated than I imagined. I thought that I could just do as Teacher Serlian did, take out a piece of source pyroxene filled with amber starlight from his body, and then replace it with the prepared new body.

But Queen Lenara had been working all day without sleep, and now, perhaps even the night would be over.

The Red Lion City was still silent. Jie Lian and several of his trusted followers were also waiting tirelessly at the door of the ward, waiting for news.

I did sleep for a while. After all, I had been traveling day and night for three or two days since I set foot on the Yatan Plateau and obtained the Amber Starlight. I only closed my eyes for a while when I flew to Gaileed.

Now, my brain feels like it has turned into a ball of paste. Even if I rely on the blessing to eliminate the condition, the sleepiness will soon come rolling in like a tide.

I don’t know how long I slept. In the darkness, the dark and silent night revealed a faint blue light, like a metamorphosing butterfly, dancing in front of my eyes.

I was involuntarily attracted by it and stretched out my hand, trying to catch the butterfly.

But the other party lingered just past my fingertips.

——Go chase him.

In the endless darkness, I followed the footsteps of the metamorphosing butterfly slowly.

Slowly, slowly, the butterflies seemed to gather more and more, and they all flew towards the night that was gradually dyed scarlet.

It was as if they finally gathered into a dark blue full moon, sweeping away all the corrupt dust in the sky, leaving only a spotless space.

I couldn't help but blink, and before I knew it, I found myself at the Weeping Dunes.

And under the dark blue full moon, a figure wearing a gray and white wolf-fur cloak and a snow-white wizard's tricorne hat on his head was standing on a large meteorite.

——I remember that those were the meteorite fragments summoned by "Starbreaker" Latan during the battle.

——Sure enough, if you don’t find a high position where you can look down, you will feel uncomfortable, right?

"Lani!" I ran up to her excitedly, "Why are you here?"

"Zero." Lani turned around, a hint of smug joy flashed across her bright eyes, but she quickly put it away, "You called my brother back on this battlefield, right?"

"Ah, I was a little confused at the time. Everything was going well at first, but in the end the scarlet corruption hit rock bottom and suddenly accelerated the erosion. I didn't know what to do." I also responded with a smile, "Thanks to the memory stone you gave me, I was able to awaken the general... But, Lady Lenara should be successful, right?"

In fact, the current situation is quite similar. Everything has been prepared, and only the last step is left. It really makes people worry. After all, no one wants to fail at the last minute.

And Lani was also quite confident: "My mother is the most proficient person in magic in the entire border area. Since she came here with a clear mind, she must have been fully confident."

"That's good." I breathed a sigh of relief. "Should I say congratulations? If you and your sister have the chance, find some time to get together. After all, everyone has worked very hard."

Lani was silent for a moment, then she raised her head and looked at the cold dark moon: "No, as long as I know that my brother is alive and well, that's enough."

"Why? Oh, that's right, the two fingers haven't been resolved yet, and you can't move freely." Thinking about it this way, the person in front of me is just Lani's magical phantom.

Lani did not respond directly, but changed the subject: "Zero, what are your plans for the future?"

"Hmm? Your Highness, don't you need to command the knights again?" I smiled and adjusted the Kalia Knight suit on my body.

By the way, if the general wakes up, he will unlock the seal of the stars and allow Lani's fate to flow again, that is, he will open a road to the underground city of Knox - Noklong in the fog forest area.

By then, Wolf Brother Blaze should be imprisoned by Iggy... Oh, no wonder Iggy didn't let Blaze come with Adura. He said that Lani had other requests. In fact, he should have been prepared to lock up Wolf Brother to prevent him from being corrupted by the consciousness of Two Fingers and betraying Lani!

——Poor Brother Wolf.

"... You seem willing to continue traveling with me, Faded One." Lani said in a serious tone, "I am a genuine 'witch', and you are a golden man who aspires to become the King of Elden. The one traveling with you, aren't you afraid that I will betray you one day?"

"Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?" I snorted and laughed. "Are you going to chase me away, Lani? Look, even though I'm already the knight of Kalia appointed by the queen."

I puffed out my chest once again, showing off my tailor-made Kalia Night Knight suit.

“… This was not appointed by my mother.”

"Ok?"

"Well, I mean." Lani cleared her throat, "You have done enough for our Kalia royal family, Zero, but to be honest, I still can't promise you many things now... From your style of doing things, I know very well that you will be followed by thousands of people, and you must have a lot of things to do. So, don't stick to our royal family, just do what you want to do."

——So that’s how it is. Why didn’t you make it clear earlier?

——I thought Miss Lani had suddenly changed her mind and was going to be abandoned after her death.

However, what Lani said is true.

The Mad Fire Ones have already set foot on the Yatan Plateau and may even break into the Royal City of Rodel.

And the branch line of the Volcano Mansion also escaped my control for various reasons.

If I insist on pursuing the branch line on Lani's side, I'm afraid that by the time I return to the Yatan Plateau, the place will have already become a mess.

I want to save more people, so I can't spend too much time in Lienia or Lani.

The Dark Moon Princess must have understood this, which is why she gave me the choice.

"...To be honest, I am a little confused about what to do next." I thought carefully for a moment, and then asked tentatively, "Lani, are you willing to promise me one thing?"

"As long as I can do it."

"There is the item or weapon you want in Noklongn, right? But can you let me keep it for the time being?" I paused and continued, "... Don't worry, if I am defeated one day, I will let Melina and Torrett return it to you."

"Please don't say such things, Ling. The moon and the stars will protect you. You..." Lani's tone was slightly impatient, but she quickly calmed everything down. "But why do you need that thing?"

"To be honest, I just want to go to Yatan Plateau and Rodel Royal City to take a look at the situation after that... After all, if the road to Noklongn is opened, it won't take much time to get that thing, and once the news comes out, Shuangzhi will probably send people to fight for it, so I don't think this can be delayed." I told the truth.

——Although there is no such plot in the game.

——But considering that in reality, Lani can be said to be openly resisting the control of Two Fingers, and the other party is a symbol of so-called civilization, with influence all over the border. It is hard to imagine that Two Fingers will completely let Lani get the finger knife that can hunt it.

Lani was also trying to guess what I meant: "So, you want to keep that item to prevent me from defying fate?"

I shook my head. "No, I just hope you can wait patiently for a while... I don't know if it will work, but I will try to create more trouble for my two fingers. Then, I will go forward with you and open up a road to the starry sky for you... As for the purpose of keeping it, I'm just a little afraid that you, the princess who doesn't listen to advice, will leave me and run away alone."

“Haha, when did I ever give you the impression that I wouldn’t listen to advice, Zero?” Lani couldn’t help but laugh. Then, she paused for a moment and turned her face away like a kitten who didn’t want to be touched. “…I feel unhappy about being controlled by you.”

"I'm sorry." The only good thing about me is that I apologize very quickly.

"Well, all right."

"Ok?"

"I promise you, Faded One." Lani emphasized, "But before that, you must do your best to cause trouble to those two fingers and pave a way forward for me, my knight."

"Ha~" I laughed out loud in my throat, feeling like I had eaten a small piece of candy. Then I quickly gave a knight's salute to Lani and said, "I will do my best and present the fruits of victory to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

The ghostly half of Lani's face smiled slightly, and her lips moved as if she wanted to say something.

Suddenly, a streak of fire flashed across the sky.

Oh, more than one!

In just a blink of an eye, sparks began to flow, as if it was raining, or like playful elves, running together on the stage of the night with full energy and joy.

The entire starry sky began to rotate again!

"It's so beautiful." Even the Dark Moon Princess was deeply attracted and couldn't help but admire it.

whoosh-

With a loud bang, a beam of pale and dazzling blue fire passed in front of us, like a sword blade, tearing the entire sky and sliding towards the northwest.

Soon, a dazzling light burst out on the horizon, as if the sun was about to rise.

Like the dull sound of a heartbeat, it penetrated thousands of miles and reached our ears, as if announcing to everyone that the stars and the moon will return to this land.