Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Under the gaze of all the ancestral spirits, I walked towards the huge elk corpse in the temple.

“Ahhh~ah~ah~ah~”

As the ancestral priests sang, an ice-blue mist floated off the corpses. When I approached, it seemed to transform into a giant hand, grabbing and wrapping me tightly.

His mind was in a trance for a moment, and when he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a huge and spacious cave in the mountain.

It was silent here, as if shrouded in a layer of light mist, but not very dark. It seemed that there was some kind of luminous moss growing everywhere, making it hazy and unreal, like a dream.

Several tiny streams of water fell down, like the pillars of this dream.

I walked towards the depths of the cave, and suddenly, I heard a crisp sound under my feet.

When I lowered my head, I saw the skeleton of an early animal. It looked like a fawn?

Of course, this isn't the only corpse.

Throughout the entire cave, skeletons like this were everywhere you looked.

But it does not make people feel weird or scary. Instead, there is an inexplicable sense of peace, as if these are not skeletons but small animals sleeping here.

——The soul returns to the sky and the body returns to dust, which is just the necessary path for every life.

Just at this moment, the sound of a deer calling came to my ears.

Looking up, I saw a huge figure with a crystal clear ice-blue light leaping in the air, and then crashing to the ground.

It raised its head and let out another long cry.

All of a sudden, the light on that guy's body dissipated around, like a spring breeze that awakened the sleepy creatures, or as if it gave life to the skeletons. The souls of all the animals that fell here were slowly standing up, with a faint ice-blue light shining on their bodies, just like they did when they were alive, leisurely eating grass or strolling in the cave.

——Is this the King of Ancestral Spirits?

It was almost identical to the huge remains of the elk outside. The individual seemed to be seven or eight meters tall, thin and frail, covered with rotten skin that was either hair or some kind of fungus. The ribs on the abdomen were clearly visible, and even the stomach was hollowed out, with a few blood sausages hanging from it.

The only thing that makes one feel vibrant on the whole body is the huge horns on the deer's head that grow and fork like branches, and which are shining with an icy blue light.

Without hesitation, I drew out the Night Starfire and challenged the opponent.

Combat skills——Hound Step, Charge!

Almost at the moment when the Ancestral King had not yet reacted, I had already glided under him, and the Night Star Fire ignited a red molten flame. As the blade was swung, a hurricane rolled up, like a giant snake biting at the Ancestral King's front paws.

“Whew—”

The Ancestral King made a clear and deafening sound, then suddenly lowered its head and used its huge horns to shovel me.

I quickly dodged to the side and took the opportunity to turn the blade around and deliver another bloody slash at the ancestor's long legs.

——This guy is somewhat similar to the life form of Rune. Every attack I make does not leave obvious scars on it, but instead emits ice-blue mist.

In that case, all we have to do is keep attacking.

“Whew!”

The Ancestral King seemed to be in pain, and he cried out again, then leaped up lightly.

Its antlers and entire back lit up with the same icy blue light as at the beginning. It opened its mouth and sprinkled the light down like pouring water, which fell on the ground and burned with a faint blue flame.

I had to dodge.

After all, the King of Ancestral Spirits was like Torret, leaping lightly in the air, and coupled with the opponent's huge body, there was no way to deal with it at this time.

But once the opponent lands, it's my turn again!

He poured the power of Rune into his legs and quickly moved around the soul flame that had almost turned into a river.

The King of Ancestral Spirits raised his front paws in anger and trampled directly at the tiny me.

But I harnessed the power of the wind and leaped away suddenly. When the opponent lowered his head due to being trampled, I cut a wound with the blade, which formed a blood moon and smashed down on the head of the Ancestral King.

"Eh-"

This huge fellow was actually knocked down by my attack, his entire body glowing slightly, and then turned into a puff of ice-blue ash and dissipated in the wind.

——Huh, what? It really is as simple as in the game.

——The battle performance of the Ancestral King was extremely beautiful, but the difficulty was not high. Every move and every style was relatively rigid, and there was no such thing as a fast or slow sword. The most damaging one was the soul mist breath just now, but it never landed on Ah Dai.

——This way, it can be easily solved, right?

I was about to clap my hands and put away the black knife.

But in the peripheral vision, a huge ice-blue flower suddenly bloomed in the dim cave, and it looked like a spring gushing out from the ground, which attracted people's attention.

And among them, the King of Ancestral Spirits raised his front hooves and appeared before my eyes again.

It cried loudly, and the antlers on its head shone brightly.

I saw that in the cave, the souls of the wandering small animals turned into blue springs, converging towards the horns of the Ancestral Spirit King.

What was even more surprising was that a faint blue glow emanated from my body, as if all human strength was being drained away, and floated towards the Ancestral Spirit King.

My mind became a little dazed.

Suddenly, a clear and faint sound came to my ears.

Drip, drip, drip, drip——

—Like an alarm clock? No, not that noisy, more like some kind of electronic device... a digital watch?

There was no time to think more. After the Ancestral King absorbed enough soul power, his whole body was glowing. He jumped in the air more lightly than Torrett and fell towards me.

I quickly stepped back, but the other party suddenly opened his mouth and tilted his head back, and a large amount of soul water mist sprayed out.

As soon as I landed, I had to quickly use the hound step and pull to the side.

Fortunately, only a little bit of it got on my feet, and I felt a slight stinging pain. The ancestral spirit's breath was not as violent as that of a dragon, otherwise, I would have been completely submerged by the breath just now.

Took out the Holy Grail bottle and recovered a little.

I charged towards the Ancestral King again. This guy's attack mode didn't change much. It was still the same old four things: stepping, stomping, shoveling, and breathing water mist.

Once again, I seized the opportunity, and while the hound was moving at full speed, I swung with all my might at the Ancestral King's front hooves.

A scorching flame arose in the sudden wind, and the red blade light flashed horizontally with the force of cutting through space.

Even this huge beast couldn't withstand my strength. Half of its front hoof was chopped off by me, and the King of Ancestral Spirits fell to his knees on the ground with a loud bang.

——This way, it can be over!

I quickly adjusted my position using the hound steps, and suddenly jumped into the air on the hurricane, aiming at the head of the ancestor spirit that had already fallen to the ground, holding the knife in both hands, and stabbed straight forward.

Combat skill——bloody wolf howl!

But at the moment when the starfire of the night fell, the body of the King of Ancestral Spirits glowed with a faint light again, turned into a wisp of gray smoke, and dissipated before my eyes.

——Tsk, the attack completely missed.

“Whew—”

The deer's cry rang out again, and the guy had already run to the other end of the hole and began to absorb the soul power around him.