Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

(The following is all from Roger's perspective)

"It's really not easy." Seeing D pull his twin swords out of the remains of the Temple Knight, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

By the way, can these knights really be considered remnants?

After all, the head is the weak point of most life on the border. Even if it is a rune-transformed enemy, it will be difficult to survive once the head is chopped off. But these temple knights are still moving normally even though they are missing that part. The one in front of us is even more invisible. It took D and I a lot of effort to barely deal with him.

The Knight of the Temple is worth studying!

But this guy right now is different from other knights.

There was a familiar feeling of disgust on his sword blade... just like the foul aura released by the face of the dead Prince Godwin in Stonewell.

It is precisely because of this that I am more convinced that the cemetery in front of me must be closely related to the dead prince.

"What are you still standing there for, Roger?" D's voice brought me back to my senses. This man had already opened the door to the crypt without hesitation.

I shook my head helplessly, but I had to quickly catch up with D: "Old friend, why are you in such a hurry? If you walk too fast, you will miss a lot of interesting scenery."

-By the way, D and I met in a ruined town near the Kalia Great Book House on the east coast of Lienia. At that time, he was worrying about how to deal with the town's call ship.

——Originally, I planned to bring along Zero, whom I met in Stoneville. After all, he also had a strong interest in the Queen and that night of conspiracy, but... that person actually slipped away when leaving the hall, what a pity.

D was still the same, cold and indifferent: "I'm not here with you for sightseeing... huh?"

"what happened?"

"······Dead roots, in this cemetery."

"This must be the origin of those who bring death to life. It seems that we have found the right place." No wonder a bone-chilling cold wind blew in our faces the moment we stepped into the cemetery.

Unable to suppress the excitement in my heart, I walked deeper into the cemetery.

However, D sat down near the entrance and said, "Take a break here. Don't rush to die."

After saying that, this man actually took out the forging stone and sharpened his twin swords... He was the one who rushed in just now, and now he is also the one who wants to take a rest. His pace is really unpredictable.

"Is there a blessing here?" I asked speculatively.

"That's right... Roger, stop holding on to Death. That's why the Queen's blessing is unwilling to return to you." D, as always, likes to poke at people's sore spots.

I also retorted rather angrily: "Aren't you the one who keeps chasing after the dead bodies day and night, D?"

"Will you allow filth to grow freely on your body?"

"If you don't find out the reason why you are contaminated, no matter how many times you wash, the filth will still not be completely removed. Besides, whether the dead are contaminated or not remains to be determined."

"... As expected, you have been bewitched by the Deadborn. Your brain is hopeless."

"Let's just be each other."

—Ah, that's really unpleasant.

Once D was ready, we continued walking deeper into the cemetery.

After going down the stairs, a dusty door appeared in front of me. On the left and right were skeleton statues holding lanterns, guiding the souls in the cemetery to the other side.

D walked forward and closed the door with his hand: "The reaction of the dead root is inside."

"Then we have to find the mechanism first. I heard that the mechanisms in this kind of cemetery are hidden in the deepest part..."

As soon as I finished speaking, D suddenly turned around and came at me with a sword in hand: "Get down!"

Of course, I also heard the footsteps to some extent. While obeying D's order, I drew my rapier and turned around to stab him.

It turned out to be a dead birthday!

The rapier's blade pierced through the ribs of the undead skeleton, but fortunately, D's greatsword directly cut off the opponent's head and sent the undead flying.

Afterwards, he immediately used the prayer "Holy Law Blade" and, with the fundamentalism of the Golden Law, caused the Dead Born to return to dust: "Be careful. These guys may be hiding among the ordinary corpses in the tomb, and it is difficult for me to distinguish them."

"Understood, understood. Since I know my opponent is a Deathborn, I will pierce his head directly with my next sword."

We continued to search deeper into the tomb.

When you reach the end of the stairs, the straight passage in front of you forks, and there is a sealed gargoyle sculpture at the corner.

D looked towards me.

——Ah, as expected, this person won’t bring the stone sword key.

Fortunately, I bought the key from the twin old women in the hall and tattooed the little devil's head on it.

The foggy gate that covered the road ahead gradually dissipated and opened.

This was just an ordinary tomb chamber where sarcophagi were stored. D stood at the door with his arms open.

Suddenly, a grid-like golden glow appeared under his feet and spread to the entire tomb.

Prayer - Correction of Holy Law.

——What a cautious man. In this way, even if the Dead Born hide among them, they will be dealt with directly by his laws.

I walked deeper into the tomb, and beside a skinny corpse lying next to a sarcophagus, there seemed to be something... a semicircular axe?

“·······Rozes?” The owner’s name was engraved on the handle of the axe.

Speaking of Roses, it is said that he was once a high priest who guided the dead. There are many statues of him at the border, which will lead to the underground cemetery.

——"Since ancient times, the dead are all lost lambs, so someone needs to step forward to help."

This is Rose's philosophy.

So, what about the dead?

These lives born from death, wandering around the border areas, are like lost lambs, unable to find their way home, and need... someone to come forward and help them.

"Ka... Ka, Ka, Ka."

"Roger!" D's shout brought me back to my senses. I turned around and saw that several dead borns suddenly appeared at the entrance of the tomb!

"Eternal Queen, holy law, grant eternal rest to these monsters lost in the world!" D spread his arms and once again prayed "Holy Law of Death".

Sure enough, gold fundamentalism is these guys’ Achilles’ heel.

Almost at the moment when the golden light touched the soles of their feet, all the bones fell apart and fell to... the ground...? !

"Gah, gh..."

In just a blink of an eye, these dead people reassembled their skeletons and stood up again.

This is the first time I have seen a dead born who can resist the fundamentalism of the Golden Rule!

—Have they received some kind of blessing?

Even D looked at his hands in disbelief.

"Gah-"

"Be careful!" I quickly swung my sword and used the pyroxene magic gravel, hitting the head of the Deathborn who rushed over first.

But even though he had clearly pierced through the opponent, this Undead seemed to have no reaction at all and continued to swing his knife at D.

D could only quickly raise his sword to block. At the same time, he reached out and quickly wiped the twin swords. The golden light of the Golden Law enveloped the entire blade.

"Hah!" After pushing the Dead Born away, he slashed at his opponent with his sword.

From the head to the crotch, D's sword cut him in half.

But something strange happened again! Even after his head was chopped off and the Golden Law was prayed, the Deadborn still reassembled his bones and stood up.

"Something is wrong here. Let's get out of this tomb first!" I pierced the heads of several dead borns in succession, but it had little effect. It only made their consciousness dazed for a while, and then they continued to attack me and D.

There was no other choice but to use the Holy Law of Death Correction once again to defeat these Undead Borns and clear the way out of the tomb door.

We quickly passed through it and ran out of the tomb.

Behind them, the ghosts of the dead once again stood up, picked up their swords and weapons, and wandered around in the passage.