Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

The sealed prison of the Sword Head.

Once upon a time, on the night of conspiracy that almost changed the fate of the border, Ranie sent a black knife team to sneak into the Royal City of Rodel and assassinate the Golden Prince Godwin.

The leader of that assassin team, "The Head of the Black Knife" Aleto, was being imprisoned in the prison in front of him.

"No, no... My child... Di Xi, why? Why..." In the evening breeze, there was an intermittent wailing sound like a mosquito in a summer night.

——Speaking of which, it was during that night of conspiracy that "Black Knife" Di Xi died in order to protect her mother, the "Black Knife Leader" Aleto.

The moment my footsteps touched the prison floor, the crying inside stopped completely.

A solemn atmosphere gradually spread, chilling the bones.

I began to regret coming here, but in order to get the good big sister, I still decided to meet this "Black Knife Leader".

——Of course, it would be great if we could find a way to win over Sister Di Xi directly through words.

I cut my palm with a knife and let my blood drip onto the sealing stone slab of the prison. Then a blue light spread out from the center of the sealed prison, forming a towering wall of magic power.

There was also a cold wind blowing in the prison, stinging people's cheeks, but there was no one around.

······Oh, that’s right.

After all, the guy imprisoned in the prison should still be locked in a dark blue crack.

Holding the Night Star tightly, I walked towards the crack carefully.

When I was less than five steps away from there, a black and red flame came out from the crack and slashed towards my neck.

——This is the blade that carries the destiny of death!

I subconsciously leaned back to avoid the attack, but suddenly realized something was wrong, so I quickly changed my stance and jumped backwards.

Just as I expected, the moment I looked away to avoid the fatal flying blade, a black shadow came towards me like a sword.

Although I anticipated and dodged her first attack, she showed no sign of stopping.

The next second, "The King of Black Blades" Aleto used her mysterious and charming steps and quickly cut into my defense range when I just stood firm.

The dagger rubbed against the ground and sparks flew towards me from bottom to top.

Combat skill - hound step!

I quickly gathered the power of Rune between my legs, increased my speed and moved to the side.

——Because, this guy’s next move is Starburst Air Slash!

Just as I expected, the upward swing caused Aleto to leap high into the air, holding the dagger in both hands, igniting a blazing black and red fire of death, and then stabbed the enemy with all his strength.

Even if she dodged it, it didn't matter. The next second, several torrents of air turned into blades and spread rapidly from her body.

If I hadn't reacted quickly and dodged early enough, I would have been engulfed by the sword explosion and would have been half-crippled if not dead.

“Wait, wait, ‘Black Knife Master’ Aleto!” I shouted hastily while putting enough distance between us. “I’m not here to fight you, it’s just…”

- Wait, to ask a mother who has lost her daughter and is so sad that she wants her daughter's ashes, it seems a bit against the will of heaven!

For a moment, I was speechless.

The murderous aura on the other party was surging like a tide, rushing towards him: "Damned golden people, it's you, it's you who took away my Di Xi, ah ah ah——"

“I, I’m not…”

There was no time for me to argue. As soon as Aleto finished speaking, air blades swung at him one after another.

——Oh my god, you are also the "Black Sword" Malikus? ! Can this move be performed continuously like this?

It was difficult to dodge, so I asked the Night Star Fire to condense icy frost and then slashed at those air blades.

Dark red flames and extreme cold exploded in the air, raising clouds of mist one after another, obscuring the figure of the black knife on the opposite side.

The other party seemed to stop and started moving.

I also quickly took a step back to avoid being swallowed by the spreading mist, and I couldn't find Aleto's figure, especially behind me. She might bypass the mist and attack me by surprise!

Just as I was guessing this, a pitch-black arm suddenly reached out from the fog and grabbed my neck!

From the corner of my eye, I could see that her right hand was fully prepared to gather strength. Whether she grabbed my blade or my body, Aleto would probably stab me directly.

I also didn't expect that the assassin would use such a direct frontal attack. If I reacted a little slow, I couldn't escape the opponent's attack!

He had no choice but to quickly raise the knife and point it at the base of Azra's palm.

The opponent also grabbed the Night Starfire without hesitation, and seemed to be planning to pull it out to make room for the dagger in his right hand to attack.

But Aleto was not as strong as me and could not pull my knife away.

Then, Aleto suddenly changed his method from pulling to pushing, and I couldn't react in time. I was pushed back step by step by the opponent, and directly hit the closed wall with a "bang".

——Won’t her hands hurt?

After all, Aleto is obviously not a rune-like life form, and can recover quickly from minor injuries.

He forcibly grasped the blade of Night Starfire with his flesh and blood body, and no matter whether he pushed or pulled, it would feel like his palm was being torn apart.

Moreover, it was clearly seen that blood was oozing from Aleto's hands.

But she seemed to be completely unaware of the pain. After pressing me into the corner, she stabbed me directly with the black flaming knife.

Combat skill - Molten Flame of Fire!

Combat skill - Storm Foot!

I quickly channeled the rune magic power into the sword of Night Starfire, and ordered Fiery Fire and Wind Dance to separate us.

"The Black Blade Master" Aleto also realized something was wrong and stepped back gracefully to avoid my combination combat skill - Molten Flame Hurricane Dance.

"Aleto, perhaps I can find a way to let you see your daughter Dixi again!" I suddenly had an idea and shouted.

"Hmm?" After hearing this, Aleto really stopped his actions, "Can you, can you let Di Xi, can you let her come back?"

“...Yes, although it is temporary, the Soul Summoning Bell can summon the souls that are still wandering on this land. As long as you lend me Di Xi's ashes, perhaps I can fulfill your wish.” I took out the Soul Summoning Bell.

“This bell…”

"You were able to recognize it, which proves that I was not lying." I breathed a sigh of relief.

——Since the other party recognizes the Soul Summoning Bell, there is no need to explain further.

“······I can’t summon you in the prison······If, if you can take me out.” Aleto stopped attacking.

"No problem." I agreed readily.

——After all, I thought it would be best to resolve it peacefully from the beginning.

——He killed someone’s mother, but he wanted her, who had turned into ashes, to fight for him...

When I was playing the game, I didn't feel anything, but in reality, since Aleto was still conscious and able to communicate, I still felt that A-tai was completely unreasonable.

I walked forward and took the initiative to extend my hand to Aleto: "I will take you out of the prison, let's talk about it after we get out."

Aleto shook my hand back without saying a word.

I took her back to the center of the prison and opened the door again with my own blood.

As the sealing walls around us turned into blue light and converged, when we opened our eyes again, we had already left the prison.

The cool breeze was rustling and the moonlight illuminated the entire altar.

"That's great, that's great." Aleto was so excited that he couldn't speak clearly.

I also continued, "Then please lend Di Xi to me temporarily, and I will call..."

The words haven't been finished yet.

His wrist was suddenly shaken away by Aleto, and blood spurted out like a fountain.

The crisp sound of bells rang in his ears, and Aleto turned into a ghost and rushed towards the woods in the distance: "Great, great! Di Xi, let's go together to seek revenge on those golden men! This time, this time we must kill them without a single piece of armor left!"