Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

In order to get to the broken sky city Fam Azra as quickly as possible, I hurried to find the "quasi-king" Vic who was supposed to be sealed in the snow mountain prison by the Fire Watchers. He was also the first man to meet the Three Fingers of Madness at the border.

I want to borrow his strength.

But after hearing Dian Huo, all he revealed was a sigh and sadness: "You...are here for your witch as well? But, I'm sorry, I can't help you."

"I have already ignited the flame of the giant cauldron, but only Bernal, who was endowed with the power of Mad Fire, rode the flame and flew to Fam Azra. I must catch up with him." I suppressed my temper and explained to him, "Senior Vic, you have also been endowed with the power of Mad Fire, so you should be able to go there like him, so please do me a favor."

"...I did gain the power of Mad Fire, but now, I will not use that power anymore...it's better to say that it has been stripped and divided." Vic rejected me again, "Go back, junior, this is just a graveyard for losers, there is no answer you want."

"Senior, no matter what, you are unwilling to help me with this?"

"Weak-hearted."

"...Okay then." I pulled out the Night Starfire, "Even if I have to use force, I must take you to the Giant's Flame Cauldron."

Seeing this, Vic sighed, stood up from the ground, and picked up the spear beside him.

"Neferi, and Laya, please step back." I said to my two friends, "This is a battle between me and the seniors."

“...Youngster, it seems that you have also been bewitched by the crazy fire.” Vic spoke again, “I still have to advise you, think about your friends behind you, the fire will eventually burn them... I don’t feel that kind of fanaticism in you, it’s not too late to turn back now.”

"But, Bernard, that bastard, may not wait for me!" I said indifferently, "I'm sorry, senior."

Combat skill - hound step!

I quickly rushed towards Vic, and at the same time, the Night Star Fire ignited a raging fire and slashed at the opponent.

Vic dodged back quite dramatically, avoiding my blade.

But the next second, a sudden wind blew up from under his body, and the flames rose up in the wind, turning into a scorching hurricane.

Vic didn't have time to react and was lifted up by my combat skill "Molten Hurricane Dance".

I immediately reversed the output of the storm, leaped up on the hurricane, turned the blade, let all the flames wrap around the Night Star Fire, and slashed at Vic who was blown into the air.

Combination combat skills - Turbid Fire Falling Dragon.

But Vic reacted quickly. He forced himself to adjust his position slightly in the air and crossed his spear to block my attack.

Of course, he had no leverage at all, and was knocked away by the fire dragon transformed by my sword, hitting the corner of the sealed prison wall, raising a thick cloud of dust.

I landed on the ground and asked loudly, "Senior Vick, how about it? Are you willing to go with me?"

But in the smoke and dust, several red lightning bolts appeared, and Vic's voice came from inside: "You are really young and formidable. Isn't your flame much hotter than that crazy fire?"

——It seems that Vic is still rejecting me.

——Sure enough, I have to find a way to knock him out, and then take him to the cauldron of fire... For the final blow, I’ll use the back of the knife.

I took another deep breath and rushed straight towards Vic.

I saw that the red lightning on the opponent's body seemed to be concentrated in the direction of the spear, and then Vic suddenly poked in my direction.

boom--

The lightning instantly brushed past my cheek, leaving a burning sensation like red fire, followed by a piercing numbness.

——That was a close call. Is this a variation of the move combined with a penetrating thrust?

——Just now, even if he was wearing armor, he might have been penetrated by Vic’s red thunder.

However, I did not stop, and the Night Star Fire ignited a raging fire again, and slashed at the opponent's waist.

Vic blocked with his spear in both hands without hesitation, and then, before I could use Hurricane Dance, he thrust the spear upward from bottom to top, twisted the tip of the spear and pointed it straight at me.

boom--

There was another burst of thunder.

I had to dodge to the side.

Vic spun to the other side, dragging his spear on the ground and sweeping it around. After he had distanced himself from me, he raised it and, like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue, suddenly thrust it at me with a thunderous stab.

I rolled backwards and dodged Vic's attack again.

The opponent had no intention of pursuing me and just stood there, as if waiting for my attack with ease.

——Am I being underestimated?

In this case, then, pray - Lance Shanks's Dragon Thunder Protection.

Using the dragon thunder's effect of stimulating the body's potential, I rushed directly towards the opponent.

But this was just an appearance. In the middle of the fight, I used the hound step again, increasing my speed to the maximum. I was like becoming invisible and instantly flashed behind the opponent. I raised the back of the Night Starfire blade high and struck Vic with all my strength.

Combination combat skills - Thunder Lion Song.

I don’t know if Vic’s reaction was fast enough or he caught my shadow, but he raised his spear horizontally without hesitation and blocked my attack.

Although I was obviously stronger than Vic and forced him to kneel on the ground with his knees bent, I originally intended this to be the decisive blow to knock him out, so I used the back of the knife.

The blade was also broken, so I could only sit there and flip backwards to jump away.

However, while the opponent was still able to get up, the power of Rune was infused into the blue pyroxene of the Night Starfire. Suddenly, several frost blades with a little red lightning slid towards Vic one after another.

The opponent's movements froze for a moment, and after being hit by the first ice blade, he rolled back and swung his spear to block my attack.

He suddenly asked, "Youngster, your power... Could it be that you know the Ancient Dragon Lance Shanks?"

I also stopped attacking for the moment and answered honestly: "Lance Shanks is in Rodel and asked me to find her brother Ful Shanks. We did have a friendship."

"I see. Is she okay?" The red lightning on Vic's body dissipated. It seemed that he was not ready to continue fighting.

——Perhaps, by using my friendship with Lance Shanks, I can ask Vic to come out.

Thinking of this, I nodded: "Lance Shanks should be fine, but her brother seems to be entangled in the sudden death curse in order to help the 'Dead Prince' Godwin to revive. Lance Shanks is now guarding her brother."

"······Hahaha, she is still the same." Vic couldn't help but laugh.

I swallowed and continued, "Senior Vic, actually, I know where the giant flame will lead us when it rises. That is the broken sky city Fam Azra, the hometown of Lance Shanks and the others... To be honest, I naturally thought about asking Lance Shanks for help, but now, I'm not sure if she will leave Furshanks. After all, the situation there is not optimistic. Therefore, I need the power of the crazy fire in you to help us integrate into the giant flame and go to the sky city together."

"I understand your intentions, junior, but..." Vic paused and finally sighed, "Forget it. After thinking about it carefully, it doesn't hurt to tell you."

As he spoke, Vic took off his helmet and lifted up his hair, which had grown a little longer.

There were no crazy, fiery, and yellow eyes underneath, but only a pair of holes, so deep that they were almost black.