Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

The space-time rift where the Dragon King Platon Shanks hid was originally a beast cemetery, with corpses and remains everywhere.

But what was totally unexpected was that just when the Mad Fire King and I had exhausted our strength and fell to the ground unable to move, the skeleton's arm suddenly pierced through the other's chest.

There are dead borns hiding in the beast's cemetery? !

The incident happened so quickly that no one present could react.

Even Haida watched her king as the flames above his head gradually weakened, died out, and finally dissipated, turning into a faint, turbid red aura that filled the surroundings.

——Did you win?

No, I'm afraid not yet!

In the skeleton of the dead man, there was a pair of pupils that were red and yellow... Those were the eyes that were gifted with madness!

Moreover, after killing the Mad Fire King, all the energy in the air began to gather towards the Dead Born, making his eyes even more dazzling.

Under the dim sky, he stood in the biting wind like the real god of death.

Moreover, compared to the other dead borns who looked quite clueless, the guy in front of him looked cold and murderous, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking. After killing the Mad Fire King with one blow, he also stood there silently.

Only after he absorbed the pervasive aura of Madness Fire and inherited all the power of the Madness Fire King did he take out his halberd.

······I’m afraid that the next target will be me.

——Ah, what?

For some reason, the other party just glanced at me and walked towards the crazy fire witch Haida.

"King..." The development of the situation was obviously beyond Haida's expectations. She raised her head in confusion.

Although Haida couldn't see the person in front of her, she should be able to feel the power of the other person.

——Could it be that Dianhuo still wants to continue killing Haida to seize the little power she has left?

I realized I couldn't watch any longer, and I squirmed and struggled, trying to stand up.

On the other side, the Deadborn suddenly spoke: "... As expected, it's you. I've been looking for you for a long, long time... Irena."

As he said this, the Deathborn actually leaned over, opened his arms, and embraced the Mad Fire Witch Haida: "I'm sorry, I have wronged you."

——What did he say just now? Irena?

I suspected that I had heard it wrongly.

Haida also began to doubt the other party's identity. She struggled for a while, pushed the dead born away, and trembled all over, not knowing whether she was afraid or angry.

Shaking her head, Haida said in a sharp voice: "You, you are not our king. Although you have his aura on you, but... who are you?!"

"Irena." After all, the Dead Born One's face could not be seen with any expression, but his voice seemed to be full of heartache and remorse.

"Edgar." There was only one answer in my mind. I forced myself to stand up. "Could it be you? Edgar, the lord of Morn City in the Weeping Peninsula?"

"Brother Ling. Long time no see." This is the other party's response.

I couldn't help but widen my eyes, surprised and happy: "Sure enough! But, but what is going on? How did you become a dead birth, and how did you appear here?"

"It's a bit of a long story. Oh, I almost forgot about the main thing." Edgar turned his head and looked at the Crazy Fire Witch again.

But the other party was now like a frightened little rabbit, not giving him any chance to get close.

He could only sigh and walked towards me first: "That Lord Baizhi told us that only your body can truly seal the power of the Mad Fire... Although I still don't know what's going on, please."

As Edgar spoke, he slapped his head twice.

The pair of golden beads that seemed to be picked out of the fire actually fell out and landed in the palm of his hand.

I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and even wondered if I had seen something wrong.

Edgar explained: "The flame resides in the eyes. After I killed the so-called King of Mad Fire just now, the power of the flame could not wait to gather in my eyes... In other words, the power of the Mad Fire should be here now."

——Speaking of which, in the Mad Fire branch, Edgar's eyes were originally used as Chapolili grapes and presented to Haida so that she could become a real Mad Fire witch.

I took the Chapolili grapes from Edgar in a daze and couldn't help asking, "But...are you okay, Edgar?"

"Hmm? After becoming a Deathborn, eyes have become unnecessary to me." Edgar said lightly.

——Although, my original intention should be to see if Edgar himself was still affected by the madness.

But judging from his appearance, that death should have completely freed him from the curse.

Looking at the Eye of Madness in my hand, I swallowed and stuffed it in: "Woo——"

It was like taking a big bite of a freshly-baked steamed dumpling, the boiling hot juice immediately spread out in my mouth, but I was worried that the power of the Mad Fire would leak out, so I had to quickly cover my mouth with both hands and swallow the Eye of Mad Fire with force.

Of course, the taste is definitely not as delicious as the xiaolongbao. It’s better to say that it has no taste at all, and is neither sweet nor sticky. It’s just like swallowing medicine with hot water.

A hot feeling started from my stomach and went up to my brain.

I quickly summoned Michaela's golden needle from my blessing backpack, and then stabbed myself in the chest without hesitation.

All of a sudden, the power that seemed to have been melting my bones since a while ago, along with the burning heat, all gathered at the location where the golden needle had pierced, and then disappeared.

Edgar seemed to have sensed the flames on my body dissipating, and said, "This will completely seal the Madness Fire. How do you feel, Zero?"

“······It’s better to say that I didn’t feel anything at all.” I touched my chest, and only when my fingers touched the pattern that looked like water lilies did I feel the pain of needles pricking my body.

However, what puzzles me most now is: "Edgar, how did you become a dead-born?"

"Wow... To be honest, I'm not sure either. I only vaguely remember that day. After I was defeated by you, I vaguely heard a woman's voice calling me and waking me up again... When I crawled out of the stone tomb, I seemed to be still in Storm City Stonewell."

"A woman's voice? Could it be Queen Marika...ah!" Speaking of Stonewell, I remember that when I brought Edgar's remains back, Stonewell was treating the dead prince's sore underneath.

At that time, everyone in the round table hall also went there.

During that period, the "Dead Sleeping Girl" Fia seemed to have mourned for Edgar, which led to Edgar becoming a dead birth?

“······After waking up, I didn’t know where to go, so I went back to Moren City. Not long after, I met the new Storm King Nepheli who led his men to recapture Moren City... However, it was my dereliction of duty that led to the fall of Moren City, and I was too embarrassed to see my brothers there again.”

······Speaking of which, when I went to get the source radium from Teacher Se Lian's body, I also met my brother, Diros, who had followed me and Edgar to fight the lion hybrids after I took it back from Morn City.

At that time, he was somewhat suspicious that the city of Moren was haunted... Could it be that they were talking about Edgar?

"Later, I heard many rumors about you, and gradually learned a lot about Dianhuo... He took advantage of my desire for revenge and caused you a lot of trouble, Brother Ling. I'm really sorry for the offense." Edgar bowed slightly to me.

I waved my hands quickly. "Don't say that. It's not good for me to hide the things about Irena from you... Besides, if you weren't here today, Edgar, I would probably be defeated by the Mad Fire King."

"I just heard from Sir Baizhi that sealing the Mad Fire requires a special place in Fam Azra, so I asked the Dead Born here, and they told me that the Dragon King has been in the center of the storm, waiting for his return." Edgar seemed to be smiling and said, "But, it was really a thrilling battle just now. The King of Mad Fire has forced you into a desperate situation. I can't help but worry about you, brother Ling."

I couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Hahaha, I didn't expect things to become so difficult..."

——Ah, speaking of which, where is Melina? !

Turning my head, I hurriedly looked for Melina, but she was still lying on the ground far away.