Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

As I watched, Gefulei was captured by the Beast of Elden instead of me. The golden light in his hand formed an arc that imprisoned people, and then countless arrows of light pierced through Gefulei, and finally exploded with a loud bang.

Even the original king Gefulei, who was as strong as a bear, was defeated by this move.

He lay on the sea, stretched his hands toward the sky, and called out weakly: "······Malika."

The next moment, the surging tide swallowed him up.

The Beast of Elden turned its head, and its star eyes shining with white light seemed to be staring at me.

——What should I... do?

"We can't give up!" Nepheli's voice responded to my inner thoughts, but she was so tired that she couldn't breathe even after she had just forced herself to stand up.

Although Latan managed to save us from an attack that was comparable to the Big Bang, the residual power and the previous battles had already exhausted us physically and mentally.

But Nepheli still cheered up, holding the Storm Eagle Axe, and rushed forward with big strides: "I can't stand such a chaotic world where the strong prey on the weak! Even if you sacrifice your life, even if you are a true god, don't get in our way!"

She roared and rushed towards the Beast of Elden, and a flying eagle with spread wings even seemed to appear on its back.

But... no matter how strong her consciousness was, in front of the irresistible divine power, Nepheli, who was dragging her broken body, was stabbed downward with force by the Elden Beast, which lifted her divine body high and turned it into a sword, and pressed her directly into the sea.

As the Rune's glow exploded, Nepheli also disappeared.

——Humans cannot defeat gods, and it’s my turn next.

The same voice rang out again.

After dealing with Nepheli, the Beast of Elden looked towards me again.

--what to do?

We have tried our best and inflicted so much damage to the Beast of Elden, but He is still safe and sound, while His companions who fought with Him fell one after another.

With a trembling heart, I was completely at a loss as to what to do.

hum-

The Beast of Elden growled, as if reading judgment to me.

He raised his divine body high and transformed it into a sword. Runes shone brightly on the entire blade.

bass!

"Lord Zero!" At the critical moment, Melina threw me away and dodged the sword of the Beast of Elden, which seemed to split the world in half.

"That was a close call, Lord Zero...what happened to you?" Melina's voice came.

I had already closed my eyes. When I opened them, all I saw was her gentle yet worried face: "... Can we really defeat the gods, Melina?"

——This is no longer a question of whether it is difficult or not, but rather, it is something that is simply impossible to do.

Melina also remained silent for a moment and sighed: "I don't know either."

——Then, what’s the point of fighting... Fate seems to have arranged all the endings. We have tried our best until now, but we still cannot shake it even a little bit.

"If we all fail here, this really wouldn't be a good answer." She looked up at the Beast of Elden, her hands still emitting gentle light, healing the wounds on my body, "Fate has always been like this, Master Zero."

"Then why do we still have to fight, and why do we still..."

"But the reason I've been fighting till now is not to change the world or reshape the Circle, Lord Zero." Melina turned around and said to me with a smile, "Just like Lord Gefulei came back for his mother, I will stand here just because I want to stand by your side, for a moment, for a second... If there is still a future, maybe it will be better... Just like the battle against the Mad Fire King, Lord Zero."

"..."

"So, what about you? Master Ling, your reason is..."

Before Melina finished her words, the Beast of Elden had already gathered its strength and swung its sword, delivering a blow that neither Melina nor I could dodge, announcing its judgment.

Golden, yet filled with the glow of death, it came riding on the waves.

And my answer is...

—I’m the same as you, Melina.

I pulled Melina behind me and held Nightfire tightly.

Because during this period of time, I have always discussed the future of the border area with Mungert and others. I want to change everything, reshape the Elden Ring, and restore order... But I forgot that when I first came to this land, I just wanted to start with Melina, save Irena, save Blaze, save Millicent, and win back Lani... There have been failures and successes, but the reason that supports me to fight is always these people.

[Death] Rune responded to my strength and told me to strike with all my might, swinging towards the Elden Beast's slash.

Suddenly, an intense white light flashed, blinding me.

hum-

The roar of the Beast of Elden brought me back to my senses. He was still before me, and everything around me was calm, as if nothing had happened.

"Zero?" Suddenly, Nepheli's voice sounded behind me again.

Looking back, I was stunned for a long while.

And she was still puzzled: "Why do you seem to have become shorter?"

"...You've grown taller, Nefeli." My eyelids trembled slightly as I looked at Nefeli, whose height suddenly became the same as that of demigods such as Marennia, and even seemed a little more muscular.

——What on earth is going on?

"Is that really the case?" Nepheli frowned and clicked her tongue. "This stupid god, what I want is not more power, but a world without the law of the jungle. Did He force such power on me?"

"..."

"It seems that the Beast God is really not very human." Ratan's voice actually came back?!

Moreover, he actually turned back into his original appearance as the Broken Star General, and not the reincarnation of a puppet... No, he even looked stronger than before. After all, he had both legs intact and could stand on his own.

Latan also complained: "I finally thought about blocking the explosion and saving you, but when I came to my senses, I was only a little stronger."

Not only the two of them, but also Mongert, Blaze, Laya, the Crucible Knights Hertok brothers, Alexander... and even those who were not selected to participate in this war of killing gods, all emerged and arrived one by one.

Roderica, Sir Baizhi, Iggy, "Full Moon Queen" Renara, Mugram, Patch, Kenneth Hyde, Kale... Anyone who had a friendship with me was pulled to this land of sky and sea, and many of them looked at each other in bewilderment.

Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute, why is Marennia also dragged here? !

She and Latan noticed each other at first sight, but fortunately there was no attack, or rather, Marennia was even more confused as to why she suddenly came here.

——Now, I finally understand what the Dragon King really meant when he said that beasts don’t understand human hearts.

Seeing the number of people still increasing, even Nepheli held her forehead, sighed and asked in confusion: "Zero, what did you answer "Him" in the end?"

“…Answer?” I held my forehead awkwardly and glanced at Melina secretly. “I’m just thinking about whether I can continue to be with you all.”

"Pfft~" That was it. Nepheli laughed. "This is very much your style, Zero~"

My face turned red with embarrassment.

Mongert seemed to have figured things out. He looked up at the Beast of Elden and said loudly, "God who governs the border area, can you listen to our true voice?"