Elden Ring: In the Name of Ashes

To be honest, all the messy things that happened in the border area were really related to Godwin's death. After all, Godwin was almost too perfect as the heir; without his siblings' deaths, they simply couldn't compete. And without assassination, these demigods wouldn't stand a chance. Honestly, the one who can't be redeemed the most in Black Knife Night is Lani. She wanted freedom and wanted to replace the Golden Law with her own laws, and then after killing Godwin, she couldn't achieve unification. This resulted in the demigods fighting for a long time without any results, leaving the borderlands devastated. The most difficult thing was that it left Godwin in a half-dead state, causing the emergence of the Deadborn. Honestly, it's no wonder she was hated and reviled by the ordinary people in the border region. Everything was fine until her ambition directly sparked war, just like how World War I was ignited by that young man who killed Archduke Ferdinand. Although the war was fought by demigods, if Godwin hadn't died, the demigods of the Difficult Group would never have had the opportunity to start a war. The most difficult being among the offspring of demigods—Godwin.

I suddenly noticed a problem with the official Valkyrie cutscenes. In the transition animation, the Faded One doesn't finish off the Valkyrie; instead, he looks at the sacred tree sculpture that resembles Michaela. Meanwhile, in the scrapped draft, there was this line during the Valkyrie boss fight: "The faded ones..." My friend... Are you ignoring my warning? How greedy! Even now, they still want to take away the last remaining warmth from the empty shell. Do you want to take more? ... Then defeat me. Defeat me, Malenia. Defeat the invincible blade of Michaela. Why did the Valkyrie abandon her original ideal of fighting corruption and become the goddess of corruption, so that she could stop/kill the Faded Ones? Based on the current DLC storyline, we know that Malenia bloomed in order to kill Rataen, which was Michaela's order. Malenia was even able to throw away her belief in fighting corruption for her brother. So, if the Faded One fought the Valkyrie in the scrapped case to kill Michaela and seize her Great Rune, wouldn't it be possible for Maleni to accept the corruption she despised in order to protect her brother? Let's look at another line from Michaela's discarded script: "My dear sister—" Accept my bounty, my last drop of dew. Whether beautiful or ugly— May everything grow and thrive in its original form. Note this "My last drop of dew". The last time I saw such a flag-filled line was in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, when Michaela burned out. #(Crying) The Valkyrie was probably originally planned to have three phases (Sister Friede in Dark Souls 3 also has three phases, but only two cutscenes). Perhaps after the Valkyrie is at half health, Michaela will apply a buff and enter the second phase, while the Goddess of Corruption has a third phase. Based on the various scrapped designs related to Michaela, I have to deduce a conjecture—Michaela and Malenia were initially designed with reference to the twin princes of Lothric from Dark Souls III. The twins, burdened by curses and relying on each other for survival, have a very strong sense of déjà vu. In addition, the early design of the Ring of Justice had the shadow of Dark Souls (see the scrapped design of the Nemesis side quest for details, which may have originally included the idea of adding a covenant system). The original design of Gorky and Martin should have been a much grander story than it is now. As it turns out, Xiao Gao probably wanted to be different, or maybe the pandemic affected his work and led to the abolition of many provisions. The current French Ring is even more melodramatic and like a family soap opera than Martin's own stories. #(Vomit)

Let's talk about Lani first. The war that shattered the borderlands has caused immense suffering and death, with countless dead and wounded. She bears at least half the responsibility.

Does the Supreme Will actually govern the border regions?

Do you accept mother-in-law?

The author should absolutely avoid some cheesy plot involving Godwin's resurrection; instead, let him get stabbed through the heart by the Graveyard King's sword.

Speaking of which, why doesn't anyone write about Marika, even though the 3D section is thriving? #(Funny)

I hope it can be written as well as Elden, the Lord of Cinder. #(Cute)

It's been a long time since I've seen a Souls and Souls fanfic with such a normal plot. Before, I'd seen those that were just jokes or crazy, which were so different from the atmosphere of a Souls story that I couldn't stand them. As long as you write seriously, I'll keep subscribing.

Who is the female lead?