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Chapter 693 - 213: The Golden Age! (In-depth analysis of game plot, strongly recommend skipping if subscribed)_3

Chapter 693: Chapter 213: The Golden Age! (In-depth analysis of game plot, strongly recommend skipping if subscribed)_3

As her successor.

The condition was that any Demiurge people who were willing to submit to the Golden Rule could return to live above ground.

"As for Marika’s origins, the game provides overly vague and obscure details. We might have to see if top players will release DLC to complete the storyline," Yuan speculated.

"But we can deduce some information through certain small details."

"In the game, players encounter two somewhat similar small statues."

"One is called a Mark Gathering Place, and the other is called a Marika Wedge Stone."

"These two statues serve different purposes in the game; one can summon companions, while the other serves as a temporary Blessing Spot, where you can resurrect immediately after death."

"But if you look closely at the shape of the statues, you’ll discover that both are carved in the image of Marika."

"One resembles a figure nailed to the cross, with arms raised upward. In the game, when invoking the Golden Rule, players raise their arms as if praising the Golden Rule."

"Whereas the Marika Wedge Stone, which has both arms cut off, looks somewhat like the armless Venus. But if you observe closely, you will notice that, even with the arms cut off, the statue clearly shows Marika with her arms facing downward."

"Given the meticulousness showcased so far in Elden Ring, every detail set by top players must have its purpose; they wouldn’t just place an armless statue here for no reason."

"Therefore, I speculate that Marika with her arms raised, nailed to the arc of the Magic Ring, represents Marika after her submission."

"And the armless Marika represents her during the period before submission when she led the Demiurge Clan in conflict with the Supreme Will."

"At that time, she wasn’t called Marika but had another name—Queen of the Dusk Eyes."

"Because the position with arms facing down is precisely used to cast the Death Determined by Destiny, this can be inferred from some of the skills related to the ashen flames that we obtain late in the game."

"So when Marika submitted, only the statue with its arms raised was preserved, and for the Marika Wedge Stone with its arms facing down, both arms would be cut off."

"This could also represent the Supreme Will’s warning to Marika."

Following Yuan’s words, the audience floated comments like ’Wow,’ ’This detailed?’ ’Damn, I never noticed this before... so that’s what it was!’ revealing sudden realizations.

And Yuan’s video continued.

After the Supreme Will appointed Marika as the successor,

it granted her the Elden Ring, the manifestation of the Golden Rule.

She thus gained divinity second only to the Supreme Will and from then on replaced the Supreme Will in controlling the entire intersecting territory.

Simply put, Marika became the vessel for the Elden Ring.

But having just one god-man wasn’t enough.

To pass down the Golden Rule generation after generation,

there was a need to continue the lineage and uphold the family legacy.

Therefore, another king had to be found to mate with the chosen god-man.

To produce offspring.

Thus, Queen Marika chose Holla Rei, a warrior leader from the wildlands,

crowned him the first King of Elden, and became his consort.

In exchange, the barbarian warrior Holla Rei renamed himself Gefrei,

suppressed his bestial nature within, and swore allegiance to the Golden Tree, vowing to unite the intersecting territory and ensure the people enjoyed everlasting peace under the Golden Rule.

After taking the oath, Gefrei naturally started to demonstrate loyalty as a proof of his devotion.

After conceiving three heirs with Marika,

he led his troops on a long campaign.

In the intersecting territory, only two things could intimidate the growth of the Golden Tree.

One is the "Death Determined by Destiny" controlled by the Demiurge Clan,

and the other is the Giant Flame Crucible guarded by the Snow Mountain Giant Clan, within which the "Ashen Fire" burns.

Death Determined by Destiny can refuse the dead’s allegiance to the Golden Tree from the root level, thus diluting the tree’s strength.

The Ashen Fire, however, can burn the Golden Tree directly, suppressing the release of the tree’s power from the surface level.

The Demiurge Clan had been dealt with.

Therefore, Gefrei’s primary goal was to attack the snow mountains to the northeast of King City.

After conquering the snow mountains, Gefrei, as a natural-born warrior, immediately turned south and began attacking other tribes.

When Marika, the goddess, went to inspect the snow mountains, she discovered that the fire within the crucible could not be extinguished.

She left behind the last Giant of the Giant Tribe, laying a curse upon him to guard the fire forever, forbidding any outsiders from approaching the snow mountains.

Just as Gefrei was winning battles and almost wiping out all the tribes dissatisfied with the Golden Power,

he was suddenly exiled by Marika and driven out of the intersecting territory.

Deprived of the Blessing, Gefrei and his generals, like people who lost their lights in the fog, could no longer see the direction home.

Thus, they became the first Fading Ones, wandering outside the intersecting territory.

Afterward, Marika married an outstanding general from within King City named "Red-haired" Radagan.

According to the Golden Rule,

to become king, one must marry the god-man chosen by the Supreme Will.

Hence, Radagan became the second King of Elden in the true sense.

"Regarding Radagan’s identity, many fellow players should have already found the definite answer from within the game,"

"In front of a statue of Radagan in King City, if you use the prayer ’Principle of Regression,’ the statue of Radagan will change into a statue of Marika."