Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 482 The End
When Bai Shi used Torina's mist to envelop Koyater, Fia subconsciously reached out her hand, but then dejectedly withdrew it.

Seeing that Koyater had been soothed into a deep sleep by Bai Shi, and that the fusion process had completely stalled, Fia revealed a sorrow like that of a true mother, murmuring to herself:

"That child was meant to be a perfect being..."

"But now, he's even been stripped of his value as a substitute..."

After the dream was shattered by Bai Shi's power, everything was completely revealed to everyone.

Having witnessed everything that happened to Koyater, although the problem of fusion has not been resolved for the time being, everyone knows that the end will come soon.

Bai Shilian tried to save Koyatel, but he would never tolerate the existence of the dead, because it was an irreconcilable conflict between the living and the dead.

This reality was laid bare before her once again, and Fia was plunged into utter despair.

Her eyes were no longer as tender as before; they were empty and unfocused, as if gazing at some distant and unattainable ideal.

Tears began to roll down my cheeks without me even realizing it, leaving icy cold streaks.

Fia realized that the era she had pursued all her life was no longer possible.

Those who were born from the dead and treated with the tenderness of children by her no longer had any chance of continuing to exist.

Fiya's eyelids drooped, and a few unshed tears still clung to her eyelashes, but she was too weak to shed any more.

"Why……"

"They won't even leave a place for those abandoned lives to take shelter?"

Everything was already set in stone, and she completely gave up the struggle.

Fia knelt silently on the ground, like a statue whose soul had been ripped away, sinking into a silent abyss of despair.

Beside Fia, the bound Falsanx did not give up struggling like she did; instead, he struggled even more violently.

Looking at the sleeping Koyatl, Fulsanx growled at him in a low voice in frustration.

"You are clearly entitled to inherit everything from Godwin!"

"Why? Why do you refuse this honor?!"

"Without Godwin, you are nothing!"

Knowing he could not awaken Koyatl, Fulsanx's enormous eyes streamed with murky tears of blood, pooling on the ground.

Fulsanthus opened his massive jaws and roared to the sky:

"I endured countless years of erosion, not to fail at the last step!"

With his roar, his already ravaged body seemed to respond to his will, squeezing out the last bit of strength.

"You're not allowed to...do that—!"

"Don't let any trace of Godwin's last life disappear!"

A power seemed to emerge from nowhere, and Fulsanx struggled to his feet from his restraints.

But that's all.

Fulsanx desperately tried to tear at the lightning flames binding his body, but was instead bound even more tightly by the surging lightning flames.

Faced with the restraints personally imposed by Bai Shi, even one of the most powerful ancient dragons on the borderlands had no chance to resist.

Fulsanx was pulled to the ground again, struggling like an eel, his ancient dragon elegance completely gone.

Bai Shi listened to their words but paid no attention to the wails of these losers.

After all, what happens to Godwin or whether he can be resurrected is none of his business.

Even if they shout about friendship or bonds, they can't change the outcome in his hands.

After all, they were only after Godwin, but Bai Shi was after the entire border region.

Bai Shi hadn't originally intended to pay them any attention, but upon hearing Felsanx's words, he couldn't help but retort:

"...Godwin's last trace?"

"The real Godwin died on that night countless years ago."

"If I stay here now, I'm just an empty shell; there's no chance of me being resurrected."

"In that empty dream, battling the erosion of death, you should know better than anyone the fact that Godwin is dead."

"If he wasn't really dead, how could things have turned out like this?"

Fulsans stared frantically at Bai Shi, no longer caring about the difference in strength, and denying this reality without any regard for his own dignity.

"I don't believe it, it's a lie!"

"I could feel his heartbeat never stopped!"

Bai Shi looked at Fulsans' head, staring into his eyes with some confusion.

It wasn't the so-called heartbeat that was puzzling, but rather the deep affection in Fulsans's attitude that was puzzling.

He admitted that Fulsanx and Godwin were indeed very close, but wasn't the current situation a bit too much of a friendship?
However, Bai Shi quickly understood Fulsans's reaction.

For long-lived creatures like the ancient dragons, being corrupted by emotions is perhaps more terrifying than being corrupted by any other force.

For immortal beings, understanding human emotions and not understanding human emotions are two completely different kinds of sorrow.

Because of the detached emotions of the immortal beings, the relationships between the ancient dragons were not particularly close.

Godwin was Fulsanx's only friend outside of his own kind, and probably held a position even higher than that of his own kind.

Bai Shi patiently explained, trying to make him realize the mistake he was making.

“Koyatl is not Godwin, but another person, even if he is only a soul, he is still a living person.”

"To 'resurrect' a friend by bleaching another's soul is to desecrate both of them and has long since betrayed friendship."

"Even if we manage to get his body moving, so what?"

"The one who has stood up again is no longer the Godwin you knew."

"Besides, if Godwin knew about using such methods, or even having designs on the spirit world, would he really approve of your actions?"

However, Fulsans ignored Bai Shi's words and turned a deaf ear to them.

He just kept roaring madly, perhaps he didn't even know what he was saying anymore.

Seeing his expression, Bai Shi simply shook his head and said nothing more.

He already knew that Fulsanx had gone mad.

Fulsans may have been aware of these things, but he was simply too eager to win back his friend.

Since Fulsans is still unwilling to face reality, there's no point in saying anything.

Since he wouldn't listen to anything anymore, Bai Shi decided to ignore Fulsans.

He has completely broken down, so let him indulge in the beautiful dream that Godwin can be resurrected.

Bai Shi completely ignored his resentment and prepared to leave Shengen with his men.

But seeing that Fulsancus was still making a fuss, Lani couldn't help but step forward to solve this problem for Bai Shi.

She stood before Fulsans and spoke calmly:

"Goldwin will not be resurrected; he was indeed killed."

"As the mastermind behind that murder, I know it all too well."

Upon hearing Lani's words, Fulsanx's pupils instantly contracted.

He stared intently at Lani's figure, then suddenly spewed golden dragonfire from his mouth. Dark Moon appeared before him, blocking the entire attack from Lani.

Fulsanx stopped his relentless venting of grief and anger, and his eyes regained their clear and sharp look.

Now that the mastermind behind it all is right in front of him, he can't help but ask the question that has troubled him for the rest of his life:
"……Why?"

"Why did you plan the Night of the Black Knife to kill Godwin?"

Lani seemed to have anticipated this question, and explained softly:
There wasn't really any particular reason.

“There is no conflict or hatred between me and Godwin; on the contrary, I greatly admire his character.”

"It's just that... his presence was in my way, and I happened to have a knife ready."

"In order to achieve my goal, I have no choice but to make him a sacrifice."

Fulsanx opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but his mind went blank for a moment.

He never imagined that his dearest friend's death would be due to such a trivial reason.

Lani didn't give Fulsanx a chance to argue further, and coldly said:

"This is a cruel borderland, and I happen to be a witch who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals."

"Now that you know the truth, it's about time you shut up."

"Goodbye."

Lani reached out her hand, and the power of the Dark Moon gradually gathered, its cool moonlight reflecting on the forlorn dragon head.

As Dark Moon floated out, Fulsanx's head shattered instantly, as if it had been erased from thin air.

Hot blood gushed out, only to be instantly frozen into bloody shards by the icy aura of the Dark Moon.

Bai Shi glanced silently at the headless corpse of Fulsanx, feeling a pang of regret for this stubborn ancient dragon.

Lani turned around, leaned close to Bai Shi, and whispered:

"Given this situation, I think it's best to let him off the hook."

"Even if we keep him, it won't change anything or bring any benefit."

Lani's eyes held no extra emotion; she simply felt that there was no point in the other person staying after weighing the pros and cons.

Bai Shi nodded but didn't say anything.

In Bai Shi's eyes, whether or not to kill Fulsans was irrelevant.

So he didn't do it himself, but he didn't stop Lani either.

Bai Shi turned his gaze to Fiya, having already sentenced her to death in his heart.

Since they are undoubtedly enemies, and we've already taken action against Fulsanx, let's not discriminate.

Death should be equal for all.
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Dragon blood splattered, turning into a blood ice storm that soaked Fia, who was standing next to Falsax.

Her thin dress and long trousers were stained with blood, clinging tightly to her exquisite curves.

Despite being drenched in the icy dragon blood, and even with ice crystals appearing on her body, Fiya remained kneeling, her expression frozen in a numb grief.

It was like a doll whose soul had been taken away; even its arms hung limply at its sides, unable to move at all.

Although she appeared pitiful, Bai Shi showed no mercy to his enemies, and calmly pronounced judgment on her crimes:

"Your love is directed only towards the dead, yet all life on the border must pay the price for it."

"This is not compassion, but selfish madness."

"And this crime requires you to atone with your life."

Bai Shi finished speaking but received no response.

Fia had already fallen into despair and no longer resisted.

She simply closed her eyes silently, preparing to face her death.

Seeing this, Bai Shi turned to Darian, indicating that he should carry out the final execution.

Darwin's personality isn't that calm; he might even resort to torture and murder to vent his anger in order to seek revenge.

Bai Shi felt much more at ease sending Darian.

Darian silently gripped the twin holy swords, walked to Fia's side, raised them high, and then brought them down heavily.

Although the other party was the culprit who had almost killed him and one of the main culprits who sheltered the Deadborn, Darian did not do anything excessive.

The golden sword shadow fell silently, without making a sound, only the dull thud of it slicing through flesh could be heard.

Blood splattered everywhere. Roger pulled down the wide brim of his hat, unable to bear looking at Fia's dead body.

Darian executed Fia swiftly and decisively, sparing her any further suffering.

His style is to grant them a dignified death, not torture, thus completing the judgment of the defiled by the followers of the Golden Law.

Around the throne of the dead prince, the heroes of Fia, who were prostrate on the ground and had lost all will to fight, dared not have any other thoughts at this moment.

They loved Fia and cherished the beautiful memories of the past.

Now they can only grieve in their hearts, unable to do anything, and filled with hatred for their own weakness.

But having witnessed Bai Shi's power, they had lost all the pride and dignity that should belong to heroes, and courage had completely left them.

They can no longer be called heroes.

Bai Shi glanced at these 'heroes', snorted coldly, and walked past them.

Roger will be forgiven because he turned to the light in time, and will be able to live a normal life afterwards.

But the other heroes of Fia are different.

On border areas, fighting to the death is always more admirable than surrendering.

Now they look no different from maggots.

These heroes of Fia will be punished in different ways depending on their level of involvement.

Those involved in the core planning will await trial after being imprisoned.

After deciding on their fate, Bai Shi instructed Darian and Roger to deal with the captured 'heroes'.

Hopefully, Roger can handle this small matter well and also repair his interpersonal relationships.

Bai Shi has already given Roger a chance. As long as he doesn't do anything stupid again, he can pretend that nothing ever happened.

He was no longer a traitor jumping back and forth, but a spy planted by the Sun King beforehand, who would be able to live a glorious life in the future.

Now that Fia is dead, Roger has no reason to care about the Deadborn anymore.
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The followers of the Dead Prince have been completely wiped out, and the matter of the Dead Prince has finally come to an end.

Although Koyatl still needs to be rescued, it doesn't affect anything anymore; it just takes a little time.

Bai Shi, along with Melina and Lani, prepared to leave, and then called out to Ashmi in his mind.

I've been walking the dog outside for so long, it's about time to come back.

At Bai Shi's call, Ashmi quickly flew back from the sky with Shif in his arms in no time.

He landed back on the ground, panting heavily, with disbelief still in his eyes.

Is it right to walk your dog until it's exhausted and collapses?

(End of this chapter)