Chapter Summaries

Gwen discovered that the First Flame had created four new Lord Souls, and Phylannor warned him that they might be essential to the newborn world. After Gwen absorbed them, Hila found an egg resembling Midir’s, and Eden asked Gwen to take her to explore the mist-covered land beyond Anor Londo.

• Gwen brought Eden and Mysterious to Firelink Shrine after sensing that the First Flame had produced four powerful souls resembling Lord Souls.
• Phylannor reasoned that the new Lord Souls might fill something missing from the world and urged Gwen not to let anyone else absorb them.
• Gwen absorbed all four Lord Souls after Eden, Mysterious, and Phylannor declined them.
• Hila reported finding an egg like Midir’s beneath an Ancient Dragon tree, and Phylannor entrusted her with caring for it.
• Phylannor described the mist-shrouded land outside Anor Londo, and Eden asked Gwen to take her there.

Gwen and Eden shared a musical, romantic moment in the mist-shrouded wilderness and finally made their feelings explicit. After returning to Schicksal headquarters, Gwen distributed Mobius's trial Hyper-Evolution Factor, and the group noticed unusual sensations in their bodies that Mobius began recording.

• Gwen took Eden beyond Anor Londo's walls, where she explored the primordial landscape and asked him to walk with her.
• Eden played a piece inspired by Gwen's Heart of Light, and they reflected on how they and their companions had become remarkable through their choices.
• Gwen invited Eden to become his female lead, and she accepted before pulling away when he grew more intimate.
• Gwen returned to Schicksal headquarters with Eden and Mysterious, then distributed Mobius's trial Hyper-Evolution Factor after dinner.
• Alicia, Kiana, and Raiden Mei described different sensations in their bodies, and Alicia suggested that Danzhu and Cang Xuan help Mobius with her increased workload.

Gwen helped Li Sushang adjust to modern life after Otto awakened her from a five-hundred-year sleep, while Mobius investigated the strange sensations reported by several women. The chapter ended with Gwen visiting Yolandale and Little Herrscher after their brutal sparring match, where Seele marveled at how quickly Li Sushang had learned to use a Schicksal terminal.

• Mobius collected blood samples from Alicia, Mei, Kiana, Eden, Mysterious, and Yolandale, then began experiments that yielded no results.
• Gwen helped the girls improve their control over their authorities as the Cocoon of Finality continued reclaiming its projections.
• Gwen taught Li Sushang to use a restricted Schicksal terminal after Otto entrusted her to him, and Li Sushang declined an immortal's empowerment.
• Yolandale and Little Herrscher fought a destructive sparring match, with Yolandale landing a hit on Little Herrscher's true body.
• Gwen healed Yolandale and Little Herrscher, and Seele expressed surprise at how quickly Li Sushang was adapting to modern life.

Little Herrscher privately urged Gwen to pursue Li Sushang, arguing that he would protect her from being deceived, but Gwen refused. Fu Hua caught Little Herrscher teasing her, and Gwen returned to the others, where Anna and Yolandale discussed their recent growth.

• Fu Hua and Anna explained to Seele why adapting to society and studying martial arts mattered, then Little Herrscher called Gwen aside.
• Little Herrscher suggested Gwen make Li Sushang his partner, saying he would treat her well and protect her from scoundrels.
• Gwen rejected the suggestion, and Fu Hua arrived after overhearing Little Herrscher mock her bad luck in gacha games.
• Fu Hua apologized to Gwen and said she would educate Little Herrscher, who called after him not to forget her suggestion.
• Anna asked Gwen what Little Herrscher had said, and Gwen changed the subject by asking Yolandale whether she had grown taller.
• Anna said she had grown two centimeters and began to mention holding hands with Gwen before noticing Seele and changing the subject.

Gwen responded to Erosion’s takeover of the Elysian Realm and found Alicia safe, along with the Flame-Chasers. He realized Alicia had staged the crisis to trap Erosion, then brought Alicia and Erosion to a café to speak with them.

• After Gwen detected that Erosion had isolated his marks on Alicia and Eden, he ordered the others to prepare for a global emergency and went to the Elysian Realm.
• Gwen broke through Erosion’s barrier, entered the sealed Realm, and fought through its corrupted enemies to reach Alicia.
• Gwen found Alicia, the unharmed Flame-Chasers, and Erosion in the theater; he realized Alicia had staged the takeover and kept it contained.
• Gwen scolded Alicia and apologized to the Flame-Chasers, while Vill-V asked him to upgrade her equipment and he said she would need to convince Klein.
• Gwen saw Eden’s protection against Erosion’s power, then brought Alicia and Erosion to the café and sat down with them.

Gwen reassured Little Ai after she confessed that fear of death had driven her to test her powers with Alicia and Vill-V. Little Ai accepted his protection and the limits of her place beside Alicia, while Alicia went to fetch Gwen a gift.

• Little Ai explained that Alicia had helped her stage an erosion rampage so she could confront her fear and test her strength.
• Gwen promised to protect Little Ai and placed a golden mark on her hand, linking their souls.
• After Alicia left to get Gwen a gift, Little Ai admitted she felt inferior to Alicia and only wanted to survive.
• Little Ai recalled that Gwen had effortlessly defeated her strongest attempt to resist him and offered him her loyalty in exchange for a chance to live.
• Gwen told Little Ai that fearing death was human and asked her to respect life rather than harm others out of fear.
• Gwen confirmed that Little Ai had already gained his protection, and Little Ai accepted that she could remain Little Ai but never replace Alicia.

Gwen and Alicia awakened the miniature Fairy Ai, who met Little Ai, before the group returned to Schicksal Headquarters and ended the false emergency. Back home, Alicia reunited with Yorktown and announced that they had brought back another sister.

• Alicia gave Gwen a miniature version of herself, and Gwen awakened Fairy Ai with the password “Dear Alicia.”
• Fairy Ai met Gwen and Little Ai, and Little Ai introduced herself as the Herrscher of Erosion.
• After returning to Schicksal Headquarters, Gwen canceled the response to the supposed erosion rampage, and headquarters lifted its alert status.
• Alicia reunited with Yorktown at home, then told her that the group had brought back a new sister.

Alicia and Little Ai welcomed Li Sushang into the household, and Little Ai later joined Alicia in challenging Gwen. The next day, Gwen and the others began an experiment using the Thousand Worlds Incarnation to open a passage to an unknown location.

• Gwen introduced Fairy Ai, an Armed Automaton modeled on young Aili, to Yorktown and Li Sushang.
• Li Sushang greeted Alicia and Little Ai, and Alicia drew her into the lively gathering.
• Alicia repeatedly fooled people, including Kiana, in a guessing game with Little Ai, who quickly fit into the family.
• Alicia challenged Gwen, but Little Ai joined them and said it was her own choice.
• Prometheus, Choukai, Mei, and Kiana confirmed the experiment equipment and parameters were ready.
• Kiana activated the Thousand Worlds Incarnation, which opened a passage to an unknown location as Gwen's golden armor pushed back its blue radiance.

Gwen traveled through time to collect Kallen’s fading soul and several others, then attempted to rescue more souls from the moon. As he prepared to return, the Finality of that era detected him and attacked, leaving Gwen facing a powerful energy blast alongside Kevin’s desperate strike.

• After Raiden Mei reported that the deviation was within limits, Gwen entered the passage opened by the Thousand Worlds Incarnation and used his authority over time to pass the Imaginary Tree’s historical correction force.
• Gwen collected Kallen’s fading soul, then returned to the Imaginary Tree’s dimension and explained to Alicia and Mysterious that his time-travel method worked.
• Gwen traveled to another historical point and collected more souls destined to disappear, then returned to the saint’s execution and secured Kallen’s soul.
• Gwen blocked Alicia from his presence and, with Mysterious’s support, crossed the Imaginary Wall to collect the souls of Kalpas, Cosmos, and others who had died on the moon.
• The Finality of that era detected Gwen as he tried to leave and attacked him with a powerful energy cannon while Kevin prepared a desperate strike.

Gwen’s intervention on the moon failed to defeat the End, and the collision with it sent him hurtling through a distorted passage into the Lands Between. There, he met Malenia during her siege of Stormveil Castle and demanded that she and the Sacred Tree army submit to him in exchange for helping her find Miquella.

• Gwen deflected part of the End’s attack, but Kevin and the Moonlight Throne could only weaken it before the survivors withdrew from the moon.
• The collision between Gwen and the End distorted his passage to a higher dimension, sending him crashing into a battlefield in the Lands Between.
• Malenia ordered the Sacred Tree army to retreat from the golden meteor and approached its landing site herself while Goreq watched from Stormveil Castle.
• Gwen introduced himself as the Sun King, and Malenia judged him to be a powerful outsider after sensing the Golden Tree’s presence.
• Gwen recognized Malenia’s search for Miquella and offered to help, demanding that the Sacred Tree army submit to him and declaring that he would defeat her.

Gwen defeated Malenia in a duel outside Stormveil Castle, and she surrendered her loyalty in exchange for his promise to help recover Miquella. Gwen’s sunlight blessed the Sacred Tree army and stirred Malenia’s Scarlet Rot before he turned toward the castle and Goreq.

• Malenia accepted Gwen’s terms and challenged him to a duel, while both armies watched.
• Gwen summoned a replica of the Dragon Slayer Spear and overpowered Malenia with storm lightning and spear strikes.
• Malenia used Waterfowl Dance, but Gwen blocked every strike and sent her crashing back toward the Sacred Tree army.
• Malenia admitted defeat and knelt before Gwen, pledging her loyalty.
• Gwen summoned sunlight over Stormveil Castle, calming the Sacred Tree army and causing Malenia’s Scarlet Rot to stir.
• Gwen helped Malenia up and headed toward Stormveil Castle, where Goreq still held the fortress.

Gwen forced Goreq to surrender Stormveil Castle, then inspected the Two Fingers and found only a lifeless corpse. He showed Malenia the enormous face beneath the city, which seemed connected to Godwyn, and left her hoping Miquella could explain the spreading deathly corruption.

• Gwen ascended before Stormveil Castle and threatened its defenders, and Goreq surrendered to spare the city.
• Gwen examined the Two Fingers atop the Divine Tower and found them damaged and lifeless.
• Gwen returned to Stormveil Castle and asked Malenia about Godwyn before leading her beneath the city.
• Gwen and Malenia found a giant, mutated face surrounded by deathly aura, and Gwen destroyed the corrupted Golden Tree guardian that attacked them.
• Malenia said the face was likely connected to Godwyn but that she could not explain it, and she suggested Miquella might understand it.

Gwen removed the corruption from the roots beneath the Golden Tree and prepared to challenge Radahn in Caelid, while news of his arrival stirred the Lands Between. As the Sacred Tree army marched east, Gwen traveled with Melina, who hoped to recover her forgotten mission and prevent the Golden Order’s future decline.

• Gwen burned away the black corruption on the exposed roots beneath the Golden Tree, then told Malenia she could open a path for others to investigate the site.
• Malenia agreed to lead the Sacred Tree army toward Caelid, where Gwen planned to settle matters with Radahn through a one-on-one battle.
• Radahn welcomed the prospect of fighting Gwen, Ranni held back from contacting him, and Morgott met Finger Reader Enia at the Two Fingers’ request.
• After three days of rest and negotiations, the Sacred Tree army marched east under an agreement that Radahn would cooperate if Gwen defeated him and respected Caelid’s stability.
• Gwen took the chestnut-haired Melina as a companion after she offered to convert Runes into his power in exchange for being taken to the foot of the Golden Tree.
• Melina told Gwen she had recently regained a desire to find her forgotten mission and hoped to prevent the Lands Between’s future decline, while Gwen urged her to gain the strength to support her ideals.

Sun King Gwen defeated Starscourage General Radahn in a single battle, prompting the Red Lions Legion to change its banner and join Gwen’s side. While clearing the Hiryuu from northern Caelid, Gwen encountered the Ancient Dragon Lanssanxus, who denied supporting Dragonmother Guyaor and stopped him before he could leave.

• Elysia teased Gwen about how much he cared for Melina, and Gwen silenced her by saying Melina would sacrifice herself for the world in the future.
• Gwen met Radahn on the battlefield and defeated him in a rapid, overwhelming clash; the next day, the Red Lions Legion changed its banner.
• Gwen took Oga north and slaughtered most of the Hiryuu harassing Caelid, then sensed a powerful presence hiding in a forest.
• Lanssanxus emerged and introduced herself as an Ancient Dragon, while Gwen asked whether she had come to support Dragonmother Guyaor.
• Lanssanxus disdained Guyaor and stopped Gwen as he began to leave.

Gwen killed Guyaor, recruited Lanssanxus, and descended into the underground Blood Dynasty to retrieve someone. He attacked Mogh’s temple, where Mogh confronted him while relying on the protection of the Mother of Truth.

• Gwen killed Guyaor, and Lanssanxus arrived and dismissed the Hiryuu leader as an ambitious fool.
• Lanssanxus agreed to serve Gwen and gave him the locations of entrances to the Sifla River and the Anser River.
• Gwen ordered Lanssanxus and Oga to gather the defeated Hiryuu and subdue those willing to surrender.
• Gwen traveled underground to Mogh’s Blood Dynasty and struck its highest temple as a golden meteor.
• Mogh emerged from a drop of blood and challenged Gwen, trusting that the Mother of Truth would protect him.

Gwen defeated Mogh and freed Trina from the giant egg, then learned that she was awake and had taken the form of Saint Trina. Trina thanked him for saving her and asked after Malenia, while Gwen noticed signs that Mogh’s influence had affected her.

• Gwen told Mogh he had come to rescue Miquella, and Mogh drew power from blood and wounds to fight him.
• Gwen severed Mogh’s power, pierced him with the Dragon Slayer Spear, and destroyed him with golden lightning.
• Trina emerged from the giant egg, and Gwen introduced himself as the Sun King.
• Trina asked about Malenia, and Gwen explained that Malenia and the Sacred Tree army had joined him after he defeated her near Caelid.
• Trina thanked Gwen for sparing Malenia, and he asked why her eyes held a trace of red and her charm did not affect him.

Gwen examined Trina and found that he might be able to remove the Mother of Truth’s influence with further study, then brought her back to Caelid, where she reunited with Malenia and swore allegiance to him. After collecting the demigods’ Great Runes, Gwen introduced Melina, whose presence gave the demigods an unexplained sense of familiarity.

• Trina explained that Mogh had torn Miquella apart and that Miquella had used half of himself to protect her from Mogh and the Mother of Truth.
• Gwen examined Trina and said he might be able to remove the corruption after studying it further.
• Gwen subdued the Blood Dynasty, returned with Trina to Caelid, and brought her to Malenia, where Trina swore allegiance to him.
• Gwen summoned Radahn, secured the command tent, and collected the Great Runes held by Malenia, Trina, and Radahn.
• Gwen called Melina out of hiding and introduced her; Malenia and Trina thought she resembled Queen Marika, while Radahn said she felt vaguely familiar.

Gwen revealed that Marika shattered the Elden Ring to resist the Greater Will and that Melina was meant to kindle the Destined Death Flame and burn the Golden Tree. He said he would avoid using that flame, but Melina feared his alternative could unleash primordial chaos.

• Gwen told Malenia, Radahn, Trina, and Melina that Marika herself had shattered the Elden Ring to escape the Greater Will's control.
• Trina deduced that Melina was Marika's contingency, destined to kindle the flame that would burn the Golden Tree and release destined death.
• Melina confirmed her calling, and Radahn asked how the Lands Between would fare if the Golden Tree fell.
• Gwen said he would lead them against Leyndell and use the original sun to replace the Golden Tree's other functions, but would not burn it with the Destined Death Flame.
• Melina warned that the more powerful flame beneath Leyndell could return the world to primordial chaos, then settled back down after Gwen assured her he would explain.

Gwen revealed that his flame could burn the Golden Tree without releasing Destined Death and urged Radahn to unite his siblings behind a direct attack. As the Lords' Alliance gathered to march on Leyndell, Godfrey returned to defend the capital, and both sides prepared for a major battle.

• Gwen demonstrated a flame that Melina confirmed could ignite the Golden Tree, then said he would retrieve Destined Death from Maliketh at Sky Castle.
• Gwen asked Radahn to persuade Rykard and Ranni to join the effort against the Golden Tree and promised to try to awaken their mother; Radahn thanked him and set out for Mount Gelmir.
• Trina disguised herself as Miquella, announced his return and allegiance to the Sun King, and re-formed the Lords' Alliance while Morgott strengthened Leyndell's defenses.
• The Two Fingers summoned Godfrey and Serosh to help defend the capital, and Godfrey prepared to reclaim the throne and face the alliance in battle.
• Radahn and Ranni persuaded Rykard to join them, and the siblings stayed at Volcano Manor; Godfrey's Crucible Knights failed to capture them.
• The re-formed Lords' Alliance used a teleportation passage to reach the battlefield outside Leyndell, setting the stage for the great battle.

The coalition army camped outside Leyndell as Radahn, Rykard, Malenia, and Trina faced an attack by the Crucible Knights and Godfrey. Radahn survived Godfrey’s surprise strike, and the chapter ended with Godfrey recognizing the corpse of Maliketh, dropped before him by an unseen figure.

• Radahn, Rykard, Trina, Malenia, and Ranni reunited outside Leyndell and discussed their return to the city.
• Sixteen Crucible Knights charged the coalition camp, but Radahn and the other demigods engaged them while Finlay, Oga, and Niall held off four knights.
• Godfrey hurled his axe at Radahn, shattering one of his Starscourge Greatswords and gravely wounding him.
• Ranni’s Dark Moon and Gwen’s Sun Mark deflected Godfrey’s strike and saved Radahn’s life.
• Godfrey demanded that the Sun King face him, then split apart the corpse of Maliketh that fell from the sky before him.