The edge of a dream existed as a protective mechanism.
Its main purpose was to protect those who were not yet dead from accidentally falling into the Land of the Dead while wandering through their dreams.
This protective mechanism was naturally not man-made, nor had it been created by the gods living in the Land of the Dead.
No one would do something that seemed so unnecessary. It was a rule governing the ceaseless workings of all things.
Living beings who strayed down the wrong path had to be given a chance to survive.
At the same time, it told them that the Land of the Dead was not a place they could enter and leave as they pleased.
Once the souls of the dead fell into the Land of the Dead, they could forget about ever getting out.
That was the rule.
The Land of the Dead was largely unaffected by the Elden Ring. Its rules formed a system of their own.
That was precisely why Marika had overlooked the great matter of life and death when establishing her Law.
Life in the Lands Between could exist in many forms.
Marika had only paid attention to "life"-the state of being alive.
But she had completely overlooked the state of the soul.
For the Erdtree to resurrect someone, they had to return to the tree. Their soul would therefore enter the Erdtree rather than the Land of the Dead.
Entering the Land of the Dead meant that the person was completely dead, beyond saving.
In theory, the Erdtree had no authority to resurrect someone directly from the Land of the Dead.
Such an overreach had never happened, nor could it ever happen.
The landmark of the Land of the Dead was Helphen's Black Steeple. The Erdtree's light could not reach