The true Elden Ring hovered in the air, and Marika began adjusting it.
She designed the Elden Ring according to Miquella's ideas.
Why did Marika listen to Miquella?
Because their interests aligned.
Miquella had brains, and he wanted to change the Order too.
Teaming up with Godwyn, he had been ferociously effective, clearing away most of the obstacles.
Bringing Godfrey back would only require dealing with Radagon.
One particularly good thing was that Miquella's experiment had succeeded first, saving them the trouble of having to send Radagon into death and make Godfrey the temporary Elden Ring Lord.
They could move straight to adjusting the Elden Ring.
That saved them quite a bit of trouble.
And there were plans for the future too. That was precisely what they needed now.
First, Marika removed the Grid Lines representing Radagon from behind the Elden Ring, preparing to use them as material to shape its rings.
Humans dominated the Lands Between now, and that would not change.
Whether they revised the Order or added rings, humanity's dominant position would remain unchanged.
Humans needed traditional forms of life. They needed life to be born.
Thus, the Golden Order still held the dominant position.
The ring representing the Golden Order occupied the center.
But this time, Marika raised her hand and drew over Morgott's and Mohg's Great Runes, merging them into the Golden Order.
The Crucible of Life and the Aspects of the Crucible were the beginnings of life in the Lands Between. They should never have been excluded.
Even Mohg's blood-red hue became tinged with gold.
Gold, white, and red-the combination of the three seemed to return them to the abundant age of the Ancient Erdtree.
The ring turned reddish gold, surrounded by branchlike horns.
May all living beings in the Lands Between grow strong.