Chapter Summaries

After Radahn retreated from the Mountaintops, rumors that Godwyn was alive spread across the Lands Between while Zhao Si and the others recovered at the Haligtree. Miquella planned to make Zhao Si his personal knight, and the group prepared to discuss how Radahn had reached their doorstep.

• Radahn camped in Carian territory, furious that rumors of Godwyn’s return were spreading after Godwyn drove him from the Mountaintops.
• Zhao Si, Helena, Fia, Sellen, and the others relaxed at the Haligtree while the Zamor helped with postwar relief.
• Miquella proposed making Zhao Si Miquella’s Knight, and Zhao Si accepted the idea while refusing any claim to a throne or office.
• Miquella said he would hold Zhao Si’s investiture ceremony after everyone recovered, and Morgott began to explain how Radahn had reached the Haligtree.
• Maliketh felt relieved that the children had grown up, but remained weak from the Amber Starlight and worried about Marika and the rumor that Radagon was Marika.

Morgott was freed from his shackles as Godwyn welcomed him openly, while Miquella’s account of Godwyn’s return shaped public hopes across the Lands Between. Morgott then recounted how Aureg used captured Redmane armor to devise a way to break the siege, leaving the Redmane command scrambling to stop a squad of knights racing toward Barrett.

• Godwyn removed Morgott’s shackles and introduced him as his younger brother, while Miquella’s announcement credited the Erdtree with Godwyn’s return from death.
• Morgott explained that Mohg had stayed underground to guard something important, and Godwyn said he would visit him when they returned to Leyndell.
• Morgott began recounting the battle reports, describing how Aureg studied captured Redmane Knight armor and formed a plan to break the siege.
• During the next day’s fighting, disguised soldiers carrying the Redmane banner rode through their own army toward Barrett’s position.
• Hobbs suspected the knights were fleeing and ordered his guards to stop them, but the squad raced past the Redmane formations.

Disguised as Redmane Knights, Aureg and the Banished Knights reached Barrett’s position and killed the Redmane commander. They broke through the shocked army’s encirclement, setting the stage for Radahn to enter the battle.

• Barrett restrained his impatience and waited for a chance to commit his troops against the Banished Knights.
• Aureg led his disguised Banished Knights into the Redmane ranks, and Barrett ordered his soldiers to surround them.
• Aureg charged Barrett, blocked his spear, and decapitated him in a swift exchange.
• Aureg carried Barrett’s head aloft as the Banished Knights shouted that their commander was dead and cut down his banner.
• The Redmane soldiers faltered after Barrett’s death, while Aureg fought through their weakened encirclement and drew Radahn into the fray.

Aureg and the Banished Knights routed the Redmane troops and killed their commander, Barrett, forcing Hobbs and Owen to report the disaster to Radahn. At Stormveil, Godrick celebrated their victory until his adviser warned that Radahn could overwhelm him, leaving him to hope for reinforcements from the Haligtree.

• Aureg led the Banished Knights through the Redmane ranks, killed Barrett, and withdrew after devastating the army.
• Hobbs pulled the Redmane troops into a defensive formation and reported Barrett's death to Owen.
• Owen sent an urgent dispatch to Radahn and ordered supply troops to hurry to the battlefield.
• Godrick rejoiced when Aureg's battle report reached Stormveil, but his Banished Knight adviser warned that the Redmanes would now recognize their strength and that Radahn remained a major threat.
• Godrick recalled that he had asked Miquella for help, and the chapter revealed that the Haligtree had sent only one person.

Owen reorganized the Redmane Army as hunger and repeated defeats wore down the soldiers, while Hobbs kept their morale up with appeals to loyalty and promises of resurrection. Supplies arrived and Radahn reached Stormgate, shifting the battlefield's mood as he demanded Godrick surrender or face total destruction.

• Owen took supreme command and appointed Hobbs to temporarily lead the troops on the mountain road.
• Aureg destroyed more Redmane supplies, and Hobbs rallied the hungry soldiers by invoking Radahn, Caelid, and their families.
• Aureg taunted the Redmanes with roasted meat, but they stayed loyal and were driven back after another assault.
• Ogha arrived with supplies and news that Radahn was on his way to the battlefield.
• Radahn reached Stormgate, bolstering the Redmane Army and demanding that Godrick surrender.

Ingweir and Aureg withdrew their forces to Stormveil Castle as Radahn advanced, while Godrick prepared to defend the castle under the command of Margit. Godrick revealed that Margit was really Morgott, his uncle by blood, and made the knights promise to keep the secret.

• Ingweir ordered a planned retreat from Stormgate, and Radahn waited for its portcullis to open before marching toward Stormveil Castle.
• Aureg withdrew his troops from the other battlefield, and the two forces regrouped inside Stormveil Castle.
• Aureg and Ingweir agreed that they could not stop Radahn alone and discussed the need for a capable commander.
• Godrick arrived in battle dress and announced that he would defend Stormveil Castle, with Margit as commander.
• Godrick told Aureg and Ingweir that Margit was actually Morgott, his uncle, and made them swear to keep his identity secret.

Morgott recounted how Godrick helped Stormveil Castle withstand Radahn, and Godrick later confronted Radahn outside the castle. After provoking Radahn into attacking, Godrick fled toward the Divine Tower with Radahn chasing him.

• Godwyn and Miquella praised Godrick for his role in defending Stormveil Castle, while Morgott credited Zhao Si with influencing Godrick’s growth.
• Radahn led the Redmane Army to Stormveil Castle and rallied his soldiers to take it from Godrick.
• Godrick emerged from the castle, taunted Radahn, and convinced his defenders that Radahn feared him.
• Radahn charged and struck at Godrick, but Godrick escaped without being hit.
• Godrick ran toward the Divine Tower while shouting for Radahn to chase him, and Radahn pursued.

Godrick fled Radahn toward the Divine Tower while Stormveil Castle repelled the Redmane Army’s attack. Radahn destroyed a Golem Guardian and continued chasing Godrick, leaving the watching soldiers unsure what to make of the Demigod battle.

• With Radahn gone and Stormveil Castle’s gates open, Redmane commanders ordered a probing assault, but fire and the castle’s defenses drove their soldiers back.
• Godrick summoned the Monster Horse Flying Rabbit and escaped Radahn’s pursuit by taking to the air.
• Radahn used Gravity Sorcery to fly after Godrick, who dodged his Gravity Wave and led him beneath the bridge to the Divine Tower.
• Radahn damaged the bridge while chasing Godrick, then destroyed a Golem Guardian with a summoned meteorite.
• Godrick taunted Radahn as he fled, and Radahn resumed the pursuit while deflecting the other Golem Guardians’ arrows.

Godrick led Radahn on a daylong chase through Limgrave before escaping into Stormveil Castle, where Morgott helped hold him off. A forged crisis drew Radahn and his army toward Caria, while Morgott secretly followed to attack after Radahn discovered Miquella’s deception.

• Godrick used the Two Fingers’ protection and a lightning attack to escape Radahn, then led him through Limgrave with traps and narrow passages.
• Godrick reached Stormveil Castle, where Morgott and two knights repelled Radahn’s attempt to enter.
• A wounded messenger delivered Ranni’s letter claiming Leyndell had surrounded Caria, and Radahn sent scouts who failed to get through Stormveil’s forces.
• A second messenger reported that Blaidd and Caria were struggling against the Leyndell Army, prompting Radahn to lead the Redmane Army toward Caria.
• Radahn’s army crossed the bridge beside Stormveil with little resistance, while Morgott secretly followed with his men as part of Miquella’s scheme.

Radahn discovered that Miquella’s side had tricked him into coming to Caria, where he rested with the Redmane Army and learned of Ranni’s troubles. Blaidd worried that Ranni’s plan to become a doll witch might now kill her for good because the demigods had lost their grace.

• Radahn found Leyndell-uniformed soldiers near Caria Manor, watched them flee, and realized he had been deceived.
• Blaidd told Radahn that Caria had been surrounded but never attacked and that Ranni had not sent the pleas for help.
• Radahn blamed Miquella, then chose to camp in Caria and rest with the Redmane Army.
• Radahn asked Blaidd about Ranni, and Blaidd said she had been unhappy since the Black Knife plan had stalled and Destined Death had gone missing.
• Blaidd recalled that Ranni had considered whether she could still kill herself to separate her soul from her body, but feared that without grace she might die permanently.

Ranni searched for a way to leave her body in spirit and found Sellen’s research into turning souls into primeval glintstone, but its disturbing results made her hesitate. She also found a legend about Deathbird Feathers preserving souls after beheading, though she had no way to obtain any.

• Ranni studied the Primeval Current School’s history and learned that Rennala had suppressed its teachings and that its masters and Sellen had been exiled.
• Ranni found Sellen’s notes describing a glintstone core that could contain a soul and be transplanted into a compatible new body.
• Ranni saw Sellen’s research on Star Seeds, formed from gathered sorcerers, and wondered whether using primeval glintstone could turn Sellen into one.
• Ranni read a legend claiming that Deathbird Feathers could keep a soul from leaving after beheading.
• Ranni sighed over how difficult it would be to find Deathbird Feathers and acknowledged that Zhao Si could not help her.

Blaidd introduced Caria’s Glintstone Firearms as the Demigods prepared for war, while Zhao Si worried that the conflict could become prolonged and considered Radagon’s unknown strength. At the Haligtree, Sellen revealed that Rennala was using an Amber Egg, an Ancient Magical Artifact, and a Great Rune to create children, raising doubts about whether Zhao Si’s plan to restore his Senior Sister’s body could succeed.

• Blaidd showed Radahn the Glintstone Firearms, and Radahn requested versions that used gravity sorcery.
• Rykard and Blaidd agreed to make the Redmanes the core of their war effort, with Rykard’s and Blaidd’s territories providing full support.
• Zhao Si recalled how Radahn might face Malenia and Morgott, worried that the war could drag on, and questioned whether Godwyn could defeat Radagon.
• Zhao Si discussed his blindness and the possibility of prosthetic eyes with Helena, then remembered his plan to rebuild his Senior Sister’s body.
• Malenia warned that reaching Rennala would likely require fighting their way in, and Sellen explained that Rennala used an Amber Egg, an Ancient Magical Artifact, and a Great Rune to produce children who quickly died.

After Radahn’s defeat, Rykard and Radahn considered recruiting the first Tarnished and feared that Godfrey might return, while Radagon prepared to confront the Demigods and hoped Miquella could separate him from Marika. In a hidden room beneath the Erdtree, a girl named Melina awakened to a mysterious call.

• Rykard and Radahn discussed Godwyn’s victory, their losses, and the possibility of recruiting the first Tarnished after the Two Fingers vanished.
• Rykard speculated that the Two Fingers might recall the Tarnished and summon Godfrey, troubling Radahn as he wondered whether forbidden power could defeat Godwyn.
• Radagon told Marika that Godwyn was alive and promised to discipline their children without killing him, while considering visiting Rennala and seeking Miquella’s help to separate their souls.
• A hidden voice called to Melina beneath the Erdtree, telling her to awaken and walk the Lands Between; she opened one eye and questioned her name.

Melina left Leyndell and traveled through the Lands Between, where she found villagers killing themselves in the hope of being resurrected by the Erdtree. After one old man died by suicide, two three-toed birds that had followed her landed nearby.

• Melina listened as an old man explained why he believed suicide would please God and restore his Grace.
• Melina left Leyndell on Torrent, promising herself that she would return someday.
• As she traveled, Melina killed bandits who tried to rob her and relied on her powerful Erdtree Incantations and refined combat skills.
• Melina found villagers hanging themselves because they believed the Erdtree would resurrect them as it had Godwyn.
• Melina saved a still-breathing old man, but he cursed her, insisted he was sincere, and killed himself by striking his head against a stone pillar.
• Two striking, three-toed birds that had followed Melina landed in front of her.

Melina followed Twinbird to Windmill Village, where she uncovered a fraud exploiting desperate people and brought Leyndell’s knights to arrest him. As she left Leyndell, the Death Goddess Sikatiya revealed herself and asked Melina for a favor.

• Twinbird led Melina and Torrent to Windmill Village, where she found corpses and a man claiming a girl was a Witch who could restore the worshippers’ grace.
• Melina recognized the man’s scheme and rode to Leyndell to report the fraud through the Golden Order Church.
• Kristoff led Leyndell soldiers to Windmill Village and caught the culprit.
• As Melina left Leyndell, a woman whispered that she had expected Melina to kill everyone, and Twinbird scratched at Melina’s eye.
• The woman identified herself as Sikatiya, a Goddess who had run away from home, and said she needed Melina’s help.

Zhao Si slowly regained mobility but remained frail and blind, while Helena helped him get around and brought him to Sellen for another examination. As the Lands Between entered a pause in major fighting, rival factions and a new sect devoted to Godwyn emerged, while Sellen continued searching for a way to treat Zhao Si’s stone eyes.

• Zhao Si walked along the battlements but became breathless and needed the wall for support.
• Helena found Zhao Si, gave him Miquella’s life-giving walking stick, and supported him down the stairs.
• Helena described how the Lands Between had settled into a lull after Godwyn defeated Radahn, and the Demigods’ factions and uncertain alliances remained in flux.
• Miquella received a report about a sect that praised suffering, hailed Godwyn as a new god, and hoped for resurrection after death.
• Helena accompanied Zhao Si to Sellen, who examined his petrified, unresponsive eyeballs and found no change.

Zhao Si asked to go outside, and Malenia took him for a ride through Haligtree Town while urging him to accept help as he recovered. As they shared a heartfelt moment, a cloaked figure watched Zhao Si and asked if he was the one they sought.

• Helena brought Zhao Si to Malenia after he said he wanted to go for a stroll, and Malenia agreed to take him out with Helena.
• Malenia carried Zhao Si to Castle Main Street, then set him on his horse and led it through Haligtree Town.
• Malenia told Zhao Si to accept other people's help and explained that she was worried about his condition.
• Helena told Zhao Si that Malenia asked Miquella about curing him every day, and Zhao Si understood that her strictness came from concern.
• Malenia worried aloud about Zhao Si facing Radahn, and Zhao Si reassured her that he had even dealt with a God.
• A cloaked figure watched Zhao Si and quietly asked, "Is that him?"

Melina searched the Haligtree for Godwyn and Zhao Si, then encountered Zhao Si and learned from Sikatiya why he had fought her. She decided not to approach him directly and instead followed him, leaving her unsure how to make contact.

• Melina used the Twinbird to gather information about Godwyn and Zhao Si while exploring the Haligtree.
• Melina struggled to enter Miquella’s castle because of the Haligtree’s strict internal security.
• Melina encountered Zhao Si in the street and learned that the residents called him Champion.
• Sikatiya told Melina that Zhao Si had fought her to rescue Godwyn, and that the battle had left him in his current condition.
• Melina rejected Sikatiya’s suggestion to introduce herself directly and decided to follow Zhao Si instead.

Zhao Si went to a tavern with Malenia and Helena, where he longed for the Beastmen’s medicinal meal that had once restored him. Melina arrived and offered to help with his illness, leaving Zhao Si hopeful that she could treat him.

• Zhao Si drank ale and ate meat at a tavern despite Malenia’s disapproval.
• Zhao Si remembered how Grandmother Wolf’s family had cared for him with a Beastmen medicinal meal containing Erdtree dew.
• Zhao Si recalled that Miquella had agreed to investigate recreating the medicinal meal with Sellen.
• Melina entered the tavern, sat at Zhao Si’s table, and offered to help with his illness.
• Zhao Si eagerly agreed to let Melina try.

Melina offered to treat Zhao Si in exchange for traveling with him and witnessing the events that would decide the next Elden Lord. Malenia and Helena questioned her, but Zhao Si accepted the deal, leaving Melina poised to join his group.

• Melina proposed a deal to Zhao Si, offering to help treat his condition if he took her to see Godwyn and let her stay with them.
• Malenia and Helena challenged Melina about who she was, why she had come, and how she had entered the Haligtree.
• Melina said she came from Leyndell, had knowledge concerning the Erdtree and life, and had ridden to the Haligtree on a flying horse.
• Zhao Si recognized that Melina had heard of his flying horse and encouraged Malenia to let her try to help him.
• Melina said she wanted to follow Zhao Si and record who became the new Elden Lord, and Zhao Si agreed to her terms.