Chapter Summaries

Radahn accepted the Fell God’s power, which transformed him into a flaming giant as Zhao Si and Malenia arrived to confront him. Zhao Si explained why he supported Godwyn and Miquella, but Radahn remained determined to fight.

• Radahn invited the Fell God to dwell within him, and she reshaped his body while also altering Asimi.
• The Fell God warned Radahn that his enemies had arrived, and he saw Zhao Si and Malenia across the chain at the summit.
• Radahn asked Zhao Si whether their past choices could have changed their paths, and Zhao Si explained why he worked to improve the Lands Between.
• Zhao Si said he would part ways with Godwyn and Miquella if they changed, and Malenia agreed that Miquella would not abandon others.
• Radahn said he had wanted to fight Godwyn, and Zhao Si challenged him to fight instead.

Zhao Si and Malenia battled Radahn across the Mountaintops of the Giants, using gravity, flames, and sword techniques to counter his overwhelming power. Radahn created a silvery duplicate of himself, leaving Zhao Si and Malenia to face two Starscourge fighters as they prepared to coordinate their next attack.

• Malenia deflected Radahn’s sword, allowing Zhao Si to strike back with the Serpent Spear and trap Radahn in a Gravity Well.
• Radahn broke free with his Wings of Flame, crashed into the cliff, and unleashed gravity waves and flames across the mountaintop.
• Malenia carried Zhao Si across the magma and threw him toward Radahn, where he attacked Radahn’s feet and Little Red Horse while Malenia joined the assault.
• The Fell God told Radahn that Zhao Si seemed accustomed to fighting gods, while Helena and Melina watched anxiously from the cliff.
• Radahn released a silvery duplicate resembling himself, and Zhao Si turned to Malenia to coordinate their next attack.

Zhao Si, Malenia, and the two Radahns battled on the Mountaintops of the Giants as the Fell God's fire engulfed the terrain. With Zhao Si in danger, Malenia considered removing the Unalloyed Gold Needle to unleash Scarlet Rot, and the chapter ended with her hand on the needle.

• Asimi and Radahn struck Zhao Si with their attacks, but he emerged in armor formed with Ash and retaliated with a ghostflame explosion.
• Radahn launched [Flame of the Fell God] while Asimi restrained Zhao Si, and Malenia attacked both foes, damaging Asimi and piercing Radahn's chest eye.
• Zhao Si hurled the Serpent Spear into the approaching fireball, triggering an explosion that scorched the Mountaintops and sent flames toward the Giant's Forge.
• Helena and Melina watched from a nearby cliff and worried that Zhao Si might die as the fire melted the snow around them.
• Malenia sensed that Scarlet Rot feared the Giant's Flame, then placed her hand on the Unalloyed Gold Needle as voices urged her to remove it and save Zhao Si.

Zhao Si and Malenia fought Radahn and Asimi, with Malenia overwhelming Asimi while Zhao Si survived Radahn’s attacks. Radahn pulled stars from the sky, and Zhao Si split the falling meteorites with a gravitational blade, only to discover something hidden inside the largest one.

• Zhao Si used Ghostflame weapons to trap Asimi and was struck by Radahn, who pursued him across the mountain.
• Malenia attacked Asimi with her Prosthetic Blade, Ghostflame, and Black Flame, preventing him from using his copied powers effectively.
• Zhao Si emerged from the rubble with his armor repairing itself and told Malenia to use Black Flame against Asimi.
• Radahn pulled the stars from the sky and sent flaming meteorites falling toward Zhao Si.
• Zhao Si used gravitational waves to split the meteorites, then braced against a massive one with his Iron Meteorite Blade and armor thrusters until it broke apart.
• Zhao Si sensed something inside the largest meteorite and lamented that the fight was not over.

Zhao Si, Malenia, Radahn, and their allies fought a Fallingstar Beast and Astel on the Mountaintops of the Giants. Fortissax and Godwyn arrived to help, and Astel was killed while Radahn collapsed.

• Zhao Si fought Astel after it emerged from a meteorite, while a Fallingstar Beast formed from the surrounding fragments.
• Malenia ambushed Radahn and stabbed him in the neck as Zhao Si drew his attention.
• Fortissax and Godwyn arrived, and Fortissax struck Astel with lightning while Godwyn attacked Radahn.
• Astel summoned meteorites, but Zhao Si blocked them with Gravity Blade as Malenia struck with Waterfowl Dance.
• Fortissax seized Astel and blasted it with Ancient Dragon Dragonbolt, killing it; Radahn fell to his knees as his Little Red Horse collapsed.

Radahn lost his battle with Godwyn and chose to die, while the stars were freed and a meteorite struck Mistwood. Zhao Si accepted Radahn’s Great Rune and prepared to investigate the impact as the survivors gathered what they could from the battlefield.

• Godwyn defeated Radahn, and Radahn refused Zhao Si’s offer to find someone who could heal him.
• Radahn asked Zhao Si to spare Ranni, then died as Little Red Horse mourned him and killed itself beside him.
• Sikatiya explained that the Fell God had weakened because she lacked worshippers and offerings, unlike gods sustained by enduring concepts or forces.
• Radahn’s death freed the stars, and a meteorite crashed into Mistwood; Zhao Si suspected it might bring another Astel and said he would investigate.
• Godwyn gave Radahn’s Great Rune to Zhao Si, who saw a vision of the Two Fingers bowing at the Divine Tower of Caelid.
• Malenia gathered Asimi onto her prosthetic hand, then agreed to try one of Zhao Si’s Ashes.

After Radahn died, Godwyn arranged a funeral for him and Little Red Horse, while Radagon grieved the loss of his son. The chapter ended with Godwyn carrying their remains in a grand procession from the Haligtree to Leyndell for burial beneath the Erdtree.

• Zhao Si and Malenia split from Melina and the others, and Malenia swallowed one of Ash’s experimental Tears Spores before taking Asimi back.
• After Radahn died, the Fell God lost his will to fight and withdrew, while Godwyn and Fortissax brought Radahn’s and Little Red Horse’s bodies back.
• Godwyn prepared Radahn’s funeral, and Rykard asked that Radahn be buried beneath the Erdtree as a Prince of the Golden Dynasty.
• Radagon approved the burial and remembered raising Radahn, grieving that his son had died.
• Godwyn carried the sealed jar containing Radahn and Little Red Horse from the Haligtree to Leyndell, leading a solemn funeral procession.

After Radahn's death, Rykard urged Ranni to flee the Lands Between, but she refused and rejected his suggestion to seek help from Miquella's Knight. Meanwhile, Mohg's attempt to kidnap Miquella ended in failure when the Haligtree Knights intercepted his Blood Nobles.

• Rykard suggested that he and Ranni leave the Lands Between, but Ranni refused to go.
• Ranni said she had bad blood with Miquella's Knight, and Rykard left Caria after joking that she should marry him.
• Ogha blamed himself for Radahn's death and developed a desire to avenge the general.
• Mohg learned that Godwyn had killed Radahn and sent Blood Nobles through a portal to infiltrate the Haligtree and steal Miquella.
• Miquella sensed the Blood Nobles as soon as they arrived, and the Haligtree Knights defeated them in Haligtree Town.
• Mohg learned of the failed attack and stabbed himself twice before calming down.

Zhao Si and Helena reached the meteorite crater in Mistwood, where Godrick’s soldiers had been unable to investigate the strange gravity. As Zhao Si began descending into the crater, an unfamiliar man emerged from the rubble and floated toward him.

• Zhao Si arrived at the crater with Helena and reunited with Godrick, who proudly talked about Godwyn killing Radahn.
• Godrick told Zhao Si that the crater’s abnormal gravity made it impossible for his soldiers to descend.
• Zhao Si decided the crater seemed suited to his gravity abilities and went down to investigate.
• A dust-covered stranger emerged from the shattered meteorite and found himself in an unfamiliar place.
• The stranger began floating uncontrollably just as Zhao Si descended from above.

Zhao Si discovered Steve, a man who had fallen into the meteorite crater, and used Ash to communicate with him. Steve revealed that he had come from Minecraft and needed Zhao Si’s help to recover his lost power and return home.

• Zhao Si found a human who seemed like a collection of blocks in the crater and brought him to the ground.
• Malenia relayed Miquella’s suggestion that Zhao Si use Ash to read the stranger’s thoughts.
• Zhao Si sent Ash into the man’s ear and learned that his name was Steve.
• Zhao Si saw Steve’s memories of Minecraft and learned that Steve had entered a Portal and appeared in the crater.
• Steve told Zhao Si that he had lost his crafting ability and needed to return to the crater to recover his power and get home.

Zhao Si searched the Eternal City and a giant ant nest for Steve’s lost power, then helped Steve return to his world. After keeping the incident secret, Zhao Si prepared to visit Caelid, where Jerren was struggling to hold the land together after Radahn’s death.

• Zhao Si took Steve into the Eternal City and searched for his lost power while Steve repeatedly told him it was not there.
• Zhao Si encountered D, who mistook him for an Elden Champion and asked what he was doing there.
• Zhao Si and Steve searched a giant ant nest, where Zhao Si burned through the ants and found Steve’s power inside the ant queen.
• Steve recovered his power, built a portal from obsidian, and returned to his world.
• Zhao Si told Godrick and Helena to keep the incident secret, then planned to visit Caelid and check on Jerren and the Redmane Army.

Godwyn and Radagon met outside Leyndell after Radahn’s funeral procession arrived, and Godwyn explained how Radahn had died. Before parting, Godwyn agreed to carry Radagon’s message to Miquella about Rennala and learned that the Erdtree had fulfilled Radahn’s promise to return a Combat Festival participant to life.

• Zhao Si sealed the entrance to the Eternal City, told Godrick to monitor and gradually take over Caelid, and prepared to visit the region.
• Radagon received Radahn’s funeral procession outside Leyndell, where a Tree Sentinel took the enormous jar into the city.
• Godwyn told Radagon that he had dealt the final blow to Radahn after Miquella’s Knight had weakened him, and Radagon thanked him.
• Godwyn asked Radagon about the rumors concerning him and Rennala, then agreed to carry Radagon’s message to Miquella on an Erdtree Leaf.
• Radagon explained that the Erdtree had fulfilled Radahn’s old promise to return a Combat Festival participant to the Erdtree, and Godwyn realized the person would be resurrected.

Radagon buried Radahn beneath the Erdtree and kept his death from Rennala, while Rykard was ambushed and killed by people from Roundtable Hold. Tanith and Bernahl learned of Rykard’s death and began dealing with the aftermath.

• Godwyn declared war on Radagon before returning to the Haligtree with Erdtree leaves carrying Radagon’s message for Miquella.
• Radagon sent Radahn’s enormous jar through Moat Lake and buried it among the Erdtree’s roots, deciding not to tell Rennala that Radahn was dead.
• Rykard’s procession was ambushed on a narrow road, and attackers used Black Flame, arrows, and swords to kill him.
• Bagralim led the Roundtable Hold attackers, took Rykard’s Great Rune, and escaped with the others after they cleared the scene.
• Tanith and Bernahl learned that Rykard had been killed; Tanith ordered his body examined and buried while Bernahl demanded an investigation.

After Radahn and Rykard died, their armies and territories fractured, leaving Tanith and Jerren to manage the aftermath. Godrick began moving troops into Caelid, claiming Radahn’s land for the Golden Lineage.

• Godwyn learned that Rykard and Radahn had died and concluded that Caria was finished.
• Bernahl arranged Rykard’s funeral, placed his coffin in the magma, and called for revenge, but few answered him.
• Tanith took charge of Volcano Manor while Jerren struggled to keep the remaining Redmane soldiers and castle under control.
• Godrick allowed returning Redmane veterans to cross Limgrave after they surrendered their weapons and armor, and arranged escorts for them.
• Godrick began stationing troops across Caelid, arguing that the region belonged to the Golden Lineage through Godfrey.

Gideon’s plot against Rykard succeeded, and he took the Great Rune Bagralim recovered from him for study. Finger Reader Enia urged Bagralim to join Ranni and revealed that Marika had secretly summoned Tarnished back to the Lands Between.

• Gideon used his intelligence network and the Two Fingers’ support to plan an ambush against Rykard, whom he accused of destroying Roundtable Hold.
• Bagralim returned with the team and showed Gideon the dim Great Rune that had emerged from Rykard.
• Gideon took the Great Rune to study it, while Bagralim reported to Finger Reader Enia.
• Finger Reader Enia encouraged Bagralim to serve Ranni and pursue a chance to become a lord, since her brothers were dead and she needed support.
• Finger Reader Enia told Bagralim that Tarnished elsewhere had received a summons to the Lands Between, secretly issued by Marika.

Old Man was resurrected at Radahn’s request and learned that Radahn had fallen in battle to Godwyn and Miquella’s Knight. After recovering at Redmane Castle, Old Man left seeking a fight and encountered a strange peddler who blocked his slash with a walking stick.

• Old Man emerged from a tomb in Caelid and headed toward Redmane Castle to learn what had happened while he was dead.
• Redmane soldiers told Old Man that Radahn had fulfilled his promise to resurrect him but had since fallen in battle.
• Old Man learned that Godwyn and Miquella’s Knight had defeated Radahn, and heard about the upheaval across the Lands Between.
• After eating and regaining his strength at Redmane Castle, Old Man left while thinking about fighting Juno Hoslow again.
• A cloaked peddler tried to sell Old Man a red beverage, and Old Man attacked, but the peddler blocked his blade with a walking stick.

Old Man killed the potion seller, but the dying man gave him a Pureblood Knight's Medal that transported him to the Mohgwyn Dynasty. A Blood Noble promised that Mohg could empower Old Man enough to wound Godwyn, and Old Man considered the offer.

• Old Man adapted to the potion seller's unusual fighting style and killed him with a decisive Iaijutsu slash.
• As he died, the potion seller gave Old Man a Pureblood Knight's Medal and urged him to meet their king.
• The medal transported Old Man to a blood-filled swamp, where he encountered red Albinaurics and a Blood Noble.
• The Blood Noble identified the place as the Mohgwyn Dynasty and offered to lead Old Man to Lord Mohg.
• The Blood Noble claimed Mohg could grant Old Man power enough to wound Godwyn, and Old Man found the prospect tempting.

Old Man met Mohg in the Mohgwyn Dynasty Mausoleum, where Mohg tested his resolve and strength in a fight. After Old Man nearly cut through Mohg’s forces, Mohg gave him the blood-cursed Rivers of Blood and sent him to display its power in the Lands Between.

• Old Man weighed his chances as the Blood Noble led him to Mohg’s bedchamber in the Mohgwyn Dynasty Mausoleum.
• Mohg asked Old Man why he wanted power, and Old Man said he sought to defeat stronger enemies and would gladly die fighting one.
• Mohg challenged Old Man, who attacked with his blade and fought through Mohg’s blood magic, flies, and flames.
• The Blood Noble summoned guards, but Old Man cut through Mohg’s subordinates and pressed his attack until Mohg’s Bloodboon Ritual brought him down.
• Mohg stopped the Blood Noble from killing Old Man, transformed his blade into Rivers of Blood, healed him, and sent him to demonstrate its power in the Lands Between.

Zhao Si and Helena climbed Radahn's Divine Tower, where the Two Fingers restored Radahn's Great Rune and the Elden Ring called to Zhao Si. He rejected the invitation to challenge Radagon for the throne, choosing instead to focus on his own happiness once the ongoing troubles were resolved.

• Zhao Si and Helena flew to the top of Radahn's Divine Tower, where they found the Two Fingers.
• The Two Fingers took Radahn's Great Rune, restored its radiance, and returned it to Zhao Si, who absorbed it.
• The Elden Ring appeared in Zhao Si's mind, and a woman's voice urged him to defeat Radagon and claim the throne.
• Zhao Si refused the offers of power and a Goddess, deciding he did not want to become Elden Lord.
• Zhao Si resolved to fight Radagon for reasons other than the throne and hoped to enjoy a peaceful life with his companions once the troubles were over.

Zhao Si returned to the Haligtree after finding no useful power in the Great Rune, then learned that Mohg had escaped and attacked Miquella. Miquella revealed his deal with Radagon: Malenia would receive rebirth, but Miquella would have to separate Radagon from Marika and cure Rennala.

• Zhao Si rejected the Great Rune's illusion urging him to seize the throne and returned toward the Haligtree with Helena.
• Mohg sent Old Man to the Mountaintops of the Giants and ordered him to kill anyone except Miquella.
• Melina and Sikatiya talked at the Haligtree while Zhao Si returned and learned that Blood Nobles had attacked Miquella.
• Miquella told Zhao Si that research with Asimi had led him to plan dangerous soul-separation surgery under Sellen's direction.
• Miquella explained that Radagon had agreed to let Rennala grant Malenia rebirth if Miquella separated Radagon from Marika and tried to cure Rennala.