Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 435 The Road to Godhood
After Bai Shi finished speaking, he picked up the teacup again, sat in his seat and looked at Tolina quietly.

Love should be about loving specific people, not abstract people.

But spiritual sustenance is completely opposite to love; they are two different concepts.

Because I don’t know what love is and how to love.

So that love eventually becomes a spiritual sustenance that is even more important than themselves, as if they are living for it.

For a complete person, this is totally unacceptable.

Tolina opened her mouth slightly, thinking over Bai Shi's words.

Bai Shi's words just now were a bit too philosophical, but Torina herself was not stupid.

Perhaps Tolina also thought about a lot of things in this dark dream, so she quickly realized what white consciousness meant.

When a person's spiritual sustenance is a non-abstract, concrete person, then in the end he will probably only end up in misfortune and destruction.

However, she and the twins of the Holy Tree all made the same mistake, which is why things are like this now.

Obviously, the starting point was all because of love and trust, but in the end, they were hurt by each other.

And Tolina also understood that Bai Shi’s attitude was now clear.

Bai Shi believes that such a relationship and dependence is wrong, so he refuses to be Torina's love.

Bai Shi hopes to correct and cut off this inherently incomplete love in her.

This is to allow Torina to finally become a truly independent 'person', rather than being someone's appendage as before.

After receiving Bai Shi's reply, Torina bit her lip.

She knew in her heart that this was Bai Shi’s tenderness, but the tears could not stop flowing down her face.

"Sorry……"

"I know it's hard to talk about, but I can't help it."

"To ask such an impolite person for help from my lifesaver..."

"I am too weak to let go of this emotion."

Bai Shi reached out his hand, crossed the narrow table and wiped away the tears on Torina's face again, and said softly:

"It's not a 'human' who has no tears to shed, it's a 'monster'."

"This weakness is not your fault. The imperfections you were born with are unavoidable."

"Be happy that you can at least shed tears."

Bai Shi was a little skeptical. Would the other half of Michaela still shed tears now?
The god he wanted to be so much - could God also shed tears?

But there is no love in Michaela's heart, all his "love" is already with Bai Shi.

Without love, even if one becomes a god, who can one save? For whom can one shed tears?
Bai Shi looked at Tolina, and seemed to see the shadows of the Holy Tree Twins at the same time.

People who have lacked love since childhood will madly give their love to those who do not lack love.

This is often due to a distorted lack of perception of love and a lack of understanding of what love is.

If they fall in love with someone, they will love madly.

But they lack love and cannot give true love. Such behavior is like a beggar donating money to a rich man.

Bai Shi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he suddenly felt a little emotional.

He seemed to be somewhat like this in the past.

That was a long, long time ago, before he came to the border.

But now Bai Shi has received love.

Only those who have love in their hearts can have the energy to share their love with more people.

Love is not like Michaela's charm, which is cold and just repeating the word "love" without understanding its meaning.

True love is passionate, it is the scorching sunshine that heals each other's lives.

Torina chewed on Bai Shi's words and suddenly smiled.

It was a smile that contained a hint of misery.

Tolina grabbed Bai Shi's hand which was about to withdraw and gently placed it on her cheek again.

This powerful hand had just wiped away her tears and also brought her warmth and strength.

Tolina looked at Bai Shi and spoke again, saying slowly:

"You are right. Our existence, including that emotion, is indeed too abnormal."

"But I didn't even know which one was right until you told me."

"Because no one has ever said such words to me, and no one has ever corrected our mistakes..."

Bai Shi smiled and replied to Torina:

"It doesn't matter. At least I can change from now on and find out what true love is like."

"I hope you are prepared for the pain of growing up."

Bai Shi paused, looked into Tolina's eyes, and said seriously and firmly:
"If you are willing to change and become a complete person..."

"Then I am naturally willing to witness this process. This is my promise to you."

"No matter how weak and timid you are, or even if you think this is a dream and not reality, I will fulfill my promise."

"Even if you need me to call your name a thousand times, I will answer you again and again, just to make you believe that I am by your side."

Tolina felt the warmth of Bai Shi's palm, and her heart was beating so fast that it almost jumped out of her chest.

She didn't know if this was the love that Bai Shi hoped she could find, but she felt very happy at the moment.

Bai Shi looked at Tolina and suddenly realized that the way she looked at him seemed to be getting more and more wrong.

Although from the process point of view, he has always been the one who took the initiative in teaching.

But judging from the results, I feel like I'm still being manipulated.
Alas, there are still aspects that he cannot cope with.

Bai Shi shook his head and decided to turn the topic to Michaela.

Then Bai Shi said to Tolina:

"This matter is settled."

"Now tell me about Michaela."

When Tolina heard Michaela's name, her expression became serious and she said to Bai Shi:
"Please, please stop Michaela."

"Don't let him become a god..."

"To him, gods are cages, and imprisoned gods can't save anyone."

Tolina took a deep breath and pleaded with Bai Shi:

"Please kill Michaela and let him be free..."

Bai Shi looked at Tolina and saw the emotion in her eyes at the moment.

Torina was not seeking revenge for Michaela's abandonment of her. Although she was in pain, she did not feel resentment.

Even though Torina was ruthlessly abandoned, she did not resent Michaela.

Because she knew best that Michaela had also given everything for this false dream.

Only by putting everything he had - his entire body, the fate of the son of the golden tree, and even half of his body - on the line, could he barely hold on to that illusory straw.

Michaela has too few cards in his hand, and only by doing this can he enter the sealed Gate of God.

Torina made this decision because of her pity for Michaela.

Bai Shi saw that Torina was so determined and couldn't help but ask:

"Are you determined to do this even if you will die as a result?"

Tolina nodded and answered decisively:

"I am the other half of Michaela..."

"I know his thoughts and actions clearly, and I know how horrific his plan is."

"But because I longed for that 'stable' era, I turned a blind eye to the falsehood behind that beautiful scene and just followed silently." "Since I didn't point out his mistakes as a half-body in the past, I ended up letting him sink deeper and deeper..."

"Then naturally I am partly responsible for this."

"To pay for the mistake I made, death is no longer a terrible thing."

When Michaela was around, her heart was broken, but when she was away from him, she couldn't live alone.

But being able to meet Bai Shi in the last moments already made her very satisfied.

Two souls may not meet by chance.

If she hadn't happened to hear Bai Shi's words while half asleep and half awake, then perhaps she wouldn't even have the ability to embrace him into her dream.

It’s a pity that she is the abandoned half of her body and has no strength left at all.

The abandoned Torina died, and Michaela might be seriously injured, but she might not die.

But once Michaela died, Torina was destined to disappear with her.

Bai Shi is powerful, yet has a gentle heart.

This is a trait that the fragile Tolina does not have.

Tolina was deeply attracted by this trait and couldn't look away.

Looking at the warm dream through the eyes of white consciousness, Tolina seemed to have touched that fiery soul.

Looking up at Bai Shi infatuatedly, Tolina said with regret:
"If I... No, if we could have met you earlier."

"Maybe if we could all get the right guidance, we wouldn't have come to this point..."

Unlike Tolina's regret, Bai Shi was not interested in this hypothesis.

Torina and Malenia were fine, but Bai Shi didn't want to be targeted by Michaela, a little boy.

After thinking for a while, Bai Shi responded tactfully:

"What happened in the past cannot be changed, and there is no point in talking about it anymore."

"As for the future... before you truly become a human, I won't let you just disappear like this."

"And things haven't reached the point where they are completely irreversible."

"Tell me what Michaela thinks. Maybe I can find a way to make everyone happy."

Torina blinked and told Mikaela's plan:
"Micaela wants to become a god and use the power of godhood to whiten people's hearts."

"To do this, he must go to the sealed Shadow Tower."

"In that shadow tower, there is a gate of God, and that is where a god was born."

"The existence of the Gate of God is kept a closely guarded secret, for that is where our mother, Queen Malika, became a deity."

Tolina sighed and continued:
"Micaela wants to recreate the ritual of becoming a god, following the path our mother took to become a god."

"However, the Shadow Tower is completely sealed. Only a special fire can burn the sealed tree."

"Such fire is completely impossible to find, and the only remaining ones may be like Mr. Messermo, which we are unable to obtain."

"To do this, we must find another way. Mikaela needs to abandon everything and bypass the seal to get closer to the Gate of God."

Bai Shishi heard Torina mention this and couldn't help but ask a question he had always had:
"Micaela abandoned his body and entered the Shadow Tower to contact the Gate of God. Although I don't know how he did it, I can understand it."

"However, can a soul alone become a god? A god without a body?"

"Can you tell me a little bit about that?"

Tolina nodded slightly and continued:

"Becoming a god is not an easy thing. There are many restrictions."

"But as long as the soul enters the Gate of God, it can be said that half of the success has been achieved."

"Because in the ritual of the Gate of God, the reshaping of the body is inevitable."

"Only by reshaping the body of a god can it be a divine body that is capable of bearing the law."

"And a body like that would allow Michaela to break free from the limitations of the past and no longer be forever young."

Bai Shi nodded slightly and did not question the idea of reshaping his body.

Except for two special endings, all other endings still have the fragmented remains of Queen Marika containing the ring.

This is enough to prove the special nature of the container of the magic ring, and most of the time only gods can bear it.

Torina recalled her previous steps and explained them to Bai Shi in detail:

"The Gate of God has terrifying power. We only found information about it in history, so we decided to risk everything to find the possibility."

"As for the specific situation of the Gate of God, we don't necessarily know more than you do."

"It's just that we found the most crucial point in our contact with the Horned People, which is the method to activate the Gate of God."

"We don't need to know too much. It is enough to know how to become a god."

On the journey to find the Gate of God, Torina has always been by Michaela's side, so she knows the conditions clearly.

Tolina stared at Bai Shi and listed the conditions.

"If you want to become a god, you must be a qualified person."

"In addition, a large number of sacrifices are needed, and flesh, blood, and souls are thrown into the furnace to forge the body of the god."

"In the Gate of God, there must be the guidance of the King in order for God to walk out smoothly."

"And the person Michaela is looking for to be the king is Lord Latan, who made a promise with him in the past."

Tolina looked at Bai Shi and said very seriously:
"Among these conditions, the most important one is whether one is qualified."

"If you are not qualified, you will not be able to use the Gate of God anyway. Sacrifices and the King are just empty talk."

"But if he is the chosen one, even... even sacrifices and a king may not be necessary..."

"This is what the people of the Horned Nation told Michaela. I can't guarantee whether it's true or not."

"It is precisely because there has never been such a person that the Horned Nation was completely unable to use the Tower of God after it was built."

Torina looked up, her eyes filled with sadness.

"To become a god means to accept shackles more eternal than death."

“Although we have only found some traces from the phantoms of the past, we have also discovered the terrifying figures hidden behind the history of the borderland.”

"Once you become a god, the final outcome may not be what Michaela wants."

Bai Shi glanced to the side. It seemed that Torina and Michaela had also discovered something.
I don’t know whether they found traces of the Beast of Elden, or the finger-headed creature that pretended to be the Supreme Will.

Bai Shi looked up, thinking about the information in Torina's words.

Michaela has obviously prepared all the conditions, and the progress is now quite good.

But now that he has understood the situation, it is impossible for him to continue so smoothly.

In the end, Michaela had to be severely reprimanded.

But I have to say that the Gate of God is truly an incredible existence.

The fanatical religious beliefs of the Horned People actually allowed them to find a way to touch the sky and gods.

I just don’t know if it’s because they have done too many sins in the past and therefore were cursed, causing them to never be able to find their own gods successfully.

The Horned People cursed Marika when they were on the verge of extinction, but in the past, their nation had probably been overwhelmed by countless curses.

The curse on the borderland is indeed powerful, so Bai Shi thinks this is quite possible.

The terrifying existence of the royal ghost was caused by a curse.

This alone is enough to prove the terrifying power of the curse.

At this moment, Bai Shi wanted to know something more than this question.

With his chin supported by his knuckles, Bai Shi slowly leaned towards Torina and asked:

"So, am I qualified to become a god?"

(End of this chapter)