Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 440 What's wrong with a fake world?!

Bai Shi met Michaela's gaze, and saw the illusory figure slowly speaking:

"You have finally found this place, your honorable Sun King."

Bai Shi didn't answer, but just went up the stairs step by step, getting closer to Michaela little by little.

Standing quietly in front of Michaela, Bai Shi looked at the young figure.

Bai Shi didn't do anything, just looked Michaela up and down.

Because from the moment he opened his mouth, Bai Shi had already noticed something strange.

The Michaela before him was not a real soul, but just a shadow of the past.

It houses a tiny power, used to maintain the power of the abandoned Great Rune.

Only in this way can he continue to use the power of charm to drive others and buy time for his deification.

Bai Shi looked at the phantom of Michaela and shook his head.

"So you still don't want to give up..."

"It has come to this, and you still want to throw your soul into the Gate of God?"

Michaela's phantom was not surprised, and just said softly:

"You are very perceptive indeed."

"However, our consciousness is synchronized, and our contact at this moment is no different from a real meeting."

Bai Shi asked calmly to Michaela's phantom:

"Your true body has already entered the Gate of God?"

"But it's too late for you. You should know better."

Michaela nodded honestly and answered seriously:
"Yes."

"Unfortunately... I am still a step too slow."

"But even if it's a little slower, I think we should always try to the end."

The conversation between the two was very peaceful, not like that between enemies, but more like a casual greeting.

After all, Michaela at this moment was just an illusion that could be communicated with, so Bai Shi had no reason to attack him.

Bai Shi's gaze passed over Michaela and looked at the huge spiral tower behind Michaela.

The place where Michaela was waiting for him at this moment was the end of the huge staircase leading to the Tower of God from Tower Town, which was also the starting point of the seal.

Michaela's phantom turned around and also looked at the magnificent Tower of God.

"If only we had a little more time..."

"Then maybe I can succeed?"

Bai Shi returned his gaze to Michaela and shook his head.

"It won't work."

"No matter where you start to speed up, I will always be one step faster than you and stop your unrealistic ideas."

Michaela smiled and didn't dwell on what had happened.

"I think so too."

"After all, you have your own ideas about the future of the Junction."

"Then it depends on who can continue their path next."

"Even if I fail in the end, I will accept it gracefully."

"I've actually always been looking forward to moments like this, to be like those heroes."

Bai Shi sighed and shook his head to deny Michaela's idea.

"Unfortunately, I'm afraid I'll disappoint you."

"Because in my opinion, this is not a battle of roads, but a battle of right and wrong."

"I'm here to correct your mistakes."

Michaela was stunned at first, then she sighed slightly.

"Why do you want to completely deny my ideas like this?"

"The world I imagined in my mind is one that can bring peace to the border area..."

Bai Shi looked at Michaela seriously and corrected her:
"Because your idea was wrong from the beginning."

"False happiness, no matter how dreamy it is, cannot be compared with the real thing."

“Even if there are hardships and difficulties in the process, they are genuine.”

"There is no need for false happiness. People on the border can achieve happiness on their own."

Michaela had a very distressed expression on her face.

He was no longer as completely respectful and confident as before, and some other emotions began to spread.

Bai Shi didn't care about Michaela's reaction, this was exactly what he wanted.

The fact that she could no longer remain calm and composed, as if she could face anything, proved that Michaela's outermost psychological defenses had begun to waver.

If you want to correct Michaela's mistake, you must first break his defense and wake him up from his sweet dream.

Michaela took a deep breath and continued to explain to Bai Shi:
"But how long will that take?"

"Borderland, can we still wait until that day?"

"As long as people's thoughts are not unified, disputes, small or big, will always exist."

“Even if we have a common direction today, it may fall apart tomorrow.”

"Because human thoughts are like this, they are always unpredictable."

"If there is no restraint, then the only way to let ideas diverge again is to let them run wild."

In this border area, disputes will never stop.

Michaela had realized this clearly in the sacred tree, the fertile and beautiful sacred tree in which he had placed great hopes.

Beliefs, interests, survival... the overlap and conflict of various factors will ultimately prevent peace from truly coming.

Peace can only be achieved when everything has a common highest standard and all conflicts give way to it.

If you want to be happy, just turn a blind eye.

Even if it means taking away certain freedoms, Michaela hopes that all people can live in peace.

They can have their own pursuits and ideals, but all of these must be under the same constraints to avoid conflicts.

Only in this way can we usher in a world of happiness and peace.

And setting this common standard that will make everyone compromise is something only Michaela can do.

——He will become a god.

He uses his innate ability to seduce others to make them fall in love with him.

As long as there is a common belief that "everyone loves Michaela", the conflicts and hatred between each other will be diluted and compromised under love.

Michaela hoped so, no matter what means were used.

Even if it means bleaching people's hearts.

Bai Shi looked at Michaela who was still immersed in her naive thoughts and shook his head helplessly.

"That's just wishful thinking on your part."

"Mikaela, you are too ignorant of the existence of human beings."

"You're always thinking in your own way, imagining making good decisions for them."

“The king that people desire, the God that people desire, should not be like this.”

Bai Shi approached Michaela step by step, looking down at the young god-man.

"I'm going to tell you right now, they don't need you to make the choice for them."

"If you speak openly about your ideas, some people will naturally choose you as their followers if they want to sink into falsehood and escape reality."

"And more people will also have a unified idea without any disputes, which is to reject you."

"Because kindness forced upon others is indistinguishable from malice."

Bai Shi didn't care about Michaela's feelings and pointed out:
"Although it is cruel, there is a fact you must face."

"Mikaela, actually—you don't have any leadership skills at all."

"You just mistakenly took other people's good impression of you as your own leadership."

"You are strong in knowledge, not wisdom."

As soon as these words came out, Michaela's face suddenly became very ugly.

"Enough..." Michaela lowered her head in dismay, her inner defenses completely broken.

Because it was a fact and he couldn't refute it.

Michaela really relied on charm to get to where she is today.

Without the power of charm, he would probably have no appeal.

Although he has some level of research, he is very adept at various spells, prayers, and even rituals.

Relying on the body that is closest to God, Michaela's ability to comprehend the laws is extremely terrifying.

Whether it is the original gold, charm, or pure gold, it is a level that ordinary people can hardly reach.

The pure golden needle even borrowed the power of some border areas to repel foreign gods, which made it a special power specifically for driving away foreign gods.

But Michaela knew nothing about so-called strategies and plans.

Michaela hadn't even known such a thing existed a long time ago.

Because of the existence of charm.

Michaela had never relied entirely on charm in the past, and even when she was young, she would hardly actively charm.

It's just an unconscious ability, and everyone who sees him will unconsciously develop a good impression of him.

All Michaela had to do was speak her mind and everyone would join in on the cause.

However, it seemed that all this was done for Michaela's following, but it ultimately led to the wrong results today.

When everyone was unconditionally nice to him, because of his charm... Michaela was trapped in a false world.

It is a terrifying thing to live in a world full of kindness.

Such a world is not a heaven, but a hell.

Because the world that Michaela lives in is a completely false world.

Just thinking about it, you can tell what kind of incomplete people will be cultivated in that environment.

No one would point out Michaela's childish mistake.

No one would dispute Michaela's opinion.

Everyone was so enchanted that they would only greet Michaela with a smile.

Unable to even have normal contact and communication with people, the sacred tree was just a dream that Michaela talked to herself.

It was not until the first flowering of Marennia, which polluted the sacred tree, that those followers who were involuntarily bewitched by him broke free from the faint enchantment.

Michaela also woke up from the false world for the first time and saw a corner of the real world.

But the rebellion and the cruelty of reality were too unfamiliar to Michaela.

Such a scene was completely opposite to the peaceful false world he had lived in before, like the two ends of a scale.

The bloodshed that Michaela witnessed during that rebellion even made her resist the real world.

"Such a strange and cruel world is so terrifying..."

'If that's the real world, then what's wrong with a fake world?'

Michaela's mind is immature, as naive and childish as her body which has failed to grow up.

A child's heart should be in need of correction and reliable teaching.

Originally in Rodel, at least there was Radagon who could ignore the charm and gave him the most basic teachings for a period of time.

But in order to try to cure Malenia, Michaela left Rodel prematurely and took her followers to the Holy Snowfield to plant the Holy Tree.

With everyone around him being bewitched, it was impossible for anyone to correct or teach him.

Perhaps Michaela once had a little attachment to the real world.

Because in the real world, he also saw the love of Marenia, Leida, and his followers who had not betrayed him.

However, that feeling was fleeting, and disappeared along with the tears like morning dew.

So Michaela sank.

Sinking into falsehood and escaping from reality.

Golden tree, pure gold, charm, he has so many choices.

But in order to no longer see the real world that frightened him, he chose the temptation of escape.

Michaela found happiness in that false world, and he naively wanted to share it with everyone.

So Michaela came up with an almost impossible dream and headed towards the abyss at full speed.

As the charm became stronger and stronger, the holy tree completely turned into a harmonious and beautiful world where there would be no more conflicts.

Having tasted the sweetness of this move, Michaela decided to expand the scope to the border area.
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Bai Shi had no idea what was in Michaela's mind, but looking at his expression, it was obvious that the words had touched him deeply.

Although she said that she had given up her fear and confusion, Michaela had not yet become a god and was still just a child who had not grown up.

Even when he truly becomes a god, he may not be able to completely get rid of those emotions.

It's a sad story that Michaela didn't know that love still exists in the real world.

All the true love, the love that does not rely on charm and faith, was ignored by him because he was timid and cowardly.

"Love belongs to Torina, and you only have yourself in your heart."

"You don't love anyone, not even yourself."

Michaela fell completely silent and did not react at all.

When Bai Shi saw Michaela's expression, he knew that it was almost enough and he didn't plan to waste any more words on it.

"There is no point in talking too much, a broken bone is the best lesson."

"No matter what means you prepare, I will eliminate them all before you pass through the Gate of God."

"You've given up a lot to get to where you are today, and I..."

Bai Shi slowly stretched out his hand and took out a weapon from the void.

"Unlike you who gave up everything, I took on a lot."

“It’s what I carry that has brought me to where I am now.”

Michaela closed her eyes in pain when she heard these words.

Why doesn't he want to bear the responsibility?
Isn't all he did to make the border area a better place?

But Michaela is very self-aware and knows that she cannot shoulder the responsibility of everyone's life like Bai Shi.

Because he is not strong enough, and even very fragile.

So when Michaela was burdened with the lives of others, she couldn't move forward at all.

So if you don't give up something, you won't be able to reach the end.

Inside the Gate of God, the slow process that was already impossible to complete in time was now close to a complete standstill.

Michaela held her head and slowly squatted down, looking nothing like she did before.

"I...I don't know."

"When I see you shining brightly, I wonder, what am I..."

"Why can't I do something like this?"

"Gentle and powerful, this is the heart I've always dreamed of..."

"I'm jealous of you, I envy you, I admire you..."

Bai Shi was silently looking at Michaela's phantom when a female voice suddenly sounded behind him, ending the conversation.

"You're right. It's really up to us to decide with strength."

When Bai Shi heard this voice that left a deep impression on him, he immediately frowned.

She shouldn't be here...

Bai Shi no longer paid attention to Michaela and turned around to look behind him.

The divine beast stage in Tower Town was now covered with pitch-black thorns, with two pitch-black shadow trees climbing up on the left and right.

An alien figure dragged a body stitched together from several insects and respectfully followed another dashing figure, climbing the stairs quickly with its dense limbs.

In front of the Bud Saint, Malenia clenched the prosthetic sword in her hand and finally adjusted the prosthetic hand.

She had a long dream.
The body is as pale as gold, and the blood is corrupted...

Countless corpses were piled up just to wait for that person to return.

And now, she has finally woken up from the dream, so she should continue to protect her brother's dream.

Marennia stood on the stairs, looking up at Bai Shi, and slowly spoke:
"If you want to take away my brother's only remaining dream...then defeat me."

"Down with the invincible, Mikaela's blade──Down with me, Marenia."

(End of this chapter)