Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Klein's expression turned extremely serious, and he said in a deep voice:

"I suspect He has been corrupted again!"

Klein's assessment immediately caught Ember's attention, and he inquired:

"What's the reason?"

Klein said in a deep voice:

"The message He asked me to deliver was, 'You should go to the moon; someone is waiting for you there.'"

Klein's expression was extremely serious; he was clearly not joking.

When Mr. Door returned, he was already a puppet of the Fallen Mother Goddess. Although he still had a certain degree of self-awareness, it was infinitely close to zero, and even the Seven Gods could not help him remove the pollution.

Therefore, Mr. Door's return can only have two outcomes:

Either the Seven Gods prevented Mr. Door from returning, leading to his death and dissipation. Or Mr. Door successfully descended, becoming a true god of Sequence 0, causing the power of the Outer Gods to prematurely and massively infiltrate reality, thus destroying the world.

The existence of the embers provides a third option—

The invasion of the Outer God was stopped, Mr. Door survived, and the Outer God's corruption was extinguished by the First Flame.

Of course, saying "clear" is not entirely accurate.

For any being, the First Flame is also a form of pollution, and it is a pollution that is no less terrifying than that of the Outer Gods, or even more so, because this pollution does not affect individuals or gods, but the entire world!

But this kind of "pollution" is pure enough, safe enough, and harmless enough.

The process of "cleansing" the pollution from external gods is actually just two kinds of "pollution" fighting each other.

In the end, the "contamination" of the "First Flame" triumphed, the contamination of the Outer God was devoured, and Mr. "Door" regained his sanity as a result.

Up to this point, everything has turned out perfectly.

Klein believed in the power of the Embers and also believed that the essence of the "First Flame" was superior to that of the Outer Gods.

The First Flame could even discern the corruption of the 'Creator,' so the corruption of Outer Gods would be even less of a concern. Yet, Mr. 'Door' suddenly uttered those words, making it hard for Klein not to suspect that He had once again been corrupted by Outer Gods!

What decent person would advise you to go to the moon?

Aren't Mr. Door and Roselle both corrupted by the Outer Gods on the moon?

Klein didn't believe that Mr. "Door" was unaware of the dangers of the moon, yet He still asked Klein to help convey the message. What else could this be but being influenced by pollution?

Because of Mr. Door's words, Klein began to doubt everything Mr. Door had said before. Those words might not all be false, but they might conceal a more deadly trap, one that must be guarded against.

However, contrary to Klein's expectations, Ember was not too surprised upon hearing this; on the contrary, he seemed to have expected it.

Just as Klein was about to ask, he heard Ember speak:

"Don't worry, it's not pollution, it's just a transaction."

"trade?"

Klein's expression shifted slightly. He didn't believe that anything contaminated could survive the First Flame, which was why he said that Mr. "Door" was likely contaminated again. But since the embers said it wasn't contaminated, there was no need to doubt it.

Mr. Door is indeed fine.

But the transaction... with whom? When did it take place?

A question popped into Klein's mind, and soon the answer appeared—Mr. "Door" had been trapped in the starry sky for thousands of years, and had been corrupted and controlled by the fallen Mother Goddess for all those years.

In this situation, it is unrealistic to say that Mr. "Door" could unite with other beings, but what if a being on the moon made some deal with Mr. "Door" on its own?

You should know that there are not only red moons in this world, but also blue moons!

For deities, symbolism is, in a sense, just as important as authority, so no deity would allow any other existing symbol to conflict with its own.

For example, the Crimson Moon, among the seven great gods, is a symbol unique to the goddess of night.

The other six gods each have their own symbols and do not infringe upon each other's. Even though the God of War and the Goddess of War are hostile to each other, neither of them tries to steal the other's symbol in spreading their faith. The same is true for the Lord of Storms, the Eternal Sun, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom.

This is true for the gods, and it is certainly true for the 'Old Days' above the gods as well.

That red moon represents the 'original moon' and the 'fallen mother goddess,' which is enough to demonstrate this symbol of the 'old day.' Since there is already the symbol of the 'red moon,' there is absolutely no need for Her to create a blue moon, as this would only diminish Her authority and symbolism.

In other words, that blue moon should belong to another "Old One"! An Old One who is qualified to take away the authority of the "Red Moon"!

The Blue Moon and the Red Moon both represent symbolic meanings of the moon, but these two are actually conflicting. This conflict in symbolism means that the two figures corresponding to the Blue Moon and the Red Moon in the past were not very harmonious.

Under such circumstances, it is not difficult to understand why the old days, symbolized by the "Blue Moon," would make a deal with Mr. "Door."

This is essentially the Old One, symbolized by the 'Blue Moon,' causing trouble for the 'Fallen Mother Goddess.' After all, although these Outer Gods also covet the source matter and extraordinary characteristics of this world, they are not allies but competitors.

While they might not fight to the death before the world barrier—after all, that would only benefit other beings—the fact that they can't kill each other doesn't mean they won't hinder or sabotage one another.

Clearly, Mr. Door is such a character.

The problem is, if the "Blue Moon," symbolizing the Old Ones, is meant to hinder the Fallen Mother Goddess, why would Mr. "Door" have to convey such a message to Ember? Was this deal made when Mr. "Door" returned?

impossible!

At that time, only the Fallen Mother Goddess appeared, and she would not allow other Great Old Ones to interfere.

Therefore, this transaction could only have been completed over the past thousand years!

Why would someone specifically seek out Mr. "Door" to make a deal, asking him to convey such a message? Or perhaps the old one, symbolized by the "Blue Moon," had already foreseen the appearance of the embers, and thus placed Mr. "Door" as a pawn in advance?

If that's the case, then this being from the past must know Ember, and is certain that Ember is within this world, just not yet awakened...

Klein quickly pieced together the whole story in his mind. Although it was just a guess, he was 80% sure that it was true!

Based on this speculation, Klein also had some guesses about the identity that "Blue Moon" symbolizes in the past.

"To know Ember and to make a deal with Mr. 'The Door' in advance, this person is most likely from the Dark Souls world."

"That's not surprising. If 'Black Witch' Carla can become an angel, and Krona can become a 'God,' why can't other beings become the Old Ones? But who exactly is the symbol of the 'Blue Moon'?"

"If we're talking about characters in the Dark Souls world related to the 'moon'..."

Klein's eye twitched, because the only person he could think of related to the "moon" was Gwyndolin, the Shadow Sun!

Gwyndolin, the Shadow Sun, also known as the Darkmoon God, founded the Knights of the Darkmoon with the Darkmoon Sword as its symbol!

Throughout the continent of Lordran, most places can only see the bright or dim "First Flame," while only in Irithyll and Anor Londo can the cold moon be seen, which is the symbol of the Darkmoon God.

But surely he can't actually be a cross-dresser, right?

Although Klein immediately associated the word "moon" with cross-dressing, he did not hesitate to deny this guess.

The reason is also very simple.

Judging from the hierarchy shown in the "Dream World", the Lord of Cinder is at least a Sequence 2 angel, while the Twin Princes are Sequence 1 angels.

Therefore, the gods appointed by the divine race were basically all angels of Sequence 2 to Sequence 1. This level of power is consistent with the subordinate gods to which the eight ancient gods of the Second Era belonged.

They possessed power far exceeding that of ordinary people, yet they posed no threat to Gwyndolin, the "chief god."

As the successor to Gwyn, the "Sun King," and the only remaining chief god of the gods, Gwyndolin is undoubtedly a true god at Sequence 0. Only with such power can His rule be guaranteed against challenges from other gods.

However, as the end of the world approaches.

In the end, this "God of the Dark Moon" was tricked by the seemingly "honest and kind" Sulyvahn.

The specific methods are unknown, but it is certain that the "God of the Dark Moon" fell ill, and this "illness" was undoubtedly poisoned by Sulyvahn, a "divine plague" that can weaken even gods.

From this point on, Sulyvahn began to systematically eliminate those loyal to Gwyndolin.

The witches who once protected Irithyll, upheld the rule of the Darkmoon God, led the Papal Knights, and were knighted as paladins were also seduced by the flames of sin, becoming cold-blooded undead wielding the light of fire.

The Darkmoon Knights, directly under the "God of Darkmoon," were completely wiped out, and Yorshka, the former Pope and current leader of the Darkmoon Knights, was imprisoned in the tower.

Without the protection of these powers, the Dark Moon God, now "sick," lost all his rights and was imprisoned by Sulyvahn.

Even the Silver Knights, who are also gods and should be loyal to the God of the Dark Moon, have shown signs of betrayal.

The final result was that the "Dark Moon God" was devoured by the Mud Aldrich!

A supreme god, the successor handpicked by the Sun King Gwyn, who clearly possessed the power to crush everyone, ended up like this. Calling him a piece of trash wouldn't be an exaggeration, would it?

Moreover, Gwyndlin was incompetent in both his personal conduct and his work. He was first betrayed by his former superiors and later by his poor judgment of character. If he had done even one thing right, he wouldn't have ended up doing everything wrong.

Although with the power of His supreme god, He was the most likely to restore the old order, Klein decisively rejected this conjecture.

Compared to a crossdresser, Yulshka is more likely.

But this still doesn't explain why the moon is blue.

You should know that in the Dark Souls world, the moon also has a cold and bright appearance!

But who else could it be but Yorshka?

Klein racked his brains but couldn't figure it out. Who else in Dark Souls was related to the moon? He didn't believe it was just the moon; it had to be the Blue Moon.

Priscilla is one of them; she is a pure white half-dragon and has countless connections to the white dragon Seath. Seath, on the other hand, created the Moonlight Butterfly, which can also be considered a connection to the 'moon'.

Thinking of this, Klein suddenly remembered something—

Given Priscilla's demigod-dragon identity, there are two rather far-fetched theories about her origins.

The first theory is that Priscilla is the daughter of Seath the White Dragon and Gwyn.

Although Gwyn and Seath are both male, given Seath's mental state, the possibility that He used the Ring of Transformation to tempt Gwyn cannot be ruled out.

The second claim is even more outrageous: that Priscilla is the daughter of Heath and Gwyndolin!

After all, the cross-dresser was raised as a daughter from childhood and has the Transformation Ring that allows him to transform into a real woman. Meanwhile, Seath the White Dragon yearned to study the bloodlines of the gods. In order to obtain a hybrid of white dragon and god blood, he forced himself on Gwyn, the Sun King, while he was away linking the First Flame, and had a daughter with Gwyndolin.

Gwyndolin was wary of the power of Seath the White Dragon, and in order to secure his position as the chief god, he needed the duke's support. So he had no choice but to humiliatingly conceal the matter and send his newborn daughter into the world of paintings, pretending that nothing had happened. That makes perfect sense, doesn't it?

Klein's expression was subtle. He put aside all his guesses and, after careful consideration, asked:

"Is the person symbolized by the 'Blue Moon' someone you used to know?"

Ember paused for a moment, then nodded slightly:

"It should be."

Klein then asked:

"Priscilla or Yorshka? It can't be Gwyndolin, can it?"

"Neither."

"Ember slowly spoke," Yu Jin said.

Klein was taken aback; this answer was completely unexpected.

Neither of them? Then who could it be?

In a world where everything is related to the First Flame, there are only a handful of things in Dark Souls that are related to the Moon. Who else could it be?

Yu Jin rubbed his temples and said slowly:

"You don't need to guess anymore, I think I have a clue."

"But it's not the right time yet. I won't go to the moon until things here are resolved."

Klein nodded thoughtfully, then asked:

"What can I do?"

Ember waved his hand and said:

"Become the 'Fool' as soon as possible, then you'll need to compete with Amon for the position of Lord of Mysteries. Until then, there's very little you can do. However, there is one thing you can do right now."

"What is it?" Klein's expression turned serious.

Ember said in a calm tone:

"Propagating the doctrine of creation through the first fire within the church of 'Fools'."

The words "Church of the Fools" made Klein's eye twitch, but the words "First Fire Creation Theory" immediately made him realize what was going on.

Many of the things they did before were actually laying the groundwork for this theory; the dream world is one example.

But if you ask Klein to create a "Genesis" or a "Book of the Holy Word" himself... that would be really difficult.

"I'll give it a try."

Klein gave a somewhat vague answer.

The Abraham family and the Silver City are already jointly compiling the "Fool's Bible." At worst, he can issue a divine decree to have them compile content about the "First Flame Creation." In any case, he doesn't need to do it personally.