Finally, it's time. We've bested all the demigods in Elden Ring, explored the entire world of the Lands Between, delved into the depths beneath the land and their history, and learned all we can about the Outer Gods. It's time to finally stand before the Elden Ring and become Elden Lord.
Unfortunately, there are still several people standing in our way, trying to keep that from happening. Shocking, I know.
With a handful of Great Runes in our possession, we have almost everything we need to repair the Elden Ring. But if we've learned nothing else from our experiences in the Lands Between, witnessing the horrors and stagnation created by the Golden Order and the demigods, and from our stalwart companion Melina, it's that removing Destined Death from the Elden Ring was a mistake. This is a story about death, after all. We've been dealing out death all over the Lands Between. It's time to restore it as a natural part of the world. To do that, we have to head to the strange mausoleum city of Crumbling Farum Azula.
As always, there are a ton of spoilers to follow.
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After kindling the Flame of Ruin with Melina, fulfilling her purpose (and, perhaps, the plans of Marika--we'll get there), you find yourself awakening in Crumbling Farum Azula. This is a city literally floating in the air, but also in an endless state of disintegration. The place itself makes little or no sense, and it's hard to say exactly what's going on here.
What lore we can glean about Farum Azula is that it's an ancient city, existing outside the normal flow of time. It's also a mausoleum meant to honor an ancient dragon, which seems to be Dragonlord Placidusax, since you can find and fight the two-headed monster dragon as an
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