Nidhogg and Rogier emerged from the tunnel together, walking onto the dilapidated bridge where the wind howled, amidst the many worn-out weapons embedded in the floor.
At the end of the crumbling bridge, atop a cozy tower, almost the next moment they appeared, golden light poured into it, gradually taking shape, revealing a giant figure.
"Oh, Tarnished—consumed by the fire of ignorant ambition, deluded for the sake of the Elden Ring?"
The giant figure leaped high from the tower and crashed heavily onto the bridge, making a loud noise and raising dust.
The wind blew from the side, dispersing the smoke and dust, revealing the giant's original form.
He looked like a haggard old man with white hair and a grey cloak, appearing quite aged and simple.
However, the numerous horns on his head, his hairy arms, and his thick tail indicated that he was no ordinary human.
The giant raised a rotten wooden scepter in his hand, which was actually a cursed sword, and pointed it at Nidhogg and Rogier, who had come to challenge him.
"Then, including the fire of ambition, it should be extinguished. I, Margit the Fell Omen, shall execute you immediately."
Startled by this rising momentum, Slan, Azan, Serpico, and the four Dabasha in the tunnel changed color in shock and also understood why Nidhogg and Rogier were so serious.
Rogier held onto his magic hat, which the wind nearly blew away, and then seriously drew his rapier and magic wand, holding them in his left and right hands.
Nidhogg produced his Golden Halberd and pointed it at the sky. Then two golden lights fell upon him and Rogier. Together, they received a bonus in attack and defense—Golden Vow for a certain duration.
"This..." Rogier was surprised, feeling the power coursing through his body. He couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect you to be able to take the Golden Halberd of the knights of the royal capital of Leyndell and use it. This is incredible."
Nidhogg's actions didn't stop there. He put away the Golden Halberd, took out the Grafted Blade Greatsword, and also raised it, its tip pointing to the sky. The bonus from Oath of Vengeance descended upon him.
However, at that very moment, the giant calling himself Margit, the Fell Omen, became enraged by Nidhogg's use of Golden Vow. His eyes narrowed slightly, staring at Nidhogg.
"You are worthy of using such a combat skill? A skill that only knights who have sworn to fight for the Erdtree can use? This is shameless!"
Margit's left hand grabbed, and a golden dagger appeared in his hand. Then he threw the golden dagger towards Nidhogg. With a loud FWOOSH!, it rapidly tore through the air and stabbed at Nidhogg!
Nidhogg calmly made no move, because he saw Rogier raise his hand. So he continued doing what he needed to do: put away the Grafted Blade Greatsword and take out his Spirit Calling Bell.
And indeed, the sword in Rogier's hand was covered in blue glintstone light. It suddenly soared into the air, shooting out qi, shattering the golden flying dagger!
Margit didn't stop and threw a second golden throwing dagger, which was also shattered by Rogier's thrusting sword qi.
At the same time, Nidhogg completed his summoning. The Lost Knights Ingvall and Oleg appeared simultaneously, each drawing their halberd and twin swords.
Nidhogg stopped preparing and drank Cerulean Tears from his Flask to restore his focus.
The reason he made such complicated preparations was that the Margit before him was clearly not going to be a rigid character in the game with a fixed attack pattern, attacking on sight and difficult to lock onto as a target of hatred.
This was a living demigod clone, undoubtedly a strong enemy, a monster!
Yes, Margit was one of the demigods, a duplicate of Morgott, who had two diametrically opposite titles: "Grace-Given Lord" and "Fell Omen."
Godwyn, Morgott, and Mohg were children of the "Eternal Queen" Marika and the "First Elden Lord" Godfrey, but their fates were very different.
Godwyn, born with the blessing of the Erdtree, was the undisputed crown prince.
However, Morgott and Mohg were born without the Erdtree's blessing and bore the appearance of omens. Therefore, they were abandoned and imprisoned in the sewers of the royal capital of Leyndell by Marika and Godfrey.
The so-called "omen" was actually a manifestation of the body related to the crucible. Naturally, this meant nothing in the Age of the Crucible, but in the Age of the Erdtree, it was considered a curse and defilement.
Although a prince didn't necessarily have to be considered a "born slave" like the winged misbegotten, he was also destined to remain unseen.
These omen sons were abandoned and imprisoned in the Leyndell sewers, left to fend for themselves.
However, Godfrey's exile, combined with the subsequent "Night of the Black Knives," changed the situation.
Godwyn died. Marika shattered the Elden Ring and vanished. Almost all the demigods participated in the "Shattering" for fragments of the Ring.
After Morgott and Mohg were shattered by the Elden Ring, their shackles were removed. They were able to regain their freedom and leave their dark life in the sewers.
However, considering the current situation across the entire Junction and the ongoing Shattering wars, Morgott made an unexpected decision.
He decided to stay in the royal capital of Leyndell to protect the Erdtree.
He was clearly born an omen child, with no chance of blessings. Yet he was still willing to become a guardian of the Erdtree, not because he was loved and wanted to give something back, but simply because he wanted to love.
Mohg couldn't understand Morgott's choice. He only left a clone of himself in the royal capital of Leyndell and hurriedly left to establish his own blood dynasty.
Also leaving was Godwyn's bloodline, the "grafted" Godrick.
He fled the royal capital of Leyndell amidst the chaos, came to Limgrave, and took Stormveil Castle as his domain.
As a result, in the vast royal capital of Leyndell, only one demigod remained, barely holding on—Morgott.
To command the defenders of Leyndell, he also had to disguise himself as the "Grace-Given Lord" and hide his identity as an omen son to earn the trust of the knights and soldiers.
Even with such a disadvantage, Morgott repelled the attacks of Radahn the Starscourge and the Redmane Legion, and also protected the royal capital of Leyndell.
It's a pity that many Elden Ring fragments were taken by the demigods.
At the same time, Morgott transformed into two clones and appeared directly as the omen son, known as Margit the Fell Omen, used by the "Grace-Given Lord" Morgott.
This was also the reason he had the titles "Grace-Given Lord" and "Fell Omen"—one in the light, the other in the dark.
Morgott ordered one clone to remain on the outskirts of Leyndell, and the other clone to go to Stormveil Castle to protect the bloodline of his elder brother Godwyn—Godrick. This could be considered an act of favor towards Godwyn.
Of course, Morgott did this because he didn't trust Godrick to stop the Tarnished who were gathering in response to the call and wanted to become the Elden Lord. So he sent his clone to guard the level, ready for any trouble.
Godrick told his subordinates that Margit was invited by him, but in fact, it was just his boasting. Only he, Morgott, and Margit knew the real reason.
It could be said that among the demigods, Morgott was the most respectable and, at the same time, the most powerful demigod.
Although Margit was only one of his clones, he was the weaker of the two, but his threat level could not be ignored.
After all the preparations and focus restoration, Nidhogg drew Bloodhound's Fang in respect.
Rogier stood before him and, having shattered two of Margit's golden throwing daggers, couldn't help but look back at the two Lost Knights standing beside Nidhogg and exclaimed:
"You even have a Spirit Calling Bell that summons Lost Knights, and a Bloodhound Knight's fang... It seems your past experiences have been quite exciting."
Nidhogg calmly replied, "Your glintstone combat skills are as beautiful as magic."
Rogier was momentarily stunned, looked at the wand and thrusting sword in his hand, and laughed self-deprecatingly: "I am just Hinayana magic. The real Mahayana magic requires going to the Raya Lucaria Academy in Liurnia of the Lakes."
"Oh, are you finished talking?"
At that moment, Margit's cold voice nearby interrupted their conversation. He advanced towards them, raising the scepter and cursed sword in his hand.
FWOOSH—!
The cursed sword scepter, like a thick tree trunk, suddenly struck them both in shock!
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