#black golden goddess

[funsizedcrow]

Link is Hylia's specialist little boy (this is not a good thing for him)

(stills under the cut)

[misunderstood-gold]

[z399]

Happy birthday! 

[naijaalahna]

Sun shining 🌞✨🪴🤎💌 follow me on TikTok 🙏🏾💛@naijaalahna

[oyabuncongress]

Oh beauty!

Oh Pretty!

[blackisdivine]

BLACK & GOLD ✨

[callmerosiie]

☀️🌻

(These were originally gifs but tumblr sucks)

[capturetheraine]

IG: capturetheraine

Model IG: kaymezz.parade

[tenshiharmonia]

Okay, I know there are much wilder things happening right now, but am I the only one who'd really like to see Razor Rex' "seven fearsome Corpse Cardinals" ?

[awakefor48hours]

[frenchvintagedreams]

Anita Ekberg as Sylvia in La Dolce Vita (1960). Directed by Federico Fellini

[misunderstood-gold]

My Chocolate Pomegranate. 🫶🏿😍

[everytaylorswiftsongisaboutcats]

A black dog has taken the stage

[mac-tirs]

helloooo i made an elden ring discord server since my post got a bit of interest. come join :3 (pls be over 18)

[tarnishedinquirer]

The Snow Witch's Story

She appeared before me, Renna the Snow Witch. All I could see were her folded hands, but who else has skin of cracked blue porcelain?

"It happened an age ago. But when I recall, I see it true."

I hadn't even recovered from my first vision yet, so I wanted to tell her "No thanks, I've had enough." But ti didn't seem like I had a choice in the matter. I don't even know if she was really here or not, or this was some preprogrammed message, possibly stored in Torrent's ring whistle.

I was thrust into a forest, watching cloaked figures on horseback. I could feel the chill on my skin.

"On a night of wintry fog, the rune of death was stolen."

Were these the Black Knives? I thought them the Night's Cavalry at first, but it was just similar steeds. What forest could they be riding through?

Everything went dark. A horrible, flesh-rending slice rang through the night. I now saw Godwyn the Golden lying dead on the ground, rune carved into his back. A shadow fell over him and his flesh began to writhe, like worms were crawling under his skin.

"And the demigods began to fall, starting with Godwyn the Golden."

I didn't think it happened that fast. Mere minutes after his death and he's already turning into something else?

A closeup of his closed eye. It writhes, and snaps open. Tears pour out, tainted black and filled with tiny worms.

"Queen Marika was driven to the brink."

Something is wrong with his pupil but I can't quite put my finger on it.

Everything goes dark. When I can see again, there's a large, gnarled, hairy hand, gently placing a crown on a throne.

"The Shattering ensued; a war that wrought only darkness."

I don't recognize the crown, but that was definitely the same sort of throne as used by Godfrey and the Two Fingers. This doesn't seem to be the same place, though. Far too brightly lit for Roundtable Hold or Stormveil.

As if to answer my observation, I now see a wider view. There are many thrones, all at the foot of a broken door. The golden light tells me this is in Leyndell, and this must be the very foot of the Erdtree. A large, robed figure is seen walking away from the central throne, bearing a weapon at his side.

"The Elden Ring was broken, but by whom? And why?

I recognize the outline of the giant, gnarled figure. That's Margit! What is Margit doing in the capital, with a throne and crown? Maybe there's more to the Fell Omen than I thought.

My perspective swept out from the great walls of Leyndell to a siege in progress. Soldiers by the thousands marching upon the walls. Trolls tower above and march with them. Siege towers lumber towards the whiles while catapults launch flaming projectiles. From the walls of the city come ballista bolts of titanic size with something like an incense censer at the back, spewing toxic fumes.

"What could the demigods hope to gain by warring?"

The Tree and Beast symbol is prominent among the soldiers. Their helmets match those I've seen on Godrick soldiers. I don't think Godrick would ever lead a siege on Leyndell, so perhaps this was his predecessor at Stormveil?

A ballista bolt landed so close to me I could feel the grit in the air. When the dust cleared, I was somewhere else. I was on a battlefield, surrounded by the corpses of the dead. Their weapons forming a forest around me. This seemed to pick up right where the other vision had left off, with the scarlet Valkyrie reattaching her arm. She's facing the burning giant, and from his back emerge a multitude of spears just like the one I saw the knight wielding. With his power, the giant man pulls two swords out of the ground, causing chunks of the earth to float up with them. His swords spark with the purple of gravity magic.

"The Conqueror of the Stars, General Radahn

In a completely incongruous detail, the giant man appears to be riding a tiny horse. Also, what does "Conqueror of the Stars" mean?

The Valkyrie readies her sword, the prosthetic so advanced she can almost use it like a regular arm. She rushes forward, meeting him blade for blade.

"And the Blade of Miquella, Malenia the Severed"

I find myself instinctively rooting for Malenia. She seems to be the clear underdog in this fight, even if I know she must be his equal for this battle to even occur.

He knocks off her arm again, but she grasps the blade with her other hand and continue her assault. With lightning agility, she jumps on his back, driving the blade into his shoulder and also into herself. She locks eyes with him as her blood runs down the blade...

"...these two were the mightiest to remain, and locked horns in combat."

It appears that Malenia is saying something to him, but I can't read her lips. Is this how the Scarlet Rot was spread throughout Caelid? Is she the source?

Glowing petals appear on her back, spreading and unfolding like a lotus flower. The petals burst wide, looking as much like hair as flower petals. Glowing pollen spreads from the flower, covering the land.

"But there would be no victor..."

This must've been fatal to them both, or near enough to it. But from what Gideon said, Radahn at least survived, far worse for wear. It's interesting that the sky over Caelid was already red.

Darkness again. Renna slowly fades into view. I can see her lovely doll's face clearly for the first time, as she looks me directly in my mind's eye, without the brim of her hat in the way. Her eyes are glittering blue, not unlike my own, and it seems a mark similar to Melina's anchors her ghost to the doll.

"And so, we inhabit a fractured world. Awaiting the arrival of the Elden Lord. Unless of course, thou shouldst take the crown?"

There is an almost seductive quality to her voice, but it can be hard to tell sometimes. Attractive women are often just nice to me for no reason, and I try not to read too much into it.

And with that I return to my senses. My consciousness is my own again.

Renna is gone, if she was ever actually here. For the first time, I feel like I have more answers than questions, though I have no shortage of those either. I'm going to have to think about these visions, and maybe write down more coherent thoughts later, in context of a Limgrave wrap-up.