Elden Monarch [Dark Souls 2 SotFS X Elden Ring Crossover]

Chapter 26 - Lunar Eclipse

I watched as Godwyn left the stone table behind and stood up to the full height his new body allowed, although the empty armor made him shorter than me, I did not doubt that this did not affect his power.

He made a gesture similar to taking a deep breath and stepped forward on shaky legs, generating metallic clicks with each small hesitant movement, only to shout an insult as he fell forward.

I quickly advanced; grabbing him by the shoulders and helping him stand again.

"Thank you..." The demigod murmured. He might not have a face now, but his voice revealed his shame.

"You're welcome. Take as much time as you want to get used to your new condition." I replied, smiling sympathetically and watching as Godwyn readjusted himself and tried to walk again, only to obtain a similar result as before.

He leaned on the stone table this time, preventing himself from falling as his legs shook like leaves in the wind.

I frowned in irritation as I watched his various attempts, the demigod becoming increasingly frustrated with each failure, to the point of punching his armored legs, and yelling for them to work.

I clicked my tongue as I shook my head in disappointment, approached Godwyn, cringing slightly at the metallic clicks echoing off the walls, and rested one of his arms on my shoulder.

"What... What are you doing?" Godwyn asked in surprise.

"I am helping you, since you prefer to act as a child." I teased, smiling slightly.

"Hmph! I am Godwyn the Golden, a demigod, but I have trouble walking as I walked my whole life." Godwyn replied sarcastically.

"Well, you can walk again now, but you need to start slowly, one step at a time."

He grunted angrily, but nodded, accepting my words, and did as I suggested. Then we left Seluvis' basement behind, synchronizing our steps until we reached a desirable pace.

"I feel like a baby learning to walk," Godwyn commented as we climbed the stairs.

"You have the attitude of one."

"So, you find me adorable?"

"Annoying and loud describe you better."

"I'll pretend I didn't hear your words. Besides, how do you know the attitude of a baby? Haven't you lost most of your memories?"

"Interesting question, how do I know that?" I asked more to myself than Godwyn.

I assumed an impassive face as the image of two unrecognizable people turning into melted wax flashed in my mind, but I quickly shook my head, dispelling the image and focusing on the exit above.

Godwyn stiffened in my arms and fell silent as he watched the landscape around us, and then slipped out of my grip.

I held out my hand as I called his name, but he ignored me and staggered away, leaning against the ruins until he stopped on a patch of grass.

There he looked up at the starry night sky, raising both of his armored hands toward the full moon and watching the moonlight reflect off his armor. He stood on his tiptoes as he clenched and unclenched his fists as if trying to hold onto something just out of his reach.

Then he focused on the ground beneath his feet, tearing up handfuls of dirt and grass and rubbing them in his hands before releasing them through his fingers. Next, he raised a flower toward his face, but discarded it, probably because he could not smell it.

I approached slowly, pondering how to explain that his body did not grant sensations, but stopped as soon as Godwyn turned toward me, opened his arms, and spoke with humility unusual for his personality, something I had never heard before.