"Arise now, ye Tarnished. Ye dead, who yet live. The call of long-lost grace speaks to us all!" It was a simple, yet grand purpose to those given a second chance by the Light of Grace. To become Elden Lord and claim the Elden Ring. Many would be emboldened by the flame of that ambition, and many more would perish at the hands of those who wished nothing more than to see the Tarnished dead. Such was the way things were in the Lands Between, shattered and fractured to the point of chaos between its residents. Only a select few would be guided by Grace, however only one would truly be gifted with something incredible. A gift that would render the physical well-being of a soul... unworried in the face of death. Yet the mind of that same individual would only be further damaged from it. So what did it mean to have true immortality? A blessing? Or merely a foul curse in disguise? One Tarnished warrior would grow bitter to it nonetheless, all the while cherishing the one gift he truly had. A friend. One he would do anything to protect, and one he would grow to love in spite of fate itself. This is an Elden Ring Two-Shot story; a Male reader X Melina story. I do not own any pictures or characters used, you are yourself. Published: 28/4/22 Completed: 28/4/22 ~Highest Rankings~ #49 'readerinsert' - 1/6/22 #11 'malereader' - 2/5/22 #5 'twoshot' - 15/3/23 #2 'eldenring' - 2/5/22 #1 'tarnished' - 19/3/23 #1 'melina' - 4/5/22 | 28/5/23 Warning: This book contains heavy endgame spoilers for Elden Ring. Complete the game first if you haven't already or read if you don't care. Cover art by J_Artur on Pixiv!

Summary: A Tarnished who has done this whole song and dance a million times before and has reached max level in every skill, starts up one last run. Why? To finally give every last one of his waifus the happy endings they deserve, of course. Told from the perspective of said waifus, as they all try to desperately get a handle on the Tarnished and his antics. This story is already completed on all of my other websites. Posting it here, one update a day, to see how it does. Give it a try and let me know what you think!