[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring":3,"chapter-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-270":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting at Hogwarts, Logging into Elden Ring",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1496163,1944,"Chapter 270: The Gloam-Eyed Queen, and Melina Awakens","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-270",270,"\u003Cp>The reason Arthur had been able to ignite the Forge of the Giants was not because his flames were overwhelmingly superior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because of the properties contained within the first flame he had cast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Flame of Nirvana, inherited from the phoenix, contained immense life force—perfectly aligned with the Forge's ancient nature as a crucible of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Forge responded and reignited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had it ended there, things might have proceeded normally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that flame also carried the blazing heat of Solar Flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And afterward, Arthur had added Fiendfire—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a flame that could burn anything and grow stronger as it fed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three distinct attributes fused within the Forge, forming a new and terrifyingly powerful fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Melina had drawn that fire into herself and guided it toward the Erdtree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that moment on, events deviated from Arthur's expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flame possessing both extreme temperature and the ability to intensify endlessly was never destined to extinguish quietly after merely burning away the Erdtree's outer thorns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for what would ultimately happen to the Erdtree—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That could wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, the scene shifts back to Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to the Zen Garden, Arthur immediately began preparing the materials for human transmutation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melina was created by Marika. Calling her a special divine being would not be inaccurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to enable Melina to wield Destined Death, Marika had infused her with part of the Gloam-Eyed Queen's essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And who was the Gloam-Eyed Queen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Arthur's exploration of the Lands Between, he had learned this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a divine being from the same era as Marika—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the original wielder of Destined Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been chosen by different Fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marika was chosen by the Two Fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gloam-Eyed Queen was chosen by the Three Fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two competed for godhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Gloam-Eyed Queen was ruthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wielding Destined Death, she possessed the power to grant true death—to permanently remove even gods from existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless gods fell to her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur had found confirmation of this during a previous trip beneath Leyndell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Melina was absent, he had explored the Subterranean Shunning-Grounds, where the Frenzied Flame was sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not gone there to accept Frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply wanted to explore and see what treasures he might find.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he had indeed found something valuable:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fingerprint Stone Shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system's description read:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive stone shield covered in fingerprints. One of the heaviest greatshields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Said to be part of an ancient god-graveyard. The fingerprints belong to Fingers who could not interpret divine will—perhaps the origin of frenzy itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this, two conclusions were clear:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gloam-Eyed Queen had slain so many gods that a dedicated graveyard had been required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fingers who chose her were indeed the Three Fingers. Otherwise, the shield would not have been located near the Frenzied Flame's seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, Destined Death was sealed by Marika's shadow-bound beast—Maliketh, the Black Blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gloam-Eyed Queen lost her qualification to compete for godhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for her ultimate fate—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur did not know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But considering Marika had combined aspects of herself and the Gloam-Eyed Queen to create Melina…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was likely the Queen had not met a peaceful end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the present—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melina was perhaps the most unique of all divine beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ordinary constructed body would never be capable of housing her soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even ordinary soul power would fail to awaken her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Arthur possessed materials of divine caliber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still held a magical crystal derived from Morgott—containing Morgott's entire life force and soul power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would suffice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As when he revived Ranni, he began with a Silver Tear core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, he added Morgott's magic crystal and numerous divine-tier materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he placed Melina's soul imprint into the Silver Tear embryo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Arthur's manipulation, the Silver Tear rapidly grew, its appearance gradually shifting toward Melina's likeness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the body reached roughly eleven or twelve years of age, it stopped growing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy depletion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same issue he had encountered when reviving Ranni.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur stared at the small, incomplete form before him and fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was Melina's reconstructed body even smaller than the one he had created for Ranni?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Morgott simply too weak—his magic crystal lacking sufficient energy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or was Melina so extraordinary that she required vastly more power?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The transmutation ritual had already concluded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of the cause, it was too late to add more energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft murmur escaped the girl's lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melina slowly opened her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur quickly draped a robe over her shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She blinked in confusion, surveying her surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur stood quietly beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, the radiant Erdtree shimmered within the Zen Garden. For a moment, she thought she was still in the Lands Between.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But upon closer inspection—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not that Erdtree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned toward Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where… am I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And why have you become so tall?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you considered that perhaps it's not that I grew taller…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…but that you grew smaller?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melina paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did she realize something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was softer—more youthful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her hands and examined them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delicate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her current form could not be older than twelve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps even younger than Miquella.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(She did not yet know that Miquella had already become Trina.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the sensation was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She possessed a true body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her once-sealed left eye had been unbound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike her right eye's golden hue, her left eye shimmered in a color between blue and violet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One might call it gloam-colored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For it carried the legacy of the Gloam-Eyed Queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advance Chapters Available on Patreon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FWhiteDevil7554\u003C\u002Fp>",939,"2026-06-06T04:19:46.382Z",1,"novelbin.me","f2987c198b96d3c1e970ec72f22e5d357525ad765b1efc570f1a3c5976dc791c","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-271","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-269",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-cover.jpg"]