[{"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-87":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},1496261,1944,"Chapter 87: The Power of Flame, The Freak of the Lands Between","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-87",87,"\u003Cp>Ranni told Arthur about her collaboration with Rykard on the Night of the Conspiracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That revelation genuinely surprised Arthur—he hadn't expected Rykard to have been involved in that affair as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, judging by the current state of the Volcano Manor, Arthur knew for sure that the Blasphemous Claw was no longer in Rykard's possession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, Rykard would've already taken it to go up against Maliketh, the Black Blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After explaining her connection with Rykard, Ranni pressed on,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You still haven't told me why you joined the Volcano Manor's ranks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's nothing much,\" Arthur shrugged. \"I just want to get my hands on their fire magic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that really all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranni's questioning made Arthur uneasy for a moment—he wondered if she had seen through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he quickly calmed himself and said, \"Really.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't lying, strictly speaking—he just didn't tell her why he wanted that fire magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flame sorceries of the Volcano Manor were said to be Rykard's own reworking of ancient magma incantations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Lands Between, different colors of flame represented different powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that the flame of the Fire Giant's Cauldron could ignite the Erdtree itself—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and that, according to legend, was the very reason Queen Marika once waged war upon the Giants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flame of the Fire Giant's Cauldron and the Volcano Manor's fire magic shared the exact same color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur refused to believe there was no connection between the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew well that, later in the journey, to enter the Erdtree one must first burn away the thorns encircling its trunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To burn the thorns, one needed to kindle the flame of the Fire Giant's Cauldron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to light that cauldron, one required a special kind of flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That \"special flame\" came in two choices:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>one was the Frenzied Flame, which devoured everything—including oneself—returning all to nothingness;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the other was to sacrifice Melina, using her as the kindling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither option appealed to Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he wanted to study the relationship between the Volcano Manor's flame magic and the Giant's Flame—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to find a way to burn the Erdtree without burning Melina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He called her a wooden block, sure, but he couldn't bring himself to turn the quiet, steadfast companion of his travels into fuel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He admitted it—he desired Melina's body, and he was honest about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all else failed, he even considered trying the \"Sorcerer's Fiendfire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That flame was said to devour everything and grow ever stronger as it burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burning away the Erdtree's thorns shouldn't be a problem for that, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it could even torch the whole tree along with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had no intention of restoring any damn Elden Ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd already pried away the Great Runes himself—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and once he defeated the Elden Beast, the Greater Will's entire scheme in the Lands Between would be overturned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was for later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After collecting his thoughts, Arthur stepped out of the guest room and into the parlor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There he saw Rya—and two unfamiliar faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, not entirely unfamiliar—he'd seen one of them a few times at the Roundtable Hold, though they'd never spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the strangers for now, he walked over to greet Rya first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Rya saw him approach, her voice brightened with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Arthur! It's been so long. To meet you again here at Volcano Manor—it fills me with pride as a recruiter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please, walk alongside Lady Tanith upon the path of heroes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur merely nodded. He didn't have the heart to tell her that Tanith's \"heroes\" were merely fodder for her serpent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exchanged a few brief greetings with the two others—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>one was the burly Bernahl with his great club,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the other the aloof Diallos, leaning against the wall trying to look cool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Arthur entered the grand hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tanith looked up at him and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tarnished, the letter in your room—you must have read it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nope,\" Arthur replied truthfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd spent his time chatting with Ranni, never really bothering to look around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This whole place, with its oppressive red hue, just wasn't to his taste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tanith was momentarily speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine,\" he said, \"so what's in the letter then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a contract from Volcano Manor—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a request to hunt down your former comrades.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, what former comrades?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur frowned. What comrades did he even have?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those Tarnished who still obey the Two Fingers,\" Tanith explained. \"Are they not your kin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tanith found this newcomer to be such a strange one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talking to him was exhausting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, I see now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur nodded, finally catching on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't his fault—he had always traveled alone in the Lands Between.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, alone except for Ranni and Melina—he played on the high-difficulty servers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary Tarnished? He barely paid them any attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd never even met a \"wild\" Tarnished wandering the wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd thought joining Volcano Manor would grant him access to new spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected there to be missions attached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course,\" Tanith went on,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you have even a shred of hesitation, you're free to leave this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We stand in opposition to the Erdtree itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We have no need for the weak. Each of us—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Halfway through, she stopped—Arthur had already turned and walked off, heading back to his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tanith was left speechless and exasperated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She regretted ever recruiting this weirdo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to just feed him to her husband sooner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in his room, Arthur found the contract letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The target was said to be \"north of the Warmaster's Shack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That put it somewhere in Limgrave, but the vagueness of the directions made him swear under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How far north was \"north\"? Would it kill them to give him a map?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cursing, he left Volcano Manor through the other passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he passed through the corridor, he spotted a familiar figure squatting by the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, if it isn't Patches! Been a few days—how's life treating you, you snake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur's tone dripped with venom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bastard had ambushed him twice back in Murkwater Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first time, Arthur had opened a chest only to find a set of plain cloth clothes inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he sighed in disappointment, Patches had jumped him from behind and stabbed him in the kidney.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, it had only been one of Arthur's clones—otherwise, he might have carried that trauma for life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furious, Arthur had fought him then and there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Halfway through the fight, Patches suddenly fell to his knees and begged for mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That had actually amused Arthur—it was the first time he'd seen anyone in the Lands Between surrender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A true rarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he'd spared him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only for Patches to later trick him into opening another chest—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>one that teleported him straight to the Mistwood in eastern Limgrave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, Arthur had ignored Patches' warnings and opened it himself—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but still, even if it was 99% his own fault, Patches definitely bore at least 1% of the blame!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Patches hadn't mentioned that chest, Arthur wouldn't have gone near it in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since teleportation was disabled at that time, he'd had to find a nearby Site of Grace to cleanse his debuffs before he could fast travel again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he finally returned to Murkwater Cave, Patches was long gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So yes, seeing him here again, Arthur was very pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah… it's you,\" Patches stammered. \"You joined Volcano Manor too? What a surprise! Rya's taste in recruits is—hmph, so-so—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish, Arthur grabbed him by the collar and hoisted him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You backstabbed me twice,\" Arthur said flatly. \"And now you've got the nerve to act casual?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! Easy there! We're comrades now, remember?\" Patches raised his hands quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who the hell would call you a comrade? Give me one good reason not to cut you down right here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah! Mate, come on—I told you not to open that chest!\" Patches protested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then tell me—why was that chest there in the first place?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh… well… don't sweat the details, eh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patches trailed off, at a loss for words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, details my ass.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur swung Lusat's Glintstone Staff and cracked Patches square on the forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patches crumpled to the ground, unconscious—or pretending to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that Arthur cared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hit him again, this time in the back of the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a dull thud, a twitch—and then silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had been faking it after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur stripped Patches clean, though he wasn't entirely heartless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He left him the cloth armor and trousers—the same set from that first cursed chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poetic justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once finished, Arthur left Volcano Manor behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His opinion of the place had sunk even lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any organization willing to take in a rat like Patches couldn't be anything good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He resolved to finish the Manor's contracts as quickly as possible, grab his rewards, and get out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, he warped to a Site of Grace near Altus Plateau and began sorting through his new spoils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a conman, Patches actually carried a lot of miscellaneous loot—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>arrows, throwing knives, various materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur even found three Gold-Pickled Fowl Feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those could temporarily boost rune gains from defeated enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tossed them immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew how long Patches had been keeping them warm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought alone was nauseating—Radahn himself might not stomach them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he did find something interesting among Patches' belongings:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a Missionary's Crafting Notebook containing the recipe for those same fowl feet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and, more importantly, a notebook detailing a special kind of trap item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't recognize it from the game in his past life,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but he had seen its effects before—twice, in fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first was when he went to claim the Meteorite Staff in the Dragon-Burnt Ruins—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the chest there had enveloped him in mist and teleported him elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second was that very chest in Murkwater Cave—the one Patches had baited him into opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The notebook called it \"Trap-Type Teleportation Mist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mist could teleport anyone within its range to preset coordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chest was merely a trigger mechanism—it could be swapped for any other container.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he thought about it, the more familiar it seemed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn't this basically a mix between Floo Powder and a Portkey?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Same concept—a puff of enchanted dust that sent you to a set destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except, this one was explicitly designed as a trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last wizard to turn a teleportation device into a trap had been Voldemort himself—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when he turned the Triwizard Cup into a Portkey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, technically, he would do that—it hadn't happened yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that gave Arthur an idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Voldemort could make a cup into a Portkey,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>why couldn't he load this \"Teleportation Mist\" into a cup instead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike a Portkey, this mist spread instantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>anyone enveloped in it would be teleported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imagine that—Voldemort resurrects, triggers the mist,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and—boom!—he's sent straight to Dumbledore's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore vs. Voldemort, right there in Hogwarts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that would be a spectacle worth watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was still too early for all that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goblet of Fire arc was two years away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, it was time to log off and sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early to bed, early to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Healthy body, healthy mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And by early, he meant up at five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Visit my patreon for more chapters\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advance 30+ Chapters 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