The last day I finished right after defeating Loretta, at the doors of an elevator that takes us to a new area where we can finish Millicent's quest and, more importantly, stand up to Malenia. This area is called Elfael and is a kind of kingdom inhabited by different creatures.
In the first room of this new area we will meet Millicent. Here she will reveal that she has the same blood as Malenia, but she doesn't know what exactly is hers, she doesn't know if she is her daughter, sister or just a part of her.
When we finish talking to her we can continue advancing. Although the kingdom is not completely in ruins and we can follow the 'standard' path using the stairs, we will also have the possibility of advancing by jumping over the structures, which will allow us to find some useful objects and avoid fighting with small unimportant enemies.
As we advance we will eventually reach a rotten area, where the roots of a large tree have broken through the walls. If we continue through this area we will come across two marks on the ground, one red and one gold. The red one is to challenge Millicent and fight her, the golden one is to help her in combat. Honestly, at a story level I don't understand why someone would choose to challenge her, I mean, I've been following her quest and helping her for half the game, it doesn't make sense that out of nowhere I decide to fight against her.
But well, in my case I decided to help her. By doing this I was transported to her world and I had to face Millicent's 3 sisters together with her. The combat is not complicated, Millicent is very helpful and has pretty good attacks, so if we concentrate our attacks on the same enemy she attacks, it will be easy to defeat the 3 of them.
After defeating them we will return to our world and see Millicent lying on the ground, unable to move. When we talk to her she will tell us that she took the golden needle out of her skin, so there is no longer anything to stop the red rot and, therefore, she will end up dying. She tells us that she did this because the needle was making her bloom, so she would rather die being herself than become someone else. After this she will ask us to let her die alone. If we leave and come back later, we will find her dead, with an object on her body that we can pick up: The golden needle.
Despite Millicent's sad end, our business was not yet finished in this area. I continued deeper into the realm until I reached the deepest part, where there was a point of grace in front of a room. There was Malenia.
Upon entering we will see how she is sitting, resting and caressing the tree that was created by her brother Miquella. When she notices our presence, she will get up, tell us her name and possibly the hardest fight in the game will begin.
In order not to make the post too heavy, I will summarize the first 20 try with the following gif and saying that, clearly, I died in all of them.
Here I lost count of how many times he had killed me, but I was able to get to the second phase and he killed me again. The second phase is sickening, the attacks he has and how complicated it was for me to dodge many of them.
After many, many try, I finally defeated her. So far it has been the only combat that has frustrated me, I even got to change weapons in a desperate try, but it was no use, in the end I just had to keep trying until I succeeded. Defeating her will give us her memory, which we can use to acquire runes or choose to exchange it for her sword. I still don't know what to do with this, on the one hand, I'm curious about the sword, but I know I won't use it because it scales with dexterity and not with strength.
When we defeat her we will also see how a bud blooms in the field. If we approach it, we will be able to interact using the golden needle we got in Millicent's quest and, by doing this, we will obtain Miquella's needle, an object that will be useful to reverse one of the endings, although in this run I will probably not give it any use.
I think it's a good time to end the adventure for today. With Malenia defeated, I have only one thing left to do before continuing with the main plot, but that will be a story for another day.
All images/gifs shown in this publication have been taken and created by me
El último día terminé justo al derrotar a Loretta, a las puertas de un elevador que nos lleva a un área nueva donde podremos darle fin a la quest de Millicent y, más importante aún, plantarle cara a Malenia. Esta zona se llama Elfael y es una especie de reino habitado por diferentes criaturas.
En la primera habitación de esta nueva zona nos encontraremos con Millicent. Aquí nos revelará que tiene la misma sangre que Malenia, pero desconoce qué es exactamente de ella, no sabe si es su hija, hermana o simplemente una parte de ella.
Al terminar de hablar con ella podremos seguir avanzando. A pesar de que el reino no está totalmente en ruinas y podemos seguir el camino ‘estándar’ usando las escaleras, también tendremos la posibilidad de avanzar saltando por las estructuras, lo que nos permitirá encontrar alguno que otro objeto útil y evitar pelear con los enemigos pequeños sin importancia.
A medida que avancemos eventualmente llegaremos a una zona putrefacta, donde las raíces de un gran árbol han atravesado las paredes. Si continuamos por esta zona nos encontraremos con dos marcas en el suelo, una roja y otra dorada. La roja es para desafiar a Millicent y luchar contra ella, la dorada es para ayudarla en el combate. Sinceramente, a nivel de historia no entiendo porque alguien elegiría desafiarla, es decir, llevo medio juego siguiendo su quest y ayudándola, no tiene sentido que de la nada decida luchar en su contra.
Pero bueno, en mi caso decidí ayudarla. Al hacer esto fui transportado a su mundo y tuve que enfrentarme a las 3 hermanas de Millicent junto a ella. El combate no es complicado, Millicent es de mucha ayuda y tiene ataques bastante buenos, por lo que, si concentramos nuestros ataques en el mismo enemigo que ataca ella, será fácil derrotar a las 3.
Al vencerlas regresaremos a nuestro mundo y veremos a Millicent recostada en el suelo, sin poder moverse. Al hablar con ella nos dirá que se sacó la aguja dorada de su piel, por lo que ya no hay nada que detenga la putrefacción roja y, por lo tanto, terminará muriendo. Nos dice que esto lo hizo porque la aguja la estaba haciendo florecer, por lo que prefiere morir siendo ella misma antes de convertirse en alguien más. Luego de esto nos pedirá que la dejemos morir sola. Si nos vamos y regresamos luego, la encontraremos muerta, con un objeto en su cuerpo que podremos recoger: La aguja de oro.
A pesar del triste final de Millicent, nuestros asuntos aún no han terminado en esta zona. Seguí adentrándome en el reino hasta llegar a lo más profundo, donde había un punto de gracia frente a una habitación. Allí estaba Malenia.
Al entrar veremos cómo está sentada, reposando y acariciando el árbol que fue creado por su hermano Miquella. Al notar nuestra presencia se levantará, nos dirá su nombre y comenzará posiblemente el combate más duro que tiene el juego.
Para no hacer muy pesada la publicación, resumiré los primeros 20 intentos con el siguiente gif y diciendo que, claramente, morí en todos ellos.
Aquí ya perdí la cuenta de cuantas veces me había matado, pero pude llegar a su segunda fase y, me volvió a matar. La segunda fase es enfermiza, una barbaridad los ataques que tiene y lo complicado que se me hizo esquivar muchos de ellos.
Después de muchos, muchos intentos, finalmente la vencí. Hasta ahora ha sido el único combate que me ha frustrado, incluso llegué a cambiar de arma en un intento desesperado, pero no sirvió de nada, al final simplemente era seguir intentando hasta lograrlo. Al derrotarla nos dará su recuerdo, el cual podremos usar para adquirir runas o elegir intercambiarlo por su espada. Aún no sé qué hacer con esto, por un lado, me da curiosidad la espada, pero sé que no la usaré debido a que escala con destreza y no con fuerza.
Al vencerla también veremos como florece un capullo en el campo. Si nos acercamos, podremos interactuar usando la aguja de oro que obtuvimos en la quest de Millicent y, al hacer esto, obtendremos la aguja de Miquella, un objeto que nos servirá para revertir uno de los finales, aunque en esta run seguramente no le daré ningún uso.
Creo que es un buen momento para terminar la aventura por hoy. Con Malenia derrotada, ya solo me queda una única cosa por hacer antes de continuar con la trama principal, pero eso será una historia para otro día.
I gotta pick this game up again soon. I was really surprised how much I enjoyed it even though I never liked the Souls games before. This and Sekiro have both been a ton of fun to play.
Those two are the only Souls I've played. Both are wonderful. It is a good time to return to Elden Ring, taking into account its future DLC.
Didn't know there's a DLC coming :O noice
I never finished Millicents quest. Must be on of the few things I didn't do in the game even though I got the platinum trophy. Not surprised to see her die at the end. It's a rough life for these NPCs in the Lands Between.
I just thought that when I finished her quest haha. I don't think anyone has a happy ending here, everything always ends in a sad and depressing way .
I love the graphics for this game
Felicitaciones por vencer, es bien sabido que es una batalla bastante dura, y usted nos lo confirma con su publicación.
I've always been impressed by this game's graphics but somehow never really caught my interest to actually start playing it :( not sure why
It was more or less the same for me, in fact, I don't like Souls in general. This has been the exception, when it came out I managed to fall in love with that vast world and how epic the bosses seemed to be.
As I told you before, I don't play this game, but I have been following your posts and I know that you were preparing for the battle against Melina. That she hates, she looks spectacular, I'm happy that after all the attempts you managed to overcome her hahaha. Thanks for share friend!
Haha yes, she is the biggest obstacle. After defeating her, it practical marks the beginning of the end of the game.
Something similar is happening to me in Dragon Ball Xenoverse, I'm in a part where I first have to level up a lot before facing Beerus! Gaming Training xD