Elden Ring Crucible: Wings Novels & Stories

Not Irsi. But the Citadel itself. “You are not wanted.” “You are not remembered.” “You are not real.” The ice flutes screamed. Long rose swiftly into the air, her wings igniting in golden light as she roared. Her flame crackled out of her scales, weaving across the pipes like molten threads, melting symbols into each spire. She didn’t fight the sound. She sang into it. Old Draconic, deep and layered, a harmony Emma had only ever heard once—when Long mourned a fallen wyrmling in the Vale of Thorns.

They were arteries of her power, glowing brighter with every beat of her wrathful heart. Her wings spread wide. Vast fans of gold veined with teal, their surface shimmered with engraved hieroglyphics, alive and shifting, telling stories danger and power. Between the metallic membrane of her wings ran threads of electrum and crushed lapis. Her dragon eyes burned a mixture green and pink, glazed with grief so intense, that the eyes of any mortal who had seen it would have melted in a puddle. When she opened her mouth, her voice was thundered inhumanely. Her words rolled through the dunes as decree.

A portal of black mist formed, swirling with ominous energy. Drevon stepped through without hesitation, his mind alight with visions of revenge. On the other side, he found himself in a barren wasteland, the sky dark and foreboding. Aelindra followed, their voice echoing in the still air. "Welcome to your crucible, Drevon. Here, we’ll forge the weapon that will bring your enemies to heel." In the distance, the faint sound of whispers grew louder, carrying with them the promise of untold power - and the heavy price it would demand.

Light exploded from my body, blinding white and pure gold mixing together in waves of power that made the air itself sing. Mom's hand found mine as wings of light spread from my shoulders, filling the tiny cell with their radiance. Time to fly. The wings weren't like anything I'd seen before. Not feathered like traditional angel wings. Not bat-like, like demon wings. These were pure energy, translucent and opalescent, shifting between gold and white with every pulse of power. “Impossible,” Azrael's voice came through the door again. “The dampening fields…” My power answered him, shattering every suppression device built into the walls. Pieces of tech rained down around us as the wings grew s

I focus it on through my fingers and killing this stupid dragon. It goes down to a cherry tap on the tail nub left behind. I carve. Two scales and a horn fragment, not the best luck, and the tail gives me the tail, naturally. Not the gem. That's fine. There's the hidden results and the gem might be in there. Elara's been in the shower a long time, but it's not my water bill. She can take however long she wants. The timer runs out and I get my earned reward. More scales, some wings, a medulla, but no gem.

She didn’t turn when they entered but she spoke. “You walk heavily, Alpha. Like a king carrying a throne with weight .” Ryder said nothing. Crystal stepped forward. “You sent for us.” Now Veen turned. Her eyes, white and clouded but burning with sight landed on Crystal. “I called the Flame and her protector. The wolf and the storm. The key and the lock.” Her gaze flicked to Ryder. “And you, child of Elira… the sword made by love and raised by deceit.” Ryder’s jaw clenched.

The Balfour dragon wing appeared where her shoulder had been unblemished before, and it was now entwined with a gleaming sapphire eye that glowed even in the dim light provided by the fireplace and the rush torches on the wall. “It’s an eye,” said Brenna in a dreamy voice. She traced her finger across his shoulder, and he looked down, his gaze instantly caught by her mark blending with his. It was an identical arrangement to the one now on her shoulder, though his was a little larger. He marveled that the magic could so perfectly tailor the marks, but it was even more marvelous and amazing that he had found her. Circumstances had kept them apart for years, and he found it amazing that if cer

Thick brown wings with dangerous looking talons bordering it flapped behind him, causing his brown hair to fly about his face. "'Tis nigh impossible, my liege. The crown never moves until the Lord is dead. 'Tis the way of things." Lord Vas let go of my hand and stroked his bare chin with it. "Aye Ferrin. So we thought, until this morn. Allow me to show you."He said and snapped his fingers. The sound of metal clashing against glass filled the air and i craned my neck in the direction of it. I sucked in breath sharply as did everyone else around me. A transparent rectangular box made of glass was being carried in by a man who seemed to have a problem with it, since it was moving. Not

Immediately, Lorian let out a cold laugh, flicking his fingers. A wave of purification power shot forward. It stripped the silver poison from their claws and forced it back into their bodies through their wounds. "AAAH—!!" The three royal heirs crashed heavily to the ground, screaming in agony as the silver poison backfired through their bodies. Camilla, who had pinned all her hopes on them, went deathly pale. Her last illusion was shattered completely. She turned and tried to run, but Cael grabbed her instantly and threw her back at my feet.

His wings flare once—gentle, protective, the wind from them warm and scented with ember. **Lucian (voice cracking just a little):** “I’m not going anywhere. Not ever.” He drops to one knee. Right there on the spire, dawn blazing behind him like I painted it just for this—my power answering his without words. Pulls a ring from his pocket—sunrise gold forged with dragon scales and a single drop of my own blood (frozen into a ruby that glows like captured dawn, pulsing with my heartbeat). **Lucian (voice steady, but eyes wet, golden tears catching light):**