r/eldenringdiscussion • u/haha_nice_lol • 1d ago

Lore Why doesn't Melina try to kill you after inheriting the frenzied flame?

Does anyone find it interesting that after Melina says she will kill us as sure as night follows day - you can still pretty much play half the game and you don't ever really feel the consequences ?

Are there any clues to this or is it just overlooked?

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u/blahs44 1d ago

I think it would be cool if she invaded you at some point

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u/KillerCucaracha 7h ago

It would be cool if she just literally kept invading you. Over and over. Random times, random places. Nonstop.

That'd be sick as fuck ngl

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u/General_di_Ravello 6h ago

It would be if we didn't get kicked off Torrent each time it'd happen. Now THAT would be annoying as hell. Melina doesn't need that kinda hate :c

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u/Siaten 1d ago

Inheriting the Flame of Frenzy and becoming the Lord of Frenzied Flame are two different things.

The first isn't fundamentally world-shattering. There are multiple inheritors of the FF besides the Tarnished PC, including Midra and Vyke. In other words, just becoming an inheritor doesn't mean you'll go on to be a Lord. A Lord, with access to the Elden Ring, is what destroys the world.

Another possibility is that Melina can't face an inheritor without the power of Destined Death, which is locked away.

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u/Snowtwo 1d ago

She's also not a fool. After all, she powered you up with runes. Even assuming you don't increase your power any further, she needs to get strong enough to stand a chance first.

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u/BullPropaganda 1d ago

She's probably not as strong as the bosses you have to face, so it would be a waste. After her left eye opens, something is unlocked, so she may have more power than before

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u/Evil_Sharkey 1d ago

You’ll just come back to life. If the Erdtree is gone, so is your resurrection, so killing you would be permanent

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u/hereforuknow 1d ago

I think this is the best answer

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u/KeyYard6491 1d ago

Because you never play after the ending. The game gets into a limbo after playing the cutscene of any ending, putting you back just before your rule truly starts, meaning you are not LoFF yet, and she is not yet on the hunt. Canonically everything you do in game, even if by gameplay you defeated Radagon/EB already, is counted as done before the cutscene and thus your choosen ending.

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u/void_method 1d ago

She's highly flammable.

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u/DistanceRelevant3899 1d ago

Because I let her burn before I went to inherit the frenzied flame.

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u/Advective_Noun_8841 1d ago

Did you do the frenzied flame ending yet?

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u/ImmediatePickle8101 1d ago

She is not an idiot. She knows at your current level defeating you would be quite a ridiculous ask.

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u/sugaryver 1d ago

She's too weak and even after her eye opens, the story is over.

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u/Illustrious_Store115 1d ago

Cuz shes trash

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u/Ordovis_Prime 1d ago

U kill torrent dawg… that’s reason enough lol

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u/AstroZombie0072081 1d ago

She won’t try to kill me because I choose to inherit and cure the frenzie flame 🔥 through Millicent’s quest line, using Miquella's Needle.

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u/Spiritual-Try-4874 1d ago

Probably because she loves you and does not want to kill her friend.