Chat help me gdhgjghg I have an idea but I think I am not able to quite untangle it
1) Godskins are connected with snakes: the tails of Nobles and ELONGATION of Apostles, as well as their weapon featuring serpentine motif
2) Them and GEQ are also connected to wind: their whirlwind attacks and her tornado-looking sword, multiply this by 3 if you believe the statue in Farum Azula where we access Destined Death is of her
3) Long before Rykard rediscovered it, Gelmir used to be owned by Hexers that worshipped "serpent god" (Eiglay) and brought it sacrifices, she was once killed by a wind spear before
4) There had to be SOME "gods" that GEQ had to slay since her fire got reputation for it, but that could not have been anyone from Marika's family since Godwyn was the FIRST Demigod to die and that happened long after GEQ's defeat
5) GEQ was an Empyrean chosen by the Two Fingers, Destined Death is "forbidden shadow plucked out of Golden Order upon its creation", and we are told that with birth of Erdtree and gold "so shadow, too, was born"! Maliketh only got control of Destined Death after the defeat of GEQ by him, and Destined Death was the part of OG Elden Ring. Marika's Rune was too, so she claimed that symbol, not created it (caged divinity much), and so Death was claimed by GEQ. Either, Marika allowed Death to lay around and came to regret it when that other Empyrean got chosen and picked it up... or she knew who was playing the second fiddle from the start and relied on GEQ to be her ally, but then she wasn't.
6) Serpent is seen as a traitor of the Erdtree, also something about original sin (not to be confused with cardinal sin... unless?)
7) God-Slaying Flame, God-Devouring Serpent.. themes against "gods". Also Eiglay's skin is found in Shadow Realm albeit smaller than in her temple
WHAT IF Gloam-Eyed Queen was an ally to Marika, trusted as her OG blade before Maliketh became that? Marika later took charge of who gets immortality and who dies for good via Maliketh owning Death later, but why not earlier, especially if she removed Death from Elden Ring as soon as she took it? Right, because there was someone else to carry this burden!
So, GEQ would be slaying those other "gods" off the face of the Lands Between, cleaning the path for Marika as THE new God, ensuring her political power and new world to prosper? There were 'old Gods' mentioned, frikin Deathbirds are called Gods, who knows what Outer Gods made appearance, who knows who ascended in other ways (like 'Malenia, Goddess of Rot' but not with Rot kinda thing).
But then, maybe, when the time came and GEQ "killed" Eiglay (not really, she can't die apparently), she decided "well, actually... 👀" and turned on path of blasphemy (as in against Erdtree's God, Marika) first? The "could not turn back after what she had seen" kind of change? So, the connection to snakes was not there from the start but something she acquired! Maybe, in fact, what transpired did make Eiglay 'God-devouring serpent' and not just some serpent God waiting for sacrifices?
...or maybe it was simpler, and her link with snakes WAS there from the beginning. In either case, in the timeline GEQ would have to betray before Marika killed Fell God, because... well, GEQ had god-slaying Flame and unless Marika was dumb enough to just let Death lay around until someone picked it, GEQ was her ally on that, right? But doesn't seem like anything of a kind was involved, Marika did it herself 🤔
Knowing myself I definitely had forgotten some piece of the puzzle, but I really start to wonder whether "serpent is seen as traitor of the Erdtree" started with GEQ and not like, Messmer? Especially since his Base Serpent nature was a secret but for sure everyone knew of Maliketh's victory over GEQ? Just some thoughts?
