Here’s how Malenia’s healing works: it’s not a power from her divine heritage, her Great Rune, or the Rot. It’s pure willpower, built up over a lifetime of training and resisting her curse, even as it eats her alive. Each strike that lands true reinvigorates her and propels her into the next, and the next, until her opponent is another corpse piled at the foot of her and Miquella’s dreams. Malenia is someone who has spent her entire life suffering, but still *absolutely refuses* to give in and die. This is that woman’s theme song.

@spirit3487

2 ай бұрын

wow

@TheUmbralCorvid

2 ай бұрын

It's not her willpower though. It's her sword technique, learned from the warrior who sealed away the Rot God. She heals with each attack because the flowing waters style is a direct reversal of the stagnant rot within.

@ricardorocha5420

2 ай бұрын

​@@TheUmbralCorvid Where is that information in the game, please? ☺️ Sometimes I don't know if I get this from the game or something else.

@paracame8162

3 күн бұрын

​@@ricardorocha5420 "Just as still waters turn foul, stagnation leads to decay. Warriors must remain ever drifting." -blue cloth set "The dancer in blue represents a fairy, who in legend bestowed a flowing sword upon a blind swordsman. Blade in hand, the swordsman sealed away an ancient god - a god that was Rot itself." -blue dancer charm "Legends speak of a master of the sword garbed in blue, and his curved blade that was patterned after flowing water." -flowing curved sword finally, we can see the Ainsel River, which is near the Lake of Rot but has yet to be affected all this time. Keep in mind that the lake of rot has existed since the days of the Uhl and Uld dynasties only a lake is rotten but a river stays pure. flowing water combats stagnation just like the swordsman with flowing swordsmanship combatted the god of rot

Did not expect this beat! Feels like a tango which fits Malania’s fight. Amazing work!

@Noooooone

7 ай бұрын

I wish there were fast fighting scenes for the chorus in the video. Just immediately gives you that mental image of a quick dance-like duel.

@__8120

7 ай бұрын

Reminds me of godhunter

@elijahhayter3026

7 ай бұрын

@@__8120but with 5% more Spanish guitar.

@Bloodshot199

7 ай бұрын

Feels more like a swing not quite tango

@darkteammember1animates866

7 ай бұрын

Fnaf song? Pls

Damn, that pained background vocal in the chorus really sells what Malenia is: a warrior forever in pain, yet tied to the promise she holds to Miquella.

"So as a river flows, Ill move along" I love this line! Its not only a clever reference to her most infamous ability, the dreaded 'Waterfowl dance', but I believe a reference to her teacher, who taught her that move and was actually the one who originally sealed away the Outer God of Rot. If it is, Very well done!

@sekira4516

6 ай бұрын

I also see it as a statement that she will not grow stagnant even as the Rot eats away at her. She will flow freely onward like water, carrying her teacher's will with her in defiance of the very Outer God she's being consumed by. the Scarlet Rot represents stagnation and decay before rebirth, hence why there's so much reference to flowing water in regards to opposition towards the Rot, it is the exact antithesis of the Rot.

@patyczek-xo3nr

5 ай бұрын

Its also a reference to the fact that scarlet rot thrives in still waters which is presented in caelid so this line also signifies her defiance towards the rot

I love how fast-paced this song is. Coming from someone who uses straight swords most of the time, this feels like a fight to the finish. Also, RIP Millicent, another waifu of Rot.

@itscznben8728

7 ай бұрын

who’s the other one?

@itscznben8728

7 ай бұрын

except this one isn’t killed by scarlet rot, but by the player character

@eternalsummer8409

7 ай бұрын

Melenia had to get the song out before lmsh is summoned again

@lord-of-the-shinobi-world

4 ай бұрын

What is the story of Elden Ring mainly about?

@DKMperor

4 ай бұрын

@@lord-of-the-shinobi-world Becoming god's boytoy (elden lord)

I like how you captured something that other videos about Malenia as a character don't. Everyone focus on the tragedy that Scarlet Rot is for her, and it is cool that you didn't miss how strong and quite cool of a character she is. A swordwoman able to heal from her will alone, and a legend in combat. Really cool that you gave her an hommage like that :D

An aviators upload is a great way to start the day

@walmartshoppingcart9648

7 ай бұрын

Yup

@zafyrus4241

7 ай бұрын

And a great way to end it too!

@bellingtoned

7 ай бұрын

for me its a great way to end it

Not at all what I expected (something very somber and sad), but very good! I'm actually glad you took the angle of overcoming and perseverance, instead of doom and gloom. 🙌🏻

@codename1176

7 ай бұрын

I like the reference to miqula

This song goes so hard, I had it on repeat last night and played it several times today! So glad I can listen to it even more with a visual! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

@marcusmurrietta-qk8ri

7 ай бұрын

😂3❤😂😂😂b😅😅1hd5😢 b9s hi ma

@sergejdoll611

7 ай бұрын

I like the beat aswell. But the visuals I've would have chosen the "blue dancer" as character representation. Still good music 💪👍👍

Aviators has made some great projects over the years, but Halfwolf has got to be his best to date. 💜

@ProtestantSamurai53

7 ай бұрын

That one had me in tears 😢

@literallyfemboi

7 ай бұрын

I personally prefer Black Roses and Slasher

@Riccarcoaprile1003

7 ай бұрын

In my hopinion fading light Is unreachable

@Tank-2410

7 ай бұрын

Modern Mythology is one of my favs but Halfwolf is definitely up there

@sawtelevision

7 ай бұрын

@@Tank-2410 Most definitely, Modern Mythology is also brilliant! 🤝

I like how the song makes a reference to Malenia moving as a river, which is a reference to her combat style. Which means to express how a flowing water is pure of bugs, parasites and stagnant rot. And thus her moving like flowing water in combat helps her keep the rot at bay! Aviators knows his lore! (Or it could just reference the waterfowl dance idk, still a great song.)

@lukassiqueira314

7 ай бұрын

Flowing water is in no way free of any of that. Always boil it first.

@giacomorinaldi8803

7 ай бұрын

@@lukassiqueira314 In shintoism, flowing water is the metaphorical polar opposite of stagnation, which brings forth spiritual impurity. All Souls games take that concept... very literally

This song reminds me so much of sekiro/ his sekiro song. All the talk of rot (dragon rot), “I am changed but free and it strengthens me” like how sekiro has the divine heirs blood and the general feeling of determination feels like this could be spiritual successor to undying. Love this song already and the rest of the album!

@masonjohnson4310

7 ай бұрын

I'm pretty confident that Malenia was probably reskinned and repurposed from Sekiro anyway. I think she was probably meant to be Tomoe originally. After all, prosthetics, a rot, and a Katana? That's pretty Sekiro-like. The Scarlet Aeonia also looks just a bit like an unfurling lotus, which is significant in Buddhism, a major theme in Sekiro as well. Additionally, she even moves like a Sekiro boss a bit. Her walk is reminiscent of Isshin, and her Waterfowl dance is litterally in Sekiro. Spiral Cloud Passage specifically I think.

@ivanchaki372

7 ай бұрын

@@masonjohnson4310 Malenia was written before Sekiro though.

Never thought a Malenia song could sound so upbeat and groovy, but that is largely because of her first phase music being bad lofi beats to sleep to. Instead, you gave us something that I'd love to dance a nice foxtrot to. Also, the falsetto on the bridge was immaculate.

@AdaM7m7a

7 ай бұрын

Her theme conveys calm and self-confidence with sadness and longing.

One of my favorite songs from halfwolf, so glad it got a lyric video

@1523.M

7 ай бұрын

This is really good. I hope there's a video for Wings.

@abysstracker

7 ай бұрын

@@1523.M Yeah, I hope it comes out soon

"And so it is said, Aviators would tell the tale once more. From the Darkened Lands of a Fading Flame, to the Deepest pits of a Rotten Flower." Great work here, always love another song!

@itscznben8728

5 ай бұрын

what’s this a reference to?

Can we talk about how the profile picture is a fursona now? Finally Aviators enters their ultimate form

This sounds so incredible,Malenia was such a fun boss fight although Morgott is still my favourite

@GroovusGoonicus-nb5op

7 ай бұрын

There's epic encounters for every soul. The atmosphere and build up of the Radahn battle (and stumbling there way too early) will always stick with me

@__8120

7 ай бұрын

Same. It felt like a true test of everything we had learned up to that point. It really felt Margit but he's not fuckin around anymore and now he wants you dead

@sheepbeeps3369

7 ай бұрын

Margott needs his own song too. We may have kicked his ass, and he might've been deceived. But bro fought his way up from a sewer prison to being able to beat down all the other demigods and rule the capitol in some small glory.

@juliandiazparrondo5389

2 ай бұрын

I still belive in radagon supremacy, only problem is elden shit

This feels more than just a coincidence because i am struggling with malenia rn But its still an amazing song

@Gaetano2005

7 ай бұрын

we're with you in your struggle, ye tarnished

@guyingrey

7 ай бұрын

Look for the one that solos her

@Rose_The_Firebrand

7 ай бұрын

May you have the strength to overcome your challenges, tarnished

@jordanzoaretz

7 ай бұрын

@@Shouroboros unfortunatly im on ps and also dont have ps+ but thank you anyway

@GroovusGoonicus-nb5op

7 ай бұрын

True glory is a solitary path, rise and rise again ye tarnished

This is definitely one of my favorites from Halfwolf! Now it’s time for me to memorize the lyrics!

What an absolute jam. Completely blindsided in the most delightful of ways by how hard this song goes.

This is unironically one of your best songs ever. I love this so much. 10000/10. Will listen again

Man, even after listening to Halfwolf so many times this song still manages to blow me away. One of my favorites from Halfwolf and in general! I adore the double layering on the vocals and the tango-esque tempo to it

i have never played Elden Ring before, but my brother has told me about it a lot, and showed me this song, and i think its really cool that as the song continues, it kind of sounds like it's saying "the dawn, the dawn, Radahn" seeing as she used her Scarlet Aeonia for the first time to win her fight with Radahn

At first I was unsure about this song for Malenia. I had expected something much darker, but the more I listen to it the more I absolutely love it, and I love the take of perseverence rather than slow demise

I can’t even tell you how much excitement I feel when I see a new song from Aviators-I immediately ran to grab my headphones so I can properly appreciate it ❤

AS THE SUNSET, DEATH FLOWS SCARLET! ROT THE LIVING AND CURSE THE DEAD!

YOU WILL WITNESS TRUE ROCK!

I love and hate that I can't stop listening to it. The rhythm and everything about this has me groovin nonstop. Banger album homes

Probably only music maker that is consistently satisfying to listen too.

Always a good day when Aviators uploads

I adore this and Halfwolf, and of course the rest of the Album as a whole! Thank you for all this work, I hope you’re enjoying making these works as much as we enjoy listening to them

Malenia is legitimately one of my favorite characters ever and this song absolutely rules

21 minutes after upload is the soonest I've managed to catch one of your video releases, and from the sound of the first few notes I knew I was in for something great and was NOT disappointed. I'm absolutely loving the sound you bring with this one, it reminds me of some of your more acoustic releases, but still with that distinct Aviators rock sound I've fallen in love with. A new Elden Ring song was an unexpectedly wonderful start to my day and I'm so excited to see what you put out next! Keep up the amazing work ❤

Beautiful as usual, always makes my day better to see that Aviators upload notification.

Crazy to see how you went from MLP to this; also youtube FINALLY put this in my recommended! I have to use my music playlist to even see your new stuff now a days.

Always awesome to see you pop up on my feed! I always know I'm in for something amazing!!!

Honestly this song is amazing. When listening to it by it self it sound so uplifting and girlboss (to barrow what that guy said on steam) but when listened to with full lyrics it seems pained. Less a “I make my stand” and more “ I have no where else to stand” which I’m not sure is what you where going for but I love it! Can’t wait to hear what you come up with in the future.

@resep1234

7 ай бұрын

I think you hear mostly what resonates with you For me, I hear the endless doubt about the rot, the parasite, the infection, your fabricated hope, you are growing strong but to what end, still trying clinge to something that you no longer know, hoping it will bide time until salvation or the end

I cannot express how perfect the timing of this video was, I started playing a Paladin themed after a Cleanrot Knight with a homebrewed Oath of Rot subclass right as this was uploaded. This is now Malika Heathe's character theme

@GrahamChapman

2 ай бұрын

If you want a contender for a second character theme, I recommend Miracle of Sound's "Purest Gold." Though maybe it's not quite as applicable to Malika as this track is? 😅

WOOT! EARLYYYY!

This song is absolutely amazing, I loved it in the album, i love it here! Idk how you pull off these songs, but they're always bangers!

Fascinating, the ever changing volume of the voices. And the alternating between the different voices. I quite like it.

This is really good I've had enjoyed enough of your albums that I would listen on repeat keep up the good work Aviators 🎉

I love avaitors so much not just because i love the music but because i feel genuinely HONORED to listen to it. Great job yet again!

The coolest thing ever is having memorized the lyrics of your songs even before you oficially released it hahah XD I love how you mix rock and tango sometimes! You're the bestttttt 🖤

I gotta say, between 'Stay Dead' and now this? I love how groovy you've been! It is just such a bop to listen to, a real treat. So many years since I first found your music and you are still going strong, absolutely loving it!

I love how unexpected the instrumental comes after hearing the beginning and knowing on what's it about, I'm still curious how you thought of that as a perfect song for Malenia. I also love how in the game you're dressed as Blaidd going with the whole Halfwolf album theme.

I've never played Elden Ring or really any Dark Souls like games before, but this song somehow reminds me of my dad. He has a particularly aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma. He has only been diagnosed officially for about 2 months, but he's nearing the end now. Im currently sitting next to him at the hospice center listening to this song. He's been fighting the best he can, but I still know that his end is soon. I'm gonna miss him, but i'm glad i was able to find this song anyway.

Been listening on Spotify and thought this song was good now getting to hear and and seeing the Malania fight alongside it makes it even better. Great work as always Aviator. Been loving the recent album 🔥💜

I love the vocal layering on the chorus! And the lyrics are awesome as expected!

Once again, I'm surprise for each new release with music genre that you bring up to life with nice lyrics. You made them in symbiose, like they are made to be together. I can see you are very versatile with music and composition, every album, every single do not looks like the same, cannot be bored of you.

It's always a wonderful day when Aviators uploads! I saw this in my feed and immediately went "Hell yeah!" I was not disappointed! Also, there's a story I have in my head that really fits this song as well, which is always nice (unrelated to elden ring) A lot of your songs have really fit or inspired my own ideas. And also some parts of my life as well. There's something really special about your music and I love it! So, if you see this, thankyou. ^.^

I bought the album the day it came out, but here I am watching the video anyway because your music videos are always great

This is such an insane banger. God I love it, I think this is your best so far.

YALL WAKE UP NEW AVIATORS SONG JUST DROPPED

2:32 that shot is beautifully done holy!

I am a big fan of your work and this is my favorite of your songs. I've been listening to it on repeat since the day it released and I am still not bored of it 😂

Fantastic song! Gonna be humming this all week! Really grasped the fun of fighting the Blade of Miquella

I love how you’re still using the Blaidd armour.

Dude I was just listening to this one last night, It kicks so much ass. Avi, if you take anything from the feedback of this particular song, let it be that *layering* your voice in this piece is one of the best things you could have done with it, and I really hope to see that aspect in more of your songs!

So much more upbeat than i was expecting! its great.

Ooh the lyrics at the Malenia transition phase were really cool

I've listened to this non-stop since the album came out. It's so much fun!

haven't even listened to it fully but already know it's gonna be yet another banger

holy.... shivers all the way through... this is such a good song. the beat was a surprise but it *fit* really well. thanks for making my hair stand on end!

Awesome as always guys, thank you for existing

This is one of those songs that is just the right vibe for listening to while drawing.

Already one of my favorite song you have maded... Halfwolf, Falling Stars. Song of the Abyss is my favorite sins four years. I hope soon you will make a song about Radagon and the Elden Beast !

I listened to your songs during my entire playthrough of Elden Ring, they helped keep me calm when the game wanted me to be angry. Only fitting that there be more songs about the game to play for another playthrough soon! I will be putting this on loop for this fight... cause let's be honest it's gonna be a rough one ;). I love the tempo, it's so upbeat for something so dark. Love it!

i still cant belive how well this turned out it is amazing

Aviators really making the best souls song just cause they want to ☠️ This gave me and still gives me earworms for days on end. Keep it up!

we're making it out of Miquella's Haligtree with this one 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Man you're absolutely killing it with your music right now! On fiiiiiiiiiire!

So glad this got a music video. Gotta be my favourite from this album by far.

Listening to this for the first time... The opening reminded me of "Immortal", but then the sound of what several are saying is like Tango definitely threw me off and I wasn't big on it, but then the part at 1:15 had me sold and listening on loop. I love the vocal sync up at "The Poison and a Creed", gives me chills every time. Aviators y'all are freaking legends! Keep up the awesome Music!!!

This is amazing! Good work as always Aviators!

Holy shit, this is the earliest I’ve been to a new aviators upload in years!

I love the juxtaposition of the song's mood to the theme. You've struck something right

This is so good! It fits her so well! Now I need a lady maria song

This took me off guard for a song named “the rot” and I love

Lets gooo, the rot video is finally here, this is awesome I cant wait to see the rest of this awesome album on youtube

Omg!! The Rot this song out of the whole album was a different take and it was good just like Heroes in hellfire oh and love the music video 🎵 ❤

More Elden Ring / Soulsborne music? Beautiful as always!

Why does every song you upload slap so damn hard???

another banger by aviator, they keep getting better

I have no idea why this song goes so hard but it does. The, "a poison and a creed," and, "as the infection grows," lines are so well delivered.

LOVE the backup vocals in the chorus!!!

I love how this song turned out!

IDK how you do but every time you release a new song I always think “there’s no way he’ll top this” and every time you prove me wrong. Keep up the good work

I did miss your voice good sir. This is glorious. I love the rythm.

first few seconds, i can tell this is going to be amazing

I absolutely love the lyrics! The beat and the mood are kind of... unexpected

This is so beautiful, I just can't stop to listening this song💖

Someone should make a mod that replaces her boss music with this.

Always a good day when aviators release a song

You always deliver. I love your songs :)

This was absolutely amazing great job 👏

Aviators - самый любимый проект. Даже не знаю, что бы я слушала. Спасибо за вдохновение!

So we finally get the Elden Ring Anime Opening I never knew I wanted ! Absolutely fire ^__^

I ain’t got much creativity to comment with but I absolutely adore this video and wish you all the success in the future ❤❤❤❤

the lyrics, the beat, the tune.... everything is exquisite. very well made. now hoping for a Hourax Loux music next hopefully since he's like the first elden lord and all. either way, big fan of your work! keep it up!