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>The issue was that her age lasted too long, to the point that the Erdtree started to lose its vitality by being too ancient and started to damage the terrane itself in a lot of places.
The Erdtree used sacrifices, a practice that Marika inherited from the previous order. Demigods were sacrificed to thr Erdtree, as seen by kindling aidens conjuring tree branches from Death Rite Spears
Godwyn was part of that plan and the ritual was sabotaged