>>713208310
>These aren’t mutually exclusive.
Yes they are. Elden Beast literally brought Life, as concept of power, and spread it through its various evolutions and manifestations
>Runes are still fed to it.
No. You don't understand what Elden Ring is about. Each society buries or burns the dead in different ways because the passing of spirits is very important and determines births and lives in the cycle.
The Tree is conveying souls through roots for those to be born again, similarly to how Malenia generated Millicent or how the Golden Crucible generated scales, feathers and knots
>>713208391
>The Ring IS the Beast. They are one and the same. It didn’t turn itself into an object. The Elden Ring isn’t an object. It IS the Beast,
YET the game states the Elden Beast turned itself into the Elden Ring, which also explains why it must regress to become Elden Beast again and debunks anyone headcanoning some scheming plot on EB
>>713208664
Everything I said is 100% correct