Maliketh, the Black Blade

==Summary==
Maliketh, the Blade Blade is the shadowbound beast of Queen Marika the Eternal, given to her upon her ascension to Empyrean. When Marika had a war with the Gloam-Eyed Queen and her Godskin Apostles, she sent Maliketh to defeat them. Maliketh successfully defeated the Gloam-Eyed Queen and kept an eye from her as a trophy. Marika entrusted Maliketh to guard the Rune of Death, who had sealed it within the Black Blade, simultaneously stripping the god-slaying power of the Black Flames used by the Godskin Apostles. Maliketh became Marika's personal executioner, as the only one capable of inflicting death in the Lands Between. However, he failed when Ranni and the Black Knife Assassins stole the Rune of Death from him and used it in the Night of the Black Knives, which led to the Shattering. Maliketh seeks to atone for his sins by never parting with Destined Death again, disguising himself as Gurranq, Beast Clergyman.
== Power and Stats==
Tier: At least , likely 
Name: Maliketh, the Black Blade (also known as Gurranq, Beast Clergyman)
Origin: Elden Ring
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Shadowbound Beast
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Acrobatics (can perform complex movements in the air, including flips, and consistently uses the pillars in his fight to maneuver across the battlefield), Large Size (Type 0), Earth Manipulation and Shockwave Manipulation (Via Beastial Incantations), minor Healing (Via Bestial Vitality, though this effect is rather weak and happens over time), Bodily Weaponry (Claws and teeth, though not used in-character), Weapon Mastery (skilled in wielding both the Cinquedea and the Black Blade), Immortality (Type 9. Exists outside of space and time, so his selves in the Lands Between and Crumbling Farum Azula live and die independently from each other), Sound Manipulation (can utilize roars to blow the player away), limited Healing negation (can stop the player from healing above a certain range using Destined Death), Durability Negation (Destined Death attacks burn HP by a percentage based amount), limited Death Manipulation and Conceptual Manipulation and Immortality Negation (Type 2 concepts, Types 5 and 7 Immortality; Via the Black Blade imbued with the Rune of Death. This doesn't instantly kill an opponent but when killed by this even beings such as Demi-Gods or Those that live in Death cannot revive from this), Soul Manipulation (Destined Death can attack and destroy the soul directly, even to the extent of destroying the soul without destroying the body), Energy Manipulation (Is able to fire waves of Destined Death in the form of slashes out of the Black Blade)
Attack Potency: At least Mountain level, likely Multi-Solar System level (Can fight late-game Tarnished, in addition to being the final boss of Crumbling Farum Azula. Is a being feared by all Demi-God's, which would include Starscourge Radahn. Rykard was so fearful of Maliketh that he had Ranni forge the Blasphemous Claw merely to give himself a last resort chance to challenge Maliketh, implying Rykard himself believed he stood no chance in a normal battle. Defeated the Gloam-Eyed Queen, an Empyrean who should scale above all of the Godskin bosses), attacks ignore conventional durability with Destined Death
Speed: At least Massively Hypersonic+ (Comparable to late-game Tarnished, scales above the Demi-God's)
Lifting Strength: At least Class K
Striking Strength: At least Mountain level, likely Multi-Solar System level
Durability: At least Mountain level, likely Multi-Solar System level
Stamina: Superhuman (Can fight an endgame Tarnished for an extended period of time)
Range: Extended Melee Range with Bestial Sling, Beast Claw, Stone of Gurranq, Black Blade, and Destined Death
Standard Equipment: Cinquedea (as Gurranq), Maliketh's Black Blade
Intelligence: Above Average (Predates the Shattering which was implied to be ages ago, carries wisdom and great knowledge of the Lands Between, is a skilled fighter capable of complex movements and armed combat, can teach the Tarnished various incantations)
Weaknesses: Weak to frost damage, utilizing the Blasphemous Claw at the right time can stun Maliketh for a few seconds
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Bestial Sling: He reaches into the ground and throws a handful of rock shards at his opponent.
*Beast Claw: Slams his claws into the ground and yanks them back out with so much force it sends a claw-shaped shockwave barreling towards his opponent.
*Stone of Gurranq: He digs a boulder out of the ground and hurls it at his opponent.
*Black Blade: Shoots a wave of Destined Death out of his blade, can be used multiple times in combination.
*Destined Death: Plunges the Black Blade into the ground, creating a large field which emits many Destined Death attacks.
==Notable Matchups==
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