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Subscribe to our newsletter Elden Ring is still keeping secrets, but dataminer Lance McDonald is good at easing them out – the YouTuber just discovered a piece of cut content illuminating more of FromSoftware's arcane story.Lore spoilers for the 4-year-old game to follow! Turn back if you want to watch a VaatiVidya footage first.

McDonald has uncovered a new cutscene showing demigod Miquella planting the Haligtree legacy dungeon – and a literal, crooked tree – with his own pale hands.

While I believe everything in Elden Ring is intentionally vague enough to warrant your own interpretation, regardless of director Hidetaka Miyazaki's vision, this missing scene shows Miquella didn't just settle on the towering Haligtree as his refuge – he created it with the hope of lending its strength to his sick sister Malenia.Article continues below In the deleted scene, a young Miquella kneels with his shadow of white-gold hair trailing down his back.

The Haligtree sapling sits delicately in his hands before he sinks it into the dirt and smears it with his blood, dictating, "Young seedling.

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Young seedling ## Editor's Note This is an interesting development that could shape the future of gaming. Source: [GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/4-years-later-new-elden-ring-cutscene-uncovered-with-massive-lore-implications-for-dlc-star-miquella/)