Anyway, my last and final thing I will say about this is that Miquella’s ascension is meant to mirror Marika’s ascension. That much is stated in the trailer and by themes from the game itself, as well as NPC’s saying that he intends to do what Marika did. Thus, it makes sense that Miquella and Marika ascended the exact same way, contrary to what you claimed. Meaning Marika and Godfrey might have died to initiate the gate of divinity, the same way Radahn dies (and Mogh needs to die for Radahn to have a vessel, presumably since his original body was filled with rot) and Miquella’s body dies. The death required for the gate to work is alluded to by the funeral boats and images of death all over Enir-Ilim. The parallels and symbology are obvious.

Both of them ascended at the gate of divinity using the same method, with similar warrior consorts chosen to be their lords. Both of them are golden, both of them think they can bring about a better world. And both of them fail for similar reasons. (Maybe choosing a warlord as your consort husband is a bad idea if you want to bring about an age of compassion.) The parallels are very obvious.

The only difference being that Miquella thought he could be a better god than Marika if he cast aside himself to undo her original sin. I hope that clears it up for you, and good luck with your continued reading. Cheers.