Maiden My Beloved - A Genshin Impact Fanfiction

Chapter 11 - The Tsaritsa

Noelle's eyes were focused on the Tsaritsa, watching their every move.

The Tsaritsa occasionally looking at the maid.

Both were very close in a short period of time, everyone was convinced both that they had no connection at all. That Noelle was her personal maid. But they were all wrong.

*FLASHBACK*

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When Dottore brought her to Shneznaya and introduced her to the Archon, the goddess looked at the woman.

She drew a blade and held it to the kneeling woman thinking she'll back off...

...but the only thing that happened was that the maid closed her eyes in acceptence waiting for the blade to end her existence.

The Archon was in denial of the situation and demanded everyone to leave besides the "thing" Dottore brought.

"Who are you?", the Tsaritsa started. 

No response.

"Where are you from?"

No response.

"Do you wish for your heart to stop beating?"

A soft nod.

The Tsaritsa was confused, who in their right mind would let themself be dragged away to her and then ask for this without even answering anying?

"why?"

"does that matter?", a broken voice echoed through the cold room.

"it does to me"

Noelle looked at the Archon "I only want the pain to end", she whispered barely audible to the archon.

The archons gaze soften, before walking towards the maid.

Noelle expected to be killed on the spot.

she closed her eyes, accepting that everything will end now.

her eyes opened when she felt the cold arm of the god around her, holding her thightly.

"I'll serve you until my time will co-", Noelle was cut off.

"Shhhhhhhhhh......", the Tsaritsa softly cradled the maid "It's alright my child..."

Noelle let herself fall into the embrace.

"you don't need to serve me", noelle  looked at the Tsaritsa confused

"if you prove that you are worthy of what I want to give you, you will recieve what you desire..."

the Tsaritsa smiled.

"now tell me... what's your name dear?"

"Noelle.."

"where are you from?"

"monstadt"

"why did you let yourself be brought here?"

"I was promised respect and revenge"

"why do you want revenge?"

"because I was mistreated by everyone"

"are you injured?"

"yes"

"are you tired?"

"yes"

"rest now Noelle from mondstadt", the Tsaritsa whispered "rest now my child"

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Noelle had a soft smile on her face, the Tsaritsa looked at her signing her with a glaze to continue eating. Noelle nodded a bit before taking a bite from a slice of bread.

The dinner went by fast, none of the other harbingers had time to stay after the dinning was over.

When everyone left the Tsaritsa approached Noelle.

"You need to eat mo-", she stopped "Dottore did some work again didn't he?"

Noelle nodded "he adjusted the serum a bit, it does make me more resistant."

"He gives you too much, he doesn't consider that you need food and rest too"

"it were only 4 this week"

"we have wednesday dear"

"I know..."

"did he do anything else?"

"he started a new project on me"

"another serum isn't it?"

"yes it's too improve my strength, he said if I take it I could be strong enough to move mounta-"

"you have more serums in your body than blood dear. I see that you struggle with moving"

"that's the anti-freeze serum"

"you don't need to do that dear-"

"but I need to prove my worth to you-"

"you've proven enough to me Noelle. You are worthy of my love", the Tsaritsa said loudly.

"you've proven that you are worthy to be called my child, Noelle and now please don't accept more offers of Dottore to fix you. there's nothing more for him to fix besides the damage he's caused"

Noelle nodded in silence.

"you are tired aren't you?", the Tsaritsa smiled "let's get you to bed alright dear?"

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