Chapter 3: Contract

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Your POV I opened my eyes to see a place full of Glaze lilies. " Good Morning, Guizhong. " I heard a man's voice said and saw a man facing towards me. I then looked confusingly at him. " Uh. You must be mistaken, but I'm— " I tried to speak, but no words came out of my mouth. " Good Morning, Morax. " I involuntarily said. ' So this is the god of geo? ' I thought to myself as I slowly tried to see his face, but couldn't. I noticed he has a thorn-like thingy on his head. I then remembered Rex Lapis to be a dragon. I then noticed my reflection on a puddle, my eyes widen to see that this isn't me... ' Am I dreaming? ' I asked myself. " Morax, a lot of people of Liyue are complaining about the creatures lurking around. " Another voice said, it was a woman. " Yes, I am quite informed about that matter. " Morax said to the woman. " As the geo archon and the god of contract, your words had to be your bond. " The woman continued. " I know, Cloud Retainer. " Morax said and I just chuckled, again involuntarily. ' Cloud Retainer? An Adeptus? ' I asked myself again. " Don't worry! I'll go with you! Let us terminate those pests! " I chimed, then Morax looked at me with a warm smile. I can't see his eyes! But his smiles are very familiar. " Thank you, Guizhong. Let us go then " He said and we both stood up and left the Cloud Retainer. ' I have so many questions, Rex Lapis... ' I thought to myself. I desperately wanted to speak and ask him, but I just couldn't. " To cleanse the land and defend our safe Harbor, that was the first contract in Liyue. " He said, making my eyes widen. I then immediately woke up, sweating and my heart pounding. " You're finally awake. " A familiar voice said, I then started to look around. " Why have you brought me here!? Where am I!? " I asked Zhongli with a threatening tone. As he gently pours some water on a vase with a Glaze Lily. " Uhh... Is that the Glaze Lily I gave you? " I asked him, he then looked at me and chuckled. " Yes. It's raining outside, and you fainted. So I had to bring you in. " He explained. " Oh, I'm so sorry... I wasn't feeling very well at that time... " I told him and he nodded. " I noticed as well... I brewed some tea for you, this might probably help. " He told me, left the room, and closed the door. I took this as an opportunity to escape, I opened the window and it was indeed raining so heavily and it's so high for me to climb down. I immediately went to the door and slowly opened it, I looked around for a while to see no one so I slowly creeped my way out the hall. " And where do you think you're going, Lady (y/n)? " A voice said. I just sighed and turned around to see it's the Fatui Harbinger from earlier... He smiled at me, I looked at him in disgust. He was slowly approaching me. " Don't get near me Fatui. " I told him, his eyes then widen with a grin on his face. " A vision, huh? Would you like to test your skills on me? " He said as he aimed his bow and arrow at me, I just stood and glared at him. " Oh? You're angry? I can see the dust floating all around you. Please don't make me sneeze. " He said and shoot the arrow when Zhongli immediately stood in front of me and shielded me from it without spilling a single drop of the tea. " Your tea, I apologize if I kept you waiting. " Zhongli said with a smile and handed me the teacup, I gently took it and glared at him. " Be careful, it's hot. " He said and I just rolled my eyes at him. " Shut up, you sounded like a f*cking butler. " I said and ignored him, he just chuckled and sighed as he looked at the Fatui Harbinger. " If you ever try to hurt her again, I swear you're gonna regret it. " Zhongli told him with a menacing stare and a tone of supremacy. " Tch. " The Fatui Harbinger clicked his tongue. " To tell you honestly, she's been trying to escape. " He told Zhongli. Zhongli looked at me and smiled. " Don't worry, she cannot and she will not. " Zhongli said while looking at me. " Ahh, let me introduce you. This is Childe, as you already know he's a Fatui. " Zhongli said. " Hi. I'm the Fatui's number eleven, Childe, but I also go by Tartaglia. You too like to cause quite a stir, don't you? " He told me with a smirk. " Something tells me we're going to get along splendidly. " He said with a smile and I just gritted my teeth at him, " Childe, this is (y/n). The Tianquan's younger sister... Gifted with the power of dust, by the Goddess of Dust itself, Guizhong. " Zhongli said and my eyes widen. ' So Guizhong is the Goddess of Dust... I was Guizhong in that dream earlier... ' I thought to myself. " Ahh, no wonder you find her so interesting. She's special... " Childe said, while I was still confused about everything. He went closer to Zhongli and I. " And by the looks, you do look quite a lot with the Tianquan. Those red eyes and silver long hair. So pretty, Lady (y/n). " He said looking straight into my eyes, I immediately looked away and tugged Zhongli's sleeves. Zhongli looked at me and smiled, " Sorry about Childe's behavior. He— " " I'm going. " Childe said and left Zhongli and me alone. " Wants things to be a little exciting." Zhongli continued. " T-thanks... But don't worry, I can handle myself." I told Zhongli and he sighed. " If I may ask... At what age did you get your vision? " He asked me. " Umm... 9... Why?" I asked him and he smiled. " So young, you are truly gifted." He said and cupped my face. I slowly looked away. " Do you have something that you truly desire?" He asked me and my eyes widen. His aura felt different, it's giving me shivers. " I... I don't know... " I told him and he smirked, I then noticed his teeth sharpened. I was starting to pant as I notice thorns slowly growing out of his head. He leaned in closer towards me. " Don't be scared, for this is my real form." He whispered, giving shivers down to my spine again. " R-Rex Lapis..." I mumbled quietly. " Hush. " He whispered, that low voice he has is making me feel weird. I'm feeling so weak, it's like he's taking my soul out of me. " May I have a request? " He asked me and licked the visible portion of my outer ear causing me to moan a little. I heard him chuckle and he stared at me, I was trying my very best to stabilize my breathing until I felt his hand on my thigh, slowly reaching upward. " A-anything... for the lord of g-geo..." I said, shutting my eyes tightly. " Very well then." He said and stopped caressing me. " Teach me how to be human." He said and I immediately looked at him in shock. " W-what do you mean? Aren't you a human earlier? " I asked him and he started thinking about what I just said. " Do you mean you don't know how to be human in feelings and in thoughts? " I asked him and he quickly nodded. I sighed in relief, I thought I was going to lose myself about seconds ago. " Is that your only request lord of geo?" I asked him. " Don't let anyone know about this. " He said and I chuckled. " Now you sounded like my friend at Mondstadt." I said as he slowly returned back to his human form. " Okay, I'm willing." I told him and he smiled. " What do you want in return?" He asked me. " Nothing exactly. Maybe I could leave that to you, anything you want! " I happily said, he then thought about it for a while. " Hmm... I don't really know how and what humans truly want, but if maybe given ample time to understand humans more... I might be able to give you what your heart truly desires." He said and I nodded. " Surprise me, Rex Lapis." I said with a chuckle, he then chuckles as well. " A contract is a contract, one who breaks it will suffer the consequences.  " Zhongli said, I nodded and we both did a handshake.
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