DISCLAIMER: Elden ring and Mushoku Tensei belong to their respective owners and I claim no ownership of these works.
Prologue
Your strength, extraordinary...
The mark...of a true Lord...
O, dear Miquella...
O, dearest Miquella, my brother...
I'm sorry. I finally met my match.
Thus as I spoke my last word towards my adversary, the one who would become the Elden Lord and as my consciousness began to fade I lamented over my dearest Brother.
Dearest Miquella thou were too pure of this realm, ever so radiant.
The kindness thou gave to all beings no matter how wretched.
Oh Miquella the sorrow I feel.
Thou always believed in me no matter the rot that clung to my soul.
And I would in turn protect Thee Miquella, Clad in gold I was to be thine sword.
Unbent, Unbroken, Undefeated
Oh Miquella…
Wherever did the winds take thou?
Oh Sweet Miquella I have failed thee…
Oh Dearest Miquella may we find each other once more, through the eternity of time and realms unspoken
I shall wait for thee
Clad in gold, to be thine Sword once more.
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Dost thou forgive me Miquella?
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"The pain of childbirth wasn't supposed to be this excruciating" Zenith thought to herself whilst screaming her throat raw and her husband not making matters better by being an absolute tool and not leaving the room to let Lillia do her job.
Oh what a rock she has been, Lillia.
She must surely have been sent by Milis himself, such a saint!
"My lady, you must push" Once more Lillia reminded me over the roar of my own screams, her tone calm and collected and as such i pushed and pushed
"The head is showing my lady, one final push should be enough" as the words were spoken by the truly competent house maid my husband hired, I pushed harder than I ever had before.
"It's a boy, my lady" came the happy voice of Lillia as my husband cheered in the background,
" Let me hold him" I requested, although by the apparent swiftness he came upon in my arms I might have been a bit harsher in my tone than I thought. Relief flooded through my system as I beheld him in my arms, my boy, Rudeus.
"Let me see, Let me see him" came the exuberant voice of my husband, Paul, just slightly to my right, a grin stretching his face to limit. At that moment I don't think I could have ever loved him more and the proof of our love lying in my arms, although not for long as Paul scooped him up faster than you could say Dragon! While his enthusiasm are often charming and appreciated especially in the making of the miracle that he now has absconded with, though at this particular moment I became rather peeved.
"Be careful!" but no sooner those words left my mouth I felt another contraction and the words that I softly uttered turned into a scream of pain. At once Lillia was by my side again,
"What's wrong my Lady?" her voice unwavering although her face betrayed the concern she felt for me, Oh sweet Lillia i might just have to give you a raise if you keep this up!
"Another contraction" I bit out through a clenched jaw, Lillia jolted straight, Surprise painted across her face. An understandable reaction really since there were no signs of there being two of them in there!
"Nevertheless, once more unto the breach my lady" Lillia took command straight away, her eyes much like a grizzled commander of an army charging towards the enemy or a much too experienced party leader raiding a dungeon with a surprise boss at the end.
Her Confidence was infectious, so with a nod and a hiss through grinding teeth I once more entered onto the battlefield called childbirth.
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"It's a girl, my Lady" I said to the exhausted lady of the house, clammy and trembling as she were, she immediately held her hands out to me although I think that which she sought laid in my arms. A small girl, with auburn hair and sparkling blue eyes. A beauty once grown to be sure. So with great caution as to not let that iron tone be turned towards me as it was against Paul naught but a few hours ago, I carefully placed the small bundle into the Lady's arms.
As a maid and a wetnurse I have met many new parents and the expressions they, the aforementioned make when presented their new Child, like some nobles when presented a daughter may have their lips pulled slightly downwards in slight disappointment or like the time I helped one of the kitchen cooks and their expression twisted into fear when their infidelity came into light when ears suddenly sprung up from their child's head…
Nevertheless the sheer joy being radiated in front of me, from the lady of the house. Should instil a sense of fulfilment and yet while I am happy for the Lord and lady of the house, a stab of jealousy shot through my body as I beheld them both on the bed. A family in truth, one thing I might never get to experience. I squashed that temporary ugly feeling with never before seen prejudice before it allowed itself to manifest upon my own expression.
"What will you name her my lady?" I asked the happy couple and with a meaningful yet thoughtful look between the new parents as though they had became Migurds, Zenith turned towards me, an exhilarated look within her eyes and with a tired voice, raw from the earlier screaming she spoke;
"Her name shall be Malenia"
Authors note;
Just trying out an idea so far, might continue and might end. There aren't that many Mushoku Tensei fanfics out there, which is a shame so I thought I might as well try it out. For those of´who might wonder "will Malenia be a part of Rudeus harem?" It's a hard NO on that one. There might be romance but unlikely as Malenias goal is to find her brother again and to find out whether he exists in the six diced world or not. Btw i'm the only one who doesn't like Rudeus as an MC?
Like I get that he is supposed to be a bit of a scum but so far from what I have seen, he just continues to get rewards from scummy behaviour. I might be wrong about this but nevertheless the way he creeps on young girls from the get go and actually saying to himself that he should groom Sylphiette. Disturbing if nothing else. Then again just a personal opinion, so let me know what you think. Story idea, writing and if Rudeus is just a glorified pedophile.
