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Hey guys sooo this is a new series branching off from Butterfly Effect. This story takes place long before Butterfly Effect and even long before the House of Night series. You know in Chapter 18 in Butterfly Effect where Zoey spoke of her past with Stark, Stevie Rae, Damien, Shaunee and Erin? Yeah here's their back story! So here ya go! Enjoy!

Prologue: Daughter of Night

Nyx pushed and pushed.

Gosh this one's stubborn, she thought as she pulled back to breath heavily. This one just didn't seem to want to part with her.

"Come on you can do it," Erebus whispered in her ear and squeezed her hand reassuringly. "Remember you are the Goddess of the Night, you can do this."

Her Consort gave her strength and she drew that from him. So with her Consort gingerly reassuring her she started pushing once again. Nyx clutched Erebus's hand and squeezed it until she was sure it was broken.

"Come on, come on mother, you're almost there!" Nemesis was aiding her and trying to encourage her. "I can see its head! Just give me one last big push!"

And that's what Nyx did; she took the last of her strength and put it into pushing one last time. Sudden relief filled her when her child was pulled from her womb but not far behind it was emptiness and fear, her baby wasn't crying.

Nyx held her breath as tears started streaming down her face, how could this have happened? She was a Goddess; her child should have been very healthy and therefore a divine being too.

The shrill wail broke her from her dark thoughts of a still born child. Her baby.

The crying child was squirming in her sister's arms, wanting her mother's embrace instead. So Nemesis placed the new born baby into her mother's arms and the howling stopped.

Nyx's child sniffled then started giggling like there was no tomorrow, her family joined with her in laughter. The baby girl was only moments old but she already had a vast understanding of her new world.

"A daughter!" Erebus's proud and joyous laughter broke Nyx's gaze from her daughter as her consort hugged his elegant wife and newest daughter together. "Oh Nyx, she's beautiful just like you!"

Erebus was bursting with delight and excitement that could belong to a child. Nyx could feel it, even without their connection as Goddess and Consort the pure joy was rolling off of him in waves. He was exuberant as was she.

He bent to kiss his baby girl's forehead then dove to steal a loving kiss from Nyx. The Goddess was starting to feel sore so she positioned the baby in her husband's arms and waved for her children to help her up. Erebus situated his daughter in his arms so she was more comfortable while his other daughters helped their mother tidy up.

Some of the attendants cleaned up the mess in her chambers and her other daughters; Nemesis, Eris, Hypnos, Thanatos, and Hemera, assisted Nyx in cleansing herself. Giving birth to a daughter that was as stubborn as her father meant that Nyx got a bit messy and while her other daughters were helping bathe their mother Nyx was growing weary.

Hemera aided her exhausted mother to her enormous bed where Erebus was gently bouncing his giggling new daughter while he was chuckling himself. Once Nyx was on her bed she bid Hemera ado, wishing to be alone with her Consort and new daughter.

"She's different from our other children Nyx," Erebus was poking his daughter's stomach making her laugh. Nyx grinned, seeing him like that with her daughter filled her with happiness.

But she couldn't help but agree with him. Her daughter had ebony hair like Nyx but instead of onyx eyes like her or golden orbs like the girl's father she had a round hazel gaze that was full of wonder and amazement. But her hazel eyes were flecked with gold and black so her parents weren't completely lost within her eyes. She had tanned skin like her father and his high cheek bones but she had Nyx's heart shaped face.

But the thing Erebus was talking about and her most distinguishing feature were the markings that were all over her body. The marks started with the crescent settled between her dark eyebrows then spread along her face; it looked like a woman stretching up to cup the crescent. The rest of the marks looked like lace and runes that extended down her back, along her limbs, across her chest, waist, and palms until they finally stopped at her feet. They were all the colour of amethyst.

"Indeed it seems so," Nyx bent her head so she could lay it on her husband's shoulder. "What shall we name her?"

"Mm that is entirely up to you my Goddess," Erebus leaned down to kiss her head, Nyx sighed in content. "What name do you think will fit best?"

"She's so full of life and Light," Nyx cogitated then thought of the ideal name for her daughter. "She's the personification of life!"

"It seems to be so," Erebus smirked at his wife's enthusiasm. "Have you thought of a name?"

"Of course I have!" she smacked is arm lightly then swooped her daughter up in her arms, making the girl squeal in glee.

Nyx and her daughter leaned their foreheads against each other and Erebus pulled them both into his arms then rested his chin on Nyx's shoulder.

"Zoey."

"That's lovely name and it fits her perfectly," Erebus pressed his lips to the curve between Nyx's shoulder and neck then whispered, his lips brushing against the sensitive place. "Come my angel, you've had a lengthy day and must be fatigued from your equally extensive labour."

"Yes but there's so much to learn about her," Nyx did want to sleep but she was afraid that if she snoozed that her wonderful and mysterious daughter would vanish from her arms and this world too.

"There will be time for such things to ponder over tomorrow," the God laid down and gestured for her to join him on the soft bed. "Do not worry Nyx, Zoey is real and she will be there tomorrow and for millennia's after that. She'll be there so much you'll be sick of her in no time."

Nyx's sharp gaze penetrated him and he stammered on, not wanting to evoke his wife's wrath. "I-I'm kidding Nyx!"

"Mm," she mused but lay beside her Consort anyways gently setting her daughter in between them so they both could wrap their arms around Zoey.

The trio fell asleep together as a family forevermore.

A/N:

Soooo tell me what ya think. By the way this is just a bit of a teaser since my exams start today but I'll be done them soon so then I'll update Butterfly Effect and this one too!

R&R PRETTY PLEASE!

Thanks a bunch Shawna~~~