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Origins: The Nature of Erebus

How could his father do something like this? She might be immortal now but everyone knew the girl was originally human. And after simply meeting her, his father, Chaos, was about to accept the girl into his family as his daughter. She would be his sister. A former human would be his sister, he thought! And his mother, well Gaia had initiated the thought. It seemed as his entire family was betraying their own line of thought. Humans and gods were separate for a reason. The Greek and Egyptian Gods were even further divided because of extremely dissimilar beliefs on how to interact with humans. And to take in the mother of the Egyptian Gods' prodigy? He could feel the arguments this girl would start already creating a pounding sensation in his head. He had heard of the girl, Nyx, goddess of the night. The stupid girl was older than he, even in her immortality, and it was well known that she was a kind soul who wished to help the race she previously belonged to.

Despite his immortal age, Erebus acted much like a teenager that had just grown into his looks. When unhappy with a decision he often resorted to tantrums, knowing he could hold out longer than most others. He was also a playboy, often visiting Earth to find another mortal woman that would easily fall prey to his sexual charms. So what if he ended up leaving a trail of demigods in his wake? They were still half human and he was still having his way with the world.

There was no way in hell he was going to let his father basically adopt this girl and spoil his fun. And so true to form, his showed his animosity towards the idea, the god of darkness with control over sunsets and evening, simply refused to let sunsets come.

It was the perfect plan, not only would it infuriate his father Chaos to no end while suppressing the invading girl's power. And Chaos didn't overly worry Erebus, since all his father needed to do was drop the ridiculous idea of making Nyx his sister. The two words that made him cringe in disgust. But one thing you should never do is mess with Chaos when his mind is made up.

Three days of nightless days, Erebus believed the matter to have been dropped. Neither Gaia nor Chaos had spoke of the would be intrusion, and he had believed himself victorious. Allowing the night again to come Erebus decided to celebrate his victory through a quick visit to Earth, to rejoice in its sensual basic splendors.

Transporting himself from the world of the Greek Gods, Erebus found himself in an unrecognizable part of the world. It was a small grove, colored everywhere in greens sparkled with the rainbow colors of the flowers that littered the entire area. There was a crescent moon in the sky that was highlighted by the brightly shimmering stars, as not a cloud could be seen in the sky.

Erebus was confused. This is not where he intended on landing, and there seemed to be no one around. He walked towards the large cherry willow tree; it seemed to the source of the serenity that the grove possessed. Despite his irritation that he had been harboring, the place seemed to instill peace in him and the closer he got to that tree, the calmer he felt. He placed his hand on the tree, and felt a whirl of emotions rush upon him. Love, sadness, hurt, joy; withdrawing his hand quickly, he looked at the tree in shock. While alive, a lonely tree couldn't harbor so many emotions. Where exactly was he? What was going on? Why had been sent there? Questions raced around his mind, in this strange and enchanting place. Yet despite the uncertainty, Erebus felt so comfortable here that he wasn't sure we wanted to leave. Leaving the presence of the tree, Erebus spotted a small pond that glistened in the moonlight. A young woman was sitting by the edge, her legs submerged to the ankle, reveling in the peace and tranquility of the grove. Even from behind he could tell that she was beautiful, but for some reason the sexual predator in him didn't immediately rise. It was as if the place and the girl had drained all aggressive thoughts and emotions from him. He stood there, frozen, for a few minutes just watching her before she finally turned to look at him. She was not surprised to see the intruder as a warm smile graced her soft features. "Welcome Erebus."

"You know me?"

"I was warned that you would be coming. This is my grove; it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Nyx, I'm your new… sister."

His eyes widened in shock; his father had only seemed to have let him win. Even in his silence, Chaos had taken in the girl, and then interfered with his transport putting Erebus in her dominion. He wanted to be angry, but the emotion just wouldn't come to him. Her smile, her soft amber eyes with specks of blue, just captivated him. He could see why his father had become so quickly enamored with her, she was literally breathtaking. For as every smooth step she took towards Erebus, he could feel himself getting more nervous; his breath shortened and his stomach jumbled. These feelings were foreign and unknown to Erebus. Gods weren't supposed to be unnerved, especially around a female when he had often previously enjoyed the gender. And Nyx, this girl was invoking something else in him, something stronger that he was scared to recognize. He had seen it in others but never had experienced it himself or wanted to for that matter. He'd believed it to be a weak frivolous emotion that humans trifled with, but he was quickly experiencing just how wrong he'd been. It felt like it was making his blood boil, his stomach flip, his mind race as it swirled around his soul begging for acceptance. Yet his still fought, unwilling to let himself be taken by something so foreign.

But when her hand met his cheek, all walls collapsed. Returning her smile, he cupped her hand with his own, his deep purple eyes shining like never before. Without a single word passing between the two he removed her hand and laid a gentle kiss on it, realizing that in a matter of moments, he had fallen deeply in love with Nyx.

writersBLOCKacilin: Thank you so much for your review! And it helps to have been interested in both Greek and Egyptian mythology for years! I hope you keep up with the story!

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~Ciliegina