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Preseries: Part I

Three days later Nyx had entered Lloyd's dream again while he slept. She was still trying to get a handle on dream walking, so she was not surprised when it did not work the very next night. She hoped Lloyd was not too upset about it, but then again, she did not expect him to understand fully, she had only given him the basic understanding of dream walking. Even she was still learning about it since she never knew herself if it could be accomplished since she was only half human. Anyway, she noticed Lloyd sitting a few feet away from her in his pajamas, merely waiting to see if and when she would show up.

"Hello, again Nyx," Lloyd said spotting her.

"Hello there Lloyd," Nyx greeted.

"I was wondering if you would come back or not," Lloyd declared.

"Well, of course, I was going to come back," Nyx replied. "I said I would?"

"I remember," Lloyd said. "I just was not sure if you meant it or not."

"Why would I lie to you Lloyd?" Nyx declared. "Plus, I can only show up when you are dreaming, and it seems that your sleep the past two nights were dreamless."

"They were," Lloyd confirmed. "I'm sorry, I did not mean to think you were lying to me. It's, just you're the first person who's ever told me that they would come back, and I almost thought it was too good to be true."

"I understand," Nyx said. "From what you said to me last time, you have every reason to doubt me."

"I'm happy you came back though," Lloyd replied.

"Well," Nyx began. "I'm happy to be back. So, how have you felt since I last saw you?"
"Not so good," Lloyd said. "Yesterday the other boys said some pretty mean things about my parents."

"Oh no," Nyx said. "What did they say?"

"That…" Lloyd began. "My mother left me at the school because she was ashamed of me."

"Ashamed of you," Nyx said in confusion. "What are they talking about?"
"One of them said that my mother knew I would never be as powerful and as great of a villain as my dad is. So she dumped me at the school and that she plans to leave me there until I'm old enough to be on my own."

"Okay," Nyx began. "One, that is mean with a capital M, and two, they don't know how your mother thinks. I am not defending her for leaving you at this horrible school, but she probably does not want you t be anything like your dad."

"Then why would she leave me at a school for bad boys?" Lloyd asked.

"I wish I had an answer for you on that Lloyd," Nyx replied.

"Can I ask you a question Nyx?" Lloyd said.

"Sure," Nyx replied. "What is it?"

"You said your parents died when you were little," Lloyd confirmed. "So who raised you?"

"Well," Nyx said. "Remember last time how I mentioned I have a big brother named Edmund."

"Yes," Lloyd replied.

"Well," Nyx began. "Edmund and I have the same father, but he had a different mother who was a dragon demon just like my father, so Edmund is a full-fledged dragon demon, and he is a lot older than me. Before I was born Edmund married another dragon demon named Alcyone. When my parents died Edmund and Alcyone took part in raising me, but they are busy with their duties most of the time, so I have a lot of tutors that I see every day."

"What kind of duties do they have?" Lloyd asked.

"Do you know about royalty Lloyd?" Nyx questioned looking vaguely nervous.

"Yes," Lloyd said. "Ninjago has rulers, the emperor and the empress."

"Well," Nyx began. "In my dimension, we have a queen and a king, and my sister-in-law, Edmund's wife, Alcyone was and still is the queen of the throne, and Edmund, being her husband, that makes him, a king."

"A king?" Lloyd said in surprise.

"Yes," Nyx replied nodding nervously. "Edmund is a king

"No way," Lloyd said looking amazed. "I can't believe that your older brother is the king of your home."

"Not by blood though," Nyx reminded him, feeling more at ease since Lloyd did not seem upset with her for not telling him earleir. "He's just married to the reigning queen of the kingdom."

"That's doesn't make you a princess then?" Lloyd asked.

"No Lloyd," Nyx said. "I would only be a princess if the queen was my blood sister. I do have a title though."

"What is it?" Lloyd asked.

"I'm what's called a duchess," Nyx declared. "The male equivalent is called a duke. In my kingdom, it's the highest rank below the actual reigning monarch."

"What's a monarch?" Lloyd asked.

"Right," Nyx replied. "I keep forgetting your only five."

"What does that mean?" Lloyd asked.

"Well," Nyx said. "Are you learning how to read in school Lloyd?"

"Yes," Lloyd replied. "We had a reading lesson today."

"Well," Nyx began. "Five is usually when most children start to learn how to read, and they usually start off with smaller words like book, cup, or wood. Monarch is a bigger word so that you wouldn't have learned that yet."

"What does it mean though?" Lloyd asked.

"A monarch is a person who is in charge and holds the most power," Nyx explained. "So, in this case, a king or a queen."

"So your sister-in-law, Queen Alcyone is the reigning monarch?" Lloyd questioned.

"Yes," Nyx said. "She rules with my older brother Edmund at her side as the king and being a duchess; I am one of many people in my kingdom that gets power over a specific area of my kingdom."

"Did they give you that title when your brother married the queen?" Lloyd asked.

"No," Nyx replied. "Since Edmund married Alycone when my parents were still alive, my father became a duke, and when he died the title was passed on to me."

"You were the only other person is your family still alive?" Lloyd questioned.

"As far as I know yes," Nyx replied. "I did have another older brother, Theron; he disappeared when I was little though."

"Disappeared?" Lloyd questioned.

"Yes," Nyx replied. "I don't remember why and how though. So I'd rather not talk about it."

"Okay," Lloyd said. "Will you tell me more about your home though?"

"I'll tell you what," Nyx began. "Next time I'll tell you all about what goes on in my kingdom, at least what I know goes on. I'll even tell you all about the part of the nation that I rule over."

"Do I need to wait until the next time we see each other though?" Lloyd complained.

"Yes," Nyx replied. "From what you have told me, what you have gone through in the past two days is very tiring for your mind, and I will not be responsible for keeping you up all night. I think Edmund would be furious if he found out I did such a thing."

"But it does not feel like we've been here that long," Lloyd declared.

"Yes," Nyx said. "It may seem that way, but when I woke up last time we talked I found that in my home the sun was already rising."

"We were in this dream realm for that long?" Lloyd questioned.

"It would seem so," Nyx replied. "So next time I come I promise I will tell you more about my part of the kingdom and what we do."

"You mean it?" Lloyd asked.

"Of course I do Lloyd," Nyx replied.

"Well," Lloyd said standing up from his spot on the ground. "I guess, good night until then Nyx."

"Goodnight Lloyd," Nyx replied.

And both walked back in the direction from which they came.