She had her hand on Beerus's shoulder as lightly as she could. She despised the hairless cat right now. He ripped her away from her home by threatening her with her family's destruction. His reasoning? He "needed" her. For what she doesn't know.
They had been traveling for about half an hour so far. If Whis was telling the truth, she only has five minutes until she is in a whole new hell.
She heard Beerus and Whis talking, but she couldn't make out what they were saying over her music. She really didn't care though. Her earbuds are what keeps her tethered to sanity.
"We are almost home my lord. Only about a minute left. Would you like a meal when we arrive? I know I did wake you up and shuffle you to Earth rather quickly."
"Yes a meal would be nice. And while I am peeved that you woke me, I'm glad you told me about her dream. Especially since I had mine too." He put his hand to his chin. "Now we just need to figure out why it happened."
As he finished his statement, the trio touched down on the planet. Nyx opened her eyes and looked around.
"This is the same place as in my dream. From the lake to the flowers." She turned and looked at the large, gnarled tree in the center of the planet. "And that. The tree."
"Yes that is where you will be staying." Beerus watched her. "Would you like me to get your bag?"
And just like that she was snapped out of her trance. The awe she felt was gone.
"No. I'm more than capable. You'll probably blow it up if you touch it." She began to walk to the tree with her suitcase in hand. She had no idea where she planned on going, but she knew she had to get away from them.
"My lady I hate to interrupt your anger, but may I show you to where you will be staying?" Whis was walking next to Nyx.
"Yea I guess so." She looked at him. "How long will I be here?"
"I'm honestly not sure. My lord isn't very predictable, and I've known him for quite some time." Whis sighed. "I'm sorry he brought you here like this. I tried to tell him to wait, but he is far to impatient." Nyx looked down at her feet as she was walking.
"No. It's not your fault. You can't control a god. Especially not a destroyer." She narrowed her eyes as she came to a realization. "But you could have kept your mouth shut about my dream. That wasn't his business to know, nor was it yours."
"It was his business to know. If you were having reoccurring dreams about this planet, a planet you've never seen, it could mean something important." Whis looked at her apologetically.
"Whatever. Just get me to my room." She glared at him and looked straight.
Soon the two were approaching the tree. Nyx realized that the inside of the tree was just as awesome as the outside. A long spiral staircase winded up the walls. Everything was dimly lit, but light enough to see clearly.
Whis began to ascend the stairs and Nyx followed. Doors were placed at random intervals on the staircase, each intricately carved with various shapes.
Nyx made it about 150 stairs up before she was tired.
"Winded already my lady?" Whis chimed.
"Its not very easy carrying a suitcase up thousands of stairs." Nyx said through gritted teeth.
"Allow me." Whis smiled and soon the suitcase was floating alongside him.
"Wow, you couldn't have done that sooner?"
"Well you said you would carry your own bag, and I didn't want to impose." Nyx scoffed at that.
"Fine let's just go." Nyx began to walk up the stairs again.
"Whis where are you taking her?" Beerus's voice was heard behind them. He was floating in the middle of the staircase.
"To her room like she wanted my lord." Whis turned to Beerus.
"You take her bag to her room, she will eat dinner with me." Beerus looked at Nyx who was nearly flaming with anger.
"No I won't. I will go to my room. I will stay in there. I will come out when I want." Nyx was throwing daggers at Beerus with her eyes.
"You will eat dinner with me. I have things I need to speak with you about." Beerus landed on the stairs and began to walk up to Nyx.
"Stop." Nyx began to walk backwards. "Stop, now. You have nothing else to threaten me with."
Beerus stopped and smiled.
"No I don't, but I still would like for you to eat with me." He shook his head. "However I feel as though you won't humor my request. You have no reason to. Very well. Go to your room and stay in there if you so please. Dinner is out if you would like." With that Beerus flew back down to the ground floor.
"My, my. It seems as though Lord Beerus is actually giving in to you. It is rare when my lord does that." Whis turns back around and walks up to a nearby door. "Here we are. Your room. Make yourself comfortable." Nyx walked into the room.
It was roomy, that's for sure. There was a king sized bed in the middle of the room, a large dresser for her clothes, and small chandelier lighting the place up.
"That door there leads to a restroom, and that one is a closet." Whis put her things on her bed and turned to leave. He stopped at the door, back still to her.
"I know you may be quite angry with Lord Beerus, but please try to hear what he wants. It may be simpler than we both believe." Whis threw a smile over his shoulder and walked out leaving Nyx by herself.
She walked over to her suitcase and opened it. All of her clothes fit into the bag. She didn't have much, but she did have everything she needed.
She began to flit from the dresser to her bed, from her bed to her closet. She put stuff up, organizing everything as she saw fit.
About ten minutes later, she was finished, her suitcase was closed, and she was about to get on the bed.
She felt it with her hand first. She was amazed. Everything about it was divine. The texture, the firmness, the height, it was all perfect. When she played down, she felt like she was on a cloud. She was smiling to herself and was about to grab her phone to call Coco when she remembered where she was.
Tears began to well up on her eyes and she felt trapped.
How cold she let this happen. What is Beerus treats her the same way the Demon King did? What if he uses her and breaks her again.
No. She won't break. She can't. Not after all she's been though to get to where she is now.
Whis's words came back to her mind.
I know you may be quite angry with Lord Beerus, but please try to hear what he wants. It may be simpler than we both believe.
Could his request be that simple? She could go and see. She's powerful enough to hold her own against him, she's sure. But what if she can't? This conversation could be what gets her out of here. She should at least try.
"Fine." Nyx got out of bed and changed her jeans for sweat pants. She doesn't have to look nice. They are holding her against her will, she has nothing to prove. She slipped on her tennis shoes and walked to the door. She gripped the handle and opened it.
No turning back.
She began to descend the stairs. She got halfway down when she realized she could fly. She floated down and looked around.
Where's the dining room?
She looked around the room to see three hallways. She chose the middle one and began to walk. When she got to the end she saw a large room filled with what seemed to be a large pool of water.
"Well this isn't it." Nyx took one more look around the room and put her hands in her hoodie pocket.
She turned around and was met with yellow eyes and a large smirk.
"No this is not the dining room. This is where I bathe." Nyx turned bright red.
Oh god what if he was... no. Stop that. He wasn't and that's all that matters.
"I'm glad you decide to eat with us. Follow me." Beerus turned and walked down the hall.
"How did you know I was down here?" Nyx said barely loud enough for anyone to hear. Beerus pointed to his ears.
"They aren't just for show. I can hear quite a bit you know." He continued walking.
Soon they were in the main chamber again and he took a turn. He went down the first hall. Of could she would decide to skip it. Her inner turmoil came to a close as she walked into the dining room. It was filled with enough food to fill a small army.
Beerus pulled out a chair for her and waited for her to sit. She looked at him hesitantly, like he may try to dump her out of it as soon as she sat.
"Come now. I promise I won't hurt you in any way." He gestured to the chair and she slowly walked over.
"You can't hurt me anyway." She whispered to herself as she sat down.
Beerus pushed her in and walked to his chair to sit.
"I heard that you know." Beerus chuckled to himself. "You have quite a bit of confidence in your skills. Is it well placed?"
"Of course it is. Why would I lie? I don't have to impress you." Nyx looked at the plate in front of her that's already made.
"That's true. You don't. But I must say you have indeed piqued my interest. Could you back this absurd claim of yours up?" Beerus took a bite of his food.
"No, I don't think I will." She picked up her fork and impaled a strange looking piece of meat. "That would mean showing my power. I can't do that."
Beerus's eyes narrowed. "And why is that?" At that point, Whis walked in and smiled at Nyx.
"Glad you decided to come! This meal is extra special. I made sure that everything here is close to Earth food." Whis smiled and sat down. "Isn't it all just delicious!" He took a bite, closed his eyes, and giggled.
"Whis I was just talking to our guest when you so rudely interrupted. Now I've lost my train of thought." Beerus glared at his attendant.
"Oh, ho ho. Sorry my lord. I simply had to hear what she thought of the food!"
"Its good. Thank you." Nyx nodded her head and continued to eat.
Thank goodness Whis came when he did. I definitely told Beerus to much.
Nyx turned to her meal and shuffled it around more than ate it.
"So you're not a human, I can tell that much." Beerus was staring at the girl and she knew it. "What are you?"
Nyx looked up with her mouth full and glanced from Beerus to Whis.
What do I say?
"Uhhh." She glanced down. "I can't say." She swallowed her food.
"And why is that?"
"Because then you would ask more questions." Nyx was cutting another piece of meat off.
"What if we promise not to ask more questions about where you hail from after this one?" Whis chimed in.
She considered it. They couldn't conclude much from her race, could they?
"Fine. If both of you promise. I want to hear it out of both of your mouths." She pointed a fork at both of them.
Beerus sighed. "I won't ask any more questions about where you come from after this question. If you answer it." Whis nodded.
"I promise not to ask any question about where you come from after this question. Now please tell us what you are!" Whis was looking excited and could barely contain himself.
Nyx put her head in her hands and sighed. She had to think of the right way to phrase what she was. After a few seconds she settled on what to say.
"I'm a demon that was a human."
Both of the deities looked blown away. She wasn't aware it would be such a shock to them.
"Demons that are formerly humans are supposed to be stronger than normal demons. The only demon that may be stronger is the only one who can create them, the Demon King Dabura himself." Whis said and noticed Nyx's small cringe at the mention of the Demon King's name.
"You were right Nyx, this does raise more questions. However, a destroyer keeps his promises." Beerus began to eat again.
Nyx let go a sigh of relief. They seem to not really want to push her on the matter. It put her at ease. Maybe they weren't going to bring her back.
"Your right Whis." Nyx said softly, but still drawing all attention immediately.
"Right about what my lady?" Whis tilted his head to the side like a puppy. It made Nyx smile.
"I am stronger than all other demons. Even the king. I didn't know it until after I left. While I served under him, I thought no one could defeat him. Let alone me." She looked back at her plate.
"What is it you did for him? You were obviously important if he decided to change you." Beerus asked.
Her head shot up and her eyes instantly filled with sorrow.
"I wish he didn't." She closed her eyes. "I wish I wasn't important."
"Well what did you do?" Beerus asked again.
"I was nothing." She muttered angrily.
"I doubt that quite a bit. You had to do something." Beerus popped a odd fruit in his mouth. Nyx was shaking at this point.
"Stop." Nyx said through gritted teeth.
"Stop what?" Beerus looked confused.
"Stop asking questions. You said you wouldn't." She glared.
Beerus sighed. "Yes I did. You're right." Beerus put another fruit in his mouth.
"Well then Nyx, what are some things you like to do?" Whis asked, clearly trying to lighten the mood.
"Well, mostly I play my ps4, eat, or watch anime. I also train quite a bit to stay in shape." A small smile came across her lips and she looked at Whis. "I also love to sleep. It's a pretty big pastime of mine."
"Well you and Lord Beerus have quite a bit in common." Whis closed his eyes and giggled. "Sleeping, eating, and watching anime is all he does if he doesn't have to destroy."
Nyx scoffed. "I'm not surprised. Just look at him. At least I have training to keep me in shape." Nyx smirked.
"I'm right here you know!" Beerus shouted. He crossed his arms and turned his nose up. "Destroying is hard work you know."
"I'm sure it is. That's exactly why you sleep so much." Nyx verbally poked at him.
"Why am I being attacked here?"
"Because you make it so damn easy." Nyx began to giggle to herself. She realized what she was doing and quickly stopped.
"The meal was very nice Whis. I'm pretty tired after today. I've been brought just about everywhere today." She stood up and pushed her chair in.
"Excuse me." She flew up to her room and rushed in.
They wrenched you away from my only stability, and I'm laughing with them? Are you really that desperate?
"No but it feels good to laugh." She put her head in her hands and sat on the bed.
"I need a shower to clear my head." She got her fluffy skull pajamas out of her dresser and some underwear. She made her way to the bathroom. When she opened the door she was welcomed with a huge bathtub and a waterfall shower. She put her clothes down and walked over to see how the shower worked.
"Uhhhhhh." She looked around and saw no knobs, buttons, or levers.
"How the hell does this even work? Do I just say to turn on?" She looked up and was glad she was alone.
"Shower, turn on." She face palmed and mentally scolded herself.
Nyx was out of options and she knew it. Now she had to find her last resort.
She walked into her bedroom and through the door to the stairs.
"Whis! Can you come help me?" She screamed and it clearly echoed through the whole tree castle.
"You called?" Nyx jumped as she heard his smooth voice behind her.
"Oh my god!" She put her hand on her chest. "Whis don't do that. I scare easily!" She shook her head.
"I'm sorry. Next time I'll appear in front of you." He smiled and tilted his head. "Now what did you need help with?"
Nyx waled to the bathroom's shower and simply held a hand towards it.
"How?" She looked at him and put her hand down.
"If you're asking how to turn it on, you simply walk in."
"Really? That's it? What if I need to adjust the water temperature?"
"You don't. It 'senses' what temperature you want and puts it there."
Nyx looked at the shower. "Wow."
"If that's it, I'd better leave you to your shower." He turned to leave.
"Wait!" Nyx said suddenly. Whis stopped.
"Where's the soap and shampoo?" Nyx scratched her head nervously.
"In that cabinet over there, along with any other hygiene product you may need." He began to walk again.
"Thank you Whis." Nyx said softly. "For helping me get adjusted here. I know it's not you who wanted me here. You're just doing your job."
"My lady, it is my job. I will attend to the present Destroyer and the future." Whis was at the door and closed it behind him.
"Wait. Future?" Nyx was caught so off guard that she felt faint. She needed to find a place to sit down. Thankfully there was a seat in the shower and she sat there. She didnt have time to think about what Whis said because, soon she felt hot water seeping through her clothes.
"Ah shit!"