Beerus stood up, nearly knocking the table over. He had to quickly recover before everything fell off.
"So you're the night goddess that has been dead for years?" Beerus sounded astounded.
"Well yea. It sounds crazy and far fetched, but my mother was Chandra, the previous goddess of night." She blushed and looked down. "I wish she wasn't though."
Whis tilted his head, like he usually does, and stared at Nyx. He was clearly thinking something but he has yet to say anything.
"How did you get that power though? If she was the goddess, wouldn't that just make you a demigod?" Beerus was seated again and had his head propped up on his hand. Nyx raised an eyebrow and just looked at him.
"My lord, you've been alive for so long, yet you have no idea how the goddess of night passes her power?"
"Well sorry if you never informed me of this!" Beerus raised his hands in defeat.
"Lord Beerus please don't blame your ignorance on me." Whis chuckled to himself and noticed Nyx's discomfort.
"Nyx could you tell Lord Beerus just how you got your powers." Whis smiled at her gently. She nodded and sighed.
"The day that you came to get me, would be the 18th anniversary of my mother's death. The day I was born was the day she died. My father told me that she knew she would die, and that was the price she had to pay for me." She looked at her feet and continued talking. "When a Goddess of the Night has a child, it will always be a girl. This girl will always steal the mother's life force, and power, when she is born."
"So your mother died while giving birth to you. This caused you to become the new Goddess of the Night." Beerus raised an eyebrow at Nyx. "That still leaves one thing unexplained. How are you so strong? The previous goddess, I can't recall her name, wasn't nearly as strong as I am."
Beerus stood up and walked to Nyx. He walked around her, eye balling her and gauging her power as he went. Nyx was trying to practically disappear into her chair. Whis caught on to her reaction once again.
"My lord, please stop treating our guest as if she is a new toy." Nyx flinched at the last words and both caught onto the subtle reaction.
"I'm sorry." She laughed nervously, trying to cover her tracks. "Its a bit cold in here and I shivered a little."
"You're a terrible liar, Nyx." Beerus stepped back and put his hands behind his back. "Tell me more about where you come from Nyx. I must know how your energy is so strong."
Nyx scratched her head and looked down again. She was clearly nervous, but she could tell Whis would stop Beerus from pushing to far.
"Well, there's not much to tell. I grew up with my human father, and had a fascination with the sky. We lived in a very rural area, so I could see the stars with no hindrances. When I was thirteen I began to realize that I had immense power. My father explained what I was, and who my mother was. I felt guilty. I thought I took her life. I thought I killed her. With that guilt, I lost control. I forgot who I was and my power took over. I began to destroy acres of the forest. The only reason I stopped was because of my power limit." She draped her legs over the side of the chair, her pajama pants dangling loosely on her legs. Her hands were absentmindedly playing with the hem of her shirt.
"My power attracted attention. They wanted to use me as a weapon. They saw a vulnerable, easily manipulated child and wanted to take advantage of it. My father managed to keep me hidden for a year, but that year was hard for him. So many people died because one tyrant or another wanted my power. Then one day he found me." A tear fell from Nyx's eye. Sorrow, anger, and fear were etched all over her face.
"The Demon King Dabura. He felt my energy. He knew exactly where I was. Two of his soldiers came to our house one day and insisted that my father give me up." She let out a sob but kept going. "They beat him unconscious and put shackles on me to render me useless."
Whis and Beerus were both standing up and listening to her story intently. They were concerned, but Nyx was staring at one point on the wall so she could avoid looking them in the eye. She knew if she saw their pity and concern, she wouldn't be able to compose herself.
"The soldiers brought us back to Dabura's castle. He is a sick, sad, sadistic fucker." She brought her knees to her chest in the chair. "We were thrown in front of him like animals, and he looked like a kid in a candy store. He blamed my father for our pain, for my capture. He blamed Dad and then killed him in front of my eyes." Nyx wiped her eyes and took a deep shakey breath.
"Nyx you don't have to continue. We have already asked a lot of you when we asked for your story." Beerus said softly, catching Nyx off guard. She kept her eyes on her spot on the wall and shook her head.
"No. You wanted the story, I might as well give you the whole thing. It may answer some questions." She shifted her gaze to her knees. "I was fourteen when I was turned into a demon. Not because Dabura wanted me to be more powerful, or a better soldier. He wanted me to be stronger so he wouldn't 'break' me. Dabura wanted his 'toy' to last. For two years, I was nothing more than the Demon King's favorite whore. For two years I was in hell. For two years I was trapped." She took a second to compose herself. Her face was a mess and she had tears all over her shirt.
Beerus had sat down, but Whis was still standing. Both wanted to comfort her, but neither knew how.
"I was hopeless. Then Clementia came along. Coco climbed the ranks of Dabura's army in the two years that I was there. She heard about Dabura's toy, but instead of leaving it alone like all the other soldiers did, she saved me. She thought up a plan and the day she got me out, was when she told me what it was. It all went as she planned too. Until Dabura found us. He found us and I realized that day, I was the only one who could save me. And it wasn't until he was killing Coco that I felt it. I transformed, fully, for the first time. I tried to destroy the entirety of the demon realm. I tried to destroy Dabura. Then I grabbed Coco and teleported out. We appeared at my home and ran." She finally looked at the deities. "Coco and I settled in West City, she trained me how to fight, control my ki, and how to survive. She changed her name, appearance, and age. We have been living by ourselves in peace since." She stood up and hugged herself.
"Does that answer more questions?" Nyx looked at them both and they were shocked. Whis was the first to speak up.
"Thank you for sharing that with us. I'm sure it wasn't easy to do." He smiled at her gently. "I could never fathom such a thing."
Beerus began to feel enraged. The very idea of someone hurting Nyx made him furious.
"Whis, where is this Demon King? Someone is going to get Hakaied."
Beerus turned to his attendant and waited for a response.
"I'm afraid he is dead Lord Beerus. Majin Buu ate him." Whis looked at Beerus and his face turned passive once more.
"Damn. Well at least he can't hurt Nyx." Beerus turned to Nyx who was blushing but looked slightly peeved.
"I'm not helpless. I appreciate the thought and all, but I'm not some damsel that needs to be rescued."
"I don't understand. I want you to feel safe here. I want you to feel comfortable. I don't want you to feel alone." Beerus said confused. Whis was caught off guard with his words, but only showed it for a second.
"I don't need you to." She began to cry once more. "I will always be alone. That's what's best." She turned to leave but Beerus caught her shoulder.
"You aren't-" he couldn't finish. Nyx looked at her hand when she realized what she'd done. Her hand tingled and he was facing to the left.
"I'm sorry." She stepped back. "I'm so sorry." Nyx began to run down the hall and suddenly disappeared.
"My Lord I believe she just needs time. She did just tell us about her biggest wound." Whis said softly.
"I know what she needs Whis!" Beerus shouted. "Don't lecture me!"
The cat stomped off to his room in anger.
"She is a beautiful, strong, intelligent marvel. He is a stubborn, ignorant, vain god." Whis sighed.
Nyx had already grown on both of them.