(***Nyx POV***)
Nyx walked through a portal and was now in a large room with 8 different colored thrones arranged in a circle around the room. She walked up to a purple throne adorned with dark purple jewels and sat down. She then rests her head on her hand as she waited.
This was the hall of the Protogenoi or better known to the gods as the Primordials. They were the first to exist and the most powerful beings in all of existence. It is quite unclear as to when they first came to be but this family rarely gained new members. There were currently 8 Primordial beings in existence and they were Chaos, Order, Aether, Nether, Dream, Fate, Matter, and Void. Nyx or better known as the Primordial of chaos was the eldest of the group and the most powerful.
Moments later a young man who glowed with a golden light walked through a portal but froze when he saw Nyx. He stuttered and said, “E…eldest you’re here. Why… are you… here?”
Nyx laughed and started to release pressure as she asked, “Why am I not allowed to be here? I’ve also decided to be a woman so you can call me sister.”
“No no… I was just surprised since you’ve never graced us with your presence. I received a summons so I assumed it was 1 of our younger siblings calling a meeting. It’s good to see you elder… sister I haven’t seen you in ages.” said the man
Nyx smiled as she stopped releasing pressure as she motioned and said, “Well little brother it’s good to see you too. Please have a seat it’s not a good look for the primordial of order to be caught off guard.”
The young man coughed and walked over to a golden throne that sat across from Nyx’s purple throne. He looked nervous as he squirmed on the throne and finally got the courage to ask his question, “So elder sister may I ask why you’ve come here?”
“I’ll tell you when the others arrive; also turn down that glow it’s obnoxious and annoying.” said Nyx
The primordial of order looked down and did as his sister commanded. When the glow disappeared, he was revealed to have the appearance of a young blonde man with green eyes wearing a white suit. There was something ambiguous about him, perhaps it was his warmth, or perhaps it was simply his sense of justice. The young man sitting on the throne was a man of confidence when he first walked in but as he dealt with his sibling that confidence slowly faded. He had good looks, and youth but his eyes looked much older than the rest of him. There was something irregular about him, perhaps it was simply his composure or the sense of structure and completion he radiated. Nevertheless, people tend to take pride in knowing him, while trying to avoid him at times.
Moments later 5 other portals opened and through them, 5 beings walked in.
Nether had a dark caramel skin tone with black, shaggy hair slightly covering a bony, gloomy face. He had oppressive black eyes, set gracefully within their sockets, watching with a hunger to devour. An old tattoo resembling an ouroboros displayed on his shirtless chest. He looked as if he would stand common among others, almost as if you would overlook him but there was something strangely appealing about him, perhaps his attitude. Nevertheless, people tend to flock towards him, accepting his dark gifts.
Dream had gray, shaggy hair hanging over a chiseled, cheerful face with a beard handsomely compliments his eyes. He had sparkling gray eyes, set far within their sockets, watch wearily over the homes they've protected for so long. There was something seductive about him, perhaps it was his personality, or perhaps it was simply a feeling of delight. Nevertheless, all would come to visit him in his realm while never truly seeing him.
Fate had silver, shoulder-length hair hanging over an aged, serious face. Wide green eyes, set handsomely watching attentively over the fates of all. A large beard gorgeously compliments his mouth and leaves a memory of wisdom. He stood high among others, despite his thin frame. There was something intriguing about him, perhaps it's his persistence, or perhaps it was simply a feeling of inevitability. Nevertheless, people tend to wish to get to know him better, while also feeling regret after knowing him.
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Matter had chestnut, frizzy hair clumsily hanging over a long, friendly face. She had bright brown eyes which she used to happily watch over all things in creation. She had freckles spread gracefully around her nose and cheekbones that left a fascinating memory to all who saw her. She stood awkwardly among the others, despite her scraggy frame. There was something incomprehensible about her, perhaps it was a feeling of comfort, or perhaps it was simply the feeling of familiarity all felt in her presence. Nevertheless, people tend to ignore her, while trying to unknowingly please her at the same time.
Void had white, layered hair awkwardly hanging over a handsome gloomy face with a beautiful jewel-like pair of squinting blue eyes. She had tribal marks in the form of 1 stripe above and 2 stripes below her right eye marking her upbringing. She stands gracefully among others, despite her subtle frame and lack of a presence. There was something odd about her, perhaps it was the feeling of emptiness and hopelessness that she exuded. Nevertheless, people tend to fear and resent her despite having never seen her.
Nether and Dream looked surprised for a moment but walked toward their respective thrones. The remaining 3 looked around and when they saw that their older siblings Nether politely bowed his head towards this woman did they finally understand she was the eldest that they had heard of but never seen. They slowly walked and sat into their own thrones. They looked around to find Order and Nether nervously sitting while Dream fell asleep on his throne. Void felt irritated that his 2 older brothers that he respected were being so docile to this woman he’d never seen.
“Well look who it is I suppose you’re our famous elder sibling that half of us have never met.” said Void in a condescending tone
“Void please be respectful to the eldest.” said Nether in a cold voice
“Oh, we gained 4 younger siblings while I was gone. Who are they?” asked Nyx as she ignored Void’s provocation and looked towards Order.
“They are Dream, Fate, Matter, and Void. They came into existence 500,000 years after you left.” answered Order
“Hmm, that’s interesting. I see that Aether isn’t here. Where is she?” said Nyx
“We lost touch with my twin sister over 5,000 years ago. We’ve looked for her but haven’t managed to find any trace of her nor her servants.” answered Nether
“I just want to say…” said Nyx but she was rudely interrupted by Void who yelled, “Hey don’t ignore me!”
“Void I think you should calm down.” said Matter
“Shut up! Who does she think she is to just show up after all this time and pretend she’s in charge!” yelled Void
The Protogenoi all looked towards Void who was yelling in a loud voice and then Order and Nether turned nervously to look at Nyx only to find her gone. She stood behind Void’s throne with a chilling smile on her face and placed her hands on his shoulders and said in a voice that sent a chill down everyone’s spine, “It looks like while I was away no one taught you manners. Well, don’t worry your older sister here will take time out of her busy schedule to educate you.”
Order quickly stood up and pleaded, “Elder sister I apologize it’s my failure for not teaching him any manners. Will you please let this transgression go?”
While Nyx had been smiling the amount of pressure and mana leak from her had enough power to destroy and recreate all of existence multiple times over. This caused Void to promptly shut up and even awoke Dream. Nyx then looked at Order and said, “Very well I’ll let this go. My cute younger siblings are new so I should forgive an insult or 2.” as she walked back to her seat.
“Thank you very much. Hey Void apologize to elder sister!” said Order as he breathed a sigh of relief in his mind
“I’m… sorry for my rude words elder sister. Matter I'm sorry too for yelling at you.” said Void who was still breaking out in cold sweats over what just occurred.
“Now, where was I? Ah yes I remember now I was first going to say it’s a pleasure to meet the 4 of you and I have 2 things to tell you.” said Nyx with a calm smile
“It’s a pleasure to meet you too.” said Fate who was shaken but had done his best to look calm.
“It’s… nice to… meet you.” said Matter who looked down with tears in her eyes.
Dream looked around and said, “It seems that display previously has knocked the wind out of all of us. I wonder if elder sister would give us some time to recollect ourselves?”
“Ah I’m sorry I know that was rude of me but I got slightly irritated and act out a little. I’m sorry for scaring everyone.” said Nyx with an apologetic look on her face.
The other Protogenoi all looked at each other and knew they were all thinking the same thing. Nyx’s slight irritation had made the 4 younger Protogenoi feel a sense of impending doom. The older 2 sighed as they knew how erratic her behavior could be. They all swore to themselves not to behave rudely to her ever. All the other Protogenoi then turned to look at Void and gave him looks to warn him never to act that way again.
After a quick break to calm themselves the meeting restarted. Nyx then said, “I wanted to inform you guys about 2 things. First I found out what happened to Aether and secondly I’ve adopted a child.”
No one spoke or said anything as they all turned to look at Nyx in silence. She had just dropped a bomb on them regarding their missing sister Aether and announced that she had adopted a child. The Aether bomb struck them all equally but the other news only affected Order and Nether. They had grown up with Nyx and knew that she had a lazy and erratic personality. They knew she was not a motherly figure and silently prayed for the unlucky child taken in by their sister.