The first year of Nyx and Erebus
Twas the 13th day of Winter and a blizzard was raving outside, but in the house of Venom and Tenebras, Nyx' parents, it was warm and comfortable and they didn't even notice the blizzard as Venom was busy giving birth to twins, a girl and a boy, who would later be named Nyx and Erebus. They were not the first offspring of Venom and Tenebras, and Nyx and Erebus already had 6 brothers and 12 sisters, which were all twins. Their first years were quite careless, Nyx and Erebus played a lot with their siblings, mostly inside their house, as the streets of Hai were not save for children. The family was not poor, but they did not live in wealth, as there were many mouths to fill. Tenebras and Venom made a living with criminal activities, and though they were not bad, they were not outstanding either, not better then other criminals in Hai.
Silas [NPC]
The family also had slaves, creatures of the human race which were mostly enslaved by Venom, who loved to hunt humans. The amount of slaves they had, varied a lot because Venom enjoyed 'playing' with the slaves in horrible ways. Venom also enjoyed breeding slaves and had used her favorite slaves, Isabel and Burt, successfully. This give a new slave, Silas, who was born on the 23th day of Summer, 492 AV.
Nyx' youth
From al of her siblings, which resulted in 18 brothers, including Erebus, and 23 sisters, Nyx definitely was the closest to Erebus, with whom she spend most of her time. When they turned two, Venom started schooling them, along with the other children that were old enough to learn, in poison and herbalism. Nyx was especially interested in poison and studied passionately, while Erebus was more of a dreamer and didn't really care for 'all the weird plants' his mother was talking about. This difference in interest drifted them apart for a little, but not for a long time, as they found a common interest in observing other races shortly after their fourth birthday, when Venom and Tenebras allowed them to go outside by themselves for the first time. From that time, Nyx and Erebus spend most of their free time outside, but not far from home, just to stay safe. Actually, most of the time they were sitting on the doorstep of their own house, observing people who passed by and discussing them, which often resulted in laughter. As they grew up, they drifted further from home and their favorite place to sit and talk turned out to be Potter's Field, which was a cemetery as well as an orchard and one of the safer places in Hai.
The Death of Venom and Tenebras
The 9th day of Spring, 509 AV, shortly after Nyx and Erebus turned seven, gave a beautiful night, with a full moon and Nyx and Erebus went to Potter's field as soon as the sun had set. The air was comfortable that night and they forgot about the time, it was at dawn when Nyx noticed what time it was. She was concerned, Venom would be angry with them for staying out that long, but Erebus, who was more careless then Nyx, comforted her and said their mother wouldn't notice they were not home yet, as they had so much siblings. When Nyx opened the door of their home, she didn't found her mother mad, she found most of their family slaughtered. The only one who had seemed to survive, was Silas, who was quite injured.
Start of a journey
Nyx took care of Silas wounds with herbs and bandages and he was soon healthy enough to travel. Silas told Nyx and Erebus of three men, who had entered their home, Venom and Tenebras were surprised by the raid and did not have the time to react properly. Silas had seen the three men before, though he was not sure where or when, it must have been in their house, as Silas had never left it. This fact nurtured the idea that the family was killed by a friend of their parents and Nyx and Erebus decided they had to find the three men who invaded their home and took everything they cared for. Silas came along for several reasons, mostly because he had lived with Nyx and Erebus all their lives and because he was the only witness to the bloodbath.
Niva'kala
Nyx, Erebus and Silas left Hai soon after that, first they traveled to Ahnatep, where Erebus befriended a Konti, Niva'kala. Erebus liked Niva'kala a lot and was spending more and more time with her while Nyx and Silas were busy trying to find out who was responsible for the death of their family. This made Nyx angry and jealous, as she was used to Erebus spending all his time with her and now he was spending his time with someone who wasn't even a Zith. After a brief fight with Erebus, she agreed for Niva'kala to travel with them to Claridon, as Erebus had told her Niva'kala could see what happened in the future and she could be of great help in their quest.
Losing Erebus Nyx, Erebus and Silas, now accompanied by Niva'kala, left Ahnatep and traveled further in the direction of Claridon, as Niva'kala told them they should go to Syliras, the capitol city of Sylira. They bought enough food in Claridon for several weeks, as it was a long trip from Claridon to Syliras and left shortly after that. At the 16th day of Fall, 509 AV, or rather the 16th night, they were almost out of food but Nyx found a cave to help them trough the day and Erebus decided to go hunting for food with Niva'kala. Nyx didn't agree, as she thought Erebus would do more hunting if he was by himself but decided to let them go anyway, Nyx and Silas stayed with their belongings. The sun set again at the 17th day of Fall, but there was no sign of Erebus and Niva'kala. Nyx was not as much worried as she was mad with Erebus, as she was sure he left with Niva'kala and did not care for her anymore. Nyx and Silas waited one more day, and then left for Syliras. |