Chapter 187: Hypnos

I had another dream tonight but it was different from the last one as I was awoken in this dark space, even with my enhanced eyesight, I can't see anything. And unlike the time I first met Dabria, I was on solid ground, I then used light magic to create several light orbs to light up the place.

It then lit up, I was in some some of cave, with flowers all around, mostly poppies. It also has some sort of stream or river flowing through the large cave.

"Shit, I think I know which god this is"

I then descended further into the cave and at the edge of it is A sleeping winged man and he is sleeping on a bed made from ebony wood and unlike the path that led here, there's not just flowers but cottonwood too. The sleeping god woke up and yawned.

"Dude, I know you're a Greek god, but please put some clothes on"

"My...bad" he said before snapping his fingers as pajamas then appeared on his body.

He looks like a handsome man about 179cm, he got grey hair, brown hair, no facial hair and large grey wings on his back.

"Seriously, like why are all you gods so attractive in person? Is there some sort of secret that you guys know that I don't?"

"Hehehe...hahaha" he laughed "You remind me of your mother"

"Well she does tease uncle John a lot and can sometimes be really funny"

"No, not that mother. I meant your previous one, Grace" he corrected

There was then a moment of awkward silence.

"I haven't heard someone call me that for a very long time, well what do you want with me, Hypnos. And how'd you know my mother anyway? You're my father or something"

"Very perceptive Grace, I am indeed your father or was anyway" he lightly chuckled "Are you not shocked?"

"How do I know if you're lying? This is a dream, your domain where you can get away with anything"

"I swear by the river Styx that everything I say is true"

"Ok then, you're actually serious. First of all too many dads in one novel, secondly the cliché of being a child to some powerful being is so overused, and lastly can I punch you in the face for, I don't know, not being there for me?"

"Dream Eater, huh. You really are my son, Grace. With my powers running through your veins, it's almost unstoppable"

"I no longer go by Grace, so stop calling me that. And how did Dabria not noticed I was a son of god?"

"My blood is much more subtle then everyone else, just like sleep...it's relaxing" he answered while yawning

"Oh why did it have to be you of all people"

"I was the one who asked Elektra to kill you, Perseus" he said as his smile faded "A very pretentious name, I'm sure Zeus would be mad that you are named after one of his sons despite being my son and he really doesn't like me much"

"Okay, what now?"

"You weren't happy in that world anyway, and it wasn't long till you attempt to carry out your revenge where you will die a painful death, so I arranged Elektra to kill you early since you were already chosen to be a reincarnate who retain his memories." he smiled sadly "She currently works as a double agent as an enforcer for us gods while feeding Colden's side information, but she ultimately works for me, I was the one who sent her to stop Colden from killing you"

"Can I drink a bit of the river Lethe to forget all this?"

"If you wish to...do so...I won't stop you" he yawned "Sorry, I usually sleep all the time so I'm not used to spending this much energy"

"You probably slept through my last life too"

"You're not wrong, I'm very lazy and always very sleepy" he nodded

"How did you and Elektra even got away with it?"

"I'm much more powerful than you think, even as a minor god, most gods from every world would not want to anger me. You are also much more powerful than you think, you still retain the same soul, you can still use my powers. I control half of mortals' lives since mortals need their sleep.

"I control their dreams and to some extend, I can even help uncover hidden memories. Though you falling asleep due to Dabria's spell was a bit of an embarrassment to my name, don't worry, now that I've shown myself to you, your powers would start to reawaken and it won't happen again" his eyes then started glowing

"I hate this dream already, why can't I just have dead parents whose identities are average people who died and left me behind." I sighed "Maybe my desire to have a sword that control dreams and nightmares was some sort of twisted joke. Besides aren't gods supposed to not look when we have a private conversation"

"Your mother's bloodline is also powerful, and it won't be long till it manifest within you, but I will keep it hidden for now" he said as he ignored my statement "If you need help, I'm sure that you know someone who uses sloth magic and sleep a lot that can help you improve the power of sleep and dreams"

"Vlad mercy"

"Is there anything you want to ask me before you go?" he asked

"Does Zeus still fool around with women?"

"I think you already know the answer, Zeus is always Zeus"

"Well that's all, I'm just curious"

"Good" he nodded "I think I owe you a favor for not helping you in your past life, is there a favor that you need from me?"

"Right, so Professor Emma has a crush on me, can you help me rid of her feelings without affecting her memories?"

"That's it? Isn't she your type?" he raised an eyebrow "I manipulate dreams, trust me, I know a lot more than you think, example, people's type of women. Though I have avoided most of your dreams to give you privacy"

< Worst dad ever >

"Well then my other request is to not peek through my dreams"

"If that's all..." he yawned and fall back onto his bed "Consider it done, I'll need my sleep and you'll need to wake up, since I think that I got your goddess worried"

I woke up to see Dabria and Cordelia in my room alongside my bonds, even Nova was in here.

"Let me guess, you sensed an odd godly presence on me"

"Good guess" Nova responded "Who was it?"

"My father"

"Your what now?" Damon then cleaned his ears

"My past life father, the one who I haven't met till now"

"And your father is a fellow god. Why am I not surprised?" Nova sighs

"My father is Hypnos and my mother's identity is till unknown"

"Who's Hypnos?" Cordelia asked

"The god of sleep" Siege answered "His mother is the goddess of the night, twin of Thanatos, a god of death and he has many powerful siblings"

"That would explain the grey hair you have in your past life" Dabria concluded "It was a trait passed down by him"

"Oh too much information for one morning, I was really tempted to drink the water of Lethe to help me forget"

"That would be complicated, Lethe is the daughter of Eris who would be your aunt, so that would mean..." Ace trailed off

"Yeah, Lethe would be your cousin" Diana finished his sentence

"Let's not get into that"

"Well you had us worried, since this time, the godly presence was very powerful" Dabria said "No wonder your family was very drowsy, if it wasn't for me and my brother, they would've all fallen asleep right about now"

"I think that I need to see Cordelia's mother, this is all so messed up"