Once Upon a Story [ HIATUS ]

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I didn't follow the prompt, but it did give me an idea. So here it is.
PS: All the names were taken from a generator except for Serena and Astro. Those were from a translation provided by the WordHippo translator.

Prompt
The Secret Life of Nyx: Nyx, the primordial goddess of the night, is a mysterious and powerful entity who even Zeus feared. Dive into a hidden chapter of her life, exploring her interactions with other deities and her unknown contributions to the cosmic balance.

Word count: 2138
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The gods had many children. Coutless met unfortunate fates, while others became the figures of legends, and a lucky few joined the gods in their pantheon of grace and honour. But what was the case for those born of the forgotten? What was the fate of the children of the Titans and other gods who rebelled in the Titanomachy?

"Serena, where is your brother?"

"Which one?"

Hypnos' expression remained impassive as his little sister watched him with innocent eyes. "Where is Astro?"

She tapped her chin, humming as she thought. "Last I heard of him, he was trying to prank Hades."

Serena caught the faint twitch of his eyebrow and giggled. "I'm kidding. We already did that yesterday. Astro is resting in our room. Did you need him?"

"No, let him be. Brother was worried his younger siblings had caused another Titanomachy."

Serena gasped. "We would never have without Mother and Father's permission. It would be extremely rude."

Hypnos cracked a faint smile at his sister's mischievous words. "Good. Stay out of trouble." He vanished in a plume of smoke. Serena waited a few minutes and snickered as her twin brother appeared at her side.

"I think it worked," she told him.

"You think?" he replied, smirking. The twins held hands and disappeared into a voiding darkness. They opened their eyes to a world alive and celebrating. The city of Athens was celebrating the Hermaea, a festival held in Hermes' honour. The twins had found themselves fond of the god after accidentally stumbling upon his cave of wonders. They would often steal from his grove and watch him go mad, trying to understand where the precious items had gone.

When he had caught them, he was impressed. It wasn't often you could steal from the king of thieves. Yet, taking note of their appearance, he became concerned.

"Are you children of Hypnos?" he asked. They immediately scrunched their faces with disgust and weren't shy of voicing it either.

"Imagine him as our father."

"Putrid."

"Horrible."

"I would let Thanatos take me."

Hermes found this amusing. "Then why do you look like him?"

"He's our brother," the twins replied. And that is how Hermes met Ástro and Selína, the youngest children of the goddess Nyx and the god Erebus.

Since he wasn't fond of visiting the underworld, the twins would come to see him instead. And today happened to be his birthday in a sense. In Athens, all the adolescent boys assembled in gymnasiums to compete in sports and games. The twins rushed to the palaestra, wanting to watch a boxing match. The seats surrounding the arena were filled with excited teens ready to witness their friends get pummeled.

"It doesn't look like there's anyone promising fighting today," Serena said, looking over the roster.

"How about that guy? The one with the scar," Astro mentioned. She looked at him and found great interest in his eyes. They raged like a storm.