"Look at me," said Spiral. "Yes, deep into my eyes. Now listen."

A long time ago, there were twins names Hypnos and Thanatos.

You see, Hypnos was the god of sleep while Thanatos was the god of death.

Hypnos was already envious of his brother, Thanatos. He felt that sleep was only a temporary loss of consciousness. However, death, to him, was eternal.

Hence he proposed a swap.

He would be the god of death for a day, and Thanatos would be the god of sleep for a day. By nightfall, they would have to return to their posts before their mother, Nyx, the goddess of night, descended.

Thanatos agreed. But he was one playful boy. He decided to cause the people to suddenly fall asleep while they were attending to their daily chores. As the humans fell to the ground, asleep, the people around them began to fear. They claimed that there was a demon lurking about waiting to eat the souls of humans. The superstitious people then fled the area fearing their safety.

When evening came, Hypnos and Thanatos went back to their original places. Hypnos, after a day of witnessing deaths, felt very tired and weary. Before he could put his head on his pillow to rest each night, he had to weave the spell of sleep for the people to rest in the night. However, he was shocked when he found out that Thanatos had evacuated the entire city. He panicked but it was too late. His mother had returned home and saw what he had done.

She wanted to punish him but Hypnos told her everything, hoping that it will lighten his punishment. Instead, Nyx dragged both Thanatos and Hypnos to Erebus for Erebus to settle. Nyx was busy, you see, and had little time for her dozens of children. But Erebus was busy speaking to Herema, their other sister and also the goddess of night, about not rushing off before Nyx had arrived home. Erebus was too busy reprimanding the children of Nyx that he had fathered. So he let them off with a stern warning and instructed Hypnos to bring back all the people to their homes.

Hypnos was devastated. It was a difficult task! He turned to Thanatos, but Thanatos simply shrugged and walked off. Hypnos then cast a spell on the fleeing humans. He put them into a half-sleep and while they were semi-conscious, guided them back to their hometown. With the help of Apate, his step-sister and also the goddess of deceit, he erased their memories.

Ta-daa. It's flawed at parts, perhaps the facts are slightly skewed, but still. It's invented and original.

Jupiter.