THIRTY-ONE

HYPNOS TEST. 

ARE THESE the challengers?

Ramdam ni Minami ang pagkakaiba nila. They're only wearing a golden hood, and no one can tell what they look like. Tumingin siya sa kanila at nakita niya ang isang kakaibang hologram na umiilaw sa kanilang mga kamay. 

"Follow us." 

Giovanni's brow furrowed, and she wasn't sure if they were serious or not. Magrereklamo pa ba siya ngayon? Sa dinami-dami ng problemang nangyari sa buhay niya, 'di na bago kung may kakaibang mangyayari sa buhay niya. Hindi na niya mabilang sa dami nangyari sa kanya ngayon. She wakes up, and then there's war.

The enemy then appears before her, informing her that he should kill her and begin the genocide as a result of her father's failures. As a result, the conflict between Mudned and Rusvil has gotten worse, and many people have died as a result of her own actions. 

And then she discovers that she's the holder of the Fates, which is why Hebe is so determined to save her. Bagama't nagdududa si Giovanni, pinuntahan pa rin niya ang mga 'to at sinundan ang kanilang mga yapak. Habang naglalakad siya, nakita niya ang isang malaking gintong gate na unti-unting nagsasara pagpasok niya.

From where she walked, she spotted the hologram flooring, and the golden magic covered everything on them. Everything in this location seems surreal. She couldn't help but find it amusing. As she approached, she saw that the atmosphere had thickened. The grass rustled, and it became even quieter than before.

Something echoed in quiet, startling her, and Giovanni grasped her chest in awe. She clenched her scarlet necklace tightly, and it shone brightly. chest by surprise. She held her red necklace tightly and it shine brightly. 

"Teka, nasaan tayo?" tanong ni Giovanni sa oras na 'to, at ang mga taong nakasuot ng ginto ay unti-unting nawala at unti-unting naging abo. 'Di man lang sila umimik at naglahong parang bula.  Giovanni went to find them. 

She quickly screamed to find the challengers, "Hoy! Sandali! Nasaan na kayo!?"Agad siyang tumakbo at sinubukang hanapin ang mga naghahamon saan man siya naroroon, ngunit habang naglalakad siya patungo sa kanyang destinasyon, lalong lumaki ang usok sa kanyang paligid. 

Wala siyang makita na kahit na ano rito. And the only thing she could do was walk with it and follow the fog that wrapped her. 

It's not that she's afraid here. She's already had a lot of difficulties. So she dashed towards the fog till she spotted an unknown place there. She has no idea what's going on here, but she knows she can't afford to lose.

Giovanni got close enough that she could see a strange river surrounding her. Or rather, a place where Hypnos' test begins.

River Lethe. 

It was believed that the newly dead who drank from the River Lethe would lose all memory of their past existence. 

The initiated were taught to seek instead the river of memory, Mnemosyne, thus securing the end of the transmigration of the soul. At the oracle of Trophonius near Lebadeia (modern Levadhia, Greece), which was thought to be an entrance to the underworld, there were two springs called Lethe and Mnemosyne. 

"I must admit, Archduchess, you seem to enjoy getting into trouble. I'm truly interested what kind of Demigod you are."

"Well, I guess I am."

Unti-unti nawala ang dilim and the moon was shining at him, and his face was gorgeous. Doon niya nakita ng harapan ang lalaki. 'Di siya makapaniwala sa nakita niya. 

It was Hypnos, the God of Sleep. 

He is most often depicted as a gentle young man with wings coming from his temples or shoulders. 

He is the brother of Thanatos, a nature god who was the personification of death. Hypnos and Thanatos lived in the Underworld in a cave where neither sunlight or moonlight would enter. The entrance to this cave was surrounded by poppies. 

"You're quite honest, aren't you?" 

"Yes." 

"Well, I'm not."

Doon na siya nabigla sa sinabi ni Hypnos. Alam niyang 'to ang pagsubok na sinabi ni Hercules na haharapin niya. Pero ano ba talaga ang dapat niyang gawin dito? 

Maaaring nakakaramdam na siya ng takot sa oras na 'to ngunit 'di siya kumikibo and she brought out her sword as swiftly as could.Considering that this is a test, she might as well try her hardest. She can't back down at this point.

"Go on. 'Di rin naman ako mahina tulad ng tingin iba sa' kin. And to be honest, I detest the way that everyone looks down on me, so please, don't do that."

"Are you sure about that? Don't you mind being like that? Nobody got out of here alive."At tinuro na lang sa kanya ni Hypnos ang tungkol sa mga bangkay na lumulutang sa ilog at hinawakan ni Giovanni ng mahigpit ang kanyang espada.

Kung tatangkain niyang magbanta ngayon, e, walang epekto sa kanya.'Sinusubukan din niya ang pasensya ko 'di' ba!?' Pero wala akong balak umatras. Sisiguraduhin kong makakaalis ako dito.' Iyon lang ang nasa isip niya ng mga oras na 'yon.

Itinaas niya ang kanyang espada, at 'di na siya natatakot sa pwedeng mangyari sa kanya ngayon. Ang gusto lang niya ngayon ay makapasa sa pagsusulit.

"Yes. I understand how this place works." 

"Okay, yes. Given that you went straight to the House of Hades, you might expect this to be a piece of cake."

Napalunok si Giovanni. Nakita niya ang kakaibang kapangyarihan na bumabalot kay Hypnos. Siguradong 'di maganda 'yon. 

"There's something you should know about this realm, young girl. All of the fog here holds all of your previous fateful events."

 "And? What is going to happen?"

"So you could either fear whatever is going to happen or sink into the depths of your despair while seeing those last fates."

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HYPNOS MOVED HIS HAND and pointed at her, and the poppies began to bloom, the air becoming even thicker than before, creating an eerie atmosphere. He summoned some creatures. And he summoned a dark soul, who was wrapped in blue flames and had visible fangs and horns. It was a large one.

"Don't take this personally. It's only that I despised your existence knowing you were adopted by a scientist. So now, just die. 

The beast snarled suddenly and took large steps, causing this realm to rumble for a short while. It immediately sprouted long nails and shoved Giovanni, but she moved along with her sword to cover herself, "What the heck!?"

Agad namang umatras si Giovanni at itinutok ang espada sa halimaw na pinakawalan ni Hypnos at sumugod dito. Mabilis siyang tumakbo at hindi mo mahuhulan kung anong klaseng pag-atake ang ginagawa niya. She can use it to attack for three seconds, dealing small damage to her opponent.

That's why she intends to do her best in this test. The monster's arms moved to grasp her, and Giovanni stabbed her sword on the ground, moving circularly, before gripping her blade and cutting the creature in half.

The creature roared, and her blades appeared to increase due to her speed. Each of her strikes turned like a tornado, and the creature grumbled and freaked out as it unleashed blue flames. Of course, she didn't arrive here unprepared.

"Tempest Winds,"

Giovanni held her blade, and she could feel herself immediately becoming woobly. She closed her eyes, and suddenly the pictures were everywhere. at halos matumba na lang 'to at saka niya isinaksak sa pader ang espada niya.

'Ano'ng nangyayari? Pinaghandaan ko 'to. Alam kong malalampasan ko ang pagsubok na 'to.' Bahagya niyang inangat ang mukha ngunit napagtanto niyang nanghihina na siya.

It feels like her aura is being drawn in here. Her eyes are quickly giving up. Bukod pa ro'n, the images that came to her were of the tragedy that occurred in Mudned.

Did Hypnos plan all of this? So he can kill her?

"Well then, Archduchess, you must die now." Hypnos remarked at pagkatapos ay itinapat niya ang kamay niya and some of the dust spread around forced her to fall asleep.

This was called "Sleep Manipulation." He can induce, manipulate, and enhance all aspects of sleep in themselves or in others, including dreams, daydreams and nightmares.

He can manipulate sleep patterns, induce instantaneous sleep on biotic subjects, induce perpetual insomnia, remove the need to sleep or make someone dreadfully tired all the time.

He can cause a subject to sleep forever in a comatose-like state and even determine how deep a sleep is or how long a person or people have been sleeping. He can also force anyone sleeping to wake up regardless of the circumstances.

Ayaw pumikit ni Giovanni dahil sa halos bumigay na ang mata niya at 'di niya napigilan ang antok na nararamdaman niya because Hypnos' powers forces her to do so.

The dust moved towards her and spread all over her. Kaya naman wala siyang choice kundi pumikit at dahan-dahang bumagsak. He approaches her and releases the clock in his hands, and Hypnos groaned, "I have no choice but to do this, you're dangerous."

Giovanni was almost certainly dreaming. A long-ago dream. She was still taking the test, right? She could only hear a bubbling sensation in the saucepan.
You might hear slices of knife cutting the veggies, and then the wooden spoon moving in a circular motion, slowly stirring the soup.

And it smelled delicious. She sighed deeply before entering a modest house; it was now or never. She needs to get things resolved as quickly as possible.

"Is anyone home!?"She asked, carefully walking up inside. The home suddenly became brighter, and Giovanni moved her arms to hide her eyes due to the intense light within.

Hindi 'to ang inaasahan niya. 'Di niya alam kung nasaan siya. Pero pamilyar siya na napunta na siya lugar na 'to. It was like Hebe had saved her without her knowledge. All she could do was grab her clothing; she couldn't relax here knowing she had to pass the Hypnos test.

Giovanni just knows that now that she has stepped within the Twilight Vale, she is most certainly in danger. This is why she is unable to relax. Now that golden sparkles surrounded the kitchen, she dashed inside and spotted a woman with golden brown hair. It shone so brightly.

It was Hebe.

Hebe turned to her, thrilled to see her and later smiling, "Welcome back home, love."