In a silent town of Olimpia where mountains and hills rested for a long time, was a very old Victorian stylized house. Inside that house lives a simple family.
Rhea, the mother of her three sons, was a very kind lady to her family and so to her neighbors.
Cronus, the husband of Rhea, who was also the protector of the family, was a very greedy miner in an ancient mines four mountains across their house.

Among the brothers, the youngest and the most cheerful is Zeus. He is also hot tempered when someone is against his decision. Before he came to this world, his brothers didn’t expect that they will soon be three. Poseidon, the elder, was the most generous and responsible who is also Zeus’ companion.
While Sedah, the eldest, the very compassionate and simplest but the most impatient and the least favorite of their father among the three, maybe because he is skinny for his age and a little bit weird. He is always having a dream about a man suited in a black wrinkly hood who calls his name inversely which becomes “Hades”.

One day, a typhoon hit their house. Zeus, who was outside by that time, ran home as fast as he can. Rhea welcomed him home with a warm embrace but when her skin touched her son’s skin, she knew he was sick. He is also sneezing and coughing which alarmed everyone in the family except Sedah, who was working on a new statue which was ordered by an old man. He’s focused on carving because he needs to finish it for the weekend.

Rhea did everything to make her son calm but nothing worked but his father’s hot soup. It made him a little better.

“Sedah!” Called Rhea
“Go to the forest and get your brother a medicine.” She commanded
Sedah heard everything but pretended to hear nothing and kept himself busy on his sculpture.
“Sedah, go to the forest and get your brother a medicine.” She repeated
Unbelievably, Sedah stood up with a grumpy face and went out their house closing the door gently.
After almost an hour, he entered the house with his clothes soaked with water. A tiny drop of water also falls from the tip of his long hair. Cronus’ eyes darted to Sedah’s whole body, especially to his hands.
“Where is the medicine we asked you to get?” He asked “I am sorry, father. I was unable to find the medicine. All I saw is mist and grasses which helps nothing.” He answered

His father stood up picking his sculpture. Seadah dashed to get his statue but before he reach his father, the statue was already destroyed. His eyes glared like a hungry vulture. He wanted to do something but he just controlled himself.
His mother swept the floor and pick up large pieces of the ruined stone and put it on the table.
“Maybe you can use it for some other things.” She smiled.

Sedah walked towards the old rocking chair and rested for a while. He closed his eyes wondering why his life is miserable. Until he fell asleep.

“Wake up!” Poseidon said tapping his shoulders Sedah jumped out of the rocking chair and made his way to rinse his face with cold water then went back to Poseidon to say thank you.
“For what?” He wondered
“For waking me up. He visited me again.” He answered
“You don’t need to thank me because it’s really my duty to wake you up every morning. I almost threw you a one pail of water if ever you didn’t wake up.”
Hades ignored his brother but he bumped his shoulder.
“He visited you again? Maybe he’s your admirer.” He laughed
“Next time do not wake me up again.” “Just kidding but that person which you believed as your daily nightmare appears almost every day in your dream, am I correct?”
“Every day, Poseidon! I don’t know what it means.”
“Sedah just be cool. Nothing bad will happen.”

“Son! Help me bring this to the table.” Rhea walked in embracing a large stone in her arms.
Sedah hurried to help his mother. He put the stone on the wooden table.
“There son, you can now do another masterpiece of yours.” Rhea said happily.
Sedah didn’t believe on what he saw. He was just that glad that he didn’t notice Zeus coming. He grabbed the stone and galloped all over the place.
He tried to stopped him but he never stopped until the stone broke down into pieces and scattered all over the house.
“Look at what you’ve done!” Sedah exclaimed
“It’s not my fault.” Zeus replied
“Then whose fault is that? Mine again?”
“If I didn’t grabbed the stone, you’ll never find out that it can’t be used as a carving material because of its low quality.”
“Yes, he’s right. And anyway, he is a child. Forgive him. Father can find you a better one.” Poseidon interrupted
“I’m sorry if I chose the wrong stone. I thought it’s good for carving because of its appearance.” Their mother cried.
“Mother, it’s alright.” Sedah comforted her

“Sedah, here’s the stone.” Cronus arrived with a sack of a big stone
“Remember to pay me back after you sold the stone.” He whispered then ate the apple on the table with just a few bites then he left.
Sedah began to work on his sculpture again. He planned to finish it in a day because tomorrow is the weekend.
When he was about to finish the sculpture, an old lady knocked to their door angrily and Rhea opened the door nervously.

“Ma’am, what’s the problem?” She asked peacefully “I lent your husband 400 gold 9 months ago. He promised that he’ll pay me after a month. Now, give me the gold!” The lady yelled
“But I don’t have that much gold.”
“Mother! Sedah has many gold. I saw his bag just yesterday.” Zeus whined
“Come on Sedah. Give it to mother.”
He realized that he only have 121 gold that he saved for the birthday of Rhea for the next month. And he will just gain 50 gold from the old man. He didn’t think twice and he gave his bag of gold to the lady but it is not yet enough. The lady said that their house will be sold if they didn’t give enough gold for the next week.
Their mother cried because that house was given to her by her father, Uranus.

The weekend comes and Sedah sold his statue to the old man. He also worked as a wood cutter, a farmer, and a zookeeper for a week just to earn the gold they need. He didn’t go home for a week.
After a stressful week, he hurried home joyously because he knew that his mother will be glad.
When he arrived home, all he could see is everyone surrounding Zeus. He rushed to see what happened and he saw that his youngest brother carving a three headed dog on the stone.

“You can carve better than your brother.” Cronus muttered.
“I’m home!” He shouted
“Look, Zeus can also carve.” Poseidon insisted
“Why doesn’t he sell it to earn gold for the house?” He blurted
“He did. And the house is ours now.” Poseidon replied.

Sedah feels like a failure. He knew he is the one who gives the most effort for the family but the most unwanted by his father. He feels like all his effort was nothing. He only had eaten once a day just to earn enough gold.
He became angrier when Zeus winked to him.

“Every attention, time, effort and praises are for him. Just for him! How about me who almost died after every work?
When I took a rest, I think about you, my family. I was so tired harvesting crops and plowing lands from 4 am up to 7 am and from7:30 am to 5 pm, I go to the forest to cut woods and at night, I went to the zoo to watch for the animals. And I am still the black sheep of this family? Here’s the gold that would help you.” Sedah hollered and went to his room and lie on his bed, crying. Accusing himself for everything.

“Hades.” A voice of a man called.
“You are never a failure. They just don’t accept you.”
“Who are you?” Sedah questioned
“I am no one until you make a wish. Just one wish to make you happy.”
“Attention! I need attention.”
“Your wish will soon be granted, Hades.”

“Wake up! Sedah! Wake up!” Poseidon cried
He immediately went out the room and found his brother Zeus, dying. He went back to bed forcing himself to sleep again to talk to the man but it’s too difficult to sleep because he just woke up.
He ran and went to the forest to cut woods to be tired and even Rhea stops him, he ignored her.
After a few hours he tried to sleep on a tiny bench and when he woke up, all he can remember is the man in his dreams removed his hood and he totally looks like him. He was terrified so he went home.

Loud cries welcomed his ears. He also cried out loud “This is not what I wanted!” But all he can do is stare to his family. Zeus died on a stormy day and while thunders are roaring and lightning kisses the ground.
The days passed by and he can’t still forget the wish he made. He regrets the attention he wished for. He can’t eat. He misses his brother, Zeus. He then became the god of thunder.

“Sedah, eat this. It will make you better if you eat.” Rhea told him but he didn’t reply. Poseidon was also worried. He doesn’t want to lose another brother so he always gets him herbal medicines from the forest. Sedah improved a little bit. He can eat, but just few spoons. Rhea gave her best to cook Sedah’s favorite, but it doesn’t work on him. Cronus was also worried. He was giving an herbal leaf to Poseidon secretly, but because of his pride, he force Sedah to work on the mine together with him.
One cloudy morning, Poseidon tried to wake Sedah up, but he can’t wake him up. He touched him and he is cold as ice and hard as metal. He immediately reported it to his parents. Poseidon went to the nearest ocean and cried s lot and he was called the god of the Ocean. They cried out loud, even Cronus.
Rhea blamed her husband because he let Sedah work even his body can’t just for the sake of golds. Their neighbor also said that his cause of death is over fatigue and dehydration.

Meanwhile, Sedah’s soul was in the underworld because that is the payment for his wish. He was given a dog with three heads, which he named Cerberus. After everything, his pain and regrets burst. He became the God of the underworld, called Hades, who visits and took anyone’s soul who regrets living with their miserable life. An example is Persephone. She hated her life because her mother doesn’t want her to be married yet. She wished for a freedom to be married to someone. Hades took her soul and made her his wife.