“Wha—“

I woke up in a smooth leather seat of a car I did not know the brand too. That was wierd, I feel like I should know the brand of cars. I think—come to think of it was this my car? I don’t think it is, but I can’t remember what my car looks like. Or do I even _have _a car? Why can’t I remember?

I looked out the window and saw mountains passing. A brown cow was grazed on the small amount of grass. A black crow sped by and landed on a dying tree, she fed her babies. I felt a motherly affection to the familt of crows, I sensed some empathy. Maybe I have children?

Should I know who’s driving? I haven’t seen them yet, for the garage was closed. No—wait, it opened.

“Good, you’re awake. Let’s get this over with, it’s almost my lunch break. Hello, I’m Thanatos. Your new name is H23 and you will be working for Hades in the Hero department.” A flash of red light and we appeared in Hell.

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I had so many questions. Like, what was my original name? Was this voluntary or forced? Was anyone in the mortal world worried? Or is this a dream? Why can’t I remember anything?

“Because we forced you to swim in the Lethe. Everyone you knew in the mortal world had every memory of you wiped, also, this is definitely not a dream. Your dead.” I didn’t notice that Hades was sitting in front of me.

His throne was covered in skulls and withered vines, next to him was a woman in a light green dress. The throne she sat in seemed out of place next to the darkness of the palace.

“What about my name? Can you at least tell me that?”

“Your name is H23. You are the 23rd person to work for the hero department therefor your name is H23.”

“But—“

“He can’t tell you what you wish, darling.” The woman stood up and tossed her blonde hair. Damn.

“Persephone, I told you not to speak.” Hades glared at her,

“But I’m bored! You never let me do anything down here!”

“Honey…”

Persephone sat down and crossed her arms, “and you wonder why I like it better on Earth.”

“Anyway, you will be working in the Hero Department as a Memory Eraser. You work at Lethe and erase the memories of the heroes who want to be reincarnated. It’s an important job, I you don’t do it correctly, the’re going to remember their time in the afterlife.”