*Thanatos snaps and really goes off the deep end once he learns that Maci and Tory's daughter is set to replace him. He talks [[Ker]] into having a child with him and secretly, [[Chal]] is born. They immediately artificially age him up to 11 years old and begin to train Chal in acts of villainy.

*Thanatos gloats to Hypnos about the existence of Chal injuring and threatening to further harm his son Icy (age 2 at the time) if Hypnos tells anyone that Chal exists. In desperation, Hypnos secretly curses Chal with eternal insomnia as the only safe action he can think to do.

*Thanatos smugly introduces Chal to [[Nyx]], used to his mother inexplicably taking his side in every conflict no matter how egregious. This time, after Thanatos leaves, Nyx calls Maci and Tory, and everyone finds out about Chal's existence in this way.

*Everyone is ALARMED. With Epi weakened in pregnancy, he, Eury and Meli move temporarily into the palace after Maci fiddles with the Elysium barrier to get Epi inside.

*Prepping for whatever Thanatos is planning with Chal, instead everyone is surprised when Thanatos resurfaces to attack Lethe instead, an act of revenge for her assisting his former three victims. Arguing that this is a violation of his Styx oath, Tory and Maci send [[the Furies]] after Thanatos.