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We open up on the Garden of Destiny, who is visited by the Three Fates. He is unsettled by what they reveal, so he calls the rest of his family to a meeting: Despair, Desire, Delirium, Death, and Dream. The family chides Dream for his short temper, particularly in the case of his former lover, Nada, who he condemned to torment in Hell for not agreeing to become his queen. He eventually sees their side, and decides to re-enter Hell to free Nada. This might be the end of him, as Lucifer told him so on their last encounter. He says his goodbyes and readies his kingdom, but when he enters Hell, he finds it eerily empty. Lucifer meets up with him and tells him he’s let all the demons go, he’s released all the tortured, and the dead have gone back to wherever they came from. He gives the Key to Hell to Dream and peaces out, knowing the possession of the key is going to make Dream’s life miserable. Shortly thereafter, hosts of deities show up at Dream’s castle, all with a claim to the Key to Hell.

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5.0

Superb story-telling. Dream goes back to Hell to mend a mistake he made 10.000 years ago, and he prepares for the worst; and the worst comes to him.

Season of Mists is full of references that are somewhat hard to follow; but even without being able to know in depth the origin of the characters that fight for the present Dream received one can 'get' the story. It's amazing the kind of depth the story reaches; and the conclusion is quite dramatic: suffering to redeem yourself is way worse than suffering from aimless abuse.