Living their entire life underwater; Artemis was the child of King Kalliste and Queen Mirana. As the heir to the largest royal family in the Atlantic Ocean, they resided in Atlantis ā never to partake in the cruelties of those who resided on land.
At the age of fifteen, their brother, Sebastian came to the royal palace. He demanded that the throne be passed to him upon their fatherās death. Kalliste refused, the role was always passed to the eldest female, or, at least non-male. Sebastian swore he would claim the throne, leaving the North Atlantic Ocean, and hence, his fatherās domain. Rallying forces from the South, Sebastian eventually gained favour from the Southern Atlantic king. With promises of domain and riches, they declared war on the north.
The first battles were fought in the Argentine Basin, Queen Mirana, being a merwitch, joined the fight ā to protect their forces. After the Battle of White Tide, she was never heard from again. Fearing for their safety, their father sent them to live with their grandparents on their motherās side.
Upon their arrival, their grandparents ā a mermaid named Athena and a witch named Gabriel ā sent them to a human high school, fascinated, they quickly made friends; it was not to last. Two years in, a man came to their school claiming to be their father. It was a supporter of Sebastian. She denied having any knowledge of this stranger, but it was too late. The messenger, who they now knew was a Siren. Took them to an abandoned area, far away from Florida and their family. They pleaded with him to just take them to their brother, and that he could have the throne. The messenger declined, saying it was ātoo lateā. He said that he didnāt have to kill them, if they just joined forces with their brother, he would let them live. They ran. They came upon a farm house and banged on the door, begging for entry. A human woman answered. She took them to Randolph County PD, where they learned they were in Atlanta.
They were returned to their grandparents, a sobbing, bloody mess. Around two months later, they sat her down in their living room. They explained they couldnāt properly protect her, but they knew where could. They handed them a brochure. It had āRose Gardensā written on it in a fancy golden ink. Artemis agreed, and was moved and given a new name and identity within three months.
They now reside in The Rose Gardens, New York. They are now known as āMarina Songā, just a normal human from Florida ā who wakes up at night screaming, always carries mace with them, and just so happens to be āafraidā of swimming.
Artemis is very kind, they canāt walk past a homeless person without giving them some money from their purse, even if they donāt have enough themselves. They are naĆÆve and very quick to trust ā this isnāt always a good thing, considering their background. Theyāre highly intelligent and fascinated by other species, particularly humans, as they had never seen anything other than mermaids before leaving home.
On the downside, they are very oblivious of anything on land ā theyāre a bit clumsy with the lower half of their body, not used to having two appendages to control as opposed to one. They are quite blunt, often saying things that could be taken as offensive even without realizing so. They can also be very dismissive of things they donāt deem as important, even if it is important to others.