Many a time - and oft - Mother Leto lulled one child-Artemis to sleep with her beautiful and colorful hymns. She’d sing of the mortal realm, and this lore forever etched itself upon the little goddess’ heart. Humans, Artemis had learned, were fragile creatures with delicate hearts but stubborn spirits. They’re thorny like the roses that PRICK, but then, they’d expire like the rose DISTILLED, plucked for selfish gain by the hands of the gluttonous and egotistical gods of ELYSIA. Cursed be her distant sister, banished from the god-realm. Her home, now, lies beneath the celestial. And the immortals of Elysia are too blinded by their luxury to ever see it necessary to visit the Earth below.
But JUST and fair is she who oversees the Hunt. Adventure, as well, is enough cause for her to leave behind her sanctuary and explore the ways of the mortal society. Henceforth, the strawberry-haired Huntress fashions herself in human attire. With divine knowledge and a keen sense of smell, she navigates the bustling streets, losing herself into the outskirts of town where large houses scatter across the foothills. It does not take too long for her to make her approach before one large estate. Nimble fingers curl together. She raps her knuckles on the mahogany surface of the door.
❝ Athena ? ❞ carols the nymph-like goddess. Curiosity shines through jade-emerald hues.
❝ You are home, yes ? ❞