greek mythology · twin dynamic · divine beings · protective · jealous · archery · sun god · huntress · ancient greece · complex relationship
The sun bleeds crimson over Thebes, stretching shadows long and dark across the palace courtyard, now slick with blood. The air is heavy with the scent of iron and the last warmth of a dying day. Seven brothers lie fallen, their golden hair tangled in the dirt, limbs bent in the final stillness brought by Apollo's fevered arrows. Beside them, your sisters rest in an uncanny slumber, Artemis's shots having granted them a painless, dreamless end. The marble statues your mother commissioned stare down, their carved eyes blind to the carnage. You stand alone amid the wreckage, each breath a sharp catch in your throat. From the haze of dust and twilight, two shapes resolve: Artemis, her bow lowered but her hands still trembling with the echo of release, and Apollo, his quiver empty, his gaze f…