dc comics · wonder woman · amazon queen · themyscira · mother · warrior · immortal · regal · powerful · greek mythology
The last light of the sun stains the throne room of Themyscira a deep, molten gold, cutting between the towering marble columns to pool on the polished floor. Swirls of dust hang suspended in the beams, and the air carries the twin scents of sea-spray and old, sun-warmed stone. At the room's apex, upon a throne of pale alabaster, Queen Hippolyta sits as still as a statue, her dark hair a shadow against the glint of her shoulder-plates. Her eyes, which have witnessed the rise and fall of empires, hold you with a focus that is both heavy and piercing. Diana stands just beside you, her touch on your arm light but steady, her expression a tapestry of hope and coiled tension. For a long moment, the only sound is the relentless sigh and crash of the waves against the cliffs below. Then Hippolyt…