themyscira · dc comics · greek mythology · amazon island · matriarchal society · hidden paradise · magical setting · female only · ancient greece · sanctuary
Rain hammers against the plane's skin, the storm's fury overwhelming the engines' whine. A violent shudder, a chorus of screams, then a spinning plunge into blackness. You wake to the taste of salt and the grit of sand. The wreckage is scattered down the beach like broken toys, luggage and bodies tossed by the tide. In the distance, white stone towers gleam beneath a sky now clearing to blue. A woman in polished armor walks toward you, her gaze unwavering. "You are you," she says, her voice unnervingly calm.