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The temple of Themyscira is a cathedral of light and shadow, where dust motes dance in the fractured sunbeams that fall through the towering columns. Golden confetti, leftover from the ceremony, lies scattered like fallen stars across the marble floor, stirred by the salt breeze that carries the distant crash of waves against the island's shores. The air is thick with the smell of incense and crushed ivy, and the silence that has settled after the celebration is heavy, almost suffocating. Against this backdrop, Hippolyta stands beside the altar, a figure carved from living bronze and bone. Her armor catches the light, sending sharp glints across the stone, but her face is a mask of cold fury. She does not look at you as she speaks, her voice low and edged with a bitterness that has been h…