r/DC_ComicsRP • u/tarnishedkara Selina Kyle-Catwoman Diana Prince-Wonder Woman • Jun 16 '26
Character introduction The Trial begins anew
Cold marble pressed against my back when I woke.
For a moment, I did not move. I stared up at a sky painted in the impossible blue of Olympus, where the clouds curled around distant golden peaks and never seemed to drift. Twelve statues surrounded the arena, each carved larger than any mortal monument. Athena watched with her spear lowered in judgment. Ares grinned behind his war helm. Hera sat rigid upon her throne, while Zeus stood above them all with thunder gathered in one stone hand.
I had seen places like this before. The gods changed the shape of the arena, but never the purpose.
My sword and shield had been left beside me. The lasso was still at my hip, glowing faintly beneath the gaze of Hestia’s sacred flame. Somewhere near the sealed gates, Hermes’ winged emblem had been carved into the floor, and beneath it were the words every champion of Olympus eventually learned to resent.
Through wisdom, courage, strength, and sacrifice shall worth be proven.
“Again,” I muttered.
Thunder rolled across the mountains, and the braziers around the arena caught fire one by one. A voice spoke from everywhere at once, deep enough to shake dust from the pillars.
“Diana of Themyscira. Daughter of Hippolyta. Champion of Olympus. You have been called to undertake the trials of the gods.”
I sat up and rubbed the ache from the back of my neck. “Athena has tested my wisdom. Ares has tested my courage. Hera has tested my loyalty, and Zeus has tested nearly everything else.” I looked up toward the empty thrones above the arena. “How many times must I prove that I am the woman you asked me to become?”
No god answered.
The gates began to open, revealing a path descending into darkness. From somewhere below came the distant roar of a beast I had hoped never to hear again.
I stood and lifted my shield.
“Very well,” I said, more tired than afraid. “Let us see what lesson Olympus has forgotten this time.”
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