What is an awakening?
It is when you open your eyes for the first time. It is when you learn a great lesson. It is when you are pulled out of the nightmarish world, even for a second.
An awakening is many things, but above all, it is a moment of true, unaltered clarity for the mind, soul and body.
It is a presence; a grace; a consciousness without thought....
Ever since I was young, they told me my crescent-moon mark was beautiful. Special. Unique.
“The mark of Artemis!” they cried. “We have been blessed with a Hunter!”
Of course, I didn’t knew what they meant until Mother told me tales of brave Artemis and her Hunters, tracking and slaying monstrous beasts. They were intelligent, courageous, strong, and a dozen other powerful traits. But what fasci...