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The Queen of Shadows from Mirrormask



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  1. Rec 19

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    In some ways, Melinoe’s birth was the nightmare that Persephone had dreaded it would be. Fear and Darkness abound on the Night of the Silver Sisters’ first convening, and every thinking being in the Underworld holds its breath, anticipating a repeat of the Prince’s first birth. But Fates be damned, this time the fully realised god of lifeblood is here to help.

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    The House of Hades has been more or less set to rights- but it wasn't in the way Melinoë expected, and she still has questions.

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    Captured in eternity and nothingness, a Prince awoke from his timeless slumber to the pulsing call of blood.

    Blood, like a scream. Blood, the oath of family. Blood, rushing like a river.

     

    “Red? The spell didn’t say—what in the..! Selene’s grace…”

     

    Breathless.

    Zagreus gasped, submerged. He was floating in a cauldron of blood.

     

    Or: Zagreus resurfaces at the crossroads. This goes not without consequences.

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  4. Public Bookmark 59

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    Melinoë’s descents are marked by a few things. Her keepsake — an engraved pin — and the gifts she gives between them foster an adoration that can bloom even at the Crossroads.

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  5. Public Bookmark 96

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    “Lord Hypnos,” she fiercely declares, “I would really like to meet you, but you won’t wake up. Hecate said that Mother grew a lot of flowers, so I’m giving some to you! To go with your poppies. I hope they’re comfortable.”

    She places it on the other’s chest, and it looks more like a bouquet for the departed than anything good. The hammock lightly sways, the Shades exchanging unreadable glances. Melinoë continues to wait, just in case. She’s mastered the act. She’s waited all her life.

    “If you do like it, I hope you’ll be nice to me.”

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    Troubled by nightmares of her past that she just can't shake, a young Melinoë looks to Sleep Incarnate for help. In spite of his current state, and much to her surprise, Hypnos manages to lend a hand.

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