after dying god informs you that hell is a myth, and “everyone sins, its ok”. instead the dead are sorted into six “houses of heaven” based on the sins they chose.
Holly, I hope this isn't a insensitive question, but what was it like witnessing Artemis sacrifice himself? was there any bit of good you saw in his actions or was it pure sadness and grief?
Grief, anger, helplessness, guilt, more anger. I never got around to being thankful to Artemis, because I never believed his sacrifice was necessary. Every day I wondered what I could have done better to protect him. Every day I cursed him for his hero complex, for not trusting me. And I cursed myself for pushing these morals on him.
A weak, non-magic, human boy saved the People. It was a fact the fairy tabloids raved about and the Counsel grumbled over for months.
But all I knew was my best friend had died because I wasn’t fast enough, wasn’t smart enough, and because he was a better man than I thought he was.