After the Blood moon

For the Huntress and her hunter, learning that true compassion comes from open communication turns out to be a bloodier lesson than they'd want it to be.

This is a Greek-myth-inspired story about a hunter of Artemis.
Here are some trigger warnings:
- themes of death
- depiction of self-harm (not just mentioned, but depicted)
- A serious suicide attempt at one point (Also depicted)

Of course, I'll put the warnings at the beginning of chapters too; however, please note that self-harm is a major part of the story for a while, so that is going to be fairly consistent (not from the beginning, though)

In astrology, a blood moon brings chaos and change, the full moon suddenly revealing hidden information. Many find it an omen foretelling death. Some cultures say you should reveal your hidden emotions when it rises, and some.... some believe it's the night Artemis abandoned her hunters. A total lunar eclipse distorting the Sun's light before the moon catches it. Much like our own beliefs distort the truth. Both leave only red behind as a witness to the reality we cannot see.

Alyssa and Thea have been best friends, balancing each other through life, before one became a student of Athena and the other a hunter of Artemis. Their paths meet again when Thea is sent to retrieve a dangerous weapon, and she seeks a prophet to find answers. Prophecies are tricky and vague enough, but this one isn't only cryptic but has nothing to say about the weapon itself. Not only that, but Alyssa's reckless abandon sets off a series of events neither she nor Thea ever wanted to engage in. And a spiral neither of them ever wanted to face again.

The cover is a placeholder.
For anyone interested, the story's theme song is: Panic (Suffocation) by Anna Lee.