It was not until the three of them stepped onto the beach along Themyscira's outskirts that Shane finally removed the helmet from his head.
Kara stared blankly.
"You're not Atom!"
Then, as if she had suddenly remembered Shane's identity, her eyes narrowed slightly as she looked at Rachel with a hint of resentment.
But the three had no time to say anything more.
A squad of Amazonian warriors surrounded them, weapons and shields in hand as they watched the trio warily.
However, the warrior leading them quickly recognized Shane.
After all, Shane had trained under Diana for a time and had previously come to Themyscira.
"Miss Artemis, it's been a long time."
Shane greeted the leader.
Artemis had fiery red hair tied into a waist-length ponytail and wore a metal headband. She was exceptionally tall, standing a full 1.83 meters, with long, powerful legs. Leaning on a spear, she laughed heartily.
She was an extremely battle-hungry person. When Diana had first brought Shane to Themyscira, he had not caught her eye, since the underage Shane had seemed far too small to her.
And battle-loving Artemis only liked challenging the strong.
Diana had complained to Shane about certain things in private when no one else was around, and the one she mentioned most often was this battle maniac.
Whenever Diana returned to the island, the red-haired warrior always liked challenging her, often shouting about replacing Wonder Woman.
But after Shane and Diana had sparred publicly on the island once, Artemis's attention shifted.
She found it difficult to imagine why Shane's body, which did not look especially large or muscular, could unleash such formidable strength—and why his skill level improved so quickly.
After simply learning that Shane also came from a warlike civilization on a cosmic scale, Artemis began targeting him for