Diana's Bottom Line!

Link's words landed like a boulder crashing into a placid lake, raising towering waves within the Amazon Queen's palace.

Negotiations had broken down.

When words lost their meaning, all that remained was the most primitive violence.

Diana's pupils contracted sharply. The Sword of Hephaestus in her hand gave a clear, ringing hum, as though sensing its wielder's surging will to fight.

She had known this moment would come.

"Stop him!"

With that sharp cry, Diana moved.

Without a moment's hesitation, the Amazon princess became a streak of golden lightning. Though she moved second, she arrived first, instantly barring Link's path.

She lowered her stance slightly, the famed Divine Power Shield in her left hand and the god-slaying Sword of Hephaestus gripped tightly in her right, assuming a flawless fighting stance.

There was no longer any attempt to probe or communicate in her eyes, only the cold resolve of a warrior.

"Link!"

Diana's voice was as cold and unyielding as colliding glaciers.

"Ahead of you lies the Temple of Hera. It is the Amazons' last forbidden sanctuary, the foundation of our faith, and the heart of Themyscira."

"In the name of Diana Prince, princess of the Amazons, I declare—"

"Your path ends here."

This was her bottom line.

A line drawn with life and honor, never to be crossed.

At her words, every Amazon warrior in the palace who had been cowed by Link's presence seemed to gain a sudden surge of courage.

The fear in their eyes swiftly gave way to humiliation and fury.

"Defend the sacred grounds!"

"Kill the blasphemer!"

General Antiope roared, the first to answer Diana's call. Leading the Royal Guard like a silver tide, she swiftly rallied behind Diana, forming an impenetrable shield wall.

Countless spears gleaming with cold light thrust out through the gaps between