"I lived in a world of steam. It clouded my vision, and then drew back to reveal a storm. Caught off-guard, I couldn't fight back. I needed to be trained to stop that happening again, I needed training..." 15 year old Mila has lived on a steam train all her life. Stoking the engine daily, she knows more than anyone else what hard work is. Her friends are workers, her home is a train, her entertainment is passengers that board the train daily. But after an accident forces her into reality, Mila embarks on a journey she could never have expected... Full of adventure, but with deeper secrets... a conspiracy... and the truth about her past. ©Laura Animalgirl 2013-2016. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be copied, shared, stored in a retrieval system or published without prior written permission of the author. Rated: PG-13 but no swearing/cussing involved. (Please note the cover images are not mine, they belong to other creators.) #steampunk #teenager #clean #airship

Dive into the world of Pacemterra, an enchanting land ruled by mythological oddities, impossible creatures, and sentient dragons. Since the Great Uncovering of the New World, magic and mystery now run rampant through this once frozen wasteland. This particular series is for the imaginative reader who adores legend, mystical adventures through the unknown, and - especially - dragons. Follow the story of Iezwil, a young dragoness with rare abilities to foresee the future, as she treks through all creation in search of the meaning behind her strange visions. ~*~Book One of the Dragons of Kasper Series~*~ Visions of far away places and foreign figures begin to flow through Iezwil's dreams, ushering her to venture into the great unknown. Everywhere, she faces judgement from her own kind for her strange psychic abilities and peculiar appearance. When she meets Nio, another "dark dragon" like herself, their true potentials as dark dragons begin to slowly emerge. An ice dragon turns up mysteriously murdered on the border of Venator with peculiar wounds in his chest cavity, and though the local gryphon village thinks little of it, Nio and Iezwil are puzzled by the event and are determined to track down the killer to protect the residents of Pacemterra. Their discoveries lead them to a stunning Ice Fortress among the Ruins of Perniciem, home to the headstrong Saneous Clan. The difference between peace and chaos hangs in the compromise with this clan and their demands for power, a villain must abandon his morals to save his brother's life, and confrontation will call for an assembly with the great Elders. If middle ground cannot be decided upon, Pacemterra may very well be on the brink of war.

In the beginning, The Facility was a place to better young minds. To evolve the human race into something smarter, or more powerful. A place where unwanted children were sent. Children who would have otherwise been placed in an orphanage, where they wouldn't live.. but wouldn't die, either. The Facility was considered a "better place." It gave each child a meaning or a chance, whether they wanted it or not. Subject 1303 was one of these children. At only 14 his memories were erased, and at 16 he was admitted into The Facility. However, unlike the other children, he was no orphan.