ThefirstGhost_writer
Some powers are gifts. His is a curse.
Noah was born in a quiet fishing village by the sea.
At six years old, his father threw him into the ocean to save what little money his family had left.
Noah survived.
But when he crawled back to shore, his village was gone-
destroyed by monsters, leaving nothing behind.
An old man took Noah in and promised safety.
It was a lie.
Years pass in chains, silence, and forced work. Noah forgets how to speak. He stops sleeping. Water begins to follow him-watching, waiting.
One day, the water answers him.
People die by accident. Noah doesn't understand how. He is locked away as a monster. Voices whisper in his head. Sleep never comes again.
When the Academy finally raids the slavers, they believe they are saving a broken child.
They are wrong.
Noah carries a curse system, one tied to water-
a system that slowly turns him into a Drowned:
a soul claimed by water, death, and hate.
At the Academy, Noah must survive brutal training, a fire-wielding rival, and a power that wants to pull him under.
Because the water doesn't forgive.
It remembers.
Disclaimer
This story contains dark themes, including trauma, slavery, abuse, loss, and violence.
Some scenes may be disturbing or emotional. Reader discretion is advised.
This is a work of fiction. All characters, events, and places are imaginary.
Any resemblance to real people or events is coincidental.