From Above the Water
- Reads 82
- Votes 0
- Parts 1
MatureOngoing18m
Last published Sun, Feb 4, 2024
In a city divided in its beliefs, where the ordinary reside in splendor and the extraordinary are banished to the outside world, lies a story where the line between hero and villain blurs, and the world of energy wielders who want more and blame the city for not having it clash with the city dwellers who are taught to fear them.
Saoirse is no stranger to the shadows. As a shapeshifter, her fluid forms and street smarts concealing her true identity as she steals from those in the city to survive. But when her path crosses with the enigmatic Blood Red, leader of a band of rebels fighting against the oppressive regime, Saoirse's solitary existence is shattered.
Drawn into a web of intrigue and danger, Saoirse must confront her own beliefs and desires as she navigates the treacherous landscape of rebellion. With the city's elite closing in and betrayal lurking at every turn, Saoirse must decide where her loyalties lie and what she's willing to sacrifice for freedom.
As tensions rise and alliances shift, "From Above the Water" explores the complexities of power, identity, and the bonds that unite us. In a world where nothing is as it seems, Saoirse must embrace her own strength and trust her gut to shape her own destiny.
Join Saoirse on a journey of self-discovery and revolution in "From Above the Water," a gripping tale of resilience, redemption, and the complexities of the human spirit to defy even the darkest of shadows.
All Rights Reserved
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
![Morph [EDITING] || Wattys 2017 Winner](https://img.wattpad.com/cover/50496405-256-k668980.jpg)
Morph [EDITING] || Wattys 2017 Winner
"They took my sister. Now I'm taking her back." Seventeen years ago, humans started developing supernatural abilities. Comic books came true as the first person flew, created fire, mind-read. The world entered a new age where people who could do special things were revered and admired. That all changed when one man lost control of his power and unleashed a huge explosion in a crowded shopping centre, killing over a thousand others. A series of fights involving superhumans broke out, resulting in the destruction of multiple cities and hundreds upon hundreds of further lives lost. The government began hunting down those extraordinary people with the assistance of a specialised unit: trained in recognising different abilities. Suddenly powers became something scary, uncontrollable and dangerous, that nobody wanted to own up to having. Seventeen years after the Explosion, Amelie Rose Carmichael is the daughter of the man who is in charge of hunting down and imprisoning these people. She enjoys a comfortable life, protected from any threats against her. But when Amelie develops an ability without warning, she must try to keep it hidden from her family, her friends, and above all her father. Can she keep a secret? Will she use her powers to help the rebel organisation that has approached her? And what secrets are the people around her hiding? "Time's up, shape-shifter." ~ Adventure ~ Science Fiction ~ Superhero ~ ~ Highest Ranking: #1 in Adventure~ ~ WATTYS 2017 WINNER ~ ~Best Overall Book in the Fic Awards 2017~ ~Best Adventure in the Sapphire Awards Season One~ ~1st Place in Adventure in the Fiction Genres Reunite Awards~ ~1st Place in Adventure in the Shoot for the Stars Awards~ ~1st Place in Action in the Raven Awards~ ~Overall Winner in the Prose Awards~ © All Rights Reserved #ProjectSuper #WrittenInActionComplete
The Prophecy of Water | TheWattys2018 Shortlister ✔️
[Wattys2018 Shortlist] [Bootcamp Mentorship Mentee 2020] [Insidious Awards - 1st place/Action/Adventure] "Squinty, I... Help me! Please! You have to help me!" Squinty huffed at him as the horse might snort at an annoying fly it couldn't get rid of. "A...a... an apple," he stammered. "I just... stole an apple!" ---- When water is controlled by those in power, even a mere apple can be a catalyst. For Squinty, it was the start of everything. Finding Grizzly. Losing Roko. Becoming a Vigil. Discovering she had the power to become invisible. For Nalina, the threat of a new Water War was even closer to home; her beloved brother was the one initiating it. To Drian, water formed the core of his belief system, defined who was - and was not - worthy, and justified the treatment of the underground-dwelling Wellers. An orphan girl, determined to do what was right. A princess, petitioning for peace. An abbot, torn between his religion, and his experience. Each with an Etching, a unique power that surely makes them special; a tie to something more, something extra, something beyond the Squareworld. Credits for the cover go to an absolutely amazing cover artist and fellow writer Narcisse Navarre @InkSorcery. The Prophecy of Water is ONLY available on Wattpad. If you are reading this anywhere else, it is a plagiarized version that may contain malware. ⭐⭐⭐ 📘 Shortlisted in Watty2018 awards (October 5th, 2018) 📘 Featured on "WONDERLAND | Wondrous Worlds" reading list on @HighFantasy (April 8th, 2019) 📘 Bootcamp Mentorship Mentee 2020 🥇 Action/Adventure - Insidious Awards 2020Complete
Soul
"In a world ruled by power and tyranny, peace is a distant dream. You were once a child, innocent and new to life, yet someone ignited the flames of destruction, suffocating your breath and stealing away the purity of your air. All that remained were fleeting drops of water and the faintest hope that the fires would one day cease. Perhaps you were gifted, your powers beyond what was ever expected, but power isn't just strength-it's a threat. Years passed, and you grew to despise everyone and everything. In rage and vengeance, you found a twisted kind of salvation. Amidst the chaos, you found home with someone you've picked up while desperately trying to escape the chains of fate. And though agony shaped my path, I never wavered from my purpose. Through hell and blood, I built my name and wealth, offering others a chance for redemption, for lives once broken like my own. Now, after all this time, I've prepared to fulfill the final task of my life. Many will weep, blood will stain the earth, but certainly, they will pay for stealing my childhood. - Anastas
Genoarchal: Sprout
"Despite everything that happens, just keep smiling, because there's light at the end of the tunnel. If not, you make that light." A girl whispered those words to herself, countless times, clinging to them like a promise. She never imagined how true they'd become. Beneath the world she thought she knew, one woven with spirits and people who could shapes it. A world hidden under her nose all along. Now, that same girl walks among the gifted and the haunted, traveling beside the few she dares to call friends. Together, they move through chaos and wonder to save the one person who gives her reason to keep smiling, the one who keeps her light alive.
Elements : Book One
"There is always something hidden from our eyes. Sometimes, it is just a minor thing, but sometimes, it is a whole new world. " Cassie Stewart was a normal teenage girl in her sinior year. At first glance, her life was perfect. Until the powers starts raging inside of her. A girl, who is thrown head-on into the new reality, she has to get accustomed to. A rebillion. Danger. And a single girl with responsibilities, she can hardly carry. "You have powers." "She is not even human." "She has awakened the element, that has not even be touched for centuries." "She might never wake up."Complete
The Gilded Throne
🛡️ Support The Gilded Throne on Royal Road under the pseudonym House Of Valor! 🔗 Join here: patreon.com/The_House_Of_Valor Season 1 of The Gilded Throne After the war, the Elven Queen rose to power by declaring peace. Centuries later, an ancient magic emerged. Now Izogie and her friends must race to the north to reveal the truth behind the Mysterious War. ***** The Arcane Uprising is a war long buried with the Azgeda empire. At that time, mankind fought and won a battle to protect the North. However from the ashes of the war the Elven Queen rose to power with a name declaring peace. Victoria Penance forced the children of mighty warriors to abandon their heritage for a life of servitude. During the child's eighteenth year the perfect soul was given to five victors after they conquered their humanity. For centuries the nation of Penance laid quiet until the day Izogie Knight, the last descendant of a powerful bloodline was destined to forsake her royal lineage. Instead of renouncing her ancestral connection to magic Izogie does something far worse. She defies the kingdoms control by awakening an ancient power. Her actions trigger a ripple effect among the next generation, unleashing a clash between freedom and reign. Amidst the struggle for dominance and societal upheavals Izogie and her companions must race to Kushlite to urge the emperor that still sits on the gilded throne to fight. But Queen Victoria may already have the keys to unlocking absolute control over the North. [The Game of Thrones meets The Last Kingdom and Into The Badlands.] WARNING: NO NUDITY, OR SEX SCENES WILL BE PRESENT IN THIS BOOK. VIOLENT SCENES AND GORE WILL BE DISPLAYED. READ WITH CAUTION.
The 12 Elementals
Yet again Darkness is hungry for a war to end it all, but Light will always have troops at the ready. One girl. One kingdom. Eleven friends. Four Elements. No biggie. * I'm Melody, hybrid freak, nice to meet you, strange muggle who I know nothing about. I used to be like you, cluelessly ignorant and uninvolved with the outside world. You know, they have a big, yellow ball of gas in the sky. Weird. Anyway my life became something out of a bad Si-Fi movie, and no, Nicolas Cage isn't in it (sadly). There are two forces in the world, Light and Darkness, and when you side with Light, Darkness gets a stick up its ass and wants you to suffer. My friends and I, we roll with Light, you must know where that leads.... I have a kingdom to learn, powers to master, loud friends to keep in line, a boy that I'm messed up over, and above it all, Darkness to show whose boss. Not as easy as you might think, but this is MY story, and I know how it ends. Being a loyal follower of Light shows me the beauty in life and the devastation it can cause. Don't get me wrong, I love Light, but Darkness makes it hard to stay and fight. * Melody is weird. She's childish. She's awkward. And she's got boy issues she needs to work out. Mel will face evil like no other, but can she do it? Will the scales of Light and Darkness finally be tipped? How can one girl make a difference? This is Melody, a corky teenager, and she wants you to read her story. Like now. Enjoy! Highest rank- #69 in Fantasy (Still cant believe it!!)Complete
Water {Elements of Power 2}
"Water pooled around my feet, rising at an alarming rate. I stared - panicked - at the palms of my hands, willing the water gushing out of them to stop as miraculously as it had begun. I only sneezed!" Jasmine is struggling to control her new powers, causing floods and fires with an accidental flick of her wrist. In a desperate attempt to master at least one aspect of them, she travels to the Brizan Realm, where she comes closer to discovering the truth about her parents than ever before. But not everyone wants their secrets revealed. Alone, powerless and, for the first time in her life, afraid, Roxy has only one thought occupying her mind: escaping Cinaer's clutches before it's too late. Her flight will take her across the ocean, but not in the direction she is expecting. Before she can try and get back to Brae, she needs to rescue herself. Despite being on opposite sides of the world, the girls soon find themselves closer than ever. --- Water is updated on a weekly basis, every Friday (usually first thing in the morning). If you don't want to wait, you can buy the complete book from Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Nobel or Smashwords. Air - the final novel in the series - is also available from these sellers.Complete
A Blade in the dark (Unedited Version)
[EXTREMELY SHORT CHAPTERS] "Everything happens for a reason." Alex was a girl leading an almost normal life in London until she faces a life threathening situation, revealing that she is no human and that she belongs in another realm. While trying to adapt into her new life things quickly get messy and Alex get accused of assault. Now she must take matters in hand to prevent ruining her life, and to go back home. Alex embark on a dangerous journey with the help of misfit friends in order to proove her innocence, but more to find answers about her past, and her heritage. But how dangerous can this quest get? Why are there people hunting her down? Would these answers make her an ally to the Kingdom, or an enemy?Complete
Rising Tides | 2
"Let them come," he growled to his warriors. "You may try to go against the tide, but in the end, the tide is rising...I am the tide, and I will be your doom." - After two months of hiding underground, the rebels are ready to rid their world of their dark rival for good. With Ember on their side, everything they wish for feels possible. However, Ember and her friends will be faced with infinite obstacles and a plethora of surprises that could make or break their success. Will this ragtag team of rebels overcome these challenges, or will the crashing waves consume them?Complete
"They took my sister. Now I'm taking her back." Seventeen years ago, humans started developing supernatural abilities. Comic books came true as the first person flew, created fire, mind-read. The world entered a new age where people who could do special things were revered and admired. That all changed when one man lost control of his power and unleashed a huge explosion in a crowded shopping centre, killing over a thousand others. A series of fights involving superhumans broke out, resulting in the destruction of multiple cities and hundreds upon hundreds of further lives lost. The government began hunting down those extraordinary people with the assistance of a specialised unit: trained in recognising different abilities. Suddenly powers became something scary, uncontrollable and dangerous, that nobody wanted to own up to having. Seventeen years after the Explosion, Amelie Rose Carmichael is the daughter of the man who is in charge of hunting down and imprisoning these people. She enjoys a comfortable life, protected from any threats against her. But when Amelie develops an ability without warning, she must try to keep it hidden from her family, her friends, and above all her father. Can she keep a secret? Will she use her powers to help the rebel organisation that has approached her? And what secrets are the people around her hiding? "Time's up, shape-shifter." ~ Adventure ~ Science Fiction ~ Superhero ~ ~ Highest Ranking: #1 in Adventure~ ~ WATTYS 2017 WINNER ~ ~Best Overall Book in the Fic Awards 2017~ ~Best Adventure in the Sapphire Awards Season One~ ~1st Place in Adventure in the Fiction Genres Reunite Awards~ ~1st Place in Adventure in the Shoot for the Stars Awards~ ~1st Place in Action in the Raven Awards~ ~Overall Winner in the Prose Awards~ © All Rights Reserved #ProjectSuper #WrittenInAction
More detailsContent Guidelines