Below the Surface

Reads 83
Votes 6
Parts 5
Time 38m

Reads 83
Votes 6
Parts 5
Time 38m

#OpenNovellaContest2019
    *Prompt: Thrilling Fiction #4 - Two Warring Nations*
    
    Below the ground, Namia lives in an Eden-like society of cave-dwellers. Daughter to the leader of this society, she feels a great pride and connection to her colony and her people. But Eden can't stay peaceful forever...
    
    When a foreign tribe of invaders suddenly begins attacking her colony, Namia fears for her way of life, and the well-being of those she loves most. So, when a defector from the enemy tribe becomes prisoner and informer to her father and his advisors, her first impression of the boy is that he's a coward. However, loyalty and alignment, she soon comes to find, aren't as simple as they may seem. 
    
    When unlikely friends form world-bridging bonds, can the course of hate and tragedy be channeled towards a better future for all?All Rights Reserved

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#OpenNovellaContest2019
    *Prompt: Thrilling Fiction #4 - Two Warring Nations*
    
    Below the ground, Namia lives in an Eden-like society of cave-dwellers. Daughter to the leader of this society, she feels a great pride and connection to her colony and her people. But Eden can't stay peaceful forever...
    
    When a foreign tribe of invaders suddenly begins attacking her colony, Namia fears for her way of life, and the well-being of those she loves most. So, when a defector from the enemy tribe becomes prisoner and informer to her father and his advisors, her first impression of the boy is that he's a coward. However, loyalty and alignment, she soon comes to find, aren't as simple as they may seem. 
    
    When unlikely friends form world-bridging bonds, can the course of hate and tragedy be channeled towards a better future for all?

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