River was never your average child. From a young age she exhibited signs of being a... gifted child. Strange phenomenon no one could explain. Everything changed when she was brought to a community of people just like her. She had always thought these abilities she possessed were a curse. But were they? Was it possible to harness these powers for good, and to no longer be afraid? Standing tall at seventeen years of age, it was time for River to take ahold of her life and find out. Traveling through life's daily challenges and some more dangerous ones too, River finds out the true meaning of power. Whatever that may entail... (All Photos used in this short story- including the cover image are NOT mine in any way, and all credit goes to the original artists!)