An ancient and modern planet known as Elemental houses the seven most essential elements within us created by Greeks and Egyptians. These elements within us were known to help humans live through the toughest and best moments throughout their life span.
However, before Planet Elemental, The mother and father of elements created seven planets, each named after one of the elements within us. Every human would be born with the element of the planet they were born on-aspects of beauty, triumph, mischief, love, rebirth, nature, and wisdom. Only months after creating life together, the father reveals his true form as Phobos, the God of Fear. He escapes, leaving mother to go insane and feeling hopeless. She sacrifices six of the seven planets to create seven powerful humans with Deity elegance and strength. Each is born with one of the seven elements.
It's known that all seven deities were given to adoptive parents on the one remaining planet. Lestat of Beauty struggles with his past and the history of his birth parents. His parents left him with notes and video diaries to provide the history of his origins. Adelaide of Wisdom gives the best knowledge for the group when in need; Nico of Mischief tends to be more selfish than the other deities; Nelsa of Love and Cyrus of Nature are romantically involved and navigate their happiness in a world that lives in fear.
Two other deities, Gannon of Triumph and Helena of Love, are kidnapped by Phobos' dark magic and forced into the underworld on their first day of classes. Helena experiences a traumatic event that transforms her into the Deity of Rebirth.
All seven Deities must unite, defeat evil threats, and counsel an entire population of humans, all underneath one kingdom. How do they balance their personal affairs and relationships and keep the planet from merging into hell? Elements Within Us: Origins explains how elements within them can be their strongest or weakest adviser.
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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