Write a fantasy story about water gods or spirits.

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“THE ELIXIR OF LIFE” by Mousumi Biswas

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The Elixir OF Life Rie was a beautiful little angel. She danced gracefully and sang melodiously . She lived in the village near the river with her parents and sister , Shine. Since childhood Rie was a very restless child . She would jump nimbly from one rock to another. At dusk , Rie and her sister would sneak into the valleys and forests through the narrow creeks. There they would play with with the birds , animals , fishes and plants . Soon her sister got married...

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“Jadie the lonely soul” by Marishka Queen

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As night rise coldness indulge itself into the murk making it thicker and harder to breathe but at least not for Jadie who had already survived in the fierce dilemma of this world with a spear ripping her heart she will always continue her journey until the every drop of her blood will drain out of her scars but which journey? what sort of avenue? as soon as she had decided to become wayfarer of her parent’s mended path she had found herself lost. The footprints she was following faded away as the shoulders supporting her were...

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“QUEST FOR DECENDANTS” by Abba Yakubu

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I sat on my old, rusty seat and smiled at my little daughter toddled to her baby doll, I adjusted my glass and crossed my legs. She carried her doll like a mother and kissed it. She reminded me of how I kissed her soft tiny cheek when she was born, she was fair like her mother, black eyes and curled hair. Bimpe and I have searched for the fruit of our marriage for the past thirty years of our marital life without an answer. “Don’t worry, you will toddle with your baby,” Pastor Timothy assured, “Abraham didn’t lose faith in God.” My...

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“Written in the realms” by Penned Up

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The pull, there it is again. Even the depths of the seas can’t save me and I feel someone trying to take me away, my breath hindges, my protests useless and I get swiftly pulled away from the calmness of the bottom of the sea, where no man has ever set foot but me, but even with the millions of gallons of water on top of me I can’t hide away fromdestiny. I stop struggling and let the water carry me to the surface and within minute, I find myself snatched from the serenity of the still water and into the turmoil of the waves on top. There is ...

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“Escape From Pain” by Colton Crook

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Fires burnt and the silencing of voices rang out in the midst of a cool night and the little village, sitting at the precipice of a cliffside near the sea, cried out in agony. Monsters had come out of the night’s shadows. Horribly twisted axes lodged themselves in the bodies of villagers, the growls of vicious maws and gnashing of teeth instilling a fear unlike any other. In a confused chaos, the villagers ran aimlessly. Bodies were strewn across the tall grass, and fires consumed both all the same. There in that same tall grass, hid the las...

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“The Fall of Rain” by Alec Neiderhauser

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‘As a Divine Deity, son of earth and time, you’d think I'd be able to do whatever I wanted, right? Apparently, as the youngest son, I don't get the liberty of going and messing with my followers as my sisters and brothers do. I look in the Earth’s direction and they yell my name, lecturing me about how I shouldn’t even look in the direction of my shrines, saying I haven't earned my right- as my small temple gathers dust, and more beings lose interest and faith in me.’ “Dad, please let me-” An earthly hand meets the sight of the young ...

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“Agua Bendita” by President Snow

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When I was a little, I was deceived by the thought that fairy tale is just a fictitious story; a product of our playful creative mind that emanate to princess who was saved by the prince from and evil step mother, a cursed castle, magical hair, dragons, fairies, dwarfs, elves, elemental spirits and so forth.We were just a child when we thought fairy tale is invented for the cause of entertainment and to fill our wanderlust: we people use to laugh, cry, awe in wonder and dream that somehow we are part of those tales. But now we were older Fai...

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“Child of The Creed” by Ultan McDonnell

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“Are you coming out?” I asked, keeping one hand on the ritual knife I kept in my pocket. “No!” “Why not?” “He said I was ugly.” The glare I threw at Nathan would have destroyed him if I’d put any magic behind it. “He’s an idiot. Don’t worry about him.” The hag turned to look at me. There was a smile on her lips. She was so young. I sometimes forgot they had to grow up. I felt bad coming here, knowing that she was bound by The Creed to take something in exchange for the information I wanted and that every taking would put a weight on her soul...

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“Nera floating” by Alexandra Nash

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Nera needed no guidance as to emerging; already in her fourth mission, she was considered an expert. First would arise her face; the tingling sensation of expanding her molecules to form the outer shell of female characteristics was part of a process she had been practicing for years. Who would have thought that the minute details of heads and faces would be so demanding compared to the rest of the body shape? Along with the refreshing sea breeze that caressed her emerging figure, the tiny droplets trickling down the torso tickled her to a l...

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“Where Once Was Water” by Breahna Lesemann

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The ground was cracked mud. It baked in the sun drawing out the last bit of water until any softness was gone. The man stood staring at the mud with intent focus trying to understand why it did not look the way it should. He had no memory of it looking any other way, but there was a wrongness to it that he could not understand. He had been staring at the cracked mud for hours or days or weeks. He did not know nor did he care. The only thought in his head was to understand why he knew that something was wrong. “They changed the river’s cours...

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“Wishing You Well” by Yihong Chen

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I remember one day suddenly waking up from endless darkness, not knowing anything about the world. I didn’t know who or what I am, I didn’t know how or why I came to be, and I didn’t know what purpose I had in this strange world. All I could do was stay where I was, and observe everyday as strange creatures passed by. As time passed I started to learn. I learned that the strange creatures who pass by me are called “humans.” I learned that the place I was in was a “village.” But most importantly, I learned that I, acco...

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“Meet Me in The Ocean” by Sol Mondschein

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“She was a pretty girl. A really kind one. She had long black hair and blue like the sea eyes. I remember that she loved nature and that whenever she had the chance, she would leave the city and go to the countryside. I still remember her beautiful smile and honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a person smile like that before. She was Arabella.” He said with a wide smile. “And where is she now?” He suddenly looked really serious. He took a deep breath and put a fake smile on. “Well, she is not here.” “Is she in the human world?” “No, she ...

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“The Lady” by Conor Thackray

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“TAKE IT BACK!!” Bedivere screamed from the bottom of his anguished lungs, and with his remaining hand he tossed the sword, end over end singing and gleaming back toward where it had been pulled from. Excalibur, sword of the just, cut the light from the sun that set over the distant hills into blood red ribbons as it arced before plunging toward the surface of the sacred lake. The tall forest trees cast long shadows across the water and Excalibur passed through them like a bird of prey, hungry for a fish below the still water. However, just ...

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“WATER BOY” by Paula Furlong

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My name is Josh, I was born and raised in Arizona. Not great for a person with a debilitating obsession to be in water. As a baby, I was only happy in the bathtub. It was like my security blanket. Crazy, right? After swimming for a week at the lake, I still needed more. By my twelfth birthday, my mouth was always dry, making me need the school bubblers constantly. Daily detentions were the result. Ugh… The teachers didn’t believe my excuses. I couldn’t really blame them. The obsession continued to grow. Unbelievable! My skin started drying o...

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“Lost to Myth” by Ellie Keierleber

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Almost everyone has heard the tale of the fabled island, a near-perfect place inhabited by a half-god, half-man race, tragically swept away into the sea to be reverted to a mere legend forever. Atlantis.It was built on storms and earthquakes by Poseidon, the god of the sea, rising from the churning water, bright and glorious like the early morning sun. The city itself was constructed on the crest of a hill, surrounded by ocean as far as the eye could see in every direction, secure in its isolation. His palace, the crowning jewel of...

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Write a fantasy story about water gods or spirits.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 227 stories

“THE ELIXIR OF LIFE” by Mousumi Biswas

“Jadie the lonely soul” by Marishka Queen

“QUEST FOR DECENDANTS” by Abba Yakubu

“Written in the realms” by Penned Up

“Escape From Pain” by Colton Crook

“The Fall of Rain” by Alec Neiderhauser

“Agua Bendita” by President Snow

“Child of The Creed” by Ultan McDonnell

“Nera floating” by Alexandra Nash

“Where Once Was Water” by Breahna Lesemann

“Wishing You Well” by Yihong Chen

“Meet Me in The Ocean” by Sol Mondschein

“The Lady” by Conor Thackray

“WATER BOY” by Paula Furlong

“Lost to Myth” by Ellie Keierleber

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Write about someone who goes to extreme lengths to get themselves to a tropical island.

Start your story with someone emerging from the sea, and end it with them looking up at the stars.

Write about someone who’s lived on a tropical island their whole life and is leaving it for the very first time.

Write about someone who books a bargain vacation, only to be told when they arrive that they need to share a hotel suite with a stranger.

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