Write a fantasy story about water gods or spirits.

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“"Ri"” by Gary Belton

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The Gods of Mursi: “Ri " 45. RI (Ent) 7+: The Umbra twins, Vadra and Ri were both born Entangled with interstellar corridors that they are each able to manipulate in various ways. In the case of Ri Umbra it has been found that she is able to open, close, narrow and widen one end of her wormhole and control it’s mono-directional aperture with her mind. The location of the far end of her wormhole remains fixed and unknown, though it is clear that it resides within an ocean, as nothing but water comes through the opening. Ri is th...

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“Annwyn” by Scarlet Scribe

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Annwyn was astir with excitement. The normal bruidhen, Otherworld palaces, were filled to capacity. The Otherworld was preparing for a visit by Arawn, himself. Arawn, the Sea God would be coming on his magical horses striding on the surface of the ocean and wearing his cloak of invisibility and accompanied by his magical pigs. He was coming from Snowdonia so his journey would not be long. He should be arriving soon. Selkies began arriving days ago so the beach was lined with seal skins. Those beautiful women who shed t...

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“The Cliff” by Celeste S.

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The oracle told Lillakos, a great warrior, that the spirits had asked of her to have him throw his firstborn son into the ocean. The oracle had namely predicted that the child would ruin the country if he was to survive. And thus, with pain in his heart, Lillakos threw his son off a cliff, his wife screaming at him to defile the wishes of the oracle. But Lillakos had made up his mind. He thought it a necessary evil, for the good of his country. However, the son of Lillakos was destined for something far greater than death. The spirits in th...

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“Death of a Nation” by Obediyah Teague

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Prince Tristan’s breath came and went in ragged bursts as he stumbled down the steep slope, slipping in the wet mud. Not having expected the change of terrain, he tripped on a poorly placed stone as the muddy slope transitioned to a rocky shoreline. He hit the ground hard, but was up and running again within a few breaths, not even registering the scraped knees and palms. The prince’s reckless flight from the castle had not been something he’d thought over, but a mad dash to safety. Away from the castle....

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“The River and the Wood” by Griffin Griffiths

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Trees were leaning into the bank of the river. A flood had run though the area a few days prior. The dirt along the bank had become compacted into a think, soft mud, and had slowly been slipping away, falling into the river. Roots of ancient trees are now exposed. The river, now, flows serenely. The morning sun’s warmth had yet to reach the ground, and a sharp breeze was in the air. A man and a child were walking across a bridge and stopped to look down at the flowing water. A...

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“The Kelpie” by Bettina Karpathian

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Eileen dropped her suitcase at her feet and surveyed the hotel lobby in surprise. It was a modest, moderately priced family hotel. It had a very ordinary bar and dining room with a small patio. There was a nice view of the loch and the looming hills beyond and the castle ruins were picturesque, but that did not account for the number of people milling around in the lobby. She stood up on tiptoe, peering over shoulders, trying without success to attract the attention of the flustered receptionist who, with her eyes glu...

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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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“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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“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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“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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“The Mermaid of St. Eulalia” by T.K Wilson

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Boris Bjornson lived by himself in a little cottage by the sea, high up on a cliff. He was as skilled a fisherman as any captain could wish for. He was tall and amazingly strong; he could haul, and he could mend, and was a miracle for predicting the weather. However, he wasn’t the most sociable fella. Poor lad, he was left an orphan all at once when a sudden gale took both his father and his mother. Rumor had it that his mother was a mermaid, but Boris always laughed that off. Only a few of the villagers came to visit his isolated house, you...

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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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“Prophecy of the Sea” by Simona Erminaite

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While growing up my mother always used to tell me a tale about a water spirit who had to fulfill a prophecy. The story went something like this: Long ago a small fraction of Moon fell into the Pacific Ocean. At the bottom of that ocean layed a body of a young noble girl that drowned in ship wreck years ago and the moon rock touched her. From this collision the dead girl was reborn in a form of a water spirit named Mira. She grew up in the seas and oceans roaming the world’s waters. Mira was immortal and for years she went from sea to sea ble...

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“The Elemental Philosophy” by Shlomo Reuben

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They wished me unwell, always. Greetings reciprocated with recurrent splashes. I never meant any harm. And yet, they forced me to stay clear. I wished for friendships with the streams, the rivers, the ponds, the lakes, the seas, and the oceans. They seemed to calm me in unimagined ways. The past is a history long gone. But I still see hope on the horizon. The intense clouds had gathered in communion with the endless ocean that spread across the vast surface of the planet. Amid lightning and thunder stood those who would believe in me, in my ...

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“My love was my curse” by Valentin Aleksandrov

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Humans love swimming just because they don't live in the water like I do. It's not really that interesting when you've spent 300 years underwater. I'm a mermaid. We're immortal which means I have the whole eternity to explore everything that I've already explored hundreds of times again and again. I'm a princess and yes we have a kingdom underwater. To humans we appear as Gods but to ourselves we are nothing special at all.Our kingdom is not visible for humans so they could never find us. They do,however, come nearby sometimes but they can't...

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Write a fantasy story about water gods or spirits.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 227 stories

“"Ri"” by Gary Belton

“Annwyn” by Scarlet Scribe

“The Cliff” by Celeste S.

“Death of a Nation” by Obediyah Teague

“The River and the Wood” by Griffin Griffiths

“The Kelpie” by Bettina Karpathian

“Wishing You Well” by Yihong Chen

“Where Once Was Water” by Breahna Lesemann

“Nera floating” by Alexandra Nash

“Child of The Creed” by Ultan McDonnell

“The Mermaid of St. Eulalia” by T.K Wilson

“Escape From Pain” by Colton Crook

“Prophecy of the Sea” by Simona Erminaite

“The Elemental Philosophy” by Shlomo Reuben

“My love was my curse” by Valentin Aleksandrov

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

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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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