Water #1: Ascension
Chapter One
"Nia! Watch out!"
But Niniane of the Bluefin Clan, known as Nia to all, arrowed her body, easily swimming through the narrow space between the marble columns of the building beside her. She emerged on the other side without even a scratch. "Watch out for what?" she asked with a wide-eyed, innocent grin as she swam back to her friend Callimar's side.
Callimar narrowed her golden eyes behind a fringe of deep-green hair. "Watch out that you don't show off so much that you become an annoyance to your friends." She gave Nia a playful slap with her tail.
"Was I showing off?" Nia asked, although she knew very well that she was. "I thought I was practicing. Training. For the Trials." Nia did a back somersault, the fins along the backs of her arms and legs guiding her smoothly through the water. Her long, silvery hair flowed in an elegant arc behind her. She took pride in the strength and grace of her body and knew that if she were chosen for the Ascension, her physical abilities would be part of the reason.
The City of Atlantis seemed to sparkle more than ever this day. The high-towered palaces of the noble clans, ... read full excerpt from Ascension: Her Destiny Will Soon Be Revealed ebook
