She competes for honor and glory, but revenge might ruin everything.
Story Elements
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- Main Character: Girl who can control the elements
- Love Interest: Guy who is set on revenge
- Setting: Palace
- Random Thing: Crown
Crown of Ice
Ice through the fingers, fire in the veins.
Talise closed her eyes as she pushed the mantra through her mind, willing it to become reality within her. Controlling the element of water was easy, but ice was a whole different story. Ice required freezing temperatures and freezing caused hypothermia.
Creating a fire inside her combatted the cold but manipulating two elements at once required a level of concentration most Shapers never achieved.
Talise stared at the porcelain bowl of water sitting on the desk in front of her.
Ice and Fire.
She could do this…
This story has been expanded into an entire series, The Elements of Kamdaria. Check out the first book Ice Crown or the bundle with books 1-4, The Elements of the Crown.
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What an amazing short story! It has all the elements that could be expanded into a full novel. (I would be the first to read it and pass it on!). I was sorry when the end came – I wanted to know what happened next -did Talise and Aadon develop a relationship that turned in to a love relationship -or did she shun him for what he did to her in the competition? Did they both stay in the King’s Court as shape-shifters, or did one end up leaving?
Can’t wait for the next short story by Kay!
I’m so glad you liked it! There will be a whole series based on this short story, so keep your eyes out for that. It should be coming Fall 2019. 🙂