"How are you now?" Marianne asked, plopping down onto one of the many unoccupied seats next to Ena who shrugged in reply. Sighing, she continued her interrogation, "You know what happened back there is long forgotten. Why are you stressing over it so much Ena?"

"Because it's just not normal for a ball to catch fire," Ena snapped, looking straight into the calm depths of Marianne's eyes.

She smiled and said, "We all know that but you're just over exaggerating it. None of us really care about it, you're the only one who does. Are you trying to draw attention to yourself by blowing it up?"

Ena was about to retort back when she stopped, the meaning behind Marianne's words reaching her. Shaking her head to herself, Ena stood up and glared at her teammate. "I don't need to explain myself to you or anyone else for that matter."

Passing by the aisle, Ena began to walk away. She expected Marianne to call out to her, to try and convince Ena once again with that hidden purpose that most people had. But she didn't. And inside, Ena felt slightly hurt.

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The God of the Eternal Flame, The Goddess of the Ocean, The God of Agriculture and the Goddess of the Sky; some believed they were only just myths. Others knew better.
When the four are forced into a death they hadn't predicted, not only did they affect the Grand Balance but the fates of four, modern-day teenagers changed forever.
An enthralling story of an action-packed twenty-first century fantasy.
A predestined rule can change more than just the future - it can change the world.

Character Bios

Ancient Gods

Fire --> Pyrros:
Appearence (Godly form): dark black hair, flickering flame like eyes and a deep blush of a complexion.
Personality: Fiery, determined, short-tempered, sometimes rash.

Water --> Marina:
Appearence (Godly form): twinkling and calm blue eyes, bright blonde hair, a creamy complexion, and graceful posture.
Personality: calm and collected, open-minded and patient. Likes to test the waters (cautious).

Earth --> Landon:
Appearence (Godly form): light, almost amber-colored hair (dirty brown), light green eyes, lean figure like that of a tree, olive complexion.
Personality: ready for change, and adaptable to it. Humorous, and easily attaches to humans, social, has paternal instincts.

Air --> Ariel:
Appearence (Godly form): baby blue eyes, the color of the sky, silky white hair, and a porcelain skin tone.
Personality: Doesn't like the idea of change as much as Earth/Landon. Freedom resembles her, doesn't like to be narrow minded but always tries to mke the most safe choice. Doesn't like to be provoked.

Modern Day Heroes

Ena (pronounced A-NAH) ☲
Intended meaning behind the name: Passionate/fiery, 'little fire'
Appearence: scarlet red hair, emerald eyes, pale. Thin and fragile form.
Age: 17
Personality: unsociable, easily irritable, has a temper, but has learned how to suppress her emotions

Kai ☵
Intended meaning behind the name: Ocean, sea
Appearence: dirty brown/blonde hair, dark brown eyes, stands tall and lean with a slightly muscular structure. Caucasian
Age: 18
Personality: calm and extremely patient. Helpful and kind and is quite hard to get angry.

Daphne ☷
Intended meaning behind the name: laurel
Appearence: long wavy brown hair, blue eyes, curvy figure, light brown/olive toned complexion
Age: 16
Personality: quiet, shy, doesn't have many friends, good-natured and positive but tends to look down on herself. 

Camden ☰
Intended meaning behind the name: "enclosed valley"
Appearence: dark black hair and blue eyes. Lean and tall. Rosy, almost baby-like complexion
Age: 17
Personality: talkative, optimistic and friendly. Doesn't like it when people hold grudges against him. Rarely gets angry, but when he does, his 'abilities' (not to be said here) shift to fit his mood.

updated Jan 30 by Trish