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STORY #

Title: Anya

Genre: Fantasy, Adventure

1-Sentence Summary:

A young maiden discovers the mysterious world of spirits and decides to help their realm from chaos.

Synopsis:

Anya, a young teenage maiden, who lives in Syracuse, wants to venture out of her confined world that her parents have forbidden her. She has tried several times to run, but always ends up being caught. One day, however, while she was picking up berries in the woods, she bumps into an injured woman, who has horns and ears of a ram. Anya soon realizes that the woman is one of the zodiac signs, Aries. Aries then tells her about her situation that an evil goddess, Eris, who has caused discord to the spiritual realm. Determined, Anya decides to help out even if she is just a mortal human. She meets the rest of the zodiac signs and she tries her best to receive acceptance from them. They venture out and struggle through tribulations that Eris puts to slow them down from fulfilling her desire. Finally after many obstacles, Anya and the zodiac signs were able to defeat Eris when Anya suddenly receives power from the higher gods. She then is appointed to become the guardian of 13^th zodiac sign, Ophiuchus.

Storyline:

This story takes place in Syracuse, Greek period. An era when people feared and worshiped their great gods. Few of which is the zodiac signs, as known as the horoscope that we know of today. However, the mortal people did not adore all gods. In the deep sky of constellations, lives the goddess of discord and chaos, Eris. Upset about the fact that the people despair her, she plans to pull discord to appease her grudge. But that is just the beginning of the story.

A young maiden runs for her life and heads to the dense forest to hide. She squeezes herself into a tiny spot and covers herself with shrubs and leaves, she pants for air and her heart pounds harder every breath she takes. Then suddenly, she felt a strong hand wrap around her waist area and carried her on his shoulder. She tried to escape from his grasp but was unable to do so. Not for long, she arrives to the village.

“Anya! This is the umpteen times you have tried to run away from home!”

“But Mother,”

“No buts! Now go back home and finish up your chores!”

Anya. A rebellious young maiden living in a quiet village. Always wanting to get out of her comfort zone. But growing up in a traditional culture, she is not allowed to do so. Anya hated her routine and mundane life. But all this is going to change.

Days after her attempted escape, Anya goes out into the woods to collect berries for her parents. She hated doing all this chores as it is against her personality. As she walked deeper into the woods, she heard rustling noises from the bushes. Out of curiosity, she followed and investigates. Not before long, she sees a silhouette of a woman staggering towards her. Instead of being scared, Anya walks towards the silhouette and finds out that the woman is badly injured. The woman collapses and reveals her bizarre feature. She has horns and ears of ram! Anya soon realizes that this woman is one of the twelve zodiac signs, Aries. She carried the injured Aries and tends to her wound in an abandoned hut. Aries wakes up Anya by her side, bandaging her wounds.

“Where am I? Who are you?” Aries whispered

“ I found you injured when I was collecting berries in the woods”

Both started to converse and soon Anya discovers that the goddess Eris is about to pull discord to the human race and the zodiacs have been defending every wave of attacks that Eris ordered. However, Aries was unexpectedly got struck down with a huge blow and falls down to Earth to seek sanctuary.

“I have to go back. The others need me!”

“ Take me with you! Maybe I can help.”

“But, you’re just a mortal human. The immortal world is no match for you”

“ I don’t care, I can’t just do nothing after knowing what is happening. Please, let me follow you.”

After much discussion, Aries agrees with Anya and brings her to the spiritual world.

Both arrived the spiritual world to meet up the rest of the zodiac. However, Anya’s presence was not pleasing to the zodiac gods. But with a not giving up spirit, she tries to get acceptance from the gods by tending to their wounds from the after battle. On the other side, Eris finds out that the zodiac signs have a human in the midst of their presence and kidnaps Anya as hostage to slow down the zodiacs from fulfilling her desire. However, Anya did not give up and tries everyway of making Eris stop her plan.

The zodiac tries to rescue Anya at the final battle. Without any hesitation, Anya attempts to distract Eris that almost caused her to lose her life. However, the higher gods protected her and bestowed her with power and managed to defeat Eris. Soon after the battle, Anya is summoned to meet the higher gods and is appointed with a position as the Guardian of Ophiucus, for her possess the characteristics of the zodiac and has proved to the gods of her worth.