When humanity has been driven into the sea, what lurks above the waves?
High Water Mark follows a mermaid Anna as she makes landfall and learns why her ancestors abandoned the surface. Lost in a world that is perpetually covered in a thick fog, Anna must navigate through what remains above the high-water mark.
She searched for a pebble and found a pebble with a flat surface. With a skilled flick of the wrist, she sent it spinning through the air and bounced three times before sinking.
“I must have spent hours trying to perfect that,” Julia said prior to wearing a big shit eating grin.
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Anna is a humanoid mermaid who spends her days with the local timekeeper until a podmate comes to her with a proposal. They hatch a plan to head out into the watery ruins of humanity in search of lost technology and materials. For a young mermaid living in the dredges of society, the promise of riches from such a find is just too big to pass up.
When humanity has been driven into the sea, what lurks above the waves?
Armed with nothing more than an old map and some rusty road signs to follow, they are soon reminded that adventure often brings forth more than its fair share of rough waters. Her friend gets captured, leaving Anna alone in a world where mermaids are nowhere near the top of the food chain.
Follow Anna as she makes landfall and learns why her ancestors abandoned the surface. Lost in a world that is perpetually covered in a thick fog, Anna must navigate through what remains above the high-water mark. What will she find? An ally? A foe? Or will she find nothing more than death and destruction?
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The mermaid could not fathom how painful it would be to go through several lifetimes without ever knowing what happened to Ulia, or Essa. Ultimately, Evelyn had been unable to grieve nor move on, living in fear of what the truth might one day bring.#AmEditing #WritingCommunity pic.twitter.com/7zMIi3PwFf
— Evelyn Chartres (@EvelynChartres) July 9, 2021
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“Had you shown up a minute ago, I could have used you for target practice,” Evelyn said.
“A shame that I missed the snowball fight.” Eleanor said before chuckling.
“I’ve seen you before. You were a regular back at The Grand.”
“Death was a frequent visitor there.”#AmEditing pic.twitter.com/BjzEF2P4HA
— Evelyn Chartres (@EvelynChartres) July 10, 2021
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While that explained what was done, it did not justify the attack. SARAH was likely getting to the point; it just took the AI time to warm up.
“The latter corresponds to a scorched earth protocol designed to clear out areas overrun by non-human entities,” SARAH added.#AmEditing pic.twitter.com/gABjvQABF4
— Evelyn Chartres (@EvelynChartres) July 8, 2021
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“Death becomes me,” Evelyn told Anna before leaving the arc.
As that line echoed in her mind, she realised that there were two corpses in front of her. The difference being that Evelyn managed to escape the ravages of time.#AmEditing #WritingCommunity pic.twitter.com/8nA255NWHI
— Evelyn Chartres (@EvelynChartres) July 7, 2021
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It was impossible for her to comprehend the isolation Evelyn must have felt when that last outpost fell silent. To be exposed to so much death and destruction was bad enough, but how could anyone live on once they realised there was no one left? #AmEditing #WritingCommunity pic.twitter.com/48ec7QoIoi
— Evelyn Chartres (@EvelynChartres) July 6, 2021
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With time working against her, Anna leapt over the counter to the back of the island, and flipped the display over. That launched every globe through the air before crashing to the floor, along with books, metal toys, other items she could not identify.#AmEditing pic.twitter.com/febqGAM8Z4
— Evelyn Chartres (@EvelynChartres) July 5, 2021
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There were risks associated with stumbling around in the dark. Given the state of this ruined town, Anna had to assume there were hazards just waiting for an unsuspecting mermaid to stumble upon.
— Like basements and underground structures that give out once I set foot on them. pic.twitter.com/JdIk41GGWE
— Evelyn Chartres (@EvelynChartres) July 4, 2021
Disclaimer: This excerpt is currently in development. There may be typos, errors, omissions, inconsistencies and so forth.
