Aslan Al-Amari makes a living delivering pizza and scrubbing dishes to put his siblings, Amira and Amir, through school. Alas, a horrible accident on a late-night cruise leads to an unimaginable transformation - this is the tale of Atlan, Prince of the Sea.
Atlan
His muscles stiffened, lungs filled and frigid.
His limbs lost their fight, trembling lips tinged blue.
His arms stopped flailing, legs stopped kicking.
● ●He reached out, ○
desperate for his fingertips to break the surface ... ●○
... but he was too far down.●
○He drowned,
but the death of Aslan Al-Amari
birthed Atlan, Prince of the Sea.▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂
Editing Timeline
First Published – 1 Jan 2017
Completed (Short Edition) – 1 Jan 2023
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For Sagarika,
I hope she loves Aslan as much as she did Alan.Novel Adaptation
You are reading Atlan – The Short Edition (Completed). I am in the process of adapting it into a full-length novel, so feel free to check that out. I appreciate all manner of feedback, most of all constructive criticism. You are the reason I write.
©︎ 2017 Karran Kumar
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Atlan
Short StoryAslan Al-Amari makes a living delivering pizza and scrubbing dishes to put his little sister, Amira, through school. Alas, a horrible accident on a late-night cruise leads to an unimaginable transformation; this is the tale of Atlan, Prince of the S...