27/02/2026
Chapter Four – The Truth Beneath the Surface
They floated together in a wide underwater space.
Mira’s heart pounded.
Nothing in her life had prepared her for this.
“What… does that mean?” she asked.
The water woman gently touched Mira’s chest.
The world around them shifted.
Images appeared inside the water.
Mira saw a younger woman—pregnant—running through the forest during a storm.
She was bleeding.
Weak.
Terrified.
She collapsed beside the river.
And the river…
Moved.
The water wrapped around her.
Protected her.
Healed her.
Then the image changed.
The woman gave birth at the riverbank.
Alone.
Crying.
The water rose gently around her.
And when the baby came into the world—
The river glowed.
“That was your mother,” the water woman said softly.
“She was saved by our people.”
Mira’s body trembled.
“Your blood is human,” she continued.
“But your soul was touched by water before you took your first breath.”
Mira whispered,
“So… I’m not normal?”
The water woman looked at her with deep kindness.
“You were never meant to be.”