I'm not sure what the Universe is, except that the story is not from Morpheus' Legacy Universe
1. MC has no familial connection to a superpowered\Hero family
2. MC's attaining powers were not caused by situational stress
3. I was reading "The Knight is a Lady" which reminded me of the other story
MC was hiding in a wood\forest by a stream\river when being chased by bad guys
MC has no idea they are about to be bestowed with powers, more likely it is the realm of fantasy
MC unlike Joshua/Joselyn in "The Knight is a Lady" the change is not a genetic legacy, more by chance because of outside sources.
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A Gentle Soul
This is a long shot but it sounds similar to "A Gentle Soul" by Dawn Natelle.
Sarah Ann
Sarah Ann
Thank you for the suggestion, but the story was before I stopped just reading and became a member here at BCTS.
Sounds like Atalanta
It sounds to me that you are thinking of Atalanta in the Whateley Universe.
Though the start of the story reads very similar to Fresh Start by JulieO. But pretty soon it diverges and goes on to the Whateley universe.
Jessica
Thank you Jessica
Your comment reminded me that, while there are some similarities with Morpheus' story, it is definately part of a universe that a more than a few authors have written in.
Wheh I said "more by chance because of outside sources." may be I should have said "more by chance because of the actions of outside sources."
Unlike those in the Whateley Universe, like Fey and Atalanta who are affected by mystical beings, more like in the Morfs Universe where the powers were a result of a virus, though I can't remember the origin of the virus in Morfs
I can say that it was not part of the Julieverse as I read those reguarly.
I'd like to add,
I'd like to add,
that I'm pretty sure that unlike the Whateley and Morfs Universes the only physical changes are gender change
i wonder
could it possibly be this ?
the other side of the forest by Elsbeth part of the darkrealms universe
https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/35159/other-side-forest
Matt,
P.s if I remember rightly MORFS was created due a terrorist bio weapon that spread world wide and it doesn't just affect humans but also animals.
Try The Center
That would be my first suggestion, "The Center" stories in a universe of Lilith Langtree, although many others wrote in it.
The idea was that children of a certain age and location were affected prebirth by contaminated water, though this didn't become evident until they were teenagers.
I'm sorry, it was a while ago so I can't offer any specific story titles.
Penny
Penny
That I think was the link to why 'Morfs' kept jumping to mind
Now you mention "The Center" if I remember activists attack a genetics lab and some of the mixed up goo from the lab gets into the water supply or something
I think that it is probably from that Universe.
Thank you
Weird
This actually sounds like an unpublished and unfinished story of mine. Has my muse been moonlighting? :)
Hugs,
Erin
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
Not sure
Your Muse Isn't called 'Maddie Hayes' is she?
YAY
Thanks everyone for all the help, I have found the story
Ah, great!
I was reading through this thinking it sounded a bit like my story, The Center - Titanium.
AH!
Thank You,
I had misplaced, THE CENTER, in my memories.
Am now, a very excited and happy Reader.
A chance, revisit, some long lost Friends.
BRIGHTEST of BLESSINGS
OLIVEA