The Rising

Faced with the consequences of finishing high school and starting his life, TRISTAN CAIN never imagined that his placid existence in a sleepy town in the middle of nowhere would suddenly be turned on its head. The mysteries of his past, the death of his mother, all the small oddities of his seemingly boring life, suddenly come to light as he is plunged into the world of the supernatural, a world he unknowingly has been a part of his whole life.

The town of Greenwood had always enjoyed a placid, yet somewhat boring existence, being a haven for both nature enthusiasts and for its residence who wish to live a peaceful life. Tristan Cain however dreams of something bigger; to have a unique and exciting life. Little does he know that you have to be careful for what you wish for. Tristan thinks of himself as fairly normal; He has friends, needs to focus on his final exams and also deal with the reality of what it means to be a boyfriend, but there has always been something a little odd about him, and lately things seemed to be getting weirder. It started as a feeling of unease, but soon Tristan notices some strange men in town and there is an alarming increase in oddities around the town. Peculiarities in both his appearance and unnatural abilities, leads Tristan to believe that he is in fact not normal, and what’s worse, he seems to be the target of interest for the strange men, who Tristan believes are not what they seem. Reluctantly he accepts the help of his guardian and finds himself being pulled into the world of the supernatural, against his will, as he comes to suspect that he himself is not what he seems.

C M Meridian has always had a deep love of stories, folklore and the supernatural since a young age. She studied Fine Art, English Literature and Animation at tertiary level, giving her a well rounded foundation in storytelling and the visualisation of characters. C M Meridian continues to collect books on myth, folklore and the paranormal, and tries to always follow the rules of her research into these subjects in her writing and creation of characters.