Welcome, my wonderful Fantasy readers, to the Claxton Tetralogy (originally known as the Metamorphosis Tetralogy)! I wrote these stories all through high school. I finished the first draft of Metamorphosis (now Claxton) about halfway through 9th grade and re-wrote it in 10th grade. While this is an older draft, I want to share this story with y'all!
Like The Green Guardian, the Metamorphosis/Claxton stories—this story in particular—are very dear to me. Yes, it's another fairy story, but this one is set in Charleston, South Carolina. The world I've created is one of my all-time favorites. One of my protagonists, Tracey, is very special because he is technically the main villain of the series. He is a creature known as a "claxton", hence the series title.
Because these stories mean the world to me, I do not want anybody to plagiarize them. If I find someone doing that, I will block them. I've worked hard to create this magical world that reminds me of my childhood.
Before you proceed to the story, I should warn you that Claxton is not Tinkerbell. It may start feeling that way, but as the plot progresses, it will become more complicated and darker. This mostly has to do with Tracey's claxton backstory. Remember, he's technically the villain. I love fairies, yes, but I want to write fairy stories that are darker and not as light-hearted. It doesn't mean that the whole story will be dark, though. There is just as much light-heartiness in it as there is darkness. I enjoy writing about the ocean's mysteries, which is one of the reasons why I set the plot in Charleston.
With that out of the way, I hope you enjoy the first book in the tetralogy... Claxton!
Wattpad Achievements:
🥇 1st place in the Lyra Awards' Adventure category
🥇 1st place in the Blossom Awards 2023 Fantasy category
🥇1st place in the Strawberry Cupcake Awards' Fantasy/Paranormal/Sci-Fi/Horror category
🥈 2nd place in the Brownie Awards' Fantasy category
🥉 3rd place in the Libra Awards' Fantasy category
🏅 Shortlisted for the Red Carpet Awards 2022
⭐ Promoted and Featured by the @ShutUpAndWriteClub
Special Category Achievements:
🥇 1st place for Best Cover in the Booker Awards 2021
🥈 2nd place for overall Best Cover in the Dusk Awards
🏆 Added to Best Books on Wattpad by sarcasticoffeelover5
🏆Most Original Fantasy in the Strawberry Cupcake Awards
🏅 Added to livykittykat's Reading Challenge list
🏅 Best Cover in the Red Carpet Awards 2022
🏅 Best Cover Runner-Up in the 3am Awards
🏅 Honorable Mention for Best Blurb in the Leal Mini Awards
Fun Achievements My Beta Reader and I Came Up With:
🏆 The Perfect Ass Award for Makenna Delling
🏆 The Most Unfortunate One Award for Tracey Freeburg
Please do NOT plagiarize this story! It means so much to me. I've worked very hard on it—just FYI.