Hundreds of years ago, a race of supernatural beings called Mystics and humans went to war, almost resulting in the extinction of Mystic-kind. The Council, often seen as the Gods of all Mystics, created a rule that would prevent this from occurring again-Mystics must mask as human and can't interact with other Mystics to lessen the chance of exposure. Their existence is now only ever written as myth.

Are these stories of history, passed down from Mystic parent to Mystic child true? Or is there something deeper, darker going on?

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Michaela (Mika) Corey is an eighteen-year-old Druid who lives her life pretending to be human. She's loyal to the rule, but the seclusion puts her in a box she struggles to fit into. When she meets Iris Blake, her outlook on the human world and Mystic world shifts. Mika is presented with what's true and a task that she can't refuse because the future of Mystics are at stake. 

The Divide is created by Neradia, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

THE DIVIDE

A slight breeze passes through the courtyard, and I shiver, wrapping my arms around myself. “Is it bad? What actually happened, I mean? Did we…?” 


“Almost fall to extinction? Yeah. That part’s still true,” Iris says. “But everything leading up to it and the war itself was twisted by the Council.” She holds out her hand, and a small flame forms right in the center of her palm. All of the cold just washes away. “They’re not what you think they are, Mika. Everyone must know what they’ve done.” 


Before the war, humans and Mystics lived in solidarity. There was peace and harmony, laughter and joy. In villages, human kids played with Mystic kids. Mystic adults gathered goods and used their abilities to make survival easier for everyone. 


Nature Mystics, like Nymphs and Druids, managed farming. Druids also became village doctors, their potions and healing abilities serving the sick and injured. 


Chapter 12: The Story of the War