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

We wait a week, wait for Mystics to see the posters, wait to open the hideout to them. In the meantime, life is back to what it was before meeting Iris. I’m going to school, going to my classes, staying home, not lying to my parents about my whereabouts. Just like it was. I hope it won’t be that way for long. 


Change is on its way, and it will strike the ground with an unforgettable force, a force that cannot be erased. No one will be able to touch it, not even the Council, even if they try. 


In my bedroom, I sit on my bed, my legs crossed like a pretzel on the comforter. My homework is spread out in front of me. A science textbook, my notebook, class notes. 


Chapter 18: Change