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

I’ve never been surrounded by such magic, amazing magic. Woods enchanted by Mystic ancestors, Iris’ ancestors. 


From the inside, everything looks so different. The trees are brighter, radiant, full of glowing life, blessed with their leaves. The grass is green, unlike the grass on the outside, like winter just doesn’t exist here, like the cold doesn’t exist here. 


Warmth envelops me, and not just from Iris’ hand in mine as she walks a few steps in front of me, leading me to the hideout. I don’t question why the weather is different here. I embrace it, a nice hug. 


It’s like sitting by a fireplace, except there’s no fire, only pure light. 


Does it ever turn night here? I don’t think Nymphs can manipulate that much, not time. But I also didn’t think that they could manipulate the weather. That doesn’t matter, right? All the mechanics that went behind creating this place. It’s here. It’s breathing. 


Chapter 15: Beyond the Veil