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

The weekend hits, and I tell my parents that I’m going to the library to study for a non-existent quiz coming up next week. In my bag, I pack supplies for the posters—paper, writing utensils, and the book on Ancient Mystic Scripture that I stole from my parents’ bedroom while they were at work on Friday. 


Sacred Pines’ town library isn’t as crowded as it usually is on the weekdays, where kids go after school to do work or hang out with friends or simply read books. 


Growing up, I heard that human kids don’t really enjoy books because they associate reading with homework or reading for school purposes. Since they’re reading so much in school, they burn out and would rather do other things that are more fun to them. 


Chapter 17: The Book of Ancient Mystic Scripture