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

This is weird. I mean, really really weird, getting into my car this morning and not driving to school like I should be on a normal weekday. I pick up Iris at her house—she walks to school—and off we go, skipping school and doing couple things. Or just going to the hideout and hanging out there. 


Although it’s a bit risky, I park my car at the playground in a spot that’s a bit hidden from the main road, in case my parents are to pass by it or something. And as intriguing as all of this is, fear still tingles down my back, that I’ll get caught, and everything will fall apart. 


In the car, Iris spoke about her showing me the rest of the woods. I’m not sure what else there is to see, especially something as beautiful as the lake and waterfall, but I trust her word, and desire exploration. 


Chapter 29: School's Out