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

If I could, I wouldn’t ever want to know the future. Looking that far ahead of where I am would ruin the mystery of it all, the spontaneous. I would have to follow steps every day to make sure that what I know comes to pass, not something that’s a complete stranger. 


That’s too much power in my hands, too much responsibility I know I wouldn’t be able to handle. When I or others would do something that would rip the future off course, I would be left to fix it, glue the pieces back together until it’s better. A temporary or permanent bandage. 


I’m glad Lucian was vague about his vision because I only know which direction is right. I know I won’t trip and hit the ground face first, bruised with consequences. I’m allowed to breathe, enjoy every last breath until the future taps my shoulder to tell me it’s ready. 


Chapter 30: Time