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

When my parents were first teaching me how to use my magic, they told me never to practice while my emotions were out of balance. All magic is controlled by emotion. It dictates how well one uses their magic and their success rate in whatever they’re trying to accomplish. If their emotions are not aligned, one more over-powering than the other, then there could be complications that follow, like their plant starts to attack them with their roots or vines. 


The thing is though, I’m throwing all of that down the drain. Why? Because I’m pissed, and magic, feeling the light of my plants, calms me. It clears my head, allows my emotions to stay in check instead of being everywhere or nowhere. Everyone has their coping mechanisms. Well, this one is mine. 


I won’t ruin my room this time. I swear it. 


Or I’ll try not to anyway. I mean, really try. 


Chapter 31: Balance