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

My parents wanting to see the hideout is not what I expected, but it’s better than what I thought they would say. It’s confirmation that they believed every single word that came out of my mouth. They believed that the war isn’t what it seems and that those on the Council are selfish a**holes. They’re okay with how I met and befriended other Mystics, joined them in some rebellion, helped them gather other Mystics to join the cause. 


Despite that, I can’t help but think that I misheard something or they didn’t actually say it at all, and it’s all in my head. It’s not real. How can I say what’s real and what isn’t when people like me are often said not to exist, when my existence is merely myth? 


An awkward chuckle jumps from my throat. “You… you want to see the hideout. You’re serious. This isn’t some ‘pretending that what I say is true when you don’t actually believe that it is’ kinda joke?” 


Chapter 33: Sparkle